noun

der Schnurrbart, ¨-e

mustache

Haare über der Oberlippe bei einem Mann.

Meaning (English):
A Schnurrbart is a moustache—hair grown on the upper lip.

Parts / Word structure

  • schnurr-: related to schnurren (“to purr” or “to whirr/buzz”), suggesting a bristly, whisker-like look
  • Bart: “beard”
    So Schnurrbart literally refers to a type of beard on the upper lip.

German synonyms

  • Oberlippenbart (more formal/explicit: “upper-lip beard”)
  • Mustache / Moustache (loanword, often used in styling contexts)

German antonyms (if applicable)

There is no strict single-word antonym, but common opposites in meaning are:

  • glattrasiert (“clean-shaven”)
  • bartlos (“beardless”)

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Examples

Der Mann hat einen Schnurrbart.noun

The man has a mustache.

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