culebra

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈlebɾa/ [kuˈle.β̞ɾa] Rhymes: -ebɾa Syllabification: cu‧le‧bra === Noun === culebra f (plural culebres) (Eastern, rare) dialectal form of culiebra == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish culebra (“snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈlebɾa/, [kuˈle.bɾa] Hyphenation: cu‧le‧bra === Noun === culebra snake; serpent == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish culuebra, from Vulgar Latin *colobra, from Classical Latin colubra. Cognate with Portuguese cobra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈlebɾa/ [kuˈle.β̞ɾa] Rhymes: -ebɾa Syllabification: cu‧le‧bra Homophone: Culebra === Noun === culebra f (plural culebras) snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes) Synonyms: serpiente, víbora, (archaic) culebro (specifically) (colubrid) snake (snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous) (specifically) a small snake ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “culebra”, 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 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “culebra”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA === Anagrams === curable