English Explanatory Dictionary

Godzilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
noun
  1. Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

Pronunciation

/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/ /ɡɒdˈzɪlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Godzilla.wav

Word forms

Godzilla Godzirra Gojira Godzillas

Etymology

From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

Derived words

Godzillaesque Godzilla-ish Godzillalike godzillion -zilla
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary