noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒndɔː/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒndə/
General-American:/ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/
General-American:/ˈkɑndəɹ/
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rhymes with -ɒndɔː(ɹ)
rhymes with -ɒndə(ɹ)
homophone: chondre
homophone: conder
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 N D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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6
noun
Meaning 6
the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: New World vulture, cathartid
Narrower terms: Andean condor, Vultur gryphus, California condor, Gymnogyps californianus
History
Etymology
From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كُنْدُور
(kundūr)
— California condor
Belarusian:
ко́ндар
(kóndar)
— California condor
Bulgarian:
ко́ндор
(kóndor)
— California condor
Catalan:
còndor
— California condor
Chinese Mandarin:
禿鷹 /秃鹰
(tūyīng)
— California condor
Czech:
kondor
— California condor
Danish:
kondor
— California condor
Esperanto:
kondoro
— California condor
Finnish:
kondori
— California condor
French:
condor
— California condor
Georgian:
კონდორი
(ḳondori)
— California condor
German:
Kondor
— California condor
Hungarian:
kondorkeselyű
— California condor
Hungarian:
kondor
— California condor
Irish:
condar
— California condor
Italian:
condor
— California condor
Italian:
condor della California
— California condor
Japanese:
コンドル
(kondoru)
— California condor
Korean:
콘도르
(kondoreu)
— California condor
Macedonian:
кондор
(kondor)
— California condor
Central Nahuatl:
tzopilocuauhtli
— California condor
