cobija

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See also: cobijá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈbixa/
  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: co‧bi‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cubīlia, plural of cubīle (“bed, place of rest”), when Spanish cubil (“lair”). Ultimately from Latin cubāre (“lie down”) and hence related to English decubitus (“reclining position in bed”), concubine, etc.

Noun

cobija f (plural cobijas)

  1. (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela) blanket
    Synonyms: colcha, frazada, (a lighter blanket) manta
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Etymology 2

Verb

cobija

  1. inflection of cobijar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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