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lala

lala is the alternative form of ilala.

lala is the alternative form of la la.

Meaning of ilala

Noun

ilala (plural ilalas)

  1. Hyphaene coriacea, a type of palm tree native to South Africa.

Meaning of la la

Noun

la la (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, informal) Venus clams (as food)
    • For good measure, a serving of "la la" clams adds decoration and a pleasant brininess.2017 September 18, Jaime Ee, “Fresh seafood delights from farm to fork at Scaled by Ah Hua Kelong”, in The Straits Times

Proper noun capitalized: Lala

Lala

  1. A language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Noun capitalized: Lala

Lala (plural Lalas)

  1. (FFXIV fandom slang) An individual of the hobbitlike Lalafell race.
    • Lalas are either the most evil assholes in the world or super lovable cinnamon buns and there is basically no in between.2021 July 21, tcaz2, Reddit
    • I'm thinking hard about becoming a Lala but my friends are all hardcore against it and really hate the idea of it.2021 November 19, namwoohyeons, Reddit

Forms of lala

plurallalas
pluralLalas

Origin of lala

From a clipping of Lalafell.

Phrases with lala

Questions about lala

What does lala mean?
Lala means a language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
What is lala the alternative form of?
Lala is the alternative form of ilala.
What part of speech is lala?
Lala can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near lala in the dictionary

  1. LAL
  2. Lal Draman
  3. Lal Lal
  4. Lal-lo
  5. Lal.
  6. lala
  7. lala bop
  8. lala bops
  9. Lala land
  10. Lala-Roba
  11. Lalage

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lala (page history and authors); Lala (page history and authors); ilala (page history and authors); la la (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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