aloo

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English[edit]

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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]

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

Noun[edit]

aloo (plural aloos)

  1. (South Asia, Indian cooking) potato

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Esperanto[edit]

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (botany) aloe

Galo[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

aloo

  1. bone

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

aloo

  1. day

Ido[edit]

Noun[edit]

aloo (plural aloi)

  1. (botany) aloe
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