bigote

bigote m (plural bigotes)

1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

• IPA^(key): /biˈɡote/ [biˈɡo.te]
• Hyphenation: bi‧go‧te

bigóte (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)

1. moustache

   Halabaon an saiyang bigote.

   His moustache is very long.

2. whiskers

   Synonym: barabas

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɡɔt/

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bigote

1. feminine singular of bigot

• bigode

Perhaps from German bei Gott (“by God”), because, when taking an oath, some men, once they said "by God", aimed at the superior lip with the index finger, symbolising forming the cross with the fingers and kissing it. Compare Portuguese bigode.

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈɣɔ.tɪ/

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bigote m (plural bigotes)

1. moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches
2. whisker, whiskers

May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

bigóte

1. moustache

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.

• IPA^(key): /biˈɡote/ [biˈɣ̞o.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: bi‧go‧te

bigote m (plural bigotes)

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

• May be used in the singular or plural with the same meaning, as in English.

• → Bikol Central: bigote
• → Cebuano: bigote
• → Hiligaynon: bigote
• → Kapampangan: bigoti
• → Tagalog: bigote
• → Yogad: bigote

• barba f

• “bigote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈɡote/ [bɪˈɣoː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: bi‧go‧te

bigote (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)

1. moustache

   Synonym: misay

   Mahaba ang kanyang bigote.

   His moustache is long.

Borrowed from Spanish bigote.

bigote

1. moustache