aspide

Meaning

1. (masculine) vernacular name of various venomous ophidians
2. (masculine) synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp
3. (figuratively, masculine) a malicious or malevolent person
4. (masculine) a kind of cannon similar to a culverin

Concepts

asp

viper

Egyptian cobra

snake in the grass

asp viper

Naja haje

European asp

adder

aspic viper

snake

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Synonyms

vipera

serpe

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serpente

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cobra egiziano

Translations

áspid

aspic

víbora

vipère aspic

Aspisviper

aspis

àspid

roofblei

aspisadder

víbora-áspide

Hyphenated as

à‧spi‧de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈas.pi.de/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe.