"a-lô" meaning in Vietnamese

See a-lô in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Huế], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: From French allô/allo, from English hello. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|allô}} French allô, {{m|fr|allo}} allo, {{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, Greetings Synonyms: nghe
    Sense id: en-a-lô-vi-intj-re3J4nMp Disambiguation of Greetings: 96 0 4 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 71 8 20 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a lô, alô, alo

Verb

IPA: [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Huế], [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: From French allô/allo, from English hello. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|allô}} French allô, {{m|fr|allo}} allo, {{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

Download JSON data for a-lô meaning in Vietnamese (3.5kB)

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          "ref": "2012, Joe Ruelle, “Chuyện Linh và Lucy [Linh or Lucy?]”, in Ngược chiều vun vút [Whooshing toward the Other Way]",
          "roman": "Peter. Phước yêu… Hello? Hello, you're still there?",
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      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
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      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
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          "ref": "2012, Joe Ruelle, “Chuyện Linh và Lucy [Linh or Lucy?]”, in Ngược chiều vun vút [Whooshing toward the Other Way]",
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      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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    {
      "word": "a lô"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "alo"
    }
  ],
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}

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