gigante
See also: Gigante
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).
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Adjective edit
gigante (plural giganti)
- (relational) giant; huge, gigantic, colossal
- Synonyms: enorme, gigantesco, colossale
Noun edit
gigante m (plural giganti, feminine gigantessa)
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Latin edit
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gigante
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).
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Adjective edit
gigante m or f (plural gigantes)
- huge; gigantic
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grande
Antonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:grande
Noun edit
gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas)
- giant (mythical human)
- (sometimes offensive) giant (a very tall person)
- giant (one of the Gigantes of Greek mythology)
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).
Pronunciation edit
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gigante (plural gigantes)
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gigante m (plural gigantes)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). Cognate with English giant.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gigante m or f (masculine and feminine plural gigantes)
Noun edit
gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas)
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “gigante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014