komodo

Ko·mo·do
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UK/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/US/kə-/

proper noun

An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

OriginIndonesian pulau Komodo →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

komodo1

nounkomodo (plural komodos)

plural komodos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Komodo.

Komodo2

proper noun
  1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands
nounKomodo (plural Komodos)

plural Komodos

  1. A Komodo dragon.

Origin

  1. Indonesianpulau Komodo
  2. EnglishKomodo

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 科莫多岛
  • 科莫多岛island in Indonesia
German Komodo, Komodo-Insel
  • Komodoisland in Indonesia
  • Komodo-Inselisland in Indonesia
Greek Κομόντο
  • Κομόντο (Komónto)island in Indonesia
Indonesian Komodo
  • Komodoisland in Indonesia
Malay Komodo
  • Komodoisland in Indonesia
Portuguese Komodo, Comodo
  • Komodoisland in Indonesia
  • Comodoisland in Indonesia
Russian Комо́до
  • Комо́до (Komódo)island in Indonesia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with komodo

dodogo the way of the dodolittle dodo
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Anagrams

kodomo
Cite this entry
APA

komodo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/komodo

MLA

“komodo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/komodo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “komodo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/komodo.

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