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alo

hello (only when picking up the phone)

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑlʲo/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French allô. The stress on the first syllable and the palatalization of the /l/ is a result of perceiving the sound as its more characteristics variant due to existence of allophonic /ɫ/

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