condor

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒndɔː/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large bird that eats dead animals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.

Examples

  • Her voice is as high as the flight of a condor.

  • In Algeria, Condor is famous for its TV's.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.

  2. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.

  3. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The biologist spotted a rare blank soaring above the mountain peaks.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

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