laksa

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noun

A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

OriginMalay laksa →
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Meanings

nounlaksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)

plural laksas

  1. countableuncountableA spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

Origin

  1. Malaylaksa
  2. Englishlaksa

From Malay laksa.

More words from Malay

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Translations

Arabic لَاكْسَا
  • لَاكْسَا (lāksā)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Bulgarian лакса
  • лакса (laksa)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Chinese Cantonese 叻沙
  • 叻沙 (lak⁶ saa¹)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 喇沙, 叻沙
  • 喇沙 (lǎshā)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • 叻沙 (lèshā)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Finnish laksa
  • laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
German Laksa
  • Laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Indonesian laksa
  • laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Japanese ラクサ
  • ラクサ (rakusa)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Korean 락사
  • 락사 (raksa)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Malay laksa
  • laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Polish laksa
  • laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Russian ла́кса
  • ла́кса (láksa)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Spanish laksa
  • laksaa spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
Thai ละก์ซา
  • ละก์ซา (lá-saa)a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SkalaLaskaKalassalakaskal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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