skincare

English

Etymology

From skin +‎ care.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskɪn.kɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪnkɛə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: skin‧care

Noun

skincare (uncountable)

1. The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.

   The saleswoman told her that her face would look older unless she bought this line of skincare products.

Translations

care of the skin

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 護膚／护肤 (zh) (hùfū)

• Finnish: ihonhoito
• German: ^{(please verify)} Hautpflege (de) f
• Hungarian: bőrápolás (hu)
• Portuguese: cuidado da pele m, skincare m
• Spanish: skincare m
• Swedish: hudvård (sv) c
• Turkish: cilt bakımı

Anagrams

• arsenick, snackier

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English skincare.

Noun

skincare f (invariable)

1. skincare (care and treatment of the skin)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English skincare.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [is.kĩˈkɛ(h)], /skĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [skĩˈkɛ(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [is.kĩˈkɛ(h)], /skĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [skĩˈkɛ(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.kĩˈkɛ(ɾ)/, /skĩˈkɛ(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kĩˈkɛ(χ)], /skĩˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [skĩˈkɛ(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /skĩˈkɛ(ɻ)/, /is.kĩˈkɛ(ɻ)/

• Hyphenation: skin‧care

Noun

skincare f (uncountable)

1. skincare (care and treatment of the skin)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English skincare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskinkeɾ/ [ˈskĩŋ.keɾ]
  • Rhymes: -inkeɾ
• IPA^(key): (adapted) /esˈkinkeɾ/ [esˈkĩŋ.keɾ]
  • Rhymes: -inkeɾ

Noun

skincare m (uncountable)

1. skincare (care and treatment of the skin)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.