zuruó

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to zureta (“crazy”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zu.ɾuˈɔ/ [zu.ɾʊˈɔ], (faster pronunciation) /zuˈɾwɔ/

• Rhymes: -ɔ

Adjective

zuruó m or f (plural zuruós)

1. (Northeast Brazil, colloquial) crazy, insane

Further reading

• “zuruó”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “zuruó”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025