laos

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/ˈlaʊs//ˈlɑː.oʊs//laʊz/

noun

Galangal

Similar
Laoland
OriginFrench Laos ← Lao ລາວ →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

laos1

nounlaos (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGalangal

Laos2

proper noun
  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

    Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.

    2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN

    Synonyms: Laoland

Laos3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Lao

LAOS4

proper noun
  1. governmentthe Popular Orthodox Rally, a Greek political party (Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός).

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

Similar
Laoland
Also see
laoland

Origin

  1. Laoລາວ“Lao”
  2. FrenchLaos
  3. EnglishLaos

Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.

More words from French, Lao

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Translations

Afrikaans Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Arabic لَاوْس, لَاوُس
  • لَاوْس (lāws)country in Southeast Asia
  • لَاوُس (lāwos)country in Southeast Asia
Bengali লাওস
  • লাওস (laōs)country in Southeast Asia
Bulgarian Лао́с
  • Лао́с (Laós)country in Southeast Asia
Catalan Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Chinese Mandarin 老撾 /老挝, 寮國 /寮国
  • 老撾 /老挝 (Lǎowō)country in Southeast Asia
  • 寮國 /寮国 (Liáoguó)country in Southeast Asia
Czech Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Danish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Dutch Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Esperanto Laoso
  • Laosocountry in Southeast Asia
Estonian Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Finnish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
French Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
German Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Greek Λάος, ΛΑΟΣ
  • Λάος (Láos)country in Southeast Asia
  • ΛΑΟΣ (LAOS)Translations
Hebrew לָאוֹס
  • לָאוֹס (laos)country in Southeast Asia
Hindi लाओस
  • लाओस (lāos)country in Southeast Asia
Hungarian Laosz
  • Laoszcountry in Southeast Asia
Icelandic Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Indonesian Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Irish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Italian Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Japanese ラオス
  • ラオス (Raosu)country in Southeast Asia
Korean 라오스
  • 라오스 (Raoseu)country in Southeast Asia
Latvian Laosa
  • Laosacountry in Southeast Asia
Lithuanian Laosas
  • Laosascountry in Southeast Asia
Malay Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Māori Rāoho
  • Rāohocountry in Southeast Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Polish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Portuguese Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Romanian Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Russian Лао́с
  • Лао́с (Laós)country in Southeast Asia
Slovak Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Spanish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Swahili Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Swedish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Tagalog Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Thai ลาว
  • ลาว (laao)country in Southeast Asia
Turkish Laos
  • Laoscountry in Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Лао́с
  • Лао́с (Laós)country in Southeast Asia
Urdu لاؤس
  • لاؤس (lāos)country in Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Lào, nước Lào
  • Làocountry in Southeast Asia
  • nước Làocountry in Southeast Asia
Yiddish לאַאָס
  • לאַאָס (laos)country in Southeast Asia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laos

housemousespousenousblousetaosrousegrousescouseManauslouseespousedousedormousegasthaushoussdegausschiaussouseunblouse
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Sounds the same

louse

Anagrams

alsosolasaloAlos
Cite this entry
APA

laos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laos

MLA

“laos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laos.

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