Gigantes

American  

[ji-gan-teez] / dʒɪˈgæn tiz /

plural noun

Classical Mythology

1. huge monsters, the children of Gaia, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.

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Etymology

Origin of Gigantes

First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin, from Greek Gígantes, plural of Gígas; see origin at giant ( def. )

Example Sentences

“La rivalidad entre los Gigantes y los Dodgers nos da todo eso. Que gane el mejor equipo”.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021

Stow, que sufrió daños cerebrales y quedó discapacitado por el ataque, se ha convertido en una leyenda para los aficionados de los Gigantes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021

Sentado en una silla de ruedas en el campo del estadio de los Gigantes en un partido de la Serie Mundial en 2014, Stow gritó: “Rueda la pelota”.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021

The Gigantes, for instance, have 10 relatives — mostly nephews, in-laws and grandsons — working on the waterfront, according to the commission.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2017

From this place they shaped a course for the island of Cura�oa, which they called Isla de los Gigantes, where Americo supposed there was a race of uncommon stature.

From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las