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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹɪz/ Audio: en-us-frizz.ogg [US] Forms: frizzes [plural], friz [alternative, dated]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: From Middle English fryse, from the verb. See above. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fryse}} Middle English fryse Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frizz (countable and uncountable, plural frizzes)
  1. A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mass of hair): къдрица (kădrica) (Bulgarian), kudrliny [feminine, plural] (Czech), takku (Finnish), Krause [feminine] (German), baranek [masculine] (Polish), frizz [masculine] (Spanish), crespo [masculine] (Spanish), encrespamiento [masculine] (Spanish), encrespadura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-noun-qDbO4bfk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /fɹɪz/ Audio: en-us-frizz.ogg [US] Forms: frizzes [present, singular, third-person], frizzing [participle, present], frizzed [participle, past], frizzed [past], friz [alternative, dated]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: From Middle English frysen, from Old French friser, frizer (“to frizzle, crisp, curl, ruffle, braid, touch lightly, graze, scratch”), of Proto-Germanic origin, perhaps via Old Frankish *fris (“curl”), from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“frizzy, curly”). Cognate with Old Frisian frisle, frēsle ("the hair of the head, lock of hair, curl, ringlet"; > North Frisian friessle, fressle (“hair, horse's tail”), West Frisian frisseljen (“braid of hair, braid”)), Old English frīs (“crisped, curled”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frysen}} Middle English frysen, {{der|en|fro|friser}} Old French friser, {{der|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{der|en|frk|*fris||curl}} Frankish *fris (“curl”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*frisaz||frizzy, curly}} Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“frizzy, curly”), {{cog|ofs|frisle}} Old Frisian frisle, {{cog|frr|friessle}} North Frisian friessle, {{cog|fy|frisseljen||braid of hair, braid}} West Frisian frisseljen (“braid of hair, braid”), {{gloss|"the hair of the head, lock of hair, curl, ringlet"; > North Frisian <i class="Latn mention" lang="frr">friessle</i>, <i class="Latn mention" lang="frr">fressle</i> (“hair, horse's tail”), West Frisian <i class="Latn mention" lang="fy">frisseljen</i> (“braid of hair, braid”)}} ("the hair of the head, lock of hair, curl, ringlet"; > North Frisian friessle, fressle (“hair, horse's tail”), West Frisian frisseljen (“braid of hair, braid”)), {{cog|ang|frīs||crisped, curled}} Old English frīs (“crisped, curled”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} frizz (third-person singular simple present frizzes, present participle frizzing, simple past and past participle frizzed)
  1. (intransitive) Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls. Tags: intransitive Translations (of hair: to form into a mass of curls): تَجْعِيْد (tajʕīd) [masculine] (Arabic), къдря (kădrja) (Bulgarian), накъдрям (nakădrjam) (Bulgarian), kähertyä (Finnish), kräuseln (German), verwuscheln (German), crêp'ler (Norman), encresparse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-verb-pR7yFjYU Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 32 44 2 22 0 0 Disambiguation of 'of hair: to form into a mass of curls': 66 8 23 2 1
  2. (transitive) To curl; to make frizzy. Tags: transitive Translations (to curl; to make frizzy): nakadeřit [perfective] (Czech), natočit [perfective] (Czech), kähertää (Finnish), encrespar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-verb-vGnwLcgU Disambiguation of 'to curl; to make frizzy': 2 93 0 4 0
  3. To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. Translations (to form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth): nukkaantua (Finnish), aufrauen (German)
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-verb-QxkQ7jQO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 9 56 11 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 13 14 36 16 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 9 9 57 11 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 9 59 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 15 44 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 10 14 40 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 10 14 40 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 10 14 40 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 10 14 40 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 11 15 44 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 12 14 33 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 12 12 43 13 7 Disambiguation of 'to form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth': 7 0 91 1 0
  4. To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. Translations (to make leather soft and of even thickness): pehmittää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-verb-A3GSbfAn Disambiguation of 'to make leather soft and of even thickness': 1 12 2 83 1
  5. To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.
    Sense id: en-frizz-en-verb-HHzqkuN4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antifrizz, defrizz, frizz up, frizzy, unfrizz Related terms: friseur, frizzle
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈfɾis/, [ˈfɾis]
Rhymes: -is Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English frizz. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:ubor|en:frizz|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#unadapted_borrowing|Unadapted borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "frizz", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "ubor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "frizz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="frizz"> Unadapted borrowing from English frizz. Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} frizz m (uncountable)
  1. frizz (of hair) Wikipedia link: Royal Spanish Academy Tags: masculine, uncountable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
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    },
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    },
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    }
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}

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          "text": "La miel de manuka, aparentemente, también puede aumentar la energía, \"desintoxicar\" el organismo, reducir el colesterol, evitar la diabetes, mejorar el sueño, tonificar la piel, reducir la pérdida del cabello e incluso prevenir el \"frizz\" y las puntas abiertas de los cabellos.",
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}

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