Explore Aloo through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Aloo meaning
potato
Using Aloo
- The main meaning on this page is: potato
- In the example corpus, aloo often appears in combinations such as: aloo gobi.
Context around Aloo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aloo
- In this selection, "aloo" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saag, indian, dum, gobi, chat and puri stand out and add context to how "aloo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an indian aloo gobi saag and chef wayne aloo gobi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aloo" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aloo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many Nepalese restaurant around the world serve this dish as aloo bodi tama. (13 words)
Morning News anchor Neetu Garcha shares her favourite family recipe with Chef Wayne – aloo gobi. (15 words)
Comprising three courses, dishes include aloo pakora, peshwari kebabs, chicken sindhi korma and assorted desserts. (15 words)
Next in the bag was a pack of British lemon and herb chicken pieces which should cost £3.25, a pack of New York Bakery Co plain bagels at £2 and an Indian aloo gobi saag ready meal priced at £2. (41 words)
After the poppadoms, we decided to leave the old comfort zone this evening and have some dishes that were new to us, so for starters, I went for the Aloo Chat Puri and Josi plumped for the Shami Kebab. (39 words)
Too afraid to publicly admit that my levels of spice basically range from korma up to tikka, he recommends I go for a mixture of saag aloo and chicken tikka with paprika Biryani rice (£9 including a drink). (38 words)
Example sentences (11)
Too afraid to publicly admit that my levels of spice basically range from korma up to tikka, he recommends I go for a mixture of saag aloo and chicken tikka with paprika Biryani rice (£9 including a drink).
After the poppadoms, we decided to leave the old comfort zone this evening and have some dishes that were new to us, so for starters, I went for the Aloo Chat Puri and Josi plumped for the Shami Kebab.
Next in the bag was a pack of British lemon and herb chicken pieces which should cost £3.25, a pack of New York Bakery Co plain bagels at £2 and an Indian aloo gobi saag ready meal priced at £2.
Alongside feeding them ‘aloo-puri’, we also gave them milk and ‘meetha paani’ (sherbet),” he said.
A source close to the two from that time said that Amarinder, a connoisseur of food who is also fond of cooking, “even cooked dum aloo for friend Bajwa as both shared anecdotes and laughter together”.
Morning News anchor Neetu Garcha shares her favourite family recipe with Chef Wayne – aloo gobi.
Comprising three courses, dishes include aloo pakora, peshwari kebabs, chicken sindhi korma and assorted desserts.
He called for respect for the decision of the delegates which saw the election Robert Aloo as NPP Parliamentary candidate for the constituency.
This is aloo partially funded by a grant and is the last bridge in the city to need replacement.
Many Nepalese restaurant around the world serve this dish as aloo bodi tama.
The inclusion of potatoes was a later Indian addition, thought to be the result of confusion with the Hindi word for potato, aloo.
Common combinations with aloo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: