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Gargantua
gar·gan·tu·a G0044800 (gär-găn′cho͞o-ə)n. A person of great size or stature and of voracious physical or intellectual appetites.
[After the giant hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by François Rabelais.]Gargantua (ɡɑːˈɡæntjʊə) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a gigantic king noted for his great capacity for food and drink, in Rabelais' satire Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534)Gar•gan•tu•a (gɑrˈgæn tʃu ə)
n. a giant king noted for his enormous capacity for food and drink in Rabelais' Gargantua (1534). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Gargantua - a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name |
Gargantua
Gargantuaroyal giant who required 17,913 cows for personal milk supply. [Fr. Lit.: Gargantua and Pantagruel]See: Giantism
Gargantuaenormous eater who ate salad lettuces as big as walnut trees. [Fr. Lit.: Brewer Handbook, 406]See: Gluttony |