anaconda
See also: Anaconda
English
Etymology
From New Latin anacandaia (“python”) [originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka], from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙන (hena, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”).
Pronunciation
Noun
anaconda (plural anacondas)
- Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft). [from 19th c.]
- (in particular) The green anaconda; Eunectes murinus.
- (by extension, slang, vulgar) A large penis.
- 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back", Mack Daddy:
- My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon
- 2000, Eric Jerome Dickey, Liar's Game, Signet (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- 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.
- 2006, Christopher Darrick Odom, Visa Versa: Black Men Suffer in the Dating Game Too!, iUniverse (2006), →ISBN, page xi:
- 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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:anaconda.
- 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back", Mack Daddy:
Synonyms
- (penis): see also Thesaurus:macropenis.
Derived terms
Translations
any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
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Proper noun
anaconda
- (card games) A particular variety of stud poker.
Synonyms
- (card game): pass the trash
References
- “anaconda”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “anaconda”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “anaconda” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Further reading
- Richard Boyle (2008 July 27) ““The Anaconda of Ceylon”: Derivations and the myths”, in The Sunday Times, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Wijeya Newspapers Ltd., retrieved 18 July 2018, Sunday Times Plus
Catalan
Noun
anaconda f (plural anacondes)
Further reading
- “anaconda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English anaconda.
Pronunciation
Noun
anaconda f or m (plural anaconda's)
- anaconda, constrictor of the genus Eunectes.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
anaconda m (plural anacondas)
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
anaconda f (plural anaconde)
- (snake) anaconda
Portuguese
Noun
anaconda f (plural anacondas)
Further reading
- “anaconda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
anaconda f (plural anaconde)
Declension
Declension of anaconda
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) anaconda | anacondaua | (niște) anaconde | anacondele |
genitive/dative | (unei) anaconde | anacondei | (unor) anaconde | anacondelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English anaconda.
Pronunciation
Noun
anaconda f (plural anacondas)
Further reading
- “anaconda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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