peruca

See also: perucă

Portuguese

Etymology

From French perruque, probably from Lombard perrucca from parrucca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾu.kɐ/, /peˈɾu.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾu.kɐ/, /peˈɾu.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾu.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾu.kɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -ukɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ru‧ca

Noun

peruca f (plural perucas)

1. wig

   Synonym: (Brazil, gay slang) picumã

2. chignon

Derived terms

• perucaria
• peruqueiro
• peruquinha

Further reading

• “peruca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “peruca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “peruca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “peruca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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)

1. (Argentina, slang, sometimes derogatory) Peruvian