aloo

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi आलू (ālū) / Urdu آلو‎, from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.luː/, /ˈɑː.luː/
  • enPR: ăʹlo͞o, äʹlo͞o

Noun

aloo (plural aloos)

  1. (India, Indian cooking) potato

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים‎ (ʾăhālîm), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈloo]
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  • Rhymes: -oo
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧o

Noun

aloo (accusative singular aloon, plural alooj, accusative plural aloojn)

  1. (botany) aloe

Galo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognate with Burmese အရိုး (a.rui:).

Noun

aloo

  1. bone

Noun

aloo

  1. day

Ido

Noun

aloo (plural aloi)

  1. (botany) aloe
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