Polyglot Dictionary

cobra

/ˈkɔbɾɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as cobras

Meaning

  1. snake

    • A cobra atacou.

      The snake attacked.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

serpente

Close, but a register difference — cobra is the everyday word, serpente is more formal/literary.

Similar in other languages

German

Schlange

Schlange is the German word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Spanish

culebra

culebra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Spanish

serpiente

serpiente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Practice

1 What does cobra mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ atacou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cobra?

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