gigante
/xiˈɡante/ · B1 · adj
giant, gigantic
🦣 gigante = giant + e: same Greek root gigas that gives English gigantic
From Latin gigas/gigantem, borrowed from Greek. English kept the same stem in gigantic, so drop the -ic and add -e. The Spanish g before i is a throaty h sound: hee-GAHN-teh.