bigote

== Asturian == === Noun === bigote m (plural bigotes) 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) moustache whiskers Synonym: barabas == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ɡɔt/ === 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/ === 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 === Borrowed 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] 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bigote. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɡote/ [bɪˈɣoː.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: bi‧go‧te === Noun === bigote (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ) moustache Synonym: misay ==== See also ==== == Yogad == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bigote. === Noun === bigote moustache