Etymology

gigot

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Today it means: A leg of lamb or mutton. Full definition →

French gigot
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  1. French · borrowed fromgigot“leg (of lamb)”
  2. English todaygigot

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.

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