cobija

See also: cobijá

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈbixa/ [koˈβ̞i.xa]
• Rhymes: -ixa
• Syllabification: co‧bi‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cubīlia, plural of cubīle (“bed, place of rest”), when Spanish cubil (“lair”). Ultimately from Latin cubāre (“lie down”) and hence related to English decubitus (“reclining position in bed”), concubine, etc.

Noun

cobija f (plural cobijas)

1. (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela) blanket

   Synonyms: colcha, frazada, (a lighter blanket) manta

Derived terms

• pegársele la cobija

 

Related terms

• cobijo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

cobija

1. inflection of cobijar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cobija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014