See gigolo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1929, “Just a Gigolo”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music):",
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"word": "舞男"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "鴨 /鸭"
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"roman": "miànshǒu",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "面首"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nánjì",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "男妓"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "gigolo"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "amoristo"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "gigolo"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "gigolo"
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"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"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alponsi",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "ალფონსი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"word": "Gigolo"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "selyemfiú"
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{
"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"
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{
"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"
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"word": "mantenuto"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jigoro",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "ジゴロ"
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"alt": "だんしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "danshō",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "男娼"
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"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": [
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"word": "żigolo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"word": "utrzymanek"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"word": "gigolô"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "garoto de programa"
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gigolo"
},
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"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"
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"word": "проститу́т"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "to other men",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xástler",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "ха́стлер"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "a lover who lives on woman's expense",
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"roman": "alʹfóns",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "альфо́нс"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "gigoló"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"word": "saltimpanqui"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"tags": [
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"word": "manshora"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "gigolo"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "jigolo"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "tokmakçı"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "male having sexual relationships for money",
"word": "kĩ nam"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "dāʕir",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "دَاعِر"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "baḡiyy",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "بَغِيّ"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕāhir",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
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"word": "عَاهِر"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zāniyy",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"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"
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"word": "escort"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"word": "seuralainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"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"
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"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",
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"roman": "dansu pātonā senmon no otoko",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"topics": [
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"sports",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle"
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"word": "ダンスパートナー専門の男"
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{
"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": [
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"word": "żigolo"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
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"word": "żigolak"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
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"word": "fordanser"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acompanhante"
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{
"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"
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"word": "gigoló"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"tags": [
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"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"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "hired escort or dancing partner",
"word": "tutma erkek"
}
],
"word": "gigolo"
}
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