anaconda
/ˌænəˈkɑndə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.97 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
Countable
noun
Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
Countable
noun
A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
Uncountable
noun
A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
Countable
name
A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
Example Sentences
- "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."
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”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: anacandaia, හෙනකඳයා, ஆனைக்கொன்றான்
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌænəˈkɑndə/
- British English: /ˌænəˈkɒndə/