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lacquer

/ˈlækə/LA-kur
/ˈlækɚ/LA-kur

Meaninglac

Common meaning: a hard glossy varnish

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritlikshi‘lac’source
  2. Persianlak‘luk, lac’source
  3. Portuguesemeaning shiftsluk, lac → sealing-waxlacre‘sealing-wax’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftssealing-wax → a hard glossy varnishlacquer‘a hard glossy varnish’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit likshi ‘lac’.

Roots

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