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gorila

Spanish, noun/ɡoˈɾila/

gorila is spelled G-O-R-I-L-A (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gorila is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gorilla (ape)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Gorilla spp.) nombre común de las especies del género Gorilla, grandes primates que habitan bosques…”.

What does gorila mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegorilla (ape)

  2. 2

    masculinebouncer; heavy

  3. 3

    derogatorymasculinebodyguard

  4. 4

    derogatorymasculineone who opposes Peronism

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. (Gorilla spp.) nombre común de las especies del género Gorilla, grandes primates que habitan bosques tropicales de África central, pertenecientes a la Familia Hominidae, Orden Primates, junto con chimpancés, orangutanes y el hombre, Homo sapiens. 2. Miembro de policía, o militar que toma el poder por la fuerza. 3. Antiperonista. 4. Conservador, de derecha.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of gorila

  • gorilas plural
  • gorilla alternative archaic
  • gorrilla alternative archaic

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gorila?

  • /ɡoˈɾila/
  • [ɡoˈɾi.la]
  • [goˈɾila]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to gorila

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is gorila in Spanish?

gorila appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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