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slang

[slaŋ]

noun

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. snake; serpent
  2. snake
  3. A long, limbless reptile that crawls on the ground.
Examples

Die vrou het die slang geantwoord: “Ons mag van die vrugte van die bome in die tuin eet.”

The woman answered the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden.”

Pronunciationslaŋ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteNote that 'slang' means 'snake' in Afrikaans, whereas the English word 'slang' refers to informal language.

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slang in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.