noun, feminine/koˈbixa/plural: cobijas
blanket
Synonyms: colcha, frazada, manta, frisa
Related: pegársele la cobija
Inherited from Latin cubīlia, plural of cubīle (“bed, place of rest”), whence Spanish cubil (“lair”). Ultimately from Latin cubāre (“lie down”) and hence related to English decubitus (“reclining position in bed”), concubine, etc. Also compare English incubate.