ebanista

ebanista m or f by sense (plural ebanistas)

cabinetmaker (person who makes high-quality wooden furniture)


dialecto

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


masturbação

[mɐʃ.tuɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


dialeto

Learned borrowing from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).


bardo

Borrowed from Latin bardus, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.


concubina

concubine (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife)


caralho

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-caralho.wav

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

inh+

Sinta-se bem
Não seja escravo de um espelho
Em um mundo de vaidades
Quem decide o que é feio?
Importante perceber
E também se aceitar
Ninguém é igual a ninguém
Sempre válido lembrar que
Padrão é o caralho

2022, “Padrão É O Caralho”, performed by Black Pantera:

Feel good about yourself
Don't be a slave to a mirror
In a world of vanity
Who decides who's ugly?
Important to realize
And also to accept
No one is equal to anyone
Always valid to remember that
The norm is bullshit

(vulgar) shit; crap; worthless stuff or thing


argelino

pt-noun

argelino m (plural argelinos, feminine argelina, feminine plural argelinas)

argelinos (plural)
argelina (feminine)
argelinas (feminine plural)


banquete

Borrowed from French banquet, from Italian banchetto (“light repast between meals, snack eaten on a small bench”, literally “a small bench”), from banco (“bench”), from Lombardic bank, or possibly from an equivalent Germanic root, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”).


felpa

From Late Latin faluppa, through Old French felpe, perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt. Compare Italian and Spanish felpa.

down (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)

down (fine, short hair found in certain areas of the body)

scale (soft fur that covers some vegetables)


arrecife

Arabic الرَصِيف (ar-raṣīf, “the platform”).


confisco

confiscation (the act or process of confiscating something)


dracma

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).


positivismo

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

bor+

(philosophy) positivism (philosophical doctrine)


contribuição

[kõ.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin contribūtiōnem, influenced by contribuir.


strass

paste (glass containing lead, used to imitate diamonds)


zettabyte

Unadapted borrowing from English zettabyte.

ubor

(computing) zettabyte (one sixtillion bytes)


liberdade

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese liberdade, borrowed from Latin lībertātem.


tórax

From Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).


futurologia

pt-noun

futurologia f (usually uncountable, plural futurologias)

futurology (forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society)


marcador

marcador m (plural marcadores, feminine marcadora, feminine plural marcadoras)

marcadores (plural)
marcadora (feminine)
marcadoras (feminine plural)

[mɐɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]

[mɐɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]

marker (someone or something that marks)


marcador

[mɐɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]

[mɐɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]


diplomata

diplomata m or f by sense (plural diplomatas)

Borrowed from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).


dissidente

pt-noun

dissidente m or f by sense (plural dissidentes)

dissident (person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws)


termostato

Varying stress alteration of termóstato.


marta

From French marte, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþ.


encefalite

(pathology) encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)


cordierite

European Portuguese standard spelling of cordierita.


fodido

fodido m (plural fodidos, feminine fodida, feminine plural fodidas)

fodidos (plural)
fodida (feminine)
fodidas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fodido／fodudo. By surface analysis, foder + -ido.

inh+

Hoje poderia viver tranqüilo só de aluguéis. Voltei a morar na casinha da minha avó, comecei a lavar automóveis, resolvi esquecer o futebol. Passado é passado: hoje sou um fodido e é isso aí que tenho que encarar.

1980, Sinval Medina, Liberdade condicional, Rio de Janeiro: Codecri, page 149:

wretch (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)


condimento

Borrowed from Latin condīmentum, from condiō (“to spice, to season”).

condiment (something used to enhance flavor)


talian

Borrowed from Venetian tałian (“Italian”).

Talian, the Venetian dialect spoken in Brazil


embolia

(pathology) embolism (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)


faina

From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena.

Começa o rude trabalho. / Que faina honrada e feliz! / Inda molhados de orvalho, / Flamejam, em cada galho. / Os bagos como rubis.

1920, Paulo Setúbal, “Os colonos”, in Alma Cabocla:


estrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese estrado, from Latin strātum. Compare the borrowing estrato.


andradite

[ɐ̃.dɾɐˈði.tɨ]

European Portuguese standard spelling of andradita.


blogosfera

/ˌblɔ.ɡoʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ˌblɔ.ɡuʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

[ˌblɔ.ɣuʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ]

(Internet) blogosphere (the totality of blogs)


multimédia

(Portugal) multimedia (the use of different media to convey information)


galante

Borrowed from French galant. Doublet of galã.


caravana

(collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)

(Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)


revólver

/ʁɨˈvɔl.vɛɾ/

[ʁɨˈvɔɫ.vɛɾ]

/ʁɨˈvɔl.vɛɾ/

[ʁɨˈvɔɫ.vɛɾ]

/ʁɨˈbɔl.bɛɾ/

[ʁɨˈβɔɫ.βɛɾ]

revolver (a handgun with revolving chambers)


bufete

Borrowed from French buffet. Doublet of bufê.

buffet (food laid out so diners may serve themselves)

tuck shop (place in a school where snacks are sold)


narguilé

Borrowed from French narguilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile).

hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)


observador

pt-noun

observador m (plural observadores, feminine observadora, feminine plural observadoras)

observadores (plural)
observadora (feminine)
observadoras (feminine plural)

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.vɐˈðoɾ]

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.vɐˈðoɾ]

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.βɐˈðoɾ]

Learned borrowing from Latin observātōrem. By surface analysis, observar + -dor.

lbor

observer (someone who observes something)

observer (person sent as a representative to monitor but not to participate in an event)


implante

implant (anything surgically implanted in the body)


luterano

pt-noun

luterano m (plural luteranos, feminine luterana, feminine plural luteranas)

luteranos (plural)
luterana (feminine)
luteranas (feminine plural)

From Martinho Lutero (“Martin Luther”) + -ano (“-an”).

af

Lutheran (member of the Lutheran church)


logaritmo

logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x)


bandido

bandit, thug, criminal, outlaw (person who engages in unlawful behavior)


géiser

pt-noun

géiser m (plural géiseres or (less common) géisers)

géiseres (plural)
géisers (plural uncommon)

Borrowed from English geyser, from Geysir (“Gusher”), the Icelandic name of a particular geyser in Iceland, from the verb geysa (“to gush”).

(geology) geyser (boiling spring which throws jets of water)


pesadelo

From pesado (“heavy”) + -elo. Compare Spanish pesadilla.


musicologia

musicologia f (usually uncountable, plural musicologias)


anacronismo

Learned borrowing from New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós).

der

ἀναχρονισμός

anachronism (mistake of attributing to one era what belongs to another)

anachronism (something typical of a different era)


néon

pt-noun

néon m (plural (Portugal) néones or (Brazil) néons)

néones (Portugal plural)
néons (Brazil plural)

(chemistry, uncountable) neon (element with the atomic number of 10)


neuma

(music) neume (sign used in early musical notation)


marquesa

From marquês (“marquess”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

female equivalent of marquês, marchioness (wife of a marquess)


australiana

female equivalent of australiano (“Australian”)


vinha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vinha, from Latin vīnea.


riste

(historical) lance rest: a piece of iron that held a horseman's spear


sovaco

From Old Galician-Portuguese, of obscure origin. Compare Catalan and Spanish sobaco.


actinolite

actinolites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


alienante

pt-noun

alienante m or f by sense (plural alienantes)

(law) alienor; alienator (person who alienates a property)


descarga

/d͡ʒiʃˈkaʁ.ɡɐ/

/dɨʃˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/

[dɨʃˈkaɾ.ɣɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese descárrega, deverbal from descarregar.

inh+

(law) release from obligation or encumbrance

(Brazil) flush (automatic cleansing of a toilet)


definição

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfīnītiōnem. By surface analysis, definir + -ção.


motor home

/ˈmɔ.toʁ ˈʁõ/

/ˈmɔ.toʁ ˈʁõ/

/ˈmɔ.toɾ ˈʁõ/

/ˈmɔ.toʁ ˈʁõ/

[ˈmɔ.toʁ ˈχõ]

/ˈmɔ.toɻ ˈʁõ/

Unadapted borrowing from English motor home.


orelhas

/ɔˈɾɐ(j).ʎɐʃ/

/ɔˈɾɐ(j).ʎɐʃ/


airedale

pt-noun

airedale m or f by sense (plural airedales)

Airedale Terrier (a breed of large, rough-haired dog)


educação

→ Tetum: edukasaun

Learned borrowing from Latin ēducātiōnem. By surface analysis, educar + -ção.


confirmação

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem. By surface analysis, confirmar + -ção.


colhão

From Old Galician-Portuguese colhon, from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Cognate with Galician colló, Spanish cojón.

(vulgar, usually in the plural) bollock, ball (a testicle)


indicação

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin indicātiōnem. By surface analysis, indicar + -ção.


equívoco

From Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal, ambiguous”).


iniciação

Learned borrowing from Latin initiātiōnem. By surface analysis, iniciar + -ção.


informação

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfōrmātiōnem. By surface analysis, informar + -ção.


curativo

From Medieval Latin cūrātīvus. By surface analysis, curar + -tivo.

bandage, medicine or cataplasm placed on a wound


aprepitant

(pharmacology) aprepitant (drug used to prevent nausea following chemotherapy)


segredo

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secreto.


moralismo

moralism (exaggerated preoccupation with morals)


operadora

[ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


presidenta

From presidente (“president”) + -a (“feminine suffix”).


rótulo

Learned borrowing from Latin rotulus, diminutive of rota (“wheel”).

label (name categorising someone as part of a group)


brasiliano

pt-noun

brasiliano m (plural brasilianos, feminine brasiliana, feminine plural brasilianas)

brasilianos (plural)
brasiliana (feminine)
brasilianas (feminine plural)

(rare) Brazilian (person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent)


falange

Borrowed from Latin phalangem (“phalanx”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.

der

(military, historical, Ancient Greece) phalanx


pornógrafo

pt-noun

pornógrafo m (plural pornógrafos, feminine pornógrafa, feminine plural pornógrafas)

pornógrafos (plural)
pornógrafa (feminine)
pornógrafas (feminine plural)


nigeriano

nigeriano m (plural nigerianos, feminine nigeriana, feminine plural nigerianas)

nigerianos (plural)
nigeriana (feminine)
nigerianas (feminine plural)


analgia

(medicine) analgesia (absence of the sense of pain)


cantaria

(architecture) ashlar (large cuboid stone)


cantada

(colloquial) an attempt to seduce someone by flattery

(colloquial, by extension) pick-up line, an expression usually said to achieve that goal, often by combining comedy and compliment


quadra

Quadra festiva.

(Brazil) large square compound where samba schools practice


thema

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


patriarca

From Old Galician-Portuguese patriarca, patriarcha, borrowed from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”).

der

(sociology) patriarch (male head of a community or household)

(ecclesiastical, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism) patriarch (highest rank of bishop)


gude

From gode (“small pebble”), from French godet, from Dutch kodde (“pole”).


angostura

/ɐ̃.ɡoʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/


paru

angelfish (a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae)


massai

one of the Maasai (a people of Kenya and Tanzania)


massai

Maasai (Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Maasai people)


cápsula

(pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)

(physiology) capsule (membranous envelope)

(astronautics) capsule (part of spacecraft containing crew’s living space)


fábula

Learned borrowing from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited fala.


passas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


faringite

(pathology) pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx)


recitativo

(music) recitative (dialogue in an opera)


grandeza

/ɡɾɐ̃ˈde.zɐ/

greatness (the quality of being great, big)

greatness (the quality of being great, magnanimous, important)

(mathematics) magnitude (number assigned to something)


faringe

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pharyngem, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “throat”).


segmento

seguimento (Brazil, with epenthetic /i/)


multidão

[muʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin multitudinem.

slbor

Encontrei-o na multidão.

multitude, heap (a great number or large quantity of things)


falsificador

pt-noun

falsificador m (plural falsificadores, feminine falsificadora, feminine plural falsificadoras)

falsificadores (plural)
falsificadora (feminine)
falsificadoras (feminine plural)

counterfeiter (a person who creates forgeries), forger


monárquico

monarchist (an advocate of, or believer in, monarchy)


linguagem

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lĩˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese lenguage, borrowed from Old Occitan lenguatge, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Classical Latin lingua.

language (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)

linguagem formal

language (wording, choice of words; style)

language (a particular language used by a group of people, spoken or written)

Eu não entendo a linguaguem médica.

jargon (language characteristic of a particular group)

linguagem de programação

programming language
programming language


galês

galês m (plural galeses, feminine galesa, feminine plural galesas)

galeses (plural)
galesa (feminine)
galesas (feminine plural)

From Gales + -ês, from Old English Wealas.

Welshman (man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales)


seguinte

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguinte, from Latin sequentem (“following”), present active participle of sequor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

der

following (something to be mentioned immediately after)


áureo

Learned borrowing from Latin aureus (“golden”), from aurum (“gold”), from Proto-Italic *auzom.

lbor

(historical, Ancient Rome) aureus (gold coin worth 25 denarii)


obelisco

obelisk (a tall stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)


quadrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese quadrado, from Latin quadrātus (“squared”), perfect passive participle of quadrō (“to make square”), from quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

square (object in which the dominant surface is square-shaped)

Quatro é o quadrado do dois.

(mathematics) square (the second power of a number)

(typography) square (metallic piece used in typography to open and close paragraphs and establish white spaces)

(zoology) bone or cartilaginous structure that interferes with the articulation of the jaw with the skull, and which, in mammals, is transformed into the ear ossicle called the incus

(military, archaic) square-like combat formation adopted in battle when troops are at risk of being involved


querosene

Kadiwéu: giliojeenio

Borrowed from French kérosène (“kerosene”).


saxão

pt-noun

saxão m (plural saxões, feminine saxã, feminine plural saxãs)

saxões (plural)
saxã (feminine)
saxãs (feminine plural)

[sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin Saxōnem (“a Saxon”), from Proto-Germanic *Sahsô, probably originally a derivative of *sahsą (“rock, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

bor+

Saxon (member of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe)

(uncountable) Saxon (language of the Saxons)

Saxon (individual from the German state of Saxony)


cadeia

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadẽa, from Latin catēna. Compare Galician cadea, Spanish cadena, and English chain. Doublet of the direct borrowing catena.

chain (series of interconnected rings or links)

Então, veja, para ficar muito claro, eu acho que se alguém roubar deve ir para a cadeia sendo do PT ou não sendo do PT, sendo católico ou evangélico, sabe?

2019 May 22, Glenn Greenwald, quoting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “Glenn Greenwald entrevista Lula: ‘Bolsonaro é a velha política, eu sou a nova’”, in The Intercept:

Listen, let me be crystal clear: I think if someone steals, they should go to jail, whether they’re PT or not, whether they’re Catholic or evangelical, you know?

prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)


duplo

pt-noun

duplo m (plural duplos, feminine dupla, feminine plural duplas)

duplos (plural)
dupla (feminine)
duplas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin dūplus (“double”). Compare dobro, an inherited doublet.


dourado

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dourado (past participle of dourar), or from Latin dēaurātus, or from dē- + aurātus (“golden”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare Galician dourado, Spanish dorado, French doré.


irmão

pt-noun

irmão m (plural irmãos, feminine irmã, feminine plural irmãs)

irmãos (plural)
irmã (feminine)
irmãs (feminine plural)

Kabuverdianu: armum, armun, irma, irmon

Papiamentu: ruman

→ Japanese: イルマン (iruman)

→ Konkani: इर्मांव (irmā̃v)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese irmão (“brother”), from Vulgar Latin germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of siblings”), from germen (“sprout, bud”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, to give birth”). Cognate with Galician irmán, Mirandese armano, Asturian hermanu, Spanish hermano, Aragonese chirmán, Italian germano, Venetian zarman and Catalan germà. Doublet of hermano.

der

O meu irmão mais velho vai casar-se.

Eu tenho quatro irmãos, dois irmãos e duas irmãs.

I have four siblings, two brothers and two sisters.

sibling (person having the same parents as another)

Irmão Maynard, leia o primeiro versículo do Livro dos Armamentos.

Brother Maynard, read the first verse from the Book of Armaments.

Esse cara é meu irmão.


cortiça

pt-noun

cortiça f (usually uncountable, plural cortiças)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortiça, from Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus (“of cork, of bark”), from cortex (“bark, cork”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker- (“cut”). Doublet of cortíceo.

(botany) cork (tissue between the bark and cambium of woody plants)


táctica

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


dronte

Raphus cucullatus
Raphus cucullatus#Translingual


curiosidade

curiosity; inquisitiveness (the tendency to want to investigate things)

curiosity (an interesting object or piece of information)

indiscretion (lack of respect for other’s privacy)


ubiqüidade

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1990/Portugal 1945) of ubiquidade.


omnipresença

omnipresenças (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


aminopeptidase

aminopeptidase f (plural aminopeptidases)

(biochemistry) aminopeptidase (any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid)


família

Borrowed from Latin familia (“household, family”).

bor+

family; nuclear family (a father, mother and their sons and daughters)


trapezoide

(geometry) trapezium (polygon without parallel sides)


manobra

Borrowed from French manœuvre, from Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manœuvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from Latin manū (“by hand”) + operor (“to work”).


solista

pt-noun

solista m or f by sense (plural solistas)

(music) soloist (musician who performs alone)


onipresença

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnipresença.


suéter

suéter m (plural suéteres or (rare) suéters)


rolha

Inherited from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of rótula. Cognate with Galician rolla.


lisboeta

pt-noun

lisboeta m or f by sense (plural lisboetas)

Catalan: lisboeta

French: lisboète

Galician: lisboeta

Spanish: lisboeta


exposição

Learned borrowing from Latin expositiōnem (“exposition”). By surface analysis, expor + -ção.

lbor

exposition (the act of exposing something)

exposition; disclosure (the act of revealing hidden information)

exhibition; exposition (public display of objects)


substância

Borrowed from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“stand under; exist”), from sub + stō (“stand”). Doublet of sustância and sustança.

bor+

substance (the essential part of anything)

(of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking


ferramenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin ferrāmenta, from the plural of Latin ferrāmentum.

tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)


tiorba

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɦ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[ˈt͡ʃjɔɦ.bɐ]

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɦ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[ˈt͡ʃjɔɦ.bɐ]

/t͡ʃiˈɔɾ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɾ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔɾ.bɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔʁ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɻ.ba]

(music) theorbo (baroque instrument of the lute family)


cozinheiro

pt-noun

cozinheiro m (plural cozinheiros, feminine cozinheira, feminine plural cozinheiras)

cozinheiros (plural)
cozinheira (feminine)
cozinheiras (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *coquīnārium, or a later formation corresponding to cozinha + -eiro.

cook (a person who prepares food for a living)


renegado

renegado m (plural renegados, feminine renegada, feminine plural renegadas)

renegados (plural)
renegada (feminine)
renegadas (feminine plural)

Past participle of renegar (“to renege”).

renegade (person who betrays or deserts his cause)


vômito

Learned borrowing from Latin vomitus (“vomit”), perfect passive participle of vomō (“to vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”).

der

vomit (regurgitated former contents of a stomach)


urólogo

pt-noun

urólogo m (plural urólogos, feminine uróloga, feminine plural urólogas)

urólogos (plural)
uróloga (feminine)
urólogas (feminine plural)


toco

Unknown. Compare Spanish tueco (“stump”), tocón (“stump”) and Galician toco (“burrow, stump”).

stub, stump (something cut short, blunted, or stunted)


preço

From Old Galician-Portuguese preço, prez, from Latin pretium (“price”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”).

price (cost required to gain possession of something)


cardiólogo

cardiólogo m (plural cardiólogos, feminine cardióloga, feminine plural cardiólogas)

cardiólogos (plural)
cardióloga (feminine)
cardiólogas (feminine plural)


raposa

Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), probably from rabo (“tail”), from Latin rāpum (“turnip”) + -ōsus, and influenced by descendants of rapiō (“snatch, grab”).

– Os homens, disse a raposa, têm fuzis e caçam. É bem incômodo!

2015, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, O Pequeno Príncipe, Pelekanos Books, →ISBN:

“The men”, said the fox, “have rifles and they hunt. It’s quite bothersome!”

fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America)

(Brazil, regional) opossum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae)

(usually derogatory) fox (a sly or cunning person)


alcachofra

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršūf, “artichoke”).

bor+

اَلْخَرْشُوف

artichoke (an edible plant related to the thistle)


estado-unidense

pt-noun

estado-unidense m or f by sense (plural estado-unidenses)

From Estados Unidos (“United States”) + -ense.

suffix

(Brazil) citizen of the United States of America


acústica

acoustics (quality of a space for doing music)

(physics) acoustics (the science of sounds)


pêssego

Kabuverdianu: pésigu

Macanese: péscu

From Old Galician-Portuguese pessego, from Latin persicum (“peach”), from Persia (“Persia”). Doublet of alperce and pérsico.


cardápio

Ultimately from Latin charta (“chart, paper”) + daps (“meal”).

(uncountable) menu (details of the food to be served at a banquet)

a printed list of dishes offered by a restaurant


comportamentismo

behaviourism (approach to psychology focusing on behaviour)


espaço

Probably borrowed from Latin spatium. Compare Spanish espacio.

(mathematics) generalized construct or set

(astronomy) universe beyond the earth's atmosphere; outer space

(typography) gap between written characters

espaço pessoal
espaço pessoal#Portuguese

Ellipsis of espaço pessoal (“personal freedom”).

barra de espaço
barra de espaço#Portuguese

(computing) Ellipsis of barra de espaço.


cachimbo

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from Kimbundu kixima (“cistern, tank”).


picolé

→ Hunsrik: Pikolee

Unknown. Perhaps related to picar (“to sting”).

(Brazil) ice pop (ice cream or frozen fruit juice on a stick)


coprofilia

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros) + -filia.

(biology) coprophilia (quality or condition of coprophile)

(psychology) coprophilia (psychopathological interest in excrement or fecal matter, particularly in association with the erotic and/or sexual sphere)


flagrante

/flɐˈɡɾɐ̃.tɨ/

[flɐˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨ]

Borrowed from Latin flagrantem (“burning”).

bor+

(law) the act of catching a crime in the act


egocentrismo

pt-noun

egocentrismo m (usually uncountable, plural egocentrismos)

egocentrism (following ones egotistical desires)


flautista

flautista m or f by sense (plural flautistas)


cosmonauta

cosmonauta m or f by sense (plural cosmonautas)

Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -nauta.

bor+

cosmonaut (an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one)


misandria

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), by analogy with misoginia (“misogyny”).

lbor

misandry (hatred of or prejudice against men)


endogamia

endogamy (the practice of marrying within one’s own social group)


recorde

O recorde mundial de salto em altura é de 2,45 metros.

The world record in high-jump is 2.45 metres.

O Everest detém o recorde de montanha mais alta.

Everest holds the record of highest mountain.

record (most extreme known value of some achievement)


ligação

[li.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ligātiōnem. By surface analysis, ligar + -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

(chemistry) bond (link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)


ocupação

Learned borrowing from Latin occupātiōnem. By surface analysis, ocupar + -ção.


ajuda

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

Quer ajuda?


gaélico

any Goidelic language (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, or Manx Gaelic)


ordem

desc

→ Makalero: orde (“announcement, notification”)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordin, orden, from Latin ōrdinem.

(uncountable) order (the state of being well arranged)

(mathematics) order (number of elements in a set or related structure)

(mathematics) order (highest exponent in a polynomial)

(Christianity) sacrament which makes someone member of the clergy


hífen

pt-noun

hífen m (plural (Portugal) hífenes or (Brazil) hifens)

hífenes (Portugal plural)
hifens (Brazil plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen, from Ancient Greek ὑφέν (huphén, “together”).


craque

Borrowed from English crack (“one who excels”).

bor+

Ele é um craque no futebol.


craque

Borrowed from English crack (“crack cocaine, computer program”).

(computing) crack (computer program for bypassing license-related and other restrictions)

(onomatopoeia) crack (sharp sound made when solid material breaks)


réu

pt-noun

réu m (plural réus, feminine ré, feminine plural rés)

réus (plural)
ré (feminine)
rés (feminine plural)

(law) defendant (person prosecuted or sued)


função

Borrowed from Latin functiōnem (“performance, execution”).


amerício

pt-noun

amerício m (usually uncountable, plural amerícios)

Borrowed from English americium, coined by Glenn T. Seaborg in 1944.

(chemistry) americium (chemical element with atomic number 95)


paládio

Learned borrowing from Latin Palladium (the image of Pallas that protected Troy), from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον (Palládion), from Παλλάς (Pallás).


paládio

paládio m (usually uncountable, plural paládios)

(chemistry, uncountable) palladium (chemical element)


psicometria

(parapsychology) psychometry (ability to discover information about an object’s past)

(psychology) psychometry (use of psychological tests to measure personal traits)


ruína

From Old Galician-Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“to collapse”).

the process of becoming financially ruined

(uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)

ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)


ununséptio

From Latin ūnus (“one”) (twice) + Latin septem (“seven”) + -io (“-ium”), after the element’s atomic number 117.

af

ununseptium (element with atomic number 117)


psicopatologia

(uncountable, medicine) psychopathology (study of mental illnesses)

(medicine) mental disorder; mental illnesses


sinestesia

(neurology, psychology) synaesthesia (phenomenon whereby a sensory stimulus triggers a different kind of sensation)

(narratology) synaesthesia (description of a sensation in the terms of another)


linha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish liña, and Catalan llinya.

inh+

[...] atirava então o novello de linha para cima da mesa, espetando-lhe raivosamente as agulhas de meia

1887, José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, A Reliquia, Porto: Typographia de A. J. da Silva Teixeira:

—… thus he had thrown the thread hank on the table, piercing it angrily with sock needles.

(mathematics) line, a straight path through two or more points

—Pessimamente! gritou Ega. Com expressões de compaixão; sem linha nenhuma; estendido por cima do piano; agarrando com a mão no sapato...

1888, José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Os Maias: Episódios da Vida Romântica, Porto: Livraria Internacional de Ernesto Chardron, →ISBN:

—Awefully! Ega cried. - With expressions of compassion; without a line; extended over the piano; gripping with the hand in the shoe.

line, a thin wrinkle or crease in skin, fabric, &c.

line, a straight marking of longitude or latitude

Por cima, no parapeito de velludo da galeria, corria outra linha de senhoras com vestidos claros, abanando-se mollemente;

Above, in the gallery’s velvet parapet, ran another line of ladies with light dresses, fanning themselves lightly.

line, a queue or sequence of people or objects

Uma linha bastaria:—«Meu querido Carlos, não te zangues, desculpa, foi brincadeira.»

One line would be enough:—“My dear Carl, don’t be angry, sorry, it was a joke.”

(typography, design) line, a row of text

product line, a series of related products

telephone line, a physical telephone connection or a single telephony account

fishing line, a line used to catch or hang fish

Como queria ella, n'uma linha de caminho de ferro em que se encontra constantemente gente conhecida, apear-se com elle na estação de Santarem, [...]

As she wanted, in a railroad track in which one constantly finds people one knows, to exit the train with him at the Santarém station, …

line, a railroad or other mass transportation route

(historical, measure) linha, Portuguese line, a former small unit of length about equal to 2.3 mm


risco

line (threadlike mark of writing instrument)


risco

Borrowed from French risque or Spanish risco.

(uncountable) risk (likelihood of a negative outcome)


napolitano

pt-noun

napolitano m (plural napolitanos, feminine napolitana, feminine plural napolitanas)

napolitanos (plural)
napolitana (feminine)
napolitanas (feminine plural)

From Italian napoletano, from Latin neāpolītānus.

Neapolitan (inhabitant or resident of Naples)


bossa

Borrowed from French bosse (“hump, lump, small elevation”).

bor+

(anatomy) hump (rounded mass, as in a camel)


operação

/ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin operātiōnem. By surface analysis, operar + -ção.

lbor

operation (method by which a device performs its function)


maneira

From Old Galician-Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”), from manus (“hand”); corresponding to mão + -eira. Compare Galician maneira, Spanish and Catalan manera, French manière, English manner, Romanian mâner.

inh

manner; way (particular method of doing something)


umbigo

From Old Galician-Portuguese umbiigo, from Latin umbilīcus.

(anatomy) navel (indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals)


floresta

Ultimately from Early Medieval Latin foresta. Influenced by flor (“flower”).

Meronym: árvore


navio

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese navio, from Latin nāvigium (“vessel; boat”), from nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Galician and Spanish navío.


ordinário

pt-noun

ordinário m (plural ordinários, feminine ordinária, feminine plural ordinárias)

ordinários (plural)
ordinária (feminine)
ordinárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin ōrdinārius, from ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”) + -ārius, from Proto-Italic *ored(h)- (“to arrange”), of unknown origin.

(Roman Catholicism) prelate (a clergyman of high rank and authority)


agulha

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

der

needle (thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph)

(architecture) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)

(rail transport) switch; point (movable section of railroad track)


beijo

Kabuverdianu: beje, beju

From Old Galician-Portuguese beijo, from Vulgar Latin *baisu(m), from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European *bu.

(Brazil, Central and Northern Portugal) -ejʒu


careca

Unknown. Suggested derivations include:
* From carecer (“to lack”) + -eca.


sanduíche

pt-noun

sanduíche (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural sanduíches)

From English sandwich, after the Earl of Sandwich, a town in Kent.

(Brazil, slang) a situation where there are too many people or objects packed together


aço

Back-formation from aceiro (“steely”), from Old Galician-Portuguese açeyro (14th century), from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs.


pé-de-cabra

crowbar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, jemmy bar, prybar, pinchbar, nail bar (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart)

(botany) Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as beach morning glory or goat's foot


microeconomia

(economics) microeconomics (small-scale economic activities)


pulmão

[puʊ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin pulmōnem (“lung”), possibly borrowed.


aipo

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens#Translingual


furacão

[fu.ɾaˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, from Taíno *hurakā (“hurricane”).

O grupo central de ilhas do arquipélago dos Açores está a ser fustigado pelas chuvas que acompanham o trajecto do furacão Ophelia através do Oceano Atlântico. Na ilha do Pico, uma das cinco que compõem o grupo central, em apenas cinco horas caíram 51 litros de água por metro quadrado […]

2017 October 14, Victor Ferreira, “Furacão Ophelia mergulhou ilha do Pico em chuva intensa e sobe para categoria 3”, in Público:

The central group of islands in the Azores archipelago is being battered by the rains that accompany Hurricane Ophelia's path across the Atlantic Ocean. On the island of Pico, one of the five that make up the central group, 51 liters of water fell per square meter in just five hours …


ouros

ouros m or m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)

→ Swahili: uru

Plural of ouro (“gold”). Originally the suit was represented by gold coins. Eventually the design changed to that of a lozenge, but the name was kept.

(card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)


salada

Borrowed from French salade (“salad”), from Northern Italian salada, salata, from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from Latin saliō (“to salt”).

salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables)

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa#Translingual

(Portugal, popular) lettuce (Lactuca sativa)


ervilha

From Latin ervilia (“type of vetch”). Compare Spanish arveja and ervilla.


cebola

Kabuverdianu: sabóla

Macanese: sabola

→ Kayapó: xibôrô

→ Malayalam: സവാള (savāḷa)

→ Wolof: soble

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cebola, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare Galician cebola, Asturian and Spanish cebolla.

inh+

onion (a monocotyledonous plant of the genus Allium allied to garlic, used as a vegetable and a spice)


gongo

Borrowed from Malay gong, of onomatopoeic origin.


endereço

Deverbal from endereçar (“to address”), ultimately from Latin dīrectus (“straight”).


percebe

From Medieval Latin pollicipedem, from Latin pollicem "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".


centauro

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).


buda

Se eu vou pro pife-pafe, eu passo a mão no buda. Se eu vou para as corridas, no buda eu passo a mão.

1947 October 24, Haroldo Lobo, Benedito Lacerda (lyrics and music), “Comprei um Buda”, performed by Aracy de Almeida ft. Conjunto Regional de Benedito Lacerda:


proxeneta

pt-noun

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

Borrowed from French proxénète, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

É verdade que antes de ser famoso você era proxeneta do teu pai e sevandija da tua mãe?

2003, “Máquina da Verdade – Programa do Urso” (02:38 from the start), in Miryam Rahme, director, Hermes e Renato, season 5, episode 13, spoken by Urso (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:

Is it true that before you were famous you were your father's pimp and your mother's freeloader?


fazenda

Kadiwéu: bajeenda

Russian: фазенда (fazenda)

From Old Galician-Portuguese fazenda, from Latin facienda, form of faciendus (“which is to do”), from faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Cognate with Spanish hacienda.

der

farm (a place where agricultural activities take place)

Ministério da Fazenda


borracha

→ Hunsrik: Borasch

Borrowed from Spanish borracha (“wineskin”); because native Amazonians used rubber to make waterskins, the meaning began to apply to the substance.

bor+

(uncountable) rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)

eraser (thing used to remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil)


explorador

pt-noun

explorador m (plural exploradores, feminine exploradora, feminine plural exploradoras)

exploradores (plural)
exploradora (feminine)
exploradoras (feminine plural)


grão-de-bico

[ˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈbi.ku]

[ˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈbi.ku]

[ˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de ˈbi.ko]

[ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈβi.ku]


sobremesa

dessert (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)

(figurative) the last event in a series of good events


reação

[χe.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From French réaction, from Latin reactiōnem, from the verb reago, from re- (“again”) + ago (“to act”).

reaction (action in response to an event)


sálvia

From the New Latin genus name Salvia, from Latin salvia (“sage”), from salvus (“safe”).


integração

[ĩ.te.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɨ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tɨ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin integrātiōnem. By surface analysis, integrar + -ção.

lbor

integration (act or process of making whole or entire)

integration (process of fitting into a community)


mensagem

→ Hunsrik: Mënsaasch

→ Tetun Dili: mensajen

[mẽˈsa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missaticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”).

message (concept or information conveyed)

message (underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something)


sábio

pt-noun

sábio m (plural sábios, feminine sábia, feminine plural sábias)

sábios (plural)
sábia (feminine)
sábias (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese sabio (“wise”), from Latin sapĭdus (“wise”), from sapiō (“to be wise”, literally “to taste of”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try, to research”).


crisol

crucible (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)

crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)


alquimista

pt-noun

alquimista m or f by sense (plural alquimistas)


sessão

session (a period devoted to a particular activity)


baseado

(chiefly Brazil) joint (marijuana cigarette)


voluntário

voluntário m (plural voluntários, feminine voluntária, feminine plural voluntárias)

voluntários (plural)
voluntária (feminine)
voluntárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin voluntārius (“volunteer; willing”), from volō (“to want”).

lbor

volunteer (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service)

(military) volunteer (one who enters into military service voluntarily)


antídoto

Learned borrowing from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return, repay”).


cerne

heartwood (wood nearer the heart of a stem)

kernel (core or essence of an object or system)

(figurative) main (the most important part of something)


ocorrência

Borrowed from Medieval Latin occurrentia. By surface analysis, ocorrer + -ência.

bor+

occurrence (actual instance where a situation arises)

Este local tem uma alta ocorrência de malária.

This location has a high incidence of malaria.

(uncountable) the intensity or quantity of something which occurs in a specific location or point in time; incidence


nobre

From Old Galician-Portuguese nobre, from Latin nōbilis (“noble”), from nōscō (“to know; to recognise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.


válvula

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)

(anatomy) valve (a membrane which permits the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction)

the regulator of a steam engine or pressure cooker

(botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)


pantomima

pantomime (type of musical comedy stage production)


matriz

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

lbor

(mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)

(computing) matrix (two-dimensional array)

engraved block of wood or medal used in printing

stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction

igreja matriz

church with other churches under its jurisdiction


estadista

pt-noun

estadista m or f by sense (plural estadistas)

statesman / stateswoman (person who is a leader in national or international affairs)


refrigerador

/ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

/ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)


recruta

recruta m or f by sense (plural recrutas)

(military) recruit (a newly enlisted soldier)

(by extension) any newly enlisted or enrolled person


ELA

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lou Gehrig's disease
Lou Gehrig's disease

Acronym of esclerose lateral amiotrófica (“ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)”), Lou Gehrig's disease


abano

→ Spanish: abano

From a- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).

fan (hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself)

the act of waving (moving something back and forth repeatedly)


prisioneiro

prisioneiro m (plural prisioneiros, feminine prisioneira, feminine plural prisioneiras)

prisioneiros (plural)
prisioneira (feminine)
prisioneiras (feminine plural)

From French prisonnier (“prisoner”), from prison (“prison”), from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize”).

prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)

(figuratively) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)


colostro

colostro m (usually uncountable, plural colostros)

Borrowed from Latin colostrum. Compare the regional inherited doublet crosto.


genti

Eye dialect spelling of gente, representing Brazil Portuguese.


coqueiro

→ Edo: ekokodia

→ Yoruba: kòkodìà

→ Urhobo: ukokodia

→ Itsekiri: kokodie


ética

Borrowed from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), feminine of ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

(philosophy) ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)

ethics (the standards that govern the conduct of a person)


aborígene

aborígene m or f by sense (plural aborígenes)

aborigine (original inhabitant of a region)

(specifically) Aboriginal (original inhabitant of Australia)


joalheiro

joalheiro m (plural joalheiros, feminine joalheira, feminine plural joalheiras)

joalheiros (plural)
joalheira (feminine)
joalheiras (feminine plural)

/ʒwɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/

/ʒwɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/

Borrowed from French joaillier (“jeweller”), assimilated to the suffix -eiro.

bor+

jeweller (person who works with precious stones)


abortista

pt-noun

abortista m or f by sense (plural abortistas)

abortionist (one who favours abortion being legal)


arroz de festa

arroz de festa m (plural arrozes de festa)


epíteto

Borrowed from Latin epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton), neuter form of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “added”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, to place”).


abridor

abridor m (plural abridores, feminine abridora, feminine plural abridoras)

abridores (plural)
abridora (feminine)
abridoras (feminine plural)


abridor

(US, CA) can opener/can-opener, (UK, AU) tin opener/tin-opener (device to open tin cans)


abolicionista

abolicionista m or f by sense (plural abolicionistas)

abolitionist (person who favors the abolition)


soja

From Satsuma Japanese そや (soya), a variant of standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu). Doublet of shoyu.

soybean; soy (Glycine max, a legume plant)

soybean; soy (seeds of the soybean plant)


accionista

accionista m or f by sense (plural accionistas)

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


abstinente

abstinente m or f by sense (plural abstinentes)


TPC

Já acabaste o TPC?

trabalho para casa
trabalho para casa#Portuguese


académico

académico m (plural académicos, feminine académica, feminine plural académicas)

académicos (plural)
académica (feminine)
académicas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin acadēmicus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós), from Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía, the location where Plato taught).


incómodo

incómodos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin incommodus. By surface analysis, in- + cómodo.


acelerador

[ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.sɨ.lɐ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.sɨ.lɐ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

accelerator (a device for causing acceleration)


óxido

(chemistry) oxide (binary compound of oxygen)


antera

(botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of a flower’s stamen)


darwinista

darwinista m or f by sense (plural darwinistas)


oponente

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem. By surface analysis, opor + -ente.


taxista

taxista m or f by sense (plural taxistas)

taxi driver (person who drives a taxicab)


escritura

From Old Galician-Portuguese escriptura, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”).


humanista

pt-noun

humanista m or f by sense (plural humanistas)


corrector

corrector m (plural correctores, feminine correctora, feminine plural correctoras)

correctores (plural)
correctora (feminine)
correctoras (feminine plural)

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


randevu

Borrowed from French rendez-vous. Doublet of rendez-vous.

Eu liberei as filmagens achando que seria um bangue-bangue, na verdade era um filme de viado! Hoje o filme é um sucesso e a nossa cidade um randevu!

2008, Hermes e Renato, “Muito Além de Brokeback” (5:31 from the start), in Tela Class, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Dr. Artur (Marco Antônio Alves), São Paulo, satirical dubbing of Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin, via MTV Brasil:

I let them shoot it thinking it would be a western, but in the end it was a gay movie! Nowadays the movie is a success and our town is a brothel!


légua

Kadiwéu: leegoa

From Late Latin leuga (“Gaulish league, the distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Cognate with Spanish and Galician legua and Catalan llegua.

inh

(historical) legua, Portuguese league, a traditional unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m

(historical) metric league, a unit of distance equal to exactly 5 km used immediately after Portuguese metricization


arpente

arpent (a traditional unit of area, having various official measures)


banquisa

Borrowed from French banquise. Compare Spanish banquisa.


catgirl

/ˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈɡɐɹw/

/ˌkɛt͡ʃˈɡɐɹw/

/ˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈɡɐɹw/

/ˌkɛt͡ʃˈɡɐɹw/

/ˌkɛt͡ʃˈɡɐɹw/

/ˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈɡɐɹw/

Unadapted borrowing from English catgirl.

ubor

catgirl (fictional girl or woman resembling a cat)


fiança

bail (money paid for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial)


finanças

finance (management of money and other assets)

finances (monetary resources or a person or organisation)


balancé

balancés (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


finança

finance (science of management of money and other assets)


forças

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


balança

Inherited from Late Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx.

scales (device for weighing goods for sale)


berça

From Old Galician-Portuguese verça (likely via Galician verza or a northern pronunciation), from Vulgar Latin *virdia, from Latin viridia, neuter plural of viridis. Compare Spanish berza, Italian verza, Romanian varză.


ocasião

Borrowed from Latin occāsiōnem. See also the archaic form cajão, which was less influenced by Latin (compare Italian cagione).


alforja

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɾ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔʁ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɻ.ʒa]


pequeno

pt-noun

pequeno m (plural pequenos, feminine pequena, feminine plural pequenas)

pequenos (plural)
pequena (feminine)
pequenas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese pequeno, probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus. Compare Spanish pequeño, French petit and Italian piccolo.


bioquímica

biochemistry (branch of chemistry that studies compounds and processes that occur in living organisms)


comadre

comadre f (plural comadres, masculine compadre, masculine plural compadres)

comadres (plural)
compadre (masculine)
compadres (masculine plural)

Kadiwéu: inigomaadile

From Late Latin commāter, from com- (“together”) + māter (“mother”). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician and Spanish comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.


portador

portador m (plural portadores, feminine portadora, feminine plural portadoras)

portadores (plural)
portadora (feminine)
portadoras (feminine plural)

From portar + -dor, or from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō.


drogado

drogado m (plural drogados, feminine drogada, feminine plural drogadas)

drogados (plural)
drogada (feminine)
drogadas (feminine plural)

drug addict (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs)


hospodar

hospodar (governor of Moldavia or Wallachia)


estigma

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).


agnóstico

pt-noun

agnóstico m (plural agnósticos, feminine agnóstica, feminine plural agnósticas)

agnósticos (plural)
agnóstica (feminine)
agnósticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from English agnostic; see there for more.


escarola

From Italian scarola, scariola, from Late Latin ēscāriola.


drupa

(botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)


endívia

Inherited from Late Latin *entubus, from Latin intŭbus.


bip

beep (short, electronically-produced sound)


teosofia

From Ancient Greek θεοσοφῐ́ᾱ (theosophíā).

(religion) theosophy (doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism)


pet shop

Unadapted borrowing from English pet shop.

ubor

(Brazil) pet shop (shop where pets and pet products are sold)


Atari

(video games) Atari (an Atari video game system or computer, such as the Atari 2600 or Atari ST)


gravidade

[ɡɾɐ.viˈða.ðɨ]

[ɡɾɐ.viˈða.ðɨ]

[ɡɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

Borrowed from Latin gravitātem (“weight”), from gravis (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.


respeito

From Latin respectus (“respected”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“to look back; to respect”), from re- (“back; again”) + speciō (“to observe, to look at”). Doublet of respectivo.

(uncountable) respect (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

respect (a particular aspect of something)


receita

From Old Galician-Portuguese receita, reçepta, from Latin recepta, feminine of receptus (“received”), from perfect passive participle of recipiō (“to receive”).

(cooking) recipe (instructions for making or preparing food dishes)

(medicine) prescription (written order for the administration of a medicine)

(money) income (money one or an organisation earns)


laosiano

pt-noun

laosiano m (plural laosianos, feminine laosiana, feminine plural laosianas)

laosianos (plural)
laosiana (feminine)
laosianas (feminine plural)

Lao; Laotian (national language of Laos)


condutor

condutor m (plural condutores, feminine condutora, feminine plural condutoras)

condutores (plural)
condutora (feminine)
condutoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin conductōrem (“contractor, employer”).

lbor

conductor (a person who drives public transports and takes tickets)


namorado

pt-noun

namorado m (plural namorados, feminine namorada, feminine plural namoradas)

namorados (plural)
namorada (feminine)
namoradas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese namorado, from namorar, from en- + amor (“love”) + -ar. Compare Catalan enamorat, Spanish enamorado and Italian innamorato.

Um vulto encontrava-se dentro do carro. Daquela distância, Diana tentou perceber quem seria a companhia — nos dedos da catraia não brilhava nenhum anel de ouro, por isso seria namorado, acompanhante, amigo colorido, ou outras novidades que os miúdos inventam. Nas casas dos quarenta já nada nos espanta, nem apoquenta. A surpresa vem com a juventude e com a velhice chega a reflexão. No entretanto, sobeja a apatia.

2013, Carlos Sérgio Rodrigues, Anamnesis, Leya, →ISBN, pages 30–31:

(Brazil) Namorado sandperch (Pseudopercis numida)


mililitro

Internationalism; calque of French millilitre. By surface analysis, mili- + litro.


sacrifício

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacrifiçio, sacrifiço, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificō (“to sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred”) + faciō (“do, make”). Displaced Old Portuguese sacrifiço.

(religion) sacrifice (something sacrificed)

(religion) sacrification (act of sacrificing)

(figurative) ordeal (painful or trying experience)

(Christianity, theology) the crucifixion of Jesus


cinzeiro

ash pan (tray to capture ashes below a grate)


cabido

From Old Galician-Portuguese cabidoo, from Ecclesiastical Latin capitulum (“ecclesiastical council or body”). Doublet of capítulo.

der

(Roman Catholicism) chapter (a council or community of canons)


cetona

Borrowed from German keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”), from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

ketone (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group)


metalurgia

pt-noun

metalurgia f (usually uncountable, plural metalurgias)

metallurgy (science that studies metals)


polímero

From Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “consisting of many parts”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). By surface analysis, poli- + -mero.

bor

(organic chemistry) polymer (molecule consisting of many identical monomers)


caçarola

Borrowed from French casserole (“casserole”), from Provençal cassa, from Latin cattia (“pan”).


coeficiente

(mathematics) coefficient (algebraic constant)

coefficient (measure of some property or characteristic)


herança

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese erança, from Latin haerentia, from haerēns.


feltro

felt (cloth made of matted fibres of wool)


alfentanil

(pharmacology) alfentanil (an anesthetic)


pedagogia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). See there for more information.

bor+

pedagogy (the activities of educating, teaching or instructing)


despensa

From Old Galician-Portuguese despesa, despensa, from Late Latin dispensa, from Latin dispendere. Doublet of despesa and dispensa.


barbote

(historical) bevor (plate armour protecting the lower face and neck)


duodeno

(anatomy) duodenum (first part of the small intestine)


metalurgista

pt-noun

metalurgista m or f by sense (plural metalurgistas)

metallurgist (person who practices metallurgy)


apiol

(organic chemistry) apiol (oleoresin extracted from parsley)


coque

Borrowed from French coque. Doublet of coco.

bun (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head)


metalúrgico

metalúrgico m (plural metalúrgicos, feminine metalúrgica, feminine plural metalúrgicas)

metalúrgicos (plural)
metalúrgica (feminine)
metalúrgicas (feminine plural)

metallurgist (person who works with metal)


couve

desctree

→ Hindi: गोभी (gobhī), गोबी (gobī)
→ Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီ (gauhpi)
→ English: gobi, gobhi
→ Pashto: ګوبي

From Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis (“stem of a cabbage”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of caule.

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual

several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea

couves (small truck on horse or rope hauled railway)


kirpan

(Sikhism) kirpan (a ceremonial sword worn by baptised Sikhs)


cardíaco

pt-noun

cardíaco m (plural cardíacos, feminine cardíaca, feminine plural cardíacas)

cardíacos (plural)
cardíaca (feminine)
cardíacas (feminine plural)


contrabandista

contrabandista m or f by sense (plural contrabandistas)

smuggler; contrabandist (one who smuggles things)


contrabando

contraband (goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods)


vacina

Learned borrowing from Latin vaccīna. Meaning comes from New or Scientific Latin (variola) vaccina (“cowpox”).


biopsia

(medicine) biopsy (removal and examination of a sample of tissue)


rastreador

rastreador m (plural rastreadores, feminine rastreadora, feminine plural rastreadoras)

rastreadores (plural)
rastreadora (feminine)
rastreadoras (feminine plural)

tracker (one who, or that which, tracks or pursues)


rastreador

(computing) tracker (device that records the location of something)

(computing) tracker (a computer program that monitors something)


lunático

lunático m (plural lunáticos, feminine lunática, feminine plural lunáticas)

lunáticos (plural)
lunática (feminine)
lunáticas (feminine plural)


tunisino

tunisino m (plural tunisinos, feminine tunisina, feminine plural tunisinas)

tunisinos (plural)
tunisina (feminine)
tunisinas (feminine plural)


venezuelano

venezuelano m (plural venezuelanos, feminine venezuelana, feminine plural venezuelanas)

venezuelanos (plural)
venezuelana (feminine)
venezuelanas (feminine plural)


cipriota

cipriota m or f by sense (plural cipriotas)

From Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).


tibetano

pt-noun

tibetano m (plural tibetanos, feminine tibetana, feminine plural tibetanas)

tibetanos (plural)
tibetana (feminine)
tibetanas (feminine plural)


adhocracia

(business, organizational theory) adhocracy (an organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic)


cartes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nicaraguense

pt-noun

nicaraguense m or f by sense (plural nicaraguenses)


selenologia

From seleno- + -logia, form Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

selenology (the study of the Moon and moons)


moldavo

moldavo m (plural moldavos, feminine moldava, feminine plural moldavas)

moldavos (plural)
moldava (feminine)
moldavas (feminine plural)


discípulo

discípulo m (plural discípulos, feminine discípula, feminine plural discípulas)

discípulos (plural)
discípula (feminine)
discípulas (feminine plural)

disciple (a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others)

disciple (an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy)


mesocarpo

(botany) mesocarp (middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit)


collants

Unadapted borrowing from French collants.


tanzaniano

pt-noun

tanzaniano m (plural tanzanianos, feminine tanzaniana, feminine plural tanzanianas)

tanzanianos (plural)
tanzaniana (feminine)
tanzanianas (feminine plural)


kuwaitiano

kuwaitiano m (plural kuwaitianos, feminine kuwaitiana, feminine plural kuwaitianas)

kuwaitianos (plural)
kuwaitiana (feminine)
kuwaitianas (feminine plural)


zambiana

[zɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[zɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]


haitiana

[aɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[aɪ̯ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃.nɐ]

[aɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[aɪ̯ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃.nɐ]


omanita

omanita m or f by sense (plural omanitas)


namibiano

namibiano m (plural namibianos, feminine namibiana, feminine plural namibianas)

namibianos (plural)
namibiana (feminine)
namibianas (feminine plural)


montenegrino

montenegrino m (plural montenegrinos, feminine montenegrina, feminine plural montenegrinas)

montenegrinos (plural)
montenegrina (feminine)
montenegrinas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Montenegrin (Serbo-Croatian variety used in Montenegro)


colchão

→ Konkani: कुलचांव (kulcāuva)

[ko(ʊ̯)ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[koɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

/kɔlˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

[kɔɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

From colcha + -ão. Cognate with Spanish colchón.

mattress (a piece of furniture where one sleeps, with a covering of sponge or other flexible material or even springs, and which is generally placed on top of a bed frame)

(figuratively) contingency fund, reserve fund (funds set aside to meet possible needs)


mauritano

mauritano m (plural mauritanos, feminine mauritana, feminine plural mauritanas)

mauritanos (plural)
mauritana (feminine)
mauritanas (feminine plural)


micorriza

(biology) mycorrhiza (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant)


bigode

Unknown. Theories include:
* from Middle High German bi got (“by God”) (modern bei Gott (“by God”)), due to the use of moustache by Landsknecht mercenaries;
* from vigote, diminutive of viga (“beam”).
Cognate with Galician bigode, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, and Aragonese bigote and Catalan bigoti.

cog

Salvador Dalí tinha um bigode muito peculiar.
Salvador Dalí had a very peculiar moustache.

Sabes que o bigode / já não está na moda / nem com buços do vinho / dá mais música à bófia

2014, “Dá mais música à bófia”, in B Fachada, performed by B Fachada:

Os tigres têm bigodes.

(usually in the plural) whisker (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat)


haitiano

pt-noun

haitiano m (plural haitianos, feminine haitiana, feminine plural haitianas)

haitianos (plural)
haitiana (feminine)
haitianas (feminine plural)

[aɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[aɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

(uncountable, rare) Haitian Creole (French-based creole spoken in Haiti)


liberiano

liberiano m (plural liberianos, feminine liberiana, feminine plural liberianas)

liberianos (plural)
liberiana (feminine)
liberianas (feminine plural)


histidina

(biochemistry) histidine (an essential amino acid)


operador

operador m (plural operadores, feminine operadora, feminine plural operadoras)

operadores (plural)
operadora (feminine)
operadoras (feminine plural)

[ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]


gambiana

/ɡɐ̃.biˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ɡɐ̃ˈbjɐ̃.nɐ/

/ɡɐ̃.biˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ɡɐ̃ˈbjɐ̃.nɐ/

/ɡɐ̃ˈbjɐ.nɐ/

/ɡɐ̃ˈbjɐ.nɐ/


glutamina

(biochemistry) glutamine (a nonessential amino acid)


gastroenterologia

(anatomy) gastroenterology (the study of the digestive system)


aduana

customs (agency that collect the taxes on imported goods)


ferrugem

[feˈχu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/fɨˈʁu.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferrugen, from Latin ferrūginem.

(phytopathology) rust; ferrugo (plant disease caused by fungus)


músico

músico m (plural músicos, feminine música, feminine plural músicas)

músicos (plural)
música (feminine)
músicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mūsicus (“musician; pertaining to music”), from Ancient Greek μουσικός (mousikós, “musical”).

der

musician (a person who composes, plays or sings music)


paramédico

pt-noun

paramédico m (plural paramédicos, feminine paramédica, feminine plural paramédicas)

paramédicos (plural)
paramédica (feminine)
paramédicas (feminine plural)

paramedic (emergency healthcare professional trained to stabilise people outside the hospital)


chispa

Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.

spark (small particle of glowing matter)

(figurative) a brief manifestation of emotion


fonologia

(linguistics, uncountable) phonology (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages)

(linguistics, countable) phonology (way sounds function within a given language)


católico

católico m (plural católicos, feminine católica, feminine plural católicas)

católicos (plural)
católica (feminine)
católicas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).


cardeal

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cardẽal, from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”). Doublet of cardinal.


androide

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔj.d͡ʒi/

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔj.d͡ʒi/

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔɪ̯.de]

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔj.dɨ/

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔj.ðɨ]


gambiano

pt-noun

gambiano m (plural gambianos, feminine gambiana, feminine plural gambianas)

gambianos (plural)
gambiana (feminine)
gambianas (feminine plural)

[ɡɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[ɡɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.nu]


creador

Borrowed from Latin creātōrem. Doublet of the inherited criador.


birmane

birmane m or f by sense (plural birmanes)

Burmese (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent)


solipsismo

(philosophy) solipsism (theory that the self is all that exists)


xavasca

(Brazil, slang, vulgar) pussy (female genitalia)


xana

Minha xana é dourada, brilho que ofusca a prata / Faz diamante de sangue quando eu tô menstruada.

(Can we date this quote?), Sapabonde, “XXT de Ouro”:

My pussy is gold, it shines brighter than silver / It becomes a blood diamond when I'm on my period.

(Brazil, vulgar) pussy (female genitalia)


náusea

Borrowed from Latin nausea, nausia, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “seasickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

der

nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit)


leucina

(biochemistry) leucine (an essential amino acid)


servidor

pt-noun

servidor m (plural servidores, feminine servidora, feminine plural servidoras)

servidores (plural)
servidora (feminine)
servidoras (feminine plural)

[sɨɾ.βiˈðoɾ]

From Late Latin servitōrem, from Latin servō. By surface analysis, servir + -dor.

O dinheiro é um péssimo patrão, mas um excelente servidor.

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

O servidor está fora do ar.

(computing) server (computer or program which provides services to other programs or users)

5 bots que todo servidor precisa ter no Discord!

5 bots every server needs to have on Discord!

(social media) server (community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels)


voleibol

[ˌvɔ.lɐjˈβɔɫ]

[ˌvɔ.lɐjˈβɔɫ]


fenilalanina

(biochemistry) phenylalanine (an amino acid)


samoano

samoano m (plural samoanos, feminine samoana, feminine plural samoanas)

samoanos (plural)
samoana (feminine)
samoanas (feminine plural)


malawiano

malawiano m (plural malawianos, feminine malawiana, feminine plural malawianas)

malawianos (plural)
malawiana (feminine)
malawianas (feminine plural)


metionina

(biochemistry) methionine (lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid)


fiador

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fiador. Compare Galician and Spanish fiador. By surface analysis, fiar + -dor.


leme

(nautical) rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)

(aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft)


refresco

solace (comfort or consolation in a time of distress)


jugoslava

jugoslavas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


guineano

pt-noun

guineano m (plural guineanos, feminine guineana, feminine plural guineanas)

guineanos (plural)
guineana (feminine)
guineanas (feminine plural)


vó

Minha vó é uma mulher muito bondosa.

(informal) Clipping of avó; granny, grandma


iugoslavo

iugoslavo m (plural iugoslavos, feminine iugoslava, feminine plural iugoslavas)

iugoslavos (plural)
iugoslava (feminine)
iugoslavas (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of jugoslavo.


onça

From Latin uncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). As an English unit, a semantic loan of English ounce. Cognate with Galician and Spanish onza, Catalan unça, French once, and English ounce and inch.

English or American ounce, a unit of mass equal to 28.35 g

(historical) onça, Portuguese ounce, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 28.7 g

(historical) onça, ounce, a former gold coin weighing one Portuguese ounce


onça

From Italian lonza ("leopard" or "lynx"), from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“to shine, bright, to see”). Compare Catalan onça, French once. Doublet of lince.

uder

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual

(Brazil) jaguar (Panthera onca, a feline of Latin America)

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual

(Angola) leopard (Panthera pardus, a feline of Africa and Asia)

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual

(less commonly) cougar (Puma concolor, a pan-American feline)

(Brazil, slang) a R$50 bill, which bears the image of a jaguar


jabuti

pt-noun

jabuti m (plural jabutis, feminine (Brazil) jabota, feminine plural (Brazil) jabotas)

jabutis (plural)
jabota (Brazil feminine)
jabotas (Brazil feminine plural)

→ English: jabuti

(zoology) either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

(Brazil, by extension) any tortoise (terrestrial turtle)

(Brazil, law, slang) an amendment to a law which is strange to its main subject, as "tortoises do not climb trees" (Brazilian proverb) (it was put onto the tree by someone)


periférico

(computer hardware) peripheral (device connected to a computer)


jugoslavo

jugoslavo m (plural jugoslavos, feminine jugoslava, feminine plural jugoslavas)

jugoslavos (plural)
jugoslava (feminine)
jugoslavas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


directiva

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


pericarpo

(botany) pericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)


gigabit

Unadapted borrowing from English gigabit.


republicano

pt-noun

republicano m (plural republicanos, feminine republicana, feminine plural republicanas)

republicanos (plural)
republicana (feminine)
republicanas (feminine plural)

(politics) Republican (person affiliated to a Republican Party)


estoque

(Brazil) stockpile (supply for future use)


cílio

Borrowed from Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cf. celha, inherited from the plural of the Latin word.


poliandria

polyandry (the condition or practice of having multiple husbands)


palauano

palauano m (plural palauanos, feminine palauana, feminine plural palauanas)

palauanos (plural)
palauana (feminine)
palauanas (feminine plural)


gay

Unadapted borrowing from English gay. Doublet of gaio.

gay; homosexual (person attracted to others of the same sex), especially a male homosexual

(slang, derogatory) a person who lame, stupid or shows any other unpleasant characteristics


soutien

Unadapted borrowing from French soutien.


mimetismo

(biology) mimicry (simulation of the appearance or behaviour of another creature)


orégano

/ɔˈɾɛ.ɡɐ.nu/

[ɔˈɾɛ.ɣɐ.nu]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).

slbor

Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare#Translingual

oregano (Origanum vulgare, a herb of the mint family)

oregano (leaves of the oregano plant used to flavour food)


bovarismo

After Emma Bovary + -ismo (“-ism”), on the model of French bovarysme.

(psychology) bovarysm, bovarism (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory condition)


alcaloide

(chemistry) alkaloid (organic heterocyclic base)


musse

pt-noun

musse f or (nonstandard) m (plural musses)


bandeira

→ Malay: bendera
Indonesian: bendera

→ Gulf Arabic: بنديرة (bindēra)

→ Omani Arabic: بنديرة

→ Swahili: bendera

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-bandeira.wav

From banda + -eira or borrowed from Spanish bandera. Doublet of banner.

Paulista, para só um instante
Dos teus quatro séculos ante
A tua terra sem fronteiras
O teu São Paulo das bandeiras!

1960s, “Hino dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Hymn)”:

(historical) each journey or travel of the bandeirantes

Foi escolhido não por ser o melhor candidato a Presidente, mas por ser a melhor aposta para combater a candidata da Frente Nacional. Não é por acaso: Fillon vai disputar o espaço de Le Pen e para isso apresenta propostas que replicam algumas das sua bandeiras.

2016 November 27, Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, “Abriu a caça a Marine Le Pen”, in Público:

He was chosen not because he was the best candidate for President, but because he was the best bet to fight the National Front candidate. It's no coincidence: Fillon is going to compete for Le Pen's space and to do so he is presenting proposals that replicate some of her ideas.

(architecture) transom window (window above a door or another window)


casamento

Kabuverdianu: kazamentu

From Old Galician-Portuguese casamento, from casar (“marry”).


agrimensor

agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)

agrimensores (plural)
agrimensora (feminine)
agrimensoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).

bor+

surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)


stalinismo

pt-noun

stalinismo m (usually uncountable, plural stalinismos)

Stalinism (communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin)


anhinga

Anhinga anhinga
Anhinga anhinga#Translingual

anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)


pires

→ Bengali: পিরিচ (piric)

Ultimately from Malay piring (“saucer”), from Classical Persian پرنگ (piring, “copper”), perhaps originally a plural form. Compare Indonesian piring, Afrikaans piering.


stalinista

pt-noun

stalinista m or f by sense (plural stalinistas)


animalismo

animalismo m (usually uncountable, plural animalismos)

animalhood (the state of being an animal)


gengivite

(pathology) gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)


sismo

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

bor

seism; earthquake (shaking of the earth)


letargia

pt-noun

letargia f (usually uncountable, plural letargias)

(pathology) lethargy (pathological state of fatigue)

lethargy (state of extreme torpor or apathy)


emboscada

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of emboscar (“to ambush”).

ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)


tenaz

tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)

pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)


animalista

animalista m or f by sense (plural animalistas)

(art) animalist (painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals)


estricnina

(organic chemistry) strychnine (a toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid)


estrago

Kabuverdianu: stragu


boina

Borrowed from Spanish boina, from Basque [Term?].


radiologia

radiologia f (usually uncountable, plural radiologias)

(medicine) radiology (the use of radiation in treatment)


lúcuma

Borrowed from Spanish lúcuma, from Quechua rukma, luqma.


tentação

[tẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin temptātiōnem. By surface analysis, tentar + -ção.

lbor

Não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do mal.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


misantropia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισανθρωπία (misanthrōpía).

misanthropy (hatred or dislike of people)


lémure

European Portuguese standard spelling of lêmure.


tamareira

/tɐ.mɐˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐ.mɐˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

From tâmara (“date”) + -eira, from Arabic.

date palm (palm tree whose fruit is the date)


rebu

(Brazil) uproar, turmoil, riot (disturbance of the public order)


altrose

(biochemistry) altrose (aldohexose epimeric with mannose)


apiose

(biochemistry) apiose (a branched-chain sugar that occurs in parsley and other plants)


arabinose

(biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)


aldotetrose

(biochemistry) aldotetrose (any aldose having four carbon atoms)


arabinitol

(organic chemistry) arabinitol (a sugar alcohol)


arabinofuranose

(biochemistry) arabinofuranose (the furanose form of arabinose)


chacra

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.

bor+

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra (spiritual energy nexus)


biometria

biometrics (measurement of biological data)


aldotriose

(biochemistry) aldotriose (any aldose having three carbon atoms)


atletismo

athletics (sporting activities such as track and field and running)


capitalista

pt-noun

capitalista m or f by sense (plural capitalistas)


saccharose

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


ribitol

(biochemistry) ribitol (a sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose)


psicose

psychosis (mental disorder marked by a deranged personality)


demagoga

/dɨ.mɐˈɡɔ.ɡɐ/

[dɨ.mɐˈɣɔ.ɣɐ]


ultimato

ultimatum (a final demand, with an implicit or explicit threat of reprisal for noncompliance)


acordeonista

acordeonista m or f by sense (plural acordeonistas)


banco de dados

banco de dados m (plural bancos de dados)


oratória

/ɔ.ɾɐˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/


hiato

Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“to stand open, to yawn”).

lbor

A própria palavra "hiato" (hi-a-to) contém um hiato, pois as vogais "i" e "a" aparecem em sílabas diferentes.

The word "hiato" (hi-a-to) itself contains a hiatus because the vowels "i" and "a" appear in different syllables.

(linguistics, phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)


orador

pt-noun

orador m (plural oradores, feminine oradora, feminine plural oradoras)

oradores (plural)
oradora (feminine)
oradoras (feminine plural)

[ɔ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ōrātōrem.

slbor

orator; speaker (one who makes a speech to an audience)


absintina

(organic chemistry) absinthin (principal compound found in wormwood)


radiólogo

pt-noun

radiólogo m (plural radiólogos, feminine radióloga, feminine plural radiólogas)

radiólogos (plural)
radióloga (feminine)
radiólogas (feminine plural)


termómetro

European Portuguese standard spelling of termômetro.


acetona

(organic chemistry) acetone (the organic compound (CH₃)₂CO)


ortopedista

ortopedista m or f by sense (plural ortopedistas)

orthopedist (doctor involved in orthopedics)


ligamento

Learned borrowing from Latin ligāmentum.

(anatomy) ligament (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position)


reumático

From Late Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós).

rheumatic; people suffering from rheumatism


difteria

(pathology) diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)


alergia

/ɐ.lɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

From French allergie, from German Allergie. See English allergy for more.

(pathology, immunology) allergy (disorder of the immune system)


bíceps

(anatomy) biceps (any muscle having two heads)


antibiótico

(pharmacy) antibiotic (substance that prevents or destroys certain vital manifestations of some microorganisms, and is therefore used against the pathogenic action of certain parasites, in defense of the host)


ascetismo

asceticism (the principles and practices of an ascetic)


anastomose

(anatomy) anastomosis (connection between two channels or vessels)

(surgery) anastomosis (creation of a connection two channels or vessels)


asceta

From Late Latin ascēta, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής (askētḗs).


antiátomo

(particle physics) antiatom (atom made up of antiparticles)


soldadura

[sɔɫ.dɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


arquitectura

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


botsuano

botsuano m (plural botsuanos, feminine botsuana, feminine plural botsuanas)

botsuanos (plural)
botsuana (feminine)
botsuanas (feminine plural)


CIC

Acronym of cartão de identificação do contribuinte.

acronym

(Brazil, historical) a card that was issued in Brazil from 1970 to mid-1980s for natural persons, which was then replaced by the CPF

(Brazil, historical) The identification number printed on a CIC card


chama

From Old Galician-Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Cognate with Galician chama, and Spanish llama. Doublet of flama.

inh

(figurative) flame (great zeal or passion)


pescadora

[pɨʃ.kɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


pescador

pt-noun

pescador m (plural pescadores, feminine pescadora, feminine plural pescadoras)

pescadores (plural)
pescadora (feminine)
pescadoras (feminine plural)

→ Angolar: pisikarô

→ Kabuverdianu: piscador

→ Papiamentu: piskadó

→ Principense: pixkadô

→ Tetum: peskadór

[pɨʃ.kɐˈðoɾ]

[pɨʃ.kɐˈðoɾ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese pescador, from Latin piscātōrem.


anaplasia

(cytology, oncology) anaplasia (reversion of differentiation in cells)


golfista

golfista m or f by sense (plural golfistas)

[ɡɔɫˈfiʃ.tɐ]


imperialista

imperialista m or f by sense (plural imperialistas)

(geopolitics) imperialist (an advocate or actor in imperialism)


antroposofia

(religion) anthroposophy (spiritual movement inaugurated by Rudolf Steiner)


açúcar

→ Kaingang: asuka

→ Old Tupi: asukiri
Nheengatu: asukirí

→ Papiamentu: suku

Borrowed from Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /šakar/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”), originally "grit, gravel", from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).


karaokê

From Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (から, kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.


horizonte

Learned borrowing from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

horizon (line that appears to separate Earth from the sky)


relógio

→ Tetum: relójiu

Borrowed from Spanish reloj, from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).
Compare Galician reloxo, Mirandese reloijo, Asturian and Leonese reló, Spanish reloj, Aragonese reloch, Catalan rellotge and Occitan relòtge.

clock (instrument to measure or keep track of time)


adolescência

adolescence; teenagehood (period between childhood and adulthood)


Amesha Spenta

(Zoroastrianism) Amesha Spenta (any of six immortal being created by Ahura Mazda)


apocalipse

Learned borrowing from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”).


ravina

Borrowed from French ravine (“ravine”). Doublet of rapina.

(geology) gorge; ravine (a deep narrow valley)

(geology) gully (channel which was worn by water flow)


réptil

[ˈχɛp.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia)

(derogatory) reptile (mean or grovelling person)


dimercaprol

(organic chemistry) dimercaprol (the mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning)


baptista

pt-noun

baptista m or f by sense (plural baptistas)

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


iene

From English yen, from Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).


fronteira

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronteira. By surface analysis, fronte + -eira. Compare Galician fronteira, Mirandese frunteira, Spanish and Catalan frontera, French frontière, Italian frontiera. Piecewise doublet of frontaria.

border (a line or frontier area separating regions)


deterioramento

deterioramento m (plural deterioramentos)

deterioration (the process of making or growing worse)


determinismo

(ethics) determinism (doctrine that all actions are determined by immutable laws of the universe)

(computing) determinism (property of having behaviour determined only by initial state and input)


versão

[vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


xarope

Borrowed from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”). Compare Spanish jarabe and Catalan xarop.

bor+

(by extension, Brazil, colloquial) a food or drink that is too sweet

(Brazil, colloquial) homemade remedy; tisane

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) A person who is mentally ill or insane

(Brazil, figurative, colloquial) bore (something dull or uninteresting)


xícara

Macanese: xicra

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

a cup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)

cupful (the amount of liquid that fits a cup)


tagarela

pt-noun

tagarela m or f by sense (plural tagarelas)

Probably from Arabic تَكَلَّم (takallam, “to talk”).

/tɐ.ɡɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

[tɐ.ɣɐˈɾɛ.lɐ]

2016, Simone Fraga, Minha pequena grande mulher, 3rd edition, Qualis, page 218

chatterbox; blabbermouth (someone who talks or gossips excessively)


letras

[...] e as letras do seu nome se rearrumaram.

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 264:

… and the letters of his name rearranged themselves.


ralo

From Old Galician-Portuguese ralo, from Latin rallum (“scraper”).

drain (hole allowing liquid to flow out of a container)


ralo

(Portugal) mole cricket (any of the large burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae)


banheira

[bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

From banho + -eira, from Latin balneum (“bath”).

bathtub (a large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)


bicha

From Vulgar Latin bīstia, variant of Latin bēstia. Doublet of besta. Sense of "homosexual" possibly influenced by English bitch.

worm (any of several legless, elongated creatures), especially:

A empregada bem gritava com eles: — Ou se põem em bicha ou não atendo ninguém! Mas a bicha era sempre um magote de gente aos encontrões, todos a tentarem ser atendidos primeiro.

1984, Ana Maria Magalhães, Isabel Alçada, Uma aventura na cidade, 19th edition, Editorial Caminho, published 2012, →ISBN, page 28:

The employee yelled at them: “form a line or I won’t serve anybody!” But the line was always a bunch of people bumping into each other, all trying to be served first.

(by extension) an elongated or writhing object or structure

(obsolete) serpentine (coiled distillation tube)

a type of firework that moves randomly on the ground

(obsolete) a type of earring shaped like a snake

(obsolete) a small boat used by customs officers

(uncommon) female equivalent of bicho (a female animal)

(colloquial) ascariasis (infection by Ascaris roundworms)


bicha

Diz que ele é bicha mas eu não acredito porque um dia eu vi ele beijando uma moça muito bonita.

2006, Jaguar, Sergio Augusto, O Pasquim: 1969-1971, número 1 ao 150, Editora Desiderata, page 171:

People say he’s a poof but I don’t believe it because one day I saw him kissing a really pretty lady.

(LGBT, colloquial, usually derogatory) flamer; fairy; fag; poofter (a male homosexual, especially one who behaves flamboyantly or affectedly)


realeza

royalty (a monarch and their families treated as a group)

royalty (the rank, status, power or authority of a monarch)


tacto

tactos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


criminoso

criminoso m (plural criminosos, metaphonic)

Borrowed from Latin crīminōsus (“criminal”).

criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law)


osteomalacia

(medicine) osteomalacia (a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralisation)


pervertido

pervertido m (plural pervertidos, feminine pervertida, feminine plural pervertidas)

pervertidos (plural)
pervertida (feminine)
pervertidas (feminine plural)


virote

crossguard (bar of metal between the blade and the hilt of a sword)


almôndega

From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Compare Spanish albóndiga.

der

Ποντικόν κάρυον

(cooking) meatball (ball of minced meat)


criminologia

From criminal (“criminal”) + -ologia (“-ology”).

af

(psychology, sociology) criminology (the study of crime and of the behaviour of criminals)


licenciatura

(Portugal, before the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing a course with the duration of four, five or, in some cases, six years

(Portugal, after the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing the first study cycle

(Brazil) an academic degree which allows the person to teach primary and secondary education


elevador

pt-noun

elevador m (plural elevadores, feminine elevadora, feminine plural elevadoras)

elevadores (plural)
elevadora (feminine)
elevadoras (feminine plural)

something which elevates (agent noun of elevar)


elevador

elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)


procurador

procurador m (plural procuradores, feminine procuradora, feminine plural procuradoras)

procuradores (plural)
procuradora (feminine)
procuradoras (feminine plural)

proxy (agent or substitute authorised to act for another person)

(Ancient Rome) procurator (governor of a small imperial province)

(Brazil) an official of the Brazilian government responsible for protecting the interests of the people


friso

From Middle French and Old French frise.


pedante

pedante m or f by sense (plural pedantes)

pedant (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)


exabyte

Unadapted borrowing from English exabyte.

ubor

(computing) exabyte (one quintillion bytes)


petabit

Unadapted borrowing from English petabit.

(computing) petabit (one quadrillion bits)


colonialismo

pt-noun

colonialismo m (usually uncountable, plural colonialismos)

colonialism (colonial domination policy)


finura

fineness (as opposed to roughness), sharpness, precision


pragmatismo

pragmatism (pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities)

(politics) pragmatism (theory that problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones)

(philosophy) pragmatism (philosophical idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer)


apático

apático m (plural apáticos, feminine apática, feminine plural apáticas)

apáticos (plural)
apática (feminine)
apáticas (feminine plural)

apathete; apathist (an apathetic person)


linguista

linguista m or f by sense (plural linguistas)

From língua + -ista. Compare French linguiste.


militante

militante m or f by sense (plural militantes)

From Latin mīlitāns. By surface analysis, militar + -ante.

social justice warrior
social justice warrior

(neologism, usually derogatory) social justice warrior, wokie


espelho

Macanese: ispêlo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.

inh+

Ela comprou um espelho.

mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)

(figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)

riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)

a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet

(geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction


sarro

laugh (something that provokes mirth or scorn)

dregs; sediment (solid particles that accumulate on the bottom of a liquid)

(firearms) residual gunpowder in a firearm

(pathology) a white coating on the tongue that appears in sufferers of glossitis

(dentistry) tartar (hard yellow deposit on the teeth)


índole

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”). Compare Italian indole.

temperament (a person’s normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting)


autoritarismo

(politics) authoritarianism (authoritarian form of government)


autonomismo

From autonomia + -ismo, on the model of French autonomisme.


alpinismo

pt-noun

alpinismo m (usually uncountable, plural alpinismos)

From alpino + -ismo or from French alpinisme.


autonomista

From autonomia + -ista, on the model of French autonomiste.


anfiteatro

Borrowed from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- + teatro.


alpinista

pt-noun

alpinista m or f by sense (plural alpinistas)

From alpino + -ista or from French alpiniste.


idólatra

idólatra m or f by sense (plural idólatras)


madrinha

From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.


mongo

mongo m (plural mongos, feminine monga, feminine plural mongas)

mongos (plural)
monga (feminine)
mongas (feminine plural)


organigrama

/ɔɾ.ɡɐ.niˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɔɾ.ɣɐ.niˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ɔɾ.ɡɐ.niˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɔɾ.ɣɐ.niˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

(Portugal) organigram, organogram, organizational chart


fenomenologia

phenomenology (philosophy based on intuitive experience of phenomena)


marabu

Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Leptoptilos crumeniferus#Translingual

marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird of Africa)


epístola

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

(Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)


áfrico

Learned borrowing from Latin āfricus. Doublet of ávrego.

a south-west wind that blows from Africa


hat-trick

(sports) hat trick (three goals scored by one player in a game)


babosa

→ Hunsrik: Babosa


merluza

hake (any of several fish of the genus Merluccius)


cortiço

tenement (a run-down, low-rent building with multiple tenants)

Como a nordestina, há milhares de moças espalhadas por cortiços, vagas de cama num quarto, atrás de balcões trabalhando até a estafa.

1977, Clarice Lispector, A hora da estrela [The Hour of the Star]:

(loosely) shanty town (cluster of impoverished houses)


grelo

(vulgar, slang) clitoris, clit or clitty


cisne

From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).


perca

From Latin perca (“perch”), from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).


perca

From inflected form of perder (“to lose”).


caxixi

Likely borrowed from an African language.


espátula

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the semi-learned doublet espádua and inherited doublet espalda.

lbor

spatula (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)


cachorra

/kɐˈt͡ʃo.ʁɐ/

(Portugal) female equivalent of cachorro (“puppy”)

(Brazil, Madeira) female equivalent of cachorro (“dog”)


shakespeariano

pt-noun

shakespeariano m (plural shakespearianos, feminine shakespeariana, feminine plural shakespearianas)

shakespearianos (plural)
shakespeariana (feminine)
shakespearianas (feminine plural)


franchising

/fɾɐ̃ˈʃaj.zĩɡ/

/fɾɐ̃ˈʃaj.zĩɡ/

/fɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃaj.zĩɡ/

Unadapted borrowing from English franchising.

ubor

(business) franchise (authorisation granted to a company to use a given brand and business model)


cadela

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadela, from Latin catella (“female pup, young bitch”). Compare Galician cadela, Romanian cățea and Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.


arandela

/ɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish arandela, itself borrowed from French rondelle.

sconce (a lamp hung on the wall)
candlestick (a candle holder)

drip pan (a round piece of steel used to hold the wax of a candle)

cross-guard (a round piece of steel used to protect the user of a sword)


sério

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

lbor

a game in which two people stare at each other and the first one to laugh loses


armazém

/ɐɾ.mɐˈzɐ̃j̃/

Borrowed from Arabic المَخْزَن (al-maḵzan). Compare Galician armacén, Spanish almacén, English magazine.

bor+

warehouse (large building where goods are stored)

supply depot (ammunition and food storage for the army)


antônimo

(semantics) antonym (word which has the opposite meaning)


poliomielite

(pathology) poliomyelitis (infection by the poliovirus)


jetpack

/ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛk/

/ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛk/

/ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛk/

jet pack (equipment worn on the back allowing flight)