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laan

laan noun: wholesaler, especially of fresh food.

Noun

laan (plural laans)

  1. (Hong-Kong, obsolete) wholesaler, especially of fresh food
    • Accompanied by police and the owner, he led the way to premises in the western district which were used as the office of a pig laan (i.e. a wholesale pig depot).1926 April 20, “Only A Joke! $10,600 Found in Safe of Pig Laan. Hotel Mystery Cleared.”, in The China Mail, page 1
    • Mr Wong stated that the laans are getting more and more vegetables from the New Territory every year.1934, Report of the Committee Regarding the Marketing of New Territories Produce in Hong Kong and Kowloon

Forms of laan

plurallaans

Origin of laan

From Cantonese 欄 /栏 (laan⁴⁻¹, “wholesaler”).

Questions about laan

What does laan mean?
Laan means wholesaler, especially of fresh food.
What part of speech is laan?
Laan is a noun.
What is the plural of laan?
The plural of laan is laans.

Words near laan in the dictionary

  1. Laal
  2. laal maas
  3. laam
  4. laams
  5. Laamu
  6. laan
  7. Laanecoorie
  8. Laang
  9. laanie
  10. laanies
  11. LAAO

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