gigot

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/, /ʒi.ɡoʊ/ Hyphenation: gi‧got Rhymes: -ɪɡət === Noun === gigot (plural gigots) (cooking) A leg of lamb or mutton. (fashion) Ellipsis of gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”). Synonym: leg-of-mutton sleeve ==== Alternative forms ==== gigget, giggot (obsolete) jigget, jiggot, jigot (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== gigot sleeve ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === gigot (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === git-go == French == === Etymology === From Old French gigue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡo/ === Noun === gigot m (plural gigots) leg (of some animals kept or hunted for their meat) gigot d'agneau ― leg of lamb gigot de mouton ― leg of mutton === Further reading === “gigot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012