English

Proper noun

Giganto

1. A giant monster, such as a hypothetical late descendent of Gigantopithecus.
   • 1989, (author and title information kept confidential by Google Books and the University of Michigan), Discover, January–June, volume 10

     they are attempting to flesh out this conjectural confrontation between Homo erectus and Giganto, as the creature is affectionately known

   • 1995, Robert Michael Pyle, Where Bigfoot Walks, Crossing the Dark Divide, Houghton Mifflin Books, ISBN 0395857015 and ISBN 9780395857014, page 185

     describe their search for fossils in Vietnam and their belief that Giganto (as they call it) cohabited with early man.

   • 2000, Lee Murphy and Mariana Malkoskie, Where Legends Roam, Defining Moments, ISBN 0966770447 and ISBN 9780966770445, page 160

     When the Giganto dragged him off the tree, he lay on the ground looking up at the monstrous ape as it roared.

   • 2003 July 13, Ron Weiner, “Spanish Fry”, Futurama, FOX Television Network

     Lrrr: You're going to kill this innocent Giganto?

External links

• Giganto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• gigaton
• goating

English

Adjective

giganto ‎(comparative more giganto, superlative most giganto)

1. (neologism) giant; gigantic.
   • 2004, Gretchen Becker, Prediabetes, What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away, Marlowe & Company, ISBN 1569244642 and ISBN 9781569244647, page 112

     it’s hard to order a small chicken salad at a fast-food restaurant if everyone else is getting the Giganto Cheeseburger Deal with a bushel of fries and a gallon of soda.

   • 2006, Susan “Sue” Dunlap, A Single Eye, Carroll & Graf Publishers, ISBN 0786718501 and ISBN 9780786718504, page 94

     It was a huge giganto emberrassment.

   • 2007, Susan Isaacs, Past Perfect, A Novel, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0743242165 and ISBN 9780743242165, page 299

     Also, even with her giganto implants, Dani could get through a smaller opening than I.

   • 2007, Susan R. S. K. Carlton, Lobsterland, Macmillan, ISBN 0805080961 and ISBN 9780805080964, page 76

     For some random reason, I think of the doctor at the Eye Guy holding those giganto clicky circles over my eyes when I needed new glasses.

Anagrams

• gigaton
• goating

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Gigant, Spanish gigante, Italian gigante

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɡanto/
• Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧to

Noun

giganto ‎(accusative singular giganton, plural gigantoj, accusative plural gigantojn)

1. (mythology) giant
   • 1906, Kabe (translator), “La senditoj de morto”, in Elektitaj Fabeloj, translation of Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm:

     "Kio?" diris la giganto, "vi hometo, kiun mi povus dispremi inter la fingroj, vi volas bari al mi la vojon?"

     "What?" said the giant, "you runt, who I could crush between my fingers, you want to block my way?"

Derived terms

• giganta
• gasogiganto

See also

• grandulo ‎(“giant (person of great size)”)

Ido

Noun

giganto (plural giganti)

1. giant (mythical human)

Derived terms

• giganta