/ˈsɛɾpe/, [ˈs̺ɛɾ.pɪ]
OriginAttested since circa 1300. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin serpes, from Latin serpēns. Cognate with Portuguese serpe, Spanish sierpe.
- feminineserpent, snake
“O cõde Fernã Gonçaluez andaua ontre [os] mouros, ferĩdo et matando assy com̃o [se] fosse serpe rauyosa” — Count Fernán González was among the Moors, wounding and killing them as if he was a rabid serpent
- femininedragon
Formsserpes(plural)
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