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bigote

(Îngilîzî)

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

Pircarînî

C1
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
bi‧go‧te
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/biˈɡote/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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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