quebra-ossos

Portuguese, noun/ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈɔ.sus/

quebra-ossos is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does quebra-ossos mean in English?

noun

1
masculineossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce quebra-ossos?

Brazil /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈɔ.sus/
Brazil /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ ˈɔ.sus/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to quebra-ossos

lammergeier

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.