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moustache
[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]
/ ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ /
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OTHER WORDS FROM moustache
moustached, adjectiveWords nearby moustache
mousseline, mousseline de laine, mousseline de soie, mousseline sauce, Moussorgsky, moustache, moustache cup, Mousterian, mousy, MOUT, mouth
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British Dictionary definitions for moustache
moustache
US mustache
/ (məˈstɑːʃ) /
noun
the unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip, and sometimes down the sides of the mouth
a similar growth of hair or bristles (in animals) or feathers (in birds)
a mark like a moustache
Derived forms of moustache
moustached or US mustached, adjectiveWord Origin for moustache
C16: via French from Italian mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Greek mustax upper lip
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