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mus·ta·chio
also mous·ta·chio (mə-stăsh′ō, -stăsh′ē-ō′, -stä′shō, -shē-ō′)n. pl. mus·ta·chios also mous·ta·chios
A mustache, especially a luxuriant one.
[Ultimately from Italian dialectal mustaccio, mustache; see mustache.]
mus·ta′chioed (-stăsh′ōd, -stăsh′ē-ōd′, -stä′shōd, -shē-ōd′) adj.
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mustachio
(məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ)n, pl -chios
(Hairdressing & Grooming) (often plural when considered as two halves) often jocular a moustache, esp when bushy or elaborately shaped
[C16: from Spanish mostacho and Italian mostaccio]
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mus•ta•chio
(məˈstɑ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ, -ˈstæʃ oʊ, -ˈstæʃ iˌoʊ)n., pl. -chios.
a mustache, usu. a bushy one.
[1545–55; < Sp mostacho and its source, Italian mostaccio]
mus•ta′chioed, adj.
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Noun | 1. | mustachio - a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
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Translations
mustachio
n pl <-s> → Schnauzbart m
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