colobra

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Compare Occitan colòbra, French couleuvre, and Spanish culebra. Doublet of cobra, which was borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈlɔ.βɾə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈlɔ.bɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [koˈlɔ.bɾa]

Noun

colobra f (plural colobres)

a non-venomous snake
(botany) dragonwort
Synonyms: dragonera, serpentària

Derived terms

colobra d'Esculapi
colobra de caputxó
colobra de collar
colobra de ferradura
colobra de mar
colobra de Montpeller
colobra escalonada
colobra escurçonera
colobra llisa
colobra verda i groga
colobrina

Further reading

“colobra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“colobra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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