noun, masculine/ɡɔ.ʁij/plural: gorilles
gorilla (largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking); goon, thug (muscular henchman with little intelligence)
Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).