cintura

(anatomy) waist, waistline (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)


empate

draw; tie (situation in which the participants of a competition have equal scores)


deísta

From French déiste, from New Latin deista, from Latin Deus (“God”) + -ista (“-ist”).


pandeísta

pt-noun

pandeísta m or f by sense (plural pandeístas)


kurgan

(archaeology) kurgan (prehistoric burial mound in Central Asia)


redactor

redactor m (plural redactores, feminine redactora, feminine plural redactoras)

redactores (plural)
redactora (feminine)
redactoras (feminine plural)

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


sapo

From Old Galician-Portuguese sapo, of unknown origin. Possibly from Iberian.
Cognate with Galician sapo, Mirandese sapo, Asturian sapu, Spanish sapo, Aragonese zapo and Basque apo.

unk

unknown

toad (amphibian in Anura with drier skin)

(broadly, proscribed) anuran (any amphibian of the order Anura)


panteísta

pt-noun

panteísta m or f by sense (plural panteístas)

From French panthéiste or from pan- + teísta (“theist”).


lapa

grotto; cave, especially one used as shelter


foda

(vulgar) fuck (an act of sexual intercourse)


extinto

Borrowed from Latin exstinctus or extinctus.


cockney

cockney m or f by sense (plural cockneys)

cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)


cockney

cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)


ancien régime

ancien régime m (plural anciens régimes)

Unadapted borrowing from French ancien régime.

ubor

(historical) ancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another)


nécessaire

Unadapted borrowing from French nécessaire (“necessary”). Compare Spanish neceser.

(UK) washbag, (UK) toilet bag, toiletry bag, toiletry kit, (US) Dopp kit, sponge bag, ditty bag


prado

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prado, Latin prātum. Compare Galician and Spanish prado and English prairie.


salchicha

[saʊ̯ˈʃi.ʃɐ]

[saʊ̯ˈʃi.ʃɐ]


test drive

[ˈtɛʃ.tɨ ˈðɾaj.βɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from English test drive.


impulsor

pt-noun

impulsor m (plural impulsores, feminine impulsora, feminine plural impulsoras)

impulsores (plural)
impulsora (feminine)
impulsoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin impulsōrem.


permanente

From Latin permanentem (“lasting; consisting”), present participle of permaneō (“to remain”).


dog whistle

Unadapted borrowing from English dog whistle.

ubor

Quem faz algum tipo de sinal que é identificado por grupos neonazistas ou supremacistas brancos está sinalizando para estes grupos que "estão com eles", já que o dog whistle é uma tática que indica pertencimento, ajudando a indicar quem é do grupo e a recrutar novos participantes.

2022 February 14, Renato Levin, quotee, “'Dog whistle': a tática de extremistas que utilizam símbolos para se comunicarem [Dog whistle: the tactice of extremists that use symbols to communicate]”, in O Dia:

Whoever makes this type of sign that is identified by neo-Nazi groups or White supremacists is signaling to these groups that "they're with them", since the dog whistle is a tactic that indicates belonging, helping to indicate who is in the group and to recruit new participants.

(figurative) dog whistle (political allusion that only a certain audience is intended to recognize the significance of)


appenzeller

appenzeller (a hard cow’s milk cheese from Switzerland)


asno

From Old Galician-Portuguese asno, from Latin asinus.


equipe

Borrowed from French équipe (“team”), from équiper (“to equip”).

(chiefly Brazilian Portuguese spelling) team


pizzaiolo

pt-noun

pizzaiolo m (plural pizzaiolos, feminine pizzaiola, feminine plural pizzaiolas)

pizzaiolos (plural)
pizzaiola (feminine)
pizzaiolas (feminine plural)

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzaiolo.

ubor

Synonym of pizaiolo: pizzamaker (man who makes pizzas)


home office

Unadapted borrowing from English home office.


aperitivo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitīvus, from Late Latin apertīvus, from Latin aperiō.


grimpa

Maldito!... Porque na terra
D'um Tiradentes, e um Dias,
A Pátria das harmonias
Conserva o ideal dos céus...
E como a França, em memoria
Recorda, orgulhosa, a historia,
Sonha o gigante de gloria
Na grimpa dos Pyrinéos!

1884, Manuel Lopes de Carvalho Ramos, “Ao seculo XX”, in América do Sul, Recife, page 3, column 2; republished as Nelson Figueiredo, Passageiro da história: do sertão ao infinito, Goiânia: Kelps, 2022, →ISBN, page 72:

O ópido era o refúgio; mas o campo era o sustento da população, que sucessivamente aumenta. Para o agro fértil, desce da grimpa altiva do monte e dispersa-se pelo vale do Monda de que se apossa e cultiva

1944, Augusto dos Santos Conceição, Terras de Montemor-o-Vélho, Coimbra: Oficina Gráfica de Coimbra, page 14:

top (highest or uppermost part of something)

Para resolver um problema caseiro, um casal de Quitandinha, região metropolitana de Curitiba (PR), inventou e garantiu a patente internacional de chapas de madeira feitas a partir da grimpa, o ramo seco da araucária (Araucaria angustifolia).

2008 March 19, Evandro Fadel, “Grimpa da araucária vira madeira”, in Estadão, São Paulo: Grupo Estado:

O nome do festival vem de um hábito típico dos campos de Lages. Por aqui, o pinhão é assado, ou melhor, sapecado, numa fogueira feita com folhas de araucária, mais conhecidas como grimpas.

2024 May 25, “Sapecada da Canção Nativa” (0:27:21 from the start), in Jornal do Almoço, spoken by Rafaela Cardoso, Lages, via NSC TV Centro-Oeste:


wisteria

(rare) wisteria (woody climbing vine of the genus Wisteria)


fraga

From Old Galician-Portuguese fraga (compare Galician fraga), from Iberian Vulgar Latin fraga, plural of fragum (compare also Catalan and Occitan frau), from fragōsus (“rough”), from fragor, from frangō (“break, shatter”); cf. also Latin fragilis.


próximo

pt-noun

próximo m (plural próximos, feminine próxima, feminine plural próximas)

próximos (plural)
próxima (feminine)
próximas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin proximus. Compare Spanish prójimo.


abeto

fir (any conifer tree of the genus Abies)


champignon

[ʃɐ̃.pĩˈj̃õ]

[ʃɐ̃.pĩˈj̃õ]

/t͡ʃɐ̃.piˈɲõ/

Unadapted borrowing from French champignon.

ubor

Agaricus bisporus
Agaricus bisporus#Translingual

champignon (Agaricus bisporus, a small, edible mushroom)


granja

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese grangia, from Old French grange (“barn”), from Vulgar Latin *grānica (“grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm”), from Latin grānum (“grain”) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Galician granxa.

der

barn (a farm building used for storage or keeping animals)


abadia

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadia, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia (“abbey”).


abismo

Borrowed from Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “depth”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese avisso.

com

abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)


polpa

From Old Galician-Portuguese polpa, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin *pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

der

pulp; flesh (edible part of fruit/vegetable)


abanico

fan (anything resembling a hand-held fan)


orata

Sparus aurata
Sparus aurata#Translingual

gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata, a fish of the Mediterranean)


boxers

Unadapted borrowing from English boxers.


sardo

pt-noun

sardo m (plural sardos, feminine sarda, feminine plural sardas)

sardos (plural)
sarda (feminine)
sardas (feminine plural)


resfriado

Past participle of resfriar (“to cool”), from re- (“re-”) + esfriar (“to cool”).


essa

From Vulgar Latin *ersa, past participle of ērigēre (“to erect”).

catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)


sarda

freckle (small pigmentation spot on the skin)


matiz

hue (color or shade of color; tint; dye)


marquise

(Portugal, architecture) a glass veranda

(Brazil, architecture) canopy (overhanging or projecting roof structure)


turco

turco m (plural turcos, feminine turca, feminine plural turcas)

turcos (plural)
turca (feminine)
turcas (feminine plural)

(historical) Turk (person from the Ottoman Empire)

(ethnicity, Brazil) an Arab, Jew or other immigrant from Middle East

Parkinsonia aculeata
Wikispecies:Parkinsonia aculeata

palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata, a small tree of the Americas)


pequi

(Brazil) Caryocar brasiliense, a tree native to the Brazilian cerrado


funcho

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.

Foeniculum vulgare
Foeniculum vulgare#Translingual

fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)


J-pop

[ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔp]

[ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔp]

[ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔp]

/ˌd͡ʒɐjˈpɔp/

/ˌd͡ʒɐjˈpɔp/


finco

(archaic) (something/someone) capable of penetrating with great intensity


gomo

one of the segments or slices of certain fruits, especially citrus fruits

(botany) a sprout of a leaf or flower; bud


galgo

From Old Galician-Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”). Doublet of gálico.

inh

greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)


strudel

strudel (layered pastry in Austrian cuisine)


sopa

Macanese: sopa

From Late Latin suppa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô.


ossobuco

From Italian ossobuco (a compound of osso (“bone”) + buco (“hole”, or as an adjective, “hollow”)).


samo

sapwood (soft, newer wood just under the bark)


graal

Borrowed from French graal. Doublet of gral.


nevo

(anatomy) naevus (pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin)


veste

vestment (robe or gown worn as an indication of office)


batata

→ Itsekiri: imatátá, matátá

→ Marathi: बटाटा (baṭāṭā)

→ Kannada: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe)

→ Swahili: mbatata

Borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).


zagal

pt-noun

zagal m (plural zagais, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

zagais (plural)
zagala (feminine)
zagalas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَغَال (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Arabic زَغْلُول (zaḡlūl, “boy”).

bor+

1911, Coelho Neto, Mistério do Natal, Lello & Irmão editores

Smiling, Mary accepted the shepherd's gift;

Sorrindo, aceitou Maria a oferta do zagal;


ator

pt-noun

ator m (plural atores, feminine atriz, feminine plural atrizes)

atores (plural)
atriz (feminine)
atrizes (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctor.

actor (a person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)


rinoceronte

From Latin rhīnocerōntem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).


pastinaca

Pastinaca sativa
Pastinaca sativa#Translingual

parsnip (Pastinaca sativa, a plant known for its edible root)


noz

From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

(usually used in plural, colloquial) testicle


timo

(anatomy) thymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone)


anomalia

Learned borrowing from Latin anōmalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (homalós).


gouine

Unadapted borrowing from French gouine (“lesbian”).

ubor

Desde o final da década passada, a prática vem sendo abordada em reportagens publicadas por revistas de temática gay na Europa. No Brasil, os primeiros grupos de "gouines" começam a se formar.

2013 October 9, Fábio de Oliveira, “Nem ativos nem passivos, ‘gouines’ são gays que não curtem penetração”, in UOL:

Since the end of the last decade, the practice has been addressed in reports published by gay-themed magazines in Europe. In Brazil, the first groups of "non-penetrating gays" are beginning to form.

Os gouines apesar de não serem numerosos no Brasil, a sua postura possui adeptos e são homens que se relacionam sexualmente com outros homens sem intercurso sexual (pênis-ânus).

2017, Álvaro de Almeida et al., “Gênero e identidade masculina no novo milênio: A homoafetividade e a visão social baseada na filosofia comportamental gØy (g-zero-y).”, in Psicología, Conocimiento y Sociedad, volume 7, number 1, →ISSN, pages 199–225:

Pois vi que há um movimento considerável que não curte, que sente mais dor do que prazer. Aí, nas redes de relacionamento, eles se autodenominam “gouine”, já para avisar aos candidatos suas preferências.

2021 February 18, Ana Carolina Soares, “Gouinage: a técnica do sexo sem penetração”, in Harper's Bazaar:

Then I saw that there is a considerable movement that does not enjoy it, that feels more painful than pleasureful to them. There, in the social networks, they call themselves “gouine”, to let candidates know their preferences.

(Brazil, slang) someone who prefers non-penetrative sex


saguaro

saguaro (a large species of cactus of the Sonoran Desert)


toldo

Probably related to the Spanish below, but compare Arabic [script needed] (dholla). ?

awning (a rooflike cover extended over or before any place)


polenta

From Venetian polenta or Italian polenta.


edil

Por isso o edil está convicto de que os novos projectos apresentados pelo ministério da Cultura para a Cidade Velha e o projecto das bacias hidrográfica na localidade de São João Baptista que deve arrancar ainda este ano tragam nova dinâmica na economia local.

2022 February 5, António Monteiro, “"O papel da Câmara neste momento é criar novas centralidades para podermos tirar a pressão sobre a Cidade Velha" - Nelson Moreira, CMRGS”, in Expresso das Ilhas:

That is why the councilman is convinced that the new projects presented by the Ministry of Culture for Cidade Velha and the watershed project in São João Baptista, which should start this year, will bring new dynamism to the local economy.

(Cape Verde, Portugal) alderman, councilman (member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town)

(Ancient Rome) aedile (elected official in Ancient Rome)


porro

From Old Galician-Portuguese porro, from Latin porrum (“leek”).

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum, a vegetable)


menta

From Latin menta, mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

mint (any plant of the family Lamiaceae)

mint (flavouring extracted from the mint plant)


crise

Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).


pororoca

pt-noun

pororoca f (usually uncountable, plural pororocas)

→ English: pororoca

→ German: Pororoca

→ Italian: pororoca

→ Spanish: pororoca

/pɔ.ɾɔˈɾɔ.kɐ/

/pɔ.ɾɔˈɾɔ.kɐ/

Borrowed from Old Tupi pororoka (“explosion”).

bor+

Eu trago a vocês e entrego: pororoca!

2009, Selvagem ao Extremo, spoken by Richard Rasmussen, São Paulo: Grupo Record, via RecordTV; republished as A incrível pororoca, 2016 April 10:


gelo

Guinea-Bissau Creole: djelu

Kabuverdianu: gelu

From Old Galician-Portuguese gelo, borrowed from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Displaced the inherited Old Portuguese geo.

(informal) coldness; cold (low temperature)

(figurative) chill (a sudden sense of fear or anxiety)


gigante

pt-noun

gigante m (plural gigantes, feminine giganta, feminine plural gigantas)

gigantes (plural)
giganta (feminine)
gigantas (feminine plural)

/ʒiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʒiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

Learned borrowing from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).

(sometimes offensive) giant (a very tall person)

giant (one of the Gigantes of Greek mythology)


cria

young; offspring (a young animal, especially one that still depends on its mother)

(familiar) kid; young'un (a person’s son or daughter)

someone who is raised by a family but is not their biological child; a ward or an adoptee

(agriculture) livestock (farm animals being raised)


fachada

[fɐˈt͡ʃa.ðɐ]

Borrowed from Italian facciata (“façade”), a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”).

bor+

(figuratively) anything used to hide something, especially criminal activities


vigésimo

(fractional number) twentieth (one of twenty parts of a whole)


paus

From pau (“stick”). Originally the suit was represented by clubs. Eventually the design changed to that of a three-leaf clover, but the name was kept.


paus

→ Swahili: pao, pau

clubs (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)


amatriciana

amatriciana (Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino and tomato)


eudaimonia

(ethics) Eudaimonia (in Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end)


kirsch

From German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).


armorial

(heraldry) armorial (book on heraldry or arms)


drago

From Latin dracō via the nominative form. Now replaced by dragão, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.


ninfa

Latin nympha or nymphe (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).


noia

Clipping of paranoia, in reference to drug-induced paranoia.

(Brazil, slang) a person under the effects of one or more drugs

(Brazil, slang) a stupid, foolish or uncivilized person


reverb

(audio effects) reverb (electronic effect mimicking reverberation)


repolho

Borrowed from Spanish repollo. Compare Galician repolo.


charuto

Kristang: churutu

desctree

→ English: cheroot
→ Assamese: চুৰট (surot)
→ Bengali: চুরুট (curuṭ)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: चुरुट (curuṭ)
→ Nepali: चुरोट (curoṭ)
→ Odia: ଚୁରଟ୍ (curaṭ)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਚੁਰਟ (curaṭ)

→ Hunsrik: Scharutt

→ Malay: cerutu
Indonesian: cerutu
→ Cantonese: 珠律 (zu3 leot1)
→ Min Nan: 珠律 (chu-lu̍t)

Borrowed from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”).


judeu

pt-noun

judeu m (plural judeus, feminine judia, feminine plural judias)

judeus (plural)
judia (feminine)
judias (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese judeu (“Jew”), from Latin iūdaeus (“Jew; Judaean”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi).
By surface analysis, Judeia + -eu.

Jew, Jewish person (adherent of Judaism or member or descendant of the Jewish people)


nodo

Borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of nó.


nepotismo

From nepote (“nephew of the Pope”) + -ismo (“-ism”), from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

af

(historical) the practice of popes appointing nephews as cardinals

nepotism (favoring of relatives or personal friends)


fogal

From fogo + -al. Compare Medieval Latin focālis (“hearth tax”).

O focal (census pro singulis FOCIS exactus) era um censo, ou uma espécie de imposto, que os plebeus pagavam por cada fogo.

1853, François-René de Chateaubriand, Memorias d'alem da campa Volume 2, Typographia de J. Lourenço de Sousa, page 70

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(historical, taxation) hearth tax, a tax levied on each household


jogo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese jogo, from Latin iocus. Compare Galician xogo and Spanish juego.


nimbo

(art) nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints)


rus

(historical) Rus (Scandinavian settlers and merchants in Eastern Europe)


uro

From Latin ūrus (“aurochs”), from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *ūsr- (“aurochs”).

Bos primigenius
Bos primigenius#Translingual

aurochs (Bos primigenius, an extinct European species of wild cattle)


nativo

pt-noun

nativo m (plural nativos, feminine nativa, feminine plural nativas)

nativos (plural)
nativa (feminine)
nativas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of nadivo.

native (person who is native to a place)


dedal

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.

thimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)

thimbleful (as much as a thimble would hold)


auditor

auditor m (plural auditores, feminine auditora, feminine plural auditoras)

auditores (plural)
auditora (feminine)
auditoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin audītōrem. Doublet of ouvidor.

auditor (one who audits bookkeeping accounts)


tira

From tirar (“to remove”), from Old Galician-Portuguese tirar, of uncertain origin.

strip (long, thin piece of a bigger item)


tira

(slang, law enforcement) cop; police officer


aikido

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).


acidose

(pathology) acidosis (an abnormally increased acidity of the blood)


atlante

pt-noun

atlante m or f by sense (plural atlantes)

(mythology) Atlantean (an inhabitant of Atlantis)


atlante

(architecture) atlas (figure of a man used as a column)


maço

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese maço, from Old Galician-Portuguese maça.

inh+

Um maço de cigarros


negativo

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


royal flush

Unadapted borrowing from English royal flush.

ubor

(poker) royal flush (ace-high straight flush)


lúpulo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

lbor

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual

(botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)


peido

From Old Galician-Portuguese peido, from Latin pēditum (“fart”).


óptimo

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


startup

Unadapted borrowing from English startup.

ubor

(economics) startup (a new company or organization or business venture)


taberna

From Old Galician-Portuguese taverna, from Latin taberna (“inn, tavern, shop”), by dissimilation from *traberna, from trabs.


baksheesh

(rare) baksheesh (bribe or tip paid to speed up services in the Middle East and SW Asia)


frigidaire

[fɾi.ʒiˈðɛɾ]

[fɾi.ʒiˈðɛɾ]

Either a proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators or a borrowing from French refrigerator.


grammatica

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


vuvuzela

From English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.


celta

Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)


protease

(biochemistry) protease (any of a group of enzymes that cleave proteins)


QI

Initialism of quociente de inteligência (“intelligence quotient”).


sombra

luz

antonym(s) of “darker parts of an image”

From Old Galician-Portuguese soombra, of uncertain origin, but ultimately containing Latin umbra (“shadow”). Possible etymologies include:
* from Old Galician-Portuguese soombrar, from Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre (“to shadow”), from Latin sub + umbrāre, from umbra (“shadow”).
* from Old Spanish solombra, from Vulgar Latin *solumbra, from Latin sub illā umbrā (literally “under that shadow”).
* from Latin umbra (“shadow”), influenced by Old Galician-Portuguese sol (“sun, sunshine”).
Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish sombra, solombra, Mirandese selombra, French sombre and possibly with Dalmatian sombreja and Romansch sumbreiva.

der

Não há luz sem sombra.

Vimos uma sombra passar pela janela.

O tempo na cadeia é uma sombra do seu passado.

The time spent in jail is a shadow from his past.

(figurative) a negative aspect of something

Sem sombra de dúvida.

trace, hint (a very small amount, especially of something abstract)

tail (someone who closely and persistently follows another)

shadow
(supernatural, fantasy) shade, ghost

eye shadow (makeup applied to the eyelids)

(painting, drawing) the darker parts of an image

(figurative) copycat (one who imitates someone without adding ingenuity)


rabo

→ Saramaccan: lábu

From Old Galician-Portuguese rabo, from Latin rāpum, from Proto-Indo-European *rap-.

(colloquial, of a person) butt, buttocks


gauleiter

pt-noun

gauleiter m (plural gauleiters or gauleiter)

(historical) gauleiter (official in charge of a district of Nazi Germany)


bola

Borrowed from Old Occitan bola, from Vulgar Latin *bolla, from a merger of Latin bulla with Frankish *bollā (compare English bowl). Doublet of bula and bolha.


melomania

From melo- + -mania, on the model of French mélomanie.


rebelde

rebelde m or f by sense (plural rebeldes)

/ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/

[ˌhɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

/ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/

[ˌhɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

[χeˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

/ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/

[ˌχɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

Borrowed from Spanish rebelde (“rebel”), itself borrowed from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, to fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

der

rebel (person who resists an established authority)


chanta

(agriculture, archaic) a cutting or sprig planted to grow a new tree


pinça

pincer (gripping appendage of some crustaceans and arachnids)

(automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)


bonzo

From Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom "ordinary") + 僧 (song "Buddhist monk").


beato

pt-noun

beato m (plural beatos, feminine beata, feminine plural beatas)

beatos (plural)
beata (feminine)
beatas (feminine plural)

someone who has been beatified by the Catholic Church

(derogatory) someone who is falsely devout


caracol

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with colher (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman substrate origin.
Cognate with Asturian, Galician, and Spanish caracol, Catalan caragol and Occitan caragol, from earlier cagarol.

der

snail (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)

(anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)


trompa

(music instrument) horn (any of several types of musical wind instruments)


catorze

From Old Galician-Portuguese catorze, quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim.


touchpad

(computing) touchpad (flat surface used to control the cursor)


náuseas

sentir náuseas

to feel sick (literally, “to feel nausea”)

ter náuseas

to feel sick (literally, “to have nausea”)

dar náuseas

to disgust (literally, “to give disgust”)

sentir náuseas


membrana

/mẽˈbɾɐ̃.nɐ/

/mẽˈbɾɐ̃.nɐ/


boxe

pt-noun

boxe (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural boxes)


moussaka

moussaka (baked dish of the Balkans and Turkey)


rombo

(geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)


rombo

Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).

(figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)


branca

brain freeze (failure to remember something)


astro

Learned borrowing from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)

celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)


curare

curare (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine)


mira

sight (device through which the person aiming looks at the intended target)

marksmanship (ability to shoot accurately at a target)


rocambole

After the fictional adventurer Rocambole, from French rocambole.

(Brazil) Swiss roll (a type of sponge cake roll)


oco

Kabuverdianu: oku

From an Old Galician-Portuguese verb, from the Latin verb occō, occāre (“to harrow”). Cognate to Spanish hueco.

Quando rezava conseguia um oco de alma — e esse oco é o tudo que posso eu jamais ter.

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


bruma

From Old Galician-Portuguese bruma, from Latin brūma.

mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)


samovar

Borrowed from French samovar, from Russian самова́р (samovár).


branco

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus with regular dissimilation of -l- to -r- after a consonant. Compare Galician branco, Spanish blanco. Doublet of Bianca, a name borrowed from Italian.

Me deu um branco na prova!

I couldn’t remember anything during the test!

(Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)


branco

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

brancos (plural)
branca (feminine)
brancas (feminine plural)


trom

From Old Galician-Portuguese trõo, from trõar, or alternatively from Latin tonus (“thunderclap; sound, tone”), probably through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin form *tronus, influenced by *tronitus < tonitrus. Compare Galician trono, Spanish trueno, Catalan tro, Occitan tron. See also tom, a possible doublet.


abjad

(orthography) abjad (writing system with a symbol for each consonant)


butano

pt-noun

butano m (usually uncountable, plural butanos)


pot-pourri

(music) potpourri (a medley of songs or music)


pseudocereal

pseudocereal (plant whose seeds are used to make flour, but which does not belong to the grass family)


rial

rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)


canoa

→ Hunsrik: Kanoh

Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”).


burla

Borrowed from Spanish burla, of unknown origin.


germânio

germânio m (usually uncountable, plural germânios)


nacho

(usually in the plural) nacho (Mexican dish of tortilla chips)


catodo

Coordinate term: anodo

(electricity, Brazil) cathode (electrode through which current flows outward)


calo

From Latin callum (“callus”), from Proto-Indo-European *kal (“hard”).

callus (material occurring in bone fractures)


anis

From French anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἂνισον (ànison).


aldopentose

(biochemistry) aldopentose (a pentose that is also a aldose)


ceco

Borrowed from Latin (intestinum) caecum (“blind gut”). Doublet of cego.

(anatomy) caecum (blind pouch connected to the large intestine)


granuloma

(medicine) granuloma (tumour consisting of a mass of granular tissue)


outsourcing

Unadapted borrowing from English outsourcing.

ubor

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


óleo

Borrowed from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Indo-European *loiu̯om.

der

oil (liquid substance extracted from animals, vegetals, or minerals)


israelita

pt-noun

israelita m or f by sense (plural israelitas)

Learned borrowing from Latin Isrāēlīta, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs).

(Portugal) someone from the State of Israel


carpa

From Late Latin carpa, from a Germanic language, probably Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa).

carp (any fish of the family Cyprinidae)


eléctrico

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


gorila

Borrowed from New Latin gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai), a tribe of hairy women described by the Carthaginian navigator Hanno the Navigator.


hipoteca

Learned borrowing from Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē).


fraude

hoax (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)


telemarketing

Unadapted borrowing from English telemarketing. By surface analysis, tele- + marketing.

ubor

telemarketing (sales made by making calls to potential customers)


casta

Uncertain, possibly from the feminine of casto (“chaste”) (from Old Galician-Portuguese casto, from Latin castus) or from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*kastan) or *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), *kastuz.


golo

(Portugal, sports) goal (area into which the players attempt to put an object)

(Portugal, sports) goal (act of placing the object into the goal)


chimico

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


baga

Inherited from Latin bāca (“berry; fruit”).

inh+

(botany) berry (soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)


bibliotheca

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


taxa

From taxar (“to tax; to charge a fee”), from Latin taxāre (“to handle; to compute”), from tangō (“to touch”).

fee (monetary payment charged for professional services)

(mathematics, statistics) rate (amount measured in relation to another amount)

(economics) a percentage or ratio of a value


serpentinite

serpentinites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


esperança

From Old Galician-Portuguese esperança, asperança, from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. By surface analysis, esperar + -ança. Compare Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.

Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 184:


pensionista

pt-noun

pensionista m or f by sense (plural pensionistas)

pensioner (someone who receives a pension)


descrição

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[deʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēscrīptiōnem. Cognate with Galician descrición.


paumari

a member of the Paumarí, a tribe of northern Brazil

(uncountable) an Arauan language spoken by the Paumarí


cauda

From Old Galician-Portuguese, borrowed from Latin cauda. Doublet of cola, which was inherited.

tail (posterior appendage or feathers of some animals)

tail; tail end (posterior part or appendage of an object)

(clothing) the part of a dress that is dragged on the floor

(aviation) tail; empennage (rear structure of an aircraft)

(astronomy) tail (stream of dust as gases blown from a comet)

(typography, informal) tail; descender (stroke below the baseline of a letter)


macaca

pt-noun

macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos)

macacas (plural)
macaco (masculine)
macacos (masculine plural)


significado

Qual é o significado dessa expressão?


justiça

From Old Galician-Portuguese justiça, borrowed from Latin iūstitia (“justice”). Cognate with Galician xustiza, Spanish justicia, Catalan justícia, Occitan justícia, French justice, Italian giustizia and Romanian justiție. See also justeza, possibly a doublet.


garra

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (gārfā, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”).
Or, possibly from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garrā; see Cornish garr.


proa

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira), related to pro (“beginning, forward”). Compare Spanish proa, French proue.

(nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)


rena

Borrowed from French renne (“reindeer”), from Swedish ren (“reindeer”), from Old Norse hreinn (“reindeer”), from Proto-Germanic *hrinda- (“reindeer”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn, upper part of the head”).


fava

From Old Galician-Portuguese fava, from Latin faba (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”).


feminismo

From Latin fēminīnus (“feminine”) + -ismo, from fēmina (“woman”). Calque of French féminisme.

feminism (the social theory or political movement)


ciclo

Borrowed from Late Latin cyclus (“cycle”), from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”). Doublet of chakra.

primeiro ciclo

(education) a level of pre-university education


consolador

pt-noun

consolador m (plural consoladores, feminine consoladora, feminine plural consoladoras)

consoladores (plural)
consoladora (feminine)
consoladoras (feminine plural)


cilindro

From Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).


acid jazz

Unadapted borrowing from English acid jazz.

ubor

(music) acid jazz (music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco)


pneu

→ Hunsrik: Pnëu


negus

(historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)


cinto

From Old Galician-Portuguese cinto (“belt”), from Latin cinctus (“girdle, belt”), past participle cingō (“to surround”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

belt; band (any strip used to hold something in position)

cinto de segurança
cinto de segurança#Portuguese


circo

→ Tetum: sirku


cicuta

Borrowed from Latin cicuta (“hemlock; pipe”). Compare the inherited doublet cegude.

hemlock (poisonous plant of genus Conium)


poema

From Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).


aftercare

Unadapted borrowing from English aftercare.


aspa

crux decussata (an X-shaped cross, used to crucify people)

Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrew's cross

Saint Andrew's cross (any X-shaped symbol)

(heraldry) saltire (ordinary in the shape of an X)

(typography) quotation mark; inverted comma (the character ‘, ’ or '')

Era um boi de aspa grande / já roído pelos anos / O coitado não sabia / do seu destino tirano

1975, Tião Carreiro, Pardinho (lyrics and music), “Travessia do Araguaia”, in Modas de Viola Classe A, volume 2, Rio de Janeiro: WEA Discos Ltda.:

It was a big horned bull / already gnawed by the years / The poor guy didn't know / of his tyrannical destiny


velour

Unadapted borrowing from French velours.

velour (a knit fabric similar to velvet)


clero

Learned borrowing from Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros).

clergy (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services)


cortesia

(uncountable) courtesy (polite behaviour)


cliente

pt-noun

cliente m or f by sense (plural clientes)

From Latin clientem, Alteration of cluēns, present active participle of clueō (“to be called, to be named, to be esteemed”).

customer, client (one who purchases or receives a product or service)


cognato

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare the inherited doublet cunhado.

bor+

(linguistics) cognate (a word that is etymologically related to another)


hedonismo

pt-noun

hedonismo m (usually uncountable, plural hedonismos)

(ethics) hedonism (belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life)


agar-agar

/ɐˌɡaɾ.ɐˈɡaɾ/

[ɐˌɣaɾ.ɐˈɣaɾ]

/ɐˌɡaɾ.ɐˈɡaɾ/

[ɐˌɣaɾ.ɐˈɣaɾ]

agar (a material obtained from a marine alga)


plátano

Learned borrowing from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).


ateísta

ateísta m or f by sense (plural ateístas)

From French athéiste. By surface analysis, ateu + -ista or a- + teísta.


teísta

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + -ista or French théiste.


fonte

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, from Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician fonte f and Spanish fuente f.

inh+

(figurative) source (that from which something comes or is acquired)


colite

(pathology) colitis (inflammation of the colon)


colosso

Learned borrowing from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).


colibri

Borrowed from French colibri, from a Caribbean source.


colono

From Latin colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier * quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

uder

colonist (a founder or member of a colony)

(Brazil) an immigrant farmer, especially from a European country


orgasmo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).


pó

Guinea-Bissau Creole: po

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese poo, from Vulgar Latin *pulus, from earlier *pulvus n, from Latin pulvis m, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Compare Galician po, Spanish polvo.


collega

pt-noun

collega m or f by sense (plural collegas)


moonwalk

Unadapted borrowing from English moonwalk

ubor

fazer o moonwalk


girino

Borrowed from Latin gyrīnus, from Ancient Greek γυρῖνος (gurînos).


logotipo

Alternative form of logótipo (“logotype”)


cartolina

Borrowed from Italian cartolina (“postcard”).


aeroporto

pt-noun

aeroporto m (plural aeroportos, metaphonic)

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airport (a place designated for airplanes)


lema

From Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). Compare Spanish lema.


colmo

From Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos.

(uncountable) cane (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo)

thatch (straw for covering roofs or stacks)


pickup

Unadapted borrowing from English pickup.

pickup truck (truck with an open cargo bed)


três

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Italic *trēs
Latin trēs
Old Galician-Portuguese tres
Portuguese três
From Old Galician-Portuguese tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

etymon

three (a value of three, or an object represent the value of three)


entourage

Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.

ubor

entourage (retinue of attendants, associates or followers)


pintura

From Old Galician-Portuguese pintura, from Vulgar Latin *pinctūra, from Latin pictūra.


oito

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese oito, from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”). Compare Galician oito, Spanish ocho, Italian otto, French huit.

inh+

eight (a value of eight or an object representing this value)

(card games) eight (any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight)


perdiz

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese perdiz, from Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish perdiz.

der

partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)


adrenalina

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


cometa

Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”).

(astronomy) comet (celestial body with a “tail” of matter)


albarello

Unadapted borrowing from Italian albarello. Doublet of albarelo.

ubor

albarello (ceramic pharmacy or drug jar)


poeira

Guinea-Bissau Creole: puera

Kabuverdianu: puera

Papiamentu: puiru


esfinge

From Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).


poluição

pt-noun

poluição f (usually uncountable, plural poluições)

[po.luɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

A poluição dos oceanos é prejudicial à vida marinha.

Ocean pollution is harmful to marine life.

pollution (contamination of the environment by harmful substances)


atol

→ English: atoll (see there for further descendants)

Borrowed from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).


morango

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *moranicum, from Latin morum (“mulberry”) or from amora (“bramble; blackberry”) + -ango. Compare Galician amorodo, amorogo (“strawberry”).


ameixeira

/ɐ.mɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.mɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/


cono

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cono m, from Latin cunnus m. Compare Galician cono m and cona f.


pólvora

[ˈpɔɫ.βu.ɾɐ]

From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pó < *pul(v)us.

Éramos milhões, até que vieram vilões / O ataque nosso não bastou / Fui de bastão, eles tinham a pólvora / Vi meu povo se apavorar

We were millions, until villains came / Our attack wasn't enough / I had a club, they had gunpowder / I saw my people panicking


pirâmide

From Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís).

an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex

construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base

(geometry) a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base

(by extension) any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top


pingue-pongue

/ˌpĩ.ɡɨˈpõ.ɡɨ/


ameixa

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *damascĭna-, for Latin damascēna (prūna) ("plums from Damascus"), whence English damson. Loss of initial d- probably due to metanalysis as the preposition de (dameixa → d'ameixa → de ameixa).


determinado

Borrowed from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to delimit; to define”).

(grammar) determiner (dependent function in a noun phrase)


cuidado

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


guri

pt-noun

guri m (plural guris, feminine guria, feminine plural gurias)

guris (plural)
guria (feminine)
gurias (feminine plural)


analgesia

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


portuense

portuense m or f by sense (plural portuenses)


recibo

Hunsrik: Resieb

(money) receipt (written acknowledgement)


etano

etano m (usually uncountable, plural etanos)

(organic chemistry) ethane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆)


functor

(category theory) functor (a mapping between categories)


duna

Borrowed from French dune, from Old French dune, from Middle Dutch dūne, from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā.

(geomorphology) dune (ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind)


cordame

(nautical) rigging (system of ropes, chains, and tackle)


parentela

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parentēla.


conto

→ English: conto

→ Mwani: kontu

From Old Galician-Portuguese conto, from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”). Doublet of cômputo.

Eu vou contar um conto.

tale, story (account of an asserted fact or circumstance)

(literature) short story (work of fiction shorter than a novel)

count (a quantity counted)
(obsolete) one million reis

count (a quantity counted)
one million reis

count (a quantity counted)
(dated, Portugal) a thousand escudos

count (a quantity counted)
a thousand escudos

count (a quantity counted)
(Portugal) five euros

count (a quantity counted)
(slang, Brazil) real (unit of currency)

count (a quantity counted)
real (unit of currency)


conto

From Latin contus (“pike”), from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “type of cavalry lance”).


Big Mac

Unadapted borrowing from English Big Mac.


salto

From Old Galician-Portuguese salto, from Latin saltus.


salto

From Latin saltus. Doublet of souto and soito.


bota

From French botte (“boot”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”), of obscure origin, but probably of Germanic origin.


regularidade

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāritātem. By surface analysis, regular + idade.


mousepad

[maʊ̯ʃˈpɛd͡ʒ]

Unadapted borrowing from English mousepad.

mouse pad; mouse mat (piece of material used as a surface for moving a computer mouse)


corrente

From Old Galician-Portuguese corrente, from Latin currentem.

(Internet) an e-mail or message, usually containing a hoax or urban legend, which persuades the recipient to share it to other people, consequently making it widespread


pedaço

From Old Galician-Portuguese pedaço, from Latin pittacium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittákion). Compare Spanish pedazo.

Encontrei um pedaço de papel no quarto.

(colloquial) hottie (physically or sexually attractive person)


corrida

From correr (“to run”), from Old Galician-Portuguese correr, from Latin currō (“to run”).

(sports) race (an attempt to reach some goal before others)


parlamentar

pt-noun

parlamentar m or f by sense (plural parlamentares)

From parlamento (“parliament”) + -ar (“-ary”).

suffix

parliamentarian (member of a parliament)


taumaturgia

From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía).

der

θαυματουργία


armazenagem

storage (act or effect of storing, collecting in warehouse)

the amount paid for something stored and preserved in storage

(computing) storage (conservation (of information) on a computer device)


cesura

(prosody) caesura (using two words to divide a metrical foot)


animar

Eye dialect spelling of animal, representing Caipira Portuguese.


enxadrista

pt-noun

enxadrista m or f by sense (plural enxadristas)

/ẽ.ʃɐˈdɾiʃ.tɐ/

[ẽ.ʃɐˈðɾiʃ.tɐ]


jato

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin iactus (“a throw”), from iaciō (“to throw”). Doublet of jeito.


tenista

pt-noun

tenista m or f by sense (plural tenistas)


monarca

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).


aceleras

/ɐ.sɨˈlɛ.ɾɐʃ/

/ɐ.sɐˈlɛ.ɾɐʃ/


acelera

/ɐ.sɨˈlɛ.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.sɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/


acelera

acelera m or f by sense (plural aceleras)

/ɐ.sɨˈlɛ.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.sɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/


capitular

capitular m or f by sense (plural capitulares)

member of an ecclesiastical chapter; capitular


capitular

capital/uppercase letter, especially a drop cap


afecto

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


penar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese penar. By surface analysis, pena + -ar.


consulado

Borrowed from Latin cōnsulātus. By surface analysis, cônsul + -ado.


teísmo

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + -ismo.

(religion) theism (belief in existence of a deity)


cônsul

pt-noun

cônsul m (plural cônsules, feminine consulesa, feminine plural consulesas)

cônsules (plural)
consulesa (feminine)
consulesas (feminine plural)

consul (official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country)

heads of government
head of government#English

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) consul (either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires)

heads of government
heads of government#English

(historical) consul (any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804)


céu

Angolar: onthe

Annobonese: osé

Guinea-Bissau Creole: seu

Indo-Portuguese: ceos

Kabuverdianu: seu

Korlai Creole Portuguese: sews

desc

→ Old Tupi: ybaka (“heaven”) (semantic loan)

Principense: ose

Sãotomense: ose

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ceo (“sky; heaven”), from Latin caelum (“sky”), from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-.
Cognate with Galician ceo, Spanish cielo, Catalan cel, Occitan cèl, French ciel, Italian cielo and Romanian cer.

inh+

O céu é azul.

O Fado nasceu um dia, / quando o vento mal bulia / e o céu o mar prolongava, / na amurada dum veleiro, / no peito dum marinheiro / que, estando triste, cantava.

Fado was born one day, / when the wind was blowing hard / and the sky was extending the sea, / in the bulwark of a ship, / in the chest of a sailor / who, being sad, was singing.

Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 246:

Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.


ajuste

ajuste direto is a direct contract as opposed to one put out for tender


alisado

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


alarme

Borrowed from French alarme, from Italian all'arme (“to arms”).


alegro

Borrowed from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.

(music) allegro (a passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo)


catar

From Persian قطار (qatâr), from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār, “train”).


webcam

Unadapted borrowing from English webcam.

(computing) webcam (video camera viewed over a computer network)


alertas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


amputado

amputee (person who has had one or more limbs removed)


ambientes

[ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.t͡ʃiʃ]

/ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.t͡ʃiʃ/

/ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.tɨʃ/


amparo

Deverbal from amparar, from Latin ante parāre.

stand (device to hold something upright or aloft)


agito

(colloquial) a party with lively dancing


adorno

A árvore de natal estava cheia de adornos.

The Christmas tree was full of decorations.


anexo

Segue em anexo o documento.

(computing) attachment (file sent along with an email)

annex (addition or extension to a building)


alerta

From Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).


alimento

food (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life), foodstuff


amarra

(nautical) mooring (act of securing a vessel)


doping

Unadapted borrowing from English doping.

(sports) doping (the use of drugs to improve athletic performance)

(electronics) doping (the addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor)


aparte

remark; aside; a comment made during discourse, especially one that interrupts it

(theater) aside (comment by a character unheard by other characters)


apodo

nickname that refers to a particular quality


apuro

carefulness (in dressing, speaking, writing, etc.)


arando

From Spanish arándano, blend of Hispano-Celtic *aran and Late Latin rodandarum, lorandrum, variants of Latin rhododendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

der

(regional, Minho, Douro) blueberry (shrub of the Vaccinium genus, Cyanococcus section, that produces blue, edible berries)


arrimo

someone who is committed to help or support someone else

person responsible for a family's sustenance


malaio

pt-noun

malaio m (plural malaios, feminine malaia, feminine plural malaias)

malaios (plural)
malaia (feminine)
malaias (feminine plural)


arara

>? Saramaccan: alála


arrojo

Deverbal from arrojar (“to hurl; to dare; to drag”).

deverbal

hurl (instance of hurling, throwing violently)

impetuosity (quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions)


arado

From Old Galician-Portuguese arado, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

plough (device pulled through the ground to open furrows)


corso

pt-noun

corso m (plural corsos, feminine corsa, feminine plural corsas)

corsos (plural)
corsa (feminine)
corsas (feminine plural)


corso

From Latin cursus. Doublet of the borrowed curso.

côrso

pre-1945 European orthography and pre-1971 Brazilian orthography

(dated) a state-authorized offensive to enemy merchant vessels

(by extension) a barbaric life of wandering and pillaging


asfalto

From Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).


grades

/ˈɡɾa.d͡ʒiʃ/


registro

→ Hunsrik: Rëschistro

/ʁɨˈʒiʃ.tɾu/

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of registo.


zé

(derogatory) joe (stereotypical male given name)


barata

→ Tetum: barata


tecla

From Medieval Latin thēcula, diminutive of Latin thēca (“box”), perhaps blended with a descendant of Latin tēgula (“tile”).

key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

(music) key (one of a number of rectangular moving parts on a piano or musical keyboard)


cybercafé

Internet cafe (place where one can use a computer with Internet)


snowmobile

Unadapted borrowing from English snowmobile.

ubor

snowmobile (vehicle with skis and rubber tracks for travelling over snow)


barriga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barriga, an alteration of barrica, from Old Occitan barrica. Compare Galician and Spanish barriga.


atraso

backwardness, primitiveness (lack of progress or development)


anta

From Old Galician-Portuguese anta, borrowed from Latin antās pl.

(archaeology) dolmen (prehistoric megalithic tomb)


anta

tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip of the family Tapiridae)


anta

Você é uma anta!


atrofia

From Latin ātrophīa, from Ancient Greek ἀτροηία (atroēía).

atrophy (reduced functionality of an organ)


cabriolé

cabriolet (a light two-wheeled carriage with a folding top pulled by a single horse)


broto

(Brazil, informal) boyfriend, girlfriend


ergosterol

[eʁ.ɡoʃ.teˈɾɔʊ̯]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

[iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ]

(biochemistry, steroids, mycology) ergosterol (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)


barro

From Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly Celtic; compare Middle Irish broch (“waste, dregs”) and Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”).
Cognate with Galician, Mirandese, and Spanish barro, Asturian barru.


cabriola

[kɐˈβɾjɔ.lɐ]

(by extension) any of several types of jumps, such as those performed by happy children, horses, or dancers

a sudden change in opinion or attitude, often within the context of politics


cacho

Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcu

From Vulgar Latin *caplum, from Late Latin capulum (“handle”), from Latin capiō. Doublet of cabo. Compare Spanish cacha.

cacho de bananas

cacho de uvas

(botany) raceme (an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis)


brinde

Borrowed from French brinde, from German bringe dir es (“I bring it to you”). Compare Spanish brindis and Italian brindisi.

der

toast (a salutation while drinking alcohol)

O público deste sábado, o segundo dia de festival, enfrenta filas de até uma hora para ganhar brindes como chaveiros, preservativos e pochetes.

2024 September 14, Yuri Eiras, “Público do Rock in Rio espera até uma hora por brindes e até camisinhas”, in Folha de S.Paulo:


cancela

A cama que servia de cancela foi afastada rapidamente, uma a uma as mulheres entraram,[…]

1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:

The bed that functioned as gate was quickly pulled aside, one by one the women entered, […]


cante

(music, Portugal) genre of traditional music from the Portuguese region of Alentejo, usually performed a cappella by amateur choral groups


cato

catos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), of Pre-Greek origin.


casado

pt-noun

casado m (plural casados, feminine casada, feminine plural casadas)

casados (plural)
casada (feminine)
casadas (feminine plural)


chapado

Pontinus kuhlii
Wikispecies:Pontinus kuhlii

(Angola) offshore rockfish (Pontinus kuhlii)

Pontinus accraensis
Wikispecies:Pontinus accraensis

(Cape Verde) Ghanean rockfish (Pontinus accraensis)


causo

Either an alteration of caso or a blend of causa + caso.

Nhô Barnabé conhece muitos causos de bichos parecidos com as fábulas europeias

2022 March 10, L P Baçan, Contos, Causos e Piadas Caipiras, Editora Bibliomundi, →ISBN:

Mr. Barnabé knows many stories about animals similar to European fables.


chuto

From English shoot, from Middle English shoten, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

(Portugal, sports) kick (the act of kicking a ball)

sala de chuto

(informal) shot (intravenous injection of drugs)


cimbre

(architecture) formwork (a temporary plank mould used during construction)


clímax

Learned borrowing from Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax).


castro

From Old Galician-Portuguese castro, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to cut, cut off, separate”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish castro. Doublet of alcácer, via Arabic.

der

a fortified pre-Roman Iron Age village frequently found in the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula


cobro

act or effect of collecting, receiving or demanding what is due; collection

(history) rent charged by the crown to tenants of certain lands owned by the king

(informal) a safe place to store money, jewelry, etc.


cobro

(informal) rash which popular belief attributes to the passage of venomous animals through clothing


colecta

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


comba

(geography) combe; coombe (deep, narrow valley)


comas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


combate

(military) a battle, especially a short one; skirmish

(martial arts, blood sports) fighting, or a fight, in a sport context

(figuratively) fierce campaigning or effort against something; war


comanda

(Brazil) the document in which a client's orders are registered in a restaurant or similar eating shop


clausura

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudō (“to close, to shut”). Compare the inherited doublet chousura.

(Christianity) clausure, enclosure, claustral confinement


compacto

a small, single-part audio playing device

(broadcasting) a short, summarised edition of a programme

disco compacto
disco compacto#Portuguese


condenado

pt-noun

condenado m (plural condenados, feminine condenada, feminine plural condenadas)

condenados (plural)
condenada (feminine)
condenadas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin condemnātus (“condemned”).


concurso

competition (contest for a prize or award)


conquista

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese conquista, probably deverbal from conquistar. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *conquista, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus.


estrangulador

pt-noun

estrangulador m (plural estranguladores, feminine estranguladora, feminine plural estranguladoras)

estranguladores (plural)
estranguladora (feminine)
estranguladoras (feminine plural)


conserva

preservation (preparation of food so it lasts longer)

preserved food, such as pickles, jam or canned food

Partidas ambas eſtas fuſtas deſta fortaleza de Diu, & nauegando juntas em hũa conserua com tempo aſſaz forte, […]

Once both pinnaces left the fortress of Diu, and sailing together in a convoy with strong weather, […]

(archaic) convoy (ships sailing in company)


bata

[…] depois levantou-se, despiu a bata em movimentos cansados, lentos.

1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho, page 26:

[…] next he got up and took off his white coat with tired, slow movements.


consola

(Portugal, video games) console (a device dedicated to playing video games)


convidado

convidado m (plural convidados, feminine convidada, feminine plural convidadas)

convidados (plural)
convidada (feminine)
convidadas (feminine plural)


copas

→ Swahili: kopa

From copo (“cup”). Originally the suit was represented by cups or chalices. Eventually the design changed to that of a heart, but the name was kept.

(card games) hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)


conviva

conviva m or f by sense (plural convivas)


copiara

(Northeast Brazil) Synonym of copiar (“a type of porch”)


copo

→ Japanese: コップ (koppu)

→ Kadiwéu: goopa

→ Swahili: kopo

From Late Latin *cuppu, from Late Latin cūppa, from Latin cūpa.


conforto

From Old Galician-Portuguese conforto, from confortar (“to comfort”), from Latin cōnfortāre (“to become stronger”).

comfort (something relieving suffering or worry)


controlo

Borrowed from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“register to verify accounts”). Doublet of control.

der

Tenho controlo sobre os meus filhos.

control (influence or authority over something)

Controlo de tráfego; controlo de qualidade.

Controlo de natalidade; controlo de pragas.

the act of preventing something from spreading or increasing

O cérebro é o controlo do corpo.

Me dê o controlo da televisão.

(specifically) remote control (device used to operate a device from a short distance)

Perdi o controlo durante a aula e surtei.

I lost control during class and flipped out.


cortejo

cortege; cortège (procession; suite, retinue, train)


conversa

Deverbal from conversar (“to converse”), from Latin conversō (“to ponder”).

(Brazil, informal) bullshit; nonsense (untrue statements intended to deceive)


cortes

/ˈkɔʁ.t͡ʃiʃ/

[ˈkɔχ.t͡ʃiʃ]


converso

pt-noun

converso m (plural conversos, feminine conversa, feminine plural conversas)

conversos (plural)
conversa (feminine)
conversas (feminine plural)


curta

curta (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural curtas)

Clipping of curta-metragem (literally “short footage”).

clipping

(film) short (film of length shorter than a feature film)


depravado

pt-noun

depravado m (plural depravados, feminine depravada, feminine plural depravadas)

depravados (plural)
depravada (feminine)
depravadas (feminine plural)


conjetura

conjeturas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


derrame

stroke (loss of brain function due to interruption of blood supply)


desamparado

desamparado m (plural desamparados, feminine desamparada, feminine plural desamparadas)

desamparados (plural)
desamparada (feminine)
desamparadas (feminine plural)


desalojado

desalojado m (plural desalojados, feminine desalojada, feminine plural desalojadas)

desalojados (plural)
desalojada (feminine)
desalojadas (feminine plural)

From desalojar (“to dislodge; to displace”) + -ado.


derrotado

pt-noun

derrotado m (plural derrotados, feminine derrotada, feminine plural derrotadas)

derrotados (plural)
derrotada (feminine)
derrotadas (feminine plural)

Em vez de ganhar votos, Sarkozy perdeu eleitores. Foi o grande derrotado do domingo passado.

2015 December 13, Jorge Almeida Fernandes, “Estratégia de Marine Le Pen: devorar a direita tradicional”, in Público:


decoro

appropriateness; decency (behaviour suitable to a social situation)


desajustado

desajustado m (plural desajustados, feminine desajustada, feminine plural desajustadas)

desajustados (plural)
desajustada (feminine)
desajustadas (feminine plural)


deriva

drift (course or direction along which anything is driven; setting)


descuido

(uncountable) recklessness (quality of being reckless)


desgarrado

[dɨʒ.ɣɐˈʁa.ðu]

stray (domestic animal at large or lost)


deserto

From Old Galician-Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“to forsake”).


desgaste

/d͡ʒiʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/

/dɨʒˈɡaʃ.tɨ/

[dɨʒˈɣaʃ.tɨ]

(literally or figuratively) attrition, abrasion, chafe


deslinde

unravelling; solving (the act of solving a mystery or fixing a complication)


despacho

(Brazil) offerings to the entities worshiped in Afro-Brazilian religions, often for the realization of a spell

(law) judicial decision in which something is approved or denied


detento

detento m (plural detentos, feminine detenta, feminine plural detentas)

detentos (plural)
detenta (feminine)
detentas (feminine plural)

detainee (someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement)


detonado

(Brazil) walkthrough (a step-by-step tutorial on how to play a video game)


duche

Borrowed from French douche, from Italian doccia.

European Portuguese standard spelling of ducha.


divorciado

divorciado m (plural divorciados, feminine divorciada, feminine plural divorciadas)

divorciados (plural)
divorciada (feminine)
divorciadas (feminine plural)


dominó

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Doublet of dono.

dominoes (game played by arranging domino tiles)


bisão

Borrowed from Latin bisōn. Doublet of bisonte.


dispensa

dismissal (act of dismissing or state of having been dismissed)


baleia

Guinea-Bissau Creole: baleia

→ Tetum: baleia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese balẽa, from Latin ballaena, variant of bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to inflate, blow, swell”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

der

whale (any of several species of large sea mammals of the order Cetacea, excluding smaller ones)

(colloquial, derogatory) landwhale (an obese person)


texugo

From Vulgar Latin *taxūcus, from Late Latin taxō, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


quati

(Northeast Brazil, folklore) a type of roundelay


canguru

Borrowed from dated English kangooroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


narval

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).


javali

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic.
Cognate with Galician xabaril, xabarín, Asturian xabalín, Spanish jabalí (whence English javelina) and Aragonese chabalin.

bor+

خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ


golfinho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese golfinno, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín); influenced by golfo (“gulf”).
Compare Galician golfiño, Mirandese golfino and Spanish golfín.

inh+

Era uma vez um golfinho que vivia perto de uma vila de pescadores.

2005, Gilson Médici, O Golfinho Dourado [The Golden Dolphin], page 15:

Once upon a time, there was a dolphin that lived near a village of fishermen.


hipopótamo

pt-noun

hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas)

hipopótamos (plural)
hipopótama (feminine)
hipopótamas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).


morsa

Ultimately from Sami; compare Northern Sami morša.


hiena

Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).


empata

(informal, derogatory) hinderer, hindrance


embutido

(Brazil, usually in the plural) any type of sausage


amigos

Seus amigos, Neville, querido?

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 419:


fortes

/ˈfɔʁ.t͡ʃiʃ/

[ˈfɔχ.t͡ʃiʃ]


encanto

a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness

(fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)


encarnado

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātus, past participle of incarnō (“to make or become incarnate; to make into flesh”), from in- + Latin carō (“flesh”). Compare archaic Spanish encarnado, Asturian encarnáu.

inh+

a person with a physical body, as opposed to a ghost or spirit


engorda

(animal husbandry) relating to fattening livestock

relating to fattening livestock
process of fattening livestock

season when livestock is fed to be fattened

relating to fattening livestock
food used to fatten livestock

relating to fattening livestock
an animal in the process of fattening


diplomas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


diamantes

[d͡ʒɪ.aˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ]


enlatado

Há mais de 80 anos no mercado, o Spam – um enlatado que mistura presunto e carne de porco – registrou em 2021 recorde de vendas pelo sétimo ano consecutivo.

2021 December 11, “Por que carne enlatada que originou o termo 'spam' tem batido recordes de vendas”, in G1, São Paulo: Globo:

Bem mais pragmático, o diretor de programação da Record, Luiz Cláudio Costa, diz que exibir programação nacional ou internacional segue uma determinação simples: depende da relação entre custo e benefício. "Aqui mostramos o que o telespectador quer ver. Às vezes um "enlatado" pode ser mais barato e não dar audiência. Ou um conteúdo nacional também pode não atrair público", afirma.

2001 October 21, Rodrigo Dionisio, quoting Luiz Cláudio Costa, “SBT é campeão absoluto dos "enlatados"”, in TV Folha, São Paulo: Folha de S. Paulo:

(film, Brazil) an imported made-for-TV movie, especially one with poor production values


enredo

“Enquanto o enredo capta a mecânica da narrativa e a estrutura permite que se concretize, neste trabalho analisámos o arco emocional que é invocado pelas palavras usadas”, explicam.

2016 November 28, Andrea Cunha Freitas, “Mais de mil histórias lidas e há apenas seis formas básicas de as escrever?”, in Público:

(narratology) plot (the course of a story)


entrevero

(Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) mixture, mix, mixing

(Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) confusion, disorder (between people, animals or objects)


entrevistado

pt-noun

entrevistado m (plural entrevistados, feminine entrevistada, feminine plural entrevistadas)

entrevistados (plural)
entrevistada (feminine)
entrevistadas (feminine plural)


enunciado

utterance; enunciation; statement (something spoken)

the part of a question or exercise that explains what is the problem to be solved


factura

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


equipa

Borrowed from French équipe. Compare Galician equipo.


figurado

From Latin figūrātus, perfect passive participle of figūrō.


escamado

Os escamados modernos estão distribuídos por todos os continentes, exceto Antártida.

2015 February 19, Carlos Roberto A. Candeiro, Leonardo S. Avilla, Fósseis de Vertebrados e Plantas do Período dos Dinossauros da Região do Triângulo Mineiro, Letra Capital Editora LTDA, →ISBN, page 102:


filme

plastic film (thin layer of plastic used to wrap objects, usually food)

(colloquial, figurative) drama (a dramatic situation)


escama

From Old Galician-Portuguese escama, from Latin squāma (“scale”).

scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)


escalo

Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa

common name for several teleost fish of the Cyprinidae family, of freshwater, very common in Portugal.


ficha

ficha técnica

ficha de inscrição

token (piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money)


formando

formando m (plural formandos, feminine formanda, feminine plural formandas)

formandos (plural)
formanda (feminine)
formandas (feminine plural)

a student who is in the final process of completing a course and getting a degree


flagelo

scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people

scourge (a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)

bane, a cause of suffering or source of pain and anguish

(microbiology) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)


flete

Borrowed from English flat. Distant doublet of prato.


filtro

→ Tetum: filtru

Borrowed from French filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum.

device for separating impurities from a fluid or other substance

Ela não tem filtro.

filter
(figurative) self-restraint in speech

(photography) a translucent object placed in the light path of a camera

Filtro de spam.

any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate

(social media) an appearance-altering digital image effect


escriba

escriba m or f by sense (plural escribas)

Borrowed from Latin scriba. Doublet of escrivão.

Nos anos 1980 era diferente, este escriba lembra como era difícil ganhar uma única medalhinha de ouro, quem ganhava era celebrado como campeão de Copa do Mundo, aquela de futebol.

2024 August 8, Sandro Macedo, “Síndrome olímpica de Mutley”, in Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:

scribe (someone employed to write and take notes)


fermento

Borrowed from Latin fermentum (“yeast”), from ferveō (“to boil”).


forró

Clipping of forrobodó (“chaotic situation”).

clipping

(music, dance) type of music and dance that originated in Northeastern Brazil


forja

Borrowed from French forge, itself from Latin fabrica. Doublet of frágua and fábrica.

forge (workshop in which metals are shaped)


escurra

pt-noun

escurra m or f by sense (plural escurras)

From Latin scurra. Compare Spanish escurra.


fomento

Banco de Fomento

fomento do turismo

development, promotion or stimulation of activity


fraseado

wording; phrasing (choice and style of words)


escolta

[iʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]

[eʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]

escort (group of people who someone or something to provide protection)


frota

Borrowed from French flotte, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to float, swim, fly”).


esmalte

From Old Galician-Portuguese esmalte, probably from Old Occitan esmalt, from Early Medieval Latin smaltum.


frito

Irregular past participle of frigir, corresponding to Latin frīctus.

(cooking, usually in the plural) fried food


fragmento

Learned borrowing from Latin fragmentum.


fractura

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


esquilo

esquilo m (plural esquilos, feminine esquila, feminine plural esquilas)

esquilos (plural)
esquila (feminine)
esquilas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus.

O esquilo trepou à árvore.

squirrel (any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail)


estafe

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of stafe.


frita

frit (fused mixture of materials used to make glass)


estafa

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


esquiva

Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”).

deverbal

(uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact


esquila

(regional) shear (the act of shearing an animal)


espera

Deverbal from esperar. From Old Galician-Portuguese esperar (“to wait; to hope”), from Latin spērāre (“to hope; to await”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, to turn out well”).

der

ambush (wait for someone in order to attack them)


fundamento

foundation (that upon which anything is founded)


espeto

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)

(figuratively) a slender and tall person


estima

/iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/

/eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/


estofo

(upholstery) the fabric covering of furniture


guisado

stew (dish cooked in liquid and served in the resulting gravy)

(South Brazil) a dish of finely chopped or diced meat


guarda

→ Indonesian: garda

desctree

→ Javanese: ꦒꦂꦝꦸ (gardhu)
→ Indonesian: gardu

guard (person who who protects or watches over something or someone)


guarda

Kadiwéu: goaada

guard (squad responsible for protecting something or someone)

flyleaf (blank page at the front or back of a book)


glosa

Learned borrowing from Late Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).

lbor

(countable) gloss (brief explanatory note or translation)


honra

From Old Galician-Portuguese onrra, from onrrar (“to honour”), from Latin honōrāre.

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

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

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

honor (objectification of praiseworthiness)


guisa

Borrowed from French guise, from Proto-Germanic *wīsą, related to *wīsaz (“wise”).
Cognate with English wise and German Weise. Compare Spanish and Italian guisa.

à guisa de


fundo

From Old Galician-Portuguese fundo, fondo, from Latin fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

background (a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject)

(finance, insurance) capital (money and wealth)


grado

From Old Galician-Portuguese grado, from Latin grātus. Doublet of grato, a borrowing.


vítima

→ Makalero: viitima (“victim”)

From Latin victima (“sacrificial victim”).

O João foi vítima de um crime terrível.

John was the victim of a terrible crime.


valsa

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).


exagero

exaggeration (an exaggerated representation)


exaspero

exasperation (state of being exasperated)


excreta

/ɐjʃˈkɾɛ.tɐ/

/ɐjʃˈkɾɛ.tɐ/


gesto

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gesto, from Latin gestus.


conjunto de partes

pt-noun

conjunto de partes m (plural conjuntos de partes)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see conjunto, de, partes.

(set theory) power set (set of all subsets of a set)


geneticista

geneticista m or f by sense (plural geneticistas)


extradição

[iʃ.tɾa.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.tɾa.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


jurado

jurado m (plural jurados, feminine jurada, feminine plural juradas)

jurados (plural)
jurada (feminine)
juradas (feminine plural)

juror, juryman, juryperson (member of a jury)


gêmeo

gêmeo m (plural gêmeos, feminine gêmea, feminine plural gêmeas)

gêmeos (plural)
gêmea (feminine)
gêmeas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)

From Old Galician-Portuguese gemẽo, from Latin geminus (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, gemino, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo). Doublet of gémino, a borrowing.


gêmeo

(anatomy) calf (muscle in the back of the leg below the knee)


gatuno

Borrowed from Spanish gatuno (“catlike”).


paráfrase

paraphrase (explanation or new presentation of a text or document that seeks to make the information contained therein more understandable)

(linguistics) paraphrase (statement or text that reformulates, for explanatory or interpretative purposes, the same information from another statement or another text, but using other linguistic resources)

paraphrase (free and developed translation)

(colloquial) malicious remark (comment that reveals evil)


porco-espinho

pt-noun

porco-espinho m (plural porcos-espinho or porcos-espinhos)

porcos-espinho (plural)
porcos-espinhos (plural)

porcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)


parêntese

From Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).


arpão

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpago, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”).


manuseio

handling (the touching, controlling, managing, using or care of something)


bisão-europeu

pt-noun

bisão-europeu m (plural bisões-europeus)


cais

From French quai, from Old French cail, from Gaulish [Term?].


cais

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


figueira

From Old Galician-Portuguese figueira, from Latin fīcāria. By surface analysis, figo + -eira.


quinzenário

semimonthly (periodical published every 15 days)


quinzena

. By surface analysis, quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena.


ficção

[fikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Ao terceiro argumento, de que ſe tratou ſupra n.47. ſe reſponde, confeſſando, que o beneficio da representação he priuilegio, & ficção da ley, induzida contra as regras geraes de direito; & que como tal, não pode hauer lugar ſenaõ nos caſos em que for expreſſamente concedido, nem ſe pode extender a outros.

1644, Francisco Velasco de Gouveia, Iusta acclamação do serenissimo Rey de Portugal Dom Ioão o IV, volume 2, Lisbon: Lourenço de Anveres, Resposta ao terceiro argumento, page 170, column 2:


égua

Kabuverdianu: égua

Macanese: égu

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


alpino

pt-noun

alpino m (plural alpinos, feminine alpina, feminine plural alpinas)

alpinos (plural)
alpina (feminine)
alpinas (feminine plural)


anagrama

/ɐ.nɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐ.nɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ɐ.nɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐ.nɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

Borrowed from Late Latin anagramma, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).


antílope

From Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).


arminho

From Medieval Latin mūs Armenius (“Armenian mouse”).


bisão-americano

bisão-americano m (plural bisões-americanos)


cunhada

cunhada f (plural cunhadas, masculine cunhado, masculine plural cunhados)

cunhadas (plural)
cunhado (masculine)
cunhados (masculine plural)


cachalote

→ Catalan: catxalot

desctree

→ French: cachalot
→ English: cachalot
→ Polish: kaszalot
→ Kashubian: kaszalot
→ Romanian: cașalot
→ Russian: кашало́т (kašalót)
→ Armenian: կաշալոտ (kašalot)
→ Kazakh: кашалот (kaşalot)
→ Kyrgyz: кашалот (kaşalot)

→ Spanish: cachalote


eixo-badeixo

[ˌɐj.ʃu.βɐˈðɐj.ʃu]

[ˌɐj.ʃu.βɐˈðɐj.ʃu]


curinga

Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).

(Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)

(Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)


preguiça

From Old Galician-Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)


cavalo

pt-noun

cavalo m (plural cavalos, feminine égua, feminine plural éguas)

cavalos (plural)
égua (feminine)
éguas (feminine plural)

Papiamentu: kabai

→ Javanese: ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

→ Kaingang: kãvãru

→ Old Tupi: kabaru
Nheengatu: kawarú

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos, perhaps ultimately an Asiatic borrowing or Wanderwort, compare Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”), Proto-Slavic *kobýla (“mare”), Persian کول (kaval, “second class horse of mixed blood”), and possibly Karakhanid kevel (at) (“well-bred fast (horse)”). Cognate with Galician cabalo, Spanish caballo, Catalan cavall, Occitan caval, French cheval, Italian cavallo and Romanian cal.

cog

você pode levar um cavalo até a água, mas não pode fazê-lo beber

motor de 172 cavalos

(automotive) horsepower (a unit that measures the power of an engine)


milhão

Borrowed from Italian milione. By surface analysis, mil + -ão.


cunhado

pt-noun

cunhado m (plural cunhados, feminine cunhada, feminine plural cunhadas)

cunhados (plural)
cunhada (feminine)
cunhadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cunnado, from Latin cognātus. Doublet of cognato, a borrowing.


sessenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese sesaenta, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱsḱomt, from earlier *swéḱs-dḱomt (“six-ten”).


delfim

delfim m (plural delfins, feminine delfina, feminine plural delfinas)

delfins (plural)
delfina (feminine)
delfinas (feminine plural)


quarenta

Guinea-Bissau Creole: korenta, kuarenta

desc

Indo-Portuguese: corent, quorenta, correntè, currento

Kabuverdianu: korénta

Kadiwéu: cwareenta

Korlai Creole Portuguese: korɛ̃t

Kristang: korenta

Principense: kwarenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese quareenta, quaraenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥(d)ḱomt (“four-ten”).


duzentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese duzentos, from Latin ducentōs, accusative masculine plural of ducentī, from duo (“two”) + centum (“hundred”).

inh+

two hundred (the value of 200, or something with the value of 200)


dezesseis

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + seys (“six”).


trezentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese trezentos, from Latin trecentōs, accusative masculine plural of trecentī, from trēs (“three”) + centum (“hundred”).

three hundred (the value of 300, or something with the value of 300)


carniça

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *carnītia, from Latin carō (“meat”).


quatrocentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese quatrocentos, from quatro (“four”) + centos (“hundred”).

four hundred (the value of 400, or something with the value of 400)


extremo

extreme
end, the extreme part of an object

(figurative) an extreme view or attitude

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


fato

Uncertain, but likely from a Proto-Germanic root *fat-; compare Old High German fazzōn (“to get dressed”), German Fetzen (“rag(s), scrap(s)”), Old Norse fat (“vessel; cover; blanket; garment”), English fat (“liquid container, vessel; vat”). Possibly from a supposed Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄 (*fat). Compare Franco-Provençal fata (“pocket”), Galician fato (“herd”), Spanish hato (“bundle; animal herd; worker supplies; clique, gang”).

cog

a set of clothing traditionally worn together, such as a uniform or national costume

(Portugal) suit (formal clothing, male or female)

(Portugal) entrails (internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines)


fato

Alteration of facto, from Latin factum. Doublet of feito.

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of facto.


fato

Unknown, but likely ultimately from Arabic [Term?].

(collective) a small herd of goats; a flock


trinta

From Old Galician-Portuguese trinta, treinta, triinta, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *tri(d)ḱomt (“thirty”).


cartão-postal

pt-noun

cartão-postal m (plural cartões-postais)

[kaɾˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ posˈtaʊ̯]

[kaχˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ poʃˈtaʊ̯]

[kaɻˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ posˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐɾˈtɐ̃w̃ puʃˈtaɫ]

[kɐɾˈtɐ̃w̃ puʃˈtaɫ]

postcard (picture sent over the mail without an envelope)

O Coliseu é o cartão-postal de Roma.

(figurative) showplace; landmark; hallmark (an iconic place, monument or feature)


treze

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese treze, from Latin trēdecim.


dezoito

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + oito (“eight”). Compare Galician dezaoito.


oitocentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese oitocentos. By surface analysis, oito (“eight”) + centos (“hundreds”); compare Latin octingentī.

surf

eight hundred (the value of 800, or something with the value of 800)


oitenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese oytenta, oyteenta, oitaenta, from Latin octāgintā, variant of octōgintā (“eighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *oktōḱomt, from earlier *oḱto(w)-dḱomt (“eight-ten”).


vinte

Kabuverdianu: vinti

From Old Galician-Portuguese vinte, vynte, viinte, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti(h₁) (“two tens, two decades”), *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.


labro

(entomology) labrum (the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects)


juro

From Old Galician-Portuguese jur, from Latin jūre, iūre, ablative of iūs, with inflection later altered in Portuguese, as if a derivative of the verb jurar; compare Spanish jur.

Eles emprestam dinheiro a uma alta taxa de juros.

They lend money at a high rate of interest.


cem

From Old Galician-Portuguese cen, from cento, from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Tirei um cem na prova.

I got a [score of] one hundred on the test.

Está vendo aquele cem?

(uncommon) a figure representing one hundred (such as 100 or C)


morcego

pt-noun

morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)

morcegos (plural)
morcega (feminine uncommon)
morcegas (feminine plural uncommon)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mur cego (literally “blind mouse”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.


seiscentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seiscentos, from Latin sexcentōs, accusative masculine plural of sexcentī, from sex (“six”) + centum (“hundred”).

six hundred (the value of 600, or something with the value of 600)


lacre

→ Spanish: lacre

seal (wax or resin used to seal letters)

seal (object which will be visibly damaged when covering or container is opened)

(neologism, politics, derogatory) Alternative form of lacração (“wokeness”)


novecentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novecentos, from nove (“nine”) + centos (“hundred”); compare Latin nōngentī.

nine hundred (the value of 900, or something with the value of 900)


setecentos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese setecentos, from sete (“seven”) + centos (“hundred”); compare Latin septingentī.

seven hundred (the value of 700, or something with the value of 700)


lactase

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) lactase (a β-galactosidase enzyme)


parcela

Borrowed from French parcelle, from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. Doublet of partilha, which was inherited, and partícula, borrowed directly from Latin.


partes

Gosto de sentir uma brisa saudável nas minhas partes, obrigado.

2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 71:

I like to feel a healthy breeze on my parts, thank you.


libré

livery (distinctive uniform worn by a group)


pasmo

From Late Latin pasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”). Doublet of espasmo.

der

fainting (collapse into unconsciousness)

astonishment; shock; awe (extreme surprise)


pelé

Named after Brazilian footballer Pelé (1940–2022), who was known as the King of Football.

named-after

Ayrton Senna foi o pelé da F1
Ayrton Senna was the king of F1

(Brazil, colloquial, sometimes humorous) king (dominant figure in a field)


peralta

pt-noun

peralta m or f by sense (plural peraltas)

someone who dresses in an exaggerated manner


lindo

lindo m (plural lindos, feminine linda, feminine plural lindas)

lindos (plural)
linda (feminine)
lindas (feminine plural)

Uncertain. Probably ultimately from Latin legitimus (“lawful; proper”), and likely through the intermediate of Spanish lindo (the native Portuguese descendant (and thus its doublet) in this case is lídimo; there is also the later learned borrowing legítimo). Some sources cite Latin limpidus (“clean”), but this is unlikely for several reasons, including that this word already gave rise to another word in Portuguese, limpo.


penetra

penetra m or f by sense (plural penetras)


plantéis

[plɐ̃ˈtɛɪ̯s]

[plɐ̃ˈtɛɪ̯s]

[plɐ̃ˈtɛɪ̯ʃ]


permuta

exchange (an act of exchanging or trading)


ponche

punch (mixture of fruit juice and another beverage)


piloto

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

pilotos (plural)
piloto (feminine)
pilota (feminine)
pilotos (feminine plural)
pilotas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian piloto, from Late Latin pillottus.

(aviation) pilot (person who controls the aircraft)

(television) pilot (sample episode of a proposed TV series)


pintado

(Brazil) spotted sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans)

(Brazil) streaked flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

(Rio Grande do Sul) yellow-mandi (Pimelodus maculatus)


poda

pruning (removal of excess material from a tree or shrub)


preparado

From Latin praeparātus (“prepared, having been prepared”).


premiado

pt-noun

premiado m (plural premiados, feminine premiada, feminine plural premiadas)

premiados (plural)
premiada (feminine)
premiadas (feminine plural)

Tenho 20 anos, sou baiano e torço para o São Paulo. Apresentei-me, e coloco uma questão: quais serão os premiados com os troféus Banana, Murrinha e Perna-de-Pau?

1979 January 5, Raimundo Guedes Neto, “Todos merecem”, in Placar, number 454, São Paulo: Abril, Camisa 12, page 46:


presumido

presumido m (plural presumidos, feminine presumida, feminine plural presumidas)

presumidos (plural)
presumida (feminine)
presumidas (feminine plural)


pregunta

(archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of pergunta


dentista

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistas)


cosmologia

cosmologia f (usually uncountable, plural cosmologias)

cosmology (study of the physical universe)


privado

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin prīvātus (“bereaved; set apart from”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“to bereave, to deprive”), from prīvus (“single, peculiar”).


procura

(economics) demand (amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price)


propina

From Late Latin propīna. Compare Italian and Spanish propina.

(Portugal) tuition, a fee for services such as enrollment or obtaining a document

(Brazil) tip (money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

(Brazil, colloquial) bribe (something, usually money, given as an inducement to dishonesty)


mané

Probably an alteration of the proper name Manuel. Compare migué, an alteration of Miguel.


protesto

protest (collective gesture of disapproval)

O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

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

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

(law) objection (official protest raised in a court of law)


profano

pt-noun

profano m (plural profanos, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

profanos (plural)
profana (feminine)
profanas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from prō- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

lbor

one who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)


mandado

From mandar + -ado. Piecewise doublet of mandato.

mandate (official order given by a superior)


quebra

Ouvi a quebra de pratos.

O sol brilhou pela quebra das nuvens.

The sun shone through the break in the clouds.

breach; break (space that opens between things)

A quebra no fornecimento de energia deixou a cidade escura.

The interruption of the delivery of electricity left the city dark.

interruption (time during which there is a cessation of a service)

Pagaram uma multa por quebra de contrato.

They paid a fine for breach of contract.

breach (breaking up of a relationship or obligation)

A quebra da companhia deixou a família na miséria.

The company’s bankruptcy left the family in misery.

bankruptcy (lack of funds to pay debts or continue in operation)


quebra

Minha maior preocupação era o tão temido “quebra” – o suborno que os alunos dão à autoescola para não serem reprovados nos exames. A famosa “carta comprada”.

2019 September 13, Pietra Alcântara, “Minha primeira habilitação”, in Pé na Estrada, São Paulo: Trucão Comunicações:

(Brazil, slang) in driving school, a bribe given to the instructor in order to pass the driving test


manes

(Roman mythology) manes (spirits of the dead)


mancha

From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Compare with the borrowed doublets mácula, malha, mágoa, and mangra.

stain; mark; blemish; spot (visible impression)

a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation


biologia

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From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”). By surface analysis, bio- + -logia. Piecewise doublet of zoologia.


matas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


moderado

pt-noun

moderado m (plural moderados, feminine moderada, feminine plural moderadas)

moderados (plural)
moderada (feminine)
moderadas (feminine plural)

(politics) moderate (one who holds an intermediate position)


pulso

Borrowed from Latin pulsus (“beat; pulse”), from pellō (“to drive; to strike”).

(cardiology, uncountable) pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)

(cardiology, uncountable) heart rate (number of heart beats per unit of time)


motivo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin mōtīvus.

lbor

(music) motif (short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)


novela

Borrowed from Italian novella (“tale”), from Latin novella, feminine of novellus (“new; fresh”), from novus (“new”), Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

novella (short novel or long short story)

soap opera (a type of television or radio series)

(figuratively) any overdramatic case or event


mimo

an affectionate action or gesture, such as a cuddle


novelo

From Old Galician-Portuguese novelo, lovelo, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. Cf. Galician nobelo and Spanish ovillo.


nado

swim (the act or an instance of swimming)

nado de costas

(swimming, chiefly Brazil) stroke (a particular style of swimming)


abacateiro

Os abacates crescem nos abacateiros.


ordenado

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordenado, ordinado, from Latin ōrdinātus.


ornamento

Borrowed from Latin ōrnāmentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from ōrnāre (“to equip, adorn”).