colubro

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin colubrum (snake).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lu.bro/, (elevated style) /koˈlu.bro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlubro, (elevated style) -ubro
  • Hyphenation: cò‧lu‧bro, (elevated style) co‧lù‧bro

Noun[edit]

colubro m (plural colubri)

  1. (literary) snake
    Synonyms: (literary) angue, serpe, serpente
  2. (zoology) any member of the Coluber taxonomic genus

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Further reading[edit]

  • colubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • colubro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

colubrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of coluber