gigot

Meaning

1. A leg of lamb or mutton.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”).

Synonyms

leg of lamb

leg of mutton

Translations

gigot

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schapebout

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/

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.