laca

See also: laça, Láca, lāča, and la cà

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from French las, from Latin lassus (“exhausted, tired, weary”). Compare Italian lasso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlat͡sa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at͡sa
• Hyphenation: la‧ca

Adjective

laca (accusative singular lacan, plural lacaj, accusative plural lacajn)

1. tired, weary

Derived terms

• lacega
• lacegigi
• lacigi
• laciĝi
• nelacigebla
• senlaca

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ (cognate to Malay layar), from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. Doublet of laya.

Noun

laca

1. (Bau) sail

Related terms

• laya

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “laca”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 131

Portuguese

Etymology

From Persian; see lac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -akɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧ca

Noun

laca f (plural lacas)

1. lake (red colouring agent)
2. lac (resinous substance produced by insects)
3. (Portugal) hair spray

   Synonym: (Brazil) laquê

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.

Noun

laca f (plural lacas)

1. lacquer
2. hair spray

Derived terms

• goma laca (“shellac”)
• laca de uñas

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laca

1. inflection of lacar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “laca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16