noun, feminine/seɾˈpjente/plural: serpientes
snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes); a large or medium-sized snake; snake
Synonyms: culebra, sierpe, traidor
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin serpēns Spanish serpiente Inherited from Old Spanish serpiente, from Latin serpentem. Doublet of sierpe. Cognate with English serpent.