colubro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colubrum (“snake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lu.bro/, (elevated style) /koˈlu.bro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlubro, (elevated style) -ubro
  • Hyphenation: cò‧lu‧bro, (elevated style) co‧lù‧bro

Noun

colubro m (plural colubri)

  1. (literary) snake
    Synonyms: (literary) angue, serpe, serpente
  2. (zoology) any member of the Coluber taxonomic genus

Derived terms

Further reading
  • colubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • colubro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Noun

colubrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of coluber
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