gorille

French

Etymology

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

gorille

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.ʁij/
gorille (file)

Noun

gorille m (plural gorilles)

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)
(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)

(Jersey) gorilla

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