Gigantes
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Gigantes
First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin, from Greek Gígantes, plural of Gígas; see origin at giant ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
“La rivalidad entre los Gigantes y los Dodgers nos da todo eso. Que gane el mejor equipo”.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021
El alcalde de Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg, que creció en los suburbios a 15 minutos del viejo Candlestick Park, dijo que tiene amigos a ambos lados de la competencia entre los Gigantes y los Dodgers.
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
On the morning of the 30th of March we doubled Punta Gigantes, and made for the Boca Chica, the present entrance of the port of Carthagena.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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