toupee

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

perruquí

Sinònims

hairpiece

toupe

wig

postiche

switch

topknot

false hair

crest

toupée

periwig

peruke

Traduccions

Toupet

tupé

postiche

toupet

peluquín

toupet

faux toupet

bisoñé

toupet

peluca

postizo

peluca de hombre

eğreti tepe saçı

ufak peruka

الشعر المستعار

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/tuːˈpeɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb Old Dutch: topp

Cognat amb neerlandès: top

Cognat amb Old Frisian: top

Cognat amb anglès antic: top

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: zopf

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: 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.