lacs

See also: Lacs

English

Noun

lacs

1. plural of lac

Anagrams

• ACLs, cals, SLAC, ASLC, ALCS, Cals, clas, ACLS, LCAs

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French lacs, respelling (after related lacer, lacet) of older laz, las, from Old French laz, las, lais, lace, from Latin laqueus. Cognate with Old Occitan latz, Spanish lazo, whence the doublet lasso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/ ~ /lɑ/
  • Rhymes: -a, -ɑ
  • Homophones: las (general); la, là (with /a/)
• IPA^(key): /lak/ (nonstandard spelling pronunciation)

Noun

lacs m (invariable)

1. (archaic) a noose used for catching
   1. snare
   2. lasso
2. (figurative, higher register) ruse, trap, ploy

Derived terms

• lacet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Homophones: lac, laque, laquent, laques

Noun

lacs m

1. plural of lac

Further reading

• “lacs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Occitan

Noun

lacs

1. plural of lac