Meaning

1 senses
  1. (plural, usually plural)Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

    Koteletten, Backenbart, Seitenhaare

    бакенба́рдыbakenbárdy, бачкиbački, ба́киbáki

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin:

Origin

Reformed from burnside, named after American Army general Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), no

Reformed from burnside, named after American Army general Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), noted for his unusual facial hair.

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