"serpiente" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /seɾˈpjente/, [seɾˈpjẽn̪.t̪e] Forms: serpientes [plural]
Rhymes: -ente Etymology: Inherited from Latin serpentem, derived from serpere (“slither, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Doublet of sierpe. Cognate with English serpent. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|serpens|serpentem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin serpentem, {{inh+|es|la|serpens|serpentem}} Inherited from Latin serpentem, {{der|es|ine-pro|*serp-}} Proto-Indo-European *serp-, {{doublet|es|sierpe}} Doublet of sierpe, {{cog|en|serpent}} English serpent Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} serpiente f (plural serpientes)
  1. snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes) Tags: feminine Synonyms: culebra, sierpe
    Sense id: en-serpiente-es-noun-5BlHI3Cy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Snakes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 27 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 17 9 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 79 15 6 Disambiguation of Snakes: 38 17 46
  2. (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake Tags: feminine, specifically
    Sense id: en-serpiente-es-noun-jeOvTRBw Categories (other): Snakes Disambiguation of Snakes: 38 17 46
  3. (figuratively) snake Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: traidor
    Sense id: en-serpiente-es-noun-U419n-eO Categories (other): Snakes Disambiguation of Snakes: 38 17 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: serpiente de anteojos, serpiente de cascabel, serpiente de cristal, serpiente de verano, serpiente marina Related terms: anguila [feminine], víbora [feminine]
Categories (other): Astrology Disambiguation of Astrology: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/seɾˈpjente/"
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