serafín

See also: serafin and Serafin

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish seraphin, from Late Latin seraphīm, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (s'raphím).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾaˈfin/ [se.ɾaˈfĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧fín

Noun

serafín m (plural serafines)

1. seraph (angel)
2. an extraordinarily beautiful person
3. silky anteater

Related terms

• seráfico

 

See also

• querubín

 

Further reading

• “serafín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16