sideburns

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UK/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/US/ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/

noun

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

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burnsidesideboardsside whiskers
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Meanings

nounsideburns pl (normally plural, singular sideburn)

singular sideburn

  1. pluralplural normallyFacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

    Synonyms: burnside, sideboards, side whiskers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

Similar
burnsidesideboardsside whiskers

Origin

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

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Translations

Afrikaans bakkebaarde
  • bakkebaardefacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Arabic سَوَالِف, سَالِف اَلشَّعْر
  • سَوَالِف (sawālif)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • سَالِف اَلشَّعْر (sālif aš-šaʕr)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Bengali জুলফি
  • জুলফি (zulfi)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Bulgarian бакенбарди
  • бакенбарди (bakenbardi)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Catalan patilles, garrofes
  • patillesfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • garrofesfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Chinese Mandarin 連鬢鬍子 /连鬓胡子, 鬢腳 /鬓脚
  • 連鬢鬍子 /连鬓胡子 (lián bìn húzi)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • 鬢腳 /鬓脚 (bìn jiǎo)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Czech kotlety, licousy
  • kotletyfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • licousyfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Danish bakkenbarter
  • bakkenbarterfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Dutch tochtlatten, bakkebaarden
  • tochtlattenfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • bakkebaardenfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Esperanto vangharoj
  • vangharojfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Estonian põskhabe
  • põskhabefacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Finnish poskiparta, pulisongit
  • poskipartafacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • pulisongitfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
French favoris, rouflaquettes
  • favorisfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • rouflaquettesfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
German Koteletten, Backenbart
  • Kotelettenfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • Backenbartfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • Seitenhaarefacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Greek φαβορίτες
  • φαβορίτες (favorítes)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Hebrew פאה
  • פאהfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Hungarian barkó, oldalszakáll
  • barkófacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • oldalszakállfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • pofaszakállfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • császárszakállfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • pajeszfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • pakompartfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Icelandic bartar
  • bartarfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Indonesian cambang
  • cambangfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Irish féasóg leicinn
  • féasóg leicinnfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Italian basette, basettoni
  • basettefacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • basettonifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • scopettonifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Japanese 揉み上げ, 頬髭
  • 揉み上げ (momiage)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • 頬髭 (hoohige)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Korean 구레나룻
  • 구레나룻 (gurenarut)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Latvian vaigu bārda
  • vaigu bārdafacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Lithuanian žandenos
  • žandenosfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Malay jambang
  • jambangfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Māori hurupāpāringa, hurupae
  • hurupāpāringafacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • hurupaefacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Norwegian kinnskjegg
  • kinnskjeggfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Persian خط ریش, ساج
  • خط ریش (xatt-e riš)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • ساج (sâj)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Polish baki, bokobrody
  • bakifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • bokobrodyfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Portuguese patilhas, costeletas
  • patilhasfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • costeletasfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Romanian favoriți, cotleți
  • favorițifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • cotlețifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Russian бакенба́рды, бачки
  • бакенба́рды (bakenbárdy)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • бачки (bački)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • ба́ки (báki)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Spanish patillas
  • patillasfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Swedish polisong
  • polisongfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Tagalog patilya
  • patilyafacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Thai จอน
  • จอน (jɔɔn)facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Turkish favori, duluk
  • favorifacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
  • dulukfacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin
Cite this entry
APA

sideburns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideburns

MLA

“sideburns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideburns. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sideburns,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideburns.

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