couleuvre
French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cobra, a borrowing from Portuguese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.lœvʁ/
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Noun
couleuvre f (plural couleuvres)
- (obsolete) serpent
- Synonym: serpent
- grass snake, garter snake
Derived terms
- avaler des couleuvres
- couleuvre à collier
- couleuvre d'Esculape
Further reading
- “couleuvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.