colobra

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Compare Occitan colòbra, French couleuvre, and Spanish culebra. Doublet of cobra, which was borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

Noun

colobra f (plural colobres)

  1. a non-venomous snake
  2. (botany) dragonwort
    Synonyms: dragonera, serpentària

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