culebra
Chavacano
editEtymology
editNoun
editculebra
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish culuebra, from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra. Cognate with Portuguese cobra.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kuˈlebɾa/ [kuˈle.β̞ɾa]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ebɾa
- Syllabification: cu‧le‧bra
- Homophone: Culebra
Noun
editculebra f (plural culebras)
- snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
- (specifically) (colubrid) snake (snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous)
- (specifically) a small snake
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editFurther reading
edit- “culebra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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