Usage Note
Cóndor entered Spanish from Quechua kuntur, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) — the world's largest flying bird by wingspan. It is a national symbol of several Andean countries (Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia). The stress accent is required to mark it as paroxytone despite ending in a consonant.
Examples
"El cóndor vuela sobre los Andes."
Natural Translation
The condor flies over the Andes.
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