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Komodo.

An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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name/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/General-American/kə-/General-American
  1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people.

noun/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/General-American/kə-/General-American
  1. A Komodo dragon.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people.

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