anaconda
See also: Anaconda
English
Etymology
From New Latin anacandaia (“python”) [originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙන (hena, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /ˌænəˈkɒndə/
Noun
anaconda (plural anacondas)
- Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from 19th c.]
- (in particular) The green anaconda; Eunectes murinus.
- (by extension, slang, vulgar) A large penis.
- 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back", Mack Daddy:
- My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:anaconda.
- 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back", Mack Daddy:
Synonyms
- (penis): see also Thesaurus:macropenis.
Derived terms
Translations
any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
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Synonyms
- (card game): pass the trash
References
- “anaconda”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “anaconda”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “anaconda” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Further reading
- Richard Boyle (2008 July 27) ““The Anaconda of Ceylon”: Derivations and the myths”, in The Sunday Times, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Wijeya Newspapers Ltd., retrieved 18 July 2018, Sunday Times Plus
Catalan
Further reading
- “anaconda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.naːˈkɔn.daː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ana‧con‧da
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na.kɔ̃.da/
audio (file)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.naˈkon.da/
- Rhymes: -onda
- Hyphenation: a‧na‧cón‧da
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.naˈkõ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.naˈkõ.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.nɐˈkõ.dɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧na‧con‧da
Further reading
Romanian
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anaˈkonda/ [a.naˈkõn̪.d̪a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -onda
- Syllabification: a‧na‧con‧da
Further reading
- “anaconda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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