gigolo

First attested in English in 1922.[1] From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”),[2][3] a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”),[4] attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/[5][6] or /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/[7][1]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/[8][6] or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/[4][9]

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• Hyphenation: gig‧o‧lo

gigolo (plural gigolos)

1. A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute

2. A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman.
   • 1929, “Just a Gigolo”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music):

     I'm just a gigolo / And everywhere I go / People know the part I'm playin' / Paid for every dance / Sellin' each romance / Ooh, what they're sayin'

From French gigolo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiɡolo/, [ˈɡiɡo̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -iɡolo
• Syllabification^(key): gi‧go‧lo

gigolo

1. gigolo

• “gigolo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

From gigolette +‎ -lo.

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ɡɔ.lo/

gigolo m (plural gigolos)

1. (informal, derogatory) gigolo

• “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from French gigolo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐi.ɡɔ.lɔ/, /ʐi.ɡɔˈlɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Syllabification: gi‧go‧lo

gigolo m pers

1. Alternative spelling of żigolo

or

Indeclinable.

• gigolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gigolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French gigolo.

gigolo m (uncountable)

1. gigolo

gigolo c

1. a gigolo (male prostitue)

   Synonym: manshora

2. a gigolo (male hired dancer)

• gigolo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gigolo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)