leban

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noun

Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.

OriginArabic لَبَن →
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Meanings

nounleban (uncountable)

alternative laban

  1. uncountableCoagulated sour milk diluted with water.
  2. uncountableYoghurt (as used in Middle Eastern cuisine).
  3. uncountableA fermented liquor made with coagulated sour milk.

Origin

  1. Arabicلَبَن
  2. Englishleban

Borrowed from Arabic لَبَن (laban), meaning either milk or yogurt depending on region.

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Translations

Arabic لَبَن
  • لَبَن (laban)coagulated sour milk diluted with water
French leben
  • lebencoagulated sour milk diluted with water
German Laban
  • Labancoagulated sour milk diluted with water
Russian лаба́н
  • лаба́н (labán)coagulated sour milk diluted with water

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BlaneBleanBalneElbanbelnaAbeln
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APA

leban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leban

MLA

“leban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leban. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leban,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leban.

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