Lolo

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Lolo

  1. A female given name.

Etymology 2

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(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

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Lolo

  1. (obsolete) the Yi people
Usage notes
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  • 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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French

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Etymology

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Clipping and reduplication of Laurence/Laurent.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lolo m

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Laurence
  2. a diminutive of the male given name Laurent

Tagalog

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Etymology

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See lolo.

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Noun

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Lolo (feminine Lola, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎᜓ)

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