gigolo

gigolo
gigolo 1922, from Fr. gigolo, formed as a masc. of gigole "tall, thin woman; dancing girl; prostitute," perhaps from verb gigoter "to move the shanks, hop," from gigue "shank," also "fiddle," of Germanic origin. This is perhaps the same word that was borrowed earlier as M.E. giglot (early 14c.) "lewd, wanton girl," which was later applied to males (mid-15c.) with the sense "villainous man." M.E. gigletry meant "lasciviousness, harlotry" (late 14c.).

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  • gigolo — [ ʒigɔlo ] n. m. • 1850; o. i., p. ê. du rad. de 1. gigue 1 ♦ Vx Amant d une gigolette. 2 ♦ (v. 1900) Mod. Fam. Jeune amant d une femme plus âgée qui l entretient. Elle a un gigolo. « Tu lui parleras en maître [à ta femme] mais pas en gigolo… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gigolo — GIGOLÓ s.m. (Franţuzism) Bărbat cu moravuri dubioase. [pr.: jigolo] – Din fr. gigolo. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  gigoló s. m. [gi pron. fr. ji ], art. gigolóul Trimis de siveco …   Dicționar Român

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  • gigolo — /ʒigo lo/ (o, all ital., gigolò /dʒigo lɔ/) s.m., fr. [da giguer saltare al ritmo di giga , quindi ballerino ], in ital. invar. [giovane uomo che si fa mantenere da donne ricche o di età avanzata] ▶◀ mantenuto. ‖ parassita, sfruttatore …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • gigolô — s. m. 1.  [Informal] Homem que vive à custa de amante, geralmente mais velha. 2.  [Informal] Homem que se aproveita ilegitimamente de outra pessoa.   ‣ Etimologia: francês gigolo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • gigolo — /fr. ʒiɡɔˈlo/ o gigolò s. m. inv. mantenuto …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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  • gigolo — meaning ‘a woman s paid escort or lover’, is pronounced zhig ǝ loh or jig ǝ loh, and has the plural form gigolos …   Modern English usage

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