urutau
Portuguese, noun/u.ɾuˈtaw/
urutau is spelled U-R-U-T-A-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 92,647th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Urutau is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “potoo, especially the commonest species Nyctibius griseus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que mãe-da-lua”.
What does urutau mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinepotoo, especially the commonest species Nyctibius griseus
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que mãe-da-lua
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 urutau
- urutaus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce urutau?
- Brazil /u.ɾuˈtaw/
- Brazil [u.ɾuˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /u.ɾuˈtaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is urutau in Portuguese?
urutau appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).