lap cheong

noun

A type of sausage from southern China, used in Cantonese cuisine.

Meanings

noun

alternative lop chong · alternative lup cheong

  1. A type of sausage from southern China, used in Cantonese cuisine.

    Synonyms: Chinese sausage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of sausage from southern China, used in Cantonese cuisine.

Origin

  1. Cantonese臘腸 /腊肠
  2. Englishlap cheong

From Cantonese 臘腸 /腊肠 (laap⁶ coeng⁴⁻²).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 臘腸 /腊肠
  • 臘腸 /腊肠type of sausage
Chinese Mandarin 臘腸 /腊肠
  • 臘腸 /腊肠 (làcháng)type of sausage
Dutch fachong
  • fachongtype of sausage
French lap cheong, saucisse chinoise
  • lap cheongtype of sausage
  • saucisse chinoisetype of sausage
Thai กุนเชียง
  • กุนเชียง (gun-chiiang)type of sausage
Vietnamese lạp xưởng
  • lạp xưởngtype of sausage
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Chicago

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