gigante

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish gigante (“giant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xiˈɡante/, [xiˈɡãn̪.t̪e] Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧te === Noun === gigante giant == Galician == === Adjective === gigante m or f (plural gigantes, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of xigante === Further reading === “gigante”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɡan.te/ Rhymes: -ante Hyphenation: gi‧gàn‧te === Adjective === gigante m or f by sense (plural giganti) (relational) giant; huge, gigantic, colossal Synonyms: enorme, gigantesco, colossale === Noun === gigante m (plural giganti, feminine gigantessa) giant Synonym: colosso Antonym: nano ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Noun === gigante ablative singular of gigāns == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiː.ɡɑn.te/, [ˈɡiː.ɣɑn.te] === Noun === gīgante dative singular of gīgant == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧te === Adjective === gigante m or f (plural gigantes) huge; gigantic Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grande Antonyms: see Thesaurus:grande === Noun === gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas) giant (mythical human) (sometimes offensive) giant (a very tall person) Synonym: (Brazil, offensive) poste Antonyms: anão, baixinho, nanico, duende giant (one of the Gigantes of Greek mythology) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gigante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gigante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sardinian == === Alternative forms === ghigante === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɡante/ === Adjective === gigante (plural gigantes) huge, giant, gigantic === Noun === gigante m (plural gigantes) giant == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). See also English giant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xiˈɡante/ [xiˈɣ̞ãn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: gi‧gan‧te === Adjective === gigante m or f (masculine and feminine plural gigantes) giant, gigantic === Noun === gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas) giant juggernaut ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: higante → Tagalog: higante === Further reading === “gigante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025