orang-outang
French, noun/ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ɡu.tɑ̃/
orang-outang is spelled O-R-A-N-G-O-U-T-A-N-G (11 letters). Orang-outang is a French masculine noun meaning “orangutan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand singe sans queue, dont la taille et la conformation se rapprochent de celles de l’homme”.
What does orang-outang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineorangutan
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand singe sans queue, dont la taille et la conformation se rapprochent de celles de l’homme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of orang-outang
- orang-outangs plural
- orangs-outangs plural
- orang-outan
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orang-outang?
- /ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ɡu.tɑ̃/
- \ɔ.ʁɑ̃.u.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.