cobra
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/
cobra is spelled C-O-B-R-A (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cobra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “snake; serpent (any reptile of the suborder Serpentes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of cobrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “réptil desprovido de membros; pode ser venenoso ou não, serpente”.
What does cobra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnake; serpent (any reptile of the suborder Serpentes)
- 2
femininecobra (any snake of the family Elapidae)
- 3
derogatoryfeminineviper (malignant person)
- 4
Portugalfemininelassitude
- 5
Portugalcolloquialfemininerope used to tie horses
- 6
Portugalcolloquialfemininedrunkenness
- 7
Brazilderogatoryfemininedeceitful woman
- 8
feminineslangvulgarpenis, dick, cock, prick
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialdatedfemininemasculinepro, expert
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialdatedfemininemasculinepro, expert
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of copla
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa que é muito boa em alguma atividade
noun: 1. réptil desprovido de membros; pode ser venenoso ou não, serpente 2. corda para atar animais domésticos maiores 3. pessoa que trai, "traíra" 4. pessoa muito boa em alguma atividade
noun: 1. constelação equatorial, que tem forma de cobra
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cobra
- cobras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cobra?
- Brazil /ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈkɔ.βɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cobra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cobra in Portuguese?
cobra appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).