tonsure

Meaning

Noun

tonsure

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of tonsurer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of tonsurer:

Concepts

tonsure

bald patch

Synonyms

zone chauve

Translations

tonsura

Tonsur

tonsura

tonsura

tonsuur

chierica

tonsura

💇

tonsura

kruinschering

kale plek

Glatze

cercilho

tonsurar

başın tepesini traş etme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔ̃.syʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: tonsure

Borrowed from Latin: tōnsūra

In summary

Inherited from Old French tonsure, borrowed from Latin tōnsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).