viva

Viva is defined as an expression or cheer that means "long live!"

(interjection)

When you want to show your support for a king, this is an example of a time when you might shout viva la king! or long live the king!

See viva in Webster's New World College Dictionary

impersonal verb

long live (someone or something specified)!: used in exclamations of acclaim

Origin: It & Sp

noun

Brit. a university examination with spoken questions and answers; oral examination

See viva in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: and Spanish, (long) live

Origin: , both from Latin vīvat

Origin: , third person sing. present subjunctive of vīvere, to live; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots

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