culuebra

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (snake).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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culuebra f (plural culuebras)

  1. snake, serpent
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 23v:
      […] ⁊ lo echaren ala biuora o ala culuebra en la garganta afogaſe luego ⁊ muere.
      […] and should they throw it into the throat of the snake or serpent it would then choke and die.
    • Idem, f. 56r.
      […] deſpues del retornamiento peſcueço dela culuebra que tiene el encantador dellas […]
      […] after the returning of the neck of the snake held by the snake charmer […]

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: culebra
    • Chavacano: culebra
    • Papiamentu: kolebra