lacs

See also: Lacs

English

Noun

lacs

1. plural of lac

Anagrams

• ACLs, ALCS, ASLC, LCAs, SLAC, clas

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French

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak/
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

lacs m

1. plural of lac

Etymology 2

From Old French laz, inherited from Latin laqueus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

Noun

lacs m (plural lacs)

1. (archaic) noose
2. (archaic) lasso
3. snare, trap

Usage notes

• One of the rare examples in French where a word has two different pronunciations for two senses.

Derived terms

• lacet

Further reading

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