"gigolo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ [General-American], /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gigolo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gigolos [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gigolo||young lover kept by an older woman}} French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), {{m|fr|gigolette||promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner}} gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), {{m|fr|giguer||to dance}} giguer (“to dance”), {{m|fr|gigue||fiddle; type of dance; jig}} gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”), {{l|en|jig}} jig Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigolo (plural gigolos)
  1. A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. Synonyms: prostitute Translations (male having sexual relationships for money): دَاعِر (dāʕir) [masculine] (Arabic), بَغِيّ (baḡiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), عَاهِر (ʕāhir) [masculine] (Arabic), زَانِيّ (zāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), فَاحِش (fāḥiš) [masculine] (Arabic), عَاهِر (ʕāhir) [feminine] (Arabic), فَاحِش (fāḥiš) [feminine] (Arabic), жиголо (žigolo) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 面首 (miànshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 妓男 (jìnán) (Chinese Mandarin), 男娼 (nánchāng) (Chinese Mandarin), gigolo [masculine] (Czech), prostitut [masculine] (Czech), manhoer (Dutch), gigolo (Dutch), amoristo (Esperanto), rattopoika (Finnish), miesprostituoitu (Finnish), gigolo (Finnish), prostitué [masculine] (French), gigolo (French), ჟიგოლო (žigolo) (Georgian), მეძავი კაცი (meʒavi ḳaci) (Georgian), ალფონსი (alponsi) (Georgian), Gigolo [masculine] (German), Stricher [masculine] (German), selyemfiú (Hungarian), dzsigoló (Hungarian), hímringyó [derogatory, vulgar] (Hungarian), gigolò [masculine] (Italian), mantenuto [masculine] (Italian), ジゴロ (jigoro) (Japanese), 男娼 (danshō) (alt: だんしょう) (Japanese), 남창 (namchang) (Korean), ژیگولو (žigulu) (Persian), żigolo [masculine] (Polish), utrzymanek [masculine] (Polish), gigolô [masculine] (Portuguese), garoto de programa [masculine] (Portuguese), gigolo [masculine] (Romanian), жи́голо (žígolo) [masculine] (Russian), проститу́т (prostitút) [masculine] (Russian), ха́стлер (xástler) (english: to other men) [also, masculine] (Russian), альфо́нс (alʹfóns) (english: a lover who lives on woman's expense) [masculine] (Russian), gigoló [masculine] (Spanish), puto [masculine] (Spanish), manshora [common-gender] (Swedish), gigolo (Swedish), jigolo (Turkish), tokmakçı (Turkish), kĩ nam (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gigolo-en-noun-O3jRnWwy Disambiguation of 'male having sexual relationships for money': 77 23
  2. A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman. Categories (topical): Male, People, Prostitution Translations (hired escort or dancing partner): دَاعِر (dāʕir) [masculine] (Arabic), بَغِيّ (baḡiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), عَاهِر (ʕāhir) [masculine] (Arabic), زَانِيّ (zāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), فَاحِش (fāḥiš) [masculine] (Arabic), 舞男 (wǔnán) (Chinese Mandarin), gigolo [masculine] (Czech), escort [masculine] (Dutch), seuralainen (Finnish), gigolo [masculine] (French), ჟიგოლო (žigolo) (Georgian), Gigolo [masculine] (German), dzsigoló (Hungarian), accompagnatore [masculine] (Italian), ballerino [masculine] (Italian), エスコート (esukōto) (english: escort) (Japanese), ダンスパートナー専門の男 (dansu pātonā senmon no otoko) (alt: ダンスパートナーせんもんのおとこ) [dancing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (Japanese), ژیگولو (žigulu) (Persian), żigolo [masculine] (Polish), żigolak [masculine] (Polish), fordanser [masculine] (Polish), acompanhante [masculine] (Portuguese), жи́голо (žígolo) [masculine] (Russian), gigoló [masculine] (Spanish), gigolo [common-gender] (Swedish), jigolo (Turkish), tokmakçı (Turkish), tutma erkek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gigolo-en-noun-D0Hdbrop Disambiguation of Male: 38 62 Disambiguation of People: 37 63 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'hired escort or dancing partner': 5 95

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          "roman": "žigulu",
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          "word": "ژیگولو"
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "word": "utrzymanek"
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "garoto de programa"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žígolo",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "word": "жи́голо"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prostitút",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "проститу́т"
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          "english": "to other men",
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          "roman": "xástler",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "english": "a lover who lives on woman's expense",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "alʹfóns",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "альфо́нс"
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "word": "gigoló"
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "manshora"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "word": "jigolo"
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "word": "tokmakçı"
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          "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
          "word": "kĩ nam"
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          "ref": "1929, “Just a Gigolo”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music)",
          "text": "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'",
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          "word": "دَاعِر"
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          "roman": "baḡiyy",
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          "word": "بَغِيّ"
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          "roman": "ʕāhir",
          "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
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          "word": "عَاهِر"
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        {
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          "roman": "zāniyy",
          "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
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          "word": "زَانِيّ"
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            "lifestyle"
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          "word": "ژیگولو"
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          "word": "fordanser"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "acompanhante"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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      "roman": "dāʕir",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دَاعِر"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "بَغِيّ"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕāhir",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "عَاهِر"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zāniyy",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زَانِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fāḥiš",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "فَاحِش"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕāhir",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "عَاهِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fāḥiš",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فَاحِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "žigolo",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жиголо"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "miànshǒu",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "面首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìnán",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "妓男"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nánchāng",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "男娼"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prostitut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "manhoer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "amoristo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "rattopoika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "miesprostituoitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prostitué"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "žigolo",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "ჟიგოლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "meʒavi ḳaci",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "მეძავი კაცი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alponsi",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "ალფონსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stricher"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "selyemfiú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "dzsigoló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
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        "vulgar"
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      "word": "hímringyó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolò"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mantenuto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jigoro",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "ジゴロ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だんしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "danshō",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "男娼"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "namchang",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "남창"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "žigulu",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "ژیگولو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utrzymanek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolô"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "garoto de programa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žígolo",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жи́голо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prostitút",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проститу́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "to other men",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xástler",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ха́стлер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "a lover who lives on woman's expense",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "alʹfóns",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "альфо́нс"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigoló"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "manshora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "jigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "tokmakçı"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
      "word": "kĩ nam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dāʕir",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دَاعِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baḡiyy",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَغِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕāhir",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَاهِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zāniyy",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زَانِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fāḥiš",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فَاحِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wǔnán",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "舞男"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "seuralainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "žigolo",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "ჟიგოლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "dzsigoló"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "accompagnatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ballerino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "escort",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "esukōto",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "エスコート"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ダンスパートナーせんもんのおとこ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dansu pātonā senmon no otoko",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "topics": [
        "dancing",
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "ダンスパートナー専門の男"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "žigulu",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "ژیگولو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żigolak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fordanser"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acompanhante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žígolo",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жи́голо"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gigoló"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "jigolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "tokmakçı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
      "word": "tutma erkek"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Trésor de la langue française informatisé"
  ],
  "word": "gigolo"
}

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