lablab

[ lab-lab ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

lablab

/ ˈlæbˌlæb /

a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger ), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated
the edible pod or bean of this plant

Origin of lablab¹

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

Origin of lablab¹

from Arabic

I have come dancing; give me avarakkai (Dolichos Lablab beans).

It is a day of feasting, and, in addition to rice, Dolichos Lablab is cooked.

To check this, lamp-oil, turmeric, and leaves of the avarai plant (Dolichos Lablab) are applied.

Gennadius, however, describes the "louvia peratica" as Dolichos Lablab or lablab bean.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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