cobro

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See also: cobró

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

cobro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

Galician

Verb

cobro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Deverbal from cobrar (“to demand”).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -obɾu
    • Hyphenation: co‧bro

    Noun

    cobro m (plural cobros)

    1. term (end, limit)
      pôr cobro a ― to put an end to
    2. (historical) Rent charged by the crown to tenants of certain lands owned by the king,
    3. (obsolete) Act or effect of collecting, receiving or demanding what is due; collection.
      Synonym: cobrança
    4. (obsolete) A safe place to store money, jewelry, etc.

    Etymology 2

      From cobra (“snake”) +‎ -o (forms masculines). Popular belief attributes the herpes zoster disease to the contact of snakes with clothing.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: -obɾu
      • Hyphenation: co‧bro

      Noun

      cobro m (plural cobros)

      1. (informal) shingles
        Synonyms: cobrelo, herpes zoster

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: -ɔbɾu
      • Hyphenation: co‧bro

      Verb

      cobro

      1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

      Further reading

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkobɾo/
      • Rhymes: -obɾo
      • Syllabification: co‧bro

      Etymology 1

      Deverbal from cobrar.

      Noun

      cobro m (plural cobros)

      1. payment, paying
      2. cashing
      3. charge
      4. recovery (of debt)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      cobro

      1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

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