Meanings
Origin
- Sanskritआलु
- Hindustani
- Englishaloo
From Hindustani آلو (ālo) / आलू (ālū), ultimately from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.
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APA
aloo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aloo
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“aloo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aloo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aloo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aloo.
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