English Explanatory Dictionary

zaratan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

zaratan zaratans

Etymology

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

Related words

aspidochelone fastitocalon
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