ratelslang
Dutch
Etymology
From ratel (“rattle”) + slang (“snake”), possibly a calque of English rattlesnake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraː.təlˌslɑŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ra‧tel‧slang
Noun
ratelslang f (plural ratelslangen, diminutive ratelslangetje n)
- (zoology) rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus
Hypernyms
- groefkopadder
Descendants
- Jersey Dutch: râtelslâng