cobra

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) snake; serpent (any reptile of the suborder Serpentes)
2. (feminine,literary) cobra (any snake of the family Elapidae)
3. (feminine,figuratively,offensive) viper (malignant person)
4. (Portugal,feminine,figuratively) lassitude
5. (Portugal,colloquial,feminine) rope used to tie horses
6. (Portugal,colloquial,feminine) drunkenness
7. (Brazil,feminine,figuratively,offensive) deceitful woman
8. (feminine,figuratively,slang,vulgar) penis, dick, cock, prick

Adj

pro, expert

Verb

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

Hyphenated as

co‧bra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coobra, from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician cobra and Spanish culebra.

Sentences

Uma cócega, tão longa , fina e retorcida, parece uma cobra quando está matando .

A tickle, so long and thin and twisted, looks like a snake when it's killing.