víbria
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of vibra, from Latin vīpera (“viper”).
Pronunciation
Noun
víbria f (plural víbries)
- wyvern, dragon
- (folklore) a figure of a female dragon paraded at popular festivals in various cities and towns in the Catalan Countries
Further reading
- “víbria”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbibɾja/ [ˈbi.β̞ɾja]
- Rhymes: -ibɾja
- Syllabification: ví‧bria
Noun
víbria f (plural víbrias)
- a type of mythical serpent
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 246:
- La vibria es una culebra muy venenosa que tiene dos plumas en la cabeza. La persona a quien este reptil azota con su cola, muere instantáneamente.
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