culuebra

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

  • coluebra

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlwebɾa/

Noun

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

Descendants

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