gorilya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English gorilla. from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: go‧ril‧ya

Noun

gorilya

  1. gorilla

Tagalog

Etymology

Either borrowed from Spanish gorilla or gorrilla, or a pseudo-Hispanism, from English gorilla, and influenced by the pronunciation of Philippine Spanish ⟨ll⟩ /ʎ/, as per lleísmo.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: go‧ril‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈɾilja/, [ɡoˈɾil.jɐ]

Noun

gorilya

  1. gorilla
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