I’m a humble vegetable in your kitchen, and my name is also a casual call to a friend in Hindi. What am I?

Q: I’m a humble vegetable in your kitchen, and my name is also a casual call to a friend in Hindi. What am I?

Aloo (potato) — it puns on ‘Allo!’ / ‘O-lo!’. A Hinglish wordplay: “aloo” = potato, but “allo / o-lo” is how you casually shout for a friend on the street.

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Aloo (potato) — it puns on ‘Allo!’ / ‘O-lo!’ — A Hinglish wordplay: “aloo” = potato, but “allo / o-lo” is how you casually shout for a friend on the street.