Feminine

perruque

  1. (feminine) wig
  2. (feminine, historical) wig, periwig, peruke

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛ.ʁyk/
Etymology

In summary

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

peruka

περούκα

peruka

capillamentum

takma saç

caliendrum

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