ratel
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel, from Middle Dutch raat (“honeycomb”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ratel (plural ratels)
- A carnivorous mammal, Mellivora capensis, found in Africa and some parts of Asia; the honey badger.
Translations
Mellivora capensis — see honey badger
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ratel, from Middle Dutch raat (“honeycomb”).
Noun
ratel (plural ratels)
- honey badger
- badger
- Synonym: das
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ratele.
Noun
ratel f or m (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)
- (music) ratchet, rattle
- ratchet (tool or mechanism)
- socket wrench
- rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ratel
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of ratelen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of ratelen
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch ratele. Related to raat.
Noun
ratel f (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)
- (Belgium) honeycomb
- 1895, De Mandelbie, vol. 1, issue 6, page 86.
- Zij zullen meêdoogenloos uitgeplunterd worden ; zelfs de ratels zullen hunne vraatzucht niet ontgaan, zooals gij verder zult zien.
- 1971, Vlaams Imkersblad, page 227.
- Honig diende tot voeding en werd als offer in de godsdienstige plechtigheden aangeboden. De oude Kelten, over drie duizend jaren, boden de landelijke godheden een ratel (raat) zeem aan om de zegening der veldvruchten te bekomen.
- 1895, De Mandelbie, vol. 1, issue 6, page 86.
- (uncommon, chiefly South Africa) ratel [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: honingdas
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
ratel m (plural ratéis)
- honey badger (Mellivora capensis, a mustelid of Africa, Arabia and India)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
ratel m (plural rateles)
- honey badger
- Synonym: tejón de miel
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