gigot

gig·ot  (jgt, zh-g)

n.

1. A leg of mutton, lamb, or veal for cooking.

2. A leg-of-mutton sleeve.

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[French, from Old French, diminutive of gigue, fiddle, from Middle High German gge, from Old High German gga.]

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gigot [ˈʒiːgəʊ ˈdʒɪgət]

n

1. (Cookery) a leg of lamb or mutton

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a leg-of-mutton sleeve

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gigot - lamb leg suitable for roasting       leg of lamb leg - the limb of an animal used for food lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting

Translations

gigot [ˈʒiːgəʊ, ˈdʒɪgət] N (Culin) → gigot m

gigot

n (old) → Hammelkeule f; gigot chop (Scot) → Hammelkotelett nt (mit Mark im Knochen)