Definitions for gargantuagɑrˈgæn tʃu ə

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Gar•gan•tu•agɑrˈgæn tʃu ə(n.)

  1. a giant king noted for his enormous capacity for food and drink in Rabelais' Gargantua (1534).

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Gargantua

    a gigantic personage, in Rabelais, of preternally lusty appetite and guzzling and gourmandising power; lived several centuries, and begat Pantagruel.


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