- Czech (Czech Republic): Závinaĉ, which means a herring wrapped around a pickle.
- Danish: Snabel-a, "elephant’s trunk."
- Dutch: Apestaartje, "little monkey’s tail."
- Hebrew: Shablul or Shablool, "snail" or Shtrudl, "strudel."
- Hugarian: Kukac, "worm or maggot."
- Italian: Chiocciola, "Snail."
- Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan): Xiao Lao Shu, "little mouse," or Lao Shu Hao, "mouse sign."
- Russian: Sobachka, "doggie."
- Thai: Ai tua yiukyiu, "wiggling worm."
From “Send : The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home” by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe.
Anyone know other creative terms for "@" in other languages?
2 comments:
in Spanish and Portuguese, @ is called "arroba" and was originally a measure of weight and is now just used as the "at symbol"
Indonesian: "a keong" that means "snail a"
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