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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

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Example Sentences

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Lalo

The book he writes about Lalo develops his thesis that Creole culture embodies the “collective spirit” needed to heal a country riven by racial division and civil strife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 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

Lalo Schifrin, the six-time Oscar nominee and prolific composer best known for his Grammy-winning “Mission: Impossible” theme, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

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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