Lac

Origin 1

Portuguese laca from Persian Ù„Ø§Ú© from Hindi à¤²à¤¾à¤– from Sanskrit à¤²à¤¾à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¾.

Full definition of lac

Noun

lac

(countable and uncountable; plural lacs)

A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect.

Derived terms

Origin 2

From Urdu Ù„Ø§Ú©Ú¾; Hindi à¤²à¤¾à¤–; Sanskrit à¤²à¤•à¥à¤·à¤‚.

Alternative forms

lakh

Noun

lac

(plural lacs)

One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India).

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