Lolo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lolo"

English

Proper noun

Lolo

  1. A female given name.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Vietnamese Lô Lô, or from Mandarin or Cantonese 倮倮?”)

Proper noun

Lolo

  1. (obsolete) the Yi people
Usage notes
  • The related term in Chinese, a historical appellation, carried derogatory and racist connotations and is no longer in general use. The derivative term Lolo is still encountered in English, for example, as Loloish in linguistics.
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Tagalog

Etymology

See lolo.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlolo/ [ˈlo.lo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Syllabification: Lo‧lo

Noun

Lolo (feminine Lola, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. honorific used before the name of a grandfather: Grandpa; Grandpapa; Grandpappy
    Lolo Sebyong ― Grandpa Eusebius
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