mustachio

[ muh-stah-shoh, -shee-oh, -stash-oh, -stash-ee-oh ]

noun,plural mus·ta·chios.
  1. a mustache.

Origin of mustachio

1
1545–55; <Spanish mostacho and its source, Italian mostaccio, variant of mostacchio<Medieval Greek moustáki,Doric Greek mýstax, stem mystak- upper lip, mustache

Other words from mustachio

  • mus·ta·chioed, adjective

Words Nearby mustachio

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British Dictionary definitions for mustachio

mustachio

/ (məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ) /


nounplural -chios
  1. (often plural when considered as two halves) often jocular a moustache, esp when bushy or elaborately shaped

Origin of mustachio

1
C16: from Spanish mostacho and Italian mostaccio

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