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noun, feminine

cebra

/ˈθebɾa/

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.