kulevro

Ladino

Alternative forms

• culebro

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish culuebro, from Latin colubrum.

Noun

kulevro m (Hebrew spelling קוליב׳רו, plural kulevros, feminine kulevra)

1. snake (a legless reptile in the order Squamata with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue) [16th c.]

   Synonyms: bivora, serpiente

   • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎^[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 52:

     Mas londje, komo un kulevro vedre entrando en la agua, se via el "Kutchuk Karaburnu" ke los djidyos yamavan la Punta Tchika (o Petit cap en franses).

     Further away, like a green snake entering the water, the ‘Kutchuk Karaburnu’ was seen, which the Jews were calling the Little Tip (or petit cap in French).