how to pronounce serpent

/ˈsɜː.pənt/

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serpent is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of serpent in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… character the camp of serpent Tinka …”

meanings of serpent

noun:

A snake.
A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.

verb:

To encircle.
To wind or meander.

name:

Serpens (constellation).

serpent frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word serpent occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.