perruque

See also: pèrruque

English

Noun

perruque (plural perruques)

Alternative form of peruke

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/
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Noun

perruque f (plural perruques)

wig
(historical) wig, periwig, peruke

Related terms

perruquier

Further reading

“perruque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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