Meanings
nounLao (countable and uncountable, plural Lao or Laos)
Lao plural Laos
- countableA Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
- uncountableThe official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.
adjectiveLao (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.
A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.
2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNNSynonyms: Laotian
proper noun
- A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.
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nouna member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
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nounthe Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
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Lao language
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Origin
- Laoລາວ
- Laoລາວ
- EnglishLao
Borrowed from Lao ລາວ (lāo).
More words from Lao
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Laosiaan, Laosiaans
- Laosiaanperson
- Laosiaanslanguage
- Laolanguage
- Laosiaansof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Basque laostar
- laostarperson
Bulgarian лао́сец, лао́ски
- лао́сец (laósec)person
- лао́ски (laóski)language
- лао́ски (laóski)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Catalan laosià
- laosiàperson
Chinese Mandarin 老撾人 /老挝人, 老撾語 /老挝语
- 老撾人 /老挝人 (lǎowōrén)person
- 老撾語 /老挝语 (lǎowōyǔ)language
- 寮文 (liáowén)language
- 老撾的 /老挝的 (Lǎowō de)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Czech Laosan, laoština
- Laosanperson
- laoštinalanguage
- laoskýof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Danish laotisk
- laotisklanguage
Dutch Laotiaans, Laotiaans
- Laotiaansperson
- Laotiaanslanguage
Finnish laosilainen, lao
- laosilainenperson
- laoperson
- laolanguage
- laosilainenof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
- laonkielinenof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
French Laotien, Laotienne
- Laotienperson
- Laotienneperson
- laotienlanguage
- laoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
- laotienof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
German Laote, Laotin
- Laoteperson
- Laotinperson
- Laotischlanguage
- Laolanguage
- laotischof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Greek Λαοτινή
- Λαοτινή (Laotiní)language
Hindi लाओशियन, लाओशियन
- लाओशियन (lāośiyan)person
- लाओशियन (lāośiyan)language
Hungarian lao, lao
- laoperson
- laolanguage
- laoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Indonesian bahasa Laos
- bahasa Laoslanguage
Irish Laosach, Laoisis
- Laosachperson
- Laoisislanguage
Italian laotiano, laotiana
- laotianoperson
- laotianaperson
- laotianolanguage
Japanese ラオス人, ラオ語
- ラオス人 (raosujin)person
- ラオ語 (raogo)language
- ラオス語 (raosugo)language
- ラーオ語 (rāogo)language
- ラオスの (Raosu no)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Korean 라오스인, 라오스 사람
- 라오스인 (raoseu'in)person
- 라오스 사람 (raoseu saram)person
- 라오어 (rao'eo)language
- 라오스의 (Raoseu-ui)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Malay Bahasa Lao
- Bahasa Laolanguage
Norwegian Bokmål laot, laotisk
- laotperson
- laotisklanguage
Persian لائوسی
- لائوسی (lâ'osi)person
Polish Laotańczyk, Laotanka
- Laotańczykperson
- Laotankaperson
- laotańskilanguage
- laotańskiof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Portuguese laosiano, laociano
- laosianoperson
- laocianoperson
- laosianolanguage
- laocianolanguage
- laosianoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
- laocianoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Romanian laoțian, laoțiană
- laoțianperson
- laoțianăperson
- laoțianălanguage
- laolanguage
- laoțianof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Russian лао́сец, лао́ска
- лао́сец (laósec)person
- лао́ска (laóska)person
- лао́сский (laósskij)language
- лао́сский (laósskij)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Slovak laoština
- laoštinalanguage
Spanish laosiano, laosiana
- laosianoperson
- laosianaperson
- laoperson
- laolanguage
- laosianolanguage
- laosianoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
- de Laosof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Swedish laotier, laotiska
- laotierperson
- laotiskaperson
- laotiskalanguage
- laotiskof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Tagalog Laosyano, Laosyano
- Laosyanoperson
- Laosyanolanguage
- Laosyanoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Thai คนลาว, ภาษาลาว
- คนลาว (kon-laao)person
- ภาษาลาว (paa-sǎa laao)language
- ลาว (laao)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Ukrainian лао́сець, лао́ска
- лао́сець (laósecʹ)person
- лао́ска (laóska)person
- лао́ська (laósʹka)language
- лао́ський (laósʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Vietnamese người Lào, tiếng Lào
- người Làoperson
- tiếng Làolanguage
- Làoof, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language
Welsh Laoeg
- Laoeglanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Lao
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Cite this entry
APA
Lao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lao
MLA
“Lao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lao. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lao.
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