humongous

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(hyū-mŏng'gəs, -mŭng'-) pronunciation or hu·mun·gous (-mŭng'-)
adj. Slang
Extremely large; enormous: "humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream" (Boston Globe).

[Perhaps blend of HUGE and MONSTROUS or TREMENDOUS.]


mod. huge. (See also mongo.)  She lives in a humongous house on the hill.

adjective
/hju:'mɒŋgəs, -'mΛŋ-/ Also humungous /hju:'mɒŋgəs, -'mΛŋ-/
Also humungous
adjective, orig US

Extremely large, huge. (1970 —) .
Sunday Times His wife went the whole hog and ordered a 'combo Mexicano' ('for those with a humongous appetite') which consisted of a chicken taco, a beef enchilada and a cheese enchilada (1992).

[Origin uncertain; perh. based on huge and monstrous.]


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Humungous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - enormos

Nederlands (Dutch)
kolossaal

Français (French)
adj. - gigantesque, colossal (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewaltig, riesig, enorm

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τεράστιος, πελώριος

Italiano (Italian)
enorme

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extraordinariamente grande

Русский (Russian)
огромный, чудовищный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - importante, grande, enorme

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jättestor, enorm

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
极大的, 其大无比的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 極大的, 其大無比的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 거대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - やたらでっかい, ばかでかい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كبير جدا جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ענקי‬


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