Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zaratan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zaratan
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Arabic folklore, an extremely large (sea) turtle, the shell of which resembles an island.

Example Sentences

"[…]turtle known as zaratans. Living for millennia, these slow-moving gentle giants dine exclusively on sea […] a zaratan's shell grows ever more complex as it ages."
"[…] turtle—a zaratan. On the zaratan's back were hundreds of tiny green frogs nestled in the seaweed, with bat wings and long reptile tails."
"[…] from the colossal zaratan that cruises the seas to the gigantic roc that rules the skies or the deadly basilisk that haunts the ruins of ancient cities."

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”), possibly via Spanish zaratán.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سَرَطَان

Inflected Forms

zaratans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aspidochelone fastitocalon

Questions

What does zaratan mean?: In Arabic folklore, an extremely large (sea) turtle, the shell of which resembles an island.
Where does zaratan come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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