tonsure

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

Noun

1. A ritual shaving of this kind.
2. The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

Conceptos

tonsura

corona

👑

cerquillo

Sinónimos

ordain

shave

bald patch

shaven head

cutting off the hair

enter Buddhist priesthood

shaving of the head

shaving the head

Traducciones

tonsure

Tonsur

tonsura

tonsura

tonsura

💇

tonsura

chierica

tonsuur

kruinschering

kale plek

tonsurer

tonsurar

Glatze

Glatzkopf

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: tonsure

In summary

From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).