MUSTACHE


Meaning of MUSTACHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also mous·tache ˈməs-ˌtash, (ˌ)mə-ˈstash

Etymology: Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache

Date: 1585

1. : the hair growing on the human upper lip ; especially : such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style

2. : hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal

• mus·tached also mous·tached adjective

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