laca
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from French las, from Latin lassus (“exhausted, tired, weary”). Compare Italian lasso.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
laca (accusative singular lacan, plural lacaj, accusative plural lacajn)
Derived termsEdit
FijianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ (cognate to Malay layar), from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. Doublet of laya.
NounEdit
laca
- (Bau) sail
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Gatty, Ronald (2009), “laca”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 131
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: la‧ca
NounEdit
laca f (plural lacas)
- lake (red colouring agent)
- lac (resinous substance produced by insects)
- (Portugal) hair spray
- Synonym: (Brazil) laquê
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “laca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- ^ “laca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin lacca, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Compare English lacquer.
NounEdit
laca f (plural lacas)
Derived termsEdit
- goma laca (“shellac”)
- laca de uñas
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
laca
- inflection of lacar:
Further readingEdit
- “laca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014