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gigot

[ jig-uht, zhee-goh ]

noun

  1. a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
  2. a leg of lamb or mutton.


gigot

/ ˈʒiːɡəʊ; ˈdʒɪɡət /

noun

  1. a leg of lamb or mutton
  2. a leg-of-mutton sleeve


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gigot1

1520–30; < Middle French, apparently diminutive of gigue fiddle (< Germanic; compare Old High German gîga kind of fiddle ( German Geige ), gig 3 ), so called in allusion to its shape

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gigot1

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

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Example Sentences

I guess this is probably so, although Paul Gigot and company are perfectly capable of throwing down in this fashion themselves.

Mr Gigot hosted a solid year of editorials and TV panel discussions of Obama that left little doubt his opinion was not cheerful.

The worst fault seems to be monotony, always chicken, gigot, or veal.

Well, it is simply a leg of mutton, and comes from the French word "gigot."

Marie Gigot saw him coming, and dived back into her kitchen.

"The good God has protected us," said Gigot, coming forward to his master.

Give the man something to eat and send him back, Gigot, to meet his master.

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