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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rimmel
"Ha dimenticato di mettere il rimmel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A cosmetic used for darkening, lengthening, curling, coloring, and thickening the eyelashes.
"She applied a coat of waterproof mascara before leaving the house."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Spanish 'máscara' (mask, stain) or Italian 'maschera', influenced by Arabic 'maskharah' (buffoon, mockery), ultimately adopted into English in the 19th century to refer to a cosmetic preparation for darkening and thickening eyelashes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mascara" is said worldwide
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mascara
Transliteration: mascara
"Elle met du mascara tous les matins."
Mascara
Transliteration: Mascara
"Sie trägt gerne schwarzen Mascara."
rimmel
Transliteration: rimmel
"Ha dimenticato di mettere il rimmel."
rímel
Transliteration: rimel
"Prefiero usar rímel a prueba de agua."
rímel
Transliteration: rimel
"Ela passou rímel nos cílios."
मascara
Transliteration: mascara
Script: मस्कारा
"उसने अपनी पलकों पर मस्कारा लगाया।"
睫毛膏
Transliteration: jiémáogāo
"这款睫毛膏不会晕染。"
마스카라
Transliteration: maseukara
"그녀는 속눈썹에 마스카라를 발랐다."
マスカラ
Transliteration: masukara
"彼女は新しいマスカラを買いました。"
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