serpentesco

Italian

Etymology

From serpente (“snake, serpent”) +‎ -esco (“-esque”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ser.penˈte.sko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧té‧sco

Adjective

serpentesco (feminine serpentesca, masculine plural serpenteschi, feminine plural serpentesche)

1. (figurative) snaky, sly, deceitful

Further reading

• serpentesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana