manicura

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French manucure.

Noun

manicura f (plural manicures)

1. manicure

Noun

manicura f (plural manicures)

1. female equivalent of manicur (“manicurist”)

Related terms

• pedicura

Further reading

• “manicura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.niˈku.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.niˈku.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.niˈku.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.niˈku.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cu‧ra

Noun

manicura f (plural manicuras)

1. alternative form of manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)
2. female equivalent of manicuro (person who performs manicures)

Further reading

• “manicura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “manicura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• manicure, maniquiur, manicur, maniquiú, mániquiur

Etymology

Borrowed from French manucure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maniˈkuɾa/ [ma.niˈku.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧ni‧cu‧ra

Noun

manicura f (plural manicuras)

1. manicure
2. female equivalent of manicuro (“manicurist”)

Related terms

• pedicura

Further reading

• “manicura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025