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coiffeur

UK/kwɑˈfəː/US/kwɑˈfɚ/

coiffeur noun: a male hairdresser.

Noun

coiffeur (plural coiffeurs)

  1. A male hairdresser.

Verb

coiffeur (third-person singular simple present coiffeurs, present participle coiffeuring, simple past and past participle coiffeured)

  1. To cut or style hair

Forms of coiffeur

Noun
pluralcoiffeurs
Verb
third-person singular presentcoiffeurs
present participlecoiffeuring
past participlecoiffeured
pastcoiffeured

Origin of coiffeur

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

Questions about coiffeur

What does coiffeur mean?
Coiffeur means a male hairdresser.
What part of speech is coiffeur?
Coiffeur can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce coiffeur?
Coiffeur is pronounced /kwɑˈfəː/ (UK).
What is the plural of coiffeur?
The plural of coiffeur is coiffeurs.

Words near coiffeur in the dictionary

  1. coif
  2. coifed
  3. coiffe
  4. coiffed
  5. coiffes
  6. coiffeur
  7. coiffeured
  8. coiffeuring
  9. coiffeurs
  10. coiffeuse
  11. coiffeuses

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