jururu

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from Old Tupi i aruru (“he's sad”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈɾu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈɾu/

Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: ju‧ru‧ru

Adjective

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)
Synonyms: ranzinza, rabugento, reclamão

References

^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “aruru”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 64, column 1

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