la
feminine
/mus.taʃ/
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Translation
moustache
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian mostaccio, from Medieval Greek moustaki, a diminutive of Greek mystax ('upper lip, moustache').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- mystax
- English cognates
- moustache, mustache
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmoustaches
Examples
- grosse .
My grandfather has a big white moustache.
?
Do you think this moustache suits me?
rase .
He shaves his moustache once a week.
.
The cat has very long whiskers.
L' .
The man with the black moustache is my uncle.
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