Meanings
anaconda1
plural anacondas
- countableAny large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
- countableThe green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
- broadlycountableslangA large penis.
My anaconda don't want none / Unless you got buns, hon
1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back", Mack Daddy2 more examples
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.
2000, Eric Jerome Dickey, Liar's Game, Signet, published 2002, →ISBNI have chased after white women to find they only wanted to dance with my anaconda and weren't interested in me as a partner.
2006, Christopher Darrick Odom, Visa Versa: Black Men Suffer in the Dating Game Too!, iUniverse, →ISBN, page xi - uncountableA pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
- countableA hognose snake of this morph.
- countableentertainmentA contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.
Anaconda2
- A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA particular variety of stud poker.
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Origin
- Tamilஆனைக்கொன்றான்“having killed an elephant”
- Sinhaleseහෙනකඳයා“whip snake”
- New Latinanacandaia“python”
- Englishanaconda
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”).
More words from New Latin, Sinhalese, Tamil
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَنَاكُنْدَة
- أَنَاكُنْدَة (ʔanakonda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Bulgarian анако́нда
- анако́нда (anakónda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Catalan anaconda
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Chinese Mandarin 大水蟒, 森蚺
- 大水蟒 (dàshuǐmǎng)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
- 森蚺 (sēnrán)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Czech anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Danish anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Dutch anaconda
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Esperanto anakondo
- anakondoany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Finnish anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
French anaconda
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
German Anakonda
- Anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Greek ανακόντα
- ανακόντα (anakónta)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Irish anacanda
- anacandaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Italian anaconda
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Japanese アナコンダ
- アナコンダ (anakonda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Korean 아나콘다
- 아나콘다 (anakonda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Persian آناکوندا
- آناکوندا (ânâkondâ)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Polish anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Portuguese sucuri, anaconda
- sucuriany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Romanian anaconda
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Russian анако́нда
- анако́нда (anakónda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Spanish anaconda, yacumama
- anacondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
- yacumamaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Swedish anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Tagalog anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான்
- ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Thai อนาคอนดา
- อนาคอนดา (à-naa-kɔn-dâa)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Turkish anakonda
- anakondaany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Ukrainian анако́нда
- анако́нда (anakónda)any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Welsh neidr
- neidrany of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes
Cite this entry
anaconda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaconda
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