mostaccio
Italian
Etymology
From a Late Latin *mustaceus, Vulgar Latin *mustaceus, from Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον (moustákion), diminutive of (Doric) Ancient Greek μύσταξ (mústax, “upper lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *mendʰ- (“to chew”). Template:coglist
Noun
mostaccio m (plural mostacci)
Synonyms
- (moustache): baffo
Descendants
See also
- barba f
- mustacchio m
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- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Italian terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian informal terms
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