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; 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

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

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

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