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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hindustani آلو (ālo) / आलू (ālū), ultimately from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aloo (plural aloos)
- (South Asia, Indian cooking) potato
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[edit]Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים (ʾăhālîm), ultimately of Dravidian origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aloo (accusative singular aloon, plural alooj, accusative plural aloojn)
Galo
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognate with Burmese အရိုး (a.rui:).
Noun
[edit]aloo
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]aloo
Guyanese Creole English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi आलू (ālū), ultimately from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aloo
- potato
- The hire-kyaar man eat out all ah aloo curry, ― The taxi driver finished the potato curry.
References
[edit]- Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 2
Ido
[edit]Noun
[edit]aloo (plural aloi)
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