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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

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

“When you listen to Bacharach or Lalo Schifrin, you think of a sports car driving through the Alps or something like that,” reflects Stanley.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 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

Glaser took Avant under his wing, handing him some clients - including Mission: Impossible composer Lalo Schifrin - and encouraging him how to close deals.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

Maybe she gave me away to Tío Lalo and Angelina because they were so strict.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago