Lac Definition

lăk
noun
A resinous substance secreted by various scale insects, esp. a species (Laccifer lacca) of India, that live on certain fig, soapberry, and acacia trees: when melted, strained, and rehardened, it forms shellac.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India).
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Origin of Lac

  • Dutch lac or French laque both from Old French lacce from Medieval Latin lacca from Arabic lakk from Prakrit lakkhā from Sanskrit lākṭā red dye, resin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Portuguese laca from Persian لاک (lāk) from Hindi लाख (lākh) from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Urdu لاکھ; Hindi लाख (lākh); Sanskrit लक्षं (lakṣaṇ).

    From Wiktionary

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