"lilo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪləʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lilo.wav Forms: lilos [plural], li-lo [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪləʊ Etymology: From the name of the company which made rubberised canvas air-mattresses from the 1940s to the 1970s under the trademark name "Li-Lo" (a sensational spelling of lie low). Head templates: {{en-noun}} lilo (plural lilos)
  1. (UK, South Africa) An inflatable air mattress. Wikipedia link: sensational spelling Tags: South-Africa, UK Translations (inflatable air mattress): 充氣墊 /充气垫 (chōngqìdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 充氣床 /充气床 (chōngqìchuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), nafukovací matrace [feminine] (Czech), luftmadras [common-gender] (Danish), luchtbed [neuter] (Dutch), luchtmatras [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), luftmadrassa [feminine] (Faroese), ilmapatja (Finnish), matelas pneumatique [masculine] (French), matelas gonflable [masculine] (French), Luftmatratze [feminine] (German), vindsæng [feminine] (Icelandic), materac dmuchany [masculine] (Polish), luftmadrass [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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