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pandamonium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/
  • General-American: /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: (GA) pandemonium
  • rhymes with -əʊniəm

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noun

Meaning 1

Furore caused by or involving giant pandas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya)der.? French pandabor. English panda Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *deh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh2y-der. Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος (daimónĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)bor. Latin daemonium English pandemonium blend English pandamonium Blend of panda + pandemonium.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pandakohu — furore caused by or involving pandas
  • Greek: πανδαμόνιο (pandamónio) — furore caused by or involving pandas
  • Portuguese: pandamônio — furore caused by or involving pandas