higante

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gigante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈɡante/ [hɪˈɡan̪.t̪e]
• Hyphenation: hi‧gan‧te

Noun

higante

1. giant
2. tall person

Adjective

higante

1. gigantic; mammoth
2. well-known

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gigante (“giant”). Displaced tayarak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈɡante/ [hɪˈɣaːn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: hi‧gan‧te

Noun

higante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. giant
   • 2002, Komunikasyon 3' 2002 Ed.‎^[1], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 174:

     Malapit nang maubos ang mga higante.

     The giants are near extinction.

   • 2005, Sigay 6' 2005 Ed.(wika at Pagbasa)‎^[2], Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 289:

     Tinawag ni Ben ang iba pang mga higante sa kagubatan. Nang magdatingan ang mga ito, tinulungan nila si Rufo hanggang maiahon nila ito sa kumunoy.

     Ben called the other giants from the forest. When they came, they helped Rulfo until they brought him out of the quicksand.

2. (figurative, loosely) huge animal

   Synonyms: dambuhala, (obsolete) tayarak

Adjective

higante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. gigantic; huge; of extraordinary size

   Synonyms: dambuhala, tandayag

   • 2005, Brenda V. Fajardo, Ang inukit na kaalamang bayan ng Paete‎^[3], →ISBN, page 103:

     Hindi kaya ginamit ang higanteng gagamba sa pelikula?

     Was the giant spider used in the movie?

Related terms

• higantes
• higantesko
• higantismo
• higanton

 

Further reading

• “higante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gigante (“giant”).

Noun

higante

1. giant