urubu

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See also: urubú, urubù, and Urubu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese urubu.

Noun

urubu (plural urubus)

  1. A vulture of South America; a New World vulture.

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

urubu (Coragyps atratus)

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.

    Cognate with Sateré-Mawé uruwu and Guaraní yryvu.

    Noun

    urubu (unpossessable)

    1. New World vulture (any vulture in the family Cathartidae)
    Descendants
    • Nheengatu: urubú
    • → Portuguese: urubu (see there for further descendants)

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Unknown.

    Noun

    urubu (unpossessable)

    1. moss

    References

    Portuguese

    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt
    urubu-preto

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Tupi urubu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      urubu m (plural urubus)

      1. vulture; (specifically) New World vulture
        Synonym: abutre
        • 1974, “Urubu tá com raiva do boi”, performed by Baiano e os Novos Caetanos:
          Urubu tá com raiva do boi / E eu já sei que ele tem razão / É que o urubu tá querendo comer / Mais o boi não quer morrer / Não tem alimentação
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      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
      10. (uncountable, Brazil, dated) Urubú-Kaapor language

      Usage notes

      • 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.

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Adjective

      urubu m or f (plural urubus) (Brazil, dated, relational)

      1. of the Urubú-Kaapor people
      2. of the Urubú-Kaapor language

      Further reading

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