Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

laca hoja

English translation:

leaf ( meaning leaf-coloured ) lacquer

Added to glossary by Bubo Coroman (X)
Nov 6, 2007 14:58
16 yrs ago
Spanish term

laca hoja

Spanish to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances lacquer
Full context: Composición realizada en laca hoja brillo y estanterías de cristal ahumado

No idea what hoja could be in this context. Any help much appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 leaf (meaning leaf-coloured) lacquer
4 natural lacquer
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Nov 7, 2007 09:33: Bubo Coroman (X) Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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leaf (meaning leaf-coloured) lacquer

It is one of the colours of the Nueva Línea furniture collection:

"Entre las principales novedades destaca la inclusión de maderas como el nogal y una sugerente ampliación de sus acabados en lacas brillo y mate, que incluyen tonalidades tan sugerentes como piedra, *** hoja, *** café o mandarina."
Peer comment(s):

agree Anne Smith Campbell
7 mins
muchas gracias Anne, un abrazo :-) Deborah
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14 hrs

natural lacquer

...which gives a much brighter finish than synthetics.
The lacquer comes from the sap of the Urushi or Asian Sumac tree. Some of the sap can be extracted from the leaves (hoja).

I would seem that the text is emphasizing the high gloss characteristic of natural lacquer.
Natural lacquer is sap from the lacquer tree and is a totally natural liquid. It is semi-translucent light brown. Black lacquer is made by adding iron. ...
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