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marcel

Syllables: Mar·cel/mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/US/mɑɹˈsɛl/

marcel noun: a hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.

marcel: a hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron
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Noun

marcel (plural marcels)

  1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  2. A marcel wave.

Verb

marcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)

  1. (transitive) To wave (hair) by the marcel method.
    • Like women sitting for two hours under the marcelling irons only to wonder two days later how soon they would need another appointment.1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 131
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To wave.

Proper noun capitalized: Marcel

Marcel

  1. A male given name from French.
  2. A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.

marcel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

marcel in Hindi

मार्सेल, मारसेल

marcel in Tamil

மார்ஸெல், மார்செல்

marcel in Marathi

मार्सेल

marcel in Urdu

مارسل
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marcel in Bengali
মার্সেল
marcel in Telugu
మార్సెల్, మార్సెల్కు, మార్సెల్కి
marcel in Malayalam
മാർസെൽ
marcel in Kannada
ಮಾರ್ಸೆಲ್, ಮಾರ್ಸೆಲ್ಗೆ
marcel in Punjabi
ਮਾਰਸੇਲ
marcel in Gujarati
માર્સેલ
marcel in Odia
ମାର୍ସେଲ, ମାର୍ସେଲକୁ, ମାର୍ସେଲ୍କୁ
marcel in Nepali
मार्सेल

Forms of marcel

Noun
pluralmarcels
Verb
third-person singular presentmarcels
present participlemarcelling
past participlemarcelled
pastmarcelled

Plural of marcel: marcels

Origin of marcel

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.

Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus.

Phrases with marcel

Words that rhyme with marcel

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Questions about marcel

What does marcel mean?
Marcel means a hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
What is marcel in Hindi?
Marcel in Hindi is मार्सेल, मारसेल. See Marcel meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is marcel?
Marcel can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce marcel?
Marcel is pronounced /mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/.
What is the plural of marcel?
The plural of marcel is marcels.

Words near marcel in the dictionary

  1. Marceau
  2. Marceaus
  3. Marceaux
  4. Marceauxes
  5. Marcee
  6. marcel
  7. marcel wave
  8. marcel waves
  9. Marcelina
  10. marceline
  11. marcelines

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: marcel (page history and authors); Marcel (page history and authors); marcel (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); marcel (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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