Polyglot Dictionary

culebra

/kuˈleβɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
culebras

Meaning

  1. snake

    • Una culebra cruzó el camino.

      A snake crossed the path.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

serpiente

culebra and serpiente are close synonyms for "snake"; serpiente is more general or formal, culebra more colloquial, sometimes for non-venomous snakes.

Similar in other languages

French

serpent

serpent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Portuguese

cobra

cobra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Practice

1 What does culebra mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ cruzó el camino.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches culebra?

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