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• Lalo
  Lalo

  noun

  (Victor Antoine) Edouard 1832–92, French composer.
• lalo-
  lalo-

  a combining form meaning “speech,” “speech defect,” used in the formation of compound words.

Lalo

¹ American  

[la-loh] / laˈloʊ /

noun

1. (Victor Antoine) Edouard 1832–92, French composer.

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lalo- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “speech,” “speech defect,” used in the formation of compound words.

   laloplegia.

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Lalo British  

/ ˈlɑːləʊ /

noun

1. ( Victor-Antoine- ) Édouard (edwar). 1823–92, French composer of Spanish descent. His works include the Symphonie espagnole (1873) and the ballet Namouna (1882)

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Etymology

Origin of lalo-

< New Latin, combining form representing Greek lálos talkative, chattering; see -lalia

Example Sentences

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Lalo

Alas, in the fashion of the Romance poets, Lalo dies of tuberculosis soon after the show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Award-winning illustrator Lalo Alcaraz is an editorial cartoonist, artist, writer and the creator of the syndicated daily comic “La Cucaracha,” which has been published nationwide for 23 years, including in the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

The Grammy Award-winning composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, Lalo Schifrin, has died aged 93, his family announced.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

We ended the tour at 70th Street and Briskman gave each one of us a rose just like Kathleen's rose at Cafe Lalo.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023

Every so often, Tío Lalo came and stood behind me to see how I was doing.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago