pandora

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/ˌpænˈdɔɹə/

noun

Any fish of the genus Pagellus.

Similar
porgy
OriginAncient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā) ← Proto-Hellenic *dṓron ← Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom →
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Meanings

pandora1

nounpandora (plural pandoras)

plural pandoras

  1. Any fish of the genus Pagellus.

    Synonyms: porgy

Pandora2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
  2. astronomyA moon of the planet Saturn.
  3. astronomy55 Pandora, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fish of the genus Pagellus.

Similar
porgy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dóh₃r̥
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₃rom
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dṓron
  10. Ancient Greekδῶρον (dôron)
  11. Ancient GreekΠανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā)
  12. EnglishPandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”).

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Translations

Basque Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Bulgarian мерджан
  • мерджан (merdžan)Pagellus erythrinus
Catalan pagell, Pandora
  • pagellPagellus erythrinus
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Chinese Mandarin 緋小鯛 /绯小鲷, 潘多拉
  • 緋小鯛 /绯小鲷 (fēixiǎodiāo)Pagellus erythrinus
  • 潘多拉 (Pānduōlā)Character in Greek mythology
  • 禍神星 /祸神星 (Huòshénxīng)Asteroid
Czech Pandóra
  • PandóraCharacter in Greek mythology
Danish Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Dutch Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Esperanto Pandoro
  • PandoroCharacter in Greek mythology
Finnish Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
French Pandore, Pandore
  • PandoreCharacter in Greek mythology
  • PandoreAsteroid
German Rotbrasse, Pandora
  • RotbrassePagellus erythrinus
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Greek λυθρίνι, Πανδώρα
  • λυθρίνι (lythríni)Pagellus erythrinus
  • Πανδώρα (Pandóra)Character in Greek mythology
Hebrew פנדורה
  • פנדורהCharacter in Greek mythology
Hungarian Pandóra
  • PandóraCharacter in Greek mythology
Italian pagello, Pandora
  • pagelloPagellus erythrinus
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Japanese パンドーラー
  • パンドーラー (Pandōrā)Character in Greek mythology
Korean 판도라
  • 판도라Character in Greek mythology
Latin Pandōra
  • PandōraCharacter in Greek mythology
Lithuanian Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Norwegian Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Polish Pandora, Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
  • PandoraAsteroid
Portuguese Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Romanian Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Russian Пандо́ра
  • Пандо́ра (Pandóra)Character in Greek mythology
Spanish Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Swedish Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology
Turkish Pandora
  • PandoraCharacter in Greek mythology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paradon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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