bigote

Asturian

Noun

bigote m (plural bigotes)

  1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈɡote/, [biˈɡo.te]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧go‧te

Noun

bigóte (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. moustache
    Halabaon an saiyang bigote.
    His moustache is very long.
  2. whiskers
    Synonym: barabas

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ɡɔt/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Adjective

bigote

  1. feminine singular of bigot

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/
  • (file)

Noun

bigote m (plural bigotes)

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

Usage notes

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

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

Noun

bigóte

  1. moustache

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)

  1. moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
  2. whisker, whiskers (used when it's large and thick) (often in plural)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bikol Central: bigote
  • Cebuano: bigote
  • Hiligaynon: bigote
  • Kapampangan: bigoti
  • Tagalog: bigote
  • Yogad: bigote

See also

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɡote/ [bɪˈɣo.tɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: bi‧go‧te

Noun

bigote (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. moustache
    Synonym: misay
    Mahaba ang kanyang bigote.
    His moustache is long.

See also

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

Noun

bigote

  1. moustache
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