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peruke

Meaningwig

Common meaning: wig, especially a historical one

Journey through time

  1. Italianparrucca‘wig’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftswig → a lock of haireperruque‘a lock of haire’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa lock of haire → wig, especially a historical oneperuke‘wig, especially a historical one’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Italian parrucca ‘wig’.

Roots

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