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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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aloo (plural aloos)

  1. (South Asia, Indian cooking) potato
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Borrowed from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים (ʾăhālîm), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (botany) aloe

Galo

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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aloo

  1. bone

Etymology 2

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Noun

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aloo

  1. day

Guyanese Creole English

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Aloo

Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi आलू (ālū), ultimately from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aloo

  1. potato
    The hire-kyaar man eat out all ah aloo curry,The taxi driver finished the potato curry.

References

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  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 2

Noun

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aloo (plural aloi)

  1. (botany) aloe