gigante

Italian

Adjective

gigante m, f (masculine and feminine plural giganti)

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

Synonyms

• enorme, gigantesco, colossale

Noun

gigante m (plural giganti) feminine gigantessa

1. giant

Synonyms

• colosso

Antonyms

• nano

Derived terms

• giganteggiare
• gigantesco
• gigantismo
• gigantista
• gigantografia
• gigantomachia
• ingigantire
• slalom gigante

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Latin

Noun

gigante

1. ablative singular of gigans

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ʒi.ˈgɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ʒi.ˈgɐ̃.te/

Noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine singular 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)

Synonyms

• (tall person): (Brazil, offensive) poste

Antonyms

• (tall person): anão, baixinho, nanico, duende

Related terms

• gigantear
• gigânteo
• gigantesco
• gigantismo

Adjective

gigante m and f (plural gigantes; comparable)

1. huge; gigantic

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:grande

Antonyms

• See Wikisaurus:grande

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /xi.ˈɣan.te/, X-SAMPA: /xi."Gan.te/

Adjective

gigante m and f (plural gigantes)

1. giant; gigantic

Noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine singular gigante, feminine plural gigantes)

1. giant

Derived terms

• agigantar v
• gigantesco