goma-laca

Portuguese

Goma-laca

Etymology

Compound of goma (“gum”) +‎ laca (“lac”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡõ.mɐˈla.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡõ.mɐˈla.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡo.maˈla.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡo.mɐˈla.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: go‧ma‧-la‧ca

Noun

goma-laca f (plural gomas-lacas)

1. shellac

Further reading

• “goma-laca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “goma-laca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024