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noun, feminine

cobija

/koˈbixa/

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.