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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gorgone, from Latin Gorgon, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɔrˈɣoːn/
- Hyphenation: gor‧goon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
gorgoon f (plural gorgonen, diminutive gorgoontje n)
- (Greek mythology) gorgon (female monster with snakes on her head)
- gorgonian, sea fan, soft coral of the Alcyonacea
- Synonym: hoornkoraal
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