Braid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæθɪtˌʌsti/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌalɐbˈɑːɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌalɐbˈɑːɹi/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæθɪtˌʌsti/.

Examples

lace a tablecloth
braid a collar
braid hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lace pleach tress braiding plait gold braid twist

Antonyms

unbraid

Parts of Speech

noun	a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
noun	trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
verb	make by braiding or interlacing “lace a tablecloth”
verb	decorate with braids or ribbons “braid a collar”
verb	form or weave into a braid or braids “braid hair”

Word Forms

braid	verb	form or weave into a braid or braids
plait	verb	weave into plaits
twist	verb	form into twists
braid	noun	trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
lace	noun	a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
plait	noun	any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
plaiter	noun	someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flechten

eine Frisur, die durch Flechten oder Drehen der Haare entsteht

🇫🇷French

tresser

une coiffure formée en tressant ou en tordant les cheveux

🇪🇸Spanish

trenza

un peinado formado trenzando o retorciendo el cabello

🇮🇹Italian

treccia

una pettinatura formata intrecciando o torcendo i capelli

🇳🇱Dutch

vlecht

een kapsel gevormd door het haar te vlechten of te draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

trança

um penteado formado por trança ou torção do cabelo

🇷🇺Russian

коса

прическа, образованная путем плетения или скручивания волос

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोटी

बालों को गूंथकर या मोड़कर बनाया गया एक केश विन्यास

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনুনি

চুল বিনুনি বা মোচড় দিয়ে গঠিত একটি হেয়ারস্টাইল

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னல்

முடியை பின்னல் அல்லது முறுக்குவதன் மூலம் உருவான சிகை அலங்காரம்

🇮🇳Marathi

वेणी

केसांना वेणी लावून किंवा वळवून तयार केलेली केशरचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેણી

વાળને બ્રેઇડિંગ અથવા ટ્વિસ્ટ કરીને બનાવેલ હેરસ્ટાઇલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ರೇಡ್

ಕೂದಲನ್ನು ಹೆಣೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರಚಿಸಲಾದ ಕೇಶ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രെയ്ഡ്

മുടി വളച്ചോ വളച്ചോ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ ഹെയർഡൊ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰੇਡ

ਵਾਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬ੍ਰੇਡਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੋੜ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਹੇਅਰਸਟਾਇਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوٹی

ایک ہیئرسٹائل جو بالوں کو بریڈنگ یا مروڑ کر بنایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

编织

通过编辫子或扭转头发形成的发型

🇯🇵Japanese

三つ編み

髪を編むかねじることによって形成される髪型

🇰🇷Korean

드리다

머리를 땋거나 비틀어 만든 머리 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bím tóc

kiểu tóc được tạo thành bằng cách tết hoặc xoắn tóc

🇹🇭Thai

ถักเปีย

ทรงผมที่เกิดจากการถักเปียหรือบิดผม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjalin

tatanan rambut yang dibentuk dengan mengepang atau memelintir rambut

🇵🇭Filipino

tirintas

isang ayos ng buhok na nabuo sa pamamagitan ng tirintas o pag-twist ng buhok

🇲🇾Malay

tocang

dandanan rambut yang dibentuk dengan mengepang atau memutar rambut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جديلة

تسريحة شعر تتكون من تجديل أو لف الشعر

🇮🇷Persian

قیطان

مدل مویی که از بافتن یا پیچاندن موها ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

örgü

saçın örülmesi veya bükülmesiyle oluşturulan bir saç modeli

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְלוֹעַ

תסרוקת שנוצרה על ידי שזירה או פיתול של השיער

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