maquillage
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French maquillage.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /makɪˈ(j)ɑːʒ/
Noun
maquillage (usually uncountable, plural maquillages)
- Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use. [from 19th c.]
- 2011 September 21, Tim Blanning, “The reinvention of the night”, in Times Literary Supplement:
- The ladies of his court – and plenty of the men too – adapted their maquillage to take advantage of artificial lighting to draw attention to their rosy cheeks, white bosoms, jet black eyebrows and scarlet lips.
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French maquillage.
Pronunciation
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Noun
maquillage m (plural maquillages, diminutive maquillagetje n)
- (Belgium) makeup.
- 2014 March 13, Elisabeth Baeten, “SHOP. Top make-up store komt naar Leuven”, in Het Nieuwsblad:
- In een M.A.C.-shop kan je niet alleen de beste make-up producten kopen, maar je kan er ook terecht voor professioneel advies en maquillage.
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ki.jaʒ/
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Descendants
- → Arabic: مكياج (“makeup”)
- → Dutch: maquillage
- → English: maquillage
- → Greek: μακιγιάζ n (makigiáz, “makeup”)
- → Italian: maquillage
- → Polish: makijaż m (“makeup”)
- → Portuguese: maquilhagem
- → Russian: макияж m (makijaž, “makeup”) (see there for further descendants)
- → Spanish: maquillaje
- → Turkish: makyaj (“makeup”)
Further reading
- “maquillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French maquillage.
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