urso

Meaning

1. (masculine) bear (a member of the family Ursidae)
2. (masculine) puss caterpillar (larva of the genus Podalia)
3. (figuratively,masculine) hairy man
4. (figuratively,masculine) unsociable person, misanthrope
5. (figuratively,masculine) individual who is the target of mockery
6. (masculine,slang) bear
7. (Portugal,masculine) brilliant student

Hyphenated as

ur‧so

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈuʁ.su/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ursus (“bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Displaced the inherited doublet usso.

Sentences

Não venda a pele até que o urso na toca durma .

Do not sell the fur until the bear in the den has fallen asleep.