lacche
See also: lacchè
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlak.ke/
- Rhymes: -akke
- Hyphenation: làc‧che
Noun
lacche f
- plural of lacca
Anagrams
- calche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- latche
Etymology
From lacchen (“to seize, catch”), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize””).
Noun
lacche (plural lacches)
- latch (of a door)
- trap
- c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer. The Romaunt of the Rose. 1623-4
- Love wil noon other bridde cacche,
- Though he sette either net or lacche.
- c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer. The Romaunt of the Rose. 1623-4
Descendants
- English: latch