verniz

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (masculine) varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
2. (masculine, uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
3. (figuratively, masculine) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)
4. (Portugal, masculine) nail polish, nail varnish

Hevwate

lacas

vernizes

esmalte

(goma-)laca

laca

folheado

Werger

vernis

varnish

vernice

barniz

Firnis

Lack

veneer

lak

barnices

vernís

λάκα

rivestimento

varnishes

lacquer

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/veʁˈnis/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).