bigode

Meaning

1. (masculine) moustache, mustache
2. (masculine,plural-normally) whisker (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat)

Hyphenated as

bi‧go‧de

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biˈɡɔ.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

Unknown. Theories include:
* from Middle High German bi got (“by God”) (modern bei Gott (“by God”)), due to the use of moustache by Landsknecht mercenaries;
* from vigote, diminutive of viga (“beam”).
Cognate with Galician bigode, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, and Aragonese bigote and Catalan bigoti.

Sentences

Um homem de bigode tenta esculpir em um pilar de concreto .

A man with a mustache tries to carve on a concrete pillar.