Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urubu

/ˈjuɹubu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: urubu
IPA: /ˈjuɹubu/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

urubus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce urubu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuɹubu/.
What does urubu mean?: A New World vulture (a vulture from South America).
Where does urubu come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese urubu, borrowed from Old Tupi urubu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.

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