la la
Venus clamsVenus clams (as food)
/ˌlɑ˨ ˈlɑ˦/
» She lives in la-la land.
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1 senses(Malaysia, Singapore, informal, uncountable)Venus clams (as food)
Examples
5 sentencesShe lives in la-la land.
La, la, la, I can't hear you.
ruЛя-ля-ля, я тебя не слышу. — marafon
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah.
La, la, la, I'm not listening.
ruЛя-ля-ля, я не слушаю. — marafon
deLa, la, la! Ich höre gar nicht zu! — Waldelfe
'La La Land' was mistakenly announced as the winner.
de„La La Land“ wurde irrtümlicherweise als Sieger verkündet. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Hokkien 啦啦 (la-la), a reduplication of 蜊 (lâ, “clam”).From Hokkien 啦啦 (la-la), a reduplication of 蜊 (lâ, “clam”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable