higante
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish gigante.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
higante
Adjective[edit]
higante
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish gigante (“giant”). Displaced tayarak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
higante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- giant
- 2005, Sigay 6' 2005 Ed.(wika at Pagbasa)[2], Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 289:
- Tinawag ni Ben ang iba pang mga higante sa kagubatan. Nang magdatingan ang mga ito, tinulungan nila si Rufo hanggang maiahon nila ito sa kumunoy.
- Ben called the other giants from the forest. When they came, they helped Rulfo until they brought him out of the quicksand.
- (figurative, loosely) huge animal
Adjective[edit]
higante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “higante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yogad[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish gigante (“giant”).
Noun[edit]
higante
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