How do you say “gorilla” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "gorilla" in Vietnamese?

"Gorilla" in Vietnamese is khỉ đột (a gorilla).

“Gorilla” in Vietnamese is khỉ đột (a gorilla).

Vietnamese words for “gorilla”

khỉ độtnoun
Hanoi [xi˧˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kʰɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]khỉ dipping đột heavy
a gorilla
for “gorilla” meaning: An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.

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