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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwafyœʁ
"Elle a choisi une coiffure élégante pour la soirée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The way in which a person's hair is cut, styled, or arranged.
"She went to the salon to get a brand new hairstyle for the wedding." - 2
A particular fashion or design of wearing the hair adopted by a specific culture or era.
"The 1980s are well known for their voluminous and eccentric hairstyles."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'hair' (from Old English 'hǣr') and 'style' (from Old French 'stile', from Latin 'stilus', meaning a stake or writing instrument, later evolving to mean a manner of expression). The compound term emerged in the late 19th century to describe the particular way in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, or styled.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hairstyle" is said worldwide
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coiffure
Transliteration: kwafyœʁ
"Elle a choisi une coiffure élégante pour la soirée."
Frisur
Transliteration: fʁiˈzuːɐ̯
"Seine neue Frisur gefällt mir sehr gut."
acconciatura
Transliteration: akkontʃaˈtuːra
"La sua acconciatura era perfetta per l'occasione."
peinado
Transliteration: peiˈnaðo
"Me encanta el nuevo peinado que te hiciste."
penteado
Transliteration: pẽtiˈadu
"Ela escolheu um penteado simples para o dia a dia."
केशविन्यास
Transliteration: keshvinyas
"शादी के लिए उसका केशविन्यास बहुत सुंदर था।"
发型
Transliteration: fàxíng
"这个新发型非常适合她。"
헤어스타일
Transliteration: he-eo-seu-ta-il
"그녀의 새로운 헤어스타일이 잘 어울립니다."
髪型
Transliteration: kamigata
"彼女の新しい髪型はとても素敵です。"
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