លត

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai ลอด (lɔ̂ɔt, “to pass through”), in reference to how dough passes through a sieve during the preparation of this dish.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លត lt WT romanisation lɔɔt (standard) IPA(key) /lɔːt/

Noun

លត • (lɔɔt)

1. a kind of food consisting of small pieces of dough shaped like rice grains or tear drops about one inch long

   លតឆា  ―  lɔɔt chaa  ―  a dish made by stir-frying noodles that have been made this way

2. a dessert made up of such dough pieces, cendol