mostaccio

Italian

Etymology

From a Late Latin *mustaceus, Vulgar Latin *mustaceus, from Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον (moustákion), diminutive of (Doric) Ancient Greek μύσταξ (mústax, “upper lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *mendʰ- (“to chew”). Compare Aromanian mustatsã, French moustache, Neapolitan mustaccio, Romanian mustață, Sicilian mustazzu, Spanish mostacho.

Noun

mostaccio m (plural mostacci)

moustache
(informal) mug (ugly face)

Synonyms

(moustache): baffo

Descendants

French: moustache
- English: moustache

See also

barba f
mustacchio m

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