No. 5,389 in Dutch
laos
Laos: Galangal, a root used as a spice in cooking.
In a sentence
Laos is een land in Zuidoost-Azië.
Laos is a country in Southeast Asia.
Here, 'Laos' is a proper noun referring to the name of the country Laos.
In de kookles leerden we hoe je meeste gerechten met laos bereidt.
During the cooking class, we learned how to prepare most dishes with galangal.
In this sentence, 'laos' refers to galangal, a root commonly used as a spice in Southeast Asian cuisine.
De winkel biedt verse laos aan voor een goede prijs.
The store offers fresh galangal at a good price.
Again, 'laos' here signifies the culinary root galangal, available for purchase in a marketplace context.
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