culuebra

From Latin colubram, accusative of colubra, feminine of coluber (“snake”).

• IPA^(key): [kuˈlwe.βɾa]

culuebra f (plural culuebras)

1. snake, serpent
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 23v.

     […] ¬ lo echaren ala biuora o ala culuebra en la garganta afogaſe luego ¬ muere.

     […] and should they throw it into the throat of the snake or serpent it would then choke and die.

   • Idem, f. 56r.

     […] deſpues del retornamiento peſcueço dela culuebra que tiene el encantador dellas […]

     […] after the returning of the neck of the snake held by the snake charmer […]

• biuora f, culuebro m, serpiente f

• culuebro

• Spanish: culebra