mustachio

mustachio noun: a mustache, especially a large or lush one.

Noun

mustachio (plural mustachios)

A mustache, especially a large or lush one.
- Dompierre twirled his mustachios in relieved approval.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

mustachio (third-person singular simple present mustachios, present participle mustachioing, simple past and past participle mustachioed)

To adorn with a mustachio, or something that resembles a mustachio.
- Mayonnaise mustachioed their mouths, melted butter ran down their chins, crab juice ran down their arms and soacked the newspapers Kate had spread on the floor, and the empty shells piled steadily higher in the emptied cooking pot she had placed in the center of the table for just that purpose.1993, Dana Stabenow, Dead in the Water, →ISBN, page 118
- We kissed beside the river, we kissed behind her sisters' backs, we kissed with the crema of a freshly made coffee still mustachioing our lips.2009, Anthony Capella, The Various Flavours Of Coffee, →ISBN

Noun
plural	mustachios
alternative form	moustachio
Verb
third-person singular present	mustachios
present participle	mustachioing
past participle	mustachioed
past	mustachioed

Borrowed from the Italian dialectal mustaccio (from Neapolitan) or mustacchio, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

What does mustachio mean?: Mustachio means a mustache, especially a large or lush one.
What part of speech is mustachio?: Mustachio can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mustachio?: The plural of mustachio is mustachios.

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