manicure

== English == === Etymology === From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ === Noun === manicure (plural manicures) A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails. (dated) A manicurist. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: マニキュア → Korean: 매니큐어 (maenikyueo) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured) (transitive) To apply such a treatment to the hands. (transitive, figurative) To polish or trim something very finely or evenly. === Derived terms === === See also === pedicure === Anagrams === neuramic == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === manicure (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of manicuren == French == === Noun === manicure m or f (plural manicures) alternative spelling of manucure == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.niˈku.re/ Rhymes: -ure Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cù‧re === Noun === manicure f (invariable) manicure manicurist Synonym: manicurista === Anagrams === cumarine, numerica == Polish == === Alternative forms === manikiur === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French manicure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ɲiˈkir/, /ma.ɲiˈkjur/, /maˈɲi.kjur/ Rhymes: -ir, -ur, -ikjur Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cure === Noun === manicure m inan manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “manicure”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “manicure”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === manicura === Etymology === Borrowed from French manucure. === Noun === manicure f (plural manicures) manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) Synonym: manicura === Noun === manicure m or f by sense (plural manicures) manicurist (person who performs manicures) Synonym: manicuro === References === === Further reading === “manicure”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maniˈkuɾe/ [ma.niˈku.ɾe] Rhymes: -uɾe Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cu‧re IPA(key): /maniˈkjuɾ/ [ma.niˈkjuɾ] Rhymes: -uɾ IPA(key): /ˈmanikjuɾ/ [ˈma.ni.kjuɾ] Rhymes: -anikjuɾ === Noun === manicure m or f same meaning (plural manicures) alternative form of manicura === Further reading === “manicure”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010