gorille

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔ.ʁij/ === 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 → Persian: گوریل (goril) === 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