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Locke.

curl (single loop in hair)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɔkə/
  1. curl (single loop in hair)

    feminine
  2. lock or length of hair, especially when wavy or falling in a particular direction

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From the plural of earlier Lock m, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lukk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz. Cognate with Dutch lok, English lock, Danish lok.

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