Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GIGUE
GIGUE Gigue (zheg ), n. [F.]
Defn: A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gigue
gigue |ZHēg ʒiɡ | ▶noun Music a lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French, literally ‘jig. ’
Oxford Dictionary
gigue
gigue |ʒiːg | ▶noun Music a lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French, literally ‘jig ’.
Duden Dictionary
Gigue
Gigue Substantiv, feminin , die |ʒiːg |die Gigue; Genitiv: der Gigue, Plural: die Giguen |[ˈʒiːgn̩ ]| und Gigues französisch gigue < englisch jig, wohl zu altfranzösisch giguer = springen, tanzen a alter, aus England übernommener, lebhafter Schreittanz im Dreiertakt b bestimmter Satz einer Suite
French Dictionary
gigue
gigue n. f. nom féminin 1 Danse vive, généralement au son d ’un violon, que l ’on dansait surtout à la campagne. : La gigue est d ’origine anglaise ou irlandaise. 2 Cuisse de chevreuil.
The Wordsmith Dictionary