manicure
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English
Etymology
From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
manicure (plural manicures)
- A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
- (dated) A manicurist.
Descendants
Translations
cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
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Verb
manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)
- (transitive) To apply such a treatment to the hands.
- (transitive, figurative) To polish or trim something very finely or evenly.
Derived terms
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Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
manicure
French
Noun
manicure m or f (plural manicures)
- Alternative spelling of manucure
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
manicure f (invariable)
- manicure
- manicurist
- Synonym: manicurista
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French manicure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɲiˈkir/, /ma.ɲiˈkjur/, /maˈɲi.kjur/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ir, -ur, -ikjur
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cure
Noun
manicure m inan
- manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)
Declension
Declension of manicure
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manicure | manicure'y |
| genitive | manicure'u | manicure'ów |
| dative | manicure'owi | manicure'om |
| accusative | manicure | manicure'y |
| instrumental | manicure'em | manicure'ami |
| locative | manicurze | manicure'ach |
| vocative | manicurze | manicure'y |
Derived terms
Further reading
- manicure in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- manicure in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French manucure.[1][2]
Noun
manicure f (plural manicures)
Noun
manicure m or f by sense (plural manicures)
- manicurist (person who performs manicures)
- Synonym: manicuro
References
- ^ “manicure”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “manicure”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Alternative form of manicura
Pronunciation
Noun
manicure f (plural manicures)
Further reading
- “manicure”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010