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Luo.

An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈluː.əʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/ləˈwəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/lwəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlu.oʊ̯/Canada, General-American
  1. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

name/ˈluː.əʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/ləˈwəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/lwəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlu.oʊ̯/Canada, General-American
  1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

name
  1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.

  2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.

  3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.

  4. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Mandarin 洛 (luò).

name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Mandarin 羅 /罗 (luó). Doublet of Law and Lo.

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