abracadabra

[ˌa.βɾɐ.kɐˈða.βɾɐ]

abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed)


tempo

From Old Galician-Portuguese tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).


bap

(onomatopoeia) pow (A violent impact, like a punch)


ai

Ai! Pisei um prego!


OK

OK (indicates acknowledgement or acceptance)


n

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não (“no”).


s

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sim (“yes”).


stop

said by a player of the game of stop to cease the current turn, after which the players count how many words they wrote

CEP

cidade, estado, país; city, state, country

of meaning a category in the game of stop


ah

ah! (expression of relief, realization, awe)


sei

Currently unknown; Latin sapiō should logically yield something like "sabo" or "sepo." Cognate with Galician sei, Spanish sé, Catalan sé, Occitan sai, French sais, Italian so.

(Brazil, sarcastic) yeah, right (sarcastic expression of disbelief)


au

ouch (expression of minor physical pain)


eu

Barranquian: ê

Kristang: yo

Macanese: iou, io, ieu

From Old Galician-Portuguese eu, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆. Doublet of ego.

Dr. Hélio? – Eu!
Dr. Hélio? – Here!

Used to draw attention to oneself after having their name called.


own

— Own, que fofo, tão gentil você!

2014, Daniele Nhasser, Amor, és Real, Aped - Apoio e Produção Editora Ltda., →ISBN, page 40:

— Own, você está preocupado com o meu pé — Sera disse, abrindo um sorriso.

2014, Lisa McMann, O alçapão, Editora Seguinte, →ISBN, page 9:


madeira

From Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognates with Galician madeira and Spanish madera. Doublet of matéria, a borrowing.

timber!; used by lumberjacks to warn others when a tree is falling down


tu

(onomatopoeia) the sound produced by a telephone after one of the callers hangs up


nem

From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Compare Galician nin, Catalan, French, and Spanish ni, Italian né.

Você gosta de abóbora? Nem! Eu prefiro cenoura.

Do you like pumpkin? Nah! I prefer carrot.


si

Possibly borrowed from Spanish sí or a clipping of sim.

(Rio Grande do Sul, informal, Internet slang) yes (affirmative answer)


bom

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+

For terms derived from the feminine inflection


pera

Clipping of espera, imperative of esperar (“to wait”)

(colloquial) wait (asking for stop to make an observation)


Jesus

Relatinised from Old Galician-Portuguese Jesu, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (y'hoshúa).

Jesus, o que foi aquilo?

(slang) Used to express surprise, excitement or exasperation.


zum

(onomatopoeia) the sound of something rushing by


gente

From Old Galician-Portuguese gente, from Latin gentem, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis.

Gente! O que aconteceu aqui

(Brazil) expression of surprise or dismay


bravo

Bravo! Você acertou!


droga

From French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from drocgue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge (“dry”).

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awn

Awn, você é tão fofo!

(Internet slang) aw, aww (express affection)


ave

From Old Galician-Portuguese ave, from Latin avē (“hail”).

Ave César!


bu

boo (loud exclamation intended to scare someone)


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”).

Merda, nunca errei nessa distância.

1978, Sérgio Faraco, Hombre: contos, Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, page 84:

shit! (expression of worry, failure, shock, etc.)

"O guardião" girou a maçaneta e entrou, com os braços dobrados para trás, mas fitando-a firmemente: / — Vim te desejar muita merda!

2011, Stella Maris Rezende, A mocinha do Mercado Central, São Paulo: Globo, →ISBN, page unnumbeded:

Boa leitura e merda!

2023, Tuna Serzedello, O teatro que muda o mundo: experiências com teatro jovem, São Paulo: Peirópolis, unnumbered page:

(theater, slang) break a leg! (a superstitious expression of encouragement prior to a performance)


ala

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.


oi

General interjection sound. Compare unrelated English oi.

Oi, Maria!


oi

(chiefly Brazil, informal) sorry? I beg your pardon? excuse me? (request to repeat a message that wasn’t heard or understood clearly)


hue

(Brazil, Internet slang) expressing laugh; hahaha

depending on the supposed length of the laugh


boa

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

good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration)


bah

(Rio Grande do Sul) Alternative form of bá


bingo

Megamente (Cláudio Galvan): Boingo!
Criado (Mckeidy Lisita): O certo é dizer "bingo", senhor.
Megamente (Cláudio Galvan): Foi o que eu disse. Boingo!

2011 February 25, 7:55 from the start, in Pavlos Euthymiou, transl., Megamente: O Botão da Perdição [Megamind: The Button of Doom] (DVD/Blu-ray), Rio de Janeiro: Double Sound:


eh

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of é (“yeah”)


bá

(Rio Grande do Sul) expression of surprise


basta

Basta! Saia daqui agora!


ora

From Old Galician-Portuguese ora, from Latin hōra (“hour”). Doublet of hora.

duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)

oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)


KKK

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of kkk

KKKKKK

and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh


viva

Viva o rei!

bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark)


meu

Alentejo, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, unstressed

From Old Galician-Portuguese meu, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

(Portugal, Brazil, slang, chiefly São Paulo) hey; oi (used vocatively to draw someone’s attention)

(Brazil, slang) whoa (used to express surprise)


pena

From Old Galician-Portuguese pena (displacing pẽa), from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.


touché

Unadapted borrowing from French touché. Piecewise doublet of tocado.


ui

Macanese: ui-di


bueno

Borrowed from Spanish bueno. Doublet of bom

Bueno, tu não precisa vir.

(Rio Grande do Sul) all right; okay; fine

Bueno, então olha.

(Rio Grande do Sul, used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence


certo

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”).


fora

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).


por favor

please (interjection to make commands more polite)


lógico

Learned borrowing from Late Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογικός (logikós, “of or relating to speech or reason or reasoning, rational, reasonable”).

der

of course (asserts that an associated phrase is rather obvious or evident)


rua

From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.

out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)


tranquilo

Learned borrowing from Latin tranquillus.

lbor

— Pode buscar os livros?
— Tranquilo.
— Can you fetch the books?
— No problem.

(Brazil, colloquial) OK; no problem; all right


mentira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentira, from mentir (“to lie”), from Latin mentīrī, denominal verb from mēns (“mind”), in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”), from *men- (“to think”) + *-tis.

inh+

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/

Eu comprei trinta... mentira, vinte, tomates.

I bought thirty... I mean, twenty, tomatoes.

(informal) I mean (used to correct a piece of information)


bora

Clipping of embora. From the phrase vamos embora.

Bora!


arriba

From Old Galician-Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”). Cognate with Spanish arriba.


abs

(Internet slang, text messaging) used to close an informal message or e-mail, or as a goodbye on text messaging


vamos

come on! (an expression of encouragement)


kk

(Internet slang) Alternative form of kkk


foi

— Pode enviar a mensagem? — Foi.

(Brazil) indicates that an action has been undertaken; done


digo

Comprei dez ovos. Digo, doze.


jura

really? (sarcastically indicating that something was obvious)


como

From Old Galician-Portuguese como (“how; in what way”), from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.

inh

(interrogative) what? sorry? pardon? (used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly)


argh

(onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance)


tum

(onomatopoeia) crash (to collide with something)


zzz

(Internet slang) indicates that one doesn't care about or agree with what is being said


rapaz

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapaz, from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”), from rapio (“to grab”).

der

(Brazil) dude!; damn! (said in awe, excitement, surprise, concern, etc.)


ara

(Brazil, dialectal, Caipira) Expression of dismay, discontentment or surprise.


passa

(Brazil) shoo!; get away!; clear off! (said to an animal)


a

A, tudo bem então.


sus

come on! (inducing courage or willpower)


putz

Putz, meu carro quebrou.

(slang) used to emphasize something that has gone wrong


cara

From Old Galician-Portuguese cara, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.


ops

onomatopoeic

exclamation


inferno

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese inferno, iferno, from Latin īnfernus (“infernal; of the lower regions”).

uder

hell (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)


claro

Learned borrowing from Latin clārus (“clear; bright”), displacing Old Galician-Portuguese craro.

lbor

of course (indicates enthusiastic agreement)


é

É, eu fiz isso.

that's right; yes; yeah; indicates agreement

É... você... quer sair comigo?


ae

(Internet slang, Brazil) oh yeah (expression of joy or approvement)


ata

(Brazil, Internet slang, nonstandard) Alternative form of ah, tá


bem-vindo

head

bem-vindo m (masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine singular bem-vinda, feminine plural bem-vindas)

bem-vindos (masculine plural)
bem-vinda (feminine singular)
bem-vindas (feminine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.do]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, bem (“well”) + vindo (“come”).


fogo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogo, from Latin focus. Cognate with Galician fogo, Spanish fuego, Catalan foc, Occitan fuòc, French feu, Italian fuoco and Romanian foc. Doublet of foco.

inh+

(military) fire! (an order for soldiers to shoot)

(colloquial) Euphemistic form of foda-se.


não

From Old Galician-Portuguese non, from Latin nōn (“no”), from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“not”) + *óynos (“one”).

no (used to show disagreement or negation)

no (used to show agreement with a negative question)


ó

Ó Senhor, dai-me forças!


ó

Ó lá o bugio!


sim

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese si (“yes”) (with nasalization of the vowel under the influence of não or mim), from Latin sīc (“thus; so”), from Proto-Indo-European *so (“this, that”).

“Eles já saíram?” “Sim, saíram.”


credo

Learned borrowing from Latin credō (“to believe”). Doublet of creio.

lbor

Jesus! (expression of unpleasant surprise)


olé

olé, an expression of encouragement and approval


hein

Inherited from Latin hem (“eh?”). Compare French hein.

Então, você gostou, hein?

(Brazil, at the end of a sentence) huh? (used as a reinforcement of a question)

(Brazil, used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)

(Brazil) response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic

oi?

response to an statement that wasn't understood or wasn't expected


oba

(usually childish) whee; yay (expression of pleasure or enjoyment)


oras

duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)

oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)


upa

giddyup (instruction for a horse to move faster)


ava

(Internet slang) Alternative form of ah, vá


viu

Cognate with Galician viu and Spanish vio.

Viu, venha aqui quando puder.

Não faça isso, viu.

(Brazil) used at the beginning or end of a sentence, especially imperative ones, as filler


oxe

(Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration


bem

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

inh+

Bem, eu vou ficar aqui.

well (used to introduce a new sentence, idea or line of thought)


tó

Tó. É que eu acabei fazendo compras antes de vir pra cá. Eu vi que os ovos estavam superbaratos no mercado!

2007, Broccoli, 6:57 from the start, in Galaxy Angel, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Mirufiu Sakuraba (Daniella Piquet), São Paulo: Álamo, via Animax Brasil:

(informal) Abbreviation of toma (“take this”).

(informal) Abbreviation of tome (“take this”).


negativo

Learned borrowing from Latin negātīvus. By surface analysis, negar + -tivo.


óptimo

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


de nada

think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it


cuidado

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuidado, coidado, from Latin cōgitātus.


ent

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of então.


boas

(Portugal) hey, what's up? (informal greeting)


égua

From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (“mare”).

(Brazil, colloquial, regional) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)


tomara

A: Você conseguiu tirar uma boa nota na prova de matemática?
B: tomara!
A: Did you manage to get a good grade on the math test?
B: I hope so!


pá

Shortening of rapaz (“boy”), from earlier paz.

Ena, pá!


pá

Resolvemos uns assuntos e pá!


azar

From Arabic الزَهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Italian zara and French hasard.

“As crianças na África estão morrendo de fome!” “Azar.”

“Children in Africa are starving to death!” “Tough luck.”

“Cara, você pode morrer se fizer isso.” “Azar.”

“Dude, you could die if you do this.” “I don’t care.”

tough luck; big deal; I don’t care (indicates that the speaker doesn’t care about the negative consequences mentioned)


porra

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Porra! Para com isso, porra!

(informal or vulgar, intensifier) fuck; crap (remark of anger and an unwelcome surprise)


capaz

(South Brazil) no way! (expresses disbelief)

(South Brazil) no problem; don't mention it (polite response to a thank you)


até

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese até, ata of uncertain origin. Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā), Latin ad ista (“to this”) or Latin ad tenus (“as far as”) (>"ad tenes"), which explain the large number of mediaeval variants (atrõe, atée, atrõo, attaa, atẽe, atães, tẽe and so on). However, considering the rarity of tenus, possibly from Latin intrā. Compare Spanish hasta.

(Brazil, informal) short for any farewell containing até (até-logo, até mais, até breve, até já): see ya; see you later; see you soon


velho

From Old Galician-Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

(Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)


lá

Trá-lá-lá-lá-lá.

meaningless syllable used in joyful singing


guai

From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai.


arrivederci

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).


positivo

Borrowed from Latin posītīvus (“positive”), from the past participle stem of pōnō (“to place”).


isso

From Old Galician-Portuguese esso, from Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse (“itself”).

“Como era o nome daquele escritor?” “Saramago” “Isso!”

“What was the name of that writer?” “Saramago” “That’s right.”

Meu time ganhou? Isso!


caramba

gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)


ô

Ô João, vem cá.

(informal) hey (used to draw someone’s attention)


então

From Old Galician-Portuguese enton, from Vulgar Latin *in tunc, from Latin in + tunc (“then”). Displaced collateral form entonce. Compare Spanish entonces.

Então, o que aconteceu?

so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story)

“As cadeiras são azuis ou verdes?” “Então, algumas são azuis, algumas verdes e algumas vermelhas.”

“Are the chairs blue or green?” “Well, some are blue, some green and some red.”

Used to introduce an answer which is more complex than expected.

Então, falou tudo!

exactly (signifies agreement or recognition).


truco

Borrowed from Spanish truco. Doublet of truque.

Frederico a esta prova de amor, atordoou-se. Esqueceu-se das cartas e instinctivamente dizia:
— Truco.
Dando uma forte punhada na mesa o Teixeira bradou:
— Seis, jogador!
E Frederico perdia.

1881, Francisco Coelho Duarte Badaró, chapter XV, in Fantina, Rio de Janeiro: Garnier, page 60:


certeza

From certo (“certain; sure”) + -eza, from Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”).


certeza

asserting that something is certainly true; for sure


xis

Phono-semantic matching of English cheese.

psm

(Brazil, photography) cheese (said while being photographed)


bolas

Bolas, já não cheguei a tempo

drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.


diabo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo, displacing the collateral forms diabre, diabro and diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (“devil”) (probably borrowed as a semi-learned term), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”). Doublet of diabolô and diábolo.

der

(offensive, blasphemous) damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)


aí

yeah! (expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.)


isto

From Old Galician-Portuguese isto, from Latin istud, neuter of iste (“that”).

— Você é o filho da Mariana? — Isto.

“Are you Mariana’s son?” “That’s right.”

Eles perderam! Isto!

(Brazil) yeah! (expresses happiness with an outcome)


abaixo

Abaixo o governador!


força

From Old Galician-Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

Used to wish someone the strength to persevere through whatever hardship they are experiencing, or to encourage someone to do something.


bons sonhos

/ˈbõ ˈsõ.ɲuʃ/

/ˈbõ ˈʃo.ɲuʃ/


obrigado

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obligātus (“obliged”), past participle of obligō (“to bind in obligation”).

slbor

Obrigado por tudo.


buenas

Borrowed from Spanish buenas. Doublet of boas.

(Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) good night; good afternoon or good evening (generally used to answer when someone says boa noite or boa tarde)


será

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

“João se casará com ela.” “Será?”

“Eu serei escolhido.” “Será?”

“Ele havia chorado.” “Será?”

“Você faria isso.” “Será?”

(Brazil) used to indicate doubt or uncertainty of something said, where English uses the sentence’s auxiliary verb followed by a pronoun


palavra

From Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravra, paravla, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing.

der

word (used to assert that something is true)


ladrão

[laˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese ladron, from Latin latrōnem (“highwayman, brigand”).


chapéu

Borrowed from Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capelo.
Compare Galician chapeu, Spanish chapeo, chapeau, Catalan capell, Occitan capèl, French chapeau, and Italian cappello (the Galician and Spanish also being borrowings from French).

Combinei com ele às 16h e chapéu! Não apareceu.

I planned to meet at 16h and nothing! He didn't show up.

Procurei as chaves por todo o lado. Chapéu!

I looked for the keys everywhere. They are gone!


olá

Possibly borrowed from Spanish hola (“hello”).


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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caralho. Further etymology is uncertain, but the most plausible source on the basis of both semantics and historical phonology appears to be unattested Vulgar Latin *c(h)araculum, which would have been a Latinized diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “stick”).
Certain cognates include Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Catalan carall. Attempts to attribute Italian same-meaning cazzo to the same etymon fail on phonological grounds, as the /r/ of carajo (or its absence in cazzo) remains unexplained, and no Latin phonological sequence develops as both /x/ in Spanish and /tts/ in Italian.
Doublet of carago.


também

Indo-Portuguese: tamêm

Interlingua: tamben

Macanese: tamêm

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tan ben, from tan (“so”) (modern tão) + ben (“well”) (modern bem). Compare with Spanish también.

– (O) João afogou-se!
– Também! Ele não sabe nadar...
– John drowned!
– Of course! He doesn’t know how to swim...

of course; no wonder (implying that an outcome was expected)


ajuda

From Old Galician-Portuguese ajuda, from ajudar (“to help; to aid”), from Latin adiūtāre (“to help”). Compare English aid, Spanish ayuda, Italian aiuto and Occitan ajuda.


brinks

(Internet slang) Clipping of brincadeira (“just kidding; just joking”).


adeus

Papiamentu: ayó

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Compare Aragonese, Asturian, Extremaduran, and Spanish adiós, Catalan adeu, Dutch ajuus, English, French, and Occitan adieu, German tschüss, Greek αντίο (antío), Galician adeus, Italian addio, Maltese addiju, Mirandese adius, Romanian adio, Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo, Slovene adȋjo.


chispa

Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.


sério

Learned borrowing from Latin sērius (“serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

lbor

really? (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of)


beleza

Borrowed from Old Occitan belleza or Italian bellezza, both from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, a noun based on Latin bellus (“pretty”). By surface analysis, belo + -eza. Compare Spanish belleza and Catalan bellesa.

(Brazil, informal) what's up? (informal greeting)

(Brazil, informal) all right; okay (used either as a question or answer/agreement)

(Brazil, informal) a response to the greeting “Beleza?”


baril

Unknown. Likely from Galician baril, thus a doublet of varonil.


feliz aniversário

happy birthday (good wishes for birthday)


até-logo

/ɐˌtɛˈlɔ.ɡu/

[ɐˌtɛˈlɔ.ɣu]


passe-bem

[ˌpa.sɨˈβɐ̃j̃]


nn

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of n (“no”)


babau

O menino podia descobrir seu segredo, ficar enojado e aí babau _ as pretensões infantis de Heleninha iriam para o brejo.

1999, Marceu Vieira, Nada, não: e outras crônicas, Mauad, page 68:

The boy could find out her secret, become disgusted and then babau _ little Helen’s childish pretensions would go down the drain.

Bernardo Élis, A enxada in 2006 (originally 1976), Alfredo Bosi, O conto brasileiro contemporâneo, Editora Cultrix, page 101

The news surprised the vicar who, in person, accompanied by Piano, combed the house’s basement and searched the backyard. Unfortunately, babau hoe!

A notícia espantou o vigário que, em pessoa, acompanhado de Piano, revirou o porão da casa e rebuscou o quintal. Infelizmente, babau enxada!

(Brazil) used when something is lost forever


feito

From Old Galician-Portuguese feito, from Latin factum. Doublet of facto/fato.


valeu

(Brazil, familiar) thanks (expression of gratitude or satisfaction)


imagina

(Brazil) no problem; don't mention it (polite response to a thank you)


puxa

Borrowed from Spanish pucha, corruption of puta (“prostitute”).

(Brazil, colloquial) expresses surprise or admiration

(Brazil, colloquial) expresses disappointment


fodeu

(vulgar) used to say a situation is helpless, doomed, as in "now we are fucked"


perdeu

(Brazil, slang) used by thieves when stealing someone’s valuables; stand and deliver


cacete

(Brazil, informal, vulgar) intensifier; demonstrates anger; fuck


ânimo

Borrowed from Latin animus (“the soul, thoughts, intellect, ideas, will, thoughts, courage, etc.; the breath, life”), from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Doublet of animus, related to alma (“soul”) and anima (“anima”).

bor

cheer up (word of encouragement to someone who is unhappy)


licença

From Old Galician-Portuguese lecença, from Latin licentia (“license; freedom; liberty”), from licēns (“allowing, permitting”), present participle of licet (“allow”).


xeque-mate

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta). from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).

der

(chess) checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)


até que enfim

/ɐˈtɛ k‿ẽˈfĩ/

até (“until”) + que (“that”) + enfim (“indeed”)


bom dia

/ˈbõ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

/ˈbõ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bon dia (vosco), later reinforced by Spanish buenos días.


entendeu

(Brazil, colloquial) a tag question; "okay?"


obrigada

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]


pombas

oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)


verdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritātem (“truth”), from vērus (“true”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-, *weh₁ros.

true, exactly, indeed (expressing agreement)


partiu

[paɾˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[paχˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[paɻˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

Partiu cinema!


boceta

Boceta! A televisão pifou


safa

expresses surprise, disgust or admiration


bão

From bom, which is from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus.

(colloquial, chiefly Caipira) how are you?


carago

Borrowed from Spanish carajo. Doublet of caralho.

(Portugal, regional, informal) Alternative form of caralho


puta que pariu

Literally, “whore that gave birth”.
Compare Spanish puta que te parió.


misericórdia

Learned borrowing from Latin misericordia.

lbor

an expression of shock or surprise; Jesus!


urra

hurrah (expressing approval, appreciation or happiness)


alô

Borrowed from English hallo. Compare French allô.

(telephony) hello (greeting used when answering the telephone or when calling someone)

Alô? Tá me ouvindo? (informal, Brazil)

(telephony) hello? (used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening)


o caralho

(vulgar) my arse! / my ass! (when used at the end of a sentence)

(vulgar) bullshit! (when used in responce to what someone else said)


vai se foder

(Brazil) Alternative form of vai-te foder


tanto faz

Tanto faz!


kkk

From quá-quá-quá or quiá-quiá-quiá, of onomatopoeic origin. Attested since at least 2002. The laugh originated among Brazilians, but today is also used by the Portuguese and other
Portuguese speakers. Compare Korean ㅋ (k), which gave origin to English kek.

2002, Raquel da Cunha Recuero, COMUNIDADES VIRTUAIS NO IRC: O CASO DO #PELOTAS: Um estudo sobre a comunicação mediada por computador e a estruturação de comunidades virtuais, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL FACULDADE DE BIBLIOTECONOMIA E COMUNICAÇÃO PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM COMUNICAÇÃO E INFORMAÇÃO, page 109.
A usuária A-Louka, por exemplo, costuma rir de um modo muito peculiar. Para rir, ela utiliza a expressão “kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk”.

The user A-Louka, for instance, usually laughs in a very peculiar way. To laugh, she uses the expression “kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk”.

(chiefly Brazil, Internet slang) hahaha, kek (laugh)


cacildis

Coined by Mussum, a member of the Brazilian comedy group Os Trapalhões formed in 1977.


um abraço

(São Paulo) used to mean something is impossible.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see um, abraço.


assim

Macanese: assí

From earlier assi, from Old Galician-Portuguese assi, from Late Latin ac sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Spanish así, Romanian așa. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.


nossa

Shortening of nossa senhora, itself a shortening of minha nossa senhora.

oh my God!; goodness! (said in excitement, shock, awe or dismay)


melhoras

get well soon (expressing hope that the listener will soon recover from illness)


ótimo

From Latin optimus (superlative of bonus, literally “best”), from ops (“power to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”).

inh

superlative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">bonus</i>


ss

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of s (“yes”)


meu Deus

[meʊ̯ ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]


(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of cacete (“fuck!”).


nham

nom (the sound of eating, especially when related to tasty food)


novidade

From Old Galician-Portuguese novidade, from Latin novitātem.

– O João trapaceou no jogo!
– Novidade...
– John cheated in the game!
– What else is new?


atchim

(onomatopoeia) achoo! (sound of a sneeze)


saúde

From Old Galician-Portuguese saude, from Latin salūtem (“health”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”).

der

gesundheit; bless you (said to someone who has just sneezed)


andor

Borrowed from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “sedan chair”).


flw

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of falou (“goodbye”).

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of falow (“goodbye”).


blz

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of beleza (“all right!”).


ufa

Possibly related to French ouf; alternatively from Italian uffa; or both.

“Consegui chegar ao hospital a tempo!” “Ufa!”

“I got to the hospital in time!” “Whew!”


ah, vá

(Brazil, informal) no duh (implying that a statement is rather obvious)


carai

(Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.


parabéns

[pa.ɾaˈbẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/pɐ.ɾɐˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[pɐ.ɾɐˈβɐ̃j̃ʃ]

Plural form of parabém, from para + bem. Compare Spanish parabienes.

Parabéns, Ana! Você conseguiu!


valews

(Brazil, Internet slang) expression of gratitude or satisfaction; thank you; thanks


oxalá

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish ojalá, from Arabic لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah.

der

لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه


amém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amen, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (“certainly, truly”).


disponha

/d͡ʒiʃˈpõ.ɲɐ/

[d͡ʒiʃˈpõ.j̃ɐ]

think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it


croac

(onomatopoeia) ribbit (the sound made by a frog or toad)


rs

rsrsrs

and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laughter

(chiefly Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) laughs; lol; haha


tchau

Borrowed from Italian ciao, from Venetian s-ciao (“slave”). Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and esclavão / eslavão.


vlw

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of valeu (expression of appreciation and gratitude); thx


boa sorte

good luck (wish of fortune or encouragement)


perdão

[peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɛɦ.ˈdɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese perdon, from perdõar (“to forgive”) (Modern Portuguese perdoar).

(somewhat formal) excuse me (used to request someone’s attention)

(somewhat formal) sorry (used as an apology)


tchê

(Rio Grande do Sul) expresses surprise or anger


bangue

(onomatopoeia) bang (verbal percussive sound)


cruzes

Jesus! (expression of unpleasant surprise)


obrigados

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðuʃ]

Obrigados pelo que fizeste.

(rare, used by a group of males, or males and females) thanks; thank you


obrigadas

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðɐʃ]

(rare, used by a group of females) thanks; thank you


valha

(Brazil) cor; whoa (exclamation of surprise or amazement)


Virgem Maria

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

Compound of virgem (“virgin”) + Maria (“Mary”).


câmbio

From Old Galician-Portuguese cambio, either directly from Late Latin cambium (“change”) or deverbal of cambiar (cf. Portuguese escambo), from Latin cambiāre (“to change”) , from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *kamb- (“crooked; bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱamb-, *(s)kamb- (“bent”).

(procedure word, military) over (end of sentence, ready to receive reply)


céus

good heavens! (expresses surprise or shock)


caraças

an expression of irony, admiration or impatience


brincadeira

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾĩ.kɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


aleluia

From Old Galician-Portuguese aleluia, from Ecclesiastical Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (“Praise Yah”).

(Christianity) hallelujah! (exclamation of praise to God)

(informal) finally! at last! about time (expresses that something took too long to occur)


hã

For quotations using this term, see Citations:hã.


poça

(minced oath, sometimes considered mildly vulgar, slang) damn (expresses surprise or disappointment)

minced oath; sometimes considered mildly vulgar; minced oath; sometimes considered mildly vulgar


pô

Pô, que difícil!

Isso é legal, pô.

(Brazil, vulgar) It expresses astonishment, annoyance, boredom


alvíssaras

[aɫˈβi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).
Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.


pudera

no wonder! (indicates that something is not surprising)


nadavê

(Brazil, Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of nada a ver.


nada a ver

Shortening of não tem nada a ver (“it has nothing to do (with)”).


e daí

so what? (reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker)


pé na tábua

used to request that something be done as quickly as possible, especially riding an animal or driving a vehicle


crás

(onomatopoeia) crash (to collide with something destructively)


Alá akbar

(Islam) Allahu akbar (Muslim proclamation)


vai com Deus

[ˈvaɪ̯ kõ ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]

Literally, “go with God”. Compare Spanish vaya con Dios.


tchim-tchim

From Italian cincin. Compare Spanish chinchín, Catalan xinxin, French tchin-tchin.

bottoms up!; cheers! (toast when drinking)


tim tim

/ˈt͡ʃĩ ˈt͡ʃĩ/


blablablá

imitating needless, irrelevant or boring conversation


dane-se

screw it (mildly vulgar expression of indifference)


de jeito nenhum

[d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu nẽˈj̃ũ]

[d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu nẽˈj̃ũ]

/dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu nɨˈɲũ/

/dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu nɨˈɲũ/


ahá

aha! (exclamation of sudden realisation)


ah, sim

used when realizing something that was not understood before

as if; yeah right (expresses doubt that something is true)


até logo

/ɐˈtɛ ˈlɔ.ɡu/

[ɐˈtɛ ˈlɔ.ɣu]


bem haja

/ˈbẽj̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒɐ]

/ˈbẽj̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒɐ]

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ ˈa.ʒa]

/ˈbɐ̃j̃ ˈa.ʒɐ/


c.q.d.

QED; Abbreviation of como queriamos demonstrar. (as we wanted to demonstrate)


bem-vinda

head

bem-vinda (plural bem-vindas, masculine bem-vindo, masculine plural bem-vindos)

bem-vindas (plural)
bem-vindo (masculine)
bem-vindos (masculine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐ]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐ]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.da]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈbĩ.dɐ/


bem-vindos

bem-vindos (singular bem-vindo, feminine bem-vinda, feminine plural bem-vindas)

bem-vindo (singular)
bem-vinda (feminine)
bem-vindas (feminine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.duʃ]

(said to a group with at least one man, or whose sexes are unknown or irrelevant) welcome


bem-vindas

bem-vindas (singular bem-vinda, masculine singular bem-vindo, masculine plural bem-vindos)

bem-vinda (singular)
bem-vindo (masculine singular)
bem-vindos (masculine plural)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐs]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐs]

/ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.dɐʃ/

/ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈbĩ.dɐʃ/


bom apetite

bon appétit (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat)


cala a boca

(rude) shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)


cocorocó

cock-a-doodle-doo (the cry of the rooster)


e aí

E aí? Tudo bem?

OK, conseguimos o empréstimo; e aí?

what's next? (asking what is the next step or the next thing that follows)

Aqui está muito calor. E aí?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see e, aí.


foda-se

Foda-se, perdi o autocarro!

(Portugal, vulgar) fuck, shit (expression of dismay or discontent)

Perdi o ônibus. Bom, foda-se. Vou ficar em casa então.

I missed the bus. Well, whatever. I'm staying home then.

(vulgar) fuck it, whatever, who cares? (expressing indifference or nonchalance)


foi mal

[ˈfoɪ̯ ˈmaʊ̯]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see foi, mal.

(Brazil, informal) sorry, my bad (expression of regret or sorrow)


graças a Deus

[ˈɡɾa.sɐz ɐ ˈðewʃ]

thank God, thank goodness (used to express gratitude)


grande coisa

[ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ]

[ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grande, coisa.


hip hip hurra

hip hip hooray (an exclamation of congratulations)


está bem

[iʃˈta ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

[eʃˈta ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

all right (used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent)


cada uma

Idiomatic. Short for "É cada uma que me aparece".

Ele quer dormir na minha casa sem nem ao menos me conhecer? É cada uma...

He wants to sleep in my house without even knowing me? How absurd...

Expresses surprise, curiosity, dissatisfaction or anger towards a response, event, or fact.


cai fora

[ˈkaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]

[ˈkaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]


iúpi

(colloquial) yay (an expression of happiness)


isso aí

(Brazil) all right! (used to indicate gladness with an outcome)


meleca

yuck! (expresses mild, moderate or intense irritation at the event that by a slip something is soiled with any substance unintentionally)


domisteco

Corruption of dominus-tecum, from Latin dominus (“lord”) tēcum (“with you”).

(colloquial, rare, obsolete) may the Lord be with you


eureca

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὕρηκᾰ (heúrēka), first-person singular perfect active indicative of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “to find; to find out”).

lbor

eureka (exclamation indicating sudden discovery)


gostosuras ou travessuras

trick or treat (extortion used by children during Halloween)


bagual

Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

(Rio Grande do Sul) an indication of agreement


ponto final

(colloquial) full stop (and nothing less)


quac

(onomatopoeia) quack (imitative of the sound of a duck)


puta merda

From puta que pariu (“whore who gave birth”) + merda (“shit”), both used as vulgar expressions of surprise or anger.

af

(vulgar, slang) holy shit (expression of surprise or anger)


aqui-d'el-rei

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈχeɪ̯]

/ɐˈki ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

/ɐˈki ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛ.li ˈʁe]


tudo bem

→ Hunsrik: alles gud (calque)

[ˈtu.ðu ˈβɐ̃j̃]

Oi, tudo bem?

Sim, tudo bem.


ué

(Brazil) huh (expresses perplexity)
how is that possible?

(Brazil) huh (expresses perplexity)
what was that all about?

(Brazil) duh (expresses that something is obvious)


tsc tsc

(Brazil) tut tut (exclamation of disapproval)


aque-d'el-rei

[ˈa.ki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[ˈa.ki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[ˈa.ki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈχeɪ̯]

[ˈa.ke ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

/ˈa.kɨ ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ˈa.kɨ ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

/ˈa.kɨ ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ˈa.kɨ ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

[ˈa.kɨ ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]

[ˈa.kɨ ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]


aqui d'el-rei

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈheɪ̯]

[aˈki ˈd‿ɛʊ̯ ˈχeɪ̯]

/ɐˈki ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

/ɐˈki ˈd‿ɛl ˈʁɐj/

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁɐj]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛɫ ˈʁej]

[ɐˈki ˈð‿ɛ.li ˈʁe]


santinho

/sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

/sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

(Portugal) bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)


tchau tchau

[ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯ ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]

(colloquial) bye-bye (informal farewell)


salamaleque

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك (as-salāmu ʕalayk, “peace be upon you”).

bor+

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك

salaam alaikum (greeting used by Muslims)


tá bom

→ Korean: 따봉 (ttabong)

(Brazil, informal) all right (used to indicate agreement)


com a breca

/kõ ɐ ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/

[kõ ɐ ˈβɾɛ.kɐ]


pimba

expresses an occurrence that is very sudden


sem problemas

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ pɾoˈblẽ.mɐʃ]

no problem (certainly (said when granting a request))

no problem (no thanks (or apology) is necessary)


uhul

(Brazil) yeah! (expresses joy or celebration)


véio

Eye dialect spelling of velho, representing Brazil Portuguese.


está bom

all right (used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent)


plmds

pelo amor de Deus
pelo amor de Deus#Portuguese

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of pelo amor de Deus (“for God's sake”).


mds

[meʊ̯ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of meu Deus (“oh my God”).


vareio

vareio! (canonical)
"varei" (colloquial)

Varei, José! Nem vi tua chegada.
Gosh, José! I haven't seen your arrival.

Varei! Isso não se faz com um amigo.

(Easternmost part of Northeast Brazil) oxente (expresses surprise, perplexity or indignation)


sem grilo

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈɡɾi.lu]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈɡɾi.lu]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈɡɾi.lo]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sem, grilo.

no problem (no thanks or apology is necessary)


falow

(Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative form of falou (“goodbye”)


sem comentários

no comment (refusal to relay any further information)


caraca

Expression that indicates astonishment, irritation, disgust, or surprise: whoa; wow


tua mãe

[ˈtu.ɐ ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

[ˈtu.ɐ ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

[ˈtu.a ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tua, mãe.

your mother; your mom (general purpose insult, especially in reply to another insult)


uai

(Brazil, especially in the rural areas of the Nourtheast and Southeast) why (exclamation of surprise)

(Brazil, especially in the rural areas of the Nourtheast and Southeast) huh (expresses doubt or confusion)


pindarolas

/pĩ.dɐˈɾɔ.lɐʃ/

(Brazil, rare) dang! darn! dangnabbit! (expresses anger or irritation)


não é

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see não, é.

Você já comeu, não é?

De qualquer jeito, ainda vou rever minha mãe um dia, não é?

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 697:

Anyway, I'll still see my mother again someday, won't I?

(colloquial, interrogatory) isn't it (so); innit; right (used as a tag question to ask for someone's opinion)

Do que é feito um anel de diamante? De diamantes, não é?!

What a diamond ring is made of? Diamonds, obviously!

(colloquial, often interrogatory) duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)


ora bolas

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈbɔ.lɐs/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈbɔ.lɐs/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

[ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈβɔ.lɐʃ]

oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)


oras bolas

/ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

[ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈβɔ.lɐʃ]


oras bolas caçarolas

/ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ ka.saˈɾɔ.lɐʃ/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈbɔ.lɐʃ kɐ.sɐˈɾɔ.lɐʃ/

[ˈɔ.ɾɐʒ ˈβɔ.lɐʃ kɐ.sɐˈɾɔ.lɐʃ]

sarcastic or humoristic rhythmic form of oras bolas


judiação

[ʒu.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


nem pensar

[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ pẽˈsa(ɾ)]

[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ pẽˈsa(χ)]

[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ pẽˈsa(ɻ)]

/ˈnɐ̃j̃ pẽˈsaɾ/

/ˈnɐ̃j̃ pẽˈsaɾ/

don't even think about it
don't even think about it

(idiomatic) no way; don't even think about it (emphatic negative answer)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nem, pensar.


currupaco

(onomatopoeia) the sound produced by parrots


beleuza

(familiar) Alternative form of beleza; alrighty


xuá

(onomatopoeia) the sound of rushing water


lgc

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) lógico!


ave Maria

[ˈa.βɛ mɐˈɾi.ɐ]


oh, gente

(regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration


pera aí

Blend of espera (“wait”) + aí (“there”).

(colloquial) wait (asking for stop to make an observation)


vamos lá

come on! (an expression of encouragement)


lasqueira

/lɐʃˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/lɐʃˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)


calmaí

(colloquial) Alternative form of calma aí


arigatô

Borrowed from Japanese ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

arigato (“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture)


em guarda

/ɐ̃j̃ ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/

[ɐ̃j̃ ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

(chiefly fencing) en garde (used to warn one’s opponent to take a defensive position)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see em, guarda.


tá bem

[ˈta ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈta ˈβɐ̃j̃]


kct

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of cacete.


cacilda

(Brazil, informal) An expression of amazement or disappointment.


bjs

(Internet slang, text messaging) used to close an informal message or e-mail, or as a goodbye on text messaging


grácias

[ˈɡɾa.sɪ.ɐʃ]

(Rio Grande do Sul) thank you (expression of gratitude)


mas, né

(informal) indicating an obvious but not expressed problem


que se lixe

Ele que se lixe, já disse. Que se lixe! Esse idiota que se lixe! Nós nunca fechámos o negócio. Não há tinta nenhuma na linha da assinatura. Vou arrancar mais trinta a esse artolas, presta atenção e verás... Querida, não levantes essas tampa; ...


macacos me mordam

Literally, “monkeys bite me”, unliteral translation of the Popeye's catchphrase blow me down.

(humorous) blow me down (exclamation of surprise)


psit

(onomatopoeia) psst (request for silence or secrecy)


paz do Senhor

[ˈpaʒ ðu sɨˈɲoɾ]

[ˈpaʒ ðu sɨˈɲoɾ]

"Lord's peace!"; a greeting (hello, hi) used by Christian people


colorê

one of the words spoken by a person playing the counting-out game of unidunitê


salameminguê

the second word spoken by a person playing the counting-out game of unidunitê


unidunitê

The first word spoken by a person playing the counting-out game of unidunitê


nossa senhora

/ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/

[ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]

/ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/

[ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]

/ˈnɔ.sɐ sɨˈɲo.ɾɐ/

Literally, “our lady!”.
This refers to Mary (mother of Jesus).

minha nossa senhora!
minha nossa senhora#Portuguese

Alternative form of minha nossa senhora!


minha nossa

/ˈmĩ.ɲɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ/

/ˈmĩ.ɲɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ/

Literally, “my our!” (feminine). This is a shortening of minha nossa senhora! (literally “my "our lady"”), from nossa senhora (literally “our lady”), common epithet of Mary (mother of Jesus).


minha nossa senhora

/ˈmĩ.ɲɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/

[ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]

/ˈmĩ.ɲɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈɲɔ.ɾɐ/

[ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ sẽˈj̃ɔ.ɾɐ]

/ˈmi.ɲɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ sɨˈɲo.ɾɐ/

Literally, “my our lady!” This usually refers to Mary (mother of Jesus).

oh my God!; good Lord!; Jesus! (said in shock, awe or dismay)


pois sim

Então achas que aquele candidato vai vencer as eleições? Pois sim!

So you think that candidate is going to win the elections? Yeah, sure!

(sarcastic) "Yeah, sure!", "Yeah, yeah!" (used to agree with something in a dismissive way, implying that it is obviously false, impossible, etc.)


magina

(Brazil) don't mention it; you're welcome


a casa caiu

(Brazil, idiomatic) said after a particularly undesirable, harmful change of events; often, though not always, said of a criminal or illicit activity discovered by the authority


puta que la merda

puta que pariu
puta que pariu#Portuguese

Alternative form of puta que pariu (“dammit!”)


até parece

/ɐˈtɛ pɐˈɾɛ.sɨ/

Expresses that something is unlikely: as if!


pqp

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of puta que pariu.


que nada

not at all; on the contrary (indicates that a previous statement is completely mistaken)


avá

(Internet slang) Alternative form of ah, vá


cruz credo

[ˈkɾuʃ ˈkɾɛ.ðu]

an exclamation of strong fear or despise


irra

Probably borrowed from English yeehah or yeehaw.

Used to express displesaure or annoyance


ah ah ah

(comics, Internet slang) hahaha (a laugh)


chiça

(colloquial) blimey!; rubbish! (interjection of displeasure or astonishment)


oiê

(Brazil, informal, usually Internet slang, possibly childish) hiya!, howdy! (a greeting)


bola pra frente

Literally, “ball forward”. An origin from sports games is possible.

(informal) encouraging a person to ignore a problem and continue their life; life goes on


belê

(Brazil, informal) all right? okay? Clipping of beleza. (asks if the interlocutor understood or agrees with an instruction, warning or statement)


você não existe

said to a person who did something extraordinary or unexpected

said to a person who appears just when they are mentioned in a talk

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see você, não, existe.


fala sério

(Brazil) no way, come off it (implies the speaker is astonished and/or does not believe something said)

(Brazil) really?! (implies the speaker is annoyed with something)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see falar sério.


eu, hein

(Brazil) An expression of indignation or disgust.


fala aí

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fala, aí.


tá-se bem

[ˈta.sɨ ˈβɐ̃j̃]

Clipping of está-se bem (“one is well”).

(Portugal, colloquial) it's ok!, it's cool!


pela madrugada

Tio Patinhas: Pela madrugada! Êle está mesmo hipnotizado!

1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)

Uncle Scrooge: Jumpin' jacksnipes! He is hypnotized!


uma ova

/ˈũ.mɐ ˈɔ.vɐ/

/ˈũ.mɐ ˈɔ.vɐ/

[ˈu.mɐ ˈɔ.βɐ]

Calmo, uma ova! Ele fica bravo com tudo!

Calm, my foot! He gets mad at everything!

(colloquial) my foot!, my eye! (added to the end of a sentence, indicates disapproval, disdain, disgust)


adeusinho

(familiar, often sarcastic) goodbye; bye-bye


puxa vida

Variant of puxa (expression of surprise or disappointment)

Esse DVD é muito caro. Puxa vida!

This DVD is very expensive. Oh my goodness!


vixe

Phonetic variant of virgem, short for the religious name Virgem Maria (“Virgin Mary”).

Vixe Maria! Ele está de volta!
Jesus Christ! He’s back!
(literally, “Virgin Mary! He’s back!”)

expresses surprise or admiration. May or may not be used before 'Mary' for emphasis.


caneco

→ Hunsrik: Kanecker


aí sim

(Brazil, slang) oh yeah, now you're talking (expression of joy or agreement)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aí, sim.


aonde você vai

Literally, “to where you go?”, or more loosely translated as “where are you going [to]?”.

lit

Espere, aonde você vai?


até breve

/ɐˈtɛ ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/

[ɐˈtɛ ˈβɾɛ.vɨ]

/ɐˈtɛ ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/

[ɐˈtɛ ˈβɾɛ.vɨ]

/ɐˈtɛ ˈbɾɛ.bɨ/

[ɐˈtɛ ˈβɾɛ.βɨ]


até parece que

/ɐˈtɛ pɐˈɾɛ.sɨ kɨ/

Literally, “it even looks like...”, ironically suggesting that something is unlikely.

Até parece que ele tem chances de ganhar...


ah, tá

Ah, tá! Agora entendi o que você quis dizer.

Oh, that's it! I just understood what you meant.

(Brazil) used when realizing something that was not understood before

Ele diz que já visitou todos os países do mundo! Ah, tá!

He says he has visited all countries in the world! Certainly...

(Brazil) used ironically to express disbelief


já sei

I know, eureka (assertion that speaker has answer or idea)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see já, sei.


já vai tarde

[ˈʒa ˈβaj ˈtaɾ.ðɨ]

Literally, “already goes late”, or more loosely translated as “about time for he/she to go”.

good riddance (expressing satisfaction with the departure or death of someone that is not liked)


putz grila

Coined by Brazilian weekly newspaper published in Rio de Janeiro from 1969 to the mid 1970s O Pasquim in 1970. The first part is a minced oath of puta, while the second has been theorized as coming from grilado.

coinage

Putz grila, meu carro quebrou.

Realmente, é difícil dizer o que um dentista e um bioquímico teriam a declarar sôbre o problema do desquite. Mas êles falam e só perdem para o Meritíssimo. Quem nos enviou esta obra-prima foi o Samuel Eliachar, que tem um agente lá no RS. Putzgrila.

1970 August 19, “O que há para ler”, in O Pasquim, number 60, Rio de Janeiro, page 24:

(Brazil, slang, dated) damn; used to emphasize something that has gone wrong


que mané

Que mané hambúrguer! Vamos comer feijão.

Hamburger my eye! We're going to eat beans.

(Brazil, informal) added to the beginning of a sentence, indicates disapproval, disdain or disgust

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see que, mané.


e eu com isso

Literally, “and [what do] I [have to do] with that?”.


oloco

(Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative form of ô louco


barbaridade

[bɐɾ.βɐ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]

(chiefly South Brazil) wow! (exclamation of awe or surprise)


faz favor

[ˈfaʃ fɐˈβoɾ]

please, do me a favor
asking for a favour

please, do me a favor
expressing annoyance or impatience


não quero saber

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈbeɾ/

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈβeɾ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈbeɾ/

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈβeɾ]

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈβe.ɾi]

Literally, “I don't want to know”, from não querer saber

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see não, quero, saber.


assino embaixo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see assino, embaixo.


sem mais

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈmaɪ̯s]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈmaɪ̯s]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sem, mais.


kkkj

A humorous variation of kkk, often used in memes. It reflects someone mistyping Ks by the end of the laughter and producing some Js instead. The exact number of Ks and Js varies widely, but the former always come first and in larger numbers.

(Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of kkk (laughing)


brigadão

[bɾi.ɡaˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɾi.ɡɐˈdɐ̃w̃/

[bɾi.ɣɐˈðɐ̃w̃]

(informal) Augmentative of obrigado (“thank you”)


obg

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of obrigado (“thank you (said by a male)”)

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of obrigada (“thank you (said by a female)”)


vá tomar no cu

(Brazil, vulgar, offensive) fuck you!, go fuck yourself!

shut up, 'cause the time when animals spoke has already passed

está calado que já lá vai o tempo em que os animais falavam


agora já foi

/aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoj/

[aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoɪ̯]

/aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoj/

[aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoɪ̯]

[aˈɡɔ.ɾa ˈʒa ˈfoɪ̯]

/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoj/

[ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ ˈʒa ˈfoj]

too late! (the due time to do something has already passed)


tsc

(Brazil) tut tut, tsk (exclamation of disapproval)


nunca vi mais gordo

Literally, “I've never seen [him] fatter”.


comofas

Contraction of "como faz?" ("how to do it?").


uma pinoia

my eye! (expression of contempt or disbelief)


não é assim que a banda toca

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ aˈsĩ ki a ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ aˈsĩ ki a ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ aˈsĩ ki a ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ aˈsĩ ki a ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ ɐˈsĩ k‿ɐ ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ ɐˈsĩ k‿ɐ ˈβɐ̃.dɐ ˈtɔ.kɐ]

Literally, “the band does not play that way”.

it's not like that (commenting that one inferred incorrectly about how something or someone works)


por que será

ironically implying that the answer to a question or doubt is obvious


o que é um peido para quem está cagado

/u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpej.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽj̃ isˈta kaˈɡa.du/

[u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpeɪ̯.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽɪ̯̃ isˈta kaˈɡa.du]

/u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpej.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽj̃ esˈta kaˈɡa.du/

[u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpeɪ̯.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽɪ̯̃ esˈta kaˈɡa.du]

/u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpej.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽj̃ iʃˈta kaˈɡa.du/

[u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpeɪ̯.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽɪ̯̃ iʃˈta kaˈɡa.du]

/u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpej.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽj̃ eʃˈta kaˈɡa.du/

[u ki ˈɛ ũ ˈpeɪ̯.du pa.ɾɐ ˈkẽɪ̯̃ eʃˈta kaˈɡa.du]

/o ke ˈɛ ũ ˈpej.do pa.ɾa ˈkẽj̃ esˈta kaˈɡa.do/

[o ke ˈɛ ũ ˈpeɪ̯.do pa.ɾa ˈkẽɪ̯̃ esˈta kaˈɡa.do]

/u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpɐj.du pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɡa.du/

[u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpɐj.ðu pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɣa.ðu]

/u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpej.du pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɡa.du/

[u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpej.ðu pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɣa.ðu]

/u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpe.du pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɡa.du/

[u ˈk‿ɛ ũ ˈpe.ðu pɐ.ɾɐ ˈkɐ̃j̃ (i)ʃˈta kɐˈɣa.ðu]

Literally, “what is a fart to someone who is shat?”.

lit

(humorous, vulgar) a small problem does not make a difference when there is a much bigger problem


quer dizer

[ˈkɛɾ ðiˈzeɾ]

[ˈkɛɾ ðiˈzeɾ]

Comprei dez ovos. Quer dizer, doze.


puta que te pariu

Literally, “whore that gave birth to you”.


ninguém merece

[nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃ meˈɾɛ.si]

[nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃ meˈɾɛ.si]

[nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃ meˈɾɛ.se]

/nĩˈɡɐ̃j̃ mɨˈɾɛ.sɨ/

expresses that something is undesirable or annoying


rá-tim-bum

/ˌʁaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ/

[ˌhaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ]

/ˌʁaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ/

[ˌhaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ]

/ˌʁaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ/

[ˌχaˌt͡ʃĩˈbũ]

Uncertain. It may have originated among alumni of the Law School of the University of São Paulo as a corruption of "rajá Timbum", referring to a rajah who purportedly visited the institution, or from an onomatopoeic imitation of the sound produced by a fanfare, such as the snare drum ("rá"), the cymbals ("tim") and the bass drum ("bum").

(Brazil) Sung or shouted at the conclusion of a happy birthday song or similar celebration.


quem nunca

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈnũ.kɐ]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈnũ.kɐ]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈnũ.ka]

/ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈnũ.kɐ/

Literally, “who never?”; from rhetorical questions starting with these words, which express that such thing is common.

Expresses that a certain action is very common and everyone has probably done it in the past.


que isso

(informal) what's that? (often used in shock or dismay)


viu só

see? (used when one has just demonstrated or proved something)


tlgd

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of tá ligado?

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of tô ligado


tá ligado

Literally, “are you aware?”. From ligado in the slang sense of "attentive".

Eu gosto muito daqui, tá ligado?

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(Brazil, slang) you know? (rhetorical question to confirm agreement or understanding at the end of a statement)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tá, ligado.


você que pensa

Literally, “you (are the one) who thinks (that)”.

Você disse que não há animais selvagens nesta área. Você que pensa! Já vi muitos.

You said there are no wild animals on this area. Definitely not! I've seen many.

states that the interlocutor is misled by their opinion


sextou

thank God it's Friday
thank God it's Friday


vem cá

[ˈvẽɪ̯̃ ˈka]

Vem cá, amigo, você tá com fome?

(idiomatic) say; hey (used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion)


não interessa

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ]

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sa]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ĩ.tɨˈɾɛ.sɐ/

Literally, “it does not interest (you), it does not concern (you)”.

lit

none of your business
none of your business

none of your business (rudely refusing to answer a question)

(somewhat rude) it doesn't matter; it makes no difference


não te interessa

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ t͡ʃi ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ t͡ʃi ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ t͡ʃi ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ t͡ʃi ĩ.teˈɾɛ.sɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ t‿ĩ.tɨˈɾɛ.sɐ/

Literally, “it does not interest you”, or more loosely translated as “it does not concern you”.

I don't want to tell you, none of your business (rudely refusing to answer a question)


fónix

(slightly vulgar) used as an intensifier to represent displeasure or anger, approximately translates to fuck, but not quite as severe; but also to represent indifference or contempt


é de cair o cu da bunda

Literally, “it is of falling the asshole from the butt”. Could be also translated as "it is enough for one's asshole to fall from his behinds". It can take a positive connotation, but usually it takes a negative one.

lit

Neste escândalo de corrupção foram roubados mais de 200 bilhões de reais. É de cair o cu da bunda!

On this corruption scandal over 200 billion reais were stolen. How horrifying!

(Brazil, idiomatic, vulgar, humorous) Expresses that something is amazing, horrifying, bizarre, impressive.


você que sabe

(proscribed, colloquial) you know better; it's your decision


vambora

Papiamentu: ban

Vambora daqui!


tchauzinho

[ˌt͡ʃaʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃u]

[ˌt͡ʃaʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃u]


smt

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging, offensive) Abbreviation of se mata (“KYS”).


ô louco

(Brazil, Internet slang) wow (exclamation of surprise or astonishment)


que foi

Kristang: kifoi

what's the matter? (what's wrong?, what's the problem?)


Deus te ouça

Literally, “may God hear you”. Cf. Spanish Dios te oiga.

God willing; hopefully; let's cross our fingers; inshallah


coé

(Brazil, slang, informal) hey! what's up!


arrego

(informal, Brazil) Used to ask for mercy and to surrender.


ai, meu canário

A minced oath of ai o caralho, Thus, they avoid naming animals, which, poor things, accompany offensive and degrading phrases. The call of the canary relieves tension and is more pleasant for bystanders.'

2021 October 25 (last accessed), 'A. Tavares Louro, “'O significado da expressão «Ai, meu canário»'”, in Ciberdúvidas:

(minced oath, Portugal) expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration


seloko

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Eye dialect spelling of cê é louco (“You're crazy”).


slk

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of seloko.


pru

(onomatopoeia) coo (representing the sound made by a dove or pigeon)


qual é

(Brazil) no way (implies the speaker is astonished and/or does not believe something said)

(Brazil, informal) What's the matter? What's the problem? What's wrong?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see qual, é.


me erra

Literally, “err me”, or more loosely translated as “miss me”.

Não tenho mais interesse em você. Me erra!

I'm not interest in you anymore. Leave me alone!

(Brazil, informal) leave me alone, go away (from me)


krl

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of caralho.


tem caroço nesse angu

Literally, “there are hard seeds on that angu”. A properly prepared angu would not contain any seeds.

(Brazil, informal) Expressing that something seems wrong or suspicious in a given situation.


um beijo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see um, beijo.


qüem

O pato vinha cantando alegremente, qüem, qüem

1961, Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira (lyrics and music), “O Pato”, performed by João Gilberto:

The duck came singing happily, quack, quack


quá quá

quack (onomatopoeia of the cry of a duck or a goose)


zé fini

(Brazil, colloquial) it is over, it has finished/ended


pode crer

[ˈpɔ.ðɨ ˈkɾeɾ]

[ˈpɔ.ðɨ ˈkɾeɾ]


ô de casa

Assim que chegamos na casa do João gritamos "Ô de casa!", mas ninguém respondeu.
As soon as we arrived at João's house we shouted "Is anybody home?", but no one answered.

(Brazil) an interjection to call out someone when you arrive in one's home


boa pergunta

/ˈbo.ɐ pɨɾˈɡũ.tɐ/

[ˈbo.ɐ pɨɾˈɣũ.tɐ]

/ˈbo.ɐ pɨɾˈɡũ.tɐ/

[ˈbo.ɐ pɨɾˈɣũ.tɐ]

— Quantos filmes há nesta plataforma?
— Boa pergunta.
— How many movies are there on that platform?
— Good question.

good question (acknowledging that a question is difficult)


tem coisa aí

[ˈtẽɪ̯̃ ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ aˈi]

[ˈtẽɪ̯̃ ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ aˈi]


se fode

Ele recusou a minha ajuda. Se fode então.

(Brazil, vulgar, offensive) A term used to express contempt or that justice has been done.

(Brazil, vulgar, offensive, dismissal) Go away, get lost.


vá-se foder

(formal) Alternative form of vai-te foder


catapimbas

(Brazil) bingo (used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task)

(Brazil) wow! (expresses awe or surprise)


tão balalão

[ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ba.laˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈtɐ̃w̃ bɐ.lɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

(Brazil) ding-dong (onomatopoeia for the sound of a bell, especially a chime or church bell)


bucica

(Santa Catarina, midly vulgar) damn, dammit (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)

Santa Catarina; midly vulgar; Santa Catarina; midly vulgar


sai fora

[ˈsaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]

[ˈsaɪ̯ ˈfɔ.ɾɐ]

É aquela a garota que você gosta? Sai fora!


caim

yipe (representing a dog whimpering/whining, especially in pain)


faz o L

(Brazil, politics, neologism, often offensive) an informal mobilization slogan and a reference to the hand gesture that was the hallmark of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign for the 2022 Brazilian general election


tô ligado

Literally, “I'm aware”. From ligado in the slang sense of "attentive" or "aware".

(Brazil, slang) I know, right? (asserts understanding or agreement)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tô, ligado.


anauê

Borrowed from Old Tupi anauê (literally “you are my brother”).

bor+

(Brazil, dated or dialectal) designating a greeting or salutation (a term usually uttered with the raised gesture of the right hand, originally used by the Boy Scouts and from the 1930s onwards by members of the Brazilian Integralist Action.)


não é da sua conta

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ da ˈsu.ɐ ˈkõ.tɐ]

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ da ˈsu.ɐ ˈkõ.tɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ dɐ ˈsu.ɐ ˈkõ.tɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ ðɐ ˈsu.ɐ ˈkõ.tɐ]

none of your business (rudely refusing to answer a question)


não é não

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ ˈnɐ̃w̃/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɛ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈɛ ˈnɐ̃w̃/


cê é louco

Sete meses? Cê é louco, não vou esperar tudo isso!

Seven months? Wow, I won't wait all that!

(Brazil, slang) an exclamation of surprise, incredulity or indignation

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cê, é, louco.


tchibum

Na pequena tela, mamãe subia no toboágua e tchibum!, mergulhava na piscina, tchibum!

2018 October 15, Thomas Harris, Antonio Gonçalves Penna, O silêncio dos inocentes, Editora Record, →ISBN:

(onomatopoeia) splash (the sound made by an object hitting a liquid)


gugu-dadá

[ɡuˌɣu.ðɐˈða]

(childish) goo goo ga ga (imitation of the sound of a baby who has not yet learned to speak)


piuí

Piuí, piuí, piuí abacaxi / Choque, choque, choque, choque por aí

1987, Junior Mendes (lyrics and music), “Piuí Abacaxi”, in Trem da Alegria, performed by Trem da Alegria ft. Xuxa:

Alô, tem alguém na linha aí?[…]Então é melhor sair da linha porque o trem tá vindo. Piuí!

c. 2008, Hermes e Renato, spoken by Luís Boça (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:

(Brazil, onomatopoeia) representing the sound of a train whistle


parabém

Macanese: parabém

/pɐ.ɾɐˈbɐ̃j̃/

[pɐ.ɾɐˈβɐ̃j̃]


pau no cu

Literally, “dick in the ass”. From vai tomar no cu.

Pau no cu do governo.

E não podemos nos esquecer dos sodomitas do fundão, um grupo cuja única ambição no evento parecia ser a divulgação do sexo anal: começaram gritando "Pau no cu do ITA!!"; depois, chegou o reitor: "Pau no cu do Rubens"! Apareceu um professor, retomaram: "Pau no cu do Alberto"! A Globo começou a entrevistar alguém, lá foram eles: "Pau no cu da Globo!".

2001 November 5, Nina Lemos, “Ignorância Artificial”, Badulaque, in Tpm, volume 1, number 6, São Paulo: Trip, page 28, column 1:

É o seguinte, guri — pau no seu cu. Você também está dormindo e vai sendo carregado pela mesma vaidade fantasiosa dos que tenta acordar. Pra mim, você está mais preocupado em chamar atenção. Em ser CHAMADO de artista.

2014 [2006 December 5], Daniel Abreu de Queiroz, “As coisas mudaram” (chapter XLVI), in /capítulos, Belo Horizonte, unnumbered page:

No show seguinte, em São Paulo, Ariel chapou de novo, quase não conseguiu cantar, também caiu do palco e xingou: "Pau no cu da Globo, pau no cu de Deus, pau no cu do ABC". Foi o fim.

2016, Clemente Tadeu Nascimento, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Meninos em fúria e o som que mudou a música para sempre, São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

+obj

possessive & pronoun/:de<of someone or something>

(Brazil, vulgar) fuck (cussing the following phrase) [with possessive pronoun or de ‘of someone or something’]


slc

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of cê é louco.


crl

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of caralho.


vai ver seu tô na esquina

With estou replaced by its short form tô.

vai ver se eu estou na esquina#Portuguese

Alternative form of vai ver se eu estou na esquina


vai ver se eu estou na esquina

Literally, “go see if I'm in the corner”.


ambanine

[...]e eu continuo jurando, xikuembo xanhaque, que ainda volto para a minha terra, ambanine, amigo!

2021 January 1, Tempo, espaço e identidade na cultura portuguesa. 40 anos de Estudos Lusófonos NA Romênia: derspetivas e desafios, Editura Universității din București - Bucharest University Press, →ISBN, page 32:

…and I still swear, God willing, that I shall come back to my land, goodbye, friend!


canimambo

From Ronga kanimambo or Tsonga kanimambo.


pau no cu de

Literally, “dick in the ass of”. From pau no cu + de.

Pau no cu do governo.

(Brazil, vulgar) fuck (the) (cursing the following word(s))


vou pensar no seu caso

Literally, “I will think about your case”.


balancê

Borrowed from French balancer (“to swing”).

bor+

(Brazil) A command used during quadrilha dances to signal the end of a dance step to the participants. Part of a set of festa junina expressions.


anarriê

Borrowed from French en arrière (“backwards”).

(Brazil) A command used during quadrilha dances to tell the participants to go back to their original places. Part of a set of festa junina expressions.


alavantú

Borrowed from French en avant toute (“forward ho!”).

(Brazil) A command used during quadrilha dances to tell all of the participants to go forward. Part of a set of festa junina expressions.


changê

Borrowed from French changer (“to exchange”).

(Brazil) A command used during quadrilha dances to tell the participants to swap pairs. Part of a set of festa junina expressions.


fiu-fiu

(Brazil) swit swoo, wit woo (a double whistle expressing someone is attractive)


toma essa

(informal) take that (used to accompany an attack by whoever is speaking.)


saravá

(Brazil) Used as a greeting, especially by adherents to Afro-Brazilian religions.


simbora

From se + embora in the expression ir-se embora (“to go away”).


doces ou travessuras

gostosuras ou travessuras
gostosuras ou travessuras#Portuguese


fica com Deus

Literally, “stay with God”, modelled after vai com Deus.


nenhenhém

/nẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/

[nẽ.j̃ẽˈj̃ẽɪ̯̃]

/nẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/

[nẽ.j̃ẽˈj̃ẽɪ̯̃]

[ne.ɲeˈɲẽɪ̯̃]


nhenhenhém

/ɲẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/

[ɲẽ.j̃ẽˈj̃ẽɪ̯̃]

/ɲẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/

[ɲẽ.j̃ẽˈj̃ẽɪ̯̃]

/ɲe.ɲeˈɲẽj̃/

[ɲe.ɲeˈɲẽɪ̯̃]

Uncertain, possibly onomatopoeic or a reduplication of Old Tupi nhe'eng (“to speak”).


scrr

(text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of socorro (“help”).


vapo

É vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo / Quero ver tu aguentar, é tudo no teu rabo

2015, Mc TH, Maneirinho (lyrics and music), “Vapo Vapo nas Piranhas” (0:07 from the start)Rio de Janeiro: DJ FIOT:

Luz, abajur, love songs e vapo, vapo, vapo, vapo

2023, Filipe Duarte, Vitinho (lyrics and music), “Vapo” (0:57 from the start), performed by Vitinho ft. MC Maneirinho: