alô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alo"

Franco-Provençal

Verb

alô (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

1. Alternative form of alar (“to go”) documented in the following location(s): Attignat, Confrançon

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hallo. Compare French allô.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈlo/

• Homophone: alou (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -o

Interjection

alô

1. (telephony) hello (greeting used when answering the telephone or when calling someone)
2. (telephony) hello? (used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening)

   Alô? Tá me ouvindo? (informal, Brazil)

   Hello? Can you hear me?

Noun

alô m (plural alôs)

1. hello (instance of using the greeting alô when answering the telephone)
2. the act of greeting informally

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French allô.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: a lô

Interjection

alô

1. (telephony) hello (when making a call or answering at the beginning of a call)
2. (telephony) used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening
3. used to express surprise, shock, bewilderment etc.

   ủa alô ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)