Meanings
nouncobra de capello (plural cobras de capello)
plural cobras de capello
- An Indian cobra (Naja naja), a highly venomous Indian snake.
Synonyms: hooded snake, hooded serpent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Indian cobra (Naja naja), a highly venomous Indian snake.
Similar
hooded snakehooded serpent
Origin
- Portuguesecobra-de-capelo“cobra”
- Englishcobra de capello
From Portuguese cobra-de-capelo (“cobra”, literally “hooded snake”).
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