apenstaart

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (anatomy) staart van een aap

Etymology

apen (“monkeys”) +‎ staart (“tail”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

apenstaart m (plural apenstaarten, diminutive apenstaartje n)

  1. at sign, the symbol @
  2. the tail of a monkey

Usage notes

Both apenstaart and its diminutive form, apenstaartje, can be used to indicate the symbol @, but the diminutive form is more common.

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