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