ratelslang
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ratel (“rattle”) + slang (“snake”), possibly a calque of English rattlesnake.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratelslang f (plural ratelslangen, diminutive ratelslangetje n)
- (zoology) rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus
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Descendants[edit]
- Jersey Dutch: râtelslâng