gigot

[ jig-uht, zhee-goh ]

/ ˈdʒɪg ət, ʒiˈgoʊ /

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noun

a leg-of-mutton sleeve.

a leg of lamb or mutton.

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Origin of gigot

1520–30; <Middle French, apparently diminutive of gigue fiddle (<Germanic; compare Old High German gîga kind of fiddle (German Geige), gig³), so called in allusion to its shape

Words nearby gigot

giglet, Gigli, gig mill, GIGO, gigolo, gigot, gigue, GI Joe, Gijón, Gil, Gila

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How to use gigot in a sentence

I guess this is probably so, although Paul Gigot and company are perfectly capable of throwing down in this fashion themselves.
That Journal Editorial|Michael Tomasky|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr Gigot hosted a solid year of editorials and TV panel discussions of Obama that left little doubt his opinion was not cheerful.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?|John Batchelor|January 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The worst fault seems to be monotony, always chicken, gigot, or veal.
Normandy|G. E. Mitton
Well, it is simply a leg of mutton, and comes from the French word "gigot."
Our Little Scotch Cousin|Blanche McManus

Marie Gigot saw him coming, and dived back into her kitchen.
Angelot|Eleanor Price
"The good God has protected us," said Gigot, coming forward to his master.
Angelot|Eleanor Price
Give the man something to eat and send him back, Gigot, to meet his master.
Angelot|Eleanor Price

British Dictionary definitions for gigot

gigot

/ (ˈʒiːɡəʊ, ˈdʒɪɡət) /

noun

a leg of lamb or mutton

a leg-of-mutton sleeve

Word Origin for gigot

C16: from Old French: leg, a small fiddle, from gigue a fiddle, of Germanic origin

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