coiffeur

See also: Coiffeur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coiffeur, from coiffer, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kwɑˈfəː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kwɑˈfɚ/

Noun

coiffeur (plural coiffeurs)

1. A male hairdresser.

Coordinate terms

• coiffeuse

Verb

coiffeur (third-person singular simple present coiffeurs, present participle coiffeuring, simple past and past participle coiffeured)

1. To cut or style hair

Anagrams

• coiffure

French

Etymology

From coiffer +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.fœʁ/

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Noun

coiffeur m (plural coiffeurs, feminine coiffeuse)

1. hairdresser

   Synonym: coupe-tifs

Descendants

• → English: coiffeur
• → German: Coiffeur
• Haitian Creole: kwafè
• → Turkish: kuaför

Further reading

• “coiffeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• coiffure