lạp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lap"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːp̚˨˩˨]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lao ລາບ (lāp).

Noun

lạp

1. larb; meat salad (a national specialty of Laos)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臘, also found in 臘腸, whence lạp xưởng (“lap cheong”).

Noun

lạp

1. Chinese-style dried preserved meat

   lạp heo ― Chinese-style dried preserved pork

   lạp gà ~ gà lạp ― Chinese-style dried preserved chicken

   lạp vịt ~ vịt lạp ― Chinese-style dried preserved duck

Etymology 3

Romanization

lạp

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 粒

Derived terms

• lạp thể (粒體, “(biology) plastid”)
• lục lạp (綠粒, “(biochemistry) chloroplast”)