abactinal

(zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)


aboral

From ab- + oral; first element from Latin ab-.

(zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)


abaxial

(botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis)


raptor

pt-adj

raptor (feminine raptora, masculine plural raptores, feminine plural raptoras)

raptora (feminine)
raptores (masculine plural)
raptoras (feminine plural)


livre

Guinea-Bissau Creole: livri, libri

From Old Galician-Portuguese livre, libre, from Latin līber, from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).


abysmal

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of abismal.


abdominal

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)


perro

perro (feminine perra, masculine plural perros, feminine plural perras)

perra (feminine)
perros (masculine plural)
perras (feminine plural)

A porta está perra, não a consigo abrir.

stiff (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)


andante

From Old Galician-Portuguese andante, from andar (“to walk”) + -ante.

/ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

Cavaleiro andante.


andante

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

/ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

(music) andante (played in a moderately slow tempo)


plural

plural (consisting of more than one things)


numeral

numeral m or f (plural numerais, not comparable)


mundial

[mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]


wireless

Unadapted borrowing from English wireless.

ubor

(of hardware) wireless (communicating without wired connections)


global

From globo (“globe”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

global (concerning all parts of the world)

(computing, of a variable) global (accessible by all parts of a program)


global

uma atriz global

(Brazil, of artists) working, having worked, or with potential to work, with Globo (Brazilian television network)


nu

pt-adj

nu (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nuas)

nua (feminine)
nus (masculine plural)
nuas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nuu, from Latin nūdum. Compare Galician nu, Italian nudo, French nu.


singular

Learned borrowing from Latin singulāris. Doublet of senheiro.

(grammar) singular (referring to only one thing)


digital

Borrowed from Latin digitālis. Doublet of dedal, which was inherited.

digital; having to do with the fingers or toes

dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values

dealing with the display of numerical values


amigo

pt-adj

amigo (feminine amiga, masculine plural amigos, feminine plural amigas, comparable, comparative mais amigo, superlative o mais amigo or amiguíssimo or amicíssimo)

amiga (feminine)
amigos (masculine plural)
amigas (feminine plural)
mais amigo (comparative)
o mais amigo (superlative)
amiguíssimo (superlative)
amicíssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.

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Abraço amigo.

friendly (characteristic of friendliness)

Fogo amigo.

(military) friendly (of or relating to friendlies)

Preço amigo.

Conselho amigo.

beneficial (helpful or good to something or someone)


perpendicular

perpendicular m or f (plural perpendiculares)

Borrowed from Late Latin perpendiculāris, from perpendiculum.


mental

pt-adj

mental m or f (plural mentais, not comparable)

Borrowed from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns. By surface analysis, mente + -al.


transcultural

transcultural m or f (plural transculturais)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.kuʊ̯.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

(sociology, anthropology) transcultural (that involves different cultures; relating to different cultures)


musical

From música (“music”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

É possível que, quando baixar a poeira e a indústria da música terminar de se reestruturar, constatemos que não só várias atividades profissionais do universo musical estarão em vias de desaparecer, mas também que outras novas estarão emergindo.

2010, Irineu Guerrini Jr., Eduardo Vicente, Na trilha do disco: Relatos sobre a indústria fonográfica no Brasil, Editora E-papers, →ISBN, page 177:


general

Learned borrowing from Latin generālis. Doublet of geral.

(military) general (said of the subcategory of armed forces officer with a rank above that of senior officer)

(military) general (said of the military with this subcategory)

(obsolete) general (including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole)


gringo

pt-adj

gringo (feminine gringa, masculine plural gringos, feminine plural gringas)

gringa (feminine)
gringos (masculine plural)
gringas (feminine plural)

Aquele cara ali é gringo.

Comprei um telefone gringo.

(Brazil, colloquial) foreign (from another country, especially the United States or another developed one)

(Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) someone of (more commonly) Italian or (more rarely) European descent.


dual

dual m or f (plural duais, not comparable)


irregular

(grammar) irregular (not following an inflectional paradigm)


quadrilateral

quadrilateral m or f (plural quadrilaterais)


pink

hot pink (having a deep vibrant pink color)


anterior

/ɐ̃.tɨˈɾjoɾ/

/ɐ̃.tɨˈɾjoɾ/


habitual

habitual (behaving in a regular manner, as a habit)

habitual (recurring, or that is performed over and over again)


regular

regular m or f (plural regulares, comparable, comparative mais regular, superlative o mais regular or regularíssimo)

regulares (plural)
mais regular (comparative)
o mais regular (superlative)
regularíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin rēgulāris.


ventana

Borrowed from Spanish ventana, from Latin ventus. Doublet of ventã (“windown”) and venta (“nostril”).


animal

pt-adj

animal m or f (plural animais, comparable, comparative mais animal, superlative o mais animal or animalíssimo)

animais (plural)
mais animal (comparative)
o mais animal (superlative)
animalíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin animal. Doublet of alimária.

Em anatomia animal o termo é de uso muito comum, […]

2000, Julio S. Inglez de Sousa et al., Enciclopédia agrícola brasileira: E-H, Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, page 225:

The term is very commonly used in animal anatomy, […]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:animal.

(derogatory, of a person) brute (senseless, unreasoning)

É, tava animal mesmo — Bia mal consegue falar.

2015, Juliana Rosenthal K., Save the Day, Buqui, page 52:

Yeah, it really was wild — Bia can barely speak.


barato

barato (feminine barata, masculine plural baratos, feminine plural baratas, comparable, comparative mais barato, superlative o mais barato or baratíssimo, diminutive baratinho)

barata (feminine)
baratos (masculine plural)
baratas (feminine plural)
mais barato (comparative)
o mais barato (superlative)
baratíssimo (superlative)
baratinho (diminutive)

Consegui comprar uma casa barata.

Essa porcaria de celular barato não durou um dia.

That bloody cheap mobile didn’t last a day.

Não se preocupe com essas pessoas baratas.

Don’t worry about those worthless people.

(by extension, informal) cheap; worthless (low in worth or quality)


coral

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin chorālis. By surface analysis, coro + -al.

lbor

(music) choral (written to be performed by a choir)


coral

From Late Latin corallum or Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), of uncertain origin.


civil

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (“civil”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Doublet of cível.

Se não quiser levar um tiro, use roupas civis.

If you don’t want to be shot, use civilian clothing.

civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)

Deves cumprir tua obrigação civil.

Estudo direito civil.

Guerra civil.

occurring between the inhabitants of the same country

Seja mais civil e pare de criticar as pessoas.

Be more civil and stop criticising people.

civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)


burro

pt-adj

burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras, comparable, comparative mais burro, superlative o mais burro or burríssimo, diminutive burrinho, augmentative burrão)

burra (feminine)
burros (masculine plural)
burras (feminine plural)
mais burro (comparative)
o mais burro (superlative)
burríssimo (superlative)
burrinho (diminutive)
burrão (augmentative)

Back-formation from burrico (“small donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).


acre

Borrowed from Latin ācrem. Doublet of agre, agro, and ágrio.

sharp (unpleasantly acrid or tart in taste)


vernacular

vernacular (pertaining to everyday language)


juramentado

pt-adj

juramentado (feminine juramentada, masculine plural juramentados, feminine plural juramentadas)

juramentada (feminine)
juramentados (masculine plural)
juramentadas (feminine plural)


matador

matador (feminine matadora, masculine plural matadores, feminine plural matadoras)

matadora (feminine)
matadores (masculine plural)
matadoras (feminine plural)

olhar matador


natal

Learned borrowing from Latin nātālis. Doublet of Natal.

native (relating to the place where one was born)


molar

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)

molar (of or relating to the molar teeth)

(chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)


capital

Borrowed from Latin capitālis. Doublet of cabedal and caudal.

(law) capital (involving punishment by death)

(rare, anatomy) capital (relating to the head)


ad hoc

ad hoc (created for a particular purpose)


nada

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vocal

Learned borrowing from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vogal.

vocal (of or relating to the voice or speech)

vocal (uttered or modulated by the voice)


liberal

Borrowed from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”), from līber (“free”).


touch

Unadapted borrowing from English touch (screen).

ubor

(technology) being touch screen (of a screen)


pronominal

pt-adj

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais, not comparable)


exterior

A parte exterior do carro.

Qual é a política exterior do Brazil?

Este conteúdo é exterior à ementa deste curso.

This topic is outwith the syllabus of this course.

(formal) outwith; not encompassed by; not related to or covered by


interior

Learned borrowing from Latin interiōrem.

Não comemos os olhos nem os órgãos interiores.

We don’t eat the eyes nor the inner organs.


funeral

Borrowed from Late Latin fūnerālis, from Latin funus.

funeral; funerary (relating to a funeral)


espanhol

espanhol (feminine espanhola, masculine plural espanhóis, feminine plural espanholas)

espanhola (feminine)
espanhóis (masculine plural)
espanholas (feminine plural)

[is.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

[es.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

[is.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

[es.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

/iʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔw/

[iʃ.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔw/

[eʃ.pɐ̃ˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

[es.pɐˈɲɔʊ̯]

/ɪs.pɐ̃ʲ̃.ˈj̃ɔw/

/ɪʃ.pɐ̃ʲ̃.ˈj̃ɔw/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espanhol (“Iberian”), from Old Occitan espaignol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus. Compare Galician and Spanish español. Doublet of hispano

inh+

Spanish (of or relating to Spain, its people or culture)

Spanish (of or relating to the Spanish language)


legal

pt-adj

legal m or f (plural legais, comparable, comparative mais legal, superlative o mais legal or legalíssimo)

legais (plural)
mais legal (comparative)
o mais legal (superlative)
legalíssimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of leal, inherited from the same source.


verbal

Learned borrowing from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbo + -al.

lbor

(grammar) verbal (derived from, or having the nature of a verb)


cruel

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cruel, from Latin crūdēlis.

inh+

O algoz era conhecido por ser extremamente cruel.

The executioner was known for being extremely cruel.

(of a person or creature) cruel (that intentionally causes or revels in pain and suffering)

Ele recebeu uma cruel mas merecida sentença.

He received a harsh but deserved sentenced.

(of a situation or occurrence) cruel; harsh; severe

Que dúvida cruel!

Foi uma batalha cruel.


criminal

pt-adj

criminal m or f (plural criminais, not comparable)

Borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis (“criminal”), from Latin crīmen (“verdict; crime”).

Antecedente criminal.

(law) criminal (of or relating to crime or penal law)


vero

vero (feminine vera, masculine plural veros, feminine plural veras)

vera (feminine)
veros (masculine plural)
veras (feminine plural)

From Latin vērus (“true”), from Proto-Italic *wēros, from a Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-ros, from *weh₁- (“true”).


bi

(LGBTQ, colloquial) Clipping of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”).


piano

Borrowed from Italian piano, short form of pianoforte. Doublet of plano, chão, and porão.


de jure

Learned borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).


mole

pt-adj

mole m or f (plural moles, comparable, comparative mais mole, superlative o mais mole or molíssimo, diminutive molinho, augmentative molão)

moles (plural)
mais mole (comparative)
o mais mole (superlative)
molíssimo (superlative)
molinho (diminutive)
molão (augmentative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese mole, from Latin mollis, earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”).


horizontal

pt-adj

horizontal m or f (plural horizontais, not comparable)


vertical

vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)


flat

Unadapted borrowing from English flat (“having no variations in altitude”).

ubor

mar flat


light

Unadapted borrowing from English light. Doublet of leve, léu, and ligeiro.

(of food) light (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt or other undesirable substances)


celestial

From Old Galician-Portuguese celestial, borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (“celestial”), from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

bor

(religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)


gourmet

Unadapted borrowing from French gourmet.


instrumental

pt-adj

instrumental m or f (plural instrumentais, sometimes comparable)

(comparable) instrumental (acting as an instrument)

(music, not comparable) instrumental (having no singing)

(grammar, not comparable) instrumental (pertaining to the instrumental case)


han

Han Chinese (referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China)


latino

latino (feminine latina, masculine plural latinos, feminine plural latinas)

latina (feminine)
latinos (masculine plural)
latinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). Doublet of ladinho (“unmixed”) and ladino (“sly”).

doublet

(linguistics) Latin (of or relating to the Latin language)

As línguas latinas

(linguistics) Romance (being one of the languages that descend from Latin)

Romance (relating to Romance-speaking countries and cultures)

(historical) Latin; Latian (of or relating to Latium)

Latino (of or relating to Latin America)


artificial

Learned borrowing from Latin artificiālis.


mal

Guinea-Bissau Creole: mal

Kabuverdianu: mal

From Latin malus. Compare Italian male, Sicilian mali.


astral

pt-adj

astral m or f (plural astrais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin astrālis. By surface analysis, astro + -al.

astral (relating to or resembling the stars)

(parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)


nocturnal

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of noturnal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


cardinal

Borrowed from Latin cardinālis. Doublet of cardeal.

cardinal (describing a number that indicates quantity)


original

Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis.

original (relating to the origin or beginning)


gratuito

gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuitos, feminine plural gratuitas, not comparable)

gratuita (feminine)
gratuitos (masculine plural)
gratuitas (feminine plural)

O shopping oferece estacionamento gratuito.

unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for


nazi

(Portugal, historical) Nazi (relating to Nazis, the Nazi party or Nazi Germany)


ordinal

ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)


dois

Alteration of dous, from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.


uno

uno (feminine una, masculine plural unos, feminine plural unas)

una (feminine)
unos (masculine plural)
unas (feminine plural)

(poetic, literary) only; singular (alone in a category)

(poetic) indivisible (unable to be divided)


música

Borrowed from Latin mūsica, borrowed from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “of a Muse”), derived from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”). By surface analysis, musa + -ica.


dino

pt-adj

dino (feminine dina, masculine plural dinos, feminine plural dinas)

dina (feminine)
dinos (masculine plural)
dinas (feminine plural)

(obsolete or poetic) Alternative form of digno


linear

linear (having the form of a straight line)

(mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)

linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)


osso

From Old Galician-Portuguese osso, from Latin ossum, popular variant of os (“bone”), from Proto-Italic *ōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst.
Compare Catalan, French, and Romanian os, Interlingua, Italian, and Sardinian osso, Spanish hueso.


uva

From Old Galician-Portuguese uva, from Latin ūva. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian uva and Romanian auă.


lunar

Learned borrowing from Latin lūnāris. Doublet of luar.


natural

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natural, borrowed from Latin nātūrālis.

inh+

Sou natural de Lisboa.

Água natural


café

Etymology tree
Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.
Ottoman Turkish قهوهbor.
Italian caffèbor.
French cafébor.
Portuguese café
Borrowed from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Classical Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).


sexual

pt-adj

sexual m or f (plural sexuais, comparable, comparative mais sexual, superlative o mais sexual or sexualíssimo)

sexuais (plural)
mais sexual (comparative)
o mais sexual (superlative)
sexualíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sexo + -ual.


mt

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of muito (“many”).


universal

universal m or f (plural universais, comparable, comparative mais universal, superlative o mais universal or universalíssimo)

universais (plural)
mais universal (comparative)
o mais universal (superlative)
universalíssimo (superlative)

common to all society; universal; world-wide

Símbolos
☞ Não se usa o ponto indicativo de abreviação: km, m l, kg.
☞ Têm formas iguais para singular e plural.
☞ São de uso universal e irrestrito.

1999, Os pecados da língua: pequeno repertório de grandes erros de linguagem, Editora AGE Ltda., →ISBN, page 114:

common to all members of a group or class; universal


kosher

(of food) kosher (prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices)


terminal

Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

(relational) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something

(of a disease) terminal (resulting in death)


acusado

acusado (feminine acusada, masculine plural acusados, feminine plural acusadas)

acusada (feminine)
acusados (masculine plural)
acusadas (feminine plural)


tri

(Rio Grande do Sul) cool, nice, good, interesting

(Rio Grande do Sul) Clipping of trilegal


multicolor

multicoloured; multicolour (having multiple colours)


halal

(of food) halal (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs)


online

Unadapted borrowing from English online.

O computador está online.

Comunicação online.

online (which takes place over the Internet)


multicultural

multicultural m or f (plural multiculturais)

multicultural (encompassing several cultures)


eternal

eternal m or f (plural eternais, not comparable)


ti

transitivo indireto
transitivo indireto#Portuguese

(lexicography) Initialism of transitivo indireto.


a céu aberto

a céu aberto (invariable, not comparable)

[ɐ ˈsɛw ɐˈβɛɾ.tu]

open-air; outdoor (not inside a building)


rectangular

rectangular m or f (plural rectangulares, not comparable)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of retangular. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


venal

venal m or f (plural venais, not comparable)

(anatomy) venal, venous (pertaining to veins)

(figurative) easily bribable, capable of selling oneself; corrupt


negro

negro (feminine negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras, comparable, comparative mais negro, superlative o mais negro or negríssimo, diminutive negrinho, augmentative negrão)

negra (feminine)
negros (masculine plural)
negras (feminine plural)
mais negro (comparative)
o mais negro (superlative)
negríssimo (superlative)
negrinho (diminutive)
negrão (augmentative)

Papiamentu: negru

From Old Galician-Portuguese negro, from Latin nigrum.

Cavaleiro negro.


real

real m or f (plural reais, comparable, comparative mais real, superlative o mais real or realíssimo)

reais (plural)
mais real (comparative)
o mais real (superlative)
realíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin reālem (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *rēy- (“thing; possession”).

der

(mathematics, of a number) being a member of the set of real numbers; real


real

From Latin rēgālis (“royal”), from rēx (“king”) + -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

having the air or demeanour of a monarch; regal


nuclear

nuclear; central (to a centre around which something is developed or organised)

(biology) nuclear (relating to the nucleus of cells)

(physics) nuclear (relating to the nucleus of atoms)

nuclear (involving atomic energy or weapons)


forte

pt-adj

forte m or f (plural fortes, comparable, comparative mais forte, superlative o mais forte or fortíssimo, diminutive fortinho, augmentative fortão)

fortes (plural)
mais forte (comparative)
o mais forte (superlative)
fortíssimo (superlative)
fortinho (diminutive)
fortão (augmentative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

der

O homem forte levantou o carro.

capable of producing great force; strong; forceful

capable of withstanding great force; strong; durable

Senti um cheiro muito forte.

highly stimulating to the senses; intense; extreme; strong


computador

pt-adj

computador (feminine computadora, masculine plural computadores, feminine plural computadoras, not comparable)

computadora (feminine)
computadores (masculine plural)
computadoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin computātōrem. Piecewise doublet of contador. By surface analysis, computar + -dor.


ordenador

pt-adj

ordenador (feminine ordenadora, masculine plural ordenadores, feminine plural ordenadoras)

ordenadora (feminine)
ordenadores (masculine plural)
ordenadoras (feminine plural)

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.nɐˈðoɾ]

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.nɐˈðoɾ]

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.nɐˈðo.ɾi]


cerebral

[sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

[sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

(relational) brain, cerebral cortex; cerebral


acerebral

[ɐ.sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

[ɐ.sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]


formoso

formoso (feminine formosa, masculine plural formosos, feminine plural formosas, comparable, comparative mais formoso, superlative o mais formoso or formosíssimo, diminutive formosinho, augmentative formosão, metaphonic)

formosa (feminine)
formosos (masculine plural)
formosas (feminine plural)
mais formoso (comparative)
o mais formoso (superlative)
formosíssimo (superlative)
formosinho (diminutive)
formosão (augmentative)
metaphonic (augmentative)

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmōsus; replaced inherited Old Galician-Portuguese fremoso, fermoso (compare Italian formoso, Spanish hermoso, Galician fermoso, Romanian frumos).


manual

[mɐ̃.nʊˈaʊ̯]


cobra

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coobra, from Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician cobra and Spanish culebra.


arrogante

pt-adj

arrogante m or f (plural arrogantes, comparable, comparative mais arrogante, superlative o mais arrogante or arrogantíssimo)

arrogantes (plural)
mais arrogante (comparative)
o mais arrogante (superlative)
arrogantíssimo (superlative)

/ɐ.ʁuˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ʁuˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]


demo

demo m or f (plural demos, not comparable)

(computing, of a software) of limited functionality


kitsch

kitsch; kitschy (of questionable aesthetic value)


secreto

secreto (feminine secreta, masculine plural secretos, feminine plural secretas, comparable, comparative mais secreto, superlative o mais secreto or secretíssimo)

secreta (feminine)
secretos (masculine plural)
secretas (feminine plural)
mais secreto (comparative)
o mais secreto (superlative)
secretíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin sēcrētus. Doublet of segredo.


lexical

lexical (concerning the words of a language)


peculiar

peculiar (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance)


italiano

italiano (feminine italiana, masculine plural italianos, feminine plural italianas, comparable, comparative mais italiano, superlative o mais italiano or italianíssimo, diminutive italianinho, augmentative italianão)

italiana (feminine)
italianos (masculine plural)
italianas (feminine plural)
mais italiano (comparative)
o mais italiano (superlative)
italianíssimo (superlative)
italianinho (diminutive)
italianão (augmentative)

Italian (relating to the Italian language)


major

Borrowed from French major. Doublet of maior.


panda

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


virtual

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin virtuālis.

lbor

virtual (in effect or essence, not in fact or reality)


sumo

pt-adj

sumo (feminine suma, masculine plural sumos, feminine plural sumas)

suma (feminine)
sumos (masculine plural)
sumas (feminine plural)


vendo

vendo (feminine venda, masculine plural vendos, feminine plural vendas)

venda (feminine)
vendos (masculine plural)
vendas (feminine plural)

Possibly from Latin Vendum or German Wende. Compare Spanish vendo.

(historical, relational) Wendish (of or relating to the Wends)


placebo

placebo (feminine placeba, masculine plural placebos, feminine plural placebas)

placeba (feminine)
placebos (masculine plural)
placebas (feminine plural)

refers to the effect or reaction of an individual or group to whom a placebo was given


torso

torso (feminine torsa, masculine plural torsos, feminine plural torsas)

torsa (feminine)
torsos (masculine plural)
torsas (feminine plural)

From Latin torsus, via tortus, past participle of torquēre.

Solomonic (said, in particular, of the column with a shaft carved in a spiral)


anal

From Latin annālis. By surface analysis, ano + al.

(obsolete) annual, yearly (happening once a year)


anal

anal m or f (plural anais, not comparable)


local

Borrowed from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus. Cognate with the inherited lugar.


homo

(derogatory) homosexual (involving or relating to homosexuals)


corporal

As pessoas que defendem o reencarnacionismo (em nosso meio, conhecido sobretudo pelo espiritismo) resumem seus argumentos nos seguintes pontos: a) Existem várias existências terrestres; nossa vida corporal não é a primeira e, provavelmente, não será a última. Após morrermos, voltaremos noutra existência.

2004, Walter Altmann, Nossa fé e suas razões, Editora Sinodal, →ISBN, page 164:


mexicano

mexicano (feminine mexicana, masculine plural mexicanos, feminine plural mexicanas, not comparable)

mexicana (feminine)
mexicanos (masculine plural)
mexicanas (feminine plural)


lento

lento (feminine lenta, masculine plural lentos, feminine plural lentas, comparable, comparative mais lento, superlative o mais lento or lentíssimo, diminutive lentinho)

lenta (feminine)
lentos (masculine plural)
lentas (feminine plural)
mais lento (comparative)
o mais lento (superlative)
lentíssimo (superlative)
lentinho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.


similar

similar (having traits or characteristics in common)


cansado

cansado (feminine cansada, masculine plural cansados, feminine plural cansadas, comparable, comparative mais cansado, superlative o mais cansado or cansadíssimo, diminutive cansadinho, augmentative cansadão)

cansada (feminine)
cansados (masculine plural)
cansadas (feminine plural)
mais cansado (comparative)
o mais cansado (superlative)
cansadíssimo (superlative)
cansadinho (diminutive)
cansadão (augmentative)

Kabuverdianu: kansado

From Old Galician-Portuguese canssado, past participle of canssar (modern Portuguese cansar).

fed up, irritated, annoyed, frustrated, disappointed


rosa

From Old Galician-Portuguese rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”).


final

Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

Seguindo o conceito de fração, calculamos 1/3 de 900, tendo como resultado a quantidade de 300 livros. Logo depois, calculamos 1/5 de 300 e obtemos a resposta final, de 60 livros. Lembrando que um terço e um quinto são sinônimos, respectivamente, de terça parte e quinta parte. Podemos escrever, matematicamente, que: 1/3 de 900 = 900:3 = 300 ==> 1/5 de 300 = 300:5 = 60.

2013, Marcio Arribabenne, F(r) - A lógica da resolução das questões usando apenas multiplicação e divisão, Clube dos Autores, →ISBN, page 85:


largo

largo (feminine larga, masculine plural largos, feminine plural largas)

larga (feminine)
largos (masculine plural)
largas (feminine plural)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: largu

Kabuverdianu: largu

Korlai Creole Portuguese: larg

Macanese: largo

Papiamentu: largu

Principense: lagu

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese largo, from Latin largus (“large; abounding”).

inh+

(of clothes) loose (not fitting tightly)


maior

From Old Galician-Portuguese maior, mayor, from Latin māiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix). Doublet of major.

Melancias são maiores que laranjas.

(followed by que) comparative degree of grande; bigger, larger

Júpiter é o maior planeta do Sistema Solar.

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.

(preceded by a definite article) superlative degree of grande; biggest, largest

um desafio maior

Ele é maior idiota...


diagonal

(geometry) diagonal (joining two nonadjacent vertices)

diagonal (having a slanted or oblique direction)


africano

pt-adj

africano (feminine africana, masculine plural africanos, feminine plural africanas, not comparable)

africana (feminine)
africanos (masculine plural)
africanas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese africano, borrowed from Latin āfricānus (“African”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese *africão, aflicão, an earlier borrowing


famoso

famoso (feminine famosa, masculine plural famosos, feminine plural famosas, comparable, comparative mais famoso, superlative o mais famoso or famosíssimo, metaphonic)

famosa (feminine)
famosos (masculine plural)
famosas (feminine plural)
mais famoso (comparative)
o mais famoso (superlative)
famosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin fāmōsus. By surface analysis, fama (“fame”) + -oso (“-ous”).

surf

Sou excepcionalmente famoso.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 589:

Não são famosas as finanças do PCP: entre 2012 e 2015, o “resultado financeiro decorrente da actividade e funcionamento do partido apresenta um valor médio anual negativo de cerca de 1 milhão e 82 mil euros, o que representa um agravamento que não permitiu ultrapassar a situação financeira insustentável identificada no último congresso”.

2016 December 3, Maria Lopes, “As teses do PCP de A a Z”, in Público:


bom

pt-adj

bom (feminine boa, masculine plural bons, feminine plural boas, comparable, comparative melhor, superlative o melhor or ótimo or boníssimo)

boa (feminine)
bons (masculine plural)
boas (feminine plural)
melhor (comparative)
o melhor (superlative)
ótimo (superlative)
boníssimo (superlative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.
Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno, French bon, Italian buono, and Romanian bun. Doublet of bónus, a later borrowing.

inh+

Esta brisa é boa.

(in reference to senses) pleasant, enjoyable, (of food) tasty

good
pleasant, enjoyable, (of food) tasty

Ele é um homem bom.

(of a person) kind, generous, acting morally

uma boa parte

(of quantity or time) sizeable, reasonable, significant


ordinario

pt-adj

ordinario (feminine ordinaria, masculine plural ordinarios, feminine plural ordinarias)

ordinaria (feminine)
ordinarios (masculine plural)
ordinarias (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ordinário.


mongol

mongol m or f (plural mongóis, not comparable)

Borrowed from Mongolian монгол (mongol). Doublet of mogol.


moderno

moderno (feminine moderna, masculine plural modernos, feminine plural modernas)

moderna (feminine)
modernos (masculine plural)
modernas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”).

lbor

modern (pertaining to the current time and style)


santo

pt-adj

santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, comparable, comparative mais santo, superlative o mais santo or santíssimo, diminutive santinho)

santa (feminine)
santos (masculine plural)
santas (feminine plural)
mais santo (comparative)
o mais santo (superlative)
santíssimo (superlative)
santinho (diminutive)

impuro

antonym(s) of “flawless from a religious point of view”

From Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

der

dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; religious

holy, sacred
flawless from a religious point of view

designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable

(of a day) during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work

holy, sacred
saintly; relating to saints

(figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled


raro

pt-adj

raro (feminine rara, masculine plural raros, feminine plural raras, comparable, comparative mais raro, superlative o mais raro or raríssimo)

rara (feminine)
raros (masculine plural)
raras (feminine plural)
mais raro (comparative)
o mais raro (superlative)
raríssimo (superlative)

Probably borrowed from Latin rārus. Compare ralo, an inherited doublet.

exceptional; extraordinary (much better than average)


actual

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of atual. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


agricultural

agricultural m or f (plural agriculturais)


presto

presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

presta (feminine)
prestos (masculine plural)
prestas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.


allegro

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.


gris

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

inh+

grey / gray (having a colour between white and black)


top

(colloquial) top, excellent, high-quality


superficial

pt-adj

superficial m or f (plural superficiais)

Learned borrowing from Latin superficiālis. By surface analysis, superfície + -al.

lbor

camada superficial

ferida superficial

superficial; shallow (not reaching or penetrating deep)

pessoa superficial

shallow (overly concerned with superficial matters)

análise superficial

superficial (lacking thoroughness or attention to minor details)


anglo

pt-adj

anglo (feminine angla, masculine plural anglos, feminine plural anglas, not comparable)

angla (feminine)
anglos (masculine plural)
anglas (feminine plural)

(relational) of the Angles or the English


mau

mau (feminine má, masculine plural maus, feminine plural más, comparable, comparative pior, superlative péssimo)

má (feminine)
maus (masculine plural)
más (feminine plural)
pior (comparative)
péssimo (superlative)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: mau

Kabuverdianu: mau

Macanese: mau

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic. Cognate with Galician mao and Spanish malo.

inh+

Ele é um mau condutor.

Ela tem maus hábitos.

Caim era mau.


ancestral

[ɐ̃.seʃˈtɾaʊ̯]

[ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾaɫ]

[ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾaɫ]

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor (“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).


fraternal

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or relating to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

der

brotherly (of or characteristic of brothers)


ornamental

From ornamento (“ornament”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


angular

Borrowed from Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.

(geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)


sano

pt-adj

sano (feminine sana, masculine plural sanos, feminine plural sanas)

sana (feminine)
sanos (masculine plural)
sanas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin sānus. Doublet of são.


episcopal

(ecclesiastical) episcopal (relating to bishops)


naval

naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable)

From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).


português

português (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

portuguesa (feminine)
portugueses (masculine plural)
portuguesas (feminine plural)

Etymology tree
Latin Portus Cale
Latin Portucale
Latin -ensis
Late Latin portucalēnsis
Old Galician-Portuguese portugaes
Portuguese português
From Old Galician-Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalēnsis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.

etymon

Portuguese (of or relating to the region of Portugal)

Portuguese (of or relating to the people of Portugal)

Portuguese (of or relating to the Portuguese language)


minúsculo

pt-adj

minúsculo (feminine minúscula, masculine plural minúsculos, feminine plural minúsculas)

minúscula (feminine)
minúsculos (masculine plural)
minúsculas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin minusculus.

(orthography) minuscule; lower-case (written in minuscules)


massa

From Old Galician-Portuguese massa, from Latin massa (“mass; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), from μάσσω (mássō, “to handle; to knead”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-.

(Brazil, informal) cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd)

Aprender línguas é muito massa!

(Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome


sestra

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestra, from Latin Latin sinistra.


caro

pt-adj

caro (feminine cara, masculine plural caros, feminine plural caras, comparable, comparative mais caro, superlative o mais caro or caríssimo)

cara (feminine)
caros (masculine plural)
caras (feminine plural)
mais caro (comparative)
o mais caro (superlative)
caríssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese caro, from Latin cārus (“dear, beloved”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.


quarto

quarto (feminine quarta, masculine plural quartos, feminine plural quartas)

quarta (feminine)
quartos (masculine plural)
quartas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus.


quinto

quinto (feminine quinta, masculine plural quintos, feminine plural quintas)

quinta (feminine)
quintos (masculine plural)
quintas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese quinto, from Latin quīntus.


nono

nono (feminine nona, masculine plural nonos, feminine plural nonas)

nona (feminine)
nonos (masculine plural)
nonas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese nono, from Latin nōnus.


polaco

polaco (feminine polaca, masculine plural polacos, feminine plural polacas)

polaca (feminine)
polacos (masculine plural)
polacas (feminine plural)

(chiefly Portugal) Polish (of or relating to Poland)


profeta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, borrowed from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

etymon

(Madeira, informal) of, from or relating to Porto Santo


malina

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maligna.


porno

Clipping of pornográfico and pornografia.


ad hominem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad hominem.

ubor

(of an argument) ad hominem (being a personal attack)


gamer

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *gamaną
Proto-West Germanic *gaman
Old English gamen
Middle English game
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -er
Middle English gamer
English gamerbor.
Portuguese gamer
Unadapted borrowing from English gamer.


abusivo

pt-adj

abusivo (feminine abusiva, masculine plural abusivos, feminine plural abusivas)

abusiva (feminine)
abusivos (masculine plural)
abusivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin abūsīvus, equivalent to abuso + -ivo.

abusive (practising, containing or being an abuse)


ablativo

ablativo (feminine ablativa, masculine plural ablativos, feminine plural ablativas, not comparable)

ablativa (feminine)
ablativos (masculine plural)
ablativas (feminine plural)


substantivo

substantivo (feminine substantiva, masculine plural substantivos, feminine plural substantivas)

substantiva (feminine)
substantivos (masculine plural)
substantivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin substantīvus (“substantive”), from substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“to stand under; to exist”), from sub + stō (“to stand”).

bor+

substantive (of the essence or essential element of a thing)


adjectivo

pt-adj

adjectivo (feminine adjectiva, masculine plural adjectivos, feminine plural adjectivas, not comparable)

adjectiva (feminine)
adjectivos (masculine plural)
adjectivas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of adjetivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


bottom

Unadapted borrowing from English bottom.


umami

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 旨(うま)味(み) (umami), from 旨い (umai, “delicious”).


hexadecimal

hexadecimal m or f (plural hexadecimais)

(computing, of a number) hexadecimal (expressed in base 16)


acerbo

acerbo (feminine acerba, masculine plural acerbos, feminine plural acerbas)

acerba (feminine)
acerbos (masculine plural)
acerbas (feminine plural)


húngaro

húngaro (feminine húngara, masculine plural húngaros, feminine plural húngaras)

húngara (feminine)
húngaros (masculine plural)
húngaras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin hungarus, from German Ungar.

Hungarian (relating to or made in the Hungarian language)


adulto

adulto (feminine adulta, masculine plural adultos, feminine plural adultas)

adulta (feminine)
adultos (masculine plural)
adultas (feminine plural)


filial

filial (pertaining to a son or daughter)


decimal

Borrowed from Late Latin decimālis, from Latin decimus.

(arithmetic, computing) decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)


gato

gato (feminine gata, masculine plural gatos, feminine plural gatas, comparable, comparative mais gato, superlative o mais gato or gatíssimo, diminutive gatinho, augmentative gatão)

gata (feminine)
gatos (masculine plural)
gatas (feminine plural)
mais gato (comparative)
o mais gato (superlative)
gatíssimo (superlative)
gatinho (diminutive)
gatão (augmentative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details.

Ela é muito gata.

(Brazil, informal, of a person) physically attractive


diet

Unadapted borrowing from English diet. Doublet of dieta.

(of food or beverage) diet (containing lower-than-normal amounts of calories)


agro

agro (feminine agra, masculine plural agros, feminine plural agras)

agra (feminine)
agros (masculine plural)
agras (feminine plural)

A laranja é agra.


segundo

segundo (feminine segunda, masculine plural segundos, feminine plural segundas)

segunda (feminine)
segundos (masculine plural)
segundas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

A segunda batalha foi muito mais violenta.

The second battle was a lot more violent.

Fizemos três segundas tentativas.

(loosely) second; subsequent; other; further (coming after the first)

Eles tinham vários segundos planos.

secondary (lesser in importance or rank)


dental

dental m or f (plural dentais, not comparable)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). By surface analysis, dente + -al.

(anatomy, dentistry) dental (of or concerning teeth, cleaning teeth)


bizarro

bizarro (feminine bizarra, masculine plural bizarros, feminine plural bizarras)

bizarra (feminine)
bizarros (masculine plural)
bizarras (feminine plural)

Either from French bizarre (“strange”, “odd”, “peculiar”), or Italian bizzarro.


adverbial

[ɐ.ðvɨɾˈβjaɫ]

[ɐ.ðvɨɾˈβjaɫ]

[ɐ.ðβɨɾˈβjaɫ]


latine

Gender-neutral -e replaces the gendered endings/elements -a and -o.

-a-o-e

(gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of latino/latina


bicameral

From bi- + câmera + -al; cf. French bicaméral, English bicameral.

(politics) bicameral (having two separate legislative chambers)


alto

pt-adj

alto (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas, comparable, comparative mais alto, superlative o mais alto or altíssimo, diminutive altinho, augmentative altão)

alta (feminine)
altos (masculine plural)
altas (feminine plural)
mais alto (comparative)
o mais alto (superlative)
altíssimo (superlative)
altinho (diminutive)
altão (augmentative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese alto, from Latin altus, ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. This form is likely a semi-learned term, or was influenced by learned elements of the language and uses such an orthography, as with Galician and Spanish alto (which have popularly inherited variants outo and oto, respectively). There was once likely an *outo in Old Galician-Portuguese that is not attested, but which left an inherited descendant in Galician. See also outeiro, a related word.


super

Unadapted borrowing from Latin super; cf. also English super. Doublet of the inherited sobre.


vulgar

popular, commonly understood, as opposed to scientific or technical


sexy

O pessoal daqui viu como a gente fotografa bem, como as meninas são bonitas, todas elas são sexys, têm corpo legal, a maioria é desinibida — ou seja, não há problema de vestir biquíni ou lingerie e fotografar.

2007, Tania Menai, Nova York do Oiapoque ao Chuí: relatos de brasileiros na cidade que nunca dorme, Casa da Palavra, →ISBN, page 129:

Não, amor. Você está fantástica. É elegante e sexy ao mesmo tempo. Mas não é o vestido que é sexy, é você que faz esse vestido parecer sexy!

2014, Ivan Misner, Frank J. De Raffele Jr., Hazel M. Walker, Essa ideia é tão boa que parece que foi sua, Universo dos Livros Editora, →ISBN, page 33:

(of a person) sexy (having sexual appeal)


bello

bello (feminine bella, masculine plural bellos, feminine plural bellas)

bella (feminine)
bellos (masculine plural)
bellas (feminine plural)

Sabes quem são os meus mestres do bom e do bello?

1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O romance de Adelina [Adelina’s romance]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]^(https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Contos_e_phantasias_(Maria_Amália_Vaz_de_Carvalho,_1905)), 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 131:

Do you know who are my teachers of the good and the beautiful?

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of belo.


pirata

Borrowed from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).

Um DVD pirata.


ducal

ducal m or f (plural ducais, not comparable)


albino

albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)

albina (feminine)
albinos (masculine plural)
albinas (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus.

albinistic, albino (who suffers from albinism)


tenor

Borrowed from Italian tenore. Doublet of teor.

(music) tenor (of or relating to the tenor part or range)


bravo

bravo (feminine brava, masculine plural bravos, feminine plural bravas, comparable, comparative mais bravo, superlative o mais bravo or bravíssimo, diminutive bravinho, augmentative bravão)

brava (feminine)
bravos (masculine plural)
bravas (feminine plural)
mais bravo (comparative)
o mais bravo (superlative)
bravíssimo (superlative)
bravinho (diminutive)
bravão (augmentative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bravo, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bravus or *brabus, from a fusion of Latin prāvus and barbarus.

inh+

Fico bravo quando você entra sem bater.

I get angry when you enter without knocking first.

prone to irritation, easily angered, bad-tempered, choleric

difficult, unmanageable (of a person or situation)

spontaneous, weed (of a plant or vegetable)

(Brazil, slang) a term akin to English dope, hard; meaning cool or good, usually with an aggressive connotation


lido

pt-adj

lido (feminine lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas)

lida (feminine)
lidos (masculine plural)
lidas (feminine plural)


breve

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.


default

Unadapted borrowing from English default.

ubor

(computing) being a default setting or value


cru

pt-adj

cru (feminine crua, masculine plural crus, feminine plural cruas)

crua (feminine)
crus (masculine plural)
cruas (feminine plural)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kru

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cruu, from Latin crūdum. Compare Galician cru, Spanish and Italian crudo, French cru, and Romanian crud.


pronto

pt-adj

pronto (feminine pronta, masculine plural prontos, feminine plural prontas, comparable, comparative mais pronto, superlative o mais pronto or prontíssimo, diminutive prontinho, augmentative prontão)

pronta (feminine)
prontos (masculine plural)
prontas (feminine plural)
mais pronto (comparative)
o mais pronto (superlative)
prontíssimo (superlative)
prontinho (diminutive)
prontão (augmentative)

fast; instant; immediate (that does not delay)

O jantar está pronto.


cult

Unadapted borrowing from English cult. Doublet of culto.

(Brazil) cult (enjoyed by a small, loyal group)


idiota

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).


occidental

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidental.


transversal

pt-adj

transversal m or f (plural transversais)

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.veχˈsaʊ̯]

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsaɫ]

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsaɫ]

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.βɨɾˈsaɫ]


adambulacral

adambulacral m or f (plural adambulacrais)


agitato

Borrowed from Italian agitato. Doublet of agitado.

(music) agitato (played in a restless, agitated style)


geek

geek (characteristic of those who are interested in video games, films, and series, in collecting themed objects and toys)


quite

From Old Galician-Portuguese quite, from Old French quitte (“free; liberated”), from Latin quiētus. Doublet of quieto and quedo.

Estamos quites.

(usually in the plural) even; quits (on equal terms)


par

par m or f (plural pares, not comparable)

From Old Galician-Portuguese par, from Latin pār (“equal, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *per (“exchange”).


triste

triste m or f (plural tristes, comparable, comparative mais triste, superlative o mais triste or tristíssimo, diminutive tristinho, augmentative tristão)

tristes (plural)
mais triste (comparative)
o mais triste (superlative)
tristíssimo (superlative)
tristinho (diminutive)
tristão (augmentative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese triste, presumably a borrowing from Latin trīstis.

Eles estavam tristes porque o inverno começou.

Era um filme bastante triste.

Estou muito triste com você.

A situação das escolas é triste.

The situation of the schools is lamentable.


medieval

[mɨ.ðjɛˈβaɫ]

From medievo (from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”)) + -al.


bilabial

(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)


marsupial

marsupial (of or relating to marsupials)


merda

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From Old Galician-Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).

Fiz uma reza / pra essa novela / passar depressa / que dia merda

2023 October 19, BAKA (lyrics and music), “QUE DIA MERDA” (0:28 from the start), in EMO NAS BAHAMAS:

I prayed / for this soap opera / to pass quickly / what a shitty day


jugular

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.

jugular (relating to the neck or throat)


paca

→ English: paca

→ Galician: paca


pastoral

pastoral (relating to the pastor of a church)


parenteral

pt-adj

parenteral m or f (plural parenterais, not comparable)

[pɐ.ɾẽ.tɨˈɾaɫ]

[pɐ.ɾẽ.tɨˈɾaɫ]


abandonado

abandonado (feminine abandonada, masculine plural abandonados, feminine plural abandonadas)

abandonada (feminine)
abandonados (masculine plural)
abandonadas (feminine plural)


férreo

férreo (feminine férrea, masculine plural férreos, feminine plural férreas)

férrea (feminine)
férreos (masculine plural)
férreas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin ferreus (“made of iron; like or pertaining to iron”).


porco

pt-adj

porco (feminine porca, masculine plural porcos, feminine plural porcas, metaphonic)

porca (feminine)
porcos (masculine plural)
porcas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Kabuverdianu: porku

Macanese: porco

Papiamentu: porko

→ Guaraní: poryko

→ Kaingang: porko

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”). Compare Galician porco.

inh

(of an object or action) coarse (of inferior quality)


integral

[ĩ.teˈɡɾaʊ̯]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire; untouched”).

(of food) whole (from which none of its constituents has been removed)


palatal

(anatomy) palatal (pertaining to the palate)

(phonetics) palatal (articulated at the hard palate)


pesado

pt-adj

pesado (feminine pesada, masculine plural pesados, feminine plural pesadas, comparable, comparative mais pesado, superlative o mais pesado or pesadíssimo, diminutive pesadinho, augmentative pesadão)

pesada (feminine)
pesados (masculine plural)
pesadas (feminine plural)
mais pesado (comparative)
o mais pesado (superlative)
pesadíssimo (superlative)
pesadinho (diminutive)
pesadão (augmentative)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: pisadu

Kabuverdianu: pizadu

Past participle of pesar. From Old Galician-Portuguese pesado.

heavy, deep, intense (of great force or intensity)


conjugal

conjugal m or f (plural conjugais, not comparable)

[kõ.ʒuˈɡaʊ̯]

Borrowed from Latin coniugālis, from coniux, from con- (“together”) + iugum (“yoke”).

conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses)


seco

seco (feminine seca, masculine plural secos, feminine plural secas, comparable, comparative mais seco, superlative o mais seco or sequíssimo, diminutive sequinho, augmentative secão)

seca (feminine)
secos (masculine plural)
secas (feminine plural)
mais seco (comparative)
o mais seco (superlative)
sequíssimo (superlative)
sequinho (diminutive)
secão (augmentative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

inh+

desiccated (of fruits and plants that have been desiccated)

(figurative, of a person) insensible, apathetic, cold


tonto

pt-adj

tonto (feminine tonta, masculine plural tontos, feminine plural tontas)

tonta (feminine)
tontos (masculine plural)
tontas (feminine plural)

Of unclear origin. Compare Italian tonto, Romanian tont or tânt, and Spanish tonto.


grave

grave m or f (plural graves, comparable, comparative mais grave, superlative o mais grave or gravíssimo)

graves (plural)
mais grave (comparative)
o mais grave (superlative)
gravíssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy; grave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

Sofria de uma doença grave.

serious; grave (having possible severe negative consequences)

O som da tuba é mais grave do que o do trombone.

The sound of the tuba has a lower pitch than that of the trombone.

(of sound) low-pitched; grave (low in pitch or tone)

O programa tinha um tom grave.

grave; serious; sombre; austere; solemn (characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness)

O balão não é um corpo grave.

(physics) that falls down; that doesn’t float


fresco

fresco (feminine fresca, masculine plural frescos, feminine plural frescas)

fresca (feminine)
frescos (masculine plural)
frescas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum.

(of plant material) fresh (of produce, not from storage)

cool (having a slightly low temperature)

(slang) fussy (tending to complain about petty details)


normal

Learned borrowing from Latin normālis. By surface analysis, norma + -al.

(geometry) normal (perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface)


temporal

temporal m or f (plural temporais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis (“temporal”), from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”).


delgado

pt-adj

delgado (feminine delgada, masculine plural delgados, feminine plural delgadas, comparable, comparative mais delgado, superlative o mais delgado or delgadíssimo, diminutive delgadinho)

delgada (feminine)
delgados (masculine plural)
delgadas (feminine plural)
mais delgado (comparative)
o mais delgado (superlative)
delgadíssimo (superlative)
delgadinho (diminutive)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese delgado, from Latin dēlicātus. Doublet of delicado, a borrowing. Compare Galician delgado.

inh+

slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

(of clouds, fog, mist, etc) sparse (not dense)


gordo

pt-adj

gordo (feminine gorda, masculine plural gordos, feminine plural gordas, comparable, comparative mais gordo, superlative o mais gordo or gordíssimo, diminutive gordinho, augmentative gordão)

gorda (feminine)
gordos (masculine plural)
gordas (feminine plural)
mais gordo (comparative)
o mais gordo (superlative)
gordíssimo (superlative)
gordinho (diminutive)
gordão (augmentative)

Kristang: godru

Papiamentu: gordo

From Old Galician-Portuguese gordo, from Latin gurdus.

carrying a high amount of fat within one's body; fat; obese (of a person or animal)

containing a high amount of fat; greasy (of a food)


azul

Fluminense, brasiliense, florianopolitano, capixaba

From Old Galician-Portuguese azur (“blue”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French.
Compare with Galician azul (“blue”), Spanish azul (“blue”), French azur (“azure”), Italian azzurro (“blue”) and English azure.


divisa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lingual

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -ālis.

lbor

(anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue)

(phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)


mortal

pt-adj

mortal m or f (plural mortais, comparable, comparative mais mortal, superlative o mais mortal or mortalíssimo)

mortais (plural)
mais mortal (comparative)
o mais mortal (superlative)
mortalíssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese mortal, and their source Latin mortālis, from mors (“death”). By surface analysis, morte + -al.

(not comparable) susceptible to death; mortal

(comparable) prone to cause death; deadly; lethal; fatal


kamikaze

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

bor

<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">かみかぜ</i> (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)


velar

Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) + -ar.

(phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)


lacrimoso

pt-adj

lacrimoso (feminine lacrimosa, masculine plural lacrimosos, feminine plural lacrimosas, metaphonic)

lacrimosa (feminine)
lacrimosos (masculine plural)
lacrimosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

lachrymose; tearful (having tears on one’s eyes; about to cry)

lachrymose (causing tears, or emotional distress)


nasal

nasal m or f (plural nasais, not comparable)


material

Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”).

der

(chemistry) material (relating to or composed of matter)

(religion) material; worldly (relating to physical rather than spiritual matters)

(of a person, derogatory) materialistic; consumeristic (obsessed with consumer goods)


record

Unadapted borrowing from English record.


style

Unadapted borrowing from English style. Doublet of estilo and esteio.

Com este calçado você fica style!


sinónimo

pt-adj

sinónimo (feminine sinónima, masculine plural sinónimos, feminine plural sinónimas)

sinónima (feminine)
sinónimos (masculine plural)
sinónimas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).


virtuoso

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas, comparable, comparative mais virtuoso, superlative o mais virtuoso or virtuosíssimo, metaphonic)

virtuosa (feminine)
virtuosos (masculine plural)
virtuosas (feminine plural)
mais virtuoso (comparative)
o mais virtuoso (superlative)
virtuosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus.


virtuoso

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”).


lateral

lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)


rural

From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.


verbatim

verbatim (that corresponds word for word to the original text)


principal

From Latin principālis (“first; principal”), from prīncipium (“beginning”).

Sake, vinho de arroz, é a principal bebida alcoólica do país. A palavras^([sic]) sake é abreviação de sakae, ou seja, prosperidade. Na verdade sake se assemelha mais à cerveja sem gás do que ao vinho.

1995, Ariovaldo Franco, De Caçador a Gourmet, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 113:

(astronomy, of a heavenly body) having another body orbiting it

(grammar, of a sentence) not subordinate


coreano

pt-adj

coreano (feminine coreana, masculine plural coreanos, feminine plural coreanas, not comparable)

coreana (feminine)
coreanos (masculine plural)
coreanas (feminine plural)

Korean (relating to the Korean Peninsula)


circular

Borrowed from Late Latin circulāris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo + -ar.

bor

Vimos um objeto circular sobrevoando a cidade.

We saw a round object flying over the city.

Ônibus circular.
Shuttle bus.

Definição circular.

(rhetoric, lexicography) circular (referring back to itself)

Circular letter.

circular (distributed to a large number of people)


atonal

(music) atonal (lacking a tonal center or key)


bonito

pt-adj

bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas, comparable, comparative mais bonito, superlative o mais bonito or bonitíssimo, diminutive bonitinho, augmentative bonitão)

bonita (feminine)
bonitos (masculine plural)
bonitas (feminine plural)
mais bonito (comparative)
o mais bonito (superlative)
bonitíssimo (superlative)
bonitinho (diminutive)
bonitão (augmentative)
bonito (masculine positive singular)
bonita (feminine positive singular)
bonitos (masculine plural positive)
bonitas (feminine plural positive)
mais bonito (comparative masculine singular)
mais bonita (comparative feminine singular)
mais bonitos (comparative masculine plural)
mais bonitas (comparative feminine plural)
bonitíssimo (masculine singular superlative)
bonitíssima (feminine singular superlative)
bonitíssimos (masculine plural superlative)
bonitíssimas (feminine plural superlative)
bonitão (augmentative masculine singular)
bonitona (augmentative feminine singular)
bonitões (augmentative masculine plural)
bonitonas (augmentative feminine plural)
bonitinho (diminutive masculine singular)
bonitinha (diminutive feminine singular)
bonitinhos (diminutive masculine plural)
bonitinhas (diminutive feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish bonito (“pretty, lovely”), a diminutive of bueno (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”).


basal

basal m or f (plural basais, not comparable)


distal

[d͡ʒiʃˈtaʊ̯]

(anatomy, geology) distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin)


salvo

salvo (feminine salva, masculine plural salvos, feminine plural salvas)

salva (feminine)
salvos (masculine plural)
salvas (feminine plural)

From Latin salvus. Compare Italian and Spanish salvo and French sauf.


puro

puro (feminine pura, masculine plural puros, feminine plural puras, comparable, comparative mais puro, superlative o mais puro or puríssimo, diminutive purinho)

pura (feminine)
puros (masculine plural)
puras (feminine plural)
mais puro (comparative)
o mais puro (superlative)
puríssimo (superlative)
purinho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese puro, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”).

inh

pure; flawless (free of flaws or imperfections)

(Brazil, slang) sober (not under the influence of any recreational drug)


focal

pt-adj

focal m or f (plural focais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis. By surface analysis, foco + -al.

lbor

(medicine) focal (limited to a small area)


nodal

pt-adj

nodal m or f (plural nodais, not comparable)

From nodo (“node”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


junta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


neural

pt-adj

neural m or f (plural neurais, not comparable)


boa

From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa.


superior

Learned borrowing from Latin superiōrem.


romano

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romanos, feminine plural romanas)

romana (feminine)
romanos (masculine plural)
romanas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin rōmānus (“Roman”), from Rōma (“Rome”), corresponding to Roma + -ano. Doublet of romão and romeno.

lbor

Roman (of or relating to the city of Rome)

(historical) Roman (of or relating to the Ancient Roman civilisation)

(religion, sometimes derogatory) Roman (relating to the Roman Catholic Church)


renal

pt-adj

renal m or f (plural renais, not comparable)


labial

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis.

lbor

(phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)


macho

pt-adj

macho (feminine macha, masculine plural machos, feminine plural machas)

macha (feminine)
machos (masculine plural)
machas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus (“male”), from mās (“male, man”), -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of másculo.

inh+

Os pássaros machos tendem a ser mais coloridos.

male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes)

male (of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a “female” counterpart)


tensor

pt-adj

tensor (feminine tensora, masculine plural tensores, feminine plural tensoras)

tensora (feminine)
tensores (masculine plural)
tensoras (feminine plural)


areal

From área + -al, or borrowed from Latin āreālis.


pica

(Southeast Brazil, vulgar) awesome; amazing; cool


crucial

É necessário ter know-how para penetrar no caos organizado que existe na maior parte das empresas e concentrar-se no conjunto de elementos cruciais.

2007, Ram Charan, Know-how: as 8 competências que separam os que fazem dos que não fazem, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 74:


extra

extra (beyond what is due, usual, expected or necessary)


fundamental

fundamental m or f (plural fundamentais)

fundamental; essential (pertaining to the basic part or notion of something)


predecessor

predecessor (feminine predecessora, masculine plural predecessores, feminine plural predecessoras)

predecessora (feminine)
predecessores (masculine plural)
predecessoras (feminine plural)

preceding (occurring before or in front of something else)


fake

(Internet slang) fake, untrue, not genuine


official

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of oficial.


(BDSM) twenty-four seven (of or relating to a 24/7 relationship)


punk

(relational) punk (relating to punk music or culture)

Hoje o dia vai ser punk.

(Brazil, slang, of a thing or situation) complicated, difficult, tense


feudal

feudal m or f (plural feudais, not comparable)

From feudo (“feud”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


viral

From ví[rus] + -al. Piecewise doublet of virusal.

(microbiology) viral (relating to viruses)

(medicine, of a disease) viral (caused by a virus)

(Internet) viral (quickly attaining high popularity through word of mouth)


auricular

pt-adj

auricular m or f (plural auriculares, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin auriculāris.


formal

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmālis. By surface analysis, forma + -al.

formal (being in accord with established forms)

formal (relating to the form or structure of something)

(logic) formal (involving mere manipulations of symbols)


cis

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cis.


continental

pt-adj

continental m or f (plural continentais)

(chiefly Azores, chiefly Madeira) Portuguese from the mainland


vietnamita

vietnamita m or f (plural vietnamitas, not comparable)


todo

todo (feminine toda, masculine plural todos, feminine plural todas, not comparable)

toda (feminine)
todos (masculine plural)
todas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese todo, from Latin tōtus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people; tribe”). Compare Galician and Spanish todo, Catalan tot, French tout, Italian tutto, and Romanian tot.

der

Li o livro todo.

Faço isso o dia todo.


mineral

mineral (relating to or made of minerals)


boliviano

pt-adj

boliviano (feminine boliviana, masculine plural bolivianos, feminine plural bolivianas, not comparable)

boliviana (feminine)
bolivianos (masculine plural)
bolivianas (feminine plural)


racial

(biology, relational) race or subspecies (of a population); racial


finito

finito (feminine finita, masculine plural finitos, feminine plural finitas, not comparable)

finita (feminine)
finitos (masculine plural)
finitas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin fīnītus (“finite; limited”), present passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to limit”). Doublet of findo.


heptagonal

heptagonal (having seven angles and sides)


adjetivo

pt-adj

adjetivo (feminine adjetiva, masculine plural adjetivos, feminine plural adjetivas)

adjetiva (feminine)
adjetivos (masculine plural)
adjetivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) adjective; adjectival (functioning as an adjective)


funda

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


destra

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin dextra or dextera.


in vitro

in vitro (in an artificial environment, outside the living organism)


metacarpal

pt-adj

metacarpal m or f (plural metacarpais, not comparable)


sacro

sacro (feminine sacra, masculine plural sacros, feminine plural sacras)

sacra (feminine)
sacros (masculine plural)
sacras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin sacrum (“holy”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).


marital

pt-adj

marital m or f (plural maritais, not comparable)


diverso

diverso (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diversas)

diversa (feminine)
diversos (masculine plural)
diversas (feminine plural)

diverse (composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics)


antónimo

antónimo (feminine antónima, masculine plural antónimos, feminine plural antónimas)

antónima (feminine)
antónimos (masculine plural)
antónimas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of antônimo.


commercial

commercial m or f (plural commerciaes or commerciais)

commerciaes (plural)
commerciais (plural)


sensual

sensual m or f (plural sensuais, comparable, comparative mais sensual, superlative o mais sensual or sensualíssimo)

sensuais (plural)
mais sensual (comparative)
o mais sensual (superlative)
sensualíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sēnsuālis, from Latin sēnsus.


avant-garde

pt-adj

avant-garde m or f (plural avant-gardes)

/aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaʁ.d͡ʒi/

[aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɦ.d͡ʒi]

/aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaʁ.d͡ʒi/

[aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɦ.d͡ʒi]

/aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.d͡ʒi/

/aˌvɐ̃ˈɡaʁ.d͡ʒi/

/ɐˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.dɨ/

[ɐˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.ðɨ]

/ɐˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.dɨ/

[ɐˌvɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.ðɨ]

/ɐˌbɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.dɨ/

[ɐˌβɐ̃ˈɡaɾ.ðɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from French avant-garde.


factorial

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of fatorial. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


amorfo

pt-adj

amorfo (feminine amorfa, masculine plural amorfos, feminine plural amorfas)

amorfa (feminine)
amorfos (masculine plural)
amorfas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, alpha privativum) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance”) + -ος (-os). By surface analysis, a- + -morfo.

af

amorphous (lacking a definite form or clear shape)

amorphous (being without definite character or nature)

(physics) amorphous (in the non-crystalline state of solid)


castelhano

pt-adj

castelhano (feminine castelhana, masculine plural castelhanos, feminine plural castelhanas, not comparable)

castelhana (feminine)
castelhanos (masculine plural)
castelhanas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin Castellānus < castellānus. Doublet of castelão.

Castilian (of or relating to Castile, Spain)


popular

Esse sabor de sorvete é popular nessa região.

That ice cream flavour is popular around those parts.

Eles estudam a cultura popular.

Convém, aqui, lembrar o ditado popular: amigos, amigos; negócios à parte. Caso o empreendedor saiba separar a amizade dos negócios, certamente estará em melhores condições para o sucesso.

2011, Edelvino Razzolini Filho, Administração da Pequena e Média Empresa, IESDE Brasil S.A., →ISBN, page 44:

popular (relating to the general public)

Um livro popular de programação.

Moradia popular.

Voto popular.

(politics) democratic (involving the participation of the general public)


director

director (feminine directora, masculine plural directores, feminine plural directoras)

directora (feminine)
directores (masculine plural)
directoras (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of diretor. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


sueco

sueco (feminine sueca, masculine plural suecos, feminine plural suecas, not comparable)

sueca (feminine)
suecos (masculine plural)
suecas (feminine plural)

From earlier suécio (“Swedish”), from Suécia (“Sweden”), from Latin Suiones (“Swedes”), a Germanic tribe mentioned in Tacitus’ Germania.


jeans

saia jeans

Comprei uma jaqueta jeans.


sine qua non

Unadapted borrowing from Latin [condiciō] sine quā nōn (“[condition] without which not”).


débil

debilitated; weak (lacking in force or ability)


débil

PORTO ALEGRE, 4 (A. B.) — Acaba de ser fundada nesta capital a Sociedade Pedagogica Pestalozzi, cujo fim é a educação das crianças debeis e retardadas.

1928 July 5, “A educação dos debeis e retardados”, in Antônio Carlos Couto de Barros, editor, Diario Nacional, volume I, number 305, São Paulo, page 12, column 2:

(obsolete, psychology) mentally retarded


cordial

[koɦ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[koɦ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[koɾ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[koʁ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[koɻ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]


inspector

pt-adj

inspector (feminine inspectora, masculine plural inspectores, feminine plural inspectoras)

inspectora (feminine)
inspectores (masculine plural)
inspectoras (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of inspetor. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


ladino

ladino (feminine ladina, masculine plural ladinos, feminine plural ladinas)

ladina (feminine)
ladinos (masculine plural)
ladinas (feminine plural)

Either borrowed from Spanish ladino or re-Latinized after Latin latinus. The inherited form from Vulgar Latin is Portuguese ladinho. Doublet of latino, which was a later borrowing.
The sense of "sly" developed from a sense of "learned", in reference to learned people who knew Classical Latin.


oriental

Learned borrowing from Latin orientālis. By surface analysis, oriente + -al.

east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)

Os otakus não só incorporam diversos termos japoneses a sua fala como também se inspiram e são influenciados por características orientais em outras atividades, como o cosplay.

2014, Luísa F. Habigzang, Eva Diniz, Silvia H. Koller, Trabalhando com Adolescentes: Teoria e Intervenção Psicológica, AMGH Editora, →ISBN, page 125:

Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)


mediocre

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of medíocre.


posterior

posterior (following in order or in time)

(phonetics) back (produced in the back of the mouth)


social

From Latin sociālis. By surface analysis, sócio + -al.

(business) social (relating to business firms)

(ecology) social (living in large groups)

Elevador social.

(Brazil) for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen


preternatural

preternatural m or f (plural preternaturais)


bobo

bobo (feminine boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas)

boba (feminine)
bobos (masculine plural)
bobas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.


frontal

From fronte (“front”) + -al (“of or relating to”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.


dorsal

pt-adj

dorsal m or f (plural dorsais, not comparable)

(anatomy) dorsal (of the top surface of a hand or foot)


motor

motor (feminine motora, masculine plural motores, feminine plural motoras)

motora (feminine)
motores (masculine plural)
motoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French moteur, from Latin mōtōrem.


particular

particular m or f (plural particulares, comparable, comparative mais particular, superlative o mais particular or particularíssimo)

particulares (plural)
mais particular (comparative)
o mais particular (superlative)
particularíssimo (superlative)

→ Hunsrik: partikulaar

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.?
Proto-Italic *partis
Latin pars
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -culus
Latin particula
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin -āris
Latin particulārislbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese particular
Portuguese particular
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese particular, borrowed from Latin particulāris, corresponding to partícula + -ar.

inh+

Não devia estar num quarto particular?

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 400:

private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)

private (not belonging to the government)


só

Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.

Só um carro já é suficiente.

— Só amanhã poderei diagnosticar seguramente, porque a pneumonia se apresenta muito complicada, em virtude da hipertensão. Todo o cuidado é pouco, o Dr. Ernesto reclama absoluto repouso.

1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:

Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio.

Only three people will receive the prize.

Só um minuto.

Tomo só uma cerveja por mês.

only; merely; just (introduces a number or object with the implication that it is small or insufficient)


só

Você está só?

(Rio Grande do Sul)

Senti-me só.

lonely; solitary (living or being by oneself)


total

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tōtālis (“total”), from Latin tōtus (“whole”) + -ālis (“-al”).

lbor

Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

I want to talk with you and I demand your complete and absolute attention.

complete; entire (to the greatest extent)

A quantidade total de livros nesta biblioteca é mais de um milhão.

The total amount of books in this library is more than a million.

total (relating to the whole of something)


carnal

From Old Galician-Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (“of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). By surface analysis, carne + -al.

carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)

(religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)

irmão carnal

consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)


mister

Macanese: mestê

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mester, *mẽester, from Latin ministerium (“employment”). Doublet of ministério.


editorial

editorial (relating to editor or edition)

(journalism) editorial (relating to an article written by the management of a publication that expresses its opinion on a specific current issue)


nominal

pt-adj

nominal m or f (plural nominais, not comparable)


fashion

Unadapted borrowing from English fashion. Doublet of facção and feição.


futuro

pt-adj

futuro (feminine futura, masculine plural futuros, feminine plural futuras)

futura (feminine)
futuros (masculine plural)
futuras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin futūrus (“about to be”).


este

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”).

eastern (of, situated in, or coming from the east)


molecular

(chemistry) molecular (relating to molecules)


orbital

pt-adj

orbital m or f (plural orbitais, not comparable)

(astrophysics) orbital (of or relating to an orbit)

(anatomy) orbital (of or relating to the eye socket)


mil

→ Kadiwéu: miili

From Old Galician-Portuguese mil, from Latin mīlle, from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ (“one thousand”).

inh

(somewhat poetic) thousands of (very many)


unicameral

pt-adj

unicameral m or f (plural unicamerais, not comparable)


dado

dado (feminine dada, masculine plural dados, feminine plural dadas)

dada (feminine)
dados (masculine plural)
dadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese dado, from Latin datus. By surface analysis, dar + -ado. Doublet of data.

em um dado momento

Eles são muito dados.


grande

/ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

From Old Galician-Portuguese grande, from Latin grandis, of uncertain origin.

Este livro é grande.

Este livro é maior do que aquele.

large; great; big (of great size or extent)

A família é muito grande.

large; big; numerous (numerically large)

Os grandes reis da antiguidade.

(preceding nouns) great (of great importance)

Artur foi um grande rei.

(preceding nouns) great; magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)

Já és grande, podes trabalhar.

Moro na grande Lisboa.

O Grande Porto é uma região metropolitana no norte de Portugal.

Greater Porto is a metropolitan area in the north of Portugal.

(followed by a city’s name) the metropolitan area of, greater


gonzo

gonzo (feminine gonza, masculine plural gonzos, feminine plural gonzas)

gonza (feminine)
gonzos (masculine plural)
gonzas (feminine plural)


zonal

From zona (“zone”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

(historical) having transversal colorful strips


penal

From Latin poenālis. By surface analysis, pena (“punishment”) + -al.

surf

penal (related to punishment, often in legal context)


casual

casual (designed for informal or everyday use)


alveolar

(anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)

(anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)

(phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)


vital

vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)

vital (necessary to the continuation of life)


beto

pt-adj

beto (feminine beta, masculine plural betos, feminine plural betas)

beta (feminine)
betos (masculine plural)
betas (feminine plural)

(Portugal, colloquial, derogatory) dandy, posh


banto

banto (feminine banta, masculine plural bantos, feminine plural bantas)

banta (feminine)
bantos (masculine plural)
bantas (feminine plural)

From English Bantu, from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ (“people”).

as línguas bantas


illegal

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ilegal.


brando

brando (feminine branda, masculine plural brandos, feminine plural brandas)

branda (feminine)
brandos (masculine plural)
brandas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese brando, blando, from Latin blandus. Compare Galician brando, Spanish blando, Catalan bla, Italian blando and Romanian blând.


alta

O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:

Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.


bruto

bruto (feminine bruta, masculine plural brutos, feminine plural brutas)

bruta (feminine)
brutos (masculine plural)
brutas (feminine plural)

Isso é o salário bruto de um médico.


anti

(chemistry) anti (that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°)


bela

Ele agora tem uma casa nas montanhas, foi Dumbledore que arranjou, uma bela caverna.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

He now has a home in the mountains, Dumbledore is who provided it, a beautiful cave.


bufo

bufo (feminine bufa, masculine plural bufos, feminine plural bufas)

bufa (feminine)
bufos (masculine plural)
bufas (feminine plural)

(of an actor or plot) comical or burlesque


tangerino

tangerino (feminine tangerina, masculine plural tangerinos, feminine plural tangerinas)

tangerina (feminine)
tangerinos (masculine plural)
tangerinas (feminine plural)


interessante

interessante m or f (plural interessantes, comparable, comparative mais interessante, superlative o mais interessante or interessantíssimo)

interessantes (plural)
mais interessante (comparative)
o mais interessante (superlative)
interessantíssimo (superlative)

/ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/

/ĩ.tɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/

/ẽ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/

/ẽ.tɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/

Borrowed from Spanish interesante. By surface analysis, interessar (“to interest”) + -ante.

surf

Esse filme não é lá muito interessante.

interesting (arousing or holding someone’s interest)

É uma oferta interessante, mas eu estou sem dinheiro.

It is an interesting offer, but I’m out of money.

worthy of consideration; in one’s interest

Ouvi um boato interessante sobre o senhor.


multilateral

pt-adj

multilateral m or f (plural multilaterais)

multilateral (having many sides or points of view)

multilateral (involving more than one party)


gentil

From Old Galician-Portuguese gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis (“belonging to the same family”), from gēns (“clan; tribe”).


boto

pt-adj

boto (feminine bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas)

bota (feminine)
botos (masculine plural)
botas (feminine plural)

Unknown. Perhaps a Germanic borrowing, from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “dull, deaf”).


luminoso

luminoso (feminine luminosa, masculine plural luminosos, feminine plural luminosas, metaphonic)

luminosa (feminine)
luminosos (masculine plural)
luminosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin lūminōsus. Compare the archaic inherited doublet lumioso.


ultimo

ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimos, feminine plural ultimas, not comparable)

ultima (feminine)
ultimos (masculine plural)
ultimas (feminine plural)

Da ultima vez que se tinham encontrado houvera uma confusão de numeros, e Fabiano, com os miolos ardendo, deixara indignado o escriptorio do branco, certo que fôra enganado.

1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa [Celebration]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 115:

The last time they had met, there had been a mix-up with numbers, and Fabiano, his mind burning, had left the white man’s office indignant, certain he had been deceived.

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of último.


severo

severo (feminine severa, masculine plural severos, feminine plural severas, comparable, comparative mais severo, superlative o mais severo or severíssimo)

severa (feminine)
severos (masculine plural)
severas (feminine plural)
mais severo (comparative)
o mais severo (superlative)
severíssimo (superlative)

From Latin sevērus. Doublet of Severo and Sever.


conceptual

tlb

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

Alternative form of concetual (“conceptual”)


árabe

Borrowed from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab, Arabian”), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab). Doublet of alarve.


fecal

pt-adj

fecal m or f (plural fecais, not comparable)


tropical

tropical (of or relating to the tropics)

tropical (from or similar to a hod humid climate)


avaro

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)

avara (feminine)
avaros (masculine plural)
avaras (feminine plural)


cultural

cultural m or f (plural culturais, comparable, comparative mais cultural, superlative o mais cultural or culturalíssimo)

culturais (plural)
mais cultural (comparative)
o mais cultural (superlative)
culturalíssimo (superlative)


visual

Learned borrowing from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.


mor

From Old Galician-Portuguese moor, maor, from Latin māior.

(in titles) head; chief; main (foremost in rank)

Altar-mor

principal; main (foremost in importance)


dito

pt-adj

dito (feminine dita, masculine plural ditos, feminine plural ditas)

dita (feminine)
ditos (masculine plural)
ditas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese dito, from Latin dictus.


ventral

Learned borrowing from Latin ventrālis. By surface analysis, ventre + -al.

ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)

(anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)


chino

chino (feminine china, masculine plural chinos, feminine plural chinas)

china (feminine)
chinos (masculine plural)
chinas (feminine plural)


giro

giro (feminine gira, masculine plural giros, feminine plural giras)

gira (feminine)
giros (masculine plural)
giras (feminine plural)

O papel de parede é muito giro.

Sim, ela é gira.

(Portugal, colloquial) pretty, beautiful


lasso

lasso (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lassas)

lassa (feminine)
lassos (masculine plural)
lassas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese lasso, from Latin lassus (“weary; exhausted”), from Proto-Indo-European *led- (“slow; weary”).

uder

(of a person) degenerate; dissolute (unrestrained by morality)

worn out (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)


mamífero

pt-adj

mamífero (feminine mamífera, masculine plural mamíferos, feminine plural mamíferas)

mamífera (feminine)
mamíferos (masculine plural)
mamíferas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mammiferum, from mamma (“teat”) + ferō (“to bear”). By surface analysis, mamar (“to suckle”) + -ífero.


tabu

taboo (culturally forbidden from use, approach or mention)


precursor

pt-adj

precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras)

precursora (feminine)
precursores (masculine plural)
precursoras (feminine plural)

precursory (pertaining to events that will follow)


sereno

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)

serena (feminine)
serenos (masculine plural)
serenas (feminine plural)

(of the weather) serene, fair and unclouded


matemática

Learned borrowing from Latin mathematica, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικά (mathēmatiká), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).


romance

pt-adj

romance m or f (plural romances, not comparable)

Borrowed from Old Occitan romans, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus (“Roman”, adjective), from rōmānus (“Roman”, noun), from Rōma (“Rome”).

der

(linguistics) Romance (of the languages derived from Latin)


gracioso

pt-adj

gracioso (feminine graciosa, masculine plural graciosos, feminine plural graciosas, comparable, comparative mais gracioso, superlative o mais gracioso or graciosíssimo, metaphonic)

graciosa (feminine)
graciosos (masculine plural)
graciosas (feminine plural)
mais gracioso (comparative)
o mais gracioso (superlative)
graciosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese gracioso, borrowed from Latin grātiōsus.


cor-de-rosa

[ˌkoɾ.ðɨˈʁɔ.zɐ]

[ˌkoɾ.ðɨˈʁɔ.zɐ]


fino

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable, comparative mais fino, superlative o mais fino or finíssimo, diminutive fininho)

fina (feminine)
finos (masculine plural)
finas (feminine plural)
mais fino (comparative)
o mais fino (superlative)
finíssimo (superlative)
fininho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)


fino

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

fina (feminine)
finos (masculine plural)
finas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin Finnus, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz.

Finnish (of or relating to Finland or Finns)


solteiro

solteiro (feminine solteira, masculine plural solteiros, feminine plural solteiras)

solteira (feminine)
solteiros (masculine plural)
solteiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese solteiro, solteyro, from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”). Compare Spanish soltero, Catalan solter. Doublet of solitário. Folk etymology connects it to solto (“free, unbound”).


nulo

nulo (feminine nula, masculine plural nulos, feminine plural nulas)

nula (feminine)
nulos (masculine plural)
nulas (feminine plural)


plano

plano (feminine plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas)

plana (feminine)
planos (masculine plural)
planas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin plānus (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-. Doublet of chão, porão, lhano, and piano.

doublet

flat; level (having the same height at all places)


certo

pt-adj

certo (feminine certa, masculine plural certos, feminine plural certas, comparable, comparative mais certo, superlative o mais certo or certíssimo, diminutive certinho)

certa (feminine)
certos (masculine plural)
certas (feminine plural)
mais certo (comparative)
o mais certo (superlative)
certíssimo (superlative)
certinho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“to sift; to discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move; to separate”).

der

A resposta está certa.

1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 8th canto

Than taking to his king a certain sign / Of the world he leaves discovered.

Que leuar a ſeu Rei hum ſinal certo / Do mundo, que deixa deſcuberto.

A morte é certa.

inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)


gore

(film) gore; splatter (genre of gory horror)


absoluta

I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.


sincero

pt-adj

sincero (feminine sincera, masculine plural sinceros, feminine plural sinceras, comparable, comparative mais sincero, superlative o mais sincero or sinceríssimo)

sincera (feminine)
sinceros (masculine plural)
sinceras (feminine plural)
mais sincero (comparative)
o mais sincero (superlative)
sinceríssimo (superlative)


roto

roto (feminine rota, masculine plural rotos, feminine plural rotas)

rota (feminine)
rotos (masculine plural)
rotas (feminine plural)

Irregular past participle of romper. From Latin ruptus, perfect passive participle of rumpō.


vasto

vasto (feminine vasta, masculine plural vastos, feminine plural vastas, comparable, comparative mais vasto, superlative o mais vasto or vastíssimo)

vasta (feminine)
vastos (masculine plural)
vastas (feminine plural)
mais vasto (comparative)
o mais vasto (superlative)
vastíssimo (superlative)


suave

Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).


mó

Pular de paraquedas é mó adrenalina

To jump with parachutes is quite the adrenaline

(Brazil, informal) Clipping of maior. (often combined with article)


municipal

Learned borrowing from Latin mūnicipālis.


ditto

pt-adj

ditto (feminine ditta, masculine plural dittos, feminine plural dittas)

ditta (feminine)
dittos (masculine plural)
dittas (feminine plural)


colonial

From colónia /colônia (“colony”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

affix

Governo colonial.

(geopolitics) colonial (relating to colonies: regions ruled by another country)

Expansão colonial.

(geopolitics) colonial; colonialistic (relating to colonialism)

Arquitetura colonial.

(chiefly art) colonial (relating to the period when a country was a colony)

Queijo colonial.

[Type of cheese made by German immigrants].

(Brazil) relating to the culture of rural immigrant settlements


regional

Learned borrowing from Latin regiōnālis.

regional (typical or characteristic of a certain region)

regional (relating to the administration of a given region)


venial

Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

venial (pardonable; able to be forgiven)


dialectal

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of dialetal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.