lacche

See also: lacchè

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lacche f

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)

latch (of a door)
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

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