couleuvre

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin colobra, from Latin colubra. Doublet of cobra, a borrowing from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.lœvʁ/
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Noun

couleuvre f (plural couleuvres)

(obsolete) serpent
grass snake, garter snake

Synonyms

(serpent): serpent

Further reading

“couleuvre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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