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Etymology

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From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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manicure (plural manicures)

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

Descendants

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  • Japanese: マニキュア
  • Korean: 매니큐어 (maenikyueo)

Translations

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Verb

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manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)

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

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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manicure

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of manicuren

French

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Noun

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manicure m or f (plural manicures)

  1. Alternative spelling of manucure

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.niˈku.re/
  • Rhymes: -ure
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cù‧re

Noun

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manicure f (invariable)

  1. manicure
  2. manicurist
    Synonym: manicurista

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French manicure.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɲiˈkir/, /ma.ɲiˈkjur/, /maˈɲi.kjur/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ir, -ur, -ikjur
  • Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cure

Noun

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manicure m inan

  1. manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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  • manicure in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • manicure in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French manucure.[1][2]

Noun

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manicure f (plural manicures)

  1. manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)
    Synonym: manicura

Noun

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manicure m or f by sense (plural manicures)

  1. manicurist (person who performs manicures)
    Synonym: manicuro

References

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  1. ^ manicure”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ manicure”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Alternative form of manicura

Noun

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manicure f (plural manicures)

  1. manicure