Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird
mustaches
Turkish pronunciation
mʌstäşîz
Pronunciation
/ˈməˌstasʜəz/ /ˈmʌˌstæʃɪz/
Etymology
[ 'm&s-"tash, (")m&-'sta ] (noun.) 1585. Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache.