serpentina

/seɾpenˈtina/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las serpentinas

Meaning

  1. streamer

    • Lanzaron serpentinas.

      They threw streamers.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

pancarta

Close — similar festive/protest decorative items, a banner vs a streamer.

Similar in other languages

French

serpentin

serpentin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "streamer."

Practice

1 What does serpentina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lanzaron ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches serpentina?

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