Gorilla

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɡəˈɹɪl.É™/
• Rhymes: -ɪlÉ™

Origin

Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (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.

Full definition of gorilla

Noun

1. The largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking
2. A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

Derived terms

• Chicagorilla