peruca
See also: perucă
Portuguese
Etymology
From French perruque, probably from Lombard perrucca from parrucca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɾu.kɐ/, /peˈɾu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾu.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾu.kɐ/
Noun
peruca f (plural perucas)
Derived terms
- perucaria
- peruqueiro
- peruquinha
Further reading
- “peruca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “peruca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “peruca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “peruca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perú + -uca?”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈɾuka/ [peˈɾu.ka]
- Rhymes: -uka
- Syllabification: pe‧ru‧ca
Noun
peruca m or f by sense (plural perucas)
- (Argentina, slang, sometimes derogatory) Peruvian