pedicure C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/ See IPA manual Freq #26154 Meanings 1 noun A beauty treatment for the feet and toenails. After the long hike, a relaxing pedicure was just what she needed. 2 verb To give the feet and toenails a beauty treatment. The spa will pedicure your feet while you sit back and relax. Thesaurus Word family Forms pedicures Derived forms mani-pedipawdicurepedipedicurism Etymology AI details From French pédicure, from Latin pes (“foot”). *ped- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pedicure **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/ **Frequency rank:** 26154 ## Meanings 1. A beauty treatment for the feet and toenails. 2. To give the feet and toenails a beauty treatment. ## Examples - After the long hike, a relaxing pedicure was just what she needed. - The spa will pedicure your feet while you sit back and relax. ## Derived Forms - mani-pedi - pawdicure - pedi - pedicurism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ped- ## Etymology From French pédicure, from Latin pes (“foot”). ## AI Etymology Pedicure is from French pédicure, from Latin pes (“foot”). In present-day use, it can mean a beauty treatment for the feet and toenails, or to give the feet and toenails a beauty treatment. Derived formations include mani-pedi, pawdicure, pedi, pedicurism. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown