The story
- Old Tupi · derived fromîabyru
- English todayjabiru
From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
jabiru
Today it means: A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas. Full definition →
Old Tupi îabyru