n.
Variant: also ho · san · nah
Pronunciation: h ō - ' za-n ə also - ' zä-
Function: interjection
Etymology: Middle English osanna, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek h ō sanna, from Hebrew h ō sh ī ' ā h-nn ā pray, save (us)!
Date: before 12th century
― used as a cry of acclamation and adoration
– hosanna noun