gorira

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Translation

gorira means "Gorilla" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.

gorira is normally written with katakana, as ゴリラ.
gorira written with hiragana is ごりら.

gorira does not have kanji.

Romaji	go	ri	ra
Katakana	ゴ	リ	ラ
Hiragana	ご	り	ら

Anime Gorilla

Real Gorilla

High School Student Often Mistaken For a Gorilla

Synonyms

Scientific name: Gorilla.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: ゴリラ (Gorilla)