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laquear
 v.— «No echaban llave a sus puertas, sino que las laqueaban.» —“Sorry, yo no spekeo español, ni english. Spanglish, for plis” by César Fernando Zapata La Crónica (Mexico D.F., Mexico) July 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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