marcel

Mar·cel
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/mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/US/mɑɹˈsɛl/UK/mɑːˈsɛl/

noun

A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.

OriginFrench Marcel ← Latin Marcellus →
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Meanings

marcel1

nounmarcel (plural marcels)

plural marcels

  1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  2. A marcel wave.
verbmarcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)

present singular third person marcels · participle present marcelling · participle past marcelled · past marcelled

  1. transitiveTo 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. figurativelytransitiveTo wave.

Marcel2

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

Origin

marcel · noun, verb

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

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Marcel · proper noun

  1. LatinMarcellus
  2. FrenchMarcel
  3. EnglishMarcel

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μᾱ́ρκελλος
  • Μᾱ́ρκελλος (Mā́rkellos)male given name
Arabic مارسيل
  • مارسيلmale given name
Bulgarian Марсе́л
  • Марсе́л (Marsél)male given name
Catalan Marcel
  • Marcelmale given name
Czech Marcel
  • Marcelmale given name
French Marcel
  • Marcelmale given name
German Marcel
  • Marcelmale given name
Hungarian Marcell
  • Marcellmale given name
Latin Mārcellus
  • Mārcellusmale given name
Polish Marcel, Marceli
  • Marcelmale given name
  • Marcelimale given name
Portuguese Marcelo
  • Marcelomale given name
Slovak Marcel
  • Marcelmale given name
Spanish Marcelo
  • Marcelomale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with marcel

wellhotellsellcelltelleldelpersonneldellNFLshellfellexcelMichellegeldlmotelspellsmellrebelbellemelmichel
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Anagrams

carmelcalmer
Cite this entry
APA

marcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcel

MLA

“marcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marcel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcel.

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