/ ˈdʒɪgət; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] a leg of meat from a sheep or a lamb :
a gigot of lamb
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WORD ORIGIN
French , diminutive of colloquial gigue leg, from giguer to hop, jump, of unknown origin.
/ ˈdʒɪgət; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] a leg of meat from a sheep or a lamb :
a gigot of lamb
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WORD ORIGIN
French , diminutive of colloquial gigue leg, from giguer to hop, jump, of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005