cobra de capello

English

Etymology

From Portuguese cobra-de-capelo (“cobra; literally: hooded snake”).

Noun

cobra de capello (plural cobras de capello)

An Indian cobra (Naja naja), a highly venomous Indian snake.
Synonyms: hooded snake, hooded serpent

References

“cobra de capello”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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