cebra

cebra f (plural cebres)

1. zebra

From Old Galician-Portuguese zevra (“onager”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”). See also cebro.

• IPA^(key): [ˈθeβɾɐ]

cebra f (plural cebras)

1. zebra

Probably from Latin zephyrus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈθeβɾɐ]

cebra f (plural cebras)

1. rainstorm

   Synonym: temporal

• cebrina

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “zeura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “zebr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cebra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cebra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Borrowed from Spanish zebra, from Old Spanish ezebra or Portuguese zebra, from Portuguese zebra, zebro (“zebra”), from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, both from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”), possibly through another Romance language first. Compare Portuguese zebra.

cebra f (plural cebras)

1. zebras

• Pallabreiru Llïonés

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.bra/
• Rhymes: -ɛbra
• Syllabification: ce‧bra

cebra m

1. genitive singular of ceber

• zebra (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Spanish ezebra, of uncertain origin. Likely from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”), possibly through another Romance language first. Compare Portuguese zebra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθebɾa/ [ˈθe.β̞ɾa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsebɾa/ [ˈse.β̞ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ebɾa
• Syllabification: ce‧bra

cebra f (plural cebras)

1. zebra (african animal)

• “cebra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024