Pan·ta·gru·el
| \ ˌpan-tə-ˈgrü-əl
; pan-ˈta-grə-wəl, -ˌwel
\
; pan-ˈta-grə-wəl, -ˌwel
\
Definition of Pantagruel
: the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel
Other Words from Pantagruel
Pantagruelian
\
ˌpan-tə-grü-ˈe-lē-ən
, (ˌ)pan-ˌta-grə-ˈwe-
\
adjective
, (ˌ)pan-ˌta-grə-ˈwe-
\
adjective
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“Pantagruel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pantagruel. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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