lac
lac · lacs
лак
Lack
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of…A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
/læk/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
Lack
лакlak
Dated spelling of lakh.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Laceration.
hand lac
More definitions
- resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
Translations
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By meaning 1
a resinous substance:
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By meaning 1
a resinous substance:
Origin
From Portuguese laca, from Hindi लाख (lākh)/Urdu لاکھ (lākh) or cognates in other Indo-AryFrom Portuguese laca, from Hindi लाख (lākh)/Urdu لاکھ (lākh) or cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages, from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lacquer.
From laceration.
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Forms
plural: lacsWord family
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