parselmouth
English
Etymology
Coined as Parselmouth by J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998). From parsel + mouth. Rowling said that it derives from "an old word for someone who has a problem with the mouth, like a hare lip".
Noun
parselmouth (plural parselmouths)
- A person naturally able to speak the fictional language of parseltongue in the Harry Potter universe.
Related terms
- parseltongue
See also
- Magic in Harry Potter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia