woestijnrat
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of woestijn (“desert”) + rat (“rat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋusˈtɛi̯nˌrɑt/, /ʋuˈstɛi̯nˌrɑt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: woes‧tijn‧rat
Noun
woestijnrat f (plural woestijnratten, diminutive woestijnratje n)
- gerbil, any member of the Gerbillinae.
- (historical) desert rat, soldier under British command in North Africa during WWII
- desert survivalist, somebody who's at home in the desert