moustachu

moustachu

French

Etymology

    From moustache +‎ -u.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ʃy/
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    Adjective

    moustachu (feminine moustachue, masculine plural moustachus, feminine plural moustachues)

    1. moustachioed
      • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 4, in Les Misérables, Tome IV : L’idylle rue Plumet et l’épopée rue Saint-Denis, book 12:
        [T]rois insurgés les assistaient, trois gaillards chevelus, barbus et moustachus.
        [T]hree insurgents were assisting them, three bushy-haired, jolly blades with beards and moustaches.

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