moustache
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Used in English since the 16th century. Via French, from Italian mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Ancient Greek μύσταξ (“upper lip”).
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moustache (plural moustaches)
- A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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hair on upper lip
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[edit] French
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From Neapolitan mustaccio (cf. Italian mostaccio), itself, possibly through an intermediate Late Latin *mustaceum, from Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον, from Ancient Greek μύσταξ.
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moustache f. (plural moustaches)
- moustache, mustache
[edit] See also
- barbe f.
