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wha

interrogative pronounpeople

Used to ask about someone's identity

Used to ask about or refer to the identity of a person or people (equivalent to 'who').

Example in use

“Wha's oot by the pier?”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HWA/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: who

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