anaconda

CEFRC1

/ˌænəˈkɒndə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large snake that lives in tropical South America.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large penis.

Examples

  • I heard that a South American camper was eaten by an anaconda.

  • Mary got scared of Sami's anaconda as she saw it.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌeə̯nəˈkɑndə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.

  2. The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.

  3. A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.

More examples

In context

  • My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon

  • 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.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).