perruque

See also: pèrruque

English

Noun

perruque (plural perruques)

1. Alternative form of peruke

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French

Etymology

Probably from western Lombard dialect perrucca, parrucca.
(Only Ligurian and the western Lombard dialect transform intervocalic -L- into -R-)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.ʁyk/ ~ /pe.ʁyk/, /pe.ʁyk/

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Noun

perruque f (plural perruques)

1. wig
2. (historical) wig, periwig, peruke

Related terms

• perruquier

Further reading

• “perruque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.