cobra
Meaning
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- (feminine) snake
- (feminine) cobra
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔβɾa̝/
Etymology
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.
New
cobrar
- (archaic,transitive) to recover, regain
- (archaic,transitive) to earn, win
- (transitive) to charge (ask for a certain amount of money for something)
- (transitive) to collect, receive (payment)
- (transitive) to haul
- (figuratively) to have what one's deserve (what goes around comes around)
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