mascara
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mascara¹
- /ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/ Australia
- /məsˈkɑːɹə/ Australia
- /məˈskɑːɹə/ UK
- /ˌmæsˈkæɹə/ US
- /ˌmæsˈkɛɹə/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian maschera (“mask”).
noun mascaras
- A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes. apply mascara
verb mascaras · mascaraing · mascaraed
- To apply mascara to the eyelashes
Mascara²
Where it comes from
From Arabic مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar, “encampment”), from عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers, army”).
proper noun
- A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
- A province of Algeria.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: makeup, mask, smudged, manscara, masque, mascaron, mascule, masquing, masc., masc, masquerade, cosmetic, mascne, masculation, mascle, maskery
Translations
Every language
noun eyelash cosmetic
| Español | rímel, máscara de pestañas, pestañina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마스카라 maseukara |
| 日本語 | マスカラ masukara |
| 中文 | 染睫毛油 rǎn jiémáo yóu, 睫毛膏 jiémáogāo |
| हिन्दी | काजल kājal |
| Português | rímel |
| Français | rimmel, mascara, ricil |
| Deutsch | Wimperntusche, Mascara, Maskara |
| Italiano | mascara, rimmel |
| Ελληνικά | μάσκαρα máskara |
| Română | mascara |
| Русский | тушь tušʹ, тушь для ресни́ц tušʹ dlja resníc |
| Tiếng Việt | thuốc bôi mi mắt |
| العربية | مَسْكَرَة maskara, رَقُّون raqqūn |
name province
| 한국어 | 마스카라 Maseukara |
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Talk about this word "mascara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mascara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mascara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mascara "mascara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mascara.Cite this
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title = {mascara},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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