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Pantagruel definition

Pan·ta·gruel (pan′tə gro̵̅o̅ el′, -gro̵̅o̅′əl; pan tag′ro̵̅o̅ el′; Fr pän tȧ grü el′)

noun

the boisterous, giant son of Gargantua in Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel: he is a jovial drunkard characterized by rough, extravagant humor

Etymology: < ? name of a minor devil referred to in writings of the late 15th c.

Related Forms:

  • Pantagruelian Pan′·ta·gru·el′·ian (pan′tə gro̵̅o̅ el′ē ən) adjective
  • Pantagruelism Pan′·ta·gru′·el·ism′ (pan′tə gro̵̅o̅′əl iz′əm) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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