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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescuir chevelu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kweer shuh-vloo
"Elle a appliqué un traitement sur son cuir chevelu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The skin covering the top of the head, where hair grows.
"She applied a soothing lotion to her scalp after the sunburn." - 2
The part of the head that is covered by hair.
"He noticed that his scalp was becoming itchy due to dryness."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'scalp', meaning the top of the head or skull, likely originating from Old Norse 'skálpr' (sheath, pod) or related Germanic roots. Historically, it referred generally to the skin covering the head before acquiring specific cultural and anatomical associations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scalp" is said worldwide
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cuir chevelu
Transliteration: kweer shuh-vloo
"Elle a appliqué un traitement sur son cuir chevelu."
Kopfhaut
Transliteration: kopf-howt
"Er hat seine Kopfhaut mit einer Lotion behandelt."
cuoio capelluto
Transliteration: kwoy-oh kah-peh-loo-toh
"Ha applicato un olio sul cuoio capelluto."
cuero cabelludo
Transliteration: kwe-roh kah-beh-yoo-doh
"Ella usó un champú especial para su cuero cabelludo."
couro cabeludo
Transliteration: koh-roh kah-beh-loo-doh
"Ele aplicou um tratamento no couro cabeludo."
खोपड़ी
Transliteration: khopadi
"उसने अपनी खोपड़ी पर तेल लगाया।"
头皮
Transliteration: tóupí
"她在头皮上涂抹了护发素。"
두피
Transliteration: dupi
"그녀는 두피에 영양제를 바르셨다."
頭皮
Transliteration: とうひ
"彼女は頭皮にトリートメントをしました。"
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