noun
Meaning 1
A New World vulture (a vulture from South America).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
urubu
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Pronunciation
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/ˈjuɹubu/ Anglicized pronunciations
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/ˈjuɹʊbʊ/ Anglicized pronunciations
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/u.ɹuˈbu/ Lusitanic pronunciations, following Portuguese
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/u.ɾuˈbu/ Lusitanic pronunciations, following Portuguese
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese urubu, borrowed from Old Tupi urubu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.