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giggot

Syllables: gig·gotUK/ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/

giggot numeral: twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting. Also the obsolete spelling of gigot.

Numeral

giggot

  1. (Cumbria) twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting

Also used as

giggot is also the obsolete spelling of gigot.

Forms of giggot

pluralgiggots

Origin of giggot

From Brythonic numerals, from an assumed Cumbric *gwıgeint, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic *wikantī.

Words that rhyme with giggot

Questions about giggot

What does giggot mean?
Giggot means twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting.
What part of speech is giggot?
Giggot is a numeral.
How do you pronounce giggot?
Giggot is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/ (UK).

Words near giggot in the dictionary

  1. giggling
  2. gigglingly
  3. gigglings
  4. gigglish
  5. giggly
  6. giggot
  7. giggots
  8. Giggs
  9. Giggses
  10. Giggsy
  11. Gigha

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