Definition of "gigot" [gig•ot]

• A leg of mutton, lamb, or veal for cooking. (noun)
• A leg-of-mutton sleeve. (noun)

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• "The monkfish tail is a large piece of meat, lending to its nickname in Scotland as "gigot," as in a leg of lamb."
• ""The gigot is the handsomest and most valuable part of the carcass, and on that account fetches the highest price."
• "The menu, which changes at the turn of each season, focuses on the culinary - and mostly carnivorous - treasures of Gascony, a former province in the southwest of France: this is your chance to enjoy Quercy lamb (the name of the restaurant, roughly pronouced as jee-go, is a play on the word gigot, meaning leg of lamb, Bigorre black pork, or Gers poultry in generous, well-executed dishes ..."