mascara

Etymology

Italian maschera (“mask”).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/, /məsˈkɑːɹə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈskɑːɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmæsˈkæɹə/

Noun

mascara (countable and uncountable, plural mascaras)

1. A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

Verb

mascara (third-person singular simple present mascaras, present participle mascaraing, simple past and past participle mascaraed)

1. To apply mascara to the eyelashes

Anagrams

• Camaras, maracas, marasca

Etymology

From Italian maschera (“mask”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mas‧ca‧ra

Noun

mascara f, m (plural mascara's, diminutive mascaraatje n)

1. mascara

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mascara

Noun

mascara m (plural mascaras)

1. mascara

Further reading

• “mascara” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

See maschera

Noun

mascara m (invariable)

1. mascara

Anagrams

• marasca

Verb

mascara

1. First-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of mascar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) pluperfect indicative of mascar
3. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of mascarar

Verb

mascara

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of mascar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect subjunctive form of mascar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of mascar.