larb

¹ American  

[lahrb] / lɑrb /

noun

plural

larbs

1. a species of bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

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larb ² American  

[lahb, lahrb] / lɑb, lɑrb /

noun

plural

larb, larbs

1. a Southeast Asian minced meat salad, often served with sticky rice.

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Example Sentences

Also, the nam khao tod, which is a crispy rice salad, and the larb gai, which is minced chicken, but it’s actually so spicy, even for me, and I love spicy food.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

For that, I borrowed some of the zesty, spicy flavors of larb.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Much lighter than meat-based larb, Gentl describes this variation as “light as a feather” but with “a serious flavor punch.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

A key ingredient in the famous Thai dish chicken larb, a chopped meat salad with various Thai seasonings, is rice flour, which is toasted and mixed with the meat to help bind the sauce.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2021

Bourguignon, larb and avgolemono are done and dusted, and the latter two end up being our dinner.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2021