lablab

American

[lab-lab] / ˈlæbˌlæb /

noun

hyacinth bean.

lablab British

/ ˈlæbˌlæb /

noun

a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger ), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated
the edible pod or bean of this plant

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Etymology

Origin of lablab

First recorded in 1815–25, lablab is from the Arabic word lablāb

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