"gorille" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɔ.ʁij/ Audio: Fr-gorille.ogg Forms: gorilles [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|NL.|Gorilla}} Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, {{uder|fr|grc|Γόριλλαι}} Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} 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) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Primates
    Sense id: en-gorille-fr-noun-NTlvIzQJ Disambiguation of Primates: 89 11 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 78 22
  2. (derogatory) goon, thug (muscular henchman with little intelligence) Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-gorille-fr-noun-FgTKZ6TZ

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gorille meaning in French (2.3kB)

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