boomslang

== English == === Alternative forms === boomslange (dated) === Etymology === From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/ === Noun === boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs) (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus. ==== Translations ==== == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch boomslang. === Noun === boomslang (plural boomslange) boomslang ==== Descendants ==== → English: boomslang == Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of boom +‎ slang. Attested from the mid-18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːmˌslɑŋ/ Hyphenation: boom‧slang === Noun === boomslang f or m (plural boomslangen, diminutive boomslangetje n) the boomslang, Dispholidus typus ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: boomslang→ English: boomslang === Further reading === boomslang on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans boomslang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːmslɑŋ/, [ˈbo̞ːm.s̠lɑ̝ŋ] Rhymes: -oːmslɑŋ === Noun === boomslang boomslang (venomous snake) ==== Declension ====