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lata

lata is the alternative form of latah.

Meaning of latah

Noun

latah (countable and uncountable, plural latahs)

  1. A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady.
    • Latah is a condition occurring in Southeast Asia. Otherwise sane, Latahs compulsively imitate every motion once their attention is attracted by snapping the fingers or calling sharply.1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press

Noun capitalized: LATA

LATA (plural LATAs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of local access and transport area.

Proper noun capitalized: Lata

Lata

  1. A female given name commonly used in India.

Forms of lata

pluralLATAs

Origin of lata

From Sanskrit लता (latā, “creeper”).

Questions about lata

What does lata mean?
Lata means a female given name commonly used in India.
What is lata the alternative form of?
Lata is the alternative form of latah.
What part of speech is lata?
Lata can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lata?
The plural of lata is LATAs.

Words near lata in the dictionary

  1. lat sahibs
  2. lat.
  3. lat. dorsi
  4. lat/lon
  5. lat/lons
  6. lata
  7. Lataag
  8. Latacunga
  9. latae sententiae
  10. Latag
  11. Latagnon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lata (page history and authors); LATA (page history and authors); Lata (page history and authors); latah (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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