lacche

See also: lacchè

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlak.ke/
• Rhymes: -akke
• Hyphenation: làc‧che

Noun

lacche f

1. 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)

1. latch (of a door)
2. 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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: latch