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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin serpentem, derived from serpere (“slither, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Doublet of sierpe. Cognate with English serpent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɾˈpjente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: ser‧pien‧te
Noun
serpiente f (plural serpientes)
- snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
- Synonyms: culebra, (archaic) sierpe
- (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake
- (figuratively) snake
- Synonym: traidor
Usage notes
- In the sense of "traitor," serpiente can be masculine.
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