serpentina
Portuguese, noun/seʁ.pẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
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 Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serpentina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “serpentine (coiled distillation tube)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of serpentino. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tira de papel enrolada que é lançada como forma de [diversão] durante carnaval”.
What does serpentina mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineserpentine (coiled distillation tube)
- 2
femininestreamer (colored coiled paper that is used during Carnival)
- 3
feminineserpentine (layered mineral consisting of magnesium and iron silicates)
- 4
feminineserpentine (early type of cannon)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of serpentino
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tira de papel enrolada que é lançada como forma de [diversão] durante carnaval 2. tubo vidro fino e espiralado, geralmente usado para alterar a temperatura do líquido ou gás em seu interior 3. mineral rico em ferro e magnésio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of serpentina
- serpentinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serpentina?
- Brazil /seʁ.pẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- Brazil [seh.pẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
- /seɾ.pẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
serpentina appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).