gorgon

Etymology
From, from , from , from. Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia.

Noun

 * 1)  A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
 * 2) An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.

Translations

 * Armenian: գորգոն
 * Catalan: gorgona
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 戈耳工,戈耳贡，戈尔贡
 * Danish: gorgon
 * Esperanto: gorgono
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: გორგონი
 * German: Gorgo, Gorgone
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Γοργώ
 * Italian: Gorgone
 * Japanese: ゴルゴン
 * Latin: Gorgō
 * Middle English: gorgon
 * Occitan: gorgona
 * Polish: gorgona
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: gorgona


 * French:
 * Russian: ,

Adjective

 * 1) Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.