Definition of lauan
: the light yellow to reddish-brown or brown wood of any of various tropical southeast Asian trees (as of the genera Shorea and Parashorea) which sometimes enters commerce as Philippine mahogany
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Origin and Etymology of lauan
Tagalog lawaan
First Known Use: 1894
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