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laksa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Malay laksa.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَاكْسَا (lāksā) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Bulgarian: лакса (laksa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 叻沙 (lak6 saa1) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Chinese: 叻沙 (la̍k-sá / lak-sa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喇沙 (lǎshā) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叻沙 (lèshā) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Finnish: laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • German: Laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Indonesian: laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Japanese: ラクサ (rakusa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Korean: 락사 (raksa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Malay: laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Polish: laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Russian: ла́кса (láksa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Spanish: laksa — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia
  • Thai: ละก์ซา (lá-saa) — a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia