jabuti
Portuguese, noun
jabuti is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, jabutí is a different word: “prescribed spelling of jabuti under the Orthographic Agreement of…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “designação popular das tartarugas terrestres do gênero dos chelonóides da ordem dos quelônios”.
What does jabuti mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineeither a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
- 2
Brazilmasculineany tortoise (terrestrial turtle)
- 3
Brazilmasculineslangan amendment to a law which is strange to its main subject, as "tortoises do not climb trees" (Brazilian proverb) (it was put onto the tree by someone)
noun
- 1
masculinean indigenous language spoken in Brazil
noun
- 1
masculineprescribed spelling of jabuti under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling
noun
- 1
masculineprescribed spelling of jabuti under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. designação popular das tartarugas terrestres do gênero dos chelonóides da ordem dos quelônios 2. no processo legislativo, emenda parlamentar que insere texto estranho ao tema principal, em referência à expressão "jabuti não sobe em árvore", ou seja, o jabuti foi lá colocado por alguém
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 jabuti
- jabutis plural
- jabota Brazil feminine
- jabotas Brazil feminine plural
- jaboti alternative nonstandard
- jabutí alternative
- jaboty alternative obsolete
- jabutís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to jabuti
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jabuti in Portuguese?
jabuti 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).