noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ləˈkɹɒs/
General-American:/ləˈkɹɔs/
cot-caught-merger:/ləˈkɹɑs/
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CMU ARPABET:L AH0 K R AO1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: field game
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لَاكْرُوس
(lākrūs)
— sport
Azerbaijani:
lakros
— sport
Bulgarian:
лакро́с
(lakrós)
— sport
Catalan:
lacrosse
— sport
Chinese Cantonese:
棍網球 /棍网球
(gwan3 mong5 kau4)
— sport
