gorrilla
Spanish, noun/ɡoˈriʝa/
gorrilla is spelled G-O-R-R-I-L-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written Spanish, the 193,839th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gorrilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “person who advises of the existence of a free parking space and helps with directions to park in exchange for a tip (and if you don't tip…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of gorra. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que informa de una plaza de aparcamiento libre a cambio de una propina”.
What does gorrilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of gorra
- 2
Spainfeminineperson who advises of the existence of a free parking space and helps with directions to park in exchange for a tip (and if you don't tip them, they'll probably scratch your car)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que informa de una plaza de aparcamiento libre a cambio de una propina.
noun: 1. Sombrero de fieltro de ala ancha que llevan los campesinos.
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 gorrilla
- gorrillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gorrilla?
- /ɡoˈriʝa/
- [ɡoˈri.ʝa]
- [goˈriʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gorrilla in Spanish?
gorrilla appears about once in every 29 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).