anaconda
/ˌænəˈkɒndə/ · noun
Meaning
- Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
- The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
- A large penis.
- A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
- A hognose snake of this morph.
- A contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.
- A particular variety of stud poker.
- A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.
Etymology / origin
From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).
- ஆனைக்கொன்றான்(Tamil)→
- හෙනකඳයා(si)→
- anacandaia(la-new)→
- anaconda (English)
- Relations: der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- anakonda(Danish) (der)
- anaconda(Dutch) (bor)
- anakonda(Finnish) (bor)
- Anakonda(German) (bor)
- anakonda(Indonesian) (bor)
- アナコンダ(Japanese) (cog)
- anakonda(Polish) (bor)
- anaconda(Portuguese) (bor)
- anaconda(Spanish) (bor)
- anakonda(Tagalog) (der)
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