# urubu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjuɹubu/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/urubu