gorille

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).

gorille

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.ʁij/

• gorille

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Noun

gorille m (plural gorilles)

1. gorilla (largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking)
2. (derogatory) goon, thug (muscular henchman with little intelligence)

Descendants

• → Romanian: gorilă

Further reading

• “gorille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorille.

Noun

gorille m (plural gorilles)

1. (Jersey) gorilla