gigolo

gigolo

See also: gigoló, gigolò, gigolô, ĝigolo, and Appendix:Variations of "gigolo"

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (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]

• Audio (RP)

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• Hyphenation: gig‧o‧lo

Noun

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, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music), “Just a Gigolo”:

     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'

Translations

male having sexual relationships for money

Arabic: دَاعِر‎ m (dāʿir), بَغِيّ‎ m (baḡiyy), عَاهِر‎ m (ʿāhir), زَانِيّ‎ m (zāniyy), فَاحِش‎ m (fāḥiš), عَاهِر‎ f (ʿāhir), فَاحِش‎ f (fāḥiš) Bulgarian: жиголо m (žigolo) Chinese: Mandarin: 面首 (zh) (miànshǒu), 妓男 (zh) (jìnán), 男娼 (zh) (nánchāng) Czech: gigolo (cs) m, prostitut (cs) m Dutch: manhoer, gigolo (nl) Esperanto: amoristo Finnish: rattopoika (fi), miesprostituoitu, gigolo (fi) French: prostitué (fr) m, gigolo (fr) Georgian: ჟიგოლო (žigolo), მეძავი კაცი (meʒavi ḳaci), ალფონსი (alponsi) German: Gigolo (de) m, Stricher (de) m Hungarian: selyemfiú (hu), dzsigoló (hu), hímringyó (hu) (vulgar, derogatory) Italian: gigolò m, mantenuto (it) m Japanese: ジゴロ (jigoro), 男娼 (ja) (だんしょう, danshō) Korean: 남창 (ko) (namchang) Persian: ژیگولو‎ (fa) (žigulu) Polish: żigolo (pl) m, utrzymanek (pl) m Portuguese: gigolô (pt) m, garoto de programa m Romanian: gigolo (ro) m Russian: жи́голо (ru) m (žígolo), проститу́т (ru) m (prostitút), ха́стлер (ru) m (xástler) (to other men, also), альфо́нс (ru) m (alʹfóns) (a lover who lives on woman's expense) Spanish: gigoló (es) m, puto (es) m Swedish: manshora (sv) c, gigolo (sv) Turkish: jigolo (tr), tokmakçı (tr) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

hired escort or dancing partner

Arabic: دَاعِر‎ m (dāʿir), بَغِيّ‎ m (baḡiyy), عَاهِر‎ m (ʿāhir), زَانِيّ‎ m (zāniyy), فَاحِش‎ m (fāḥiš) Chinese: Mandarin: 舞男 (wǔnán) Czech: gigolo (cs) m Dutch: escort (nl) m Finnish: seuralainen (fi) French: gigolo (fr) m Georgian: ჟიგოლო (žigolo) German: Gigolo (de) m Hungarian: dzsigoló (hu) Italian: accompagnatore (it) m, ballerino (it) m Japanese: (escort) エスコート (esukōto), (dancing) ダンスパートナー専門の男 (ダンスパートナーせんもんのおとこ, dansu pātonā senmon no otoko) Persian: ژیگولو‎ (fa) (žigulu) Polish: żigolo (pl) m, żigolak (pl) m, fordanser (pl) m Portuguese: acompanhante (pt) m Russian: жи́голо (ru) m (žígolo) Spanish: gigoló (es) m Swedish: gigolo (sv) c Turkish: jigolo (tr), tokmakçı (tr), tutma erkek Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

References

1. “gigolo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
2. “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
3. Dictionnaire étymologique et historique du français (Larousse Références, →ISBN, page 339.
4. “gigolo”, in Collins English Dictionary.
5. Macmillan American English Dictionary, online
6. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, online
7. Collins American English Dictionary, online
8. Macmillan British English Dictionary, online
9. Harrap's Shorter Dictionary, 8th Edition, page 389

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Finnish

Etymology

From French gigolo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gigolo

1. gigolo

Declension

Inflection of gigolo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		gigolo	gigolot
genitive		gigolon	gigolojen gigoloiden gigoloitten
partitive		gigoloa	gigoloja gigoloita
illative		gigoloon	gigoloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gigolo	gigolot
accusative	nom.	gigolo	gigolot
	gen.	gigolon
genitive		gigolon	gigolojen gigoloiden gigoloitten
partitive		gigoloa	gigoloja gigoloita
inessive		gigolossa	gigoloissa
elative		gigolosta	gigoloista
illative		gigoloon	gigoloihin
adessive		gigololla	gigoloilla
ablative		gigololta	gigoloilta
allative		gigololle	gigoloille
essive		gigolona	gigoloina
translative		gigoloksi	gigoloiksi
instructive		—	gigoloin
abessive		gigolotta	gigoloitta
comitative		—	gigoloineen

Possessive forms of gigolo (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	gigoloni	gigolomme
2nd person	gigolosi	gigolonne
3rd person	gigolonsa

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French

Etymology

From gigolette +‎ -lo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ɡɔ.lo/

Noun

gigolo m (plural gigolos)

1. (informal, derogatory) gigolo

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From French gigolo.

Noun

gigolo m (uncountable)

1. gigolo

Declension

declension of gigolo (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) gigolo	gigoloul
genitive/dative	(unui) gigolo	gigoloului
vocative	gigoloule

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Swedish

Noun

gigolo c

1. a gigolo

Declension

Declension of gigolo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gigolo	gigolon	gigolos, gigolor	gigolorna
Genitive	gigolos	gigolons	gigolos, gigolors	gigolornas

References

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