cabra

Etymology

From Latin capra.

Noun

cabra f (plural cabres)

1. goat (animal)

Etymology

From Old Occitan cabra, from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Noun

cabra f (plural cabres)

1. goat (mammal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cabra, from Latin capra. Doublet of inherited chiévra.

Noun

cabra f (plural cabres)

1. goat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kab.ʁa/
• Homophones: cabras, cabrât

Verb

cabra

1. third-person singular past historic of cabrer

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cabra, from Latin capra.

Noun

cabra f (plural cabras)

1. goat

Verb

cabra

1. inflection of cabrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• barca
• braca

Alternative forms

• chabra
• craba

Etymology

From Old Occitan cabra, from Latin capra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaβro]

Noun

cabra f (plural cabras)

1. (Languedoc) goat

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cabra, from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“buck, he-goat”). Compare Spanish cabra, Catalan cabra, Italian capra, French chèvre and Romanian capră.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.βɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.bɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧bra

Noun

cabra f (plural cabras)

1. she-goat; nanny goat (female goat)

Etymology

From Old Spanish cabra, from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Noun

cabra f (plural cabras, masculine cabro, masculine plural cabros)

1. female goat
2. goat (unknown gender)
3. (colloquial, Chile) girl