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

• gigantescamente

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• toscaneggi

Portuguese

Etymology

From gigante +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒi.ɡɐ̃ˈtes.ku/

• (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

• gigantescamente

Further reading

• “gigantesco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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

Related terms

• agigantar
• gigante
• gigantez
• gigantismo

 

Further reading

• “gigantesco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014