anguine

See also: anguiné

English

WOTD – 28 October 2006

Etymology

From Latin anguinus, from anguis (“snake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪn/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -æŋɡwɪn

Adjective

anguine (comparative more anguine, superlative most anguine)

Pertaining to snakes or serpents
Snakelike.

Synonyms

(pertaining to snakes): ophidian
(snakelike): serpentine, snakelike

Derived terms

anguinous

Translations

pertaining to snakes

Finnish: käärme- (compound terms), käärmeiden (gen. pl.)
Greek: φιδίσιος (el) (fidísios)

snakelike

Finnish: käärmemäinen (fi)
Greek: οφιοειδής (el) (ofioeidís)

Anagrams

Guinean, guanine

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