jururu

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

jururu m or f (plural jururus)(Brazil, colloquial)

  1. crestfallen (sad because of a recent disappointment)
    Synonyms: abatido, desalentado, desanimado, cabisbaixo, melancólico, tristonho, sorumbático, acabrunhado
  2. surly, crabby, crusty (constantly complaining)
    Synonyms: ranzinza, rabugento, reclamão

References

  1. ^ 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