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la tignasse

messy hair, mop of hair

t i . ɲ a s
noun · feminine Rare #43,086
messy hair, mop of hair Informal and often a bit negative; used to talk about someone’s hair looking messy or unkempt.
FR: Avec le vent, j’ai une tignasse impossible à coiffer.
EN: With the wind, I have a mess of hair that’s impossible to style.

Tignasse entre les mains de Bérénice.

A mop of hair in Bérénice's hands.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Une usine à poux, ta tignasse.

Your hair is a lice factory.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Et ce type, il a une belle tignasse blanche.

And this guy, he has a beautiful head of white hair.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tignasse !

Mane of hair!

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)