See also: urubú, urubù, and Urubu

English edit

Noun edit

urubu (plural urubus)

  1. A vulture of South America.

Old Tupi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
urubu (Coragyps atratus)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.[1][2]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé uruwu and Guaraní yryvu.

Noun edit

urubu (unpossessable)

  1. New World vulture (any vulture in the family Cathartidae)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Nheengatu: urubú
  • Portuguese: urubu

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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

urubu (unpossessable)

  1. moss

References edit

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
  2. ^ Warý Kamaiurá (2012-03-02) Awetí e Tupí-Guaraní, relações genéticas e contato linguístico[2] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 35

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Tupi urubu.

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru‧bu

Adjective edit

urubu m or f (plural urubus)

  1. (Brazil, dated, relational) of the Urubú-Kaapor people
  2. (Brazil, dated, relational) of the Urubú-Kaapor language

Proper noun edit

urubu

  1. (Brazil, dated) Urubú-Kaapor language

Noun edit

urubu m (plural urubus)

  1. vulture in general, or New World vulture more specifically (cf. abutre)
  2. (figurative) usurer
    Synonyms: agiota, abutre
  3. (Brazil, figurative) funeral director
  4. (Brazil, figurative) jinx (person who brings bad luck)
  5. (Brazil, figurative, derogatory) ambulance chaser, vulture
    Synonym: abutre
  6. (Brazil, figurative, sometimes derogatory) a person who wears all black, goth
  7. (Brazil, figurative, soccer, slang, sometimes derogatory) a player or supporter of CR Flamengo football team
    Synonyms: flamenguista, rubro-negro
  8. (Brazil, figurative, soccer, slang, sometimes derogatory) referee
  9. (Brazil, dated) Urubú-Kaapor people

Usage notes edit

  • The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “urubu-macho” for male, and “urubu-fêmea” for female.

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