How to Pronounce "gigolo"
word
/ˈdʒɪɡəɫoʊ/
JI-guh-loh
/dʒɪɡˈɒləʊ/
JI-guh-loh
Definition
A gigolo is a man who is paid or financially supported by a woman, often as her companion or lover.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈdʒɪɡəɫoʊ/
British English
/dʒɪɡˈɒləʊ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
JI-guh-loh
UK
JI-guh-loh
Listen in Context
He was called a gigolo because he only dated wealthy women.
A gigolo often depends on older women for money.
Being a gigolo is not considered a respectable job.
People joked that after losing his job, he became a full-time gigolo.