lolot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese lá lốt.

Noun

lolot (uncountable)

1. A plant related to black pepper, Piper sarmentosum, whose leaves are wrapped around food to give it flavor during cooking.

Translations

leaf of Piper sarmentosum

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蛤蔞／蛤蒌 (gap³ lau¹), 山蔞／山蒌 (saan¹ lau⁴), 假蔞／假蒌 (gaa² lau¹)

  Mandarin: 假蒟 (jiǎjǔ)

• Indonesian: karuk (id), merica lolot (id)
• Khmer: ជីរភ្លូ (km) (ciiphluu)
• Lao: ຜັກອີ່ເລີດ (phak ʼī lœ̄t), ຜັກນາງເລີດ (phak nāng lœ̄t)
• Malay: pokok kadok
• Thai: ชะพลู (th) (chá-pluu), ช้าพลู (th) (cháa-pluu)
• Vietnamese: lá lốt