gigantesco

Italian

Etymology

From gigante (giant) + -esco (-like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ɡanˈte.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧té‧sco

Adjective

gigantesco (feminine gigantesca, masculine plural giganteschi, feminine plural gigantesche)

  1. (relational) giant; gigantic, huge, colossal
    Synonyms: colossale, enorme, gigante

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gigantesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From gigante + -esco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡɐ̃ˈtes.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡɐ̃ˈteʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡɐ̃ˈtes.ko/

  • Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧tes‧co

Adjective

gigantesco (feminine gigantesca, masculine plural gigantescos, feminine plural gigantescas)

  1. gigantic (very large)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From gigante (giant) + -sco (-esque). Cognate with English gigantesque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xiɡanˈtesko/ [xi.ɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪es.ko]
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: gi‧gan‧tes‧co

Adjective

gigantesco (feminine gigantesca, masculine plural gigantescos, feminine plural gigantescas)

  1. gigantic, gigantesque; of a giant

Further reading

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