couleuvre

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin colobra, from Latin colubra. Doublet of cobra, a borrowing from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.lœvʁ/

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Noun

couleuvre f (plural couleuvres)

1. (obsolete) serpent
2. grass snake, garter snake

Synonyms

• (serpent): serpent

Further reading

• “couleuvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.