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Gargantua
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gargantua
French
Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese and fr es garganta throat.Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-gargantua.wav
Proper noun
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fr fiction A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Derived terms
fr gargantua gargantuer gargantualement gargantuesque gargantuiste
See also
fr Pantagruel
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