anaconda

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14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌænəˈkɒndə/
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/ˌænəˈkɒndə/ · /ˌænəˈkɑndə/ · /ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə/ · /ˌeə̯nəˈkɑndə/

Definition of anaconda

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
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noun

  1. (countable)Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
  2. (countable)Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
  3. (broadly, countable, slang, vulgar)A large penis.
    “My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon”
    “Womack went into the bedroom and checked on his two boys. When I headed to the bathroom to drain my anaconda, I caught a profile of him standing in the doorway, smiling down on the little rascals.”
    “I have chased after white women to find they only wanted to dance with my anaconda and weren't interested in me as a partner.”
  4. (uncountable)A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
  5. (countable)A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
  6. (countable)A contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.
  7. (uncountable)A particular variety of stud poker.

name

  1. A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.

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Etymology

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”).

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