laksa
/ (ˈlæksa) /
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noun
(in Malaysia) a dish of Chinese origin consisting of rice noodles served in curry or hot soup
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Word Origin for laksa
from Malay: ten thousand
Words nearby laksa
lakh, Laki-Lorand factor, lakin, Lakmé, Lakota, laksa, Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep Islands, Lakshmi, laky, Lala
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How to use laksa in a sentence
Tens of thousands (laksa) are the highest class of numbers the Malay language has a name for.
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