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