apenstaart
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From aap (“monkey”) + -en- + staart (“tail”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apenstaart m (plural apenstaarten, diminutive apenstaartje n)
- (literal) the tail of a monkey
- at sign, the symbol @
- e-mail address
- Wij hebben nu ook een apenstaart. ― We too now have an e-mail address.
Usage notes edit
Both apenstaart and its diminutive form, apenstaartje, can be used to indicate the symbol @, but the diminutive form is far more common in this meaning.