Gargantua

See also: gargantua

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.ɡɑ̃.tɥa/

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Proper noun

Gargantua m

1. (fiction) A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel.

Derived terms

• gargantua
• gargantualement
• gargantuer
• gargantuesque
• gargantuiste

 

See also

• Pantagruel

Further reading

• “Gargantua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.