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{{also|Cobra|COBRA|cobrá|cobrà|cobră}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
[[Image:L14cobra.jpg|thumb|An Egyptian cobra]]

===Etymology===
{{bor+|en|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|en|la|colubra|t=snake}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkəʊbɹə/|/ˈkɒbɹə/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cobra.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkoʊbɹə/|a=GenAm}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊbɹə|ɒbɹə|oʊbɹə|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# Any of various venomous [[snake]]s of the family {{taxfmt|Elapidae|family}}.
#* {{RQ:Haggard She|passage=In the pools, too, was a species of small alligator or enormous iguana, I do not know which, that fed, Billali told me, upon the waterfowl, also large quantities of a hideous black water-snake, of which the bite is very dangerous, though not, I gathered, so deadly as a '''cobra's''' or a puff adder's.}}
# A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|cobralike|cobric|cobra chicken
|{{vern|Asian cobra}}, [[Indian cobra]], {{vern|spectacled cobra}}
|[[Cape cobra]], [[yellow cobra]]
|cobra effect
|cobra lily
|cobra maneuver
|cobra roll
|cobratoxin
|Egyptian cobra
|king cobra
|monocled cobra
|Pugachev's Cobra
|spitting cobra
|cobra pose
|Equatorial spitting cobra
|Philippine cobra
|cobra capella
|snake-eating cobra
|snouted cobra
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|venomous snake}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|كُوبْرَا|f|tr=kubrā}}, {{t|ar|كُوبْرَا|f}}, {{t|ar|بَزَّاقَة|?}}
* Armenian: {{t-needed|hy}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|ফেঁটী সাপ}}
* Atayal: {{t|tay|kbibing}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|gözlüklü ilan}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|ко́бра|f}}
* Bengali: {{t-needed|bn}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ко́бра|f}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|မြွေဟောက်}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|cobra|f}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᏆᎾᏓᏲᎭ}}
* Cheyenne: {{t|chy|a'kêstséašé'šenovôtse}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|眼鏡蛇|tr=yǎnjìngshé}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|kobra|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|kobra|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|cobra|f}}, {{t+|nl|brilslang|f}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|ḏt|h=D:t-I13}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|kobro}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kobra}}, {{t+|fi|silmälasikäärme}}
* French: {{t+|fr|naja|m}}, {{t+|fr|cobra|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|cobra|f}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kobra|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|κόμπρα|f}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|कोबरा|?}}, {{t+|hi|भुजंग|m}}, {{t+|hi|काला|m}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kobra}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|kobro}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kobra}}, {{t+|id|tedung}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|cobra|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cobra|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|コブラ|tr=kobura}}, {{t+|ja|眼鏡蛇|tr=meganehebi}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ពស់វែក}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|코브라}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|tedung}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|മൂർഖൻ}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kaupara}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|भुजंग|m}}, {{t|mr|नाग|m}}, {{t|mr|नागोबा|m}}
* Mon:{{t+|mnw|ဇြုံဇာတ်}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|наж могой}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|kobra|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|kobra|m}}
* Pali: {{t|pi|kaṇhagotamaka|m}}, {{t|pi|nāga|m}}, {{t-check|pi|ahivisa|n}}<!-- Orig. entered as Mon Pali-->
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kobra|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cobra-capelo|f}}, {{t+|pt|naja|f}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਨਾਗ|m}}
* Rohingya: {{t|rhg|zouñraáff}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|cobră|f}}, {{t|ro|cobra|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ко́бра|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ко̏бра|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kȍbra|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|kobra|f}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|kobra|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cobra|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|kobra|c}}, {{t+|sv|glasögonorm|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|ulupong}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|நாகம்}}, {{t+|ta|நாகப்பாம்பு}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|నాగుపాము}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|งูเห่า|tr=nguu hào}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kobra}}, {{t+|tr|gözlüklü yılan}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ко́бра|f}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|rắn hổ mang}}, {{t+|vi|hổ mang}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|cobra|m|f}}
* Wolof: {{t|wo|saamaan|alt=saamaan mi}}
* Yoruba: {{t|yo|ejo ṣebe}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abcor|Barco|CORBA|Carbo|carbo|carbo-|carob|coarb}}

{{C|en|Elapid snakes}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|ò}}<!-- both etyms -->

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|ca|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|ca|la|colubra}}. {{doublet|ca|colobra}}.

====Noun====
{{ca-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|cobra}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|ca
|cobra escopidora
|cobra d'ulleres
|cobra reial
}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|ca|verb form}}

# {{ca-verb form of|cobrar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}

{{C|ca|Elapid snakes}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|nl|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|nl|roa-opt|coobra}}, from {{der|nl|la|colubra}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈkoː.braː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-cobra.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|co|bra}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|-'s|+}}

# {{l|en|cobra}} {{gloss|venomous snake from certain genera of the family {{taxfmt|Elapidae|family}}, especially of the genus ''[[Naja]]''}}
# {{lb|nl|especially}} [[Indian cobra]] ({{taxfmt|Naja naja|species}})
#: {{syn|nl|brilslang|gewone cobra|Indiase cobra}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|nl
|cobralelie
|gewone cobra
|Indiase cobra
|koningscobra
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|id|bor=1|kobra}}

{{C|nl|Snakes}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|fr|la|colubra}}. {{doublet|fr|couleuvre}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-cobra.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# [[#English|cobra]] {{gl|snake}}
#: {{syn|fr|naja}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

{{C|fr|Elapid snakes}}

==Galician==
[[File:Culebra bastarda - Costa da Vela.jpg|thumb|''Cobra rateira'' or ''cobregón'' (''Montpellier snake''), in SW Galicia]]

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|gl|roa-opt|coobra}} (13th century, ''{{w|Cantigas de Santa Maria}}''), from {{inh|gl|VL.|*colŏbra}}, altered from Classical {{inh|gl|la|colubra}}, feminine counterpart to {{m|la|coluber|t=snake}}, of uncertain origin.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|gl|cóbrega|quiobra}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈkɔβɾa̝/}}

====Noun====
{{gl-noun|f}}

# [[snake]]
#: {{syn|gl|serpe}}
# {{l|en|cobra}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|gl|roa-opt|cobra}}, from {{der|gl|la|copula}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈkɔβɾa̝/}}

====Noun====
{{gl-noun|f}}

# {{lb|gl|historical}} [[stanze]]
#: {{syn|gl|copla}}
# {{lb|gl|archaic}} [[paragraph]]

===Etymology 3===

====Verb====
{{head|gl|verb form}}

# {{gl-verb form of|cobrar}}

===References===
* {{R:gl:DDGM}}
* {{R:gl:DDGM|coobra}}
* {{R:gl:CX|coobra}}
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:gl:TILG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}

{{C|gl|Snakes}}

==Irish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ga|en|cobra}}, from {{der|ga|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|ga|la|colubra|t=snake, serpent}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ga|/ˈkɔbˠɾˠə/}}

===Noun===
{{ga-noun|m|~|~í}}

# [[#English|cobra]]

====Declension====
{{ga-decl-m4|c|obra|obraí}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|ga
|rí-chobra<t:king cobra>
}}

===Mutation===
{{ga-mut}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ga:Ó Dónaill}}
* {{R:ga:Foras}}
* {{R:ga:EID}}

{{topics|ga|Snakes}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|it|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|it|roa-opt|coobra}}, from {{der|it|la|colubra}}, feminine of {{m|la|coluber|t=snake, serpent}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|còbra}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|m|#}}

# {{l|en|cobra}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|it
|cobra dagli occhiali
|cobra egiziano
|cobralisina
|cobraterapia
|cobratossina
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:it:Trec}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=abcor|braco|cabro|cabrò|carbo-|corba}}

{{C|it|Snakes}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==

===Etymology===
From {{der|roa-opt|la|cōpula}}.

===Noun===
{{roa-opt-noun|f|pl=cobras}}

# [[estrofe]]
# [[paragraph]]
#* {{quote-text|roa-opt|year=1405|editor=Enrique Cal Pardo|title=Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo|location=Santiago|publisher=Consello da Cultura Galega
|passage=''vay todo escripto en hua '''cobra''' et man de papel et cosido con fio branco de linno et ennas juntas meu nome''
|translation= all written in a single '''paragraph''' in a hand of paper and sewn with white linen thread and on the joints my name}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:roa-opt:DDGM}}
* {{R:roa-opt:CX}}
* [https://universocantigas.gal/glosario/termo/792 Universo Cantigas - "cobra"]

==Portuguese==
{{wikipedia|lang=pt}}
[[Image:Naja philippinensis.png|thumb|250px|cobra ({{taxlink|Naja philippinensis|species}})]]

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|cóbra}}
* {{rhyme|pt|ɔbɾɐ|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|co|bra}}

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|pt|roa-opt|coobra}}, from {{inh|pt|VL.|*colŏbra}}, altered from Classical {{inh|pt|la|colubra}}, feminine counterpart to {{m|la|coluber|t=snake}}, of uncertain origin. Cognate with {{cog|gl|cobra}} and {{cog|es|culebra}}.

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# [[snake]]; [[serpent]] {{gl|any reptile of the suborder {{taxfmt|Serpentes|suborder}}}}
#: {{syn|pt|serpente|ofídio}}
# {{lb|pt|strictly|prescribed}} {{l|en|cobra}} {{gl|any snake of the family {{taxfmt|Elapidae|family}}}}
#: {{syn|pt|elapídeo}}
# {{lb|pt|figurative|offensive}} [[viper]] {{gloss|malignant person}}
# {{lb|pt|Portugal|figurative}} [[lassitude]]
# {{lb|pt|Portugal|colloquial}} [[rope]] used to tie horses
# {{lb|pt|Portugal|colloquial}} [[drunkenness]]
# {{lb|pt|Brazil|figurative|offensive}} [[deceitful]] woman
# {{lb|pt|figuratively|slang|vulgar}} [[penis]], [[dick]], [[cock]], [[prick]]
#: {{syn|pt|Thesaurus:pénis}}

=====Usage notes=====
{{U:pt:epicene|f}}
* Some biologists proscribe the use of {{m|pt|cobra}} for all snakes, restricting its use to the family ''Elapidae'' as in English.

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|pt
|cobra-de-vidro
|cobra-de-capelo
|cobra-capelo
|cobra-de-água-de-colar
|cobra-d'água
|cobra-coral
|cobra-de-escada
|cipó-de-cobra
|ninho de cobra
|cágado-pescoço-de-cobra
|cobra-real
|cobra-lisa-austríaca
|ser mais fácil uma cobra fumar do que
|matar a cobra e mostrar o pau
|cobra-cuspidora
|cipó-mata-cobras
|dizer cobras e lagartos
|cobra criada
|a cobra vai fumar
|cobra que não anda, não engole sapo
|Deus não dá asas à cobra
|ficar cobra
|engolir cobra
|andar como cobra quando perde a peçonha
|banha da cobra
|ser mau como as cobras
|cobrinha}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|pt|ofídico|cobreiro|cobrejar|cobrelo}}

=====Descendants=====
{{desc-top}}
* {{desc|pov|kobra}}
* {{desc|idb|cóber}}
* {{desc|kea|kóbra}}
* {{desc|vkp|kɔb}}
* {{desc|mcm|kobra}}
* {{desc|pre|kobo}}
* {{desc|cri|koblo}}
* {{desc|bor=1|ar|كُوبْرَا|tr=kubrā|كُوبْرَا}}
* {{desc|be|ко́бра|bor=1}}
* {{desc|bg|ко́бра|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cs|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nl|cobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|cobra|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ga|cobra|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ja|コブラ|tr=kobura|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ko|코브라|bor=1}}
** {{desc|cy|cobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|eo|kobro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fi|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|el|κόμπρα|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hi|कोबरा|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hu|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|io|kobro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|it|cobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|dsb|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|no|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pl|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ro|cobră|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ru|ко́бра|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sh|kȍbra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sk|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|cobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sv|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tr|kobra|bor=1}}
* {{desc|uk|ко́бра|bor=1}}
{{desc-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|mfbysense}}

# {{lb|pt|Brazil|dated|colloquial}} [[pro]], [[expert]]

====Adjective====
{{pt-adj}}

# {{lb|pt|Brazil|dated|colloquial}} [[pro]], [[expert]]

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{alternative form of|pt|copla}}

===Etymology 3===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|cobrar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:Aulete}}
* {{R:pt:Dicio}}
* {{R:pt:Infopédia}}
* {{R:pt:Michaelis}}
* {{R:pt:Priberam}}

{{C|pt|Snakes}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|es|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|es|la|colubra|t=snake}}. {{doublet|es|culebra}}.

====Noun====
{{es-noun|f}}

# [[#English|cobra]]
# {{non-gloss|the act of {{l|es|hacer la cobra}}}}
#* {{quote-journal|es|date=November 11, 2016|author=|title=El vídeo que desmonta la '''‘cobra’''' de Bisbal a Chenoa|work=El Español|url=https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/vida/el-video-que-desmonta-la-cobra-de-bisbal-a-chenoa_62892_102.html
|passage=}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|es
|cobra india
|cobra real
|hacer la cobra
}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|es
|culebra
}}

=====See also=====
{{col-auto|es
|serpiente
|reptil
|veneno
|mordida
}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|cobrar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

{{C|es|Snakes}}

==Welsh==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|cy|en|cobra}}, from {{der|cy|pt|cobra}}, from {{der|cy|la|colubra}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/ˈkɔbra/}}

===Noun===
{{cy-noun|mfbysense|cobraod}}

# [[#English|cobra]]

===Mutation===
{{cy-mut}}

===References===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

{{C|cy|Elapid snakes}}