Lolo

/ˈloʊloʊ/ noun

Definition

A lollipop or lollypop (a sweet on a stick); also slang in various cultures for grandmother or other family terms.

Etymology

From 'lolly,' which possibly comes from 'loll' (to dangle or sit lazily). Different cultures adopted 'lolo' independently with different meanings, making it a fascinating case of convergent linguistic evolution.

Kelly Says

Lolo is a beautiful example of how simple words get borrowed and repurposed across languages—in Spanish it's 'lollipop,' in Filipino it's 'grandmother,' and in French it's a term of endearment. Same sound, totally different meanings!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
lolo
lo-lo
ARالعربية
لولو
loo-loo
BNবাংলা
লোলো
lo-lo
CACatalà
lolo
lo-lo
CSČeština
lolo
lo-lo
DADansk
lolo
lo-lo
DEDeutsch
lolo
lo-lo
ELΕλληνικά
lolo
lo-lo
ESEspañol
lolo
lo-lo
FAفارسی
lolo
lo-lo
FISuomi
lolo
lo-lo
FRFrançais
lolo
lo-lo
GUGU
lolo
lo-lo
HAHA
lolo
lo-lo
HEעברית
לולו
lo-lo
HIहिन्दी
लोलो
lo-lo-lo
HUMagyar
lolo
lo-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
lolo
lo-lo
IGIG
lolo
lo-lo
ITItaliano
lolo
lo-lo
JA日本語
ロロ
ro-ro
KKKK
lolo
lo-lo
KMKM
lolo
lo-lo
KO한국어
로로
ro-ro
MRMR
lolo
lo-lo
MSBahasa Melayu
lolo
lo-lo
MYမြန်မာ
lolo
lo-lo
NLNederlands
lolo
lo-lo
NONorsk
lolo
lo-lo
PAPA
lolo
lo-lo
PLPolski
lolo
lo-lo
PTPortuguês
lolo
lo-lo
RORomână
lolo
lo-lo
RUРусский
lolo
lo-lo
SVSvenska
lolo
lo-lo
SWKiswahili
lolo
lo-lo
TAதமிழ்
லோலோ
lo-lo-o
TEతెలుగు
లోలో
lo-lo
THไทย
ลุลุ
lu-lu
TLTL
lolo
lo-lo
TRTürkçe
lolo
lo-lo
UKУкраїнська
lolo
lo-lo
URاردو
لولو
loo-loo
VITiếng Việt
lolo
lo-lo
YOYO
lolo
lo-lo
ZH中文
罗罗
luó luó
ZUZU
lolo
lo-lo

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