Gigot
/ˈdʒɪɡ.oʊ/noun
A cut of meat from the leg of a sheep or lamb.
Did you know?Gigot entered English from French as a culinary term for a leg cut, and its older French history is tied to everyday body vocabulary rather than any mystical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
gigot
“The leg or shank, especially of an animal”
14th-15th Century
French
gigot
“A leg cut of meat, especially from a sheep or lamb”
16th-17th Century
English
gigot
“A borrowed culinary term for a leg of mutton or lamb”
Modern English
English
gigot
“A cut of meat from the leg of a sheep or lamb”