Polyglot Dictionary

serpente

/seɾˈpẽtʃi/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as serpentes

Meaning

  1. serpent

    • A serpente rastejou.

      The serpent crawled.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cobra

Close, but a register difference — cobra is the everyday word, serpente is more formal/literary.

Similar in other languages

English

snake

Close — a serpent relates to a snake.

Practice

1 What does serpente mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ rastejou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches serpente?

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