chignon
/ʃɪnˈjɒn/
chignon noun: a roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
Noun
chignon (plural chignons)
- A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
- The chignon cannot be confounded with other artificialities which ladies put on and off.1867, “Chignonology”, in Living Age, volume 92, page 761
- Madame du Barry could not merely be credited with inventing the chignons which bear her name.1914 [1878], Madame Du Barry, London: J. Long, translation of La du Barry by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt, page 88
- A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
chignon meaning in Tamil and Odia
chignon in Tamil
- கொப்பு
chignon in Odia
- chignon; pigtail
- ଚୁନ୍ଦି cundi
Synonyms of chignon
Forms of chignon
| plural | chignons |
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Origin of chignon
Borrowed from French chignon circa 1780, when the hairstyle was in fashion.
Words formed from chignon
Words that rhyme with chignon
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
- Sir John
Questions about chignon
- What does chignon mean?
- Chignon means a roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
- What is chignon in Tamil?
- Chignon in Tamil is கொப்பு. See Chignon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chignon?
- Chignon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chignon?
- Chignon is pronounced /ʃɪnˈjɒn/.
- What is the plural of chignon?
- The plural of chignon is chignons.
Words near chignon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chignon (page history and authors); chignon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଚୁନ୍ଦି (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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