Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: bigote

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===Etymology===

  

===Etymology===
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Perhaps from {{etyl|de|es}} {{term|Got|bei Got|by God}}, because, when taking an [[oath]], some men, at once they said "by God", they aimed at the superior lip with the [[index finger]], [[symbolising]] to forming the [[cross]] with the fingers and kissing it. Compare Portuguese ''[[bigode]]''.

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Perhaps from {{etyl|de|es}} {{term|Gott|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]]''.
   
 

===Noun===

  

===Noun===

Latest revision as of 23:59, 26 March 2013

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Audio (Paris) (file)

[edit] Adjective

bigote f

  1. feminine form of bigot

[edit] Hiligaynon

[edit] Etymology

From Spanish bigote.

[edit] Noun

bigóte

  1. moustache

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

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.

[edit] Noun

bigote m (plural bigotes)

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

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] See also
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