lacre

See also: lacré

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: la‧cre

Etymology 1

Variant of laca.

Noun

lacre m (plural lacres)

1. seal (wax or resin used to seal letters)

   Synonym: selo

2. seal (object which will be visibly damaged when covering or container is opened)

Derived terms

• lacrar

Etymology 2

Verb

lacre

1. inflection of lacrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlakɾe/ [ˈla.kɾe]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Syllabification: la‧cre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese lacre.

Noun

lacre m (plural lacres)

1. sealing wax

Etymology 2

Verb

lacre

1. inflection of lacrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lacre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014