víbora

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vīpera, from vivus-pario, "one that gives live young".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.bo.ɾa/

Noun

víbora f (plural víboras)

viper

Spanish

Alternative forms

biuora (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Spanish biuora, from Latin vīpera (“viper”), a conflation of vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“I give birth to”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbi.βo.ɾa/

Noun

víbora f (plural víboras)

viper, adder
malicious person, snake in the grass
(colloquial, Mexico) snake

Synonyms

(snake): serpiente f, culebra f

Derived terms

viborear verb
viborezno m

See also

sierpe

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