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noun, masculine

halo

/a.lo/

noun, masculine/a.lo/plural: halos

Halo (atmospheric phenomenon); Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph

From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor; disk of a shield”), itself of unknown origin.

halo — French Dictionary | Passage