Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coiffeur

/kwɑˈfɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
coif-feur
IPA
/kwɑˈfɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male hairdresser.

verb

To cut or style hair

Etymology

Borrowed from French coiffeur, from coiffer, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: coiffeur, coife, cofia

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɑˈfɚ/
  • British English: /kwɑˈfəː/

Inflected Forms

coiffeurs (plural) coiffeurs (present, singular) coiffeuring (participle, present) coiffeured (participle, past) coiffeured (past)

Frequently Paired Words

coiffeuse

Questions

How do you pronounce coiffeur?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑˈfɚ/.
What does coiffeur mean?
A male hairdresser.
Where does coiffeur come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce coiffeur

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