lahoh

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noun

A spongy, pancake-like bread originating in Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, and Yemen.

OriginArabic لحوح →
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Meanings

nounlahoh (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA spongy, pancake-like bread originating in Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, and Yemen.

Origin

  1. Arabicلحوح
  2. Englishlahoh

From Arabic لحوح (laḥūḥ), related to لَوْح (lawḥ, “board”), apparently in the sense of being a flat surface.

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Translations

Hebrew לָחוּח, לְחוּח
  • לָחוּח (lakhúkh)spongy flat bread
  • לְחוּח (l'khúkh)spongy flat bread
  • לָחוֹח (lakhókh)spongy flat bread
  • לְחוֹח (l'khókh)spongy flat bread
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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