gorgoon

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Gorgoon (only mythological sense)

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)

1. (Greek mythology) gorgon (female monster with snakes on her head)
2. gorgonian, sea fan, soft coral of the Alcyonacea

   Synonym: hoornkoraal

Derived terms

• gorgonisch