urubu

urubu (plural urubus)

1. A vulture of South America.

From Old Tupi urubu.

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: u‧ru‧bu

urubu m or f (plural urubus)

1. (Brazil, dated, relational) of the Urubú-Kaapor people
2. (Brazil, dated, relational) of the Urubú-Kaapor language

urubu

1. (Brazil, dated) Urubú-Kaapor language

urubu m (plural urubus)

1. vulture in general, or New World vulture more specifically (cf. abutre)
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

• 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.

• “urubu” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “urubu” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “urubu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “urubu” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “urubu” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.