"scrunchie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrunchie.wav Forms: scrunchies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntʃi Etymology: From scrunch + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrunch|ie}} scrunch + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrunchie (plural scrunchies)
  1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head. Categories (topical): Headwear Synonyms: gogo, scrunchy Translations (small elasticated ring of fabric): بُكْلَة (bukla) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), 髮圈 (Chinese Mandarin), 发圈 (fàquān) (Chinese Mandarin), 大腸圈束 (Chinese Mandarin), 大肠圈束 (Chinese Mandarin), patsikumm (Estonian), juuksekumm (Estonian), hiuslenkki (Finnish), donitsi (Finnish), chouchou [masculine] (French), Haargummi [neuter] (German), Haarband [neuter] (German), hajgumi (Hungarian), lúbán [masculine] (Irish), シュシュ (shushu) (Japanese), frotka [feminine] (Polish), gumka [feminine] (Polish), xuxinha [feminine] (Portuguese), рези́нка (rezínka) (alt: для воло́с) [feminine] (Russian), coletero [masculine] (Spanish), moña [feminine] (Spanish), picarón [masculine] (Spanish), hårsnodd [common-gender] (Swedish), гумка для волосся (humka dlja volossja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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