Komondor
noun
one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a long, matted, white coat, used for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
Komondor
American
[kom-uhn-dawr]
/ ˈkɒm ənˌdɔr /
noun
-
Komondors,
plural
-
Komondorok
plural
komondor
British
/ ˈkɒmənˌdɔː /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Komondor
From Hungarian, dating back to 1930–35, allegedly after a Turkic tribal name
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
It has great breeds like the Alaskan malamute, the great Dane, the delightfully-entitled Dogue de Bordeaux, and the Komondor, which is the one that looks like a giant ambulatory mop.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
We have four Komondor guard dogs on the payroll, and they keep our livestock safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
One favorite breed, the Hungarian Komondor, is a big, lovable-looking beast as shaggy as a sheep.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ninety percent rate the dogs as good to excellent," says Wildlife Biologist Jeffrey Green, who has been raising Komondors and Great Pyrenees at the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Komondors have been protecting flocks from wolves for centuries in Hungary.
From Time Magazine Archive
"They recognize him as a security blanket," says Zoologist Jack McGrew of Colorado State University, where Komondors have been tested for three years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
