bancada de cozinha

bancada de cozinha f (plural bancadas de cozinha)

breakfast bar (a counter in a domestic kitchen at which light meals may be eaten, often seated on stools)


domínico

Borrowed from Latin dominicus. Compare Spanish dominico. Doublet of domingo, which was inherited.


batalha campal

pt-noun

batalha campal f (plural batalhas campais)

(idiomatic, by extension) pitched battle (an intense, rancorous argument or confrontation)


palhoça

From palha + -oça. Cognate of Galician palloza.


reitora

[χeɪ̯ˈto.ɾɐ]


faial

From faia (“beech”) + -al (“a field of”).

beechwood (a wood largely populated with beech trees)


cavalos de Troia

cavalo de Troia
cavalo de Troia#Portuguese


electroluminescência

electroluminescência f (plural electroluminescências)

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


bijecção

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


solitão

European Portuguese standard form of sóliton.


inicializador

inicializador m (plural inicializadores)

(Brazil, computing) launcher (application that launches another or others)


madalena

madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)


químio

(colloquial) Clipping of quimioterapia, chemo


línguas gestuais

língua gestual
língua gestual#Portuguese


linguagem gestual

linguagem gestual f (plural linguagens gestuais)


apneísta

apneísta m or f by sense (plural apneístas)


toróide

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


língua gestual

língua gestual f (plural línguas gestuais)

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒeʃ.tʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒeʃˈtwaʊ̯]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]


roupa-velha

[ˌχo(ʊ̯).pɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

[ˌʁow.pɐˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

/ˌʁo.pɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

(Portugal, cooking) a typical Christmas Portuguese dish prepared with the leftovers from Christmas Eve, usually made with potatoes, vegetables and codfish


farrapo-velho

(North of Portugal, cooking) Synonym of roupa-velha


raiana

[haɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[haɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[χaɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]


TEPT

Initialism of transtorno de estresse pós-traumático.

initialism

(Brazil) PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)


leixão

[le(ɪ̯)ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


homem de má morte

pt-noun

homem de má morte m (plural homens de má morte)


descolagem

(Portugal, aeronautics) liftoff, takeoff


riquinho

riquinho m (plural riquinhos, feminine riquinha, feminine plural riquinhas)

riquinhos (plural)
riquinha (feminine)
riquinhas (feminine plural)

(slang) rich kid (someone from a wealthy social origin who enjoys to flaunt their wealth and privileges)

(Rio Grande do Sul) cute (used as a term of endearment)


xénones

/ˈʃɛ.nɔ.nɨʃ/


desconfiómetro

desconfiómetro m (plural desconfiómetros)

desconfiómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Ele disse-me que não veio porque estava doente, mas ouviam-se vozes pelo telemóvel. Apitou-se-me logo o desconfiómetro.

He told me he didn't come because he was sick, but I could hear voices over the cell phone. My suspectometer beeped immediately.

a "suspectometer", the ability to suspect someone or something


criptónimo

European Portuguese standard spelling of criptônimo.


mata-velhos

(Portugal, colloquial) a microcar, usually driven by elderly people


papa-reformas

(Portugal, colloquial) Synonym of mata-velhos


amigo secreto

amigo secreto m (plural amigos secretos)

(Brazil) secret Santa (a Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person)

secret Santa (the person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange)


desconfiômetro

desconfiômetro m (plural desconfiômetros)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of desconfiómetro.


estagflação

Calque of English stagflation, from estagnação + inflação.


coleccionadora

coleccionadora f (plural coleccionadoras)


coleccionador

coleccionador m (plural coleccionadores, feminine coleccionadora, feminine plural coleccionadoras)

coleccionadores (plural)
coleccionadora (feminine)
coleccionadoras (feminine plural)

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


lacragem

[laˈkɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lɐˈkɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from lacrar (“to seal”) + -agem.


caçadora-recolectora

caçadora-recolectora f (plural caçadoras-recolectoras)


caçadora-recoletora

caçadora-recoletora f (plural caçadoras-recoletoras)


caçador-recolector

caçador-recolector m (plural caçadores-recolectores, feminine caçadora-recolectora, feminine plural caçadoras-recolectoras)

caçadores-recolectores (plural)
caçadora-recolectora (feminine)
caçadoras-recolectoras (feminine plural)

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


alísio

(nautical, meteorology) trade wind (tropical wind blowing from east to west)


recoletor

recoletor m (plural recoletores, feminine recoletora, feminine plural recoletoras)

recoletores (plural)
recoletora (feminine)
recoletoras (feminine plural)

(anthropology) gatherer (one who collects natural resources)


colecionador

colecionador m (plural colecionadores, feminine colecionadora, feminine plural colecionadoras)

colecionadores (plural)
colecionadora (feminine)
colecionadoras (feminine plural)

collector (person or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection)


furro

furro m (plural furros, feminine furra, feminine plural furras)

furros (plural)
furra (feminine)
furras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish furro, which is a loan from English furry. Compare with furry.

(neologism, uncommon) furry (member of the furry subculture)


arsenalista

arsenalista m or f by sense (plural arsenalistas)

(Portugal, soccer) a supporter, player or coach of Sporting Clube de Braga


caçador-recoletor

caçador-recoletor m (plural caçadores-recoletores, feminine caçadora-recoletora, feminine plural caçadoras-recoletoras)

caçadores-recoletores (plural)
caçadora-recoletora (feminine)
caçadoras-recoletoras (feminine plural)


braquistócrona

braquistócrona f (plural braquistócronas)

From Ancient Greek βράχιστος (brákhistos) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos).


scâner

European Portuguese standard spelling of escâner.


introjecção

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


ejecção

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


ejeção

[e.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/i.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēiectiōnem.


prelecção

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


secção eficaz

pt-noun

secção eficaz f (plural secções eficazes)

(nuclear physics, particle physics) cross section (probability of a particular nuclear reaction)


carripana

(Portugal, informal) heap, banger, rattletrap (worn-out car)


cardiopata

cardiopata m or f by sense (plural cardiopatas)


meliponicultura

meliponicultura f (plural meliponiculturas)


hipoparatiroidismo

hipoparatiroidismo m (plural hipoparatiroidismos)


chupe-chupe

Onomatopoeic. Spelling probably influenced by chupar (“to suck”).


chup-chup

(Brazil, regional) a frozen dessert in a tube, freezepop, ice pop, freezie


coritibano

coritibano m (plural coritibanos, feminine coritibana, feminine plural coritibanas)

coritibanos (plural)
coritibana (feminine)
coritibanas (feminine plural)

From Coritiba + -ano. Doublet of curitibano. The soccer team was named after the city, however, it retained the O in its name even after the name of the city was standardised as Curitiba.

(Brazil, soccer) a player or supporter of Coritiba Foot Ball Club


curitibano

curitibano m (plural curitibanos, feminine curitibana, feminine plural curitibanas)

curitibanos (plural)
curitibana (feminine)
curitibanas (feminine plural)

From Curitiba + -ano. Doublet of coritibano.


noneta

From Venetian noneta. By surface analysis, nona + -eta.

(South Brazil) diminutive of nona (“granny”)


trens de aterragem

trem de aterragem
trem de aterragem#Portuguese


mal necessário

mal necessário m (plural males necessários)


trem de aterragem

trem de aterragem m (plural trens de aterragem)

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ de a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈtɾɐ̃j̃ d‿ɐ.tɨˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(Portugal, aviation) landing gear, undercarriage


brasiguaio

brasiguaio m (plural brasiguaios, feminine brasiguaia, feminine plural brasiguaias)

brasiguaios (plural)
brasiguaia (feminine)
brasiguaias (feminine plural)

a person of Brazilian descent who lives or works in Paraguay


etos

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”).

uder

(aesthetic) ethos (the character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture or movement)

(rhetoric) ethos (part of classical rhetoric focused on the study of social customs)


mapa-múndi

Learned borrowing from Latin mappa mundī (literally “map of the world”). Compare Spanish mapamundi.


caça-palavras

(games, puzzles) word search (a word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid)


cruzadinha

(Brazil) crossword (word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word)


etnolinguística

pt-noun

etnolinguística f (plural etnolinguísticas)


nhúngue

nhúngue m or f by sense (plural nhúngues)


niúngue

niúngue m or f by sense (plural niúngues)


défice

défice de atenção

deficit, shortage (Deficiency in amount or quality)

défice orçamental

(economics) deficit (a situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds revenue)


actuário

actuário m (plural actuários, feminine actuária, feminine plural actuárias)

actuários (plural)
actuária (feminine)
actuárias (feminine plural)

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


calefacção

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


contracção

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


inacção

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


atualização

O meu computador está a instalar várias atualizações (Portugal).

My computer is installing several updates.

O meu computador está instalando várias atualizações (Brazil).

update (action of making something up to date)


distrator

distrator m (plural distratores, feminine distratora, feminine plural distratoras)

distratores (plural)
distratora (feminine)
distratoras (feminine plural)

distracter (that which distracts, or serves as a distraction)


contrafacção

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


alandês

alandês m (plural alandeses, feminine alandesa, feminine plural alandesas)

alandeses (plural)
alandesa (feminine)
alandesas (feminine plural)


afegãos

[a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]

/ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ̃w̃ʃ/

[ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ̃w̃ʃ]


castelã

/kɐʃ.tɨˈlɐ̃/


curimã

curimã f or (less common) m (plural curimãs)

Vento que dá na vela
 Vela que leva o barco
 Barco que leva a gente
 Gente que leva o peixe
 Peixe que dá dinheiro, Curimã

1949, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “O Vento”:

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual

(Northeast Brazil, North Brazil) flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus)


liberalóide

liberalóide m or f by sense (plural liberalóides)

From liberal + -óide. Compare Italian liberaloide.

(politics, slang, derogatory) a supporter or advocator of liberalism or neoliberalism, especially an ignorant one


momento de forças

momento de forças m (plural momentos de forças)


pisca-pisca

pisca-pisca m (plural pisca-piscas or piscas-piscas)

pisca-piscas (plural)
piscas-piscas (plural)

(Portugal) indicator; turn signal (each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made)

(Brazil) Christmas lights (electric lights used at Christmas to decorate a tree, house, etc.)


pénico

pénico m (plural pénicos, feminine pénica, feminine plural pénicas)

pénicos (plural)
pénica (feminine)
pénicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of pênico.


histoquímica

(biology, chemistry, medicine) histochemistry


tiazol

[t͡ʃɪ.aˈzɔʊ̯]

[t͡ʃjaˈzɔʊ̯]


paratleta

paratleta m or f by sense (plural paratletas)


azobenzeno

(organic chemistry) azobenzene (an aromatic azo compound, diphenyl diazene, the basis of many dyes)


hispanofalante

hispanofalante m or f by sense (plural hispanofalantes)


anglofalante

anglofalante m or f by sense (plural anglofalantes)

/ɐ̃.ɡlɔ.fɐˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

(rare) Anglophone, English-speaker (One who speaks English)


alicate de crimpar

alicate de crimpar m (plural alicates de crimpar)


alicate crimpador

alicate crimpador m (plural alicates crimpadores)


eletrosserra

/iˌlɛ.tɾɔˈsɛ.ʁɐ/

(forestry, machinery) chainsaw (saw with a power-driven chain)


lixadeira

[li.ʃɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[li.ʃɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


tatuzão

[taˌtuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From tatu + -zão. Literally, “big armadillo”.

tunnel boring machine
tunnel boring machine

(Brazil) (engineering) tunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)


alicate prensa terminal

alicate prensa terminal m (plural alicates prensa terminais)


alicate desencapador

alicate desencapador m (plural alicates desencapadores)


hipergamia

hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)


botocudo

botocudo m (plural botocudos, feminine botocuda, feminine plural botocudas)

botocudos (plural)
botocuda (feminine)
botocudas (feminine plural)

→ English: Botocudo

→ German: Botokude

From botoque (“plug”), in allusion to the wooden disks worn in their lips and ears. See batoque (“spigot”).

Botocudo (one of a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil)


serra de sabre

serra de sabre f (plural serras de sabre)


pru

a type of nose flute used by the Aimorés


arco de serra

hacksaw (fine-toothed, frame-mounted saw used to cut metal)

bow saw (a lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks)


serra de rodear

serra de rodear f (plural serras de rodear)


serrote de costa

serrote de costa m (plural serrotes de costa)

backsaw (handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge)


serrote de ponta

serrote de ponta m (plural serrotes de ponta)


serra esquadria

serra esquadria f (plural serras esquadrias)


porta-rolos

(Canada, US, Australia) paper towel holder, (UK) kitchen roll holder


D/s

(BDSM) Initialism of dominação e submissão.


pá carregadeira

pá carregadeira f (plural pás carregadeiras)

(Brazil) loader, front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader (construction equipment)


escavador

escavador m (plural escavadores, feminine escavadora, feminine plural escavadoras)

escavadores (plural)
escavadora (feminine)
escavadoras (feminine plural)


caixa de esquadria

caixa de esquadria f (plural caixas de esquadria)


escavadeira

(Brazil) excavator, digger (tracked vehicle used to dig ditches)


carregadeira

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈde.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


retroescavadora

retroescavadora f (plural retroescavadoras)

[ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

(Portugal) backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator


retroescavadeira

retroescavadeira f (plural retroescavadeiras)

(Brazil) backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator


pá carregadora

pá carregadora f (plural pás carregadoras)

[ˈpa kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

(Portugal) loader, front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader (construction equipment)


videoconferência

videoconferência f (plural videoconferências)


astroquímica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tromba-d'água

[ˌtɾõ.bɐˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

waterspout (a whirlwind that forms over a body of water)


dobrete

(linguistics) doublet (one of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root)


agência de notícias

pt-noun

agência de notícias f (plural agências de notícias)


envolvência

[ẽ.bɔɫˈβẽ.sjɐ]


sevandija

[sɨ.βɐ̃ˈdi.ʒɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese sevandilha, crossed with Spanish sabandija, both from Vulgar Latin *sevandīlia, perhaps of Basque origin.


sevandija

sevandija m or f by sense (plural sevandijas)

[sɨ.βɐ̃ˈdi.ʒɐ]

(by extension, rare) a person who lives at the expense of others


regaseificação

regaseificação f (plural regaseificações)

From re- + gaseificação or regaseificar + -ção.

regasification (act or effect of regasifying)


bolseira

[bɔɫˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɔɫˈsɐj.ɾɐ]


bolseiro

bolseiro m (plural bolseiros, feminine bolseira, feminine plural bolseiras)

bolseiros (plural)
bolseira (feminine)
bolseiras (feminine plural)


presidente da câmara

presidente da câmara m or f by sense (plural presidentes da câmara)

[pɾɨ.ziˈðẽ.tɨ ðɐ ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ]


acoplamento

coupling (act of joining together to form a couple)

(physics) coupling (property of physical systems)


recetividade

European Portuguese standard spelling of receptividade.


fura-olho

one who is interested in someone else's romantic partner


talarico

talarico m (plural talaricos, feminine talarica, feminine plural talaricas)

talaricos (plural)
talarica (feminine)
talaricas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, informal) one who is interested in someone else's romantic partner


asa dianteira

asa dianteira f (plural asas dianteiras)

2014 March 26, José Inácio, “A evolução da asa dianteira”, in José Inácio, archived from the original on 2021-12-04:

2020 May 6, Giorgio Piola, “Análise técnica: o que as asas dianteiras dizem sobre as equipes da F1 em 2020”, in MotorSport:

2021 June 24, Fernando Silva, de Sumaré, “Red Bull contra-ataca e pede que FIA verifique asa dianteira da Mercedes”, in Grande Premio:


pegadinha

[pɨ.ɣɐˈði.ɲɐ]

(Brazil) prank, practical joke; especially one filmed by a candid camera for entertainment


émese

European Portuguese standard spelling of êmese.


exônimo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of exónimo.


desnível

[dɨʒˈni.βɛɫ]


lavadora de alta pressão

lavadora de alta pressão f (plural lavadoras de alta pressão)


desnivelamento

desnivelamento m (plural desnivelamentos)


uranógrafo

uranógrafo m (plural uranógrafos, feminine uranógrafa, feminine plural uranógrafas)

uranógrafos (plural)
uranógrafa (feminine)
uranógrafas (feminine plural)

From urano- + -grafo. Compare Latin ūranographus.


antense

antense m or f by sense (plural antenses)


acumulador compulsivo

acumulador compulsivo m (plural acumuladores compulsivos, feminine acumuladora compulsiva, feminine plural acumuladoras compulsivas)

acumuladores compulsivos (plural)
acumuladora compulsiva (feminine)
acumuladoras compulsivas (feminine plural)


agrobiodiversidade

agrobiodiversidade f (plural agrobiodiversidades)

[ˌa.ɣɾɔˌβi.ɔ.ði.βɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]


chicungunha

/ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/

[ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]

/ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/

[ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]

Borrowed from English chikungunya, from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).


ciclocomputador

pt-noun

ciclocomputador m (plural ciclocomputadores)

cyclocomputer (computer device designed to be installed on a bicycle and designed to aid navigation and/or improve the cyclist's performance through a multitude of functions)


transgressora

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.ɡɾeˈso.ɾɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.ɡɾɨˈso.ɾɐ/

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.ɣɾɨˈso.ɾɐ]


consagração

[kõ.sa.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.sɐ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.sɐ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


carteirada

From carteira (“wallet”) + -ada, from using documents in a wallet to show that one holds a position of prestige.

O advogado que estava dirigindo bêbado tentou dar carteirada mas foi preso mesmo assim.

The attorney who was driving drunk tried to pull rank but he was arrested anyway.

(Brazil, informal, often used with dar) the act of using one's position or influence in order to get something done or to avoid punishment; the act of pulling rank


holígane

holígane m or f by sense (plural holíganes)


proxêmica

proxemics (science that studies sociocultural effects of interpersonal physical proximity)


adidância

[ɐ.ðiˈðɐ̃.sjɐ]

role or function of an attaché or similar officer

group accompanying an attaché or similar officer


massajador

massajador m (plural massajadores, feminine massajadora, feminine plural massajadoras)

massajadores (plural)
massajadora (feminine)
massajadoras (feminine plural)


sobe-e-desce

[ˌsɔ.β‿iˈðɛʃ.sɨ]

[ˌsɔ.β‿iˈðɛ.ʃɨ]


acreano

acreano m (plural acreanos, feminine acreana, feminine plural acreanas)

acreanos (plural)
acreana (feminine)
acreanas (feminine plural)


árgones

/ˈaɾ.ɡɔ.nɨʃ/

[ˈaɾ.ɣɔ.nɨʃ]


axião

European Portuguese standard form of áxion.


protestware

A solução apontada pelos pesquisadores da Snyk para que desenvolvedores possam se desvencilhar desse protestware é priorizar o uso de versões "limpas" do node-ipc, como a 9.2.1 e a 10.1.0.

2022 March 17, Emerson Alecrim, “Protestware: desenvolvedor sabota projeto com "mensagem de paz" para Ucrânia [Protestware: developer sabotages project with 'message of peace' for Ukraine]”, in Terra Brasil, archived from the original on 2022-04-07:

The solution pointed out by Snyk researchers for developers to avoid this protestware is to prioritise the use of "clean" versions of node-ipc, such as 9.2.1 and 10.1.0.

Pesquisadores têm rastreado os chamados projetos de protestware no GitHub com código adicionado recentemente que exibe mensagens “Stand with Ukraine”.

2022 March 18, Milena Dimitrova, “Projetos de Protestware no GitHub Push Pro-Ukraine Ads e Data Wipers”, in Sensors Tech Forum:

Researchers have been tracking protestware projects on GitHub with recently added code to exhibit messages such as “Stand with Ukraine”.


rarefacção

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


rarefação

/ʁɐ.ɾɨ.faˈsɐ̃w̃/


acalentador

somebody or something that lulls or comforts


copos americanos

copo americano
copo americano#Portuguese


galo de rinha

/ˈɡa.lu d͡ʒi ˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/

/ˈɡa.lu d͡ʒi ˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/

/ˈɡa.lu d͡ʒi ˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɡa.lu ðɨ ˈʁi.ɲɐ]


movimento social

movimento social m (plural movimentos sociais)


mobilidade social

mobilidade social f (plural mobilidades sociais)


direito natural

direito natural m (plural direitos naturais)


copo americano

copo americano m (plural copos americanos)

Literally, “American cup”. It was developed by the São Paulo-based Nadir Figueiredo company in 1947.

(Brazil) a specific model of faceted drinking glass with 190 ml capacity.


empresa privada

empresa privada f (plural empresas privadas)


faz-me rir

Literally, “make-me-laugh”. Cognate with Spanish hazmerreír.


ponto mediano

ponto mediano m (plural pontos medianos)


cítola

Borrowed from Spanish cítola, from Latin cithara. Doublet of guitarra, cítara, and cistre.

(historical) citole (medieval stringed instrument)


ejaculações precoces

ejaculação precoce
ejaculação precoce#Portuguese


cabanha

From Spanish cabaña (“hut”). Doublet of cabana.

(Rio Grande do Sul) ranch; station (plot for raising livestock)

(Rio Grande do Sul, in particular) an estate dedicated to the selective breeding of livestock


esclavão

Borrowed from French esclavon. Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and tchau / chau.


letradura

[lɨ.tɾɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin litteratūra. By surface analysis, letrar + -dura. Doublet of literatura.


alamano

Borrowed from Latin Alamannus. Doublet of alemão.

(historical) one of the Alemanni, a Germanic confederation


eurocepticismo

pt-noun

eurocepticismo m (plural eurocepticismos)

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


calvária

Learned borrowing from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of caveira.


proto-sino-tibetano

pt-noun

proto-sino-tibetano m (plural proto-sino-tibetanos)

proto-sino-tibetano m . (canonical)
proto-sino-tibetanos (plural)

Proto-Sino-Tibetan (ancestor language of Chinese and other Asian languages)


reportório

Alteration of repertório, possibly influenced by reportar.


círio

From Old Galician-Portuguese cirio, from Latin cēreus (“waxen”). Doublet of céreo.


subtracção

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


tracção

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


vachina

Coined in 2020 by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in reference to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech.

(Brazil, derogatory, ethnic slur, anti-vaxxing, neologism) a Chinese vaccine


cômoro

From Latin cumulus (“mound”). Doublet of cúmulo.


carvalhal

[kɐɾ.vɐˈʎaɫ]

[kɐɾ.vɐˈʎaɫ]

[kɐɾ.βɐˈʎaɫ]


arredio

(ornithology) any of several ovenbirds of the genera Cranioleuca or Limnoctites


pão de abelha

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi aˈbe.ʎɐ]

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi aˈbe.ʎɐ]


esquematização

esquematização f (plural esquematizações)


credência

[kɾɨˈðẽ.sjɐ]

From Italian credenza, from Latin crēdentia. Doublet of crença and credença.

(Roman Catholicism) credence table (side table for items used in the Eucharist)


coudel

From Latin capitellum. Doublet of capitel, cabedelo, caudilho, capitelo, and cadete.

doublet

(military, historical) the commander of a cavalry regiment


rosa-choque

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.ki/

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.ki/

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.ki/

[ˌχɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.ki]

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌʁɔ.zɐˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨ/


quebração

/kɨ.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kɨ.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


ávrego

Inherited from Latin āfricus. Doublet of áfrico.

(archaic) south-west wind (southwest wind, which blows from Africa)


supererrogação

pt-noun

supererrogação f (plural supererrogações)

Borrowed from Late Latin superērogātiōnem (“payment in addition”), from superērogō (“to pay in addition”), from super (“in addition to”) + ērogō (“to pay, pay out, expend, disburse”).


madeirame

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ.mɨ]

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ.mɨ]

Probably formed anew from madeira + -ame, though compare Latin māteriāmen.


cabedelo

Inherited from Latin capitellum. Doublet of coudel, capitel, caudilho, capitelo, and cadete.

doublet

(geography) mouth bar (sediment deposit in a river delta)


capitelo

From Latin capitellum, likely by influence of English capitellum. Doublet of capitel, coudel, cabedelo, caudilho, and cadete.

(anatomy) capitellum (rounded eminence in the head of some bones)


desmossomo

(cytology) desmosome (structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells)


cosmogénese

pt-noun

cosmogénese f (usually uncountable, plural cosmogéneses)

European Portuguese standard spelling of cosmogênese.


bariogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bariogénese.


bariogénese

(cosmology) baryogenesis (generation of baryonic matter)


microvilosidade

microvilosidade f (plural microvilosidades)

(cytology) microvillus (any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells)


bom-dia

good morning (a greeting consisting of the interjection)


mensagens de voz

mensagem de voz
mensagem de voz#Portuguese


mensagem de voz

mensagem de voz f (plural mensagens de voz)


cabralismo

(Portugal, politics, historical) the political ideology attributed to the governments of Portuguese President of the Council of Ministers António Bernardo da Costa Cabral


jenipapo

→ English: genipap


ecúleo

Pezares!... Entre o féretro e a existencia, esse ecúleo de dores, que contraste!

1940, Afonso Schmidt, A vida de Paulo Eiró: seguida de uma collectanea inédita de suas poesias organizada:

Grief!... Between the bier and existence, that torment of pain, what a contrast!


gastrópode

[ɡɐʃˈtɾɔ.pu.ðɨ]


jenipapeiro

(botany) Genipa americana, a tree native to the American continent


glicosídeo

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) glycoside


tangão

[tɐ̃ˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


palanque

Probably an alteration of palanca, ultimately from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log; phalanx”).

der

a platform (eg. in a hall) for speakers or entertainers


pau de palanque

pt-noun

pau de palanque m (plural paus de palanque)


cêntuplo

Borrowed from Latin centuplus (“hundredfold”).


undécuplo

Borrowed from Latin undecuplus (“elevenfold”).


duodécuplo

Borrowed from Latin duodecuplus (“twelvefold”).


bloco de polias

bloco de polias m (plural blocos de polias)


indiciação

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.sɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


hidrossere

Essa suceção pode efetuar-se em meio aquoso (hidrossere) ou em meio seco (xerossere).

1995, Julio Seabra Inglez Souza, Aristeu Mendes Peixoto, Francisco Ferraz de Toledo, Enciclopédia agrícola brasileira: S-Z, EdUSP, →ISBN:


plêuston

plêuston m (plural plêustons or plêustones)

From Ancient Greek πλεῦσις (pleûsis, “sailing”), from πλέω (pléō).


instilação

[ĩʃ.t͡ʃi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


urso-do-atlas

Atlas bear or Ursus arctos crowtheri, an extinct population of brown bear native to North Africa that went extinct in historical times


aborto salino

pt-noun

aborto salino m (plural abortos salinos)

O vídeo de Mare usa imagens do interior do corpo para conferir realidade ao feto, fixando-o(a) como um(a) personagem com quem os espectadores podem identificar-se na medida em que o feto experiencia o aborto salino.

2000, Rosana Orio, “The visible woman”, in Cadernos Pagu, number 14, →ISSN, pages 303–304:

Mare's video uses images of the interior of the body to give reality to the fetus, establishing him/her as a character with whom viewers can identify as the fetus experiences the instillation abortion.

A intoxicação por sal e água pela mulher, quando se trata do aborto salino, com uma injeção que é dada pelo umbigo. Envenenamento salino, quando a criança morre e a mãe entra em trabalho de parto, dando a luz a uma criança já morta, com aproximadamente 80% do corpo queimado. Se o sal entrar na corrente sanguínea da mulher, devido à injeção salina, há perigo de vida da paciente, danificando os seus pulmões.

2016 April 28, Rosemeire Santiago, quotee, “Notas Taquigráficas: Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Legislação Participativa”, in Senado Federal, archived from the original on 2019-10-15, page 4:

Salt and water intoxication by women, when it comes to instillation abortion, with an injection given through the navel. Saline poisoning, when the child dies and the mother goes into labor, giving birth to an already dead child, with approximately 80% of the body burned. If salt enters the woman's bloodstream due to the saline injection, the patient's life is endangered by damaging her lungs.

A primeira foi uma adolescente, Guianna Jessen, nascida numa clínica de abortos, sobrevivente de um aborto salino malsucedido.

2017, Alex Cardoso, Faça Cada Dia Valer a Pena, São Paulo: Editora Vida, →ISBN:

The first was a teenager, Guianna Jessen, born in an abortion clinic, a survivor of an unsuccessful instillation abortion.

Nos EUA, o segundo maior risco de fatalidade uma vez envolveu o aborto salino. As mulheres morriam porque uma forte solução salina era introduzida no útero. Desta forma, a criança era queimada viva para depois ser extraída, mas muitas vezes a mãe morria junto com ela.

2022 May 10, “Quais são as consequências do aborto? O câncer de mama é apenas um dos exemplos”, in Brasil Paralelo, archived from the original on 2022-08-19, quoted in J. J. Lago (thesis, 2022, p. 75):

In the US, the second highest risk of fatality once involved instillation abortion. Women died because a strong saline solution was introduced into the uterus. In this way, the child was burned alive and then extracted, but often the mother died along with her.

instillation abortion
instillation abortion


alerteza

"com sentimento, alerteza e amor” livro: A ficção de Clarice nas fronteiras do (im)possível, por Rita Terezinha Schmidt · 2003, pag: 103

um véu de alerteza, esperta apenas o bastante para apenas pressentir. livro: Clarice Lispector nas entrelinhas da escritura, por Edgar Cézar Nolasco · 2001, pag: 173

pelo pensamento, a sua tendência é a de não ter sutilezas e de reagir às vezes com um verdadeiro pontapé contra os que temerariamente ousam transformá - la numa linguagem de sentimento e de alerteza. livro: Closer to the Wild Heart Essays on Clarice Lispector 2002, pag: 21


araracanga

→ English: araracanga

/aˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/aˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɐ.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/ɐˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/


língua oficial

língua oficial f (plural línguas oficiais)

As línguas chinesa e portuguesa são as línguas oficiais de Macau.

1999, Governor of Macau, “Decree-law 101/99/M of 13th December”, in Official Journal of Macau, page 7826:

Chinese and Portuguese languages are official languages of Macau.


nónuplo

European Portuguese standard spelling of nônuplo.


línguas oficiais

língua oficial
língua oficial#Portuguese


corônimo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of corónimo.


corónimo

corónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


bloquista

bloquista m or f by sense (plural bloquistas)

(Portugal, politics) a member or supporter the Portuguese party Left Bloc


bestas quadradas

besta quadrada
besta quadrada#Portuguese


besta quadrada

besta quadrada f (plural bestas quadradas)

Literally, “square beast”. Based on besta (“beast, large animal; fool, idiot”).

(derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)


milanês

milanês m (plural milaneses, feminine milanesa, feminine plural milanesas)

milaneses (plural)
milanesa (feminine)
milanesas (feminine plural)


introversão

[ĩ.tɾo.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾo.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾo.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾu.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]


sucateamento

(Brazil) degradation or devaluation of a public institution due to lack of funding, maintenance, care, etc.


piranha-vermelha

piranha-vermelha f (plural piranhas-vermelha)

red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), a species of piranha native to South America


unidade de cuidados intensivos

unidade de cuidados intensivos f (plural unidades de cuidados intensivos)

unidades de cuidados intensivos (plural)

(Portugal) intensive care unit (hospital ward for patients in danger of dying)


lula-de-humboldt

lula-de-humboldt f (plural lulas-de-humboldt)


lula-gigante

giant squid, any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae)


lula-colossal

lula-colossal f (plural lulas-colossais)

colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)


solução de piranha

solução de piranha f (plural soluções de piranha)

[so.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[so.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

piranha solution, a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide


cabra-selvagem

cabra-selvagem f (plural cabras-selvagens)

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃]

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃]

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈβa.ʒɐ̃j̃]

Capra aegagrus
Capra aegagrus#Translingual


palafrém

/pɐ.lɐˈfɾɐ̃j̃/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese palafré, palafrén (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Occitan palafré, from Old French palefrei, from Late Latin paraverēdus (“post horse, spare horse”).


cramulhão

[kɾa.muˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɾɐ.muˈʎɐ̃w̃/


baníua

the Karu or Baniwa language of South America


mesinha-de-cabeceira

pt-noun

mesinha-de-cabeceira f (plural mesinhas-de-cabeceira)


mesa-de-cabeceira

mesa-de-cabeceira f (plural mesas-de-cabeceira)


taquaruçu

From Old Tupi takûarusu (“big bamboo”), from takûara (“bamboo”) + ûasú (“big”).

Chusquea gaudichaudii, a species of bamboo native to Brazil


decreto-lei

decreto-lei m (plural decretos-lei or decretos-leis)

decretos-lei (plural)
decretos-leis (plural)

(law, Portugal, historical in Macau) decree-law; a type of enactment enacted by the executive government that have the effect of law

Chief Executive of Macau
Transfer of sovereignty over Macau


trombeta-chinesa

trombeta-chinesa f (plural trombetas-chinesas)

Chinese trumpet vine
Chinese trumpet vine

Campsis grandiflora
Campsis grandiflora#Translingual

(botany) Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)


foca-monge-do-havaí

foca-monge-do-havaí f (plural focas-monge-do-havaí)

the Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi), an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae


folha de pagamento

folha de pagamento f (plural folhas de pagamento)

(Brazil) a list containing wages or other payments destined for the employees of a company


sefaradita

sefaradita m or f by sense (plural sefaraditas)


procrastinadora

procrastinadora f (plural procrastinadoras)


peita

gift or promise for the purpose of bribing; bribery

(history) tribute paid by those who were not nobles


alquequenge

European Portuguese standard spelling of alquequenje.


manicuro

manicuro m (plural manicuros, feminine manicura, feminine plural manicuras)

manicuros (plural)
manicura (feminine)
manicuras (feminine plural)

Alternative form of manicure (person who performs manicures)


bicha-solitária

bicha-solitária f (plural bichas-soliárias)


gingado

(Brazil, informal) fluid or sexy body movement


recetáculo

Learned borrowing from Latin receptāculum (“receptacle”), from receptō (“to receive back or again, to recover”), frequentative of recipiō (“to receive; to hold back, to reserve”), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“to hold”).


recetador

pt-noun

recetador m (plural recetadores, feminine recetadora, feminine plural recetadoras)

recetadores (plural)
recetadora (feminine)
recetadoras (feminine plural)

[ʁɨ.sɛ.tɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.sɛ.tɐˈðoɾ]

Learned borrowing from Latin receptātōrem.

lbor

receiver (person who accepts stolen goods)


putanheiro

(Brazil, slang, vulgar) a man who customarily sleeps with prostitutes


defecção

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


revoada

a course or route that birds fly back from somewhere they migrated to

(colloquial) group of airplanes flying together, especially for commemorative purposes

(figuratively) group of people, especially a loud and happy one

(figuratively) opportunity (favorable occasion)


retrospecção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of retrospeção.


introspeção

introspeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.tɾoʃ.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɾɔʃ.pɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


retrospeção

retrospeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ʁɛ.tɾɔʃ.pɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


defeção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfectiōnem.


introspecção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of introspeção.


depósito de porra

pt-noun

depósito de porra m (plural depósitos de porra)

(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slang) cum dumpster (sexually promiscuous person; a woman or homosexual man as a sexual object)


corrector líquido

corrector líquido m (plural correctores líquidos)

corretor líquido
corretor líquido#Portuguese

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


patinete elétrico

patinete elétrico m (plural patinetes elétricos)

e-scooter, electric scooter, motorized scooter, scooter


URV

Unidade real de valor
w:Unidade real de valor

(Brazil, finance, historical) Initialism of Unidade real de valor.


barriga d'água

/bɐˈʁi.ɡɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[bɐˈʁi.ɣɐ ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

From barriga + de + água. Literally, “water belly”.


despautério

Borrowed from French Despautère, Frenchified surname of J. van Pauteren, Flemish grammarian. Per the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Classics, French students were compelled to learn Latin from clumsy abridgments of van Pauteren's Latin grammar "which, in its original folio editions of 1537–1538, was an excellent work".


desconchavo

absence of adaptation between two things


cartazista

cartazista m or f by sense (plural cartazistas)

one who conceives and/or makes street posters


cartazeiro

cartazeiro m (plural cartazeiros, feminine cartazeira, feminine plural cartazeiras)

cartazeiros (plural)
cartazeira (feminine)
cartazeiras (feminine plural)


santelmo

fogo de Santelmo
fogo de Santelmo#Portuguese


guitarra clássica

guitarra clássica f (plural guitarras clássicas)


leguelhé

nobody; zero; random (unimportant person)


jeca

Possibly related to jacu, from Old Tupi îa'ku.

(Brazil, usually derogatory) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic


saracura

(zoology) rail (one of several birds of the Rallidae family that live in swamps or on river margins)

(botany) a plant of the Bignoniaceae family


eleitriz

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēlēctrīcem. Compare Spanish electriz, Catalan electriu, French électrice and Italian elettrice.

slbor

electress, wife of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire


pingo de gente

pt-noun

pingo de gente m (plural pingos de gente)

(idiomatic, informal) a little child, an infant


krl

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


meganha

meganha m or f by sense (plural meganhas)


escala de Richter

escala Richter
escala Richter#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of escala Richter.


apedeuto

apedeuto m (plural apedeutos, feminine apedeuta, feminine plural apedeutas)

apedeutos (plural)
apedeuta (feminine)
apedeutas (feminine plural)


apedeuta

apedeuta m or f by sense (plural apedeutas)

Probably related to pedante and pedagogo. Although this root literally means "child", it is implied to mean "knowledge" in this sense. The a- prefix means negation, and -euta is a relatively uncommon suffix used for people.


nogueiral

From nogueira (“walnut tree”) + -al (“field of”).


olival

From oliva (“olive tree”) + -al (“field of”).


olivedo

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin olīvētum or from oliva (“olive tree”) + -edo.


oliveiral

From oliveira (“olive tree”) + -al (“field of”).


faialense

pt-noun

faialense m or f by sense (plural faialenses)


unicamaralismo

unicamaralismo m (plural unicamaralismos)


angus de caroço

angu de caroço
angu de caroço#Portuguese


cadavalense

cadavalense m or f by sense (plural cadavalenses)

[kɐ.ðɐ.βɐˈlẽ.sɨ]


cadaval

From cadava (“charred stalk that remains after a burning”) + -al (“a large quantity of”).

af

place with many charred stalks (cadavas) that remained after a burning to clear the ground (queimada)


cacife

(Brazil) amount corresponding to the quota that partners pay to enter a game

(Brazil) total value of that amount deposited or invested by the players

(Brazil, figuratively) any necessary resources, financial or otherwise, for someone to participate on something


cadava

the charred stalk that remain after a burning to clear the ground (queimada)


angu de caroço

pt-noun

angu de caroço m (plural angus de caroço)

Literally, “angu with hard seed(s)”. A properly prepared angu would not contain any seeds.

(Brazil, informal) a difficult or disorderly situation


vidral

From vidro + -al. Piecewise doublet of vitral.


cãezinhos

[ˌkɐ̃ɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃us]

[ˌkɐ̃ɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃us]

/ˌkɐ̃j̃ˈzĩ.ɲuʃ/

[ˌkɐ̃ɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃uʃ]

[ˌkɐ̃ɪ̯̃ˈzi.ɲos]


fazendário

fazendário m (plural fazendários, feminine fazendária, feminine plural fazendárias)

fazendários (plural)
fazendária (feminine)
fazendárias (feminine plural)

a worker for a Ministry of Finances or a similar department


cachamorra

Unknown. Either an alteration of cachaporra or the other way around.


cachaporra

Unknown. Either an alteration of cachamorra or the other way around.


cachamorreiro

cachamorreiro m (plural cachamorreiros, feminine cachamorreira, feminine plural cachamorreiras)

cachamorreiros (plural)
cachamorreira (feminine)
cachamorreiras (feminine plural)

(Portugal, informal) one who carries a bat or stick as a weapon


brigão

brigão m (plural brigões, feminine brigona, feminine plural brigonas)

brigões (plural)
brigona (feminine)
brigonas (feminine plural)

[bɾiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


brigão

[bɾiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


cachaporreiro

cachaporreiro m (plural cachaporreiros, feminine cachaporreira, feminine plural cachaporreiras)

cachaporreiros (plural)
cachaporreira (feminine)
cachaporreiras (feminine plural)


grilagem

[ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɡɾiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From grilo + -agem, due to the fact that the false documents are made to look old by having crickets in a container with the land titles. The insects would eat parts of the deeds and produce feces, giving the paper a yellowish appearance.

(Brazil) illicit land owning through false property titles

(Brazil) a group or behavior related to such activity


patureba

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi or from pato.

(Brazil, dialectal, cooking) dry and salty catfish


patureba

patureba m or f by sense (plural paturebas)


grilhagem

/ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒẽj̃/

[ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


grileiro

(Brazil) squatter: one who illicitly owns land through false property titles


caceteiro

caceteiro m (plural caceteiros, feminine caceteira, feminine plural caceteiras)

caceteiros (plural)
caceteira (feminine)
caceteiras (feminine plural)

individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)

armed man serving as bodyguard to someone else: thug, hoodlum

(soccer) player who commits serious fouls


sucrilhos

Genericized trademark from the localized brand name of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes in Brazil, introduced in 1961. Blend of açúcar + crocância + milho, according to Kellogg's.


cirandinha

/si.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[si.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/si.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[si.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]


boquirroto

boquirroto m (plural boquirrotos, feminine boquirrota, feminine plural boquirrotas)

boquirrotos (plural)
boquirrota (feminine)
boquirrotas (feminine plural)

(dated) chatterbox; blabbermouth (one who talks too much)


falastrão

falastrão m (plural falastrões, feminine falastrona, feminine plural falastronas)

falastrões (plural)
falastrona (feminine)
falastronas (feminine plural)

[fa.laʃˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/fɐ.lɐʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/


kimbanda

Unadapted borrowing from Kimbundu kimbanda.


chupa-cabra

From chupa (“it sucks”) + cabra (“goat”), literally “goat sucker”. Compare Spanish chupacabras.


siricutico

(Brazil, informal) great will or impetus to do something

(Brazil, informal) anxious or nervous crisis


reclamão

pt-noun

reclamão m (plural reclamões, feminine reclamona, feminine plural reclamonas)

reclamões (plural)
reclamona (feminine)
reclamonas (feminine plural)

/ʁɨ.klɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

From reclamar + -ão. Cognate with Spanish reclamón.


moedas fiduciárias

moeda fiduciária
moeda fiduciária#Portuguese


moeda fiduciária

moeda fiduciária f (plural moedas fiduciárias)


pinhata

From Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña, from Latin pinea (“pinecone”), because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.

(Latin American culture) a doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out


serãos

[seˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[seˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[seˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


verãos

[veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[veˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


dominação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dominātiōnem. By surface analysis, dominar + -ção.


esfregona

mop (utensil for cleaning the floor consisting of a handle with strips of cloth at the end)


vertedoiro

From verter + -doiro. Compare Galician vertedoiro.


fímbria

Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae. Doublet of franja.


capelães

/kɐ.pɨˈlɐ̃j̃ʃ/


serras circulares

serra circular
serra circular#Portuguese


macópio

rock hyrax (mammal of the order Hyracoidea)


xávega

Borrowed from Arabic شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net”). Compare Spanish jábega.

bor+

(fishing) a form of artisanal fishing which involves setting nets in the sea and then trawling them using animals or machines in land.


bólide

a vehicle designed to reach high speeds, a race car


violetas africanas

violeta africana
violeta africana#Portuguese


cartapácio

a book with certain characteristics, such as being old, big, poorly preserved or boring


mecónio

mecónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


primeiras classes

primeira classe
primeira classe#Portuguese


pílula do dia seguinte

pt-noun

pílula do dia seguinte f (plural pílulas do dia seguinte)


pazinha

(Brazil) a very tiny spoon (usually plastic or wooden)


usina nuclear

usina nuclear f (plural usinas nucleares)

central nuclear
central nuclear#Portuguese

(Brazil) Synonym of central nuclear (“nuclear power plant”)


sínquise

From Ancient Greek σύγχυσις (súnkhusis, “a mixing”).


fogo no parquinho

pt-noun

fogo no parquinho m (plural fogos no parquinho)


jabuticabeira

(Brazil) jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora)


hospedeira

/ɔʃ.pɨˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɔʃ.pɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɔʃ.pɨˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɔʃ.pɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɔʃ.pɨˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɔʃ.pɨˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɔʃ.pɨˈðe.ɾɐ]


casualidade

From casual + -idade; cognate with Galician casualidade, and Spanish casualidad.

chance, coincidence, happenstance, fluke, accident


seleccionismo

seleccionismo m (usually uncountable, plural seleccionismos)

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


seleccionista

seleccionista m or f by sense (plural seleccionistas)

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


pândego

pândego m (plural pândegos, feminine pândega, feminine plural pândegas)

pândegos (plural)
pândega (feminine)
pândegas (feminine plural)


selectividade

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


selecionista

selecionista m or f by sense (plural selecionistas)


côvãos

[ˈko.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]

[ˈko.βɐ̃w̃ʃ]


arruaceira

/ɐ.ʁwɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.ʁwɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/


empalamento

From empalar + -mento. Compare Spanish empalamiento.


cartas de amor

[ˈkaɾ.tɐʒ ð‿ɐˈmoʁ]


selecionismo

selecionismo m (usually uncountable, plural selecionismos)


electrocussão

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


romão

romão m (plural romãos, feminine romã, feminine plural romãs)

romãos (plural)
romã (feminine)
romãs (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese romão, from Latin rōmānus. Doublet of romano and romeno.


romãos

[hoˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[hoˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[χoˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


marrãos

[maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[maˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


sacristãos

[sa.kɾiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


marrão

marrão m (plural marrãos or marrões, feminine marrã, feminine plural marrãs)

marrãos (plural)
marrões (plural)
marrã (feminine)
marrãs (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”). Doublet of marrano, from Spanish marrano.


marrão

pt-noun

marrão m (plural marrões, feminine marrona, feminine plural marronas)

marrões (plural)
marrona (feminine)
marronas (feminine plural)

(Portugal, informal) swot (one who studies hard)


electrodeposição

electrodeposição f (plural electrodeposições)

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


electrofisiologia

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


cadeirão

[ka.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

/kɐ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[kɐ.ðejˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[kɐ.ðejˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[kɐ.ðeˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Eletromagnetismo é o cadeirão do curso. Quase ninguém passa à primeira.

Electromagnetism is the most difficult subject of the course. Hardly anyone passes at the first attempt.

(Portugal, colloquial) a difficult subject (at the university)


electrosserra

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


ludicidade

playfulness (the quality of being ludic)


plafom

(economics) upper limit (typically of a credit or debit card)


seleção sexual

(evolutionary theory) sexual selection (type of natural selection)


intina

(botany) intine (the innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain)


dormideira

Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum#Translingual

Mimosa pudica
Mimosa pudica#Translingual

(Brazil) snail-eater (snake of the genus Dipsas)


eu-lírico

eu-lírico m (plural eus-líricos, feminine eu-lírica, feminine plural eus-líricas)

eus-líricos (plural)
eu-lírica (feminine)
eus-líricas (feminine plural)


eu lírico

eu lírico m (plural eus líricos, feminine eu lírica, feminine plural eus líricas)

eus líricos (plural)
eu lírica (feminine)
eus líricas (feminine plural)

the person the pronoun I refers to in a literary piece with no named characters, not necessarily being the work's author themselves


cabotagem

cabotage, especially by coastal shipping (transportation within one country)


atomização

atomization (the act of separating into atoms)

atomization (the act of atomizing)
atomization (the act of fragmenting)


rincão

From Borrowed from Spanish rincón, from رُكْن (rukn, “corner, nook”), via Andalusian Arabic.

corner (space in the angle between converging lines or surfaces)


do que alguém é feito

what someone is made of
what someone is made of


pau amigo

friend with benefits
friend with benefits

(vulgar, slang) male fuck buddy; male friend with benefits


œsophago

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


cachepô

From French cache-pot, from cacher (“to hide”).


leãozão

/leˌɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

[leˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌljɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

From leão (“lion”) + -zão (augmentative suffix).


aviãozão

[a.vɪˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/aˌvjɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

[aˌvjɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐˌvjɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

/ɐˌvjɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

/ɐˌbjɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌβjɐ̃w̃ˈzɐ̃w̃]

From avião (“plane”) + -zão (augmentative suffix).


extravagância

/ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]

/ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]

[ejʃ.tɾɐ.βɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]


caldo verde

A família comeu o caldo verde na santa paz do Senhor.

1973, Maria Espiñal, Pão amargo, page 88:

a traditional soup in Portuguese cuisine, made from shredded Portuguese cabbage (couve-galega), potatoes, olive oil, black pepper, and salt, often accompanied by slices of chouriço


perau

an area in a body of water that is deep enough that one can't jump in without being completely submerged; a point where the water level is higher than a person's own height


couve-galega

Brassica oleracea var. acephala#Translingual

collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


gâmeta

European Portuguese standard spelling of gameta.


detetabilidade

pt-noun

detetabilidade f (plural detetabilidades)

detetabilidades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


detectabilidade

detectabilidade f (plural detectabilidades)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetabilidade.


anhanguera

anhanguera m or f by sense (plural anhangueras)

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾa/


brotoeja

(pathology) a type of exanthem (skin eruption) accompanied by itching


cação

(Brazil, dialectal) shark meat specifically


podômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of podómetro.


absorvedoiro

[ɐ.βsɔɾ.βɨˈðoj.ɾu]


sugadouro

(figurative) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)


absorvedouro

[ɐ.βsɔɾ.βɨˈðow.ɾu]


bicentenário

bicentenary (the two-hundredth anniversary)


corpanzil

Era uma visão medonha. Quase quatro metros de altura, a pele cinzenta e baça, o corpanzil cheio de calombos como um pedregulho e uma cabecinha no alto, que mais parecia um coco. Tinha pernas curtas, grossas como um tronco de árvore e pés chatos e calosos. Segurava um enorme bastão de madeira, que arrastava pelo chão, porque seus braços eram compridíssimos.

1997, J. K. Rowling, chapter 10, in Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal:

It was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite grey, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. It had short legs thick as tree trunks with flat, horny feet. The smell coming from it was incredible. It was holding a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because its arms were so long.

a large, bulky body, or a person with such a body


paçoca

(Brazil, cooking) a Brazilian dish made of cassava flour and dried meat

(Brazil, cooking) paçoca, a Brazilian sweet of Tupi origin generally consisting of a hard but fragile mass of ground peanuts, sugar and salt


trabalho de conclusão de curso

trabalho de conclusão de curso m (plural trabalhos de conclusão de curso)

trabalhos de conclusão de curso (plural)

(Brazil) final year project, capstone project (a project done at the end of an academic course meant to be the culmination of that course)


cabaia

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).

(historical) cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)


última instância

última instância m (plural últimas instâncias)


derradeiro recurso

derradeiro recurso m (plural derradeiros recursos)


assassinas de aluguel

assassina de aluguel
assassina de aluguel#Portuguese


derradeiros recursos

derradeiro recurso
derradeiro recurso#Portuguese


últimas instâncias

última instância
última instância#Portuguese


assassina de aluguel

assassina de aluguel f (plural assassinas de aluguel)

assassino de aluguel
assassino de aluguel#Portuguese

female equivalent of assassino de aluguel


patafísica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


fuzarca

(Brazil) carousal, merrymaking, loud celebrations


fuzo

(Brazil, informal) a type of popular ball


barnabé

Perhaps from the French given name Barnabé.

(Brazil, informal) a low-rank public officer


garatuja

/ɡɐ.ɾɐˈtu.ʒɐ/

doodle (small mindless sketch, poorly done illustration)

scrawl; scribble (irregular handwriting)


proêmio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of proémio.


proémio

proémios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


camacho

camacho m (plural camachos, feminine camacha, feminine plural camachas)

camachos (plural)
camacha (feminine)
camachas (feminine plural)

(Brazil) a person with those characteristics


vilãos

[viˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[viˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[viˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


ermitãos

[eʁ.miˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


sacudidela

a (often sudden) act of shaking: shudder, quiver, shiver


estremeção

shudder, shuddering, flinch, trembling, shiver, quivering, quiver


estremecimento

estremecimento m (plural estremecimentos)


desenvolvimentista

desenvolvimentista m or f by sense (plural desenvolvimentistas)


desenvolvimentismo

desenvolvimentismo m (plural desenvolvimentismos)


nictúria

(medicine) nocturia (frequent need to urinate during sleep)


descontracção

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


galdéria

[ɡaɫˈdɛ.ɾjɐ]


bate-boca

(Brazil, informal) verbal fight, argument

(Brazil, informal) several exalted voices, collectively

(Brazil, informal) informal conversation


descontração

relaxation (act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed)


atrator

(physics, mathematics) attractor (set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time)


deus grego

deus grego m (plural deus gregos, feminine deusa grega, feminine plural deusas gregas)

deus gregos (plural)
deusa grega (feminine)
deusas gregas (feminine plural)

(slang, idiomatic) very beautiful or attractive man


hipsômetro

From Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψος (húpsos) + -metro.


hipsometria

From hipsómetro + -ia or Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψος (húpsos) + -metria.


azenha

Borrowed from Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya). Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.


onda coreana

Borrowed from Korean 한류(韓流) (Hallyu, “Korean current”).


tábula

Learned borrowing from Latin tabula. Doublet of tábua, which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome) tabula (a writing-tablet)


abécula

(derogatory) idiot (clumsy or easily disoriented person)


nébula

Learned borrowing from Latin nebula. Doublet of névoa.


moliceiro

pt-noun

moliceiro m (plural moliceiros, feminine moliceira, feminine plural moliceiras)

moliceiros (plural)
moliceira (feminine)
moliceiras (feminine plural)

someone who catches and transports seagrass.


moliceiro

a boat used in the collection and transportation of seagrasses (moliço and sargaço), typical from the city of Aveiro, Portugal


mirindiba-bagre

mirindiba-bagre f (plural mirindiba-bagres)

Lafoensia glyptocarpa
Lafoensia glyptocarpa

(botany) Lafoensia glyptocarpa, a plant native to the southeastern Atlantic Forest in Brazil


estúrdio

estúrdio m (plural estúrdios, feminine estúrdia, feminine plural estúrdias)

estúrdios (plural)
estúrdia (feminine)
estúrdias (feminine plural)


pirobo

(Northeast Brazil, derogatory) effeminate man, sissy


boia-fria

[ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]

[ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]

(Brazil) unregistered rural worker hired temporarily

(Brazil) employee who eats homemade meals at the workplace


mozão

mozão m (plural mozões, feminine mozona, feminine plural mozonas)

mozões (plural)
mozona (feminine)
mozonas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, colloquial) babe (term of endearment).


doidivana

an extravagant and eccentric person who acts imprudently and spontaneously


lavadouro

Alteration of lavadoiro, from Latin lavātōrium, thus a doublet of lavatório. By surface analysis, lavar + -douro. Compare Galician lavadoiro.

lavoir, washing place; public or communal installation for washing clothes, frequently roofed


manjedoira

[mɐ̃.ʒeˈdoɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[mɐ̃.ʒeˈdoɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðoj.ɾɐ]


aliviadouro

From aliviar + -douro. Compare Galician aliviadoiro.

lever which regulates the pressure in between both millstones of a watermill


pastadouro

pasture (land on which cattle can be kept for feeding)


caxias

After the Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), known for his strictness.

(Brazil, informal) a person with those characteristics


ribeirão

[hi.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[hi.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χi.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁi.bɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ʁi.βɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

/ʁi.bɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ʁi.βɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[ʁi.βejˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[ʁi.βejˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[ʁi.βeˈɾɐ̃w̃]


televangelista

televangelista m or f (plural televangelistas)


ribanceira

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈse.ɾɐ]


amnésia retrógrada

amnésia retrógrada f (plural amnésias retrógradas)


arroz de carreteiro

arroz carreteiro
arroz carreteiro#Portuguese


malfazejo

malfazejo m (plural malfazejos, feminine malfazeja, feminine plural malfazejas)

malfazejos (plural)
malfazeja (feminine)
malfazejas (feminine plural)

a person or thing with those characteristics


corretor líquido

corretor líquido m (plural corretores líquidos)


ondas gravitacionais

onda gravitacional
onda gravitacional#Portuguese


refratómetro de Abbe

refratómetro de Abbe m (plural refratómetros de Abbe)

(physics) Abbe refractometer (instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid)


grafômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of grafómetro.


gasômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of gasómetro.


pulsômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of pulsómetro.


esturro

state of excessive dryness, almost to the point of burning

(Brazil) the roar of the jaguar or a similar beast


calcedónia

calcedónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Latin chalcēdōnius, probably derived from the name of the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. See also Calcedónia.

chalcedony (form of fine-grained quartz)


sinuelo

(South Brazil) tame livestock or used to guide untamed livestock or in agricultural labor


turbina eólica

turbina eólica f (plural turbinas eólicas)


turbinas eólicas

turbina eólica
turbina eólica#Portuguese


espaço de fases

espaço de fases m (plural espaços de fases)


espaços de fases

espaço de fases
espaço de fases#Portuguese


espaços de fase

espaço de fase
espaço de fase#Portuguese


espaço de fase

espaço de fase m (plural espaços de fase)

European Portuguese form of espaço de fases


espaço fásico

espaço fásico m (plural espaços fásicos)


paulistinha

paulistinha m or f (plural paulistinhas)


xepa

Popular expression. Perhaps from English cheap.

(Brazil) food that, in markets, is sold for a lower price when it is about to expire

(Brazil) paper collected to be sold to cellulose manufacturers

(Brazil) used newspaper that is sold again

(Brazil) butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)


ophthalmologista

ophthalmologista m or f by sense (plural ophthalmologistas)

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


monossacarídeo

monossacarídeo m (plural monossacarídeos)


zoião

[zoɪ̯ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(slang) one who is prone to overeating; a glutton


policiar

(Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of policial, representing Caipira Portuguese.


quizila

an (often natural and unmotivated) antipathy, repulse or hostility for something or someone

(Brazil, religion) that which is sacred in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé

(Brazil, religion) superstitious repulse for certain foods or behaviors


caça-níquel

From caça + níquel. Literally, “nickel hunter”, or more loosely translated as “nickel hunting (machine)”.

lit

Atrás de pequenas lojas no centro de Pelotas, por exemplo, existem diversas máquinas de caça-níquel à disposição dos clientes. Para jogar, basta sentar e pagar.

2010, Osiris Reis, Margareth Michel, “Jogos de Azar no Centro de Pelotas”, in XVII Prêmio Expocom 2010, Pelotas: Intercom, page 2:


alecrim dourado

pt-noun

alecrim dourado m (plural alecrins dourados)

Literally, "golden rosemary". A reference to the folk song "Alecrim Dourado".

(sarcastic, slang, derogatory) a special snowflake (someone who believes they are particularly unique and special)


alecrins dourados

alecrim dourado
alecrim dourado#Portuguese


bolômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bolómetro.


interseccionalidade

interseccionalidade f (plural interseccionalidades)

From interseccional + -idade. Sense 2 is a calque of English intersectionality.

intersectionality (the quality or state of being intersectional)

A interseccionalidade entre autismo e transgeneridade
The intersectionality of autism and transgenderism

(sociology) intersectionality (the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression)


burótica

information technology
information technology

office automation; office information technology


neurodiversidade

neurodiversidade f (plural neurodiversidades)


capital de giro

capital de giro m (plural capitais de giro)


libração

[li.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin lībrātiōnem. By surface analysis, librar + -ção.


goniômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of goniómetro.


água que passarinho não bebe

pt-noun

água que passarinho não bebe f (uncountable)

Literally, "water that [the] little bird does not drink".

(Brazil, colloquial, humorous) any alcoholic beverage


audiômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of audiómetro.


prato feito

(Brasil) an economical meal consisting of a plate of meat, rice, salads, egg and other foods, similar in spirit to the Japanese bento


pimenta-malagueta

pimenta-malagueta f (plural pimentas-malagueta or pimentas-malaguetas)

pimentas-malagueta (plural)
pimentas-malaguetas (plural)

Bota castanha de caju, um bocadinho mais / Pimenta malagueta, um bocadinho mais

1976, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:

Synonym of malagueta (“hot type of chilli”)


coreiro

coreiro m (plural coreiros, feminine coreira, feminine plural coreiras)

coreiros (plural)
coreira (feminine)
coreiras (feminine plural)


veado-campeiro

veado-campeiro m (plural veados-campeiros)

(Brazil, zoology) Ozotoceros bezoarticus, a middle-sized brown deer of South America


campeiro

campeiro m (plural campeiros, feminine campeira, feminine plural campeiras)

campeiros (plural)
campeira (feminine)
campeiras (feminine plural)


defecação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfaecātiōnem. By surface analysis, defecar + -ção.


xilogravura

[ʃi.lɔ.ɣɾɐˈβu.ɾɐ]

From xilo- + gravura. Compare French xylogravure.


cosmópolis

Borrowed from English cosmopolis. By surface analysis, cosmo- + -polis. Doublet of cosmópole.

cosmopolis (a major city inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds)


flozô

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) an effeminate man

(informal, Brazil) dissimulation, deception


visitação

Learned borrowing from Latin vīsitātiōnem. By surface analysis, visitar + -ção.


carangueja

/ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

(nautical) yard of a large, quadrangular sail


explicitude

explicitness (quality or condition of being explicit)


tombadilho

(nautical) tallest part of a ship, located near the stern


mezena

Borrowed from Italian mezzana. Doublet of meão and mediano.

Au large, quelques barques, à l’ancre, pêchaient. On voyait de temps en temps sur ces bateaux des ruissellements d’argent au soleil qui étaient la sortie de l’eau des filets. Le Cashmere n’était pas encore à la hauteur de Saint-Sampson ; il avait déployé son grand hunier. Il était entre Herm et Jethou.

1866, “A grande tumba” (chapter V), in Machado de Assis, transl., Os Trabalhadores do Mar, part III, book III, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. Perseverança, translation of Les Travailleurs de la mer by Victor Hugo (in French), page 196:

Que importa do nauta o berço,
Donde é filho, qual seu lar?
Ama a cadencia do verso
Que lhe ensina o velho mar,
Cantae! que a morte é divina!
Resvala o brigue á bolina
Como golphinho veloz.
Presa ao mastro da mesena
Saudosa bandeira acena
As vagas que deixa após!

1868 April 18, Castro Alves, O Navio Negreiro, São Paulo; republished as Os Escravos, Lisbon: Tavares Cardoso & Irmão, 1884, section IV, page 25:

(by extension) mizzenmast (aftmost mast)


contextualização

pt-noun

contextualização f (plural contextualizações)


colunar

(historical, numismatics) columnario (a silver coin minted by Spain for its American colonies in the 18th century)


bolsa-estupro

(Brazil, derogatory) Any of multiple laws proposed in Brazil where mothers who have children from rape would receive some monetary compensation from the government, as a way to discourage abortion.


esbórnia

carousal (noisy feast or social gathering, especially one with alcohol)


carta na manga

carta na manga f (plural cartas na manga)

Como você sempre tem uma carta na manga?

How do you always have an ace in the hole?


admirador secreto

admirador secreto m (plural admiradores secretos)

Ontem eu recebi uma carta de amor de um admirador secreto.

Yesterday, I received a love letter from a secret admirer.

secret admirer (one who has an admiration (especially romantic) for someone, but keeps this feeling secret)


redemocratização

redemocratização f (plural redemocratizações)


olho gordo

Estava tomando meu café, quando de repente deixei cair, graças ao olho gordo dele!

I was drinking my coffee, when I suddenly dropped it, thanks to his evil eye!


galã

Borrowed from Spanish galán, from French galant. Doublet of galante

(figuratively) elegant and seductive man; gallant

Caio Castro é considerado um galã por muitos.

Caio Castro is considered a heartthrob by many.

(film, theater) heartthrob (attractive male celebrity)


saia justa

[ˈsaɪ̯.ɐ ˈʒuʃ.tɐ]

(Brazil, idiomatic) tight spot (difficult situation, especially an embarrassing, awkward one)


canaanita

canaanita m or f by sense (plural canaanitas)


ceroilas

Alternative form of ceroulas; plural of ceroila.


ceroula

Borrowed from Arabic سِرْوَال (sirwāl, “trousers”).


quebra-luz

[ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈluʃ]


quebra-luzes

[ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈlu.zɨʃ]


abaixa-luz

[ɐˌβaj.ʃɐˈluʃ]


pírcingue

European Portuguese standard spelling of piercing.


insurreto

insurreto m (plural insurretos, feminine insurreta, feminine plural insurretas)

insurretos (plural)
insurreta (feminine)
insurretas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


cirista

A supporter of Brazilian politician Ciro Gomes.


petralhada

(derogatory, offensive) Collectively, all people who support or are affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party.


cozinhas americanas

cozinha americana
cozinha americana#Portuguese


closets americanos

closet americano
closet americano#Portuguese


patriotário

patriotário m (plural patriotários, feminine patriotária, feminine plural patriotárias)

patriotários (plural)
patriotária (feminine)
patriotárias (feminine plural)

Blend of patriota (“patriot”) + otário (“sucker”).

blend

(informal, derogatory) patriotic sucker (someone who is easily fooled because of their patriotism)


closet americano

pt-noun

closet americano m (plural closets americanos)

Literally, “American closet”, borrowed from English closet.

a wall-mounted wardrobe (closet) for storing clothes in a bedroom


machadada

[mɐ.ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]

[mɐ.ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]

[mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]


vassourada

broom hit; broom blow (a hit using a broom)


terceira via

(politics) third way (an ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics)


garrafada

[ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfa.ðɐ]


fakeada

Blend of fake (from English fake) + facada (“stabbing”).

(informal) pretend stabbing; fake stabbing (the act of pretending to stab someone with a knife)


canetada

(informal) an implementation of a law, decree, or rule (possibly by signing it into effect with a pen)


caixa 2

caixa (canonical masculine)
caixas 2 (plural)


caixa dois

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈdoɪ̯s]

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈdoɪ̯s]

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈdoɪ̯ʃ]

(finance, Brazil) slush fund (money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes)


lavajatismo

lavajatismo m (usually uncountable, plural lavajatismos)

support for the Operação Lava Jato (investigation of money laundering in Brazil)


lapidário

lapidário m (plural lapidários, feminine lapidária, feminine plural lapidárias)

lapidários (plural)
lapidária (feminine)
lapidárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidārius.

lapidary (person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gemstones)


pé d'água

[ˈpɛ ˈða.ɣwɐ]


marca de água

watermark (translucent design impressed on paper)


bagdali

bagdali m or f by sense (plural bagdalis)


gota de água

[ˈɡo.tɐ ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

(idiomatic) last straw; the maximum one can stand


pés d'água

[ˈpɛʒ ˈða.ɣwɐ]


bínubo

bínubo m (plural bínubos, feminine bínuba, feminine plural bínubas)

bínubos (plural)
bínuba (feminine)
bínubas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin binubus, binūbus (“twice-married man”), derived from Latin bi- (“twice”) + nūbō (“I marry”).

(law) A person who has been married twice.


bodião

[bo.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boˈd͡ʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


negociata

(derogatory) illicit deal; dishonest deal


borogodó

/bɔ.ɾɔ.ɡɔˈdɔ/

(Brazil, slang) charm, attraction, sex appeal


escovilha

Deverbal from escovilhar, from or related to etymology 2.

act of clearing impurities from gold or silver


escovilha

Perhaps borrowed from Occitan escobilha, from Early Medieval Latin scōpīlia. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare the Spanish synonym escobilla.


raposas no galinheiro

raposa no galinheiro
raposa no galinheiro#Portuguese


raposa no galinheiro

raposa no galinheiro f (plural raposas no galinheiro)

fox guarding the henhouse
fox guarding the henhouse

(idiomatic) fox in the henhouse, fox guarding the henhouse (imminent danger nearby)


litrão

Literally, “big litre”, from litro + -ão.


litrinho

Literally, “small litre”, from litro + -inho.
This was originally based on the litrão (“1 litre beer bottle”, literally “big litre”).


cequim

former gold coin that circulated in Italy

a sequin, especially on a gypsy's garment


paetê

Borrowed from French pailleté (“sequined”).

bor+

(Brazil) a sequined garment (or another surface)


queimas de estoque

queima de estoque
queima de estoque#Portuguese


queima de estoque

pt-noun

queima de estoque f (plural queimas de estoque)

(Brazil, business) clearance sale (a sale at significantly reduced prices, usually to make room for new merchandise)


engenharia química

chemical engineering
chemical engineering


engenharia civil

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈviɫ]

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈviɫ]

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈβiɫ]


engenharia mecânica

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering


cachaceiro

cachaceiro m (plural cachaceiros, feminine cachaceira, feminine plural cachaceiras)

cachaceiros (plural)
cachaceira (feminine)
cachaceiras (feminine plural)

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) drunkard (alcoholic)


pinguço

pinguço m (plural pinguços, feminine pinguça, feminine plural pinguças)

pinguços (plural)
pinguça (feminine)
pinguças (feminine plural)


borra-botas

/ˌbɔ.ʁɐˈbɔ.tɐʃ/

[ˌbɔ.χɐˈbɔ.tɐʃ]

/ˌbɔ.ʁɐˈbɔ.tɐʃ/

[ˌbɔ.ʁɐˈβɔ.tɐʃ]

zero; random; nobody (person of little importance)


selamim

(historical) Alternative form of celamim


aguilhada

[ɐ.ɣiˈʎa.ðɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese aguillon (“sting”) + -ada (“-ing, -er: forming nouns related to striking”), attested in the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from aculeus (“sting”). Doublet of aguilhão. Cognate with Galician aguillada.

inh

(historical, measure) aguilhada, a former unit of land area equal to about 480 m²


escrópulo

From Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, ¹⁄₂₄ uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of escrúpulo. Cognate with Spanish escrúpulo.

scruple, nagging doubt, <small>¹<big>⁄</big>₂₄</small> uncia

(historical) escropulo, Portuguese scruple, a small traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g


celamim

From Old Galician-Portuguese ceramin, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ثُمُنِ (ṯumuni, “of one-eighth”). Cognate with Galician celamín and Spanish celemín.

(historical) celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts


jeira

[ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

Inherited from Latin diāria [opera] (“daily [work]”).

inh+

(historical, measure) acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day

(historical, measure) a Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares


quintalejo

From quintal (“Portuguese hundredweight”) + -ejo (“-cule: forming diminutives”).

suffix

(historical) quintalejo, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg


terceiro grau

pt-noun

terceiro grau m (plural terceiros graus)

(Brazil, education, dated) the education stage equivalent to higher education or university

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see terceiro, grau.


segundo grau

(Brazil, education, dated) the education stage equivalent to high school

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see segundo, grau.


primeiro grau

primeiro grau m (plural primeiros graus)

(Brazil, education, dated) the education stage equivalent to elementary and junior high

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see primeiro, grau.


cambuci

a tropical fruit tree native to South America (Campomanesia phaea)


pitangueira

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Proto-Tupian *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa
Old Tupi 'ybá
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ
Old Tupi pytang
Proto-Tupian *-ap
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi 'ybapytanga
Old Tupi pytangabor.
Portuguese pitanga
Latin -āria
Old Galician-Portuguese -eira
Portuguese -eira
Portuguese pitangueira
From pitanga + -eira.


meticulosidade

pt-noun

meticulosidade f (plural meticulosidades)


café pequeno

Literally, “small coffee” (a small cup or small quantity of coffee).

(idiomatic) something minor, unimportant (especially in comparison with important things)

(idiomatic) a task or job that can be easily done


rabada

small piece of hair that hangs on one's nape

the hindquarters of some animals:
tailhead

the hindquarters of some animals:
tailfan

the hindquarters of some animals:
fishtail

the hindquarters of some animals:
(colloquial) buttocks

the hindquarters of some animals:
buttocks

(cooking) dish made with the tail of an animal

(Brazil, colloquial) the last placed participants in a competition


capitação

Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem. By surface analysis, capitar + -ção.


futebol de várzea

(Brazil) soccer played informally, with relaxed or arbitrary rules, possibly having a varied number of players, no set player positions, no set time, as well as no judge, typically played in makeshift areas such as streets or plains


guerigueri

Vamos pegar umas cervejinhas e uns guerigueris.

(Brazil) acquirables, superfluous articles, desirable but frivolous items.


cunheta

Blend of cu (“anus”) + punheta (“male masturbation”).

blend

Cernunnos fortalecido, meu templo é seu corpo nu / Pra eu atender tua prece, acende uma vela e enfia no cu / Se quer paz, a vela é branca; se quer guerra, a vela é preta / Se botar uma vela vermelha, eu já sei que só quer bater uma cunheta

2015, “Diabolus In Quermessis”, in Quimera, performed by Professor Aquaplay:

Fortified Cernunnos, my temple is your nude body / For me to answer your prayer, light a candle and insert it into your asshole / If you wish peace, the candle should be white; if you want war, the candle should be black / If you use a red candle, I will know you just want an anal wank

(Brazil, neologism, vulgar) anal masturbation


cúpido

greedy, avaricious, excessively ambitious


benfazejo

pt-noun

benfazejo m (plural benfazejos, feminine benfazeja, feminine plural benfazejas)

benfazejos (plural)
benfazeja (feminine)
benfazejas (feminine plural)

a person or thing with those characteristics


motuca

(Northeast Brazil) a species of large fly that chases livestock and whose bite is very painful


raleadura

[ʁɐ.ljɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


mangalho

(regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) Thing, stuff.


febre maculosa

febre maculosa f (plural febres maculosas)

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

(pathology) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.


doença do carrapato

doença do carrapato f (plural doenças do carrapato)


quício

hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)


charneira

/ʃɐɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʃɐɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

/t͡ʃɐɾˈnej.ɾɐ/

/ʃɐɾˈnej.ɾɐ/

(zoology) part where the valves or bivalve mollusks unite

extremity that, when folded and sewn, holds a buckle

(figuratively) person or thing uniting different parts or serving as the union of two different groups or worlds

(geology) line uniting points of maximum curvature of a fold

small paper strip that philatelists use to fix the postage stamp on the album

(anatomy) hinge joint; ginglymus (joint where motion is restricted to one plane)


alcobacense

alcobacense m or f by sense (plural alcobacenses)


extrato bancário

extrato bancário m (plural extratos bancários)


tcholona

tcholona m or f by sense (plural tcholonas)


bola-de-berlim

bola-de-berlim f (plural bolas-de-berlim)

[ˌbɔ.lɐ.ðɨ.βɨɾˈlĩ]


marachão

[ma.ɾaˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ.ɾɐˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/mɐ.ɾɐˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/mɐ.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/


trilião

[tɾi.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾiˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Angola, Portugal, cardinal number) quintillion (10¹⁸)


olho do cu

olho do cu m (plural olhos do cu, metaphonic)

olhos do cu (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese olho do cuu (“asshole”). Cognate with Galician ollo do cu. Compare Sicilian pirtusu dû culu.


ressolho

(Northern Portugal) whirlpool produced in river banks, when there is a flood


poucochinho

⇒ Macanese: unchinho


tauxia

gold or silver relief in an iron or steel work


juçara

A person whose racial make-up is approximately one-third Amerindian, one-third Black, and one-third white.


pencenê

Alternative form of pincenê (“pince-nez”)


outros quinhentos

(idiomatic) "another thing": a different case or situation, often where rules of previous cases do not apply


azémola

European Portuguese standard spelling of azêmola.


azêmela

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of azémela.


azémela

azémelas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azemela.


letria

Alteration of aletria, reanalyzed as a letria.


lócus

Learned borrowing from Latin locus. Doublet of logo.

(genetics) locus (position on a chromosome)


microchipe

Borrowed from English microchip. By surface analysis, micro- + chipe.

(electronics) microchip (small plate with a set of electronic circuits)


cagaço

From cagar + -aço. Compare Spanish cagazo.


queimódromo

queima das fitas
queima das fitas#Portuguese

(Portugal) the place where queima das fitas celebrations occur


nadrinhe

pt-noun

nadrinhe n (plural nadrinhes, masculine padrinho, masculine plural padrinhos, feminine madrinha, feminine plural madrinhas)

nadrinhes (plural)
padrinho (masculine)
padrinhos (masculine plural)
madrinha (feminine)
madrinhas (feminine plural)

Madrinha / Padrinho. → Nadrinhe.

2019 September 30, Ophelia Cassiano, “Guia para “Linguagem Neutra” (PT-BR)”, in Medium:

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) gender-neutral form of padrinho/madrinha, godparent


nadraste

nadraste n (plural nadrastes, masculine padrasto, masculine plural padrastos, feminine madrasta, feminine plural madrastas)

nadrastes (plural)
padrasto (masculine)
padrastos (masculine plural)
madrasta (feminine)
madrastas (feminine plural)

Madrasta / Padrasto. → Nadraste.

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) gender-neutral form of padrasto/madrasta, stepparent


bétele

→ Dutch: betel

→ English: betel

→ French: bétel
→ Romanian: betel

→ Italian: betel

→ Polish: betel

Borrowed from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) / Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).


perdigão

pt-noun

perdigão m (plural perdigões, feminine perdiz, feminine plural perdizes)

perdigões (plural)
perdiz (feminine)
perdizes (feminine plural)

/peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/peɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[peɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/peɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[peɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɨɾ.diˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[pɨɾ.ðiˈɣɐ̃w̃]

From Vulgar Latin *perdico, augmentative of perdix. Compare to Spanish perdigón.


desumidificador

desumidificador m (plural desumidificadores)


adjectivação

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


pacuçu

pacuçu m (plural pacuçus, feminine paca, feminine plural pacas)

pacuçus (plural)
paca (feminine)
pacas (feminine plural)


alcatruz

→ Spanish: alcatruz

From Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs, “noria bucket”), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “bucket”). Compare with Spanish arcaduz, Catalan caduf, and Sicilian catusu.

bor

(Algarve) clay pot used to capture octopuses

(Portugal) concrete pipe used for water canalisation

(colloquial, Portugal, chiefly plural) large and heavy boots


abcissa

European Portuguese standard spelling of abscissa.


tabajara

pt-noun

tabajara m or f by sense (plural tabajaras)


milho verde

(Brazil) sweet corn (corn suitable for eating by humans)


canopla

(São Paulo) metal sealing piece for pipe finishing

(Brazil, television) microphone flag (resin piece attached to a microphone that bears a logo)


bochecho

rinsing of the mouth (act of moving a liquid inside the mouth with the cheeks)

mouthfull (amount of liquid that fits in a mouth)


septilhão

[sep.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[sep.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[sep.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


ababangai

[ɐ.βɐ.βɐ̃ˈɡaj]

Borrowed from Malay ababangay. First attested in 1871.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Ababangai”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), volume I, number 7, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, page 23

(botany) midnight horror (Oroxylon indicum)


quadrilião

(Angola, Portugal, cardinal number) Alternative form of quatrilião


morde e assopra

(idiomatic) the act of repeatedly fighting and making amends


contestatário

pt-noun

contestatário m (plural contestatários, feminine contestatária, feminine plural contestatárias)

contestatários (plural)
contestatária (feminine)
contestatárias (feminine plural)


vacilão

vacilão m (plural vacilões, feminine vacilona, feminine plural vacilonas)

vacilões (plural)
vacilona (feminine)
vacilonas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, colloquial) a simpleton (a person who lacks common sense)

(Brazil, colloquial) a screwup (a person who often makes substantial mistakes)

(Brazil, colloquial) a snitch (a person who informs and betrays his group)

(Brazil, colloquial) an imprudent person


atabaqueiro

atabaqueiro m (plural atabaqueiros, feminine atabaqueira, feminine plural atabaqueiras)

atabaqueiros (plural)
atabaqueira (feminine)
atabaqueiras (feminine plural)


reintegracionismo

reintegracionismo m (plural reintegracionismos)


chapeleta

From Old French chapelet (“small hat”). By surface analysis, chapéu + -eta.

(plumbing) bonnet (metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers)

(climbing) hanger (device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner)

(Portugal, colloquial) a blow on the head

(Brazil, vulgar, colloquial) glans penis


corre-corre

都会の人ごみ 肩がぶつかって ひとりぼっち

1997, “Sorriso Contagiante”, Luigi Carneiro (lyrics), Hans Zeh (music), performed by Luigi Carneiro, Rio de Janeiro: Schema 336, adaptation of Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatari:

The hustle and bustle of the city. So many people go by, I'm alone.

Machi no hitogomi kataga butsukatte hitoribotchi

dwarf morning-glory (Evolvulus alsinoides)

grassland sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis)


cinegrafista

cinegrafista m or f by sense (plural cinegrafistas)


anspeçada

[ɐ̃ʃ.pɨˈsa.ðɐ]

From French anspessade, from Italian lancia spezzata.

(Portugal, military, historical) lance corporal


rádones

[ˈʁa.ðɔ.nɨʃ]


translineação

hyphenation (breaking of a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules)


holiganismo

hooliganism (violence committed by sports fans)


jurubaça

jurubaça m or f by sense (plural jurubaças)

→ English: jurubaça

From Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”). First attested in c. 16th century.


sismômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sismómetro.


suadouro

From Latin sudatorium. By surface analysis, suar + -douro.

(by extension) the back of a horse, where the saddle goes

(colloquial, figuratively) a very hot place or room

(Rio de Janeiro, crime, slang) a type of scam where a sex worker takes their client to a secluded place or room to rob them


espetrómetro

espetrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


holobionte

(biology) holobiont (set composed of a host animal or plant organism and all the microorganisms associated with it, forming a unit through symbiosis.)


palinha

(Brazil, informal) impromptu performance


lusodescendente

lusodescendente m or f by sense (plural lusodescendentes)

Em North Dighton, Estados Unidos, um antigo colega do lusodescendente acusado de revelar segredos militares norte-americanos recorda um “rapaz normal”.

2023 April 15, Marta Moreira, ““Jack Teixeira era um rapaz normal”, diz ex-colega de escola do lusodescendente ["Jack Teixeira was a normal boy," says former classmate of the Portuguese-American]”, in Público:

In North Dighton, United States, an old classmate of the Portuguese-American accused of revealing American military secrets remembers a "normal boy."


rabo de galo

Que a aguardente, a bebida maldita, com todos os seus nomes de "caninha", "teimosa", "abrideira", "rabo de galo", "cachaça" e outros mais, seja banida da alimentação do sertanejo, é medida que se impõe.

1959, Rubens de Siqueira, Cartilha alimentar do homem rural, Rio de Janeiro: SIA, page 26:

As chupetas só viviam mergulhadas num potinho / Dentro de um rabo de galo só para pegar o gostinho / De Pitu, Fogo Paulista ou então de Tatuzinho

1989, “Melô do Bêbado” (1:24 from the start), in DJ Marlboro (music), Funk Brasil 01, performed by MC Batata:

(colloquial) a Brazilian cocktail made of cachaça and vermouth

(rare) cocktail (mixture of alcoholic beverages)


termóstato

thermostat (device used to control temperature)


fotinha

fotinhas (plural)
in Brazil (Portugal proscribed)

/foˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

/foˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/


ailerão

[aɪ̯.leˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(aeronautics) aileron (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)


fraldinha

/fɾawˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɾaʊ̯ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/fɾawˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[fɾaʊ̯ˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]


padronização

standardization (process of establishing a standard)


aguaí

From awa'í (“dry fruit”), of Tupi-Guarani origin. Compare Kaiwá agwai (“bad fruit”) and Mbyá Guaraní aguai.

(Brazil) any tree in the genus Chrysophyllum


hipercloremia

O médico diagnosticou hipercloremia no paciente após analisar os resultados dos exames de sangue.

The doctor diagnosed hyperchloremia in the patient after analyzing the results of the blood tests.


coxa-branca

coxa-branca m or f by sense (plural coxas-brancas)

/ˈko.ʃɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/ˈko.ʃɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/ˈko.ʃɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

[ˈko.ʃɐ ˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

(Brazil, soccer, slang) a player or supporter of Coritiba Foot Ball Club

(Brazil, obsolete, ethnic slur, offensive) a German person.


semenarca

A semenarca pode ocorrer por volta dos 12, 13 e 14 ou 16 Anos.

The Semenarche can occur around 12, 13 and 14 or 16 years old.

Ele por volta dos 12 Anos acordou com a cueca suja logo após ter a semenarca por meio de uma polução noturna.

Around the age of 12, he woke up with dirty briefs right after having semenarche through a nocturnal emission.


pacificação

Learned borrowing from Latin pācificātiōnem. By surface analysis, pacificar + -ção.


abrupção

abrupções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ɐ.βɾuˈpsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptiōnem.


ab-rupção

[ɐ.βʁuˈpsɐ̃w̃]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of abrupção.


piolho-de-urubu

pt-noun

piolho-de-urubu m (plural piolhos-de-urubu)

From piolho + de + urubu, literally “buzzard louse”.


fichinha

pt-noun

fichinha m or f by sense (plural fichinhas)

(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) insignificant person


maboqueiro

(Angola) Natal orange tree (Strychnos spinosa)


contra-ofensiva

contra-ofensiva f (plural contra-ofensivas)

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


marcha ré

(proscribed, Brazil) reverse (gear that makes a vehicle move backwards)


saco-de-gambá

From saco + de + gambá, literally “opossum sack”.

affix

(Brazil) groundcherry (any plant of the genus Physalis)


maloio

pt-noun

maloio m (plural maloios, feminine maloia, feminine plural maloias)

maloios (plural)
maloia (feminine)
maloias (feminine plural)

Uncertain, possibly an alteration of saloio.


fruteiro

fruteiro m (plural fruteiros, feminine fruteira, feminine plural fruteiras)

fruteiros (plural)
fruteira (feminine)
fruteiras (feminine plural)


fruteiro

(Brazil) hooded tanager (Nemosia pileata)


Imperador-Deus

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˌðoɾˈðewʃ]

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˌðoɾˈðewʃ]

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˌðo.ɾiˈðewʃ]


perna de pau

[ˈpɛɦ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛɦ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛɾ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛʁ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

From perna + de + pau, literally “wooden leg”.

affix

(Brazil, often in the plural) stilt (walking pole)


perna de pau

pt-noun

perna de pau m or f by sense (plural pernas de pau)

[ˈpɛɦ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛɦ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛɾ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

[ˈpɛʁ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈpaʊ̯]

(informal, derogatory, soccer) a bad player


carpófago

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρπόφάγος (karpóphágos, “fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, carpo- + -fago.

lbor

(ecology) carpophage (animal that eats mostly fruit)


marcela

(South Brazil) Singapore daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)


macela

→ Hunsrik: Masell

common name of various composite plants
Achyrocline satureioides

Chamaemelum nobile
Chamaemelum nobile#Translingual

common name of various composite plants
Roman camomile (Chamaemelum nobile)

Matricaria recutita
Matricaria recutita#Translingual

common name of various composite plants
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita)

common name of various composite plants
goldenrod (Solidago chilensis)


analfabetismo funcional

(neologism) functional illiteracy (state or fact of being literate, but not able to understand any text that is even minimally complex)


álcoois

[ˈaʊ̯.koɪ̯ʃ]


filhotões

[fi.ʎɔˈtõɪ̯̃s]

[fi.ʎɔˈtõɪ̯̃s]

[fi.ʎɔˈtõɪ̯̃ʃ]


ecese

From Ancient Greek οἴκησις (oíkēsis). Compare English oikeiosis.

(biology) successful establishment or adaptation to a new environment


filhotão

[fi.ʎɔˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Brazil, informal) a cub that is as big as an adult, but not yet mature


dechavador

(Brazil, informal) herb grinder (device used to shred tobacco and cannabis leaves)


arregimentação

pt-noun

arregimentação f (plural arregimentações)


prensa francesa

prensa francesa f (plural prensas francesas)


bananada

banana jam; a confection made of banana and sugar


minudência

Não posso dar minudências.

Esse papel de parede é uma excelente minudência.


manusca

(archaic) handful (amount held in a hand)


quati-de-nariz-branco

quati-de-nariz-branco m (plural quatis-de-nariz-branco)


jupará

(broadly) olingo (any mammal of the genus Bassaricyon)

(broadly) any mammal of the subfamily Potosinae


carcunda

carcunda m or f by sense (plural carcundas)


quatimundéu

quatimundéu m (plural quatimundéus or (rare) quatimundéis, feminine (rare) quatimundeia, feminine plural (rare) quatimundeias)

quatimundéus (plural)
quatimundéis (plural rare)
quatimundeia (feminine rare)
quatimundeias (feminine plural rare)

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûatimundé. By surface analysis, quati + mundéu.
Coati bands are composed of only females and young males – when these age, they are driven away from the group and become solitary. Old, lonely and usually fatter, males are easily caught in traps, hence the name.

(Brazil, colloquial) a solitary male coati


quatiense

quatiense m or f by sense (plural quatienses)

(demonym) native or inhabitant of Quatis, Brazil


jão

(Brazil, derogatory) zero (unimportant person)


quati-mundéu

quati-mundéu m (plural quatis-mundéu or quatis-mundéus)

quatis-mundéu (plural)
quatis-mundéus (plural)


autofelação

autofellatio (oral stimulation of one’s own penis)


bate-bate

bate-bate m (plural bate-bates or bates-bates)

bate-bates (plural)
bates-bates (plural)

(Brazil) thunderstick (narrow plastic balloon)