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aloo

/ˈæ.luː/

aloo noun: potato.

Noun

aloo (plural aloos)

  1. (South-Asia, Indian cooking) potato

Forms of aloo

pluralaloos
alternative formalu

Origin of aloo

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

Phrases with aloo

Questions about aloo

What does aloo mean?
Aloo means potato.
What part of speech is aloo?
Aloo is a noun.
How do you pronounce aloo?
Aloo is pronounced /ˈæ.luː/.
What is the plural of aloo?
The plural of aloo is aloos.

Words near aloo in the dictionary

  1. Alonnah
  2. Alons
  3. Alonsa
  4. Alonso
  5. Alonzo
  6. aloo
  7. aloo bokhara
  8. aloo bukhara
  9. aloo chaat
  10. aloo gobi
  11. aloo gosht

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