Added 9 October 2026
gorilla
/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gorilla at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa.
Origin
From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai (a tribe of hairy women)”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone; the Greek word is likely from Punic, and ultimately from an African language.
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