Gargantua

See also: gargantua

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.ɡɑ̃.tɥa/

Proper noun

Gargantua m

(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.

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