skincare

English

Etymology

skin +‎ care

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪnkɛə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England)

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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: ^{(please verify)} cuidado da pele m
• Spanish: skincare m
• Swedish: hudvård (sv) c
• Turkish: cilt bakımı

Anagrams

• arsenick, snackier

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English skincare.

Noun

skincare f (invariable)

1. skincare

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

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.