Masculino

bigote

Significado (Inglés)

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

Frecuencia

C1
Con guión como
bi‧go‧te
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/biˈɡote/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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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