máscara
/ˈmaskaɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
mask
🎭 English mascara comes from máscara, but in Spanish it means the whole mask
Spanish máscara and Italian maschera both mean mask. The word may go back to Arabic maskhara, meaning buffoon or mockery. English borrowed it for the eye cosmetic, so mascara is a mask for the lashes. The cosmetic itself is rímel in Spain.