English

Alternative spellings
US mustache

Pronunciation
(RP)

• IPA|/Ë�mÊ�stÉ�Ë�Ê�/
• rhymes|É�Ë�Ê�

(US)

• IPA|/Ë�mÊ�stæÊ�/
• rhymes|æÊ�

(Aus)

• IPA|/mÉ�Ë�stæÊ�/
• rhymes|æÊ�

Etymology
Used in English since the 16th century. Via F. from It. mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Gk. term|μ���αξ|sc=Grek (upper lip).

Noun
en-noun

1. A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

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Translations

trreq|Albanian
Arabic: Arab|شارب|شار�ب (š�reb) m
trreq|Armenian
Bulgarian: м���ак m
Chinese: �� (húzi),
trreq|Croatian
Czech: knír m
Danish: overskæg n
Dutch: snor f
trreq|Esperanto
trreq|Estonian
Finnish: viikset p, viikset|viiksi- italbrac|in compounds
French: moustache f
Georgian: ������ (ulvaši)
German: Schnurrbart m, Oberlippenbart m
Hebrew: שפ� (safam) m
trreq|Hindi
Hungarian: bajusz
Icelandic: yfirvaraskegg n
trreq|Indonesian
Isthmus Zapotec: guicha ruaa
Italian: baffi m|p
Japanese: ��� (����, kuchí-higé), �髭 (����, kuchí-higé)
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Korean: 콧�� (kotsuyeom)
Latin: mystax (neologism)
trreq|Latvian
Lithuanian: Å«sai m|p
Malay: misai
Maltese: musta��i m
trreq|Norwegian
trreq|Old English
Persian: fa-Arab|بر�ت (burūt)
Polish: w�sy p
Portuguese: bigode m
Romanian: mustaţ� f
Russian: ��� (usý) m|p
trreq|Slovak
Slovene: brki m|p
Spanish: bigote m
Swedish: mustasch c
Telugu: మ�స� (meesam)
Thai: Thai|มัสสุ (mátsòo), Thai|�า�ิ�ะ (taatìgà)
Turkish: bıyık
trreq|Urdu
trreq|Vietnamese

See also
beard
sideburn, sideboard, buggers grips
whisker

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /mus.ta�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /mus.taS/

Noun
moustache f

1. moustache, mustache

See also
barbe f

Category:Hair

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