lacquering

noun

a hard glossy coating

a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

verb

coat with lacquer

Roots

lakshalacquer- · Sanskrit · resin, lac

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The word lacquering breaks down into one root of Sanskrit origin: the root lacquer-, from Sanskrit laksha (“resin, lac”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.