depilación del bikini
/depilaθjon del bikini/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the term for bikini wax is depilación del bikini.
This term refers to the removal of pubic hair using hot wax. In professional spa or salon settings, a more discreet or euphemistic term often used is depilación de zona íntima, which means intimate area hair removal. To specify a complete bikini wax, you can use depilación de bikini completa.
Meaning: removal of pubic hair using hot wax (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of depilación (hair removal) and del bikini (of the bikini).
Which one should you use?
You may encounter Depilación de bikini used as a formal way to say bikini hair removal. For specific types of waxing that involve the genital area, people often use the informal terms Cera brasileña or a la brasileña.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you will commonly hear the phrases depilación de bikini, depilado de bikini and depilación brasileña.
How do you pronounce it?
/depilaθjon del bikini/
Did you know?
- While bikini is borrowed from English to describe the swimsuit, in Catalan the word biquini also refers to a toasted ham and cheese sandwich.
- While depilación del bikini is the standard term, the word depilación can be used for any hair removal method, including shaving or laser, whereas English 'waxing' refers only to the wax method.
- Depending on the region, using depilado instead of depilación changes the word from the name of the procedure to the resulting state of being hairless.
Examples in context
- La depilación del bikini es muy dolorosa.The bikini wax is very painful.
- Ella reservó una depilación del bikini para mañana.She booked a bikini wax for tomorrow.
Example conversation
María is telling Mateo about her plans for the day.
- MaríaHoy tengo una cita para la depilación del bikini.Today I have an appointment for a bikini wax.
- Mateo¿A qué hora es tu cita, María?What time is your appointment, María?
- MaríaEs a las tres de la tarde.It is at three in the afternoon.
- MateoEstá bien, yo te espero en casa.That is fine, I will wait for you at home.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bikini, del, depilación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
