serpentesco

== Italian == === Etymology === From serpente (“snake, serpent”) +‎ -esco (“-esque”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ser.penˈtes.ko/ Rhymes: -esko Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧té‧sco === Adjective === serpentesco (feminine serpentesca, masculine plural serpenteschi, feminine plural serpentesche) (figurative) snaky, sly, deceitful === Further reading === serpentesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana