"chignon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɪnˈjɒn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chignon.wav 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: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 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 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chignoned

Inflected forms

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