viva 1
/vee"veuh/ ; It. /vee"vah/ ; Sp. /bee"vah/ , interj.
1. Italian , Spanish. (an exclamation of acclaim or approval): Viva Zapata!
n.
2. a shout of "viva."
[ 1665-75; lit.: may (he) live! 3rd pers. sing. pres. subj. of It vivere, Sp vivir vivere to live; see VITAL ]
viva 2
/vuy"veuh/ , n.
(in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce.
[ 1890-95; shortened form ]