Etymology

lauriat

lau·riat
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Today it means: A special Chinese banquet with many courses and dishes (especially as served in the Philippines). Full definition →

Hokkien 鬧熱 /闹热
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from鬧熱 /闹热“bustling; filled with activity”
  2. English todaylauriat

Ultimately from Philippine Hokkien 鬧熱 /闹热 (lāu-lia̍t, “bustling; filled with activity”), with semantic shift and slight phonological change due to /l/~/ɾ/ allophony in Hokkien.

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