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pedicure

noun · verb · 5 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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  • Canada: /ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 D IH0 K Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A pedicurist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To apply such a treatment to the feet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

professional care for the feet and toenails

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: beauty treatment, care, attention, aid, tending

5

verb

Meaning 5

care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: groom, neaten

History

Etymology

From French pédicure, from Latin pes (“foot”).

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بدكير (badikēr) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Bulgarian: педикюр (pedikjur) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修腳甲 /修脚甲 (xiūjiǎojiǎ) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Chinese Mandarin: 修腳 /修脚 (xiūjiǎo) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Chinese Mandarin: 足療 /足疗 (zúliáo) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Czech: pedikúra — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Danish: fodpleje — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Estonian: pediküür — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Finnish: pedikyyri — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • French: pédicure — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • German: Pediküre — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • German: Fußpflege — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Greek: πεντικιούρ (pentikioúr) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Hungarian: pedikűr — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Ido: pedikuro — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Indonesian: pedikur — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Japanese: ペディキュア (pedikyua) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Korean: 페디큐어 (pedikyueo) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pedikyr — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fotpleie — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pedikyr — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fotpleie — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Persian: پدیکور (pedikur) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Polish: pedicure — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Polish: pedikiur — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Portuguese: pedicure — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Russian: педикю́р (pedikjúr) — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Spanish: pedicura — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Spanish: pediquiur — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Spanish: pedicure — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Swedish: pedikyr — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Swedish: fotvård — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails
  • Vietnamese: sửa móng chân — superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails