Potato in Hindi — Meaning of आलू (aaloo)

📖 Meaning of “Potato”

The meaning of “Potato” in Hindi is आलू, pronounced aaloo — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of Potato

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

🟢 Similar words for Potato

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✍️ Potato in a sentence

Do not let your child have potato for another year; he will probably take milk well enough after he is weaned.

आज आलू का पराठा बना है

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀼𑀕 (āluga), from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka, “elephant foot yam”). Doublet of आलु (ālu) and आलुक (āluk). The word began to be used in the sense "potato" after the importation of potatoes to South Asia from the Americas by Europeans, displacing cultivation of the similar elephant foot yam.

Quick facts about “Potato”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Potato

Meaning in Hindi

आलू

Pronunciation

aaloo

Part of speech

Noun

Similar words

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "Potato" is आलू (aaloo).

In Devanagari script it is written as आलू.

It is pronounced "aaloo". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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