Hyphenation of orangutan

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word orangutan? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

orang-utan

Definitions of orangutan:

1.	Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

Synonyms of orangutan:

noun	orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus, great ape, pongid

Last hyphenations of this language

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