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noun
A kind of congee traditionally made with 8 variable vegetarian flavorings and consumed during the Laba Festival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
A partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八粥 /腊八粥 (làbāzhōu), named for its association with the Laba Festival.
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