coobra

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin colūbra (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.o.bɾa/

Noun

coobra f

1. snake
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 368 (facsimile):

     [C]omo nos ſṫa M(aria) do porto guariu ũa moller dũa coobra que tragia eno uentre e avie ben tres años

     (H)ow Holy Mary of the port cured a woman of a snake she had in her belly for three years.

Descendants

• Galician: cobra
• Portuguese: cobra

• English: cobra
• Spanish: cobra