lalo

1 of 2

noun

la·​lo

ˈlä(ˌ)lō

plural -s

: a shoot that arises when the tip is removed from a sugarcane culm

lalo-

2 of 2

combining form

: speech : the speech organs

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Combining form

New Latin, from Greek lalos talkative, prattling, from lalein to chat, talk

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