[pan-tag-roo-el, -uh
l, pan-tuh-groo-uhl; Fr. pahn-ta-gry-el] 
| 1. | (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor. |
| 2. | (italics) a satirical novel (1532) by Rabelais. |
[pan-tuh-groo-el-ee-uhn] , adjective [pan-tuh-groo-uh-liz-uhm, pan-tag-roo-uh-liz-uhm] , noun