English

Noun

laquear ‎(plural laquears)

1. (architecture) A lacunar.

Latin

Etymology

According to Isidore of Seville, a corruption from lacūna ‎(“gap, void”), or else from laqueus ‎(“snare, trap”), both perhaps dubious.

Alternative forms

• laqueāre
• laqueārium

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kʷe.ar/, [ˈɫa.kᶣe.ar]

Noun

laquear n ‎(genitive laqueāris); third declension

1. a panelled or fretted ceiling

Inflection

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

References

• laquear in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “laquear”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• laquear in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

From laca +‎ -ear

Verb

laquear ‎(first-person singular present laqueo, first-person singular preterite laqueé, past participle laqueado)

1. to lacquer

Conjugation

Synonyms

• barnizar
• lacar