gigre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English jigger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒi.ɣɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒi.ɣɾe]

Noun

gigre m (plural gigres)

1. winch, windlass

Hypernyms

• argue

Derived terms

• gigre d'àncora

Further reading

• “gigre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024