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lauriat

/ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɪɐt̪̚/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lau-riat
IPA
/ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɪɐt̪̚/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special Chinese banquet with many courses and dishes (especially as served in the Philippines).

Etymology

Ultimately from Philippine Hokkien 鬧熱 /闹热 (lāu-lia̍t, “bustling; filled with activity”), with semantic shift and slight phonological change due to /l/~/ɾ/ allophony in Hokkien.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce lauriat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɪɐt̪̚/.
What does lauriat mean?
A special Chinese banquet with many courses and dishes (especially as served in the Philippines).
Where does lauriat come from?
Ultimately from Philippine Hokkien 鬧熱 /闹热 (lāu-lia̍t, “bustling; filled with activity”), with semantic shift and slight phonological change due to /l/~/ɾ/ allophony in Hokkien.

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