bigote
Asturian
Noun
bigote m (plural bigotes)
- moustache (hair on upper lip)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bigote.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧go‧te
- IPA(key): /biˈɡote/
Noun
bigote
- moustache
- Halaba an saiyang bigote.
- His moustache is long.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ɡɔt/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file)
Adjective
bigote
- feminine singular of bigot
Galician
Alternative forms
- bigode
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)
Noun
bigote m (plural bigotes)
- moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
- whisker, whiskers
Usage notes
May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish bigote.
Noun
bigóte
- 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)
- moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
- 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
- bigotón
- bigotudo
- de bigote
- de bigotes
Related terms
- mostacho m
Descendants
- → Bikol Central: bigote
- → Cebuano: bigote
- → Hiligaynon: bigote
- → Kapampangan: bigoti
- → Tagalog: bigote
- → Yogad: bigote
See also
- barba f
Further reading
- “bigote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bigote.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧go‧te
- IPA(key): /biˈɡote/, [bɪˈɣo.te]
Noun
bigote
- moustache
- Synonym: misay
- Mahaba ang kanyang bigote.
- His moustache is long.
See also
- baang
- balbas
- bigotilyo
- bungot
- gumi
- yangot
Yogad
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bigote.
Noun
bigote
- moustache