Pantagruel

noun Pan·ta·gru·el \ˌpan-tə-ˈgrü-əl; pan-ˈta-grə-wəl, -ˌwel\

Definition of PANTAGRUEL

: the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel

— Pan·ta·gru·el·ian \ˌpan-tə-grü-ˈe-lē-ən, (ˌ)pan-ˌta-grə-ˈwe-\ adjective

French

First Known Use: 1598

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