moustache
pronunciation
How to pronounce moustache in British English:
UK [məˈstɑːʃ]
How to pronounce moustache in American English:
US [ˈmʌstæʃ]
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- Noun:
- an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
Word Origin
- moustache
- moustache: [16] Moustache comes via French from Italian mostaccio, which goes back ultimately to Greek mústax ‘upper lip, moustache’. The synonymous mustachio [16] appears to have originated as a blend of mostaccio with the related Spanish mostacho.
- moustache (n.)
- see mustache. Related: moustachial.
Example
- 1. So burrell immediately started growing his own moustache .
- 2. The corners of his moustache twitched . " It was definitely in the ' ridiculous ' category , " he said .
- 3. I must admit though that a beard or a moustache alone on some men look very graceful .
- 4. He looked about twenty-four , and was tall and dark , with full red lips and a black moustache curled at the ends .
- 5. He fingered his short ginger moustache idly .