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manicure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra French manucurebor. English manicure From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.

Meanings

  1. A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
  2. (dated) A manicurist.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manicures Number=Plur lexicographic

Descendants

매니큐어 · マニキュア

Translations (42)

sv manikyr (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ko 손톱물감 (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ar مَانِيكِير (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · es manicura (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · lt manikiūras (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · nb manikyr (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · es manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · acw مَنِكير (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ar تَجْمِيل الْأَظَافِر (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ja マニキュア (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · lv manikīrs (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · uk манікю́р (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · cs manikúra (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ar تَجْمِيل الْيَدَيْن (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · nn manikyr (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · fr manucure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · de Maniküre (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · pl manikiur (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · es maniquiú (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · cmn 修指 (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · hu manikűr (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ru маникю́р (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · pl manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · es maniquiur (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · cmn 修指甲 (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · bg маникю́р (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · tr manikür (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · kk маникюр (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · pt manicura (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · fi manikyyri (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · az manikür (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · yue 修甲 (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · ko 매니큐어 (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · sk manikúra (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · et maniküür (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · fa مانیکور (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · sh маникир (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · sh manikir (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · es manicur (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · vi sửa móng tay (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · be манікю́р (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) · pt manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)

manicure en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra French manucurebor. English manicure From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To apply such a treatment to the hands.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To polish or trim something very finely or evenly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manicuring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
manicured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
manicured Tense=Past lexicographic
manicures Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

manicurist · French manicure · manicurer · manicurism

Relateds

pedicure