serpiente

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

serpiente f (plural serpientes)

snake, serpent

Synonyms

culebra f
sierpe (archaic)

See also

anguila f
víbora f

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