sierpe

Leonese

Etymology

Noun

sierpe m (plural sierpes)

snake

References

AEDLL

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin serpe(s), from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Compare Portuguese serpe, Catalan serp, Italian serpe, Romanian șarpe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsjerpe/

Noun

sierpe f (plural sierpes)

large serpent, snake
(figuratively) wriggler, anything that wriggles
(figuratively) ugly person, angry person, dangerous person
(botany) sprout, shoot, sucker

Synonyms

culebra
serpiente
víbora (colloquial)

Further reading

“sierpe” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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