serpa
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From serpe (“serpent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈseɾpɐ], [ˈʃeɾpɐ]
Noun
serpa f (plural serpas)
- (horticulture) sucker (undesired stem growing out of the rootsof a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xerpa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “serpa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
From Latin scirpea (“large basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.pa/
- Rhymes: -ɛrpa
- Hyphenation: sèr‧pa
Noun
serpa f (plural serpe)
Further reading
- serpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- serpa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛrpa/
Noun
serpa