"a-lô" meaning in All languages combined

See a-lô on Wiktionary

Interjection [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Huế], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-a-lô.wav
Etymology: From French allô/allo, from English hello. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|allô}} French allô, {{der|vi|en|hello}} English hello Head templates: {{head|vi|interjection|head=|tr=}} a-lô, {{vi-int}} a-lô
  1. (telephony) hello (when answering the telephone) Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: nghe
    Sense id: en-a-lô-vi-intj-re3J4nMp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese greetings Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 12 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 85 8 8 Disambiguation of Vietnamese greetings: 100 0 0 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a lô, alô, alo

Verb [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Huế], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-a-lô.wav
Etymology: From French allô/allo, from English hello. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|allô}} French allô, {{der|vi|en|hello}} English hello Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} a-lô, {{vi-verb}} a-lô
  1. (colloquial) to call someone on a telephone Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-a-lô-vi-verb-o8iKu1uZ
  2. (slang) to vomit Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-a-lô-vi-verb-FkM4Uu0G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a lô, alô, alo

Alternative forms

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