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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃiːnjɒn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃinjɑn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shēn′yon, shēn yun′; Fr. shē nyôn′)

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Inflections of 'chignon' (n): npl: chignons

chi•gnon n. [countable]

Clothinga large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair worn by women at the back of the neck or head.

chi•gnoned, adj.

chi•gnon n., pl. chi•gnons

Clothinga large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.

Latin tinea worm) + -on noun, nominal suffix)
French: nape, roll of hair at nape, blend of, blended Middle French chaignon (variant of chainon link, equivalent. to chaine chain + -on noun, nominal suffix) and tignon twist of hair (tigne (
1775–85

chi′gnoned, adj.

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chignon /ˈʃiːnjɒn; French: ʃiɲɔ̃/ n

an arrangement of long hair in a roll or knot at the back of the head

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French chaignon link, from chaine chain; influenced also by Old French tignon coil of hair, from tigne, moth, from Latin tinea moth

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