cebra

== Asturian == === Noun === cebra f (plural cebres) zebra == Galician == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese zevra (“onager”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”). See also cebro. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈθeβɾɐ] ==== Noun ==== cebra f (plural cebras) zebra === Etymology 2 === Probably from Latin zephyrus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈθeβɾɐ] ==== Noun ==== cebra f (plural cebras) rainstorm Synonym: temporal ===== Derived terms ===== cebrina === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “zeura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cebra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cebra”, 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), “cebra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Leonese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish zebra, from Old Spanish ezebra or Portuguese zebra, from Portuguese zebra, zebro (“zebra”), from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, both from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”), possibly through another Romance language first. Compare Portuguese zebra. === Noun === cebra f (plural cebras) zebras === References === “cebra”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.bra/ Rhymes: -ɛbra Syllabification: ce‧bra === Noun === cebra m genitive singular of ceber == Spanish == === Alternative forms === zebra (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish ezebra, of uncertain origin. Likely from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”), possibly through another Romance language first. Compare Portuguese zebra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθebɾa/ [ˈθe.β̞ɾa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsebɾa/ [ˈse.β̞ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ebɾa Syllabification: ce‧bra === Noun === cebra f (plural cebras) zebra (african animal) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cebra”, 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