"coruja" meaning in All languages combined

See coruja on Wiktionary

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Brazil], /koˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Brazil], /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: corujas [plural]
Rhymes: -uʒɐ Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Late Latin curusa or of onomatopoetic origin. Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Leonese curuxa, Mirandese queruja and Spanish coruja, curuja. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt|title=Unknown}} Unknown, {{cog|la-lat|curusa}} Late Latin curusa, {{cog|gl,ast,roa-leo|curuxa}} Galician, Asturian, and Leonese curuxa, {{cog|mwl|queruja}} Mirandese queruja, {{cog|es|coruja}} Spanish coruja Head templates: {{pt-adj}} coruja m or f (plural corujas)
  1. (informal, of a parent) overprotective Tags: feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-coruja-pt-adj-3g7uvonU
  2. (figurative) nocturnal Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine Synonyms: noctívago
    Sense id: en-coruja-pt-adj-GNjII7Ql

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Brazil], /koˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Brazil], /kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: corujas [plural]
Rhymes: -uʒɐ Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Late Latin curusa or of onomatopoetic origin. Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Leonese curuxa, Mirandese queruja and Spanish coruja, curuja. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt|title=Unknown}} Unknown, {{cog|la-lat|curusa}} Late Latin curusa, {{cog|gl,ast,roa-leo|curuxa}} Galician, Asturian, and Leonese curuxa, {{cog|mwl|queruja}} Mirandese queruja, {{cog|es|coruja}} Spanish coruja Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} coruja f (plural corujas)
  1. owl (a bird) Tags: feminine Synonyms: estrige
    Sense id: en-coruja-pt-noun-pVBihIOy
  2. (figurative) night person Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: bacurau, noctívago
    Sense id: en-coruja-pt-noun-Cwkgl9x1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Birds of prey Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 1 0 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 1 0 83 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 0 80 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 14 3 3 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coruja-açor-da-papua, coruja-alvinegra, coruja-azeiteira, coruja-buraqueira, coruja-castanha, coruja-das-neves, coruja-das-torres, coruja-de-crista, coruja-do-mato, coruja-do-nabal, coruja-moura, corujão, corujar, corujinha, corujona

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-açor-da-papua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-alvinegra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-azeiteira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-buraqueira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-castanha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-das-neves"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-das-torres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-de-crista"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-do-mato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-do-nabal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coruja-moura"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "corujão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "corujar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "corujinha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "corujona"
    }
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        "title": "Unknown"
      },
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        "2": "curusa"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin curusa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "ja"
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              4
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          "text": "As corujas caçam à noite.",
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          "type": "example"
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        "owl (a bird)"
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        {
          "word": "estrige"
        }
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 3 0 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 3 3 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pt",
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          "orig": "pt:Birds of prey",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "(figurative) night person"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bacurau"
        },
        {
          "word": "noctívago"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uʒɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coruja"
}

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        "1": "pt",
        "title": "Unknown"
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      "expansion": "Late Latin curusa",
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        "1": "gl,ast,roa-leo",
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      "expansion": "Spanish coruja",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "overprotective"
      ],
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          "overprotective"
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        "(informal, of a parent) overprotective"
      ],
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        "of a parent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
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        "(figurative) nocturnal"
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        }
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      "ipa": "/koˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
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        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uʒɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coruja"
}
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    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies",
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    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-alvinegra"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-azeiteira"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-buraqueira"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-castanha"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-das-neves"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-das-torres"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-de-crista"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-do-mato"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-do-nabal"
    },
    {
      "word": "coruja-moura"
    },
    {
      "word": "corujão"
    },
    {
      "word": "corujar"
    },
    {
      "word": "corujinha"
    },
    {
      "word": "corujona"
    }
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              0,
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          ],
          "english": "Owls hunt at night.",
          "text": "As corujas caçam à noite.",
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        }
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        "owl (a bird)"
      ],
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          "owl"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "estrige"
        }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "night person"
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          "night person"
        ]
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        "(figurative) night person"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bacurau"
        },
        {
          "word": "noctívago"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uʒɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coruja"
}

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    "Portuguese countable nouns",
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    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "masculine"
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        }
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        "feminine",
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    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈɾu.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-uʒɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coruja"
}

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