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marcel¹

  • /mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

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

noun marcels

  1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  2. A marcel wave.

verb marcels · marcelling · marcelled

  1. transitive To wave (hair) by the marcel method. Like women sitting for two hours under the marcelling irons only to wonder two days later how soon they would need another appointment.
  2. figuratively, transitive To wave.

Marcel²

  • /mɑɹˈsɛl/ US
  • /mɑːˈsɛl/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A male given name from French.
  2. A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bob, mime, henry, sheila, andre, dubois, dekker, etienne, marcelle, frizz, wave, curl, crimp, ripple, kink, coil

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name male given name

EspañolMarcelo
PortuguêsMarcelo
FrançaisMarcel
DeutschMarcel
العربيةمارسيل

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"marcel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marcel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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marcel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marcel

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"marcel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marcel.

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@misc{marcel_2026,
  title = {marcel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marcel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}