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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
日本語 パーセルマウス
Kurdî parsel
Nederlands sisselspraak
Português língua de cobra ofidioglossia serpentes

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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See also

parsemage Parser Parsers Parses parsettensite Parseval's theorem

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