parrucca

Signification (Anglais)

wig

Concepts

perruque

postiche

Synonymes

toupet

Traductions

wig

peluca

Perücke

pruik

peruca

perruca

περούκα

peruk

peruke

peruka

باروكة

periwig

capillamentum

takma saç

Coupé comme

par‧rùc‧ca

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/parˈruk.ka/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Uncertain; according to the OED, possibly related to Latin pilus (“hair”), but there are phonetic difficulties. It could instead be related to parrocchetto (“parakeet”), referring to the feathers. Compare French perruque.