Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.255
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.255
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ALOO, s. Skt. - H. ālū. This word is now used in Hindustani and other dialects for the ‘potato.’ The original Skt. is said to mean the esculent root Arum campanulatum.