moustache
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moustache
- /məˈstɑːʃ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /məˈstɒʃ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /məˈstæʃ/ Northern England
- /ˈmʌstæʃ/ US
- /məˈstæʃ/ US
- /məˈstaːʃ/ Australia
- /məˈstɐːʃ/ New Zealand
- /məˈstaʃ/ Canada
- /mʊstaʃ/ Canada
- /mʌstaʃ/ Canada
Rhymes with -ɑːʃ, -ɒʃ, -æʃ
Where it comes from
Used in English since the 16th century. From Middle French moustache from Italian mostaccio, from Early Medieval Latin mustācium, from Medieval 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.
noun moustaches · mustache
- A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
- A curly bracket, { or }. In this example, the first is a string of text that contains the name property in double curly brackets (or “mustaches”)—this is the syntax for a tag.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mustache, beard, whisker, hair, chubby, stache, whiskers, soup-strainer, face fungus, handlebar, tash, bristles, moustachio, mo, handlebar moustache, cavalry moustache
Translations
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noun hair on upper lip
| Español | bigote, mostacho, bozo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콧수염 kotsuyeom, 수염 suyeom |
| 日本語 | 口ひげ kuchihige, 口髭 kuchihige |
| 中文 | 鬍子 /胡子 húzi, 髭 zī, 八字鬍 /八字胡 bāzìhú |
| हिन्दी | मूँछ mū̃ch, मूछ mūch, श्मश्रु śmaśru, मूंछ mūñch |
| Kiswahili | masharubu |
| Português | bigode |
| Français | moustache, bacchante, charmeuses |
| Deutsch | Schnurrbart, Oberlippenbart, Schnauzbart, Schnauzer, Schnäuzer |
| Italiano | baffi, mostaccio, mustaccio |
| Ελληνικά | μουστάκι moustáki |
| Română | mustață |
| Русский | ус us, усы́ usý |
| Tiếng Việt | râu mép, ria mép, ria |
| العربية | شَارِب šārib |
| עברית | שָׂפָם safam |
Talk about this word "moustache." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moustache. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. moustache. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moustache "moustache." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moustache.Cite this
@misc{moustache_2026,
title = {moustache},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moustache},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
