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

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

“Simplemente son muy volátiles en Los Ángeles”, dijo Jayni Wong, de 57 años, que llevaba una máscara con el logotipo de los Gigantes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021

Nicole Coleman, de 33 años, una administradora que vino en coche desde Modesto para asistir al partido dijo que tanto los aficionados de los Gigantes como los de los Dodgers eran igualmente conflictivos a veces.

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

The Sepolture de is Gigantes, the tombs of the giants, as they are called, form another class of Sarde antiquities of the earliest age.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas