jacurutu
Portuguese, noun/ʒa.ku.ɾuˈtu/
jacurutu is spelled J-A-C-U-R-U-T-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written Portuguese, the 258,761st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jacurutu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does jacurutu mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineSouth American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
- 2
Brazilmasculinegreat horned owl (any subspecies of Bubo virginianus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of jacurutu
- jacurutus plural
- jucurutu alternative
- inhacurutu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jacurutu?
- Brazil /ʒa.ku.ɾuˈtu/
- Portugal /ʒɐ.ku.ɾuˈtu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jacurutu in Portuguese?
jacurutu appears about once in every 91 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).