serpentesco

Italian

Etymology

From serpente (“snake, serpent”) +‎ -esco (“-esque”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ser.penˈte.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧té‧sco

Adjective

serpentesco (feminine serpentesca, masculine plural serpenteschi, feminine plural serpentesche)

  1. (figurative) snaky, sly, deceitful

Further reading
  • serpentesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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