víbora

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vīpera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiboɾa/ [ˈbi.β̞o.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -iboɾa
• Hyphenation: ví‧bo‧ra

Noun

víbora f (plural víboras)

1. viper

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “víbora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “víbora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “víbora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “víbora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “víbora”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bívora (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Latin vīpera, a conflation of vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“to give birth to”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bo.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bo.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bo.ɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bu.ɾɐ/ [ˈvi.βu.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bu.ɾɐ/ [ˈvi.βu.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bu.ɾɐ/ [ˈbi.βu.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iboɾɐ, (Portugal) -ibuɾɐ

Noun

víbora f (plural víboras)

1. viper
2. (figurative) an evil person
3. (Azores) fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina)

Derived terms

• víbora-cornuda
• víbora-do-gabão

Descendants

• → Tetum: víbora

Further reading

• “víbora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “víbora”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “víbora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “víbora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• biuora (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish biuora, from Latin vīpera (“viper”), a conflation of vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“to give birth to”). Doublet of guiverno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiboɾa/ [ˈbi.β̞o.ɾa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -iboɾa
• Syllabification: ví‧bo‧ra

Noun

víbora f (plural víboras)

1. viper, adder
2. malicious person, snake in the grass
3. (colloquial, Mexico) snake

   Synonyms: serpiente, culebra

Derived terms

• lengua de víbora
• palo víbora
• víbora de la cruz
• viborear
• viborezno

Further reading

• “víbora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

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