English Explanatory Dictionary

LABA

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Laba Festival.
name
  1. A surname from Polish.

Pronunciation

läʹbäʹ

Word forms

LABA LABAs

Etymology

From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.

Related words

SABA

Derived words

Laba congee Laba porridge
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