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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigot¹

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

Example Sentences

BOW, Skagit County — The French word gigot translates to a leg of lamb, a revelation that amused a live Bellingham radio audience at a February event featuring Washington poet and sheep farmer Jessica Gigot.

From Seattle Times

In France, gigot d’agneau — leg of lamb — is, well, de rigueur for a proper Easter meal.

From Seattle Times

If not, here’s a popular Gallic choice: gigot d’agneau, leg of lamb.

From New York Times

However, as I do about the most wonderful gigot d'agneau I have ever eaten in France one summer, I always think about and talk about her paella.

From New York Times

I’m sure she didn’t want to make that gigot.”

From New York Times