pedicura

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédicure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pə.ðiˈku.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pe.ðiˈku.ɾa]

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Noun

pedicura f (plural pedicures)

1. pedicure

Noun

pedicura f (plural pedicures)

1. female equivalent of pedicur: female pedicurist

   Synonym: callista

Further reading

• “pedicura”, 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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds

Proto-Italic *pets

Latin pēs

Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der.

Proto-Italic *kʷoizā

Latin cūra

French pédicurebor.

Spanish pedicura

Borrowed from French pédicure, from Latin pēs + cūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pediˈkuɾa/ [pe.ð̞iˈku.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: pe‧di‧cu‧ra

Noun

pedicura f (plural pedicuras)

1. alternative form of pedicure
2. female equivalent of pedicuro (“female pedicurist”)

Further reading

• “pedicura”, 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