larb

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US/lɑɹb/UK/lɑːb/

noun

A Laotian or Thai spicy salad with ground, chopped, or minced meat and vegetables.

OriginLao ລາບ →
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Meanings

nounlarb (usually uncountable, plural larbs)

plural larbs · alternative laab

  1. uncountableusuallyA Laotian or Thai spicy salad with ground, chopped, or minced meat and vegetables.

Origin

  1. Laoລາບ
  2. Englishlarb

Borrowed from Lao ລາບ (lāp).

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Translations

Japanese ラープ
  • ラープspicy salad with meat and vegetables
Thai ลาบ
  • ลาบ (lâap)spicy salad with meat and vegetables
Vietnamese lạp
  • lạpspicy salad with meat and vegetables

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with larb

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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