parselmouth

English

Etymology

Coined as Parselmouth by J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998). From parsel + mouth. Rowling said that it derives from "an old word for someone who has a problem with the mouth, like a hare lip".

Proper noun

parselmouth

  1. A person naturally able to speak the fictional language of parseltongue in the Harry Potter universe.

See also

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