coobra

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ko.ˈɔ.bɾa/

Noun

coobra f

snake
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 368 (facsimile):
  
  [C]omo nos ſṫa M(aria) do porto guariu ũa moller dũa coobra que tragia eno uentre e avie ben tres años
  (H)ow Holy Mary of the port cured a woman of a snake she had in her belly for three years.

Descendants

Galician: cobra
Portuguese: cobra (see there for further descendants)

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