serpentina
Spanish, noun/seɾpenˈtina/
serpentina is spelled S-E-R-P-E-N-T-I-N-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 69,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serpentina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “streamer (paper)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of serpentino. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tira de papel, usualmente de colores, enrollada que en algunas celebraciones se arrojan unas personas a otras”.
What does serpentina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestreamer (paper)
- 2
feminineserpentine
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of serpentino
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tira de papel, usualmente de colores, enrollada que en algunas celebraciones se arrojan unas personas a otras. 2. Serpentín (instrumento para mosquete). 3. Serpentín (pieza de armas de fuego). 4. Venablo antiguo cuyo hierro forma ondas como la serpiente cuando se arrastra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of serpentina
- serpentinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serpentina?
- /seɾpenˈtina/
- [seɾ.pẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
- [seɾpẽn̪ˈt̪ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to serpentina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is serpentina in Spanish?
serpentina appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).