frizz

(frĭz)
tr. & intr.v., frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es.
To form or be formed into small tight curls or tufts.

n.

1. The condition of being frizzed.
2. A small tight curl or tuft.

[Alteration (influenced by FRIZZLE²) of French friser, from Old French, possibly from frire, fris-, to fry, from Latin frīgere, to roast, fry.]

frizzer frizz'er n.

frizz² (frĭz)

v., frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es.

v.tr.
To fry or burn with a sizzling noise.

v.intr.
To make a sizzling noise while frying or searing.

[Possibly back-formation from FRIZZLE¹.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - krølle
v. intr. - kruse
n. - krølle, krus, kruset hår

2.
v. tr. - brase, stege
v. intr. - syde

Nederlands (Dutch)
kroezen, sissend bakken/schroeien, schrobben (van leer etc.), kroeshaar, dichte krul

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - friser, crêper
v. intr. - frisotter
n. - frisure, boucle

2.
v. tr. - (faire) frire, (faire) grésiller
v. intr. - frire, grésiller

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - kräuseln, sich kräuseln
n. - Kraushaar

2.
v. - zischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - οντουλάρω, σγουραίνω, κατσαρώνω, φριζάρω
n. - κατσαρό (μαλλί)

Italiano (Italian)
increspare, arricciarsi, capelli crespi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer permanente no cabelo
n. - permanente (f) (de cabelo)

Русский (Russian)
завивать кудри, кудри

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - encrespar, engrifar
v. intr. - encresparse, rizarse
n. - pelo crespo, peinado afro

2.
v. tr. - freír
v. intr. - freír, chamuscar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - krusa
n. - krusning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使拳曲, 拳曲, 卷紧的头发

2. 使拳曲, 拳曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 使鬈曲
v. intr. - 鬈曲

2.
v. tr. - 使鬈曲
v. intr. - 鬈曲
n. - 鬈曲, 卷緊的頭髮

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 곱슬곱슬하게 하다
v. intr. - 곱슬 곱슬 하다
n. - 곱슬 곱슬 한 것

2.
v. tr. - 바삭바삭하게 튀기다
v. intr. - 지글지글 소리를 내며 튀겨지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 縮れさせる, 縮れる
n. - 縮れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجعد أو يجعد الشعر (الاسم) شعر مجعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סילסל שיער‬
v. intr. - ‮עוצב בצורת תלתלים (שיער)‬
n. - ‮שיער מסולסל‬
v. tr. - ‮רחש (בעת טיגון)‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיע קול רחש (בעת טיגון)‬

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