cobra

Meaning

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)

Read more

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔβɾa̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: 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.