plural Lao or Laos
ˈlau̇z 
1
: a member of a Buddhist people living in Laos and adjacent parts of northeastern Thailand
2
: the Tai language of the Lao people
Lao
adjective
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Around eight months before filming, the stunt team – led by second unit director Kyle Gardiner and fight coordinators Michael Lehr and Malay Kim – showed him the previs, giving him time to shape the sequences and add Kung Lao’s signature Wing Chun punches and teleportation movements.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Saeng Douangdara, a Lao American chef and food content creator, recently told The Takeout that fish fillets are best left off the grill grates.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Launiu, born in American Samoa, partnered with Nguyen, who is Vietnamese American, and Phouangphet, who is Lao American.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Saeng Douangdara, a Lao American chef and food content creator, recently told The Takeout that fish fillets are best left off the grill grates.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Launiu, born in American Samoa, partnered with Nguyen, who is Vietnamese American, and Phouangphet, who is Lao American.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
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“Lao.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lao. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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Lao
noun
plural Lao or Laos
1
: a member of a people living in Laos and northeastern Thailand
2
: the language of the Lao people which is closely related to Thai
Lao
adjective
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