Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
- (masculine) whisker, whiskers (used when it's large and thick) (often in plural)
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bi‧go‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/biˈɡote/
Etymology
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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