Hurrah vs. Huzzah — What's the Difference?

Variants of hooray.

Huzzah (sometimes written hazzah; originally spelled huzza and pronounced huz-ZAY, now often pronounced as huz-ZĀ. In most modern varieties of English hurrah or hooray) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "apparently a mere exclamation". The dictionary does not mention any specific derivation.

Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

Used to express joy, encouragement, or triumph.

A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.

A shout of "huzzah."

To give a hurrah (to somebody).

A cheer.

A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome.

Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.

A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.

Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment or approval.

To utter hurrahs; to huzza.

A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.

(ambitransitive) To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.

A victory cheer;

Shout `hurrah!'