English Explanatory Dictionary

moustache

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
  2. A curly bracket, { or }.

Pronunciation

/məˈstɑːʃ/ /məˈstɒʃ/ /məˈstæʃ/ /ˈmʌstæʃ/ En-us-moustache.ogg /məˈstaːʃ/ /məˈstɐːʃ/ /mʊsʈa(t)ʃ/ /məˈstaʃ/ /mʊstaʃ/ /mʌstaʃ/

Word forms

moustache moustaches mustache

Etymology

Used in English since the 16th century. From Middle French moustache from Italian mostaccio, from Early Medieval Latin mustācium, from Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον (moustákion), diminutive of (Doric) Ancient Greek μύσταξ (mústax, “upper lip”), of unknown origin (probably a Pre-Greek substrate). Replaced native English kemp (“moustache”), from Old English cenep.

Related words

beard kemp Movember mustachio nosebeard sideburn sideboard whisker

Derived words

bemoustached cavalry moustache Charlie Chaplin moustache Fu Manchu moustache handlebar moustache Hitler moustache horseshoe moustache milk moustache mo molestache moustache cup moustached moustacheless moustachelike moustache ride moustache-twirling moustachial moustachy mustache ride pedo-stache pencil moustache pornstache stache 'stache tache 'tache toothbrush moustache twirl one's moustache walrus moustache Zapata moustache
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