Feminine

chioma

Meaning

  1. (feminine, humorous, poetic) head of hair
  2. (feminine, poetic) mane (of a horse)
  3. (feminine) foliage
  4. (feminine) tail (of a comet)

Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
chiò‧ma
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkjɔ.ma/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cloma, through metathesis and syncopation of Latin comula (“pretty hair”), diminutive of coma (“hair of the head”).

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