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la

feminine

/mus.taʃ/

Line drawing of moustache
Coloured illustration of moustache
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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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This word is part of lesson 66.