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haro

/a.ʁo/

interjection/a.ʁo/

cry for help; cry of a huntsman to excite the hounds

Inherited from Middle French haro, from Old French haro, harou, from Frankish *harot, *hara (“here; hither”), akin to Old High German herot (“here; hither”), Old Saxon herod (“here; hither”), Middle Dutch hare (“here”) and English harrow.

noun, masculine/a.ʁo/

hue (cry); outcry, public warning, mass denunciation

2023 (11 June), Mathieu Perreault, "Haro sur la discrimination par l'IA", La PresseOutcry/Warning/Speaking out against discrimination by AI

Synonyms: tollé

Inherited from Middle French haro, from Old French haro, harou, from Frankish *harot, *hara (“here; hither”), akin to Old High German herot (“here; hither”), Old Saxon herod (“here; hither”), Middle Dutch hare (“here”) and English harrow.