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PRONUNCIATION OF GARGANTUA

Gargantua  [ɡɑːˈɡæntjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARGANTUA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Gargantua is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GARGANTUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gargantua

Gargantua and Pantagruel

The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, which tells of the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The text is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein, and features much crudity, scatological humor, and violence. The censors of the Collège de la Sorbonne stigmatized it as obscene, and in a social climate of increasing religious oppression, it was treated with suspicion, and contemporaries avoided mentioning it. According to Rabelais, the philosophy of his giant Pantagruel, "Pantagruelism", is rooted in "a certain gaiety of mind pickled in the scorn of fortuitous things". Rabelais had studied Ancient Greek and he applied it in inventing hundreds of new words in the text, some of which became part of the French language. Wordplay and risque humor abound in his writing.

Definition of Gargantua in the English dictionary

The definition of Gargantua in the dictionary is a gigantic king noted for his great capacity for food and drink, in Rabelais' satire Gargantua and Pantagruel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARGANTUA


acture
ˈæktjʊə
armature
ˈɑːmətjʊə
caricature
ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə
confiture
ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə
garmenture
ˈɡɑːməntjʊə
immature
ˌɪməˈtjʊə
magistrature
ˈmædʒɪstrəˌtjʊə
mantua
ˈmæntjʊə
mature
məˈtjʊə
monture
ˈmɒntjʊə
overture
ˈəʊvəˌtjʊə
painture
ˈpeɪntjʊə
parture
ˈpɑːtjʊə
portmantua
ˌpɔːtˈmæntjʊə
prefecture
ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə
premature
ˌprɛməˈtjʊə
prompture
ˈprɒmptjʊə
tainture
ˈteɪntjʊə
Tyr
tjʊə
Tyrr
tjʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARGANTUA

Gardiner
Gardner
gardyloo
gare
garefowl
Garfield

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARGANTUA

Antigua
aqua
atua
aua
chautauqua
Chihuahua
continua
Joshua
kaumatua
lingua
Managua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
Rancagua
Rotorua
tuatua
ua

Synonyms and antonyms of Gargantua in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gargantua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARGANTUA

Find out the translation of Gargantua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gargantua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gargantua» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡冈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gargantua
570 millions of speakers

English

Gargantua
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Gargantua
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جارجانتوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гаргантюа
278 millions of speakers

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Gargantua
270 millions of speakers

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Gargantua
260 millions of speakers

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Gargantua
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gargantua
190 millions of speakers

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Gargantua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガルガンチュア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가루 간 츄아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gargantua
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gargantua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gargantua
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्गण्टुआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gargantua
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gargantua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gargantua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гаргантюа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gargantua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Gargantua
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gargantua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gargantua
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gargantua
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gargantua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARGANTUA»

Discover the use of Gargantua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gargantua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gargantua:
As a companion volume to Pantagruel, this new edition of Gargantua continues Rabelais’ acclaimed fantasy of a mythical family of giants. Gargantua introduces Pantagruel’s father—another wondrous giant.
François Rabelais, Dr. Andrew Brown, 2003
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Gargantua: Manufactured Mass Culture
Gargantua raises profound questions about the nature and direction of mass culture. It also raises a challenge to the postmodern theorists' adherence to subjectivity, indeterminacy and political indifference.
Julian Stallabrass, 1996
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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Consisting of five books, this masterpiece is Rabelais' magnum opus. It chronicles different events in the life of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel.
Francois Rabelais, 2010
4
Madman Gargantua
From Madman to Madman Adventures to Madman Comics - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of the snazziest hardcover collections yet.
Mike Allred, 2007
5
Rabelais and Bakhtin: Popular Culture in Gargantua and ...
In Rabelais and Bakhtin, Richard M. Berrong demonstrates both the historical and textual weaknesses of the argument advanced by Mikhail Bakhtin and his influential study Rabelais and His World.
Richard M. Berrong, 2006
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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Throughout his novels, whether he was talking about how to read his works in the prologue to Gargantua, or about salvation in Pantagruel, or making scabrous and scatological allusions about a woodcutter's "axe" in the prologue to the Fourth ...
François Rabelais, Peter Anthony Motteux, 2005
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book
Gargantua and Pantagruel tells the story of two giants - a father, Gargantua, and his son, Pantagruel - and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein.
Francois Rabelais, 2008
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Gargantua and Pantagruel: Book Ii.; Book Iii.; Book Iv.; ...
It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence.
Francois Rabelais, 2010
9
Gargantua & Pantagruel
Biting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience.
François Rabelais, Henri Clouzot, 1927
10
Gargantua and Pantagruel Volume 5 EasyRe
Consisting of five books, this masterpiece is Rabelais' magnum opus.
Francois Rabelais, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARGANTUA»

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Frank Denton: Inspector general looking for city waste, fraud, abuse …
He's been auditing and inspecting inside the Rube Goldbergian gargantua of the federal government for the past 25 years, the first 10 within ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
2
Blues musician tours songs off new album
The new record follows in the footstep's of 2013's release Gargantua and a string of touring and commercial success for the musician. «Nanaimo Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Brent schoolgirl nominated for achievement award
... part of the Tricycle Young Company at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn Road, recently performing in their production of the comedy Gargantua. «Brent and Kilburn Times, Jul 15»
4
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Reports Financial Results for the First …
(i) On April 2, 2015, we took delivery of the Newcastlemax vessel Gargantua (ex-HN 166). The delivery instalment of $37.7 million was partially ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
5
This Week in Mohawk Valley History
The circus features Gargantua the Giant Gorilla, 1,000 wild animals, 50 elephants and 300 horses. 1965, 50 years ago. Famous wedding. «Utica Observer Dispatch, Jun 15»
6
Young North East actors sought for biggest National Theatre festival
... and Frantic Assembly; Blackout by Davey Anderson; Bassett by James Graham; Children of Killers by Katori Hall; Gargantua by Carl Grose; ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
7
Moose & Collisions
At about the same time, another collision was reported, just south of the Gargantua Road. An NorthAmerican Moving Services transport, with ... «Wawa-news.com, Jun 15»
8
A&I's Trusty Eyes Capture 14th Straight Festival
Science experiments, a lot of hands-on stuff on the upper Green. [In 1999] there was a camera gargantua done by the photo arts collective. «New Haven Independent, Jun 15»
9
Bon cop bad cop
Tels Gargantua et Pantagruel, ils bouffent tout sur leur passage. Parlez-en à leurs collègues des unions municipales... Moins Denis que Luc. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
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All but one charge dismissed in Gargantua Harbour case
Known to Batchewana First Nation as Nanabozhung, Gargantua Harbour was taken over by the province in the 1940s. The band has fought to ... «Sault Star, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gargantua [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gargantua>. May 2024 ».
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