кондовый

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Russian

Etymology

From the noun конда (konda), from earlier ко́нга (kónga), from Finnish honka (large, straight pine tree).

Pronunciation

Adjective

кондо́вый (kondóvyj)

  1. (carpentry, of the wood of coniferous trees) solid, sturdy, with few knots
    1. (of a tree) having solid, sturdy wood
    2. (of a forest) consisting of trees with solid, sturdy wood
  2. (figurative) primitive, old-fashioned
  3. (dated) of the yellowish-red colour/color of freshly felled pine

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