gigolo

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

English

Etymology

First attested in English in 1922. 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”), a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/

• 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, “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'

Translations

male having sexual relationships for money

• Arabic: دَاعِر m (dāʕir), بَغِيّ m (baḡiyy), عَاهِر m (ʕāhir), زَانِيّ m (zāniyy), فَاحِش m (fāḥiš), عَاهِر f (ʕāhir), 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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 (dāʕir), بَغِيّ m (baḡiyy), عَاهِر m (ʕāhir), 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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

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Finnish

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
abessive		gigolotta	gigoloitta
instructive		—	gigoloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gigolo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gigoloni gigoloni accusative nom. gigoloni gigoloni gen. gigoloni genitive gigoloni gigolojeni gigoloideni gigoloitteni partitive gigoloani gigolojani gigoloitani inessive gigolossani gigoloissani elative gigolostani gigoloistani illative gigolooni gigoloihini adessive gigolollani gigoloillani ablative gigololtani gigoloiltani allative gigololleni gigoloilleni essive gigolonani gigoloinani translative gigolokseni gigoloikseni abessive gigolottani gigoloittani instructive — — comitative — gigoloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gigolosi gigolosi accusative nom. gigolosi gigolosi gen. gigolosi genitive gigolosi gigolojesi gigoloidesi gigoloittesi partitive gigoloasi gigolojasi gigoloitasi inessive gigolossasi gigoloissasi elative gigolostasi gigoloistasi illative gigoloosi gigoloihisi adessive gigolollasi gigoloillasi ablative gigololtasi gigoloiltasi allative gigolollesi gigoloillesi essive gigolonasi gigoloinasi translative gigoloksesi gigoloiksesi abessive gigolottasi gigoloittasi instructive — — comitative — gigoloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gigolomme gigolomme accusative nom. gigolomme gigolomme gen. gigolomme genitive gigolomme gigolojemme gigoloidemme gigoloittemme partitive gigoloamme gigolojamme gigoloitamme inessive gigolossamme gigoloissamme elative gigolostamme gigoloistamme illative gigoloomme gigoloihimme adessive gigolollamme gigoloillamme ablative gigololtamme gigoloiltamme allative gigolollemme gigoloillemme essive gigolonamme gigoloinamme translative gigoloksemme gigoloiksemme abessive gigolottamme gigoloittamme instructive — — comitative — gigoloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gigolonne gigolonne accusative nom. gigolonne gigolonne gen. gigolonne genitive gigolonne gigolojenne gigoloidenne gigoloittenne partitive gigoloanne gigolojanne gigoloitanne inessive gigolossanne gigoloissanne elative gigolostanne gigoloistanne illative gigoloonne gigoloihinne adessive gigolollanne gigoloillanne ablative gigololtanne gigoloiltanne allative gigolollenne gigoloillenne essive gigolonanne gigoloinanne translative gigoloksenne gigoloiksenne abessive gigolottanne gigoloittanne instructive — — comitative — gigoloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gigolonsa gigolonsa accusative nom. gigolonsa gigolonsa gen. gigolonsa genitive gigolonsa gigolojensa gigoloidensa gigoloittensa partitive gigoloaan gigoloansa gigolojaan gigoloitaan gigolojansa gigoloitansa inessive gigolossaan gigolossansa gigoloissaan gigoloissansa elative gigolostaan gigolostansa gigoloistaan gigoloistansa illative gigoloonsa gigoloihinsa adessive gigolollaan gigolollansa gigoloillaan gigoloillansa ablative gigololtaan gigololtansa gigoloiltaan gigoloiltansa allative gigololleen gigolollensa gigoloilleen gigoloillensa essive gigolonaan gigolonansa gigoloinaan gigoloinansa translative gigolokseen gigoloksensa gigoloikseen gigoloiksensa abessive gigolottaan gigolottansa gigoloittaan gigoloittansa instructive — — comitative — gigoloineen gigoloinensa

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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