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urubu

/ˈjuɹubu/

urubu noun: a New World vulture (a vulture from South America).

Noun

urubu (plural urubus)

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

Forms of urubu

pluralurubus

Origin of urubu

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

Questions about urubu

What does urubu mean?
Urubu means a New World vulture (a vulture from South America).
What part of speech is urubu?
Urubu is a noun.
How do you pronounce urubu?
Urubu is pronounced /ˈjuɹubu/.
What is the plural of urubu?
The plural of urubu is urubus.

Words near urubu in the dictionary

  1. Urtsun dialect
  2. urtype
  3. urtypes
  4. Uru
  5. Uru.
  6. urubu
  7. urubus
  8. Urubú-Kaapor
  9. urucu
  10. urucum
  11. urucuri

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