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bigode.

moustache, mustache

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/biˈɡɔ.d͡ʒi/Brazil/biˈɡɔ.dɨ/Portugal[biˈɣɔ.ðɨ]Portugal/biˈɡɔ.dɨ/Portugal, Southern
  1. moustache, mustache

    masculine
    Salvador Dalí tinha um bigode muito peculiar.
  2. whisker (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat)

    masculine · plural-normally
    Os tigres têm bigodes.
Where this word comes from

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.

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