larb

¹ American  

[lahrb] / lɑrb /

noun

larbs plural

1. a species of bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

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larb ² American  

[lahb, lahrb] / lɑb, lɑrb /

noun

larbs plural

1. a Southeast Asian minced meat salad, often served with sticky rice.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• larbs
  plural
• larb
  plural

Example Sentences

For that, I borrowed some of the zesty, spicy flavors of larb.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Much lighter than meat-based larb, Gentl describes this variation as “light as a feather” but with “a serious flavor punch.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

Serve the chicken and mushroom larb with white rice, lettuce leaves, bean sprouts and mint.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2022

I want a big pile of lettuce leaves filled with Hetty McKinnon’s sweet and spicy tofu larb.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021

But for the brave or culinarily brazen, Night + Market chef-owner Kris Yenbamroong has developed a Los Angeles River carp larb recipe, a hyper-local version of a traditional Thai meat salad.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2020