cobra de capello

[koh-bruh dee kuh-pel-oh]

noun

plural

cobras de capello 

1. Indian cobra.

cobra de capello

/ diː kəˈpɛləʊ /

noun

1. a cobra, Naja tripudians, that has ringlike markings on the body and exists in many varieties in S and SE Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobra de capello¹

1660–70; < Portuguese: hooded snake ( cobra < Latin colubra snake; capello < Late Latin cappellus hood, equivalent to capp ( a ) cap ¹ + -ellus -elle ( def. ) )