orang-utan in British English
(ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn, ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæn), orang-utang or orang-outang (ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ, ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæŋ)
nouna large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms
Sometimes shortened to: orang Word origin
C17: from Malay
orang hutan, from
ōrang man +
hūtan forest