tra-la

1. 1.

   a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain

   Synonymstra-la-la

   Broaderrefrain

Questions about tra-la

What does tra-la mean?

tra-la means "a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain".

How many syllables are in tra-la?

tra-la has 2 syllables: tra--la. The stress falls on "tra-".

What is another word for tra-la?

Close synonyms include tra-la-la. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tra-la a common word?

tra-la is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.