urubu
Portuguese, noun
urubu is spelled U-R-U-B-U (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Urubu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “New World vulture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, urubú is a different word: “prescribed spelling of urubu under the Orthographic Agreement of…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum a aves catartídeas pretas, de cabeça nua, que se alimentam de carne em decomposição”.
What does urubu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineNew World vulture
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculineany vulture
- 3
masculineusurer
- 4
Brazilmasculineundertaker
- 5
Brazilmasculinejinx (person who brings bad luck)
- 6
Brazilderogatorymasculineambulance chaser, vulture
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Brazilderogatorymasculinesomeone who wears black clothes and makeup; a goth
- 8
Brazilderogatorymasculineslanga player or supporter of the CR Flamengo soccer team (which has a vulture as mascot)
adjective
- 1
Brazildatedfemininemasculineof the Urubú-Kaapor people
- 2
Brazildatedfemininemasculineof the Urubú-Kaapor language
noun
- 1
masculineprescribed spelling of urubu under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprescribed spelling of urubu 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. nome comum a aves catartídeas pretas, de cabeça nua, que se alimentam de carne em decomposição 2. torcedor do Flamengo
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 urubu
- urubus plural
- urubú alternative
- urubús plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to urubu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is urubu in Portuguese?
urubu appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).