ORANG-UTAN


Meaning of ORANG-UTAN in English

/ ɔːˌræŋ uːˈtæn; əˈræŋ uːtæn; NAmE əˈræŋ ətæn/ noun

a large ape (= an animal like a large monkey with no tail) with long arms and reddish hair, that lives in Borneo and Sumatra

ORIGIN: From Malay orang utan / hutan , meaning 'person of the forest'.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.