alunos

Tornaram-se alunos de Ravenclaw, [...]

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 171:


empirista

pt-noun

empirista m or f by sense (plural empiristas)

From Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiría, “experience”) + -ista (“-ist”).

uder

empiricist (an advocate or supporter of empiricism)


abelmosco

Borrowed from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “pills of musk”).

der

حَبّ الْمِسْك

Abelmoschus moschatus
Abelmoschus moschatus#Translingual

abelmosk (Abelmoschus moschatus, an evergreen shrub of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa)


constância

[kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia (“constancy”).

bor+

constancy (the quality of being constant)


galinheiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese galĩeiro, from Latin gallīnārium (“henhouse”), from gallīna (“hen”). Cognate with Galician galiñeiro, Spanish gallinero, Catalan galliner and Italian gallinaio. By surface analysis, from galinha + -eiro.

henhouse (house for chickens to live in)


acaricida

acaricide (substance which kills acarids)


chapeleiro

pt-noun

chapeleiro m (plural chapeleiros, feminine chapeleira, feminine plural chapeleiras)

chapeleiros (plural)
chapeleira (feminine)
chapeleiras (feminine plural)

hatter (person who makes, sells, or repairs hats)


dignidade

Borrowed from Latin dignitātem (“worth, merit”), from dignus (“worthy”). Replaced native dinidade.


ricaço

pt-noun

ricaço m (plural ricaços, feminine ricaça, feminine plural ricaças)

ricaços (plural)
ricaça (feminine)
ricaças (feminine plural)

(informal) a very wealthy person; a moneybags


canibalismo

cannibalism (act of eating another of one's own species)


beco

Possibly from Latin via + -eco, cf. Italian vico.


acidimetria

(chemistry) acidimetry (the measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required)


acusma

Learned borrowing from Greek ἄκουσμα (ákousma). First attested in 1871. Cognate with Spanish acusma and Italian acusma.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Acusma”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 93

(pathology) acousma (auditory hallucination)


acidulante

acidulant (food additive used to increase acidity)


suporte

From suportar (“to support”), from Old Galician-Portuguese soportar, from Latin supportāre (“to carry; to bear”).

something which supports, either physically or figuratively

support
answers and resolution of problems


aconitina

(organic chemistry) aconitine (a poisonous alkaloid)


acetonemia

(veterinary medicine) acetonemia (presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf)


adelfia

[ɐ.ðɛɫˈfi.ɐ]

(botany) adelphy (fusion of stamen filaments)


adamita

(mineralogy) adamite (a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral)


adamita

pt-noun

adamita m or f by sense (plural adamitas)

(historical) Adamite (member of an early Christian sect of northern Africa)


actinomicete

actinomycete (bacterium of the order Actinomycetales)


ingratidão

/ĩ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.ɡɾɐ.tiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ɡɾɐ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ingrātitūdinem (“ingratitude”).


acetosa

Borrowed from Late Latin acētōsus, from Latin acētum.


encruzilhada

From encruzilhar (“to cross”), from cruz (“cross”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).


dissertação

Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem (“spoken dissertation”), from dissertus (“explained”), from disserō (“to arrange or explain”), from dis- + serō (“to spread, to scatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).

der

dissertation (formal exposition of a subject)

master's thesis (written essay submitted for a MSc degree)


isca

From Old Galician-Portuguese ysca, from Latin ēsca (“bait”), from edō (“to eat”).

(chiefly fishing) bait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)

(by extension) lure; bait (something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure)

(cooking, Portugal, chiefly in the plural) a dish made with very thin slices of liver

a bite-sized piece of fried meat, usually fish

tinder; charcloth (combustible material in a tinderbox)


neurólogo

pt-noun

neurólogo m (plural neurólogos, feminine neuróloga, feminine plural neurólogas)

neurólogos (plural)
neuróloga (feminine)
neurólogas (feminine plural)

neurologist (doctor who specialises in neurology)


adenopatia

(pathology) adenopathy (swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease)


hino

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese yno, borrowed from Latin hymnus, in turn borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂em- (“sing”).


estrela dupla

pt-noun

estrela dupla f (plural estrelas duplas)


africanismo

(anthropology) Africanism (an African cultural practice)

(linguistics) a word or linguistic feature borrowed from an African language


agapanto

agapanthus (any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants)


africanista

africanista m or f by sense (plural africanistas)

Africanist (a specialist in African studies)


sobreiro

→ Spanish: sobrero

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobro (from Vulgar Latin *sūberum, from Latin sūber) + -eiro, or directly from a Vulgar Latin *sūberārium.

Quercus suber
Quercus suber#Translingual


agalactia

agalactia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk)


citogenética

citogenética f (usually uncountable, plural citogenéticas)


azinheira

From azinha + -eira. From Old Galician-Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

À sombra duma azinheira
Que já não sabia a idade
Jurei ter por companheira
 Grândola, a tua vontade

1971, José Afonso (lyrics and music), “Grândola, Vila Morena”, in Cantigas do Maio:

In the shadow of a holm oak
Which no longer knew its age
I swore as my companion
Grândola, your will

holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)


agnato

agnate (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family)

(zoology) agnathan (member of the superclass Agnatha of jawless vertebrates)


agnocasto

Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus#Translingual

chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus, a shrub of the Mediterranean region)


paganismo

Learned borrowing from Latin pāgānismus. By surface analysis, pagão + -ismo.

paganism (designation given by the first Christians to polytheistic religions, linked to nature cults)

paganism (set of beliefs and customs of these religions)

paganism (group of people considered pagans)

paganism (condition of someone who has not been baptized)


neoliberalismo

neoliberalismo m (plural neoliberalismos)

(politics) neoliberalism (a political movement that espouses economic liberalism)


neocolonialismo

neocolonialismo m (plural neocolonialismos)

neocolonialism (control of other countries by the use of economic, political and cultural dominance)


darwinismo

From the surname of Charles Darwin + -ismo.

Darwinism (principles of natural selection)


cherokee

cherokee m or f by sense (plural cherokees)

Cherokee (member of the Cherokee people)


cherokee

Cherokee (language spoken by the Cherokee people)


astrofísico

astrofísico m (plural astrofísicos, feminine astrofísica, feminine plural astrofísicas)

astrofísicos (plural)
astrofísica (feminine)
astrofísicas (feminine plural)


blastoderma

(embryology) blastoderm (point from which the embryo develops)


albuminato

(chemistry) albuminate (compound of albumin and a base or acid)


alcalimetria

alkalimetry (process of determining the strength of an alkali)


nipófilo

nipófilo m (plural nipófilos, feminine nipófila, feminine plural nipófilas)

nipófilos (plural)
nipófila (feminine)
nipófilas (feminine plural)

From nipo- (“Nippo-”) + -filo (“-phile”).


albinismo

(medicine) albinism (congenital organic anomaly consisting of a decrease or total lack of pigment in superficial areas of the body)

(botany) albinism (congenital organic anomaly of plants consisting of a lack of chlorophyll, which causes normally green parts to become white)


alisso

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

bor+

alyssum (any of several plants of the genus Alyssum)


alicante

alicant (a kind of wine made near Alicante, Spain)


alizarina

pt-noun

alizarina f (usually uncountable, plural alizarinas)

alizarin; madder (red dye extracted from madder root)


alienista

alienista m or f by sense (plural alienistas)

alienist (an expert in mental illnesses)


Alzheimer

[aʊ̯ʒˈχaɪ̯.meχ]

doença de Alzheimer
doença de Alzheimer#Portuguese


amigdalina

(biochemistry) amygdalin (glycoside found in bitter almonds)


ambientalismo

From ambiental (“environmental”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

affix

environmentalism (ideology seeking to prevent the degradation of environment)


americanista

pt-noun

americanista m or f by sense (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanist (expert in the study of the Americas)


amomo

amomum (any of several plants of genus Amomum)


decolagem

Borrowed from French décollage (“takeoff”). By surface analysis, from decolar (“to take off”) + -agem.


menoridade

minority (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood)


sílfide

Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).
More at sylph.


angiostatina

(biochemistry) angiostatin (protein that inhibits angiogenesis)


amorfismo

amorphousness (quality of being amorphous)


narradora

[nɐ.ʁɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


androcentrismo

pt-noun

androcentrismo m (plural androcentrismos)

(feminism) androcentrism (ideological focus on males)


analogista

analogista m or f by sense (plural analogistas)

analogist (one who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy)


aneroide

[ɐ.nɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]

aneroid barometer (barometer that doesn’t use fluid)


analogismo

(rhetoric) analogism (way of reasoning by analogy)


referendo

(politics) referendum (direct popular vote)


numismática

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin”)


falante

pt-noun

falante m or f by sense (plural falantes)


obreiro

obreiro m (plural obreiros, feminine obreira, feminine plural obreiras)

obreiros (plural)
obreira (feminine)
obreiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese obreiro, from Latin operārius. Doublet of operário. By surface analysis, from obra + -eiro.


anidrite

European Portuguese standard spelling of anidrita.


leopardo-das-neves

leopardo-das-neves m (plural leopardos-das-neves)

[ljuˈpaɾ.ðu ðɐʒ ˈnɛ.βɨʃ]

snow leopard (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia)


tíbia

Learned borrowing from Latin tībia (“tibia”).


antiautoritarismo

(politics) antiauthoritarianism (opposition to authoritarianism)


antiamericanismo

pt-noun

antiamericanismo m (plural antiamericanismos)

anti-Americanism (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government)


beira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beira, from ribeira.


negror

blackness (the condition of being black in colour, or dark)


vulto

From Latin vultus (“expression; face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel-. Compare Italian volto (“face”).

Tinha um vulto amedrontador.

Vi um vulto passar ao meu lado.

an indistinct figure, such as something seen with the corner of one’s eye or in the dark

É uma pesquisa de grande vulto.

O vulto de sua ajuda me impressionou.

Vulto das águas.


aglutinante

agglutinant (substance which causes agglutination)


anticomunismo

(politics) anticommunism (opposition to communism)


sujeira

From sujo (“dirty”) + -eira, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; sappy”), from sūcus (“juice”).

something which causes things to become dirty, such as a speck of dust or a stain

(uncountable, Brazil, figurative) corruption; disloyalty; dishonesty


pipoca

→ Spanish: pipoca

From Old Tupi pi'poka (“sudden burst of a surface”).

bor

(Brazil, colloquial, pathology) avian pox (disease caused by Avipoxvirus)

Senna didymobotrya
Wikispecies:Senna didymobotrya

(Brazil, botany) candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya)


antilogaritmo

(mathematics) antilogarithm (number of which a given number is the logarithm)


vulgaridade

(uncountable) commonness, the quality of being common or vulgar

(countable) a vulgarity; an expression or action expected of a commoner


antinodo

(physics) antinode (a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body)


voo

O voo foi cancelado.


anticolonialista

pt-noun

anticolonialista m or f by sense (plural anticolonialistas)

(politics) anticolonialist (opponent of colonialism)


antimilitarismo

(politics) anti-militarism (a doctrine that opposes war)

(politics) opposition to a military government


antirrino

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈʁĩ.nu/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈʁĩ.nu/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈʁĩ.nu/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈχĩ.nu]

Learned borrowing from Latin antirrhīnum, variant form of antirrhīnon.

lbor

snapdragon; antirrhinum (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)


antiglobalista

pt-noun

antiglobalista m or f by sense (plural antiglobalistas)

(politics) antiglobalist, anti-globalization (a proponent of antiglobalism)


antimilitarista

antimilitarista m or f by sense (plural antimilitaristas)

(politics) antimilitarist (one who opposes militarism)

(politics) one who opposes a military government


anticolonialismo

(politics) anticolonialism (doctrine or attitude that opposes colonialism)


antiporte

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔɾ.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔχ.t͡ʃi]

(cytology) antiport (a structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions)


antimeridiano

(geography) antimeridian (the reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian)


antipapa

(Roman Catholicism, historical) antipope (a person who claims to be pope in opposition to the legitimate pope)


xota

(Brazil, slang, vulgar) female genitals; vagina


canivete suíço

canivete suíço m (plural canivetes suíços)


viscosidade

viscosity
quality or state of being viscous

(physics) a property of fluids that means they offer resistance to flow, which in liquids decreases as the temperature rises, but in gases increases as the temperature rises

property of a body undergoing permanent deformations under the action of a stress, with stresses being linear functions of deformation speeds


aoristo

aoristo m (usually uncountable, plural aoristos)

(grammar) aorist (a grammatical aspect in Greek)


aortite

(pathology) aortitis (inflammation of the aorta)


vitalidade

Learned borrowing from Latin vītālitātem. By surface analysis, vital + -idade.


budismo

pt-noun

budismo m (usually uncountable, plural budismos)


acúmulo

accumulation (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated)


ápice

(astronomy) point on the celestial sphere towards which the Sun is directed

(anatomy) terminal part of the root of a tooth

apex
terminal part of the root of a tooth

(figuratively) the highest degree of something


acumulação

Learned borrowing from Latin accumulātiōnem. By surface analysis, acumular + -ção.


ortodontista

pt-noun

ortodontista m or f by sense (plural ortodontistas)


orografia

(geomorphology) orography (the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains)


albornoz

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).

bor+

burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)


aortografia

/ɐ.ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ.ɔɾ.tɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(medicine) aortography (arteriography of the aorta)


apriorismo

(philosophy) apriorism (the idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically)


arabismo

(linguistics) Arabism (a loanword from Arabic)


aracnoide

[ɐ.ɾɐˈknɔj.ðɨ]

(anatomy) arachnoid mater (middle layer of the meninges)


arabista

pt-noun

arabista m or f by sense (plural arabistas)

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(anthropology, linguistics) Arabist (a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics or language)

(politics) Arabist (one that wants to spread Arabic culture)


angra

From Late Latin ancra, angra (“valley, space between two trees”), perhaps a variant of Vulgar Latin *angula, from Latin angulus (“angle, corner”).

uder

(nautical) roadstead (a partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour)


paleografia

From paleo- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (palaiós, “old”) and γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to write”).

(archaeology, linguistics) paleography (the study of ancient forms of writing)


aristotelismo

(philosophy) Aristotelianism (the philosophical system of Aristotle)


polaina

From French poulaine (“footwear”), from Old French poulanne (“hide from Poland”).

der

compression sleeve for the leg or lower leg


argivo

(Ancient Greece) Argive (person from Argos)


romanche

/ʁuˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃɨ/

Borrowed from French romanche (“Romansch”), from Romansch rumantsch, from Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”).


daltónico

pt-noun

daltónico m (plural daltónicos, feminine daltónica, feminine plural daltónicas)

daltónicos (plural)
daltónica (feminine)
daltónicas (feminine plural)

From English Dalton + -ico, named after John Dalton.

European Portuguese standard spelling of daltônico (“color blind”).


arsenicismo

(pathology) arsenicism (a diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning)


ictiologia

ichthyology (branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish)


argonauta

(Greek mythology) Argonaut (a member of the Argo who searched for the Golden Fleece)

argonaut (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta)


argonauta

argonauta m or f by sense (plural argonautas)

argonaut (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest)


inconformista

inconformista m or f by sense (plural inconformistas)

nonconformist (someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices)


arteriopatia

(pathology) arteriopathy (any disease of the arteries)


ascari

(military, historical) askari (native serving in a colonial African military or police force)


ascensorista

ascensorista m or f by sense (plural ascensoristas)


astrofotografia

astrofotografia f (plural astrofotografias)

(astronomy, photography) astrophotography (photography of celestial objects)


libra esterlina

libra esterlina f (plural libras esterlinas)

pound sterling (currency of the United Kingdom)


pirólise

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosing”).

(chemistry) pyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)


eleitorado

electorate (those entitled to vote collectively)


plurilinguismo

plurilinguismo m (plural plurilinguismos)

multilingualism (condition of being able to speak several languages)


anycast

(networking) anycast (scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination)


geógrafo

geógrafo m (plural geógrafos, feminine geógrafa, feminine plural geógrafas)

geógrafos (plural)
geógrafa (feminine)
geógrafas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin geōgraphus (“geographer”), from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος (geōgráphos).


mutágeno

(genetics) mutagen (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation)


bacano

pt-noun

bacano m (plural bacanos, feminine bacano, feminine plural bacanos)

bacanos (plural)
bacano (feminine)
bacanos (feminine plural)


baderna

From Italian name Baderna, in reference to the aficionados of Italian dancer Marietta Baderna (1828–1892).

(Brazil) disorderly situation, ruckus, turmoil


transferidor

transferidor m (plural transferidores, feminine transferidora, feminine plural transferidoras)

transferidores (plural)
transferidora (feminine)
transferidoras (feminine plural)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ɾiˈðoɾ]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ɾiˈðoɾ]

From transferir (“to transfer”) + -dor (“-er”), from Latin trānsferō (“to transfer”), from trāns (“across”) + ferō (“to carry”).


transferidor

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ɾiˈðoɾ]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ɾiˈðoɾ]

protractor (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles)


psicografia

(spiritualism) psychography (the act of a spirit possessing one's physical body in order to write something)


junípero

Borrowed from Latin iūniperus, jūniperus. Compare the inherited doublet zimbro.

(rare) juniper (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus)


jardineiro

pt-noun

jardineiro m (plural jardineiros, feminine jardineira, feminine plural jardineiras)

jardineiros (plural)
jardineira (feminine)
jardineiras (feminine plural)


balista

Learned borrowing from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of besta.


carpino

hornbeam (any of several trees in the genus Carpinus)


psicologista

psicologista m or f by sense (plural psicologistas)


antemural

(military architecture) antemural (outwork of a defensive wall)


flogístico

(chemistry, historical) phlogiston (hypothetical fiery principle)


anticlímax

anticlímax m (plural anticlímaxes or anticlímaces)

anticlímaxes (plural)
anticlímaces (plural)

(narratology) anticlimax (break in the final climax)


balsamina

See bálsamo (“balsam”). Also compare New Latin Balsamina.

balsam (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens)


antidisentérico

antidisentérico m (plural antidisentéricos)

(pharmacology) antidysenteric (a medicine for dysentery)


cosmético

cosmetic (any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin)


antiflogístico

antiflogístico m (plural antiflogísticos)

(pharmacology) antiphlogistic (plant or remedy that reduces inflammation)


emético

(pharmacology) emetic (an agent that induces vomiting)


pomada

Kadiwéu: pomaada

Borrowed from French pommade, from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”) + -ata. By surface analysis, pomo + -ada.


antiasmático

(pharmacology) antasthmatic (drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma)


escorbuto

escorbuto m (usually uncountable, plural escorbutos)

From French scorbut, related to Dutch scheurbuik.

(pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)


antifebril

[ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈβɾiɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈβɾiɫ]

(pharmacology) antipyretic (medication that reduces fever)


antiescorbútico

antiescorbútico m (plural antiescorbúticos)

(pharmacology) antiscorbutic (a medicine that prevents or cures scurvy)


antiemético

(medicine) antiemetic (drug that combats nausea and vomiting)


antiartrítico

(pharmacology) antarthritic (agent that prevents or alleviates arthritis)


limburguês

limburguês m (plural limburgueses, feminine limburguesa, feminine plural limburguesas)

limburgueses (plural)
limburguesa (feminine)
limburguesas (feminine plural)

From Limburgo (“Limburg”) + -ês (“-ese”), from Dutch Limburg.


salmão

[saʊ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


arritmia

Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἄρρυθμος (árrhuthmos).

(pathology) arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)


mediação

[me.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mɨ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


intervenção

[ĩ.teɦ.vẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.teɦ.vẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.teɾ.vẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.teʁ.vẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.teɻ.vẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɨɾ.vẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ẽ.tɾɨ.vẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ĩ.tɨɾ.vẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ẽ.tɾɨ.vẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ĩ.tɨɾ.bẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tɨɾ.βẽˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ẽ.tɾɨ.bẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ẽ.tɾɨ.βẽˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin interventiōnem.

lbor

O diretor fez uma intervenção antes da reunião.

The director made a statement before the meeting.


physica

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of física.


tétano

pt-noun

tétano m (usually uncountable, plural tétanos)

Learned borrowing from New Latin tetanus.

lbor

(pathology) tetanus (a deadly bacterial disease)


antinacionalismo

(politics) antinationalism (opposition to nationalism)


universalidade

pt-noun

universalidade f (plural universalidades)


trotskismo

From Russian Тро́цкий (Tróckij) + -ismo (“-ism”), after Leon Trotsky.

af

Trotskyism (the political philosophy of Leon Trotsky)


aviadora

[ɐ.βjɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


serenidade

From sereno + -idade, or borrowed from Latin serēnitātem (“serenity; fine weather”), from serēnus (“serene; clear”) + -itās (“-ity”).

bor

(of the sky) the state of being cloudless


ventrículo

Learned borrowing from Latin ventriculus.

lbor

(anatomy) ventricle (each of the two muscular cavities of the heart that receive blood from the corresponding atrium and send it, through the arterial vessels, to the various parts of the body)

(anatomy) ventricle (each of the main cavities of the brain)

(zoology) ventricle (gastric (anterior) region of the digestive tract of insects)


tranquilidade

Learned borrowing from Latin tranquillitātem (“quietness, tranquility”).


queima

queima das fitas
queima das fitas#Portuguese


trunfo

From Latin triumphus. Doublet of triunfo.

(card games) trump (suit that outranks all others)

(card games) trump (playing card of that suit)

(figuratively) trump (something that gives one an advantage)


trompetista

pt-noun

trompetista m or f by sense (plural trompetistas)

trumpeter (person who plays the trumpet)


cabeleireiro

cabeleireiro m (plural cabeleireiros, feminine cabeleireira, feminine plural cabeleireiras)

cabeleireiros (plural)
cabeleireira (feminine)
cabeleireiras (feminine plural)

hairdresser (professional for haircutting or hairstyling)


bengali

bengali m or f by sense (plural bengalis)


biblista

biblista m or f by sense (plural biblistas)


adúltero

adúltero m (plural adúlteros, feminine adúltera, feminine plural adúlteras)

adúlteros (plural)
adúltera (feminine)
adúlteras (feminine plural)


traineau

Coincidiram estes abalos com a epocha dos grandes frios, que chegaram a 20.° R. abaixo do gelo, não só em Odessa, aonde duraram mais de 20 dias, mas tambem em toda Crimea, na qual, por um caso bem raro, se viajava em traineau, como nas provincias septemtrionais daquelle vasto imperio.
These earthquakes coincided with times of great cold, which reached 20.° R. under the ice, not only in Odessa, where it lasted over twenty days, but also in all Crimea, where, in a rare event, one would travel by sled, as in the northern provinces of that vast empire.

1837, Sociedade Propagadora dos Conhecimentos Uteis, O panorama: jornal litterario e instructivo de Sociedade Propagadora dos Conhecimientos Uteis, v. 1 and 2, Na Typ. da Sociedade, page 172

[…], elle e os seus companheiros fizeram uma viagem em traineau sobre o monte de gelo Semi-Klar.

1874, O Archivo Rural, volume 15, page 691:

[…] , he and his companions made a sled trip over the Semi-Klar ice mount.

[…]; mil torrentes, mil abysmos de um lado e outro, caminhos estreitos, que serpenteiam pelo monte acima e por onde apenas cabia a diligencia ou o traineau.

1880, Júlio César Machado, A vida alegre: (apontamentos de um folhetinista), Mattos Moreira, page 248

[…] ; a thousand torrents, a thousand abysses in every side, narrow paths, which meander through the mount above and through which only the diligence or the sled fits.


ponto crítico

ponto crítico m (plural pontos críticos)

(thermodynamics) critical point (temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal)

(mathematics) critical point (point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined)


aleli

Borrowed from Arabic الخَيْرِيّ (al-ḵayriyy). Cognate of Spanish alhelí.

bor+

(dated) Synonym of goiveira (“wallflower”)


ninfómana

ninfómanas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


dimensionamento

pt-noun

dimensionamento m (plural dimensionamentos)


tanaceto

tansy (any of the flowers in the genus Tanacetum)


trindade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese trĩidade, from Latin trīnitātem, from trēs.


argali

argali (Ovis ammon, a wild sheep of Central Asia)


triumpho

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of triunfo.


transversais

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.veχˈsaɪ̯ʃ]

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsajʃ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsajʃ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.bɨɾˈsajʃ/

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.βɨɾˈsajʃ]


transversais

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.veχˈsaɪ̯ʃ]

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsajʃ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɨɾˈsajʃ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.bɨɾˈsajʃ/

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.βɨɾˈsajʃ]


psychanalyse

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of psicanálise.


triunfador

pt-noun

triunfador m (plural triunfadores, feminine triunfadora, feminine plural triunfadoras)

triunfadores (plural)
triunfadora (feminine)
triunfadoras (feminine plural)


wi-fi

wi-fi m or f (usually uncountable, plural wi-fis)

[ˌwaɪ̯ˈfaɪ̯]

(networking) Wi-Fi (wireless data communication standard)


psicanálise

Borrowed from French psychanalyse (“psychoanalysis”), from German Psychoanalyse (“psychoanalysis”).

bor+

psychoanalysis (family of psychological theories and methods)


paróquia

From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

der

(Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)

(Christianity) parish (members of a parish)

Este é o melhor bar da paróquia.

(humorous) hood; neighbourhood (part of a city)


bruxismo

From Ancient Greek βρυχή (brukhḗ, “grinding of teeth”) + -ismo.


aríete

Learned borrowing from Latin arietem (“ram”). Doublet of Áries.

lbor

(historical, military) battering ram (siege engine used for battering down walls and gates)

(historical, nautical) ram (reinforced section of the bow used for ramming other ships)

enforcer; battering ram (modern device used by the emergency services)


bruxa

pt-noun

bruxa f (plural bruxas, masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos)

bruxas (plural)
bruxo (masculine)
bruxos (masculine plural)

Kabuverdianu: bruxa

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Galician, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).


sardo campidanês

Literally, “Campidanese Sardinian”, after Italian Campidano, a plain in Sardinia between Cagliari and Oristano.

Campidanese Sardinian
Campidanese Sardinian

Campidanese Sardinian (Sardinian lect spoken in Cagliari)


pé-direito

(architecture) the distance between the floor and the ceiling of a storey


puta que pariu

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

(figurative) bumfuck (a very remote place)

(Brazil, informal) grab handle inside a car


frísio

pt-noun

frísio m (plural frísios, feminine frísia, feminine plural frísias)

frísios (plural)
frísia (feminine)
frísias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Frisius, Frisia, Frisium.

(uncountable) Frisian (any language of the Frisian language group)

(uncountable, specifically) West Frisian (language spoken in Friesland)


látex

látex m (usually uncountable, plural látex)


hipocondria

From New Latin hypochondria, from Ancient Greek.

hypochondria, hypochondriasis (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness)


subcontinente

subcontinent (large landmass smaller than a continent)


inglês antigo

[ĩˈɡle(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[ĩˈɡle(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[ĩˈɡle(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo]

Old English (ancestor language of modern English)


gerador

gerador m (plural geradores, feminine geradora or geratriz, feminine plural geradoras or geratrizes)

geradores (plural)
geradora (feminine)
geratriz (feminine)
geradoras (feminine plural)
geratrizes (feminine plural)

[ʒɛ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

[ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

From Old Galician-Portuguese geerador, from Latin generātōrem.


electromotor

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


matinê

matinee (a showing of a movie or theatrical performance during the day)

(by extension) any event happening in the afternoon


um e noventa e nove

Literally, “one real and ninety-nine cents”. From various Brazilian stores whose policy is to sell every item for this price.

lit

(Brazil, idiomatic) cheapness, low price


totó

(colloquial, derogatory) dummy, dimwit (an unintelligent person)

(Northern parts of Brazil) table football; foosball (table soccer)


mau-olhado

(superstition) ill condition caused by an evil eye


cafre

Macanese: cafre

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Attested since 1516 (Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa).


cairota

pt-noun

cairota m or f by sense (plural cairotas)

[kaɪ̯ˈɾɔ.tɐ]

[kaɪ̯ˈɾɔ.tɐ]


retorta

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retortus.

(chemistry) retort (flask used in distillation)


misericórdia

Learned borrowing from Latin misericordia.


haras

stud; haras (ranch where horses are kept for breeding)


entomólogo

pt-noun

entomólogo m (plural entomólogos, feminine entomóloga, feminine plural entomólogas)

entomólogos (plural)
entomóloga (feminine)
entomólogas (feminine plural)

entomologist (scientist who studies insects)


vertigem

[vehˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[vehˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[veɾˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[veχˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[veɻˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/vɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/vɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/bɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Latin vertīginem (“dizziness”), from vertō (“to revolve”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

vertigo; dizziness (state of being dizzy)


caliptra

(botany) calyptra (thin, hood-like tissue)


folículo

Learned borrowing from Latin folliculus. Doublet of folhelho.

(anatomy) follicle (small cavity or sac)

(botany) follicle (type of primitive dry fruit)


sipaio

desctree

→ English: sepoy
→ Dutch: sepoy, sipoy
→ Indonesian: sepoy
→ German: Sepoy
→ Italian: sepoy
→ Swedish: sepoy
→ Finnish: sepoy
→ Turkish: sepoy

Borrowed from Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”).

der

(historical, military) sepoy (native soldier of the East Indies)


estatuto

bylaw (law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization)

status (a person’s position or standing relative to that of others)


BV

Abbreviation of boca virgem (literally “virgin mouth”).

abbrev

(Brazil, slang) the state of having never (romantically) kissed anyone's mouth


BV

Abbreviation of bunda virgem (literally “virgin ass”). Came up as a joke with Etymology 1 as both words start with B.

(Brazil, slang, humorous) the state of having never done anal sex


cambista

pt-noun

cambista m or f by sense (plural cambistas)

scalper (one who sells tickets unofficially)


pelada

association football
association football

(Brazil, slang) a friendly, amateur association football match


viado

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) male homosexual

(Brazil, vulgar, colloquial) bitch (friend)

(Brazil, mildly vulgar, derogatory, informal) fucker, bastard (undesirable person)


tanino

(chemistry) tannin; tannic acid (phenol extracted from the bark or galls of trees)


bósnio

bósnio m (plural bósnios, feminine bósnia, feminine plural bósnias)

bósnios (plural)
bósnia (feminine)
bósnias (feminine plural)

From Bósnia (“Bosnia”), from Medieval Latin Bosna (“the Bosna river”), from Latin Bossina.


mediadora

[mɨ.ðjɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


faiança

[faɪ̯ˈɐ̃.sɐ]

[faɪ̯ˈɐ̃.sɐ]

Borrowed from French faïence, named after Italian Faenza, a city; from Latin Faventia.

faience (type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic)


pleito

Ultimately from Latin placitum. Cognate with Spanish pleito and English plea.


chilenismo

Chileanism (term or linguistic feature specific to Chilean Spanish)


unitarismo

(Christianity) Unitarianism (the religious belief that God is a single person)

(politics) belief in a unitary government


amigdalite

(pathology) tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)


universalismo

(theology) universalism (the belief that all souls can attain salvation)


penca

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish penca (“leaf's vein, stalk”).

Vinho ou cachaça? perguntou o velho, apontando, de volta, na porta, com uma penca de bananas que lhe vinham caindo das mãos de maduras.

1867, Franklin Távora, chapter 11, in O Cabeleira, page 190:

Wine or cachaça? asked the old man, appearing, again, at the door, holding a bunch of bananas that would fall from his hands so ripe they were.

(slang) a bunch (a considerable amount of something)

Vou ver. E, com desabalados gestos, Montezuma partiu, falando só, com dois pince-nez escarranchados na penca.

1913, Coelho Neto, chapter XXVII, in A Conquista:

(slang) hooter; schnozzle (especially large nose)


histamina

(biochemistry) histamine (an amine released during allergic reaction)


unicameralismo

pt-noun

unicameralismo m (plural unicameralismos)


escarlate

From Old French escarlate (“scarlet cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlatum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (seqellât, “scarlet cloth”), from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτος (sigillâtos), ultimately from Latin (textum) sigillātum; or, alternatively, from Germanic.


olho da rua

(idiomatic) the street, as residence of a homeless person

Ninguém quer ir para o olho da rua.

(idiomatic) the situation of having been fired from a job


anabasina

(organic chemistry) anabasine (pyridine alkaloid)


dril

drill (white English linen fabric, used in Brazil, for men's suits)


progesterona

(biochemistry, steroids) progesterone (steroid hormone secreted by the ovaries)


geofísico

pt-noun

geofísico m (plural geofísicos, feminine geofísica, feminine plural geofísicas)

geofísicos (plural)
geofísica (feminine)
geofísicas (feminine plural)


envergadura

/ẽ.vɨɾ.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ẽ.vɨɾ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

/ẽ.vɨɾ.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ẽ.vɨɾ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

/ẽ.bɨɾ.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ẽ.bɨɾ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

From envergar + -dura. Compare Spanish envergadura, French envergure.


caravanista

caravanista m or f by sense (plural caravanistas)

caravaner (one who travels in a caravan)

(Portugal) caravaner (one who travels or stays in a caravan)


grafómetro

grafómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


carola

From Latin corōlla (“small crown”), possibly semi-learned.

assiduous attendant of a church; devotee


helvético

helvético m (plural helvéticos, feminine helvética, feminine plural helvéticas)

helvéticos (plural)
helvética (feminine)
helvéticas (feminine plural)


carmelitano

carmelitano m (plural carmelitanos, feminine carmelitana, feminine plural carmelitanas)

carmelitanos (plural)
carmelitana (feminine)
carmelitanas (feminine plural)


swazi

Swazi; Swati (Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland)


aftose

(medicine) aphthosis (aphthous stomatitis)


cartesianismo

(philosophy) Cartesianism (the philosophy of René Descartes)


bambolê

From bambolear (“to waddle, to shamble”).


cavalinho-de-deus

cavalinho-de-deus m (plural cavalinhos-de-deus)


fadista

fadista m or f by sense (plural fadistas)


transmontana

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.mõˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.mõˈtɐ.nɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.mõˈtɐ.nɐ/


transmontano

transmontano m (plural transmontanos, feminine transmontana, feminine plural transmontanas)

transmontanos (plural)
transmontana (feminine)
transmontanas (feminine plural)

native of Trás-os-Montes (region in northeastern Portugal)


parataxe

(grammar) parataxis (a construct in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions)


aterro

Deverbal from aterrar (“to cover with earth”).

deverbal

earth or rubble used to cover or level a location

aterro sanitário
aterro sanitário#Portuguese

Ellipsis of aterro sanitário (“landfill”).


barricada

Borrowed from French barricade. Piecewise doublet of barrigada.

barricade (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence)


parque nacional

pt-noun

parque nacional m (plural parques nacionais)

national park (area of land reserved by the national government for recreational use)


castrense

castrense m or f by sense (plural castrenses)

/kɐʃˈtɾẽ.sɨ/


celtismo

(humanities, uncountable) Celtic studies

a predilection or affinity for Celtic languages and cultures


leproso

leproso m (plural leprosos, feminine leprosa, feminine plural leprosas, metaphonic)

leprosos (plural)
leprosa (feminine)
leprosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


certame

a contest, especially one related to sports

exposition (event showing products to the public)


humanidade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese humanidade, itself borrowed from Latin hūmānitātem (“humanity”).

inh+

humanity; mankind (the human race as a whole)


antikink

(mathematics) antikink (a negative 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation)


asplenia

asplenia (absence of normal spleen function)


noa

From Old Galician-Portuguese noa, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese nõa, from Vulgar Latin of Iberia *nona, from proto-Romanic *nona, from Vulgar Latin *nona, from Latin nōna, feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Doublet of Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, and Italian nona (“ninth”).

cog

O clérigo, que dizia sempre suas orações, dessa vez esqueceu-se-lhe da noa.

The priest, who had always said her hours, that time forgot the nones.


legislador

pt-noun

legislador m (plural legisladores, feminine legisladora, feminine plural legisladoras)

legisladores (plural)
legisladora (feminine)
legisladoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin lēgislātōrem, from the verb lēgō.


artroplastia

(surgery) arthroplasty (surgical repair of a joint)


garçonnière

Unadapted borrowing from French garçonnière.


schisto

Schistos cinzentos e variegados da Estrada Nova, com concreções de quartzo e camadas arenosas

1908, Israel Charles White, Relatório final da Comissão de Estudos das Minas de Carvão de Pedra do Brasil:

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of xisto.


Abitur

Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)


lanche

Borrowed from English lunch, shortened form of luncheon.


fror

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fror.

inh+

(archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of flor


romboide

[hõˈbɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[hõˈbɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[χõˈbɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(geometry) rhomboid (parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle)


planetoide

(astronomy) planetoid (asteroid of any size)


gênero

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of género.


cibernauta

pt-noun

cibernauta m or f by sense (plural cibernautas)

(computing) netizen, cybercitizen, internaut, cybernaut


citrino

Learned borrowing from Latin citrīnus (“citrus (relational)”).


cisto

Borrowed from Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “sac”).

(pathology) cyst (morbid sac which develops in an organ)


cisto

cistus; rockrose (any flower of the genus Cistus)


citarista

pt-noun

citarista m or f by sense (plural citaristas)


permutação

Learned borrowing from Latin permūtātiōnem (“change; exchange”). By surface analysis, permutar + -ção.

lbor

(mathematics) permutation (one-to-one mapping)

(combinatorics) permutation (ordering of a finite set of distinct elements)

an exchange (act of trading, exchanging or swapping)

(prosody) metathesis (transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)

(cytology) exchange of genetic material during meiosis


maís

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

corn, maize (specifically the variety Zea mays)


maís

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bodas de prata

silver wedding (anniversary celebration)


neopreno

pt-noun

neopreno m (usually uncountable, plural neoprenos)


alto alemão antigo

[ˈaʊ̯.tu a.leˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[ˈaʊ̯.tu a.leˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[ˈaʊ̯.to a.leˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo]

(uncountable) Old High German (a language)


rubéola

[χuˈbɛʊ̯.lɐ]

From Vulgar Latin *rubeolum, from rubellus (“reddish”).

rubella (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract)


quero-quero

O pocotó das patas do cavalo, o vuu do vento, o guincho dos quero-queros — tudo isso era música para seus ouvidos.

2004 October 30, Erico Verissimo, O continente - vol. 1, Editora Companhia das Letras, →ISBN:

The clip-clop of the horse's hooves, the whoosh of the wind, the screech of the southern lapwings — all of this was music to his ears.

Vanellus chilensis
Vanellus chilensis#Translingual

southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis, a bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)


ditongo

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

uder

(phonetics) diphthong (a complex vowel sound)


núcleos atómicos

núcleo atómico
núcleo atómico#Portuguese


núcleo atómico

pt-noun

núcleo atómico m (plural núcleos atómicos)

(nuclear physics) atomic nucleus (the core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons)


estivador

estivador m (plural estivadores, feminine estivadora, feminine plural estivadoras)

estivadores (plural)
estivadora (feminine)
estivadoras (feminine plural)

From estivar + -dor, from Italian stivare (“to load”), from Latin stīpāre (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyp-.

stevedore (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo)


alcalóide

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


ringue

From English ring, from Middle English ring, from Old English hring.

ring (place where some sports take place)


instrumento musical

instrumento musical m (plural instrumentos musicais)

musical instrument (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds)


biologista

biologista m or f by sense (plural biologistas)


paralelepípedo

paralelepípedo m (plural paralelepípedos)

From Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).

bor

παραλληλεπίπεδος


ibope

From IBOPE, acronym for Instituto Brasileiro de Opinião Pública e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics).

(Brazil) a measure of any type of public opinion, such as common sense or popularity

(Brazil, slang) major public attention or interest towards something in a given time


mesoderme

[ˌmɛ.zɔˈðɛɾ.mɨ]

mesoderm (tissue produced by gastrulation)


aquiclude

(geology) aquiclude (a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer)


substituto

Borrowed from Latin substitūtum, past participle of substituō (“to substitute”).


cartógrafo

pt-noun

cartógrafo m (plural cartógrafos, feminine cartógrafa, feminine plural cartógrafas)

cartógrafos (plural)
cartógrafa (feminine)
cartógrafas (feminine plural)

cartographer (one who makes maps or charts)


cartógrafa

/kɐɾˈtɔ.ɡɾɐ.fɐ/

[kɐɾˈtɔ.ɣɾɐ.fɐ]


geléia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of geleia.


alô

Borrowed from English hallo. Compare French allô.

hello (instance of using the greeting alô when answering the telephone)


autômato

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).

bor+

automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)


sedição

[se.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin sēditiōnem (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) + -itiō (“going”).


valor nominal

pt-noun

valor nominal m (plural valores nominais)

(economics) nominal value (value without adjusting for inflation)


desculpa

Deverbal from desculpar. Compare Catalan and Spanish disculpa.

excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)


ponto G

After German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg.

G-spot (sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina)


nipa

Nypa fruticans
Nypa fruticans#Translingual

nipa, a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans


liderança

[li.ðɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ]

From liderar (“to lead”) + -ança (“-ance”).

(uncountable) leadership (capacity of someone to lead)

(collectively) the leaders of an organisation

lead (the state of being ahead, e.g. in a race)


preto básico

black (as a color suitable for clothes in all occasions)


santuário

From Latin sanctuārium (“sanctuary”), from sanctus (“holy”). Displaced Old Portuguese santuairo.

sanctuary (place of safety, refuge or protection)


advogado

advogado m (plural advogados, feminine advogada, feminine plural advogadas)

advogados (plural)
advogada (feminine)
advogadas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avogado (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned term derived from Latin advocātus. Compare Spanish abogado and Galician avogado.

inh+

(law) lawyer (individual trained in Law and legally qualified to exercise judicial mandate and other technical and legal functions as a profession)


aminopropanol

(organic chemistry) aminopropanol (any of several isomeric amino derivatives of propanol)


flama

Borrowed from Latin flamma. Doublet of chama.


partícula subatómica

pt-noun

partícula subatómica f (plural partículas subatómicas)

(physics) subatomic particle (unit of matter smaller than an atom)


sofito

(architecture) soffit (visible underside of an arch or other architectural element)


raiva

From Old Galician-Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Compare Galician and Spanish rabia.

anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)


arrozal

paddy, rice paddy (field where rice is grown)


eclipse solar

eclipse solar m (plural eclipses solares)

(astronomy) solar eclipse (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun)


eclipse lunar

eclipse lunar m (plural eclipses lunares)

(astronomy) lunar eclipse (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon)


gravação

[ɡɾa.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɡɾɐ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɡɾɐ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


nevasca

snowstorm, blizzard (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)


gagauz

gagauz m (plural gagaúzes, feminine gagaúza, feminine plural gagaúzas)

gagaúzes (plural)
gagaúza (feminine)
gagaúzas (feminine plural)


eucarionte

eukaryote (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus)


caça

Deverbal from caçar, from Late Latin captiāre (“to seize”), from Latin captō (“to catch or grasp at”), from capiō (“to take, to capture, to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”).

der

(uncountable) hunting (chasing animals for game or food)

(uncountable) game (animals hunted for food)


caça

fighter (military aircraft designed to attack other aircraft)


retângulo

[ʁɛˈtɐ̃.ɡlu]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum.


monarquia

Learned borrowing from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía). By surface analysis, mono- + -arquia.


relação sexual

pt-noun

relação sexual f (plural relações sexuais)


calopsita

From New Latin calopsittacus, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful, lovely”) + ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”).

uder

cockatiel (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest)


boa noite Cinderela

pt-noun

boa noite Cinderela m (plural boa noite Cinderelas)

boa noite (“good night”) + Cinderela (“Cinderella”)


cospobre

Conhecida popularmente como "cospobre", essa prática na verdade trata-se de uma fantasia caseira e amadora que imita os cosplays comercializados em lojas especializadas ou vendidos pela internet a valores exobitantes.

2017, Cosplay: Guia Mundo em Foco, page 64:

Known popularly as "cospobre", this practice is actually about a homemade and amateurish costume that imitates the cosplays commercialized in specialized stores or sold through the internet at exorbitant values.

Eu fazia o meu cospobre usando tudo de isopor que veio na caixa de uma imensa TV que tinha chegado lá em casa.

2022, Diário de um Metafísico, page 289:

I was making my cospobre using everything made of styrofoam which came from the box of an immense TV that arrived there at home.


licantropia

(mythology) lycanthropy (ability to shapeshift into a wolf)


dor de cabeça

dor de cabeça f (plural dores de cabeça)

[ˈdoɾ ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

[ˈdoɾ ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

From dor (“pain”) + de (“of”) + cabeça (“head”).

(medicine, literally) headache (pain or ache in the head)

(figuratively, idiomatic) something which is irritating


laringite

From laringe (“larynx”) + -ite (“-itis”), from Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx).


séquito

retinue; entourage (group of servants and followers)


protuberância

Learned borrowing from Latin prōtubērantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).

lbor

protuberance; bulge (something sticking out)


automotriz

(rail transportation) railcar (self-propelled railroad vehicle)


conversa pra boi dormir

pt-noun

conversa pra boi dormir f (plural conversas pra boi dormir)

conversa para boi dormir
conversa para boi dormir#Portuguese

Syncopic form of conversa para boi dormir


cocker spaniel americano

cocker spaniel americano m or f by sense (plural cocker spaniels americanos)

American cocker spaniel
American cocker spaniel

American cocker spaniel (breed of sporting dog)


coiote

Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

coyote (a smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America)


revelação

/ʁɨ.vɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.vɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.bɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin revēlātiōnem (“uncovering; revelation”). By surface analysis, revelar + -ção.

lbor

revelation (the act of revealing or disclosing)

(photography) the act of developing a photograph

(theology) revelation (manifestation of divine truth)


gargalhada fatal

pt-noun

gargalhada fatal f (plural gargalhadas fatais)

gargalhada (“laugh”) + fatal (“deathly”)


falso amigo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see falso, amigo.

(linguistics) false friend (word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in a language)


devassa

Deverbal from devassar. Cognate with Galician devasa.


devasso

devasso m (plural devassos, feminine devassa, feminine plural devassas)

devassos (plural)
devassa (feminine)
devassas (feminine plural)


graviola

/ɡɾɐˈvjɔ.lɐ/

/ɡɾɐˈvjɔ.lɐ/

/ɡɾɐˈbjɔ.lɐ/

[ɡɾɐˈβjɔ.lɐ]


enteado

enteado m (plural enteados, feminine enteada, feminine plural enteadas)

enteados (plural)
enteada (feminine)
enteadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese entẽado, from Latin ante nātus (“before birth”).

stepchild (the child of one's spouse and his or her previous partner)


asteca

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl.

Aztec (any of the Nahua people of central Mexico, especially the Mexica)

Aztec; Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahua)


pasta de dente

pasta de dente f (plural pastas de dente)


aminorex

(pharmacology) aminorex (anorectic stimulant drug)


azul céu

[aˈzuʊ̯ ˈsɛʊ̯]


vozeirão

[vo.ze(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


terceiros

third party (someone not directly involved in a transaction)


oitavos

(Portugal, sports, soccer) round of 16, round of sixteen, last 16, last sixteen, (nonstandard) eighth final (the round before the quarterfinal)


quadragésimo

Learned borrowing from Latin quadrāgēsimus.

lbor

(fractional number) fortieth (one of forty parts of a whole)


oitava

From Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”), q.v. As units of measure, named in reference to making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Cognate with Spanish ochava, Catalan octava, and Galician oitava.

(historical) oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts

(historical) oitava, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 g

(music) octave (an interval of twelve semitones)


quinquagésimo

(fractional number) fiftieth (one of fifty parts of a whole)


palito

→ Hunsrik: Palitt


antilambda

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈlɐ̃.bðɐ]

(physics) antilambda (the antimatter equivalent of a lambda particle)


trecentésimo

(fractional number) three hundredth (one of three hundred parts of a whole)


bilionésimo

(fractional number, Brazil) billionth (one of one billion parts of a whole)

(fractional number, Portugal) trillionth (one of one trillion parts of a whole)


trilionésimo

(fractional number, Brazil) trillionth (one of one trillion parts of a whole)

(fractional number, Portugal) quintillionth (one of one quintillion parts of a whole)


nongentésimo

(fractional number) nine hundredth (one of nine hundred parts of a whole)


quadringentésimo

pt-noun

quadringentésimo m (plural quadringentésimos)

(fractional number) four hundredth (one of four hundred parts of a whole)


setingentésimo

setingentésimo m (plural setingentésimos)

(fractional number) seven hundredth (one of seven hundred parts of a whole)


odeão

[o.deˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).


seiscentésimo

(fractional number) six hundredth (one of six hundred parts of a whole)


cuzão

cuzão m (plural cuzões, feminine cuzona, feminine plural cuzonas)

cuzões (plural)
cuzona (feminine)
cuzonas (feminine plural)

[ˌkuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From cu (“arse; arsehole”) + -zão (augmentative suffix).

affix

Vai se fuder, filha da puta; vai se fuder, cuzão

Go fuck yourself, son of a bitch; go fuck yourself, asshole

(Brazil, vulgar, derogatory) asshole; jerk; prick; asswipe (an inconsiderate or contemptible person)

(Brazil, vulgar) cunt (general word for a person)

(Brazil, vulgar) chicken; coward; pussy (someone who lacks courage)


zica

Shortening of ziquizira, ziguizira, dialectal words of uncertain origin.


zica

From Zika, forest in Africa from where the Zika disease originally spread.


treta

Borrowed from Spanish treta (“feint, trick”), from French traite.

(fencing, boxing) feint (offensive movement)


chave inglesa

pt-noun

chave inglesa f (plural chaves inglesas)

adjustable spanner (UK), adjustable wrench (US), adjustable wrench (US), crescent spanner (AU, NZ)


vaca preta

coke float (a beverage made of ice cream and cola-flavored soft drink)


polónio

polónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


salário

Learned borrowing from Latin salārium (“salary; money to buy salt with”), from sal (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

lbor

salary (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis)

salário mínimo
salário mínimo#Portuguese


freio

From Old Galician-Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum (“harness; bit; curb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognate with Spanish freno and French frein.

brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)


gatinho

pt-noun

gatinho m (plural gatinhos, feminine gatinha, feminine plural gatinhas)

gatinhos (plural)
gatinha (feminine)
gatinhas (feminine plural)

/ɡaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

/ɡaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/


ponteiro

talhadeira

antonym(s) of “masonry chisel with a pointy tip”

anything that points or is used for pointing

needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device

(programming) variable that holds the address of a memory location

(Brazil, sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the center)

(music) plectrum (object to pluck strings of a musical instrument)

(music) chanter (pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played)

(Brazil) peon who goes in front of livestock


avareza

avareza f (usually uncountable, plural avarezas)

[ɐ.βɐˈɾe.zɐ]

From Latin avāritia; possibly a semi-learned term. Doublet of avarícia.

greed, avarice (excessive or inordinate desire of gain)


o que é, o que é

Vocês já brincaram de "o que é, o que é"?

Have you guys ever played the riddle game?

(games) a game in which people have to solve short, lighthearted riddles


luva

From Gothic 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰 (lōfa, “palm of the hand”), from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“palm of the hand”). More at loof, glove.

der

Os investigadores acreditam que Veiga e Paulo Santana Lopes receberam milhões em luvas de empresas que queriam investir no Congo, uma antiga colónia francesa, onde os dois portugueses, sócios, viviam há uns anos.

2016 February 5, Mariana Oliveira, “Processo de Veiga resultou de carta rogatória das autoridades francesas”, in Público:

(in the plural, figuratively) tip; bribe


alcarraza

From Arabic الكُرَّاز (al-kurrāz), from Aramaic כרז / כרוז (“a type of container”), possibly from Akkadian 𒆳𒍣𒍝𒆪 (/kurziza, kurzizakku/, “a basket, container”), from Sumerian 𒄥𒋛𒁲 (/gursisa/, “basket, container”, literally “normal or standard 𒄥 (gur)”).

alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)


vingança

From Old Galician-Portuguese vingança, vengança. By surface analysis, vingar + -ança.


aquénio

aquénios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).


aclimatação

From aclimatar (“acclimatize”) + -ção (“-ation”).

af

acclimatization (the act of acclimatizing)


marca registrada

pt-noun

marca registrada f (plural marcas registradas)

trademark (identification of a company’s product)


calcanhar

From the now uncommon and mostly slang term calcanho (“foot; heel”), itself from Latin calcāneum (“heel”) (whence also the learned borrowing calcâneo), from Latin calx; less likely from a Vulgar Latin *calcaneāre. Appears as calcannar in Old Galician-Portuguese. Compare Spanish calcañar.


gelado

Learned borrowing from Latin gelātus (“frozen”), from gelō (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”). Doublet of geado.


vanguarda

[vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

[vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

[bɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

(military) vanguard (leading units of an army)

vanguard (forefront of any group or movement)


esqui

Borrowed from French ski, from Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, tile”), from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to split, to dissect”).

der

ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water)


proto-indo-europeu

Superseded spelling of protoindo-europeu.


programação

/pɾu.ɡɾɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[pɾu.ɣɾɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From programa (“programme”) + -ção (“-tion”), from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

act of writing a programme (planned sequence of events)

act of programming (causing to automatically behave in a particular way)

(programming, uncountable) programming (the development of computer software)

programme, guide, schedule (TV, radio etc.)


crânio

From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”), diminutive of κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.

uder

(informal) genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence)


íon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-.

bor+

(physics, chemistry) ion (electrically charged atom)


ânfora

Borrowed from Latin amphora (“amphora”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “vase-shaped ornament with a narrow neck”).

der

amphora (a two handled jar with a narrow neck)


urbanização

From urbanizar (“to urbanise”) + -ção (“-tion”).


rabanete

From rábano (“plant of the genus Raphanus”) + -ete (“-ette”), from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek.

suffix

Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus#Translingual

Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus#Translingual

radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus, a plant)

radish (root of Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus)


cabrito

pt-noun

cabrito m (plural cabritos, feminine cabrita, feminine plural cabritas)

cabritos (plural)
cabrita (feminine)
cabritas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabrito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). By surface analysis, cabra + -ito. May have originally corresponded to a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin caprītus (attested in Salic Law), from *caprio (“*caprīre”), from Latin caper (which would have normally yielded *cabrido), but was influenced by the Portuguese diminutive suffix -ito (from Late Latin -ittus). Compare Spanish cabrito, Aragonese crabido, crabito, crapito, Catalan and Occitan cabrit, dialectal French chevri.


vilão

pt-noun

vilão m (plural vilãos or vilães or vilões, feminine vilã or viloa, feminine plural vilãs or viloas)

vilãos (plural)
vilães (plural)
vilões (plural)
vilã (feminine)
viloa (feminine)
vilãs (feminine plural)
viloas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese vilão, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from vīlla. Cognate with Galician vilán and Spanish villano.

villain (bad person in a work of fiction)

(obsolete) a non-noble who lives in a city or village


arqué

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”).


denominador

(arithmetic) denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)


bandolim

Borrowed from Italian mandolino, influenced by bandola.


hipernatremia

From hiper- + New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + -emia.

af

hypernatremia (abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma)


cristão

pt-noun

cristão m (plural cristãos, feminine cristã, feminine plural cristãs)

cristãos (plural)
cristã (feminine)
cristãs (feminine plural)

Macanese: cristám

→ Japanese: キリシタン (kirishitan)

→ Konkani: किरिस्तांव (kiristāuva)

desc

→ Malay: Kristang (“Malacca Creole Portuguese”)

→ Thai: คริสตัง (krít-sà-dtang)

[kɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[kɾiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Chrīstiānus, or reformed as Cristo + -ão, replacing the inherited forms crechão, creschão, crischão. Doublet of Cristiano, Cristian, and cretino.

doublet

Os cristãos lutaram contra os mouros.

The Christians fought against the Moors.

Não apareceu um cristão para me ajudar.


elétron

Borrowed from English electron, from Latin ēlectrum (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

der

(physics, chemistry) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)


trítio

From Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”) + -io (“-ium”).

(physics) tritium (a radioactive isotope of hydrogen)


numerador

(arithmetic) numerator (number or expression written above the line in a fraction)


calistenia

From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).


metamorfose

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

lbor

μεταμόρφωσις

(biology) metamorphosis (change in the form and often habits of an animal)


cátion

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of catião.


catião

catiões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ka.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Ancient Greek κατιόν (katión, “going down”).


galocha

/ɡɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ/


sogro

pt-noun

sogro m (plural sogros, feminine sogra, feminine plural sogras, metaphonic)

sogros (plural)
sogra (feminine)
sogras (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese sogro, from Late Latin socrus m, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.


pegureiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese pegoreiro, from Latin pecorārius.


paiz

Porque é que a honra do nosso paiz se acha envolvida nesta contenda ?

1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2:

Why is our honour as a country involved in this war ?

Attendendo ao estado de aprehensão creado no paiz pela infiltração communista, que se torna dia a dia mais extensa e mais profunda, exigindo remedios, de caracter radical e permanente;

Given the state of apprehension created in the country by communist infiltration, which is becoming more extensive and deeper day by day, requiring remedies of a radical and permanent character;


intempérie

(usually in the plural) any destructive weather event


cerimônia

Borrowed from Latin caerimōnia (“holiness”), of uncertain origin.

bor+

ceremony (ritual with religious, social or political significance)


patrola

Genericized trademark from CAT's Auto Patrol series.

A Prefeitura de Araguaína, disse que a patrola pertence a uma construtora que foi licitada para realizar obras de drenagem e pavimentação no bairro.

2023 September 14, “Motociclista de 24 anos morre após acidente com patrola”, in G1 Tocantins, Araguaína:

Na manhã desta terça-feira, 16, uma patrola foi utilizada foi colocado para bloquear uma rua para que as pessoas respeitem a execução de serviço no centro de Vilhena.

2024 April 16, “Patrola bloqueia rua para que vilhenenses respeitem execução de obra; secretário comenta”, in Extra de Rondônia, Vilhena:

(Brazil) grader (vehicle with a blade used to flatten ground)


alucinação

From alucinar (“hallucinate”) + -ção (“-tion”).

af

hallucination (sensory perception of something that does not exist)


enseada

From en- + seio (“curve, bend”) + -ada, from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus (“curve, bend”). Compare Spanish ensenada.

cove (a small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds)


estudo

From Old Galician-Portuguese estudo, estudio, studo, from Latin studium.

study (mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning)

study, examination (the act of studying or examining)


gritaria

the act of many people shouting or screaming


acordo

agreement, deal (an understanding to follow a course of conduct)

agreement, accord (agreement or concurrence of opinion)

(international law) treaty (a binding agreement under international law)


lavada

(Brazil, sports, video games, informal) landslide (a win by a big difference)


jante

Borrowed from French jante. Compare Spanish llanta, from the same source.


armaria

/ɐɾ.mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

armoury; arsenal (place where arms are kept)


viajada

(Brazil, slang) a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely


sacada

Hunsrik: Sacada

Past participle of sacar (“to pull out”).

balcony (accessible structure extending from a building)

oriel (large polygonal recess in a building)

(Brazil, slang) an ingenious idea or understanding, insight, catch

(volleyball) serve (the act of putting the ball in play)


sacada

sackful (the amount a sack will contain)


casarão

[ka.zaˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ.zɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/

(specifically) a big colonial-styled house


olhada

From Vulgar Latin *oculāta, ultimately from Latin oculus (“eye”). Compare Catalan ullada or Italian occhiata. Or by surface analysis, olho + -ada.


olha

Borrowed from Spanish olla (“pot; stew”), from Latin olla (“pot; jar”).

a stew prepared with meat, chickpeas, peas and other vegetables

(obsolete) a type of large, earthenware pan


deixa

Deverbal from deixar (“to leave; to allow”).

deverbal

cue (action or event that is a signal to do something)

(hydrology) floodplain (plain surrounding a river that experiences periodical flooding)


chamada

[t͡ʃɐˈma.ðɐ]

dressing-down (reprimand, rebuke, reprehension)

roll (a list of names or an official register of names)


desafio

→ Tetum: dezafiu

desafio de futebol


cunho

die (a device used in stamping coins and medals)

Livro de cunho religioso.

(figurative) trait, characteristic, nature


desprezo

contempt; disdain (the act of regarding someone or something as worthless)


apanhado

summary, overview (abstract or condensed presentation)


baixaria

Os pensamentos que fervilhavam em seus cérebros era: afinal, homens é que podiam falar palavrão e baixarias, não suas distintas esposas criadas em colégio de freiras.

2006, Norma Simões Lopes Duarte, Mulheres de um homem só, Editora AGE Ltda., →ISBN, page 36:

(Brazil, informal) low, despicable behaviour


baixada

Hunsrik: Baischaat


melhora

As melhoras!

(in the plural) recovery (return to normal health)


analisando

pt-noun

analisando m (plural analisandos, feminine analisanda, feminine plural analisandas)

analisandos (plural)
analisanda (feminine)
analisandas (feminine plural)

(psychoanalysis) analysand (person who undergoes psychoanalysis)


esporro

(slang) scolding; reproach; reprimand (violent criticizing)

(slang, vulgar) the act of cumming, especially in large amounts


coalho

From Old Galician-Portuguese quallo, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin quāglum, from Latin coāgulum following syncopation. Doublet of the borrowing coágulo.

(anatomy) abomasum (fourth stomach compartment of a ruminant)


caminha

[kɐ̃ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]

[kɐ̃ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]


caminho

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kaminhu

Kabuverdianu: kaminhu

Papiamentu: kaminda

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caminho, from Late Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish. Compare Galician camiño.


coisas

Tenho coisas mais importantes a discutir com você hoje à noite.

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 282:

I have more important things to discuss with you tonight.


ditado

From the past participle of ditar; cf. also Latin dictātum, dictātus.


falha

Borrowed from French faille, from Vulgar Latin *fallia.


mijada

(informal, vulgar) pissing (act of urination)

Ela levou uma mijada de Paola por estar falando apenas “sim, chefe”, “ok, chefe” e ainda escutou um monólogo da Chef sobre a comida “não tocar o coração”.


coisado

pt-noun

coisado m (plural coisados, feminine coisada, feminine plural coisadas)

coisados (plural)
coisada (feminine)
coisadas (feminine plural)

From coisa (“thing”) + -ado (adjective-forming suffix).


resmungo

muttering (words, specially complaints, uttered roughly or incompletely)


jogada

(turn-based games) play (action carried out during one's turn)

play (an attempt to move forward as part of one's plan in business)


mija

Vou só dar uma mija e já volto.

I'm just gonna take a piss and I'll be right back.


mascarão

[maʃ.kaˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐʃ.kɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/


freada

(Brazil) braking (act of applying brakes)

(Brazil, slang, humorous) skid mark (visible feces stain)


passeio

Deverbal from passear (“to take a trip”), from passo (“step”). Compare Spanish paseo.

deverbal

Vamos dar um passeio?

stroll, walk (an idle and leisurely walk)

paseo (public path or avenue designed for walking)


correria

As crianças chegaram numa correria.

A correria das grandes cidades.


colheres

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


batera

Clipping of bateria (“drum kit”) with -a.

(Brazil, colloquial) Alternative form of bateria (“drum set”)


batera

(Brazil, music, colloquial) drummer (person who plays the drums)


descida

From descer + -ida, from Old Galician-Portuguese decer.

O carro acelerou na descida.

A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas.

The descent was difficult for the climbers.

descent (instance of descending, going down)

Ocorreu uma descida nos preços.


escolha

A escolha é tua.

choice (opportunity to choose or select something)

A minha escolha é ficar aqui.


escolhido

pt-noun

escolhido m (plural escolhidos, feminine escolhida, feminine plural escolhidas)

escolhidos (plural)
escolhida (feminine)
escolhidas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese escolledo, from escoller (“to choose”).

something or someone that has been chosen, selected


encontro

Deverbal from encontrar (“to find; to meet with”).

deverbal

meeting; gathering; get-together; meet-up

Icterus cayanensis
Wikispecies:Icterus cayanensis

epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis, a bird of South America)


idoso

pt-noun

idoso m (plural idosos, feminine idosa, feminine plural idosas, metaphonic)

idosos (plural)
idosa (feminine)
idosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Earlier idadoso. By surface analysis, idade (“age”) + -oso (“-ous”).


farmacólogo

pt-noun

farmacólogo m (plural farmacólogos, feminine farmacóloga, feminine plural farmacólogas)

farmacólogos (plural)
farmacóloga (feminine)
farmacólogas (feminine plural)

(pharmacology) pharmacologist (person who studies pharmacology)


cravo

From Old Galician-Portuguese cravo, from Latin clāvus (“nail”) (with an irregular phonetic evolution; compare Spanish clavo.

Revolução dos Cravos

Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus#Translingual

(botany) carnation (a flower, Dianthus caryophyllus)

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual

Eugenia aromatica
Wikispecies:Eugenia aromatica

(botany) clove (a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromatica)

(cooking) unexpanded buds of the clove tree, used as spice

(dermatology) clavus; corn (callous growth on the foot)


cravo

From French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clāvis (“key”).

(music) harpsichord (keyboard instrument which produces sound by plucking the strings)


namorada

female equivalent of namorado: girlfriend


amigável

Inherited from Late Latin amīcābilis. By surface analysis, amigar + -ável.

(Portugal, sports) friendly (game not part of a competition)


mergulho

Deverbal from mergulhar. Compare Galician somorgullo, Spanish somorgujo.


partilha

From Latin particula, diminutive of partem (“part”). Doublet of partícula, which was a borrowing, and parcela, a related form which came via French. Cognate with Galician partilla, Spanish partija.

Como é que heide ir lá? Bem sabes que estou de mal com meu irmão, desde as partilhas. E de mais como é que se póde saber se foram os meus sobrinhos que espostejaram o novilho? (...)

1883, Teófilo Braga, “Os dois irmãos e a mulher morta”, in Contos Tradicionaes do Povo Portuguez:

(law, in the plural) division; shareout (especially relating to an inheritance)

(social media) share (internet: action of sharing)


patrulha

(chiefly military) patrol (the act of patrolling a location)

(chiefly military) patrol (detachment that performs a patrol)


gosto

From Old Galician-Portuguese gosto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Visão, audição, olfato, gosto e tato.

A comida tem um gosto azedo.

taste, flavour (a sensation produced by the tongue)

Tens um bom gosto musical.

Gostos não se discutem.

taste (a person's implicit set of preferences, especially aesthetic)

Muito gosto em conhecê-lo.

Ela tomou o gosto pela dança.


gosto

(Portugal, social media) like (an individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet)


pintada

desctree

→ French: pintade
→ Catalan: pintada
→ Dutch: poelepetaat (from poule pintade)

guinea fowl (any of several African birds resembling partridges)


passarão

[pa.saˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɐ.sɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/


namoro

an amorous but non-marital relationship; a relationship envolving a boyfriend or girlfriend


sonso

pt-noun

sonso m (plural sonsos, feminine sonsa, feminine plural sonsas)

sonsos (plural)
sonsa (feminine)
sonsas (feminine plural)


passada

step; footstep; pace (movement made from one foot to the other)

step; pace (a unit distance roughly equivalent to the distance covered in a step)

step; footstep (sound produced by stepping on the ground)

(tennis) passing shot (shot that reaches the other side but out of the opponent’s reach)


congestionamento

congestionamento m (plural congestionamentos)

traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow)


negada

(Brazil, informal, sometimes derogatory) a collective of black (people)


esfrega

scrubbing (act or effect of rubbing; repeated passage of one surface over another, exerting pressure)


lambida

Só uma lambida.


Vd.

Abbreviation of viaduto (“viaduct”) (used in street names).


calcanhar de Aquiles

calcanhar de Aquiles m (plural calcanhares de Aquiles)

Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)


rola

Onomatopoeic, in allusion to the bird's sound.

um ninho de rolas

Eutinobothrus brasiliensis
Eutinobothrus brasiliensis

Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, a beetle inhabiting most of the Brazilian territory


aerólito

(astronomy) aerolite (meteorite consisting of silicate minerals)


astróloga

/ɐʃˈtɾɔ.lu.ɡɐ/

[ɐʃˈtɾɔ.lu.ɣɐ]


juízo

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin jūdicium, iūdicium. Compare Spanish juicio.


transitividade

transitividade f (plural transitividades)

From transitivo (“transitive”) + -idade (“-ity”), from Latin trānsitīvus (“transiting”).

suffix

(grammar) transitivity (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)

the quality of what is temporary, ephemeral

the quality of being transitive (making a transit or passage)

(set theory) the quality of being transitive


tinidos

O instrumento ganhou vida, imediatamente, produzindo tinidos rítmicos.

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 385:


tinido

From Latin tinnītus, corresponding to tinir + -ido.

tinkle; clink; ringing; chime (a sharp, decaying sound, such as that produced by striking metal or glass)

buzzing; ringing; tinnitus (the perception of a constant sound in the ears)


mundo real

Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:

It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?


idéias

Você não pode imaginar como as suas idéias me contagiaram, Harry, me inflamaram.

2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 556:

You can't imagine how his ideas have contagiated me, they inflamed me.


tês

Se você pôs os pingos nos is e cortou os tês então pode fazer o que quiser!

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 411:

If you dot the i's and cross the t's, then you can do whatever you want!


varinha

Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, page 436:

You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.

wand (stick or staff, used to perform a useful function)


dormitório

Learned borrowing from Latin dormītōrium. By surface analysis, dormir + -tório.

lbor

Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 182:

He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him anymore, he is crazy.


madrugador

pt-noun

madrugador m (plural madrugadores, feminine madrugadora, feminine plural madrugadoras)

madrugadores (plural)
madrugadora (feminine)
madrugadoras (feminine plural)

[mɐ.ðɾu.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[mɐ.ðɾu.ɣɐˈðoɾ]


encrenca

Harry mal respirava: será que a sorte, a pura sorte poderia livrá-los dessa encrenca?

2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 350:

Harry was badly breathing: maybe luck, pure luck could save them from that trouble?


faisquinha

A varinha soltou uma faisquinha e se apagou.

2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 274:

The wand emitted a little spark and extinguished itself.


versta

verst; versta (Russian unit of length equivalent to 1.07 kilometers)


serão

serão m (plural serões or (dated) serãos)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese serão, from Vulgar Latin *seranum, from Latin serus. Compare Galician serán. Doublet of sarau.

inh+

Coordinate term: tarde


robô

Borrowed from French robot, from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”).


gravetos

Devagarinho, ela foi se abaixando para pegar uma saca a seus pés, despejou-a, e caíram na cama uns pedacinhos de madeira e gravetos, tudo que restava da fiel vassoura de Harry, enfim derrotada.

1999, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 151:

Very slowly, she was kneeling down to get a sack on his feet, she emptied it, and some little fragments and chips of wood fell on the bed, everything what remained from the loyal Harry's broom, finally defeated.


madrugadora

[mɐ.ðɾu.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


coorte

Borrowed from Latin cohortem (“cohort”). Doublet of the inherited corte.

(Ancient Rome, military) cohort (tenth part of a legion)

(statistics) cohort (demographic grouping of people)


portaria

From porta (“door”) + -aria. Piecewise doublet of porteira.

(Brazil, law) an administrative decree or resolution issued by a ministry of secretary, detailing the application of a law


suaíli

Borrowed from English Swahili, from Swahili swahili, from plural of Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “coast”).


camponês

pt-noun

camponês m (plural camponeses, feminine camponesa, feminine plural camponesas)

camponeses (plural)
camponesa (feminine)
camponesas (feminine plural)

peasant (member of the agriculture low class)


darma

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”).

bor+

(Hinduism, Buddhism) dharma (principle that orders the universe)


ficção científica

Calque of English science fiction. Literally, “scientific fiction”.

As forças são entes de razão imaginados para os factos que não sabemos explicar. / A attracção universal não é mais do que uma ficção scientifica: assim que a julgavam Euler e Ampère. / Hoje no mundo physico só se admittem a materia e o movimento: á força, a que se attribuia a gravitação, substituiu-se o vibratorio do ether / Le Sage, de Genebra, e o abbade Leray, deduziram mathematicamente segundo a nova theoria, a mesma lei do movimento, e affirma-se que a fórmula conhecida não é rigorosa mas apenas approximada.

1882 January 7, L.A. e Medeiros, “Newton e a attracção universal”, in Sciencia para Todos, volume 1, number 1, Lisbon, section IV, page 396, column 1:

A história dos três oficiais norte-americanos que chegam de helicóptero e do mesmo modo partem para, não se sabe onde, levando consigo um balão-sonda caído em pleno coração de nosso país, se assemelha a um dêsses contos de ficção científica (pelos quais se procura preparar a mocidade para a guerra) e que no caso se mostra estranhamente realista...

1955 December 5, Paulo F. Alves Pinto, “Brasil e Argentina — duas políticas do petroleo”, in Revistra Brasiliense, number 2, São Paulo, page 77:


insônia

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis (“sleepless”).

(pathology) insomnia (sleeping disorder)


hipnose

From Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”) + -ose.


mágoa

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin macula (“stain, fault”), showing preservation of word-internal -u-, lost early in the inherited doublet malha and mancha. Doublet of mancha, malha, mangra, and mácula.

doublet

Este livro é de mágoas. Desgraçados / Que no mundo passais, chorai ao lê-lo! / Somente a vossa dor de Torturados / Pode, talvez, senti-lo... e compreendê-lo.

1919, Florbela Espanca, “Este Livro...”, in Livro das Mágoas:


traedor

pt-noun

traedor m (plural traedores, feminine traedora, feminine plural traedoras)

traedores (plural)
traedora (feminine)
traedoras (feminine plural)


mandril

From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axle”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Latin mandrón.

mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)


mandril

Mandrillus sphinx
Mandrillus sphinx#Translingual

mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)


ceia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cẽa (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Latin cēna (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Proto-Italic *kert(e)snā, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-sna, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-. Compare Galician cea, Spanish and Italian cena.

inh+

Última Ceia

Ceia de Natal


palmito

From palma + -ito, from Latin palma (“palm tree”).

heart of palm (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees)


luzes

Reconheceu-a imediatamente pelas belas luzes que dançavam e cintilavam como diamantes.

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 628:

He recognized it immediately by the lights that danced and sparkled like diamonds.


allegro ma non troppo

allegro ma non troppo
allegro ma non troppo#English

(music) allegro ma non troppo (passage played allegro, but not too much so)


devedor

pt-noun

devedor m (plural devedores, feminine devedora, feminine plural devedoras)

devedores (plural)
devedora (feminine)
devedoras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese devedor, devidor, from Latin dēbitōrem.

Como diz o dito popular: “Um assassino deve pagar com a sua vida e um devedor pagar com dinheiro.” Se o Partido Comunista aplicasse verdadeiramente a lei, ele seria responsabilizado e condenado por sua sangrenta história. – Como o espectro do comunismo está governando o nosso mundo, Capítulo Dez: Usando a lei para o mal

A common saying goes: “A murderer must pay with his life, just as a debtor with money.” Were the Communist Party to truly enforce the law, it would become liable for its bloody history.


lealdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese lealdade, from Medieval Latin lēgālitātem, from Latin lēgālis. By surface analysis, leal + -dade.


craniometria

(medicine) craniometry (measurement of the skull)


sorrisinho

[...] disse o professor com um sorrisinho [...]

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 361:

… the teacher said with a little smile …


criaturinhas

São umas criaturinhas engraçadas, não?

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 271:

They are some funny little creatures, aren't they?


macaquinho

macaquinho m (plural macaquinhos, feminine macaquinha, feminine plural macaquinhas)

macaquinhos (plural)
macaquinha (feminine)
macaquinhas (feminine plural)

Seu macaquinho imundo!

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 369:


arrombado

arrombado m (plural arrombados, feminine arrombada, feminine plural arrombadas)

arrombados (plural)
arrombada (feminine)
arrombadas (feminine plural)

Literally, “broken into” (by physical force). Implies that a person has had anal sex.

(Brazil, vulgar, usually used only towards males) jerk, asshole


diagonal principal

diagonal principal f (plural diagonais principais)

(linear algebra) main diagonal (the elements of a matrix where i = j)


arrombada

[ɐ.ʁõˈba.ðɐ]


creolina

(pharmacy) creolin (antiseptic substance extracted from coal tar)


condições

Condições perfeitas para o quadribol!

2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 216:


árvores

[ˈaɾ.βu.ɾɨʃ]

Todos olharam para trás ao alcançarem as árvores.

2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 99:

Everyone looked behind when they reached the trees.


cumano

(historical) Cuman (member of a nomadic Turkic people of Central Asia)


cumarina

(organic chemistry) coumarin (aromatic compound)


acampamento

→ Hunsrik: Kampament

O barulho no acampamento tinha mudado.

2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 98:


cusco

cusco m (plural cuscos, feminine cusca, feminine plural cuscas)

cuscos (plural)
cusca (feminine)
cuscas (feminine plural)

(Portugal, informal) a nosy person (someone who is prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)


cusco

(South Brazil) small dog of undefined breed

(South Brazil) unimportant person of low height


festinha

/fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

Então, como foi a última festinha de Slughorn?

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 219:

So, how was the last Slughorn's little party?


festinha

/fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]


colisionador

collider (any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide)


dafne

daphne (any of several shrubs in the genus Daphne)


provação

[pɾu.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Harry passou por uma provação terrível esta noite.

2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 555:

Harry underwent a terrible ordeal tonight.


silenciador

silenciador m (plural silenciadores, feminine silenciadora, feminine plural silenciadoras)

silenciadores (plural)
silenciadora (feminine)
silenciadoras (feminine plural)

silencer (someone or something that silences other things or people)

silencer (firearm attachment used to reduce firing noise)


farelo

From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (“spelt”). Cognate with Galician farelo and Asturian fariellu.

(uncountable) bran (outside layer of a grain)

(uncountable) crumbs (tiny pieces of baked food)


obrigação

/ɔ.bɾi.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɔ.βɾi.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese obrigaçon, obligaçon, from Latin obligātiōnem, possibly taken as a semi-learned word.

Minha obrigação é levar você em segurança, Harry!

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 49:

Não obstante, as casinhas do cortiço, à proporção que se atamancavam, enchiam-se logo, sem mesmo dar tempo a que as tintas secassem. Havia grande avidez em alugá-las; aquele era o melhor ponto do bairro para a gente do trabalho. Os empregados da pedreira preferiam todos morar lá, porque ficavam a dois passos da obrigação.

1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:

Nonetheless, the slum's little houses, as soon as they got finished, they rapidly got filled, leaving no time for even the paint to dry. There was some eagerness in renting them; that was the best place in the neighborhood for the workperson. All the quarrymen preferred to live there, as it was two feet away from their workplace.


assincronia

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + σύν (sún, “with”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).


credor

From Old Galician-Portuguese creedor, from Latin crēditōrem (“creditor, lender”), from crēdō (“lend”).

creditor (person or firm to whom debt is owed)


terceirização

From terceirizar (“to outsource”) + -ção (“-tion”), from terceiro (“mediator”, noun), from terceiro (“third”, numeral).

suffix

(business) outsourcing (the transfer of a business function to an external service provider)


latifundio

In our time latifundios south of Bahia—from the Recôncavo region to the state of Espirito Santo, between the littoral lowlands and the mountain chain along the coast—still supply raw material for a good part of the world's chocolate consumption.

1997, Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Monthly Review Press, page 92:


imputação

imputation (act of imputing or charging)


coluna

Borrowed from Latin columna, a collateral form of columen, from Proto-Italic *kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-.

column (a vertical line of entries in a table)

(military) a military column (a long body of troops)

(typography) a text column (body of text meant to be read line by line)

(journalism) a periodical's column (a recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece)

(electronics) loudspeaker (electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound)


vento estelar

pt-noun

vento estelar m (plural ventos estelares)


pagão

pagão m (plural pagãos, feminine pagã, feminine plural pagãs)

pagãos (plural)
pagã (feminine)
pagãs (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese pagão, from Latin pāgānus (“rural; rustic”), from pāgus (“countryside”). Compare Galician pagán, Spanish pagano.

(religion) pagan; heathen (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)


môr

Obsolete spelling of mor., now a common misspelling


altruísmo

From French altruisme, coined 1830 by Auguste Comte.

altruism (policy in favor of other's interests)


biscoito

From Old Galician-Portuguese biscoito, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice-baked”). Compare Galician biscoito, Spanish bizcocho.

inh

Harry engoliu o biscoito [...]

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 207:

bolacha

dialect-dependent, some distinguish both

Quer biscoito.

(Brazil, Internet slang) attention, validation


semicírculo

Learned borrowing from Latin sēmicirculus. By surface analysis, semi- + círculo.


pau-brasil

pt-noun

pau-brasil m (plural paus-brasil or paus-brasis)

paus-brasil (plural)
paus-brasis (plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *pākslos
Latin palus
Old Galician-Portuguese pao
Portuguese pau
Vulgar Latin *brasa
Old Galician-Portuguese brasa
Portuguese brasa
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -īlislbor.
Portuguese -il
Portuguese brasil
Portuguese pau-brasil
From pau (“stick, wood”) + brasil (“ember-coloured”). The term originally refered to an Asian species of dyewood, but changed to the current sense after the discovery of Brazil.

af

Paubrasilia echinata
Wikispecies:Paubrasilia echinata

brazilwood (a Brazilian timber tree, Paubrasilia echinata)

Biancaea sappan
Biancaea sappan#Translingual


lengalenga

/ˌlẽ.ɡɐˈlẽ.ɡɐ/

Acabada a lengalenga, pretendi que bisasse.

1922, Aquilino Ribeiro, Cinco réis de gente, 3rd edition, Lisbon: Bertrand, page 16:

[...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

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 294:

… the only present teacher when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, … preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.


moradores

[mu.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɨʃ]

Um grande cartaz fora afixado à vitrine, e alguns moradores de Hogsmeade o liam.

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 455:

A big poster had been attached on the showcase, and some people from Hogsmeade were reading it.


sutiã

[su.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃]

Borrowed from French soutien (“support”), soutien-gorge. Compare Greek σουτιέν (soutién) and Turkish sütyen.


remanescente

pt-noun

remanescente m or f by sense (plural remanescentes)

/ʁɨ.mɐ.nɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

From remanescer (“to remain”) + -ente (“-ent”), from Vulgar Latin *remanēscō (“to remain”), from Latin remaneō (“to remain behind; to endure”).


remanescente

/ʁɨ.mɐ.nɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/