serpeta

From serp +‎ -eta.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [sərˈpɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sərˈpə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seɾˈpe.ta]

serpeta f (plural serpetes)

1. diminutive of serp (“snake”)
2. (figurative) snake, rat (treacherous person)
3. straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion)

• serpeta cega
• serpeta de morro curt
• serpetó

• “serpeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007