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voilà

(vwä-läˈ)

interjection

Used to call attention to or express satisfaction with a thing shown or accomplished: Mix the ingredients, chill, and—voilà!—a light, tasty dessert.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : voi

Origin: , second person sing. imperative of voir, to see (from Old French; see voyeur)

Origin: + là, there (from Old French la, lai, probably from Latin illāc, by that way : illā, ablative sing. feminine of ille, that; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots + -ce, deictic particle)

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