manicure
English edit
Etymology edit
From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
manicure (plural manicures)
- A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
- (dated) A manicurist.
Descendants edit
Translations edit
cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
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Verb edit
manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)
- To apply such treatment to the hands.
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Audio (file)
Verb edit
manicure
French edit
Noun edit
manicure m or f (plural manicures)
- Alternative spelling of manucure
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manicure f (invariable)
- manicure
- manicurist
- Synonym: manicurista
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French manicure.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ma.ɲiˈkir/, /ma.ɲiˈkjur/, /maˈɲi.kjur/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ikir
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cure
Noun edit
manicure m inan
- manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)
Declension edit
Declension of manicure
singular | plural | |
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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 |
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nouns
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French manucure.[1][2]
Noun edit
manicure f (plural manicures)
Noun edit
manicure m or f by sense (plural manicures)
- manicurist (person who performs manicures)
- Synonym: manicuro
References edit
- ^ “manicure” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “manicure” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Alternative form of manicura
Noun edit
manicure f (plural manicures)