planchado de seda
/plant͡ʃado de seda/from spelling rules
The English phrase silk press is translated into Spanish as planchado de seda.
This term refers to a specific hair styling process where a flat iron is used to make curly or coily hair smooth and straight. Because this is a specific beauty technique, many Spanish-speaking stylists may also use the English term silk press directly.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation where planchado means ironing or flat-ironing and seda means silk.
How do you pronounce it?
/plantʃado de seda/
Did you know?
- The term plancha serves a double purpose in Spanish, acting as the name for both a clothes iron and a hair straightener.
- In the Caribbean, hair styling terms are often influenced by African-American culture, making the English 'silk press' more common than planchado de seda.
- The word seda is a descendant of the Latin saeta, which originally referred to a thin thread or filament.
Examples in context
- Ayer fui al salón de belleza y me hice un alisado de cabello con plancha. ¡Me encantó el resultado!Yesterday, I went to the beauty salon and got a silk press. I loved the result!
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are talking about their hairstyles.
- DanielLucía, tu cabello se ve increíble hoy.Lucía, your hair looks amazing today.
- LucíaGracias, Daniel. Me hice un planchado de seda.Thank you, Daniel. I got a silk press.
- DanielSe ve muy liso y suave.It looks very straight and smooth.
- LucíaSí, me encanta el resultado del planchado de seda.Yes, I love the result of the silk press.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, seda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
