Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhs-tash, muh-stash]
- /ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ/
- /mʊˈstɑːʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhs-tash, muh-stash]
- /ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ/
Definitions of mustache word
- noun mustache the hair growing on the upper lip. 1
- noun mustache such hair on men, allowed to grow without shaving, and often trimmed in any of various shapes. 1
- noun mustache hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal. 1
- noun mustache a stripe of color, or elongated feathers, suggestive of a mustache on the side of the head of a bird. 1
- noun mustache something resembling a mustache, as food or drink adhering to the upper lip: a mustache of milk. 1
- noun mustache A strip of hair left to grow above the upper lip. 1
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Origin of mustache
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Middle French moustache < Italian mostaccio; see mustachio
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Parts of speech for Mustache
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mustache popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mustache
noun mustache
- beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
- stubble — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- goatee — a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
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