serpiente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin serpēns, serpentem, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Cognate with English serpent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈpjente/ [seɾˈpjẽn̪.t̪e]

Noun

serpiente f (plural serpientes)

1. snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)

   Synonyms: culebra, (archaic) sierpe

2. (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake

Derived terms

• serpiente de cascabel

See also

• anguila f
• víbora f