Meaning

1 senses

  1. A mustache, especially a large or lush one.

More definitions
  • a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)

Origin

Borrowed from the Italian dialectal mustaccio (from Neapolitan) or mustacchio, ultimately

Borrowed from the Italian dialectal mustaccio (from Neapolitan) or mustacchio, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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Forms

plural: mustachios

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth):moustachiohandle-bars

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
muslinmusselmustA1mustangmustardB1

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