lao

Noun lao has 2 senses

• lao(n = noun.person) laotian - a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais;
is a member of lao people's democratic republic, laos
is a kind of asian, asiatic

• lao(n = noun.communication) - the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos;
is a kind of tai

Adjective lao has 1 sense

• lao(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand;