Lollywood

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UK/ˈlɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈlɑ.li.wʊd/

proper noun

The cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalThe cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.

    During the 1990s, Lollywood further suffered because of the easily available and more resourceful Indian movies, which were now being watched on the cable networks.

    2006, Iftikhar Haider Malik, Culture and Customs of Pakistan, page 181

Origin

Blend of Lahore + Hollywood, possibly originally formed as Urdu لالیوڈ (lālīvuḍ).

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Translations

Bengali ললিউড
  • ললিউড (loliuḍ)Pakistani film industry
Hindi लॉलीवुड
  • लॉलीवुड (lŏlīvuḍ)Pakistani film industry
Russian Лолливу́д
  • Лолливу́д (Lollivúd)Pakistani film industry
Urdu لالیوڈ, لالی وڈ
  • لالیوڈ (lālīvuḍ)Pakistani film industry
  • لالی وڈ (lālī vuḍ)Pakistani film industry
  • لالیووڈ (lālīvūḍ)Pakistani film industry
  • لالی ووڈ (lālī vūḍ)Pakistani film industry

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lollywood

HollywoodBollywoodTollywoodKollywoodNollywoodDhollywoodGollywoodMollywoodPollywoodTrollywood
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Cite this entry
APA

Lollywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lollywood

MLA

“Lollywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lollywood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lollywood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lollywood.

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