Masculí

bigote

Significat (Anglès)

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

Freqüència

C1
Amb guionet com a
bi‧go‧te
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/biˈɡote/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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.

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