Lalo

¹ American

[la-loh] / laˈloʊ /

noun

(Victor Antoine) Edouard 1832–92, French composer.

lalo- ² American

a combining form meaning “speech,” “speech defect,” used in the formation of compound words.

laloplegia.

Lalo British

/ ˈlɑːləʊ /

noun

( 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; -lalia

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The music is so overwhelmingly beautiful that Toño declares his mission to bring Lalo’s genius to the world’s attention and, by doing so, to spotlight the overlooked cultural splendor of his country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alas, in the fashion of the Romance poets, Lalo dies of tuberculosis soon after the show.

From The Wall Street Journal

The book he writes about Lalo develops his thesis that Creole culture embodies the “collective spirit” needed to heal a country riven by racial division and civil strife.

From The Wall Street Journal

One night Toño is electrified by the playing of a self-taught mestizo guitarist named Lalo Molfino.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a rally towel with a cute, punting bunny graphic from acclaimed L.A. illustrator Lalo Alcaraz on one side, honoring this year’s halftime show performer Bad Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times

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