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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qalelo (compare Maori arero), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq (compare Kiput deleiʔ), doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Tagalog dila, Malay lidah).
Pronunciation
Noun
alelo
- tongue
- language
Synonyms
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English allele, French allèle, German Allel, Italian allele, Russian алле́ль (allélʹ), Spanish alelo.
Pronunciation
Noun
alelo (plural aleli)
- (genetics, neologism) allele (variant of a gene)
Portuguese
Noun
alelo m (plural alelos)
- (genetics) allele
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlelo/
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: a‧le‧lo
Etymology 1
Clipping of alelomorfo.
Noun
alelo m (plural alelos)
- (genetics) allele (variant of a gene)
- Synonym: alelomorfo
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
alelo
- first-person singular present indicative of alelar
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