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lakous

lakous is the plural of lakou.

Meaning of lakou

Noun

lakou (plural lakous)

  1. In Haiti, a small village or other compound built around a shared yard, or the family structure of those living in such a settlement.
    • “He promised to bring the president's wife to our lakou.”1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 77

Questions about lakous

What is lakous the plural of?
Lakous is the plural of lakou.

Words near lakous in the dictionary

  1. Lakota squash
  2. Lakota squashes
  3. Lakotan
  4. Lakotas
  5. lakou
  6. lakous
  7. Lakovian
  8. Lakritz
  9. laksa
  10. Laksamana
  11. Laksar

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