toupee

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
2. (obsolete) A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
3. (obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

Sinonieme

hairpiece

toupe

wig

postiche

switch

topknot

false hair

crest

toupée

periwig

peruke

Vertalings

Toupet

tupé

toupet

peluquín

toupet

postiche

perruquí

faux toupet

toupet

bisoñé

postizo

peluca de hombre

eğreti tepe saçı

ufak peruka

الشعر المستعار

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tuːˈpeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old Dutch: topp

Verwante met Nederlands: top

Verwante met Old Frisian: top

Verwante met Old English: top

Verwante met Old High German: zopf

Verwante met Old Norse: toppr

In summary

1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.