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

Latin

Noun

gigante

1. ablative singular of gigans

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒi.ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒi.ˈɡɐ̃.te/
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine 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

Adjective

gigante m, f ‎(plural gigantes, comparable)

1. huge; gigantic

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:grande

Antonyms

• See Wikisaurus:grande

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.ˈɣan.te/

Adjective

gigante m, f ‎(plural gigantes)

1. giant, gigantic

Noun

gigante m ‎(plural gigantes, feminine giganta)

1. giant

Derived terms

• agigantar verb
• gigantesco
• gigantez
• gigantismo