laan

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of laan

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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).”
    “Mr Wong stated that the laans are getting more and more vegetables from the New Territory every year.”
    “By a letter dated November 30, 1948, defendant wrongly claimed and still claims that he has a right to have his name inserted in the Food Shop License of the said Laan.”

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Etymology

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

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