cobrar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Catalan recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuˈβɾa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈbɾa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koˈbɾaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [koˈβɾa] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === cobrar (first-person singular present cobro, first-person singular preterite cobrí, past participle cobrat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/ (transitive) to charge (money) (transitive) to collect, receive (payment) (transitive) to earn, be paid ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== recobrar === References === “cobrar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cobrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cobrar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “cobrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 === Anagrams === barroc, brocar, corbar == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cobrar, from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), rebracketing from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Galician recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [koˈβɾaɾ] === Verb === cobrar (first-person singular present cobro, first-person singular preterite cobrei, past participle cobrado) (transitive, archaic) to recover, regain (transitive, archaic) to earn, win (transitive) to charge (ask for a certain amount of money for something) (transitive) to collect, receive (payment) (nautical, transitive) to haul Synonym: halar (figuratively) to have what one's deserve (what goes around comes around) Para, nena, que vas cobrar! ― Stop it, child, or you'll have what you are asking for ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cobrar”, 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), “cobrar”, 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), “cobrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “cobrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cobrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “cobrar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cobrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence recobrar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ko.ˈbɾaɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ === Verb === cobrar to recover; to regain Eſta é de como ſanta maria fez cobrar a Theophilo a carta que fezera cono demo u ſe tornou ſeu vaſſalo. This one is (about) how Holy Mary recovered for Theophilos the contract he had made with the Devil and became his vassal. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: cobrar Portuguese: cobrar ==== Further reading ==== Universo Cantigas - "cobrar" == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cobrar, from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Portuguese recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧brar === Verb === cobrar (first-person singular present cobro, first-person singular preterite cobrei, past participle cobrado)(transitive) to charge (ask for a certain amount of money for something) to demand payment (by extension) to demand that something be done (sports) to take Synonym: bater cobrar falta ― to take a free kick ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to demand): exigir, mandar ==== Related terms ==== === References === http://www.aulete.com.br/cobrar https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/cobrar === Further reading === “cobrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cobrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Spanish recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈbɾaɾ/ [koˈβ̞ɾaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: co‧brar === Verb === cobrar (first-person singular present cobro, first-person singular preterite cobré, past participle cobrado) to charge (money, etc.) to collect to gather up (strength, bravery etc.) to pay for something (get one's dues) (reflexive) to claim (lives) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: cobra → Cebuano: kobra → Tagalog: kobra === Further reading === “cobrar”, 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