bigote

bigote m (plural bigotes)

1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɡɔt/

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bigote

1. feminine singular of bigot

Perhaps from German bei Gott (“by God”), because, when taking an oath, some men, once they said "by God", aimed at the superior lip with the index finger, symbolising forming the cross with the fingers and kissing it. Compare Portuguese bigode.

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈɣɔ.tɪ/

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bigote m (plural bigotes)

1. moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
2. whisker, whiskers

May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.

From Spanish bigote.

bigóte

1. moustache

Perhaps from German bei Gott (“by God”), because, when taking an oath, some men, once they said "by God", aimed at the upper lip with the index finger, symbolising forming the cross with the fingers and kissing it. Compare Portuguese bigode.

• IPA^(key): /biˈɡote/, [biˈɣot̪e]

bigote m (plural bigotes)

1. moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
2. whisker, whiskers. Used when it's large and thick.

May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.

• bigotón
• bigotudo

• mostacho m

• barba f

• “bigote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

From Spanish bigote.

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈɡɔ.tɛ/

bigote

1. moustache

   Mahaba ang kanyang bigote.

   His moustache is long.