laksa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of laksa
from Malay: ten thousand
Example Sentences
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At Laut, chef Yup serves classic dishes like nasi lemak, rendang beef, asam laksa and roti canai.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2025
"Everyone's just contracted this laksa fever," Jason Chin tells the BBC, grinning.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
"I grew up in Darwin and laksa just has always been a thing that people love," says Jo Smallacombe, who organises the government-backed festival.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Here in this town on Australia's northern edge, laksa is the meal of choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner, weekday or weekend, a staple everywhere from food courts and cafes to snazzy restaurants.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Deduct cost of manufacture 608.60 Difference to credit of the State $426.40 Bricks were debited to Government Works at $20 per laksa.
From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
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