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condor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɑndəɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɒndɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
   • 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. 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
2. A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
3. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
4. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
5. A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

Forms

Coordinates

bogey · eagle · birdie · albatross · par · buzzard

Deriveds

Condor Legion · Condor moment · California condor · Andean condor · iron condor

Descendants

콘도르 · condor

Translations (60)

uk ко́ндор (California condor) · cs kondor (Andean condor) · be ко́ндар (California condor) · hu kondorkeselyű (Andean condor) · ro condor californian (California condor) · ru ко́ндор (California condor) · hu kondor (Andean condor) · kju ʔihsul (California condor) · ja コンドル (Andean condor) · it condor della California (California condor) · es cóndor (Andean condor) · fr condor (California condor) · nv shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ jeeshóóʼ (Andean condor) · eo kondoro (California condor) · ka კონდორი (Andean condor) · sh кондор (California condor) · ru ко́ндор (Andean condor) · hu kondor (California condor) · ko 콘도르 (Andean condor) · it condor (California condor) · it condor delle Ande (Andean condor) · cs kondor (California condor) · es cóndor (California condor) · fi kondori (California condor) · ro condor (Andean condor) · ar كُنْدُور (California condor) · da kondor (California condor) · da kondor (Andean condor) · ro condor andin (Andean condor) · fi kondori (Andean condor) · hu kondorkeselyű (California condor) · cmn 禿鷹 /秃鹰 (California condor) · ga condar (Andean condor) · tl kondor (Andean condor) · cy condor (California condor) · bg ко́ндор (California condor) · ko 콘도르 (California condor) · de Kondor (Andean condor) · is kondór (Andean condor) · bg ко́ндор (Andean condor) · pt condor (Andean condor) · de Kondor (California condor) · ca còndor (California condor) · cy condor (Andean condor) · it condor (Andean condor) · ja コンドル (California condor) · pt condor (California condor) · nv jeeshóóʼ (California condor) · ka კონდორი (California condor) · sh kondor (California condor) · sv kondor (California condor) · ro condor (California condor) · tl kondor (California condor) · qu kuntur (California condor) · qu kuntur (Andean condor) · mk кондор (California condor) · te డేగ (California condor) · ga condar (California condor) · ca còndor (Andean condor) · nhn tzopilocuauhtli (California condor)