lalang

noun

la·​lang

ˈläˌläŋ

variants or less commonly lalang grass or lallang grass

"+ˌ-

plural -s

1

Malaya : cogon

2

: savannah lands of eastern Asia characterized by the presence of cogon

Word History

Etymology

Malay lalang

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