See alô in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "allô"
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"expansion": "French allô",
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"ipa": "/aˈlo/",
"tags": [
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},
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"ipa": "/aˈlo/",
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},
{
"homophone": "alou (Brazil)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-o"
}
],
"word": "alô"
}
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