lablab

[ lab-lab ]

/ ˈlæbˌlæb /

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Origin of lablab

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

Words nearby lablab

labiogression, labionasal, labiovelar, labiovelarize, labium, lablab, labneh, La Bohème, labor, Labor and Socialist International, laborare est orare

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How to use lablab in a sentence

I have come dancing; give me avarakkai (Dolichos Lablab beans).
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
It is a day of feasting, and, in addition to rice, Dolichos Lablab is cooked.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
To check this, lamp-oil, turmeric, and leaves of the avarai plant (Dolichos Lablab) are applied.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Gennadius, however, describes the "louvia peratica" as Dolichos Lablab or lablab bean.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for lablab

lablab

/ (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

Word Origin for lablab

from Arabic

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