lauan

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US/ˈlu(w)ɑn/

noun

Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia.

OriginTagalog lawaan →
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Meanings

nounlauan (countable and uncountable, plural lauans)

plural lauans · alternative lawaan · alternative luan

  1. countableuncountableAny of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia.

Origin

  1. Tagaloglawaan
  2. Tagaloglawaan
  3. Englishlauan

Borrowed from Tagalog lawaan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NualaLuananaula
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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