aloo
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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)
(South Asia, Indian cooking) potato
==== Related terms ====
=== 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/
Rhymes: -oo
Syllabification: a‧lo‧o
=== Noun ===
aloo (accusative singular aloon, plural alooj, accusative plural aloojn)
(botany) aloe
== Galo ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognate with Burmese အရိုး (a.rui:).
==== Noun ====
aloo
bone
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
aloo
day
== Guyanese Creole English ==
=== 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
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
Henry, Edgar A. (2022), The Guyanese Slang Alphabet, Dorrance Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 37
== Ido ==
=== Noun ===
aloo (plural aloi)
(botany) aloe