peluquín
Spanish, noun/peluˈkin/
peluquín is spelled P-E-L-U-Q-U-Í-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 92,762nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peluquín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a type of wig with curls and a pigtail, once commonly used” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of peluca; wiglet. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Peluca pequeña que no cubre totalmente la zona del cuero cabelludo”.
What does peluquín mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of peluca; wiglet
- 2
masculinea type of wig with curls and a pigtail, once commonly used
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Peluca pequeña que no cubre totalmente la zona del cuero cabelludo. 2. Peluca con coleta y bucles utilizada en los siglos XVIII y XIX.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of peluquín
- peluquines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peluquín?
- /peluˈkin/
- [pe.luˈkĩn]
- [peluˈkĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peluquín
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peluquín in Spanish?
peluquín appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).