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English
Etymology
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Noun
lalo (uncountable)
- The powdered leaves of the baobab tree, used in soups in Africa.
Anagrams
Haitian Creole
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
lalo
- jute or amaranth leaves, sometimes okra pods
- a stew similar to callaloo or gumbo made from the above
Related terms
callaloo, calalú, lalo
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
lālṑ m (possessed form lālòn)
- jute
References
- Paul Newman (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 139
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *lalo (compare with Maori raro), from Proto-Oceanic *ralom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm (compare with Malay dalam), from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.
Pronunciation
Noun
lalo
- depth
- lowness
Preposition
lalo
- below
- under
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.lɔ/
- Rhymes: -alɔ
- Syllabification: la‧lo
Noun
lalo f
- vocative singular of lala
Sambali
Noun
lalò
- interior
Spanish
Verb
lalo
- first-person singular present indicative of lalar
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaloʔ/,
- Hyphenation: la‧lo
Adverb
lalò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜓ)
- more; surpassingly; much; to a greater degree
- Synonym: higit
Derived terms
Adjective
lalò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜓ)
- surpassing; exceeding
- Synonyms: lampas, daig, higit