gigantesco

Galician

Adjective

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

1. reintegrationist spelling of xigantesco

Further reading

• “gigantesco”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ɡanˈtes.ko/
• 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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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/

• 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 Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gigantesco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025