Curlicue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

a short twisting line

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻfjˈuːzd/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːlɪkjˌuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːlɪkjˌuː/

2 syllables Say it as /dᵻfjˈuːzd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ringlet squiggle coil roll whorl scroll curl gyre

Word Forms

coil	verb	to wind or move in a spiral course
roll	verb	shape by rolling
curl	verb	wind around something in coils or loops
squiggly	adjective	wavy and twisting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnörkel

eine runde Form, die aus einer Reihe konzentrischer Kreise besteht (wie sie von Blättern oder Blütenblättern gebildet werden)

🇫🇷French

fioriture

une forme ronde formée par une série de cercles concentriques (tels que formés par des feuilles ou des pétales de fleurs)

🇪🇸Spanish

floritura

una forma redonda formada por una serie de círculos concéntricos (como los formados por hojas o pétalos de flores)

🇮🇹Italian

riccio

una forma rotonda formata da una serie di cerchi concentrici (come quelli formati da foglie o petali di fiori)

🇳🇱Dutch

krulspeld

een ronde vorm gevormd door een reeks concentrische cirkels (zoals gevormd door bladeren of bloembladen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

arabesco

uma forma redonda formada por uma série de círculos concêntricos (formados por folhas ou pétalas de flores)

🇷🇺Russian

причудливый узор

круглая форма, образованная серией концентрических кругов (например, листьев или лепестков цветов)

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্লিকিউ

এককেন্দ্রিক বৃত্তের একটি সিরিজ দ্বারা গঠিত একটি বৃত্তাকার আকৃতি (পাতা বা ফুলের পাপড়ি দ্বারা গঠিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருட்டை

தொடர்ச்சியான செறிவு வட்டங்களால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வட்ட வடிவம் (இலைகள் அல்லது மலர் இதழ்களால் உருவானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

కర్లిక్యూ

కేంద్రీకృత వృత్తాల శ్రేణి ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన గుండ్రని ఆకారం (ఆకులు లేదా పూల రేకులచే ఏర్పడినట్లు)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્લિક્યુ

એકાગ્ર વર્તુળોની શ્રેણી દ્વારા રચાયેલ ગોળાકાર આકાર (જેમ કે પાંદડા અથવા ફૂલની પાંખડીઓ દ્વારા રચાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರುಳಿ

ಏಕಕೇಂದ್ರಕ ವಲಯಗಳ ಸರಣಿಯಿಂದ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ದುಂಡಗಿನ ಆಕಾರ (ಎಲೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹೂವಿನ ದಳಗಳಿಂದ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുരുളൻ

കേന്ദ്രീകൃത വൃത്തങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു ശ്രേണിയാൽ രൂപംകൊണ്ട ഒരു വൃത്താകൃതി (ഇലകളോ പുഷ്പ ദളങ്ങളോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് രൂപപ്പെട്ടതുപോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花饰

由一系列同心圆形成的圆形（由叶子或花瓣形成）

🇯🇵Japanese

渦巻き

一連の同心円によって形成される丸い形（葉や花びらによって形成されるような）

🇰🇷Korean

소용돌이 장식

일련의 동심원으로 형성된 둥근 모양(잎이나 꽃잎으로 형성됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường cong

một hình tròn được hình thành bởi một loạt các vòng tròn đồng tâm (được tạo thành từ lá hoặc cánh hoa)

🇹🇭Thai

ขด

ทรงกลมที่เกิดจากชุดของวงกลมศูนย์กลาง (ที่เกิดขึ้นจากใบไม้หรือกลีบดอกไม้)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lengkungan melengkung

bentuk bulat yang dibentuk oleh serangkaian lingkaran konsentris (seperti yang dibentuk oleh daun atau kelopak bunga)

🇲🇾Malay

lengkung

bentuk bulat yang dibentuk oleh satu siri bulatan sepusat (seperti yang dibentuk oleh daun atau kelopak bunga)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.curlicue

شكل دائري يتكون من سلسلة من الدوائر متحدة المركز (كما تتكون من أوراق الشجر أو بتلات الزهور)

🇮🇷Persian

فرفری

یک شکل گرد که توسط یک سری دایره های متحدالمرکز تشکیل می شود (که توسط برگ ها یا گلبرگ های گل تشکیل می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

kıvrımlı çizgi

bir dizi eşmerkezli daireden oluşan yuvarlak bir şekil (yapraklar veya çiçek yaprakları tarafından oluşturulmuş gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תלתל

צורה עגולה שנוצרה על ידי סדרה של עיגולים קונצנטריים (כפי שנוצרו על ידי עלים או עלי כותרת של פרחים)

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The primary meaning of 'curlicue' is 'a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)'.

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