moustache
A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lipA growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
» Tom has a moustache.
Tom hat einen Schnurrbart.
У Тома усы.
Том має вуса.
Meaning
2 sensesA growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
Schnurrbart, Oberlippenbart, Schnauzbart
усus, усы́usý
ву́саvúsa, ву́сиvúsy
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
(informal)A curly bracket, { or }.
Examples
76 sentencesTom has a moustache.
Том має вуса.
ruУ Тома усы.
deTom hat einen Schnurrbart.
Tom can't grow a moustache yet.
ruУ Тома ещё не растут усы.
deTom kann sich noch keinen Schnurrbart wachsen lassen.
A fat guy with moustache just walked in.
Would a moustache really suit me?
Tom grew a moustache.
ruТом отрастил усы.
deTom hat sich einen Schnurrbart wachsen lassen.
Translations
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Origin
Used in English since the 16th century. From Middle French moustache from Italian mostacciUsed 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.
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Forms
plural: moustachesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip:mustache