Pronunciation AHD: snāk IPA: /sneɪk/ SAMPA: /sneIK/ Noun snake (pl. snakes) A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes. Synonyms serpent Translations Arabic: ثّعبان Breton: naer f -ed pl, sarpant m -ed pl Catalan: serp f, serpent f Chinese Characters: 蛇 Chinese: 蛇 Dutch: slang f, serpent n Finnish: käärme French: serpent m German: Schlange f Greek: herpetos (ancient) Hebrew: נחש m Indonesian: ular Italian: serpente m Japanese: 蛇 (へび, hebi) KiSwahili: nyoka Korean: 뱀 (baem) Latin: serpens m, f, vipera f Nahuatl: coatl Norwegian: slange, orm Polish: wąż m Portuguese: serpente f Romanian: şarpe m Russian: змея (zmeya) Spanish: serpiente f Tok Pisin: snek Turkish: yılan See also w:Snake Intransitive verb to snake (snaked, snaking) to move in a winding path. (The river snakes through the valley.)
Intransitive verb to snake (snaked, snaking) to move in a winding path. (The river snakes through the valley.)