lavar urubu

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to wash vultures.

Verb[edit]

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

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

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