corujão
Portuguese, noun/ko.ɾuˈʒɐ̃w̃/
corujão is spelled C-O-R-U-J-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corujão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “eagle owl (large owl of genus Bubo)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ônibus que viaja durante a noite”.
What does corujão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineeagle owl (large owl of genus Bubo)
- 2
masculineall-nighter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ônibus que viaja durante a noite 2. voo comercial realizado tarde da noite, geralmente com tarifas reduzidas
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 corujão
- corujões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corujão?
- Brazil /ko.ɾuˈʒɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ko.ɾuˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ku.ɾuˈʒɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is corujão in Portuguese?
corujão appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).