abutre
Portuguese, noun/aˈbu.tɾi/
abutre is spelled A-B-U-T-R-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,608th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abutre is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vulture in general, or Old World vulture more specifically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum a várias aves catartídeas e acipitrídeas”.
What does abutre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevulture in general, or Old World vulture more specifically
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculineambulance chaser, vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)
- 3
colloquialderogatorymasculineusurer
- 4
colloquialderogatorymasculinea cruel person
- 5
colloquialderogatorymasculinea rapacious person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome comum a várias aves catartídeas e acipitrídeas 2. urubu 3. homem cruel
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abutre
- abutres plural
- abuitre alternative
- buitre alternative
- butre alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abutre?
- Brazil /aˈbu.tɾi/
- Portugal /ɐˈbu.tɾɨ/
- Portugal [ɐˈβu.tɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abutre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abutre in Portuguese?
abutre appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).