bigote
bigóte with stress marks
mustache
Usage Note
Bigote is a Spanish loanword for mustache and is used across all registers — formal descriptions, casual conversation, and humor. Growing a bigote is associated with masculinity and authority in Filipino culture, and the term appears in popular expressions and folk songs.
Examples
" Makapal ang bigote niya. "
Natural Translation
His mustache is thick.
Literal Translation
Thick the mustache his.
" Mahaba ang bigote ng lolo. "
Natural Translation
Grandfather's mustache is long.
Literal Translation
Long the mustache of grandfather.
" Hindi ko nakilala ang tatay ko sa larawan dahil noon ay may bigote pa siya at mas bata. "
Natural Translation
I didn't recognize my father in the photo because back then he still had a mustache and was younger.
Literal Translation
Not I recognized the father my in photo because before is has mustache still he and more young.
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