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  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

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Example Sentences

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Lalo

One night Toño is electrified by the playing of a self-taught mestizo guitarist named Lalo Molfino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

It’s a rally towel with a cute, punting bunny graphic from acclaimed L.A. illustrator Lalo Alcaraz on one side, honoring this year’s halftime show performer Bad Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

While Cafe Lalo is vacant, it is still standing, unlike the 80th Street H&H Bagels location.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023

At first, all he was aware of were the heels of the shoes beating rapidly against the floor, and he wondered if Lalo and the afternoon customers in the bar downstairs could hear it.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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