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Where does “pèrruque” come from?

pèrruque (Norman) comes from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

pèrruque (Norman): wig; mizzen topgallant sail

Definitions

  1. wig; mizzen topgallant sail

Ancestry of “pèrruque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
2ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
3Italianparruccawig

Words derived from “pèrruque”

  • pèrrutchi
Every word from Italian parrucca →