cobra

(Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) snake
2. (feminine) cobra

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cobrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cobrar:

cobrar

1. (archaic, transitive) to recover, regain
2. (archaic, transitive) to earn, win
3. (transitive) to charge (ask for a certain amount of money for something)
4. (transitive) to collect, receive (payment)
5. (transitive) to haul
6. (figuratively) to have what one's deserve (what goes around comes around)

Lees verder

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɔβɾa̝/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Latijn: colubra

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese coobra (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.