peluca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French perruque (influenced by pelo (“hair”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈluka/ [peˈlu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: pe‧lu‧ca

Noun

peluca f (plural pelucas)

1. wig

Derived terms

• árbol de las pelucas
• pelucón
• peluquería
• peluquero
• peluquín

 

Related terms

• pelo

 

See also

• bisoñé

 

Verb

peluca

1. inflection of pelucar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “peluca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10