cobra

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) snake; serpent (any reptile of the suborder Serpentes)
2. (feminine) cobra (any snake of the family Elapidae)
3. (derogatory, feminine, figuratively) viper (malignant person)
4. (Portugal, feminine, figuratively) lassitude
5. (Portugal, colloquial, feminine) rope used to tie horses
6. (Portugal, colloquial, feminine) drunkenness
7. (Brazil, derogatory, feminine, figuratively) 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:

cobrar

1. (transitive) to charge (ask for a certain amount of money for something)
2. (transitive) to demand payment
3. (broadly, transitive) to demand that something be done
4. (transitive) to take

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Concepts

snake

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serpent

cobra

viper

adder

snakes

snake

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grass snake

viperidae

vipers

whip snake

ophidian

Snake

🐍

boidae

cobras

colubridae

ophidia

pythons

serpentes

Synonyms

serpente

víbora

ofídio

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serpe

vibora

serpentes

viperidae

cobras

Serpentes

boidae

colubridae

ophidia

piton

Translations

Schlange

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serpent

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serpiente

🐍

slang

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culebra

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serpente

🐍

serp

🐍

φίδι

couleuvre

yılan

🐍

serpens

anguis

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sèrp

mar

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: colubra

Cognate with Galician: cobra

Cognate with Spanish: culebra

In summary

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.