lacha

From Old Irish lachu (compare Scottish Gaelic lach, Manx laagh).

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxə/

lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)

1. duck

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lachu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “laċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 412
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lacha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32

Clipping of laska + -cha.

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.xa/

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: la‧cha

lacha f

1. Augmentative of laska

   Synonym: laga

• lacha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

lacha f

1. genitive singular of lach

• IPA^(key): /ˈlat͡ʃa/ [ˈla.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: la‧cha

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. female equivalent of lacho (“lover”)

Borrowed from Caló lacha, ultimately from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”).

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. (Spain) shame

   Synonyms: pudor, vergüenza

Borrowed from Basque latxa.

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. a breed of sheep

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. the menhaden

• “lacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16