cóndor

See also: condor and Condor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Quechua kuntur, with /t/ > /d/ characteristic of its "coastal" variety.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkondoɾ/ [ˈkõn̪.d̪oɾ]

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• Rhymes: -ondoɾ
• Syllabification: cón‧dor

Noun

cóndor m (plural cóndores)

1. condor
2. Andean condor

Derived terms

• cóndor andino
• cóndor de la selva
• cóndor de los Andes
• condorear
• condorito
• condoro

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: còndor
• → English: condor
  • → Welsh: condor
  • → Korean: 콘도르 (kondoreu)
• → French: condor
• → German: Kondor
• → Italian: condor
• → Portuguese: condor

Further reading

• “cóndor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10