How to pronounce gibbon
American English pronunciation
GIB-un
- IPA
- /ˈɡɪbən/
- Syllables
- GIB · un (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gibbon means
A small ape with very long arms that swings in trees
In a sentence: The gibbon swung from vine to vine using only its long arms.
Where it comes from: It came into English from French. The name goes back to a language spoken in the forests of Malaysia.
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