engerek

Meaning

viper, adder, any venomous snake in the family Viperidae, but especially the common European adder (Vipera berus)

Frequency

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Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish انكرك (engerek, “adder”), from Greek εγχελάκι (encheláki), itself a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”).

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