culuebra

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• coluebra

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈlwebɾa/

Noun

culuebra f (plural culuebras)

1. snake, serpent
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 23v:

     […] ⁊ lo echaren ala biuora o ala culuebra en la garganta afogaſe luego ⁊ muere.

     […] and should they throw it into the throat of the snake or serpent it would then choke and die.

   • Idem, f. 56r.

     […] deſpues del retornamiento peſcueço dela culuebra que tiene el encantador dellas […]

     […] after the returning of the neck of the snake held by the snake charmer […]

Synonyms

• biuora f, culuebro m, serpiente f

Related terms

• culuebro

Descendants

• Spanish: culebra
  • Chavacano: culebra
  • Papiamentu: kolebra