cobra

Meaning

cobrar

  1. to charge (money, etc.)
  2. to collect
  3. to gather up (strength, bravery etc.)
  4. to pay for something (get one's dues)
  5. (reflexive) to claim (lives)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
co‧bra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkobɾa/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“snake”). Doublet of culebra.

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