Language Matters | Where English got the word ‘snake’, and ‘eating snake’ in Singapore
- Posted on January 26, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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Language Matters | Where English got the word ‘snake’, and ‘eating snake’ in Singapore
The root words of snake and serpent mean ‘a creeping thing’. Most snake sayings are negative, including a Singlish loan phrase from Hokkien.
