Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

condor

/ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: con-dor
IPA: /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.

noun

A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.

noun

An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.

noun

The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).

noun

A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

Example Sentences

"The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world."

Etymology

From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: cóndor, kuntur

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/
British English: /ˈkɒndɔː/

Inflected Forms

condors (plural)

Phrases

Andean condor California condor Condor Legion Condor moment iron condor

Frequently Paired Words

albatross birdie bogey buzzard eagle par

Homonyms

chondre conder

Rhymes With

wander ponder transponder alexandre yonder responder squander fonder blonder conder gonder mondor

Questions

How do you pronounce condor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/.
What does condor mean?: Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
Where does condor come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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