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ponytail en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From pony + tail.

Meanings

  1. A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
    • The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings. 2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ponytails Number=Plur lexicographic
pony tail alternative lexicographic
pony-tail alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

phonytail · ponytailer · Ponytailgate · ponytail palm

Hypernyms

hairstyle

Translations (47)

es coletilla (hairstyle) · es coleta (hairstyle) · ar ذَيْل الْحِصَان (hairstyle) · he זנב סוס (hairstyle) · es quiqui (hairstyle) · cs culík (hairstyle) · da hestehale (hairstyle) · ru хво́стик (hairstyle) · tl puyod (hairstyle) · ja ポニーテール (hairstyle) · sv hästsvans (hairstyle) · eo ponevosto (hairstyle) · id kuncir kuda (hairstyle) · el αλογοουρά (hairstyle) · cy cynffon merlen (hairstyle) · mk о́павче (hairstyle) · pl kucyk (hairstyle) · it coda di cavallo (hairstyle) · nb hestehale (hairstyle) · de Pferdeschwanz (hairstyle) · cmn 馬尾辮 /马尾辫 (hairstyle) · th หางม้า (hairstyle) · is stertur (hairstyle) · ca cua (hairstyle) · nn hestehale (hairstyle) · mk ко́њска о́пашка (hairstyle) · fi poninhäntä (hairstyle) · arz ديل حصان (hairstyle) · he קוּקוּ (hairstyle) · ko 포니테일 (hairstyle) · es cola de caballo (hairstyle) · cmn 馬尾 /马尾 (hairstyle) · ro coadă (hairstyle) · pt rabo de cavalo (hairstyle) · tr atkuyruğu (hairstyle) · ga pónaí (hairstyle) · ru ко́нский хвост (hairstyle) · is tagl (hairstyle) · hu lófarok (hairstyle) · nl paardenstaart (hairstyle) · es hopo (hairstyle) · nrf coue d'ponîn (hairstyle) · bg конска опашка (hairstyle) · de Rossschwanz (hairstyle) · afb عنقوص (hairstyle) · es kiki (hairstyle) · fr queue-de-cheval (hairstyle)

wikidata: Q653122

ponytail en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From pony + tail.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To form (the hair) into a ponytail.
    • “Don't mention it,” she said, ponytailing her hair and then sockbunning it with amazing speed. 2017, A. W. Hartoin, Brain Trust:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pony-tail alternative lexicographic
pony tail alternative lexicographic
ponytailing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ponytailed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ponytailed Tense=Past lexicographic
ponytails Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

pigtail