Lata \La"ta\, Latah \La"tah\, n. [Malay.]
A convulsive tic or hysteric neurosis prevalent among Malays,
similar to or identical with miryachit and jumping disease,
the person affected performing various involuntary actions
and making rapid inarticulate ejaculations in imitation of
the actions and words of another person.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]