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goma-laca

Portuguese, noun/ˌɡõ.mɐˈla.kɐ/

goma-laca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shellac” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resina produzida por uma espécie de pulgão que pode ser usada na fabricação de vernizes”.

What does goma-laca mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineshellac

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. resina produzida por uma espécie de pulgão que pode ser usada na fabricação de vernizes

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of goma-laca

  • gomas-lacas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce goma-laca?

  • Brazil /ˌɡõ.mɐˈla.kɐ/
  • Portugal /ˌɡo.mɐˈla.kɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to goma-laca

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.