anaconda

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anaconda^¹

/ˌænəˈkɒndə/ UK
/ˌænəˈkɑndə/ US
/ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə/
/ˌeə̯nəˈkɑndə/

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From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).

noun anacondas

countable Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
countable, in particular The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
broadly, countable, slang A large penis. My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon
uncountable A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
countable A hognose snake of this morph.
countable A contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.

noun

uncountable A particular variety of stud poker.
Similar: pass the trash

Anaconda^²

proper noun

A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eunectes murinus, butte, green anaconda, rat snake, thunder snake, sucuruju, black snake, aboma, queen snake, erycine, boa constrictor, cape cobra, tiger snake, ratsnake, python, green snake

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noun any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes

Español	anaconda, yacumama
한국어	아나콘다 anakonda
日本語	アナコンダ anakonda
中文	大水蟒 dàshuǐmǎng, 森蚺 sēnrán
Português	sucuri, anaconda
Français	anaconda
Deutsch	Anakonda
Italiano	anaconda
Ελληνικά	ανακόντα anakónta
Română	anaconda
Русский	анако́нда anakónda
العربية	أَنَاكُنْدَة ʔanakonda

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@misc{anaconda_2026,
  title = {anaconda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anaconda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}