Masculine

verniz

Meaning

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

laquer

(goma-)laca

λάκα

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veʁˈnis/

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”).

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes

Start learning Portuguese with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "verniz" and many other words and sentences in Portuguese.

Start learning Portuguese

Masculine

verniz

Meaning

Concepts

Synonyms

Translations