Spanish word

mostacho

Pronunciation

IPA/mosˈtatʃo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmustache

Example

¿Por qué te afeitaste el mostacho?

Why did you shave your mustache?

Illustration for mostacho (mustache)

More examples

Antes de la entrevista recortó el mostacho para parecer más formal.

Before the interview he trimmed the mustache to look more formal.

Core concept

Short hairs forming a visible strip right above the mouth.

Common phrases

  • recortar el mostacho

    trim the mustache

  • peinar el mostacho

    comb the mustache

  • llevar mostacho

    have a mustache

Similar words

bigote: Short strip of hair above the upper lip, usually unstyled and casually kept.
barba: Dense hair growth on the lower face, including chin, jawline, and cheeks.
perilla: Concentrated cluster of hair at the point of the chin forming a small distinct tuft.

Definition in Spanish

Pelo que crece sobre el labio superior y forma una franja visible sobre la boca.

Word origin

Borrowed into Spanish via French moustache, with ultimate origin in Greek mustákion referring to upper-lip hair.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often mix spellings; Spanish mostacho uses o's (not the English moustache/mustache spellings), and using bigote is the safer, more common choice.

Opposites

  • cara afeitadaclean-shaven facenoun

Related words

  • mostachónlarge mustachenoun
  • mostachudomustachioedadjective

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