bigote

Meaning

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

Concepts

moustache

mustache

whisker

beard

whiskers

moustaches

mustaches

sideburns

stache

tache

Hyphenated as

bi‧go‧te

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biˈɡote/

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.

Sentences

Su cloaca es amarillenta y su barbilla y bigote tiene tonos amarillos .

His cloaca is yellowish and his chin and mustache have yellow tones.