This is the 5062nd most frequent Catalan word.
aliou
"Aliou" is Catalan for "garlic and oil sauce" (similar to aioli).
Here, "aliou" refers to a type of sauce, garlicky mayo or aioli, used in Catalan cuisine.
El cuiner va preparar un plat exquisit amb aliou.
The chef prepared an exquisite dish with aliou.
In this sentence, "aliou" is used metaphorically, drawing from the mixing associated with the sauce preparation to imply blending or connecting ideas.
Mentre parlàvem, ell va aliou les seves idees de manera magistral.
While we were talking, he aiolied his ideas masterfully.
"Aliou" here directly references the aromatic nature of aioli sauce, highlighting its distinctive presence.