lasca

Noun

lasca

1. plural of lasc

Verb

lasca

1. present subjunctive analytic of lasc

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic aska (“ash”), from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”), due to the colour of its skin.

Noun

lasca f (plural lasche)

1. nase (fish of the family Cyprinidae)

Verb

lasca

1. third-person singular present indicative of lascare
2. second-person singular imperative of lascare

Anagrams

• scala

Verb

lasca

1. third-person singular present indicative of lascer
2. third-person plural present indicative of lascer
3. second-person singular imperative of lascer

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰 (laska, “piece; tatter”), from a Proto-Germanic root shared with Old High German laska (“piece; tatter”), Dutch las, and Middle English lasce.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlas.kɐ/

Noun

lasca f (plural lascas)

1. chip; splinter (small piece removed from the surface of something)

   O chão da carpintaria estava cheio de lascas de madeira.

   The carpentry’s floor was full of woodchips.

   Quero uma lasca dessa carne, garçom.

   I’d like a shaving of that meat, waiter.

Verb

lasca

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of lascar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of lascar

Etymology

From Old High German laska, from a Proto-Germanic root shared with Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰 (laska, “piece; tatter”), Dutch las, and Middle English lasce.

Noun

lasca f (plural lascas)

1. stone chip, lithic flake
2. thin slice

   una lasca de jamón — a thin slice of ham