loro

== Aragonese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === loro m (plural loros) parrot === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “loro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin lōrum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /loɾo̝/ === Noun === loro m (plural loros) strap, made of leather or of twisted twigs, used for joining the yoke and the plough or the cart Synonyms: corre, estrobo leather strap or iron chain which connect both parts of a flail === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “loro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “loro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Alternative forms === lor (apocopic) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin illōrum, genitive plural of ille, illud (“that”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlo.ro/ Hyphenation: ló‧ro IPA(key): (enclitic) /lo.ro/ Hyphenation: lo‧ro Rhymes: -oro === Pronoun === loro m pl or f pl by sense (subject or disjunctive) they, them (enclitic, dative, formal) them, to them Synonym: gli Parlerò loro. ― I'll talk to them. ==== Usage notes ==== loro (“to them”) is mostly restricted to formal communication. In regular usage gli is used instead, which avoids the following irregularities of loro: loro almost always follows the verb Parlerò loro. ― I'll talk to them. loro generally follows the past participle Ho detto loro. ― I told them. loro always follows other clitics loro is never attached to the verb or other clitics ==== See also ==== === Determiner === loro (invariable) (possessive) their i loro figli ― their children le loro macchine ― their cars casa loro ― their house loro padre ― their father (often capitalized) your (polite plural form) i Loro figli ― your children le Loro macchine ― your cars casa Loro ― your house il Loro padre ― your father === Pronoun === loro (invariable) theirs Sono i loro. ― They are theirs. (often capitalized) your (polite plural form) Sono i Loro. ― They are yours. ==== Usage notes ==== The use or non-use of the definite article in conjunction with the determiner and possessive pronoun is the same as for mio; see the usage note there. === See also === === Anagrams === orlo, orlò == Javanese == === Romanization === loro romanization of ꦭꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (Arekan) nonstandard spelling of lara, romanization of ꦭꦫ == Latin == === Noun === lōrō dative/ablative singular of lōrum == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno roro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈloɾo/ [ˈlo.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: lo‧ro === Noun === loro m (plural loros, feminine lora, feminine plural loras) parrot, parakeet Synonym: papagayo (by extension) chatterbox Synonyms: charlatán, cotorra (colloquial, derogatory) ugly person Synonyms: adefesio, esperpento, callo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “loro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === loor, olor, orlo, orló, rolo, roló == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish loro, from Taíno roro. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈloɾo/ [ˈloː.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: lo‧ro === Noun === loro (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜇᜓ) parrot parrotfish Synonyms: isdang-loro, lutiin ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “loro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Tetum == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw. Cognate with Tagalog araw, Malagasy andro, Manggarai leso, Hawaiian ao. === Noun === loro (astronomy) sun ==== Derived terms ====