jururu
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Old Tupi i aruru (“he's sad”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: ju‧ru‧ru
Adjective edit
jururu m or f (plural jururus)(Brazil, colloquial)
- crestfallen (sad because of a recent disappointment)
- Synonyms: abatido, desalentado, desanimado, cabisbaixo, melancólico, tristonho, sorumbático, acabrunhado
- surly, crabby, crusty (constantly complaining)
References edit
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “aruru”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 64, column 1