cobra de capello

[ koh-bruh dee kuh-pel-oh ]

/ ˈkoʊ brə di kəˈpɛl oʊ /

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noun, plural co·bras de ca·pel·lo.

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Origin of cobra de capello

1660–70; <Portuguese: hooded snake (cobra <Latin colubra snake; capello <Late Latin cappellus hood, equivalent to capp(a) cap¹ + -ellus -elle)

Words nearby cobra de capello

co-boss, cobot, Cobourg, cob pie, cobra, cobra de capello, coburg, cobweb, cobwebby, cobweb houseleek, cobwebs

How to use cobra de capello in a sentence

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They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.
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Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
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The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.
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Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.
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Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
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Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
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San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
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One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
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Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
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British Dictionary definitions for cobra de capello

cobra de capello

/ (diː kəˈpɛləʊ) /

noun plural cobras de capello

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

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