mostatxo

Catalan

Etymology

From Italian mostaccio, probably borrowed via Spanish mostacho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [musˈta.t͡ʃu]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [mosˈta.t͡ʃo]

Noun

mostatxo m (plural mostatxos)

(also in the plural) moustache
Synonym: bigoti

Derived terms

mostatxut

References

“mostatxo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

“mostatxo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“mostatxo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“mostatxo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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