Meaning
toupee, hairpiece
- A small wig or artificial hairpiece worn by a man to cover baldness.
In a sentence
Quel signore indossa un parrucchino molto evidente.
That gentleman is wearing a very obvious toupee.
Il vento forte gli ha quasi fatto volare via il parrucchino.
The strong wind almost blew his toupee away.
Non sapevo che portasse il parrucchino da tanti anni.
I didn't know he had been wearing a toupee for so many years.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parrucchino | masculine · singular |
| parrucchini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'parrucca' (wig), often carrying a mildly humorous or slightly disparaging connotation.