Lollipop Definition
Other Word Forms of Lollipop
Noun
Origin of Lollipop
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Perhaps from dialectal lolly tongue (from loll to dangle the tongue) pop or from Romani (British dialect) loli phabai red apple, candy apple lolo, loli red (from Middle Indic lohita-) (from Sanskrit) (from loha- red reudh- in Indo-European roots) phabai apple (of Indic origin) (Torwali (Dardic language of northwest Pakistan) babaí)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps from dialectal lolly tongue (from loll to dangle the tongue) pop or from Romani (British dialect) loli phabai red apple, candy apple lolo, loli red (from Middle Indic lohita-) (from Sanskrit) (from loha- red reudh- in Indo-European roots) phabai apple (of Indic origin) (Torwali (Dardic language of northwest Pakistan) babaí)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from Angloromani lollipobbul ("candy apple").
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