Mustache

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈmÊŒstæʃ/
• RP IPA: /ˈmÊŠstɑːʃ/

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth English) moustache

Origin

From French moustache, from Italian mostaccio, from μουστάκιον, diminutive of (Doric) Ancient Greek μύσταξ ("upper lip"), from Proto-Indo-European *mendʰ- ("to chew").

Full definition of mustache

Noun

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