serafín
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish seraphin, from Late Latin seraphīm, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (s'raphím).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɾaˈfin/ [se.ɾaˈfĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: se‧ra‧fín
Noun
serafín m (plural serafines)
- seraph (angel)
- an extraordinarily beautiful person
- silky anteater
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “serafín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024