mustachio
/məstˈæʃiˌoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mustache, especially a large or lush one.
verb
To adorn with a mustachio, or something that resembles a mustachio.
Example Sentences
- "Dompierre twirled his mustachios in relieved approval."
- "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."
- "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."
- "The face of the sky was mustachioed by a long, thin cloud which drooped at the ends."
Etymology
Borrowed from the Italian dialectal mustaccio (from Neapolitan) or mustacchio, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Origin
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