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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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

Not only did we have Lalo Alcaraz as our cultural consultant, but we also had Kurly Tlapoyawa and Iris Calderón, who is of P’urhépecha descent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

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

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023

I leaned against Mami and sipped my drink, listening to them talk about people whose names were familiar, but whom I hadn’t met—Flor, Concha, Chía, Cándida, Lalo.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago