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