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A chignon (UK: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ̃ /, US: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ n /, French:), from the French chignon meaning a bun, is a hairstyle characterized by wrapped hair on the back of the head. In the United States and United Kingdom, it is often used as an abbreviation of the French phrase chignon du cou, signifying a low bun worn at the nape of the ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Spanish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Spanish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Chignon can mean: Chignon (hairstyle), a hairstyle with the hair in a "bun" Chignon (medical term), a temporary swelling left on an infant's head after delivery by a ...
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However, it is pronounced as a fricative in some Andalusian dialects, New Mexican Spanish, some varieties of northern Mexican Spanish, informal and sometimes formal Panamanian Spanish, and informal Chilean Spanish. In Chilean Spanish this pronunciation is viewed as undesirable, while in Panama it occurs among educated speakers.
At the start of a syllable, there is a contrast between three nasal consonants: /m/, /n/, and /ɲ/ (as in cama 'bed', cana 'grey hair', caña 'sugar cane'), but at the end of a syllable, this contrast is generally neutralized, as nasals assimilate to the place of articulation of the following consonant [9] —even across a word boundary. [33]
The tignon law remained in place into the Antebellum era and while the original desire of the law was to create racial differences, the adoption of the tignon by Empress Josephine made it stylish for white women, as well as women of color, to wear their hair "in the Creole style" with a tignon wrap. In the early 19th century, the tignon was ...
A peineta is a large female head ornament held to the hair by a row of teeth and usually worn under a mantilla, or lace covering the head. It is traditional in Spain and the rest of the Hispanic world. [1] The hair ornament, worn by women, consists of a convex body and a set of teeth that affix it to hair worn in a bun.