English Explanatory Dictionary

urubu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A New World vulture (a vulture from South America).

Pronunciation

/ˈjuɹubu/ /ˈjuɹʊbʊ/ /u.ɹuˈbu/ /u.ɾuˈbu/

Word forms

urubu urubus

Etymology

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

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