gigot

[ jig-uht, zhee-goh ]

/ ˈdʒɪg ət, ʒiˈgoʊ /

noun

a leg-of-mutton sleeve.

a leg of lamb or mutton.

Origin of gigot

1520–30; <Middle French, apparently diminutive of gigue fiddle (<Germanic; compare Old High German gîga kind of fiddle (German Geige), gig¹), 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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Example sentences from the Web for gigot

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
A 'jigget' of mutton is of course a gigot, and we have identified an 'ashet' as an assiette.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
And to be sure, in a few minutes, Gigot came in with a letter, Angelot's marching orders.
Angelot|Eleanor Price
We had gigot sleeves all puffed out with feather cushions, and I used to wear a lace scarf which was very becoming.
Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant

Turning round, he saw Monsieur Joseph's letter to his brother lying on the table; he took it up and gave it to Gigot.
Angelot|Eleanor Price
So the gigot is no good, is tough and dry, and you shut it up in an old house in the country.
The Claverings|Anthony Trollope

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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单词	gigot
释义	gigot [ jig-uht, zhee-goh ] / ˈdʒɪg ət, ʒiˈgoʊ / noun a leg-of-mutton sleeve. a leg of lamb or mutton. Origin of gigot 1520–30; <Middle French, apparently diminutive of gigue fiddle (<Germanic; compare Old High German gîga kind of fiddle (German Geige), gig¹), so called in allusion to its shape Words nearby gigot giglet, Gigli, gig mill, GIGO, gigolo, gigot, gigue, GI Joe, Gijón, Gil, Gila Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gigot 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 A 'jigget' of mutton is of course a gigot, and we have identified an 'ashet' as an assiette. Penelope's Experiences in Scotland\|Kate Douglas Wiggin And to be sure, in a few minutes, Gigot came in with a letter, Angelot's marching orders. Angelot\|Eleanor Price We had gigot sleeves all puffed out with feather cushions, and I used to wear a lace scarf which was very becoming. Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)\|Margaret Oliphant Turning round, he saw Monsieur Joseph's letter to his brother lying on the table; he took it up and gave it to Gigot. Angelot\|Eleanor Price So the gigot is no good, is tough and dry, and you shut it up in an old house in the country. The Claverings\|Anthony Trollope 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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