• IPA: /ʃɪnˈjɒn/

chignon (plural chignons)

1. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
   • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:

     If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

2. (medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.

• (hairstyle) bun, cock-up

• French: chignon
• German: Dutt, Haarknoten
• Italian: crocchia
• Russian: шиньо́н
• Spanish: moño, chongo m (Mexico)