coiffeur

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French coiffeur, from coiffer, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia (cap).

Noun

coiffeur (plural coiffeurs)

  1. A male hairdresser.

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Verb

coiffeur (third-person singular simple present coiffeurs, present participle coiffeuring, simple past and past participle coiffeured)

  1. To cut or style hair

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French

Etymology

From coiffer +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwa.fœʁ/
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Noun

coiffeur m (plural coiffeurs, feminine coiffeuse)

  1. hairdresser
    Synonym: coupe-tifs

Descendants

  • English: coiffeur
  • German: Coiffeur
  • Turkish: kuaför

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