urubu

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/ˈjuɹubu//ˈjuɹʊbʊ//u.ɹuˈbu//u.ɾuˈbu/

noun

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

OriginBrazilian Portuguese urubu →
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Meanings

nounurubu (plural urubus)

plural urubus

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

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portugueseurubu
  2. Brazilian Portugueseurubu
  3. Englishurubu

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

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APA

urubu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urubu

MLA

“urubu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urubu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urubu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urubu.

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