perruque

Meaning

  1. wig
  2. wig, periwig, peruke

Concepts

wig

hairpiece

peruke

periwig

hair-piece

false hair

postiche

wigging

hair

rug

scalp hair

Frequency

C1
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛ.ʁyk/
Etymology

Probably borrowed from western Lombard perrucca, parrucca. Compare the phonetic changes of intervocalic -L- into -R- of Italian parlare and Sicilian parrari.

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