# haro

> English word · Interjection · frequency rank #80,517

## Definitions
1. An exclamation of distress; alas.
2. A call for help, a demand for protection against harm, or for assistance to arrest an adversary.

## Etymology
See harrow or haro.
The claim has been made that the word is from Old French haro, harou, from two words, "Ha" and "Rollo", referring to Duke Rollo of Normandy; his name became well known as a cry for justice and was later shortened to "Haro."
-"The Little Duke", Charlotte Young, 1955

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haro