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HALETO : ESTAR HALETO is to be out of breath bluntly, nackered. From the Spanish HAUTO meaning BREATH. ESTAR SIN HALITO. TO BE WITHOUT BREATH

HANDOVA : Should be HANDOVER.

HANGA EL HANGA : should be HANGAR The Spanish is HANGAR.

HARAMPAI : UN HARAMPAI, means to have a good time, like a feast or party. Origin unknown.

HAREMOS WOR : Literally translated it means WE SHALL DO WO. It is used to express a feeling of: SO WHAT, BUENO Y QUE, or maybe even WE MIGHT AS WELL WAIT TILL THE COWS COME HOME. Could derive from WHOA! To stop a horse.

HAVA : Word used to refer to someone with big feet. VALIENTE HAVA TIENE EL TIO!" "WHAT FEET THAT BLOKE HAS!" Origin unknown.

HERIHOF : Bad English for STEADY GO (OFF).

HERVERI : LE ENTRO LA HERVERI, means Panicky or Flustered. Could derive from HERVIR to Boil.

HIJO DEL MEBLI : Literally translated it means SON OF THE MARBLE. MEBLI in this case should be MELVILLE.
Lord Mellville was 1st Sea Lord at one time and well known in Gibraltar as a very influential and powerful man. Hence the popular saying "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? THE SON OF MELVILLE?" "QUIEN TE CREES QUE ERES, EL HIJO DEL MEBLI?"

HILI or GILI : ESTAR GILI, to be stupid, daft, a walry. Most probably a breakdown of GILIPOLLAS or GILIPUERTAS.

HINDAMA : TENER HINDAMA is to be SCARED STIFF. Origin unknown.

HINDAMAI : Y HINDAMAI, means FOREVER AND FOREVER. Origin could be Jewish.

HIPIO : EN UN HIPIO, means IN A FLASH, IN A JIFFY.

HORNASO : BOLLO or ROSCO DE HORNASO, a local cake usually made around Easter. Contains aniseed and sometimes coloured hard boiled eggs (with shell) are blended in to add to the decoration.

HOYA or OYA : UNA HOYA is basically a POT. However in this case it is used to define a pile up of bodies, like in Rugby or the playground.