noun, feminine/ˈθebɾa/plural: cebras
zebra (african animal)
Related: paso cebra, paso de cebra, pez cebra
Inherited from Old Spanish ezebra, of uncertain origin. Likely from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”), possibly through another Romance language first. Compare Portuguese zebra.