Ai-lao

noun

ˈī-ˌlau̇

plural Ai-lao or Ai-laos

1

: a West-Yunnan people of the Tai group who formed the Nan-chao kingdom in southwestern China from the 8th to 13th centuries

2

: a member of the Ai-lao people

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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