Zapata
(zəˈpɑːtə)
The name of Emilio Zapata (1879–1919), Mexican revolutionary, used attrib. to designate a type of moustache in which the two ends extend downwards to the chin.
Zapata was portrayed with a moustache of this kind by Marlon Brando in the film Viva Zapata! in 1952.
| 1968 Punch 25 Dec. 903/1 He stood now, in the centre of the enormous white vault of the school's auditorium, a willowy figure in a green velveteen frock-coat, Zapata moustache and a Donovan cap. 1972 A. Ross London Assignment 84 One of the younger men, wearing nothing now but his Zapata moustache.., came up for a fresh joint. 1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 11/1 He is a heavy, buccaneering figure with a Zapata mustache. 1983 Manch. Guardian Weekly 22 May 20/1, I was delighted to see a few shots of Karajan as stage actor—hiding behind a Zapata moustache as a bit-part cardsharper in the Carmen film he made in 1967. |