serpiente
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin serpentem, derived from serpere (“slither, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Doublet of sierpe. Cognate with English serpent.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
serpiente f (plural serpientes)
- snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
- (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake
- (figuratively) snake
- Synonym: traidor
Usage notes edit
In the sense of "traitor," serpiente can be masculine.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “serpiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014