lof

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noun

Community, tribe: basic social organization of the Mapuche, Huilliche, and Picunche peoples, a (familial) clan which recognizes the authority of a lonco.

OriginMapudungun lof →
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Meanings

lof1

nounlof (plural lofs)

plural lofs

  1. Community, tribe: basic social organization of the Mapuche, Huilliche, and Picunche peoples, a (familial) clan which recognizes the authority of a lonco.

LOF2

nounLOF (plural LOFs)

plural LOFs

  1. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of lube, oil and filter (change).
proper noun
  1. rail transportThe station code of Lok Fu in Hong Kong.

Origin

  1. Mapudungunlof
  2. Mapudungunlof
  3. Englishlof

Borrowed from Mapudungun lof (“community”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Floolf
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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