gigante

Etymology

From Latin gigās, gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gigante (masculine and feminine plural giganti)

1. huge, giant (attribute), gigantic, colossal

Noun

gigante m (plural giganti) feminine gigantessa

1. giant

Derived terms

Noun

gigante

1. ablative singular of gigans

Etymology

From Latin gigās, gigantis, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒi.ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒi.ˈɡɐ̃.te/
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas)

1. giant (mythical human)
2. (sometimes offensive) giant (a very tall person)
3. giant (one of the Gigantes of Greek mythology)

Adjective

gigante m, f (plural gigantes, comparable)

1. huge; gigantic

Etymology

From Latin gigās, gigantis, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈɡante/, [xiˈɣãn̪t̪e]

Adjective

gigante (plural gigantes)

1. giant, gigantic

Noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas)

1. giant

Further reading

• “gigante” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.