Polyglot Dictionary

Lockenwickler

/ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪklɐ/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Lockenwickler

Meaning

  1. hair curler

    Built from Locke (curl) + Wickler (roller).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Locke curl
  • Wickler roller

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rulo

rulo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hair curler."

Practice

1 What does Lockenwickler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie drehte das Haar auf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lockenwickler?

nouncompound

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