cobija

See also: cobijá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈbixa/ [koˈβ̞i.xa]
  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: co‧bi‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cubīlia, plural of cubīle (“bed, place of rest”), when Spanish cubil (“lair”). Ultimately from Latin cubāre (“lie down”) and hence related to English decubitus (“reclining position in bed”), concubine, etc.

Also compare English incubate.

Noun

cobija f (plural cobijas)

  1. (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela) blanket
    Synonyms: colcha, frazada, (a lighter blanket) manta, frisa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cobija

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

Further reading

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