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Definition of tache

tache

/tæʃ/
tache
Plural:taches
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• noun

1

British A moustache (used informally as a clipped form).

Example

"He grew a thick handlebar tache for the charity fundraising event in November."

2

A spot, stain, blemish, or moral flaw (archaic or in medicine and art).

Example

"The dermatologist examined the faint brown tache on the patient's forearm."

3

A clasp, hook, buckle, or loop used as a fastener (archaic or historical).

Example

"In the biblical account, fifty golden taches were forged to couple the curtains of the tabernacle together."

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Word Nuance & Usage

In contemporary usage, 'tache' (also spelled ''tache' or 'stash' in North America) is primarily an informal British shortening of 'moustache', whereas its older meanings of a blemish or a clasp are restricted to archaic or biblical texts.

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Word Origin & Etymology

In its modern informal sense, the word is a 19th-century aphetic clipping of 'moustache'. The older senses of 'spot' and 'clasp' derive separately from Old French 'tache' (stain or mark) and 'tache' (buckle or nail, related to 'attach').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tache. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tache
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