mustachio
[m
uh
-
stah
-shoh, -shee-oh, -
stash
-oh, -
stash
-ee-oh]
/məˈstɑ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ, -ˈstæʃ oʊ, -ˈstæʃ iˌoʊ/
noun
,
plural
mustachios.
1.
a mustache.
Origin
1545-55;
<
Spanish
mostacho
and its source,
Italian
mostaccio,
variant of
mostacchio
<
Medieval Greek
moustáki,
Doric Greek
mýstax,
stem
mystak-
upper lip, mustache
Related forms
mustachioed,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
mustachio
mustachio
/
məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-chios
1.
(
often pl when considered as two halves
) (
often jocular
) a moustache, esp when bushy or elaborately shaped
Word Origin
C16: from Spanish
mostacho
and Italian
mostaccio