laca
Esperanto
Etymology
Derived from French las, from Latin lassus (“exhausted, tired, weary”). Compare Italian lasso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlat͡sa]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -at͡sa
- Hyphenation: la‧ca
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ (cognate to Malay layar), from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. Doublet of laya.
Related terms
References
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “laca”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 131
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: la‧ca
Noun
laca f (plural lacas)
- lake (red colouring agent)
- lac (resinous substance produced by insects)
- (Portugal) hair spray
- Synonym: (Brazil) laquê
References
- “laca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “laca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaka/ [ˈla.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: la‧ca
Etymology 1
From Latin lacca, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Compare English lacquer.
Derived terms
- goma laca (“shellac”)
- laca de uñas
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
laca
- inflection of lacar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “laca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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