Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - haiku

n. (pl. same) 1 a Japanese three-part poem of usu. 17 syllables. 2 an English imitation of this. Etymology: Jap. HAIL 1. n. & v. --n. 1 pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. 2 (foll. by of) a barrage or onslaught (of missiles, curses, questions, etc.). --v. 1 intr. (prec. by it as subject) hail falls (it is hailing; if it hails). 2 a tr. pour down (blows, words, etc.). b intr. come down forcefully. Etymology: OE hagol, h{aelig}gl, hagalian f. Gmc 2. v., int., & n. --v. 1 tr. greet enthusiastically. 2 tr. signal to or attract the attention of (hailed a taxi). 3 tr. acclaim (hailed him king). 4 intr. (foll. by from) have one's home or origins in (a place) (hails from Mauritius). --int. expressing greeting. --n. 1 a greeting or act of hailing. 2 distance as affecting the possibility of hailing (was within hail). Phrases and idioms hail-fellow-well-met intimate, esp. too intimate. Hail Mary the Ave Maria (see AVE). Derivatives hailer n. Etymology: ellipt. use of obs. hail (adj.) f. ON heill sound, WHOLE