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• Komondor
  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
  komondor

  noun

  a large powerful dog of an ancient Hungarian breed, originally used for sheep herding. It has a very long white coat that hangs in woolly or matted locks

Komondor

American  

[kom-uhn-dawr] / ˈkɒm ənˌdɔr /

noun

• Komondors,
  plural
• Komondorok
  plural

1. one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a long, matted, white coat, used for herding sheep and as a watchdog.

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komondor British  

/ ˈkɒmənˌdɔː /

noun

1. a large powerful dog of an ancient Hungarian breed, originally used for sheep herding. It has a very long white coat that hangs in woolly or matted locks

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Komondorok
  plural
• Komondors
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Komondor

From Hungarian, dating back to 1930–35, allegedly after a Turkic tribal name

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Komondor Komondors

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

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

"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