curuba
Portuguese, noun/kuˈɾu.bɐ/
curuba is spelled C-U-R-U-B-A (6 letters). Curuba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mange, scabies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sarna, pereba, úlcera, carnegão”.
What does curuba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemange, scabies
- 2
Brazilfeminineitch
- 3
Brazilfemininesynonym of cipó-de-imbé
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sarna, pereba, úlcera, carnegão 2. bicho da sarna 3. coceira 4. Etimologia irritação da pele produzida pelo aparecimento de calombos grossos, especialmente nas virilhas
noun: 1. planta trepadeira pertencente ao gênero do maracujá (Passiflora tarminiana) originária dos Andes 2. o fruto comestível dessa planta
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 curuba
- curubas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curuba?
- Brazil /kuˈɾu.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.