# lauriat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɪɐt̪̚/

## Definitions
1. A special Chinese banquet with many courses and dishes (especially as served in the Philippines).

## Etymology
Ultimately from Philippine Hokkien 鬧熱 /闹热 (lāu-lia̍t, “bustling; filled with activity”), with semantic shift and slight phonological change due to /l/~/ɾ/ allophony in Hokkien.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lauriat