culebra

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish culebra.

Noun

culebra

  1. snake

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish culuebra, from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra. Cognate with Portuguese cobra.

Pronunciation

Noun

culebra f (plural culebras)

  1. snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
    Synonyms: serpiente, víbora
  2. (specifically) (colubrid) snake (snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous)
  3. (specifically) a small snake

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Descendants

  • Chavacano: culebra
  • Papiamentu: kolebra

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