"chignon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɪnˈjɒn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chignon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chignons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French chignon circa 1780, when the hairstyle was in fashion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chignon}} French chignon Head templates: {{en-noun}} chignon (plural chignons)
  1. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: bun, cock-up Translations (roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun): monyo [masculine] (Catalan), trossa [feminine] (Catalan), 髮髻 (Chinese Mandarin), 发髻 (fàjì) (Chinese Mandarin), drdol [masculine] (Czech), nuttura (Finnish), chignon [masculine] (French), Dutt [masculine] (German), Haarknoten [masculine] (German), konty (Hungarian), crocchia [feminine] (Italian), お団子 (odango) (alt: おだんご) (Japanese), シニヨン (shiniyon) (Japanese), шиньо́н (šinʹón) [masculine] (Russian), moño [masculine] (Spanish), chongo [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chignon-en-noun-S3zoTe3f Disambiguation of Hair: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun': 99 1
  2. (medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-chignon-en-noun-v29O4ao2 Topics: medicine, sciences

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