Etymology

laan

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Today it means: wholesaler, especially of fresh food Full definition →

Cantonese 欄 /栏
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from欄 /栏“wholesaler”
  2. English todaylaan

From Cantonese 欄 /栏 (laan⁴⁻¹, “wholesaler”).

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