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agigantado

gigantic

adjective ah-hee-gahn-TAH-doh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Origin: From gigante (giant) + -ado suffix, from Latin gigantem.

Also means

enormously enlarged

Usage Note

Agigantado is mostly used in the fixed phrase a pasos agigantados — 'at a giant pace,' meaning extremely quickly or in great strides. Outside this idiom, it can describe something that has been greatly enlarged or amplified, though gigantesco or enorme are more common for pure size.

Examples

"El proyecto avanzó a pasos agigantados."

Natural Translation

The project advanced in giant strides.

Literal Translation

The project advanced at steps gigantic.

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