aloo

English

Alternative forms

• alu

Etymology

From Hindustani آلو (ālo) / आलू (ālū), ultimately 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. (South Asia, Indian cooking) potato

Related terms

• aloo bokhara
• aloo chaat
• aloo gobi
• aloo gosht
• aloo pie
• aloo saag, saag aloo
• aloo tikki

 

Anagrams

• Oola

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

Etymology 2

Noun

aloo

1. day

Guyanese Creole English

Aloo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː.ˈluː/

Noun

aloo

1. potato

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

References

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

Ido

Noun

aloo (plural aloi)

1. (botany) aloe