Polyglot Dictionary

lacre

/ˈlakɾe/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los lacres

Meaning

  1. sealing wax

    • Selló la carta con lacre.

      He sealed the letter with wax.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Siegel

Close — sealing wax relates to a seal.

English

seal

seal is the English word for the same thing — both mean "seal, sealing wax."

Practice

1 What does lacre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Selló la carta con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lacre?

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