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Meaning of parseltongue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A fictional language of snakes in the Harry Potter universe.

Equivalents

Deutsch Parsel
Español pársel
Français fourchelang
Italiano serpentese
Nederlands sisselspraak

Examples

“Now I can't get this out of my head - them hissing and whispering at one another like they're speaking in parseltongue.”
“Slither around Santa Fe's Rattlesnake Museum while practicing your parseltongue.”
““Parseltongue, that's what I need,” I murmured out loud as I brushed my teeth. A language for communicating with snakes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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