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

Moronta also played several seasons in the Dominican Republic winter league, and his former teams, the Estrellas Orientales and Gigantes del Cibao, honored him in Instagram posts Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

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

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

Whilst we lay at anchor near the island of Baru in the meridian of Punta Gigantes I observed the eclipse of the moon of the 29th of March, 1801.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von