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laghman

laghman noun: a Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.

laghman: a Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables
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Noun

laghman (usually uncountable, plural laghmans)

  1. (usually) A Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.

Proper noun capitalized: Laghman

Laghman

  1. A province of Afghanistan.

Forms of laghman

plurallaghmans
alternative formlagman

Origin of laghman

From Uyghur لەڭمەن (lengmen, “lengmen”), from Chinese 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn). Doublet of lamian, ramen, and ramyeon.

From Persian لغمان (laġmân).

Questions about laghman

What does laghman mean?
Laghman means a Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.
What part of speech is laghman?
Laghman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of laghman?
The plural of laghman is laghmans.

Words near laghman in the dictionary

  1. laggings
  2. laggs
  3. laggy
  4. laggyness
  5. Laghey
  6. laghman
  7. laghmans
  8. laght
  9. Laghy
  10. lagi
  11. Lagid

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