lavar urubu

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to wash vultures”.

Verb

lavar urubu (first-person singular present lavo urubu, first-person singular preterite lavei urubu, past participle lavado urubu)

(Amazonas, colloquial, idiomatic) to be on the wallaby track (to be unemployed)
Synonym: escovar urubu

Further reading

“urubu” in iDicionário Aulete.
“urubu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“urubu” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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