Frisette

/frɪˈzɛt/ noun

Definition

A small decorative curl or frizz of hair, often worn as part of a hairstyle or added as a hairpiece.

Etymology

From French 'frisette,' diminutive of 'frise,' originally meaning a small frieze but adapted to mean a small curl or wave of hair.

Kelly Says

In the 19th century, frisettes were fake curls women could pin into their hair—a Victorian workaround for achieving elaborate curls without damaging real hair every day.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልጅ ሴት
li-jɪh sɛt
ARالعربية
فتاة صغيرة
fat-at sag-hira
BNবাংলা
ছোট্ট মেয়ে
chotto meye
CACatalà
noia
no-ia
CSČeština
holka s kudrlinky
hol-ka s ku-dr-lin-ky
DADansk
pige med krøller
piːɡə mɛt krøːlər
DEDeutsch
Friseurin
fʁi.ˈzœː.ʁɪn
ELΕλληνικά
κορίτσι με μπούκλες
ko-ri-tsi me bo-kles
ESEspañol
frisette
fɾi.ˈset
FAفارسی
دختر بچه
dokh-ter bacheh
FISuomi
taikuri
taɪˈkuː.rɪ
FRFrançais
frisette
fʁi.set
GUGU
બાળકન
ba-al-ka-na
HAHA
yarinya
ya-ri-nya
HEעברית
נערה עם גלים
na-a-rah em ga-lim
HIहिन्दी
छोटी लड़की
chot-tee la-d-kee
HUMagyar
férfi fodrász
ˈfɛr.vi ˈfɒd.raːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
gadis kecil
ga-dis ke-cil
IGIG
nwanyi
n-wa-nyi
ITItaliano
frizzettina
fri.ˈzet.ti.na
JA日本語
フリルヘア
furiru he-a
KKKK
әйел
ay-el
KMKM
ស្ត្រី
s-trai
KO한국어
곱슬머리
gop-seul meo-ri
MRMR
मुली
mu-li
MSBahasa Melayu
gadis kecil
ga-dis ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
မိသားစု
mi-tha-sa-su
NLNederlands
meisje met krullen
maɪs.ʒə mɛt kruː.lə
NONorsk
jenta med krøller
ˈjɛn.tɑ mɛt krøːlər
PAPA
ਕੁੜੀ
ku-ree
PLPolski
dziewczynka z lokami
d͡ʑev.t͡ʂɨn.ka z lɔˈkami
PTPortuguês
cabelereira
ka.be.le.ɾɐ.i.ɾɐ
RORomână
fetiță cu bucle
fe.ti.t͡sa ku bu.kle
RUРусский
девочка с кудрями
dv-e-ch-ka s k-u-d-r-a-mi
SVSvenska
flickan med lockar
flicka med lok-ar
SWKiswahili
msichana mdogo
mis-i-cha-na m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தை
kuzh-an-tai
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న అమ్మాయి
chin-na am-ma-yi
THไทย
เด็กหญิง
det-hing
TLTL
bataang babae
ba-taang ba-bae
TRTürkçe
küçük kız
ku-cuk kiz
UKУкраїнська
дівчина з кудрями
div-chy-na z ku-d-r-a-my
URاردو
چھوٹی لڑکی
cho-o-ti la-r-ki
VITiếng Việt
cô bé
co-be
YOYO
omo
o-mo
ZH中文
小女孩
xiǎo nǚ hái
ZUZU
ntombazane
n-tom-ba-za-ne

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