Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to call attention to or express satisfaction with something that is presented or something that has been accomplished.
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- interjection borrowed Lo, there it is;
ta-da ;presto ;behold !
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : voi, second person sing. imperative of voir, to see (from Old French; see voyeur) + là, there (from Old French la, lai, probably from Latin illāc, by that way : illā, ablative sing. feminine of ille, that; see al- in Indo-European roots + -ce, deictic particle).]
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From the French voilà.
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johnmperry commented on the word voilà
means 'look there', i.e. 'there it is' or 'there they are'. Cf voici
July 20, 2008
rolig commented on the word voilà
Similar to the wonderful Russian word вот (vot) and the colloquial Slovene evo (pronounced /'ɛvɔ/). The best English can do is there's/there're.
April 16, 2009