serpa

See also: Serpa, ser på, šerpa, and серпа

Galician

Alternative forms

• xerpa

Etymology

From serpe (“serpent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseɾpɐ], [ˈʃeɾpɐ]

Noun

serpa f (plural serpas)

1. (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)

1. coach box
2. (nautical) head

Further reading

• serpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• serpa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• Sprea, aspre, parse, persa, presa, raspe, saper, spare, spera

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrpa/

Noun

serpa

1. genitive singular of serp
2. nominative dual of serp
3. accusative dual of serp