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Schlange.

snake

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃlaŋə/
  1. snake

    feminine
  2. line (of people waiting), queue

    feminine
  3. penis

    feminine · slang
  4. snake, a treacherous person (especially a woman)

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).

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