condor

Signification (Anglais)

1. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
2. A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
3. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
4. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
5. A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

Concepts

condor

condor de Californie

condor des Andes

condors

Synonymes

vulture

buzzard

turkey buzzard

turkey vulture

New World vulture

Traductions

Kondor

cóndor

condor

còndor

condor

condor

Condor

Cóndor Celestial Andino

Vultur gryphus

النسر الفحَّاح، عقاب كبير

güney amerika akbabası

كُنْدُور

Kalifornien-Kondor

Andenkondor

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒndɔː(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.