köken: Uncertain. Possibly from Portuguese bigode (“moustache”) with semantics influenced by the obsolete term bigotère (“moustache curler”), itself derived from Spanish bigote and cognate with the Portuguese term. Attested 1852.
On apprend la vie secrète Des angoissés d' la bébête Ou de ceux qui trouvent dégourdi De montrer leur bigoudi
köken: < Swedish papiljott (“hair roller”) < French papillote (“piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl”) < French papillon (“butterfly”)