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giggot

noun · num · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/
  • homophone: gigot

1

noun

Meaning 1

Obsolete spelling of gigot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

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2

num

Meaning 2

twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cumbria

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History

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals, from an assumed Cumbric *gwıgeint, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic *wikantī.