gigolo

== English == === Etymology === First attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”), a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ Hyphenation: gig‧o‧lo === Noun === gigolo (plural gigolos) A man funded by women who find him attractive, particularly (dated) A hired escort or dancing partner. A male prostitute with female clients. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gigolo ==== Descendants ==== North Levantine Arabic: جغل (jagal) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gigolo (third-person singular simple present gigoloes or gigolos, present participle gigoloing, simple past and past participle gigoloed) (intransitive) To work or act as a gigolo. (transitive) To provide (someone) with the services of a gigolo. (transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) to someone as a gigolo. === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gigolo. First attested in Dutch in 1935. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡoːloː/ Hyphenation: gi‧go‧lo === Noun === gigolo m (plural gigolo's, diminutive gigolootje n) A gigolo, a male having sexual relationships for money == Finnish == === Etymology === From French gigolo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡolo/, [ˈɡiɡo̞lo̞] Rhymes: -iɡolo Syllabification(key): gi‧go‧lo Hyphenation(key): gi‧go‧lo === Noun === gigolo gigolo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gigolo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[8] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From gigolette +‎ -lo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡɔ.lo/ === Noun === gigolo m (plural gigolos) (informal, derogatory) gigolo ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: ژیگولو (žigulu) === Further reading === “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French gigolo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʐi.ɡɔ.lɔ/, /ʐi.ɡɔˈlɔ/ Rhymes: -iɡɔlɔ, -ɔ Syllabification: gi‧go‧lo === Noun === gigolo m pers (indeclinable) alternative spelling of żigolo ==== Declension ==== or Indeclinable. === Further reading === “gigolo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[9] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “gigolo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[10] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gigolo. === Noun === gigolo m (uncountable) gigolo ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === gigolo c a gigolo (male prostitue) Synonym: manshora a gigolo (male hired dancer) ==== Declension ==== === References === “gigolo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gigolo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Fula Ordboken