Komondor

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noun

A large Hungarian breed of livestock guard dog with a long, corded coat.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounKomondor (plural Komondors or Komondorok)

plural Komondors · plural Komondorok

  1. A large Hungarian breed of livestock guard dog with a long, corded coat.

    The coat of the Komondor is extraordinarily profuse and generally matted into a veritable fleece of extreme density.

    1948, Brian Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald, The Book of the Dog, page 551
    2 more examples

    In 1981 there were 36 known ranchers in North Dakota that had 52 Great Pyrenees (44 working and 8 training) and 2 working Komondor dogs.

    1982, Proceedings - Vertebrate Pest Conference, page 56

    For example, the Komondor has a naturally long white coat of matted hair while a Labrador Retriever has short hair that can be sand colored, black or brown.

    2010, Barry Eaton, Dominance in Dogs: Fact Or Fiction?, unnumbered page

Origin

  1. Hungariankomondor
  2. EnglishKomondor

From Hungarian komondor.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 可蒙犬
  • 可蒙犬 (Kěméngquǎn)breed of dog
Czech komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
Dutch komondor, Hongaarse herdershond
  • komondorbreed of dog
  • Hongaarse herdershondbreed of dog
Finnish komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
French Komondor
  • Komondorbreed of dog
German Komondor
  • Komondorbreed of dog
Hebrew קומונדור
  • קומונדורbreed of dog
Hungarian komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
Irish Comandóir Ungárach
  • Comandóir Ungárachbreed of dog
Italian Komondor
  • Komondorbreed of dog
Japanese コモンドール
  • コモンドール (Komondōru)breed of dog
Lithuanian komondoras
  • komondorasbreed of dog
Polish komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
Portuguese komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
Russian комондор
  • комондор (komondor)breed of dog
Slovak komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog
Spanish komondor
  • komondorbreed of dog

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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