Meaning
sideburn
- A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of the ears (almost always plural: basette).
- A small base or socket in electronics.
In a sentence
Negli anni settanta andavano di moda le basette lunghe.
In the seventies, long sideburns were in fashion.
Il barbiere mi ha spuntato con cura le basette.
The barber carefully trimmed my sideburns.
Ha deciso di farsi crescere le basette per cambiare look.
He decided to grow out his sideburns to change his look.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| basetta | feminine · singular |
| basette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- When referring to facial hair, it is almost exclusively used in the plural: 'le basette'.
- Do not confuse with 'barba' (beard) or 'baffi' (moustache).