manicure

M3A1N1I1C3U1R1E1
US/ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/

noun

A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.

OriginFrench manucure ← Latin cūra ← Proto-Italic *kʷoizā →
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Meanings

nounmanicure (plural manicures)

plural manicures

  1. A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
  2. datedA manicurist.
verbmanicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)

present singular third person manicures · participle present manicuring · participle past manicured · past manicured

  1. transitiveTo apply such a treatment to the hands.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo polish or trim something very finely or evenly.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*manus
  3. Latinmanus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷeys-
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoizā
  7. Latincūra
  8. Frenchmanucure
  9. Englishmanicure

From French manucure.

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Translations

Arabic مَانِيكِير, تَجْمِيل الْيَدَيْن
  • مَانِيكِير (manikēr)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • تَجْمِيل الْيَدَيْن (tajmīl al-yadayn)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • تَجْمِيل الْأَظَافِر (tajmīl al-ʔaẓāfir)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Bulgarian маникю́р
  • маникю́р (manikjúr)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Chinese Cantonese 修甲
  • 修甲 (sau¹ gaap³)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Chinese Mandarin 修指甲, 修指
  • 修指甲 (xiūzhǐjia)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • 修指 (xiūzhǐ)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Czech manikúra
  • manikúracosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Estonian maniküür
  • maniküürcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Finnish manikyyri
  • manikyyricosmetic treatment for the fingernails
French manucure
  • manucurecosmetic treatment for the fingernails
German Maniküre, maniküren
  • Manikürecosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • manikürenTranslations
Hungarian manikűr
  • manikűrcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Japanese マニキュア
  • マニキュア (manikyua)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Korean 매니큐어, 손톱물감
  • 매니큐어 (maenikyueo)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • 손톱물감 (sontommulgam)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Latvian manikīrs
  • manikīrscosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Lithuanian manikiūras
  • manikiūrascosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Norwegian Bokmål manikyr
  • manikyrcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Persian مانیکور
  • مانیکور (mânikur)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Polish manicure, manikiur
  • manicurecosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • manikiurcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Portuguese manicure, manicura
  • manicurecosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • manicuracosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Russian маникю́р
  • маникю́р (manikjúr)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Slovak manikúra
  • manikúracosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish manicura, maniquiur
  • manicuracosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • maniquiurcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • manicurecosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • manicurcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
  • maniquiúcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Swedish manikyr
  • manikyrcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Turkish manikür
  • manikürcosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Ukrainian манікю́р
  • манікю́р (manikjúr)cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Vietnamese sửa móng tay
  • sửa móng taycosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Cite this entry
APA

manicure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicure

MLA

“manicure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manicure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicure.

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