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gigot

Syllables: gi·got/ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/

gigot noun: a leg of lamb or mutton. Also the ellipsis of gigot sleeve.

Noun

gigot (plural gigots)

  1. A leg of lamb or mutton.
    • Then is the hoſtie ſlaine and flayde, and part on gridorne put, / The liuer and lights they comely ſéeth and euery little gut. / The gigots and the other fleſh in péeces they did ſpit, / Which roſt, tipling the pleaſaunt wine they downe to table ſit.1581, Homer, “The Seconde Booke”, in A[rthur] H[all], transl., Ten Books of Homers Iliades, Translated out of French, London: Imprinted by [Henry Bynneman? for] Ralphe Nevvberie, →OCLC, page 31
    • Guard, Treaſon, treaſon, treaſon. / Boatſ[wain]. Cut the ſlaevs to giggets.c. 1619–1622, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Double Marriage. A Tragedy.”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 2], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry...

Also used as

gigot is also the ellipsis of gigot sleeve.

Synonyms of gigot

Forms of gigot

pluralgigots
alternative formgigget
alternative formgiggot
alternative formjigget
alternative formjiggot
alternative formjigot

Origin of gigot

Borrowed from French gigot (“leg (of lamb)”), from gigue (“(colloquial) a long leg; haunch of some animals, especially venison”) + -ot (diminutive suffix). Gigue is derived from giguer (“to dance; to jump”), further etymology unknown.

Words formed from gigot

Phrases with gigot

Words that rhyme with gigot

Questions about gigot

What does gigot mean?
Gigot means a leg of lamb or mutton.
What part of speech is gigot?
Gigot is a noun.
How do you pronounce gigot?
Gigot is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/ (UK).
What is the plural of gigot?
The plural of gigot is gigots.

Words near gigot in the dictionary

  1. gigohm
  2. gigohms
  3. gigolo
  4. gigolos
  5. Gigondas
  6. gigot
  7. gigot sleeve
  8. gigot sleeves
  9. gigots
  10. gigs
  11. gigster

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