urubuzar
Portuguese, verb/u.ɾu.buˈza(ʁ)/
urubuzar is spelled U-R-U-B-U-Z-A-R (8 letters). Urubuzar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to observe (usually with the intent of overhearing information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dar azar a”.
What does urubuzar mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilto observe (usually with the intent of overhearing information)
- 2
Brazilto look daggers
- 3
Brazilslangto jinx (to bring bad luck to)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. dar azar a 2. agourar
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 urubuzar
- urubuzo first-person present singular
- urubuzei first-person preterite singular
- urubuzado participle past
- urubuzares infinitive second-person singular
- urubuzarmos first-person infinitive plural
- urubuzardes infinitive plural second-person
- urubuzarem infinitive plural third-person
- urubuzando gerund
- urubuzados masculine participle past
- urubuzada feminine participle past
- urubuzadas feminine participle past
- urubuzas indicative present second-person
- urubuza indicative present singular
- urubuzamos first-person indicative plural
- urubuzais indicative plural present
- urubuzam indicative plural present
- urubuzava first-person imperfect indicative
- urubuzavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce urubuzar?
- Brazil /u.ɾu.buˈza(ʁ)/
- Brazil [u.ɾu.buˈza(h)]
- /u.ɾu.buˈza(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.