Standard Lemma guide

marcel

name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /mɑɹˈsɛl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɑːˈsɛl/
  • rhymes with -ɛl
  • /mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA0 R S EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A marcel wave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To wave (hair) by the marcel method.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To wave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif

8

verb

Meaning 8

make a marcel in a woman's hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wave

History

Etymology

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

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Marcél — male given name
  • Albanian: Marçél — male given name
  • Albanian: Markél — male given name
  • Arabic: مارسيل — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Марсе́л (Marsél) — male given name
  • Catalan: Marcel — male given name
  • Czech: Marcel — male given name
  • French: Marcel — male given name
  • Galician: Marcelo — male given name
  • German: Marcel — male given name
  • Ancient Greek: Μᾱ́ρκελλος (Mā́rkellos) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Marcell — male given name
  • Latin: Mārcellus — male given name
  • Polish: Marcel — male given name
  • Polish: Marceli — male given name
  • Portuguese: Marcelo — male given name
  • Slovak: Marcel — male given name
  • Spanish: Marcelo — male given name
Real reading context

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