urubu

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urubu

/ˈjuɹubu/
/ˈjuɹʊbʊ/
/u.ɹuˈbu/
/u.ɾuˈbu/

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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese urubu, borrowed from Old Tupi urubu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.

noun urubus

A New World vulture (a vulture from South America).

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"urubu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/urubu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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urubu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/urubu

Chicago

"urubu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/urubu.

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@misc{urubu_2026,
  title = {urubu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urubu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}