pedicure

See also: pédicure

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French pédicure, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pedis (“feet”).

Noun

pedicure (plural pedicures)

1. superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails.
2. (dated) One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist.

Related terms

Category English terms derived from the Mala (New Guinea) root pedicure- not found

Coordinate terms

• manicure

Translations

superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 修腳甲／修脚甲, 修脚甲 (xiūjiǎojiǎ), 修腳／修脚 (zh) (xiūjiǎo), 修脚 (zh) (xiūjiǎo), 足療／足疗 (zh) (zúliáo), 足疗 (zh) (zúliáo)

• Czech: pedikúra f
• Danish: fodpleje
• Estonian: pediküür
• Finnish: pedikyyri (fi)
• French: pédicure (fr) f
• German: Pediküre f, Fußpflege f
• Greek: πεντικιούρ (el) n (pentikioúr)
• Hungarian: pedikűr (hu)
• Ido: pedikuro
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ペディキュア (pedikyua)
• Korean: 페디큐어 (pedikyueo)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pedikyr m, fotpleie m or f

  Nynorsk: pedikyr m, fotpleie f

• Persian: پدیکور (pedikur)
• Portuguese: pedicure (pt) f
• Russian: педикю́р (ru) m (pedikjúr)
• Spanish: pedicura (es) f
• Swedish: pedikyr (sv), fotvård c
• Vietnamese: sửa móng chân

Verb

pedicure (third-person singular simple present pedicur, present participle ing, simple past and past participle pedicured)

1. To apply such treatment to the feet

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pedicure”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ure

Noun

pedicure f (uncountable)

1. pedicure

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Portuguese

Noun

pedicure f (plural pedicures)

1. pedicure (cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails)
2. a professional who provides pedicure

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Spanish

Noun

pedicure m (plural pedicures)

1. pedicure