bigote
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈɡote/, [biˈɡo.te]
- Hyphenation: bi‧go‧te
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ɡɔt/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file)
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ˈɣɔ.tɪ/
Audio (file)
Usage notes
May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.
Spanish
Etymology
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 and English bigot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈɡote/ [biˈɣ̞o.t̪e]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: bi‧go‧te
Noun
bigote m (plural bigotes)
Usage notes
- May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.
Derived terms
Related terms
- mostacho m
Descendants
See also
- barba f
Further reading
- “bigote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɡote/ [bɪˈɣo.tɛ]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: bi‧go‧te
Noun
bigote (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)
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