n. A dish of boiled wheat noodles stir-fried with vegetables, seasonings, and other ingredients, such as chicken. [Cantonese lou1 min6 : lou1, to stir, mix (akin to Mandarin lāo, to scoop out, from Middle Chinese law), Cantonese min6, noodle; see CHOW MEIN.] |
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