noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈlæk.ə/
US:/ˈlæk.ɚ/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
homophone: lacker
rhymes with -ækə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:L AE1 K ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: varnish
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a hard glossy coating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coating, coat
Narrower terms: japan
4
noun
Meaning 4
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَرْنِيش
(warnīš)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Arabic:
ورنيش
(warnīš)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Armenian:
լաք
(lakʻ)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Belarusian:
лак
(lak)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Bulgarian:
лак
(lak)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Catalan:
laca
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Chinese Mandarin:
漆
(qī)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Chinese Mandarin:
蠟克 /蜡克
(làkè)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Chinese Mandarin:
清漆
(qīngqī)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Czech:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Danish:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Dutch:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Esperanto:
lako
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Faroese:
lakk
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Finnish:
lakka
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
French:
laque
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Galician:
laca
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Georgian:
ლაკი
(laḳi)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
German:
Lack
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Hungarian:
lakk
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Indonesian:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Irish:
laicear
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Italian:
lacca
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Japanese:
ラッカー
(rakkā)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Japanese:
ワニス
(wanisu)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Korean:
래커
(raekeo)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Korean:
바니시
(banisi)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Macedonian:
лак
(lak)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Malay:
lakuer
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Norwegian Bokmål:
lakk
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lakk
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Polish:
lakier
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Portuguese:
laca
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Romanian:
lac
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Russian:
лак
(lak)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Serbo-Croatian:
ла̏к
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Serbo-Croatian:
lȁk
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Slovak:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Slovene:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Spanish:
barniz
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Spanish:
laca
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Spanish:
lacre
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Swedish:
lack
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Tagalog:
laka
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Thai:
แล็กเกอร์
(lɛ́k-gə̂ə)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Turkish:
lak
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Ukrainian:
лак
(lak)
— glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
Bulgarian:
лакирам
(lakiram)
— to apply a lacquer to something
Catalan:
lacar
— to apply a lacquer to something
Danish:
lakere
— to apply a lacquer to something
Dutch:
lakken
— to apply a lacquer to something
Esperanto:
laki
— to apply a lacquer to something
French:
laquer
— to apply a lacquer to something
Galician:
lacar
— to apply a lacquer to something
German:
lackieren
— to apply a lacquer to something
Irish:
laicearaigh
— to apply a lacquer to something
Italian:
laccare
— to apply a lacquer to something
Portuguese:
lacar
— to apply a lacquer to something
Portuguese:
laquear
— to apply a lacquer to something
Russian:
лакирова́ть
(lakirovátʹ)
— to apply a lacquer to something
Spanish:
lacar
— to apply a lacquer to something
Spanish:
laquear
— to apply a lacquer to something
Spanish:
lacrar
— to apply a lacquer to something
Swedish:
lackera
— to apply a lacquer to something
