aloo

• alu

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

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

aloo (plural aloos)

1. (South Asia, Indian cooking) potato

• Oola

Borrowed from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים (ʾăhālîm), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

• IPA^(key): /aˈloo/

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• Rhymes: -oo
• Hyphenation: a‧lo‧o

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

1. (botany) aloe

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

aloo

1. bone

aloo

1. day

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

• IPA^(key): /ɑː.ˈluː/

aloo

1. potato

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

• 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

aloo (plural aloi)

1. (botany) aloe