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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "YAH" (as in "yard") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

An Aymara exclamation of collective celebration, victory, and joy rooted in Bolivian indigenous culture. You shout jallalla when your team wins, when something wonderful happens, when the community gathers. It carries the spirit of Bolivian identity in a single triumphant word.

Examples

Long live Bolivia! We won the match!

The crowd shouted jallalla when the ceremony ended and the sun came out.

Regional synonyms

In Argentina and Uruguay, nightclubs and bars where people go to dance and have a good time. A proper boliche does not even get going until 1 AM, and the night is just beginning when most of the world is already in bed.