cobro

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɔ.βɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɔ.bɾo]

cobro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

cobro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

Deverbal from cobrar (“to demand”).

• côbro (pre-reform spelling)

• Rhymes: -obɾu
• Hyphenation: co‧bro

cobro m (plural cobros)

1. term (end, limit)

   pôr cobro a ― to put an end to

2. (historical) Rent charged by the crown to tenants of certain lands owned by the king,
3. (obsolete) Act or effect of collecting, receiving or demanding what is due; collection.

   Synonym: cobrança

4. (obsolete) A safe place to store money, jewelry, etc.

From cobra (“snake”) +‎ -o (forms masculines). Popular belief attributes the herpes zoster disease to the contact of snakes with clothing.

• côbro (pre-reform spelling)

• Rhymes: -obɾu
• Hyphenation: co‧bro

cobro m (plural cobros)

1. (informal) shingles

   Synonyms: cobrelo, herpes zoster

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Rhymes: -ɔbɾu
• Hyphenation: co‧bro

cobro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

• “cobro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “cobro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “cobro”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “cobro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cobro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈkobɾo/ [ˈko.β̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -obɾo
• Syllabification: co‧bro

Deverbal from cobrar.

cobro m (plural cobros)

1. payment, paying
2. cashing
3. charge
4. recovery (of debt)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

cobro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cobrar

• “cobro”, 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