oradora

/ɔ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ɔ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


psicóloga

female equivalent of psicólogo; a female psychologist


oradores

/ɔ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾɨʃ/

[ɔ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɨʃ]

[o.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɨʃ]


modos indicativos

modo indicativo
modo indicativo#Portuguese


joia

From Old Galician-Portuguese joya, from Old French joie (modern joyau), from Vulgar Latin *jocale, from Latin jocus. Compare Catalan joia and Spanish joya.

E para engaste da jóia não leva mau oiro no dote . — Que nos levem estrangeiros, a trôco de palavrinhas doces, o que tanto custa a ir desenterra na Mina — a lavrar às espadeiradas na Índia!

(Can we date this quote?) [1838], Almeida Garrett, Um Auto de Gil Vicente (Colecção Lusitánia; 9), Porto: Livraria Lello, page 207:

jewel (a precious or semi-precious stone)

— Nenhum ajuste. Há tempos, conversando com ele a teu respeito, confessei-lhe o desejo que tinha de te ver deputado; e de tal modo falei, que ele prometeu fazer alguma coisa, e creio que o fará. Quanto à noiva, é o nome que dou a uma criaturinha, que é uma jóia, uma flor, uma estrela, uma coisa rara... é a filha dele; imaginei que, se casasses com ela, mais depressa serias deputado.

1881, Machado de Assis, “Emfim” (chapter XXXVII), in Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas [The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas], Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional, page 122:

Ele tinha razão. Inevitavelmente, a música gravada se tornou um braço da protoglobalização – um processo capaz de revelar joias escondidas e de, ao mesmo tempo, destruílas.

2014, David Byrne, Como funciona a música, Editora Manole, →ISBN:

(by extension) gem, treasure (anything considered precious or valuable)

admission (the cost or fee associated with attendance or entry)


multilinguismo

pt-noun

multilinguismo m (plural multilinguismos)

multilingualism (condition of being able to speak several languages)


holotúria

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “water polyp”).


exteriores

/ɐjʃ.tɨˈɾjo.ɾɨʃ/

/ɐjʃ.tɨˈɾjo.ɾɨʃ/


nuraghe

nuraghe (type of megalithic building in Sardinia)


ártico

Borrowed from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”).


recidivista

pt-noun

recidivista m or f by sense (plural recidivistas)

recidivist; reoffender; repeat offender (one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime)


keynesiano

keynesiano m (plural keynesianos, feminine keynesiana, feminine plural keynesianas)

keynesianos (plural)
keynesiana (feminine)
keynesianas (feminine plural)

(economics) Keynesian (proponent of Keynesian doctrine)


ganchos

/ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃuʃ/


krai

(administrative division) krai (a type of state-level subdivision of Russia)


militarismo

militarism (ideology holding that the military is the foundation of a society’s security)


sicómoro

sicómoros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Ficus sycomorus
Ficus sycomorus#Translingual

sycamore (Ficus sycomorus, a species of maple native to Europe and Southwestern Asia)


sínodo

From Latin sinodus, from Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “meeting”).

der

(ecclesiastical) synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting)

(ecclesiastical) synod (administrative division of church)


vicentino

pt-noun

vicentino m (plural vicentinos, feminine vicentina, feminine plural vicentinas)

vicentinos (plural)
vicentina (feminine)
vicentinas (feminine plural)


pupilo

pupilo m (plural pupilos, feminine pupila, feminine plural pupilas)

pupilos (plural)
pupila (feminine)
pupilas (feminine plural)

pupil (student under the supervision of a teacher or professor)


valenciano

valenciano m (plural valencianos, feminine valenciana, feminine plural valencianas)

valencianos (plural)
valenciana (feminine)
valencianas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Valencian (the dialect of Catalan spoken in Valencia)


kurta

kurta (a knee-length shirt used in southeast Asia)


chismes

/ˈt͡ʃiʒ.mɨʃ/

(Trás-os-Montes) set of items necessary for firecrafting


labirintite

labirintite f (usually uncountable, plural labirintites)

(pathology) labyrinthitis (inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear)


amiloide

(pathology, biochemistry) amyloid (misfolded proteins that disrupt normal organ function)


freudiano

freudiano m (plural freudianos, feminine freudiana, feminine plural freudianas)

freudianos (plural)
freudiana (feminine)
freudianas (feminine plural)


boiardo

Borrowed from French boyard, from Russian боя́рин (bojárin).

(historical) boyar (rank of aristocracy below prince in Russia, Bulgaria and Romania)


androstenol

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨˈnɔɫ]

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɨˈnɔɫ]

(organic chemistry) androstenol (steroid alcohol with a musk-like odour)


cubista

cubista m or f by sense (plural cubistas)


maestrina

female equivalent of maestro (“conductor”)


adinkra

/aˈd͡ʒĩ.kɾɐ/

/aˈd͡ʒĩ.kɾɐ/

adinkra (visual symbol representing a concept or aphorism, created by the Akan)


pilates

Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates.


dictadura

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


ambarina

ambrein (fragrant substance derived from ambergris)


pinscher

Unadapted borrowing from German Pinscher.


diplomática

Borrowed from Medieval Latin diplōmātica.

diplomatics (the study of old official documents)


antifederalista

pt-noun

antifederalista m or f by sense (plural antifederalistas)

(politics) anti-federalist (one who opposes federalism)


supercontinente

supercontinente m (plural supercontinentes)

supercontinent (very large continent in the Earth’s past)


documentarista

documentarista m or f by sense (plural documentaristas)

documentarian (person who creates documentary films)


prostituto

prostituto m (plural prostitutos, feminine prostituta, feminine plural prostitutas)

prostitutos (plural)
prostituta (feminine)
prostitutas (feminine plural)


antiabortista

antiabortista m or f by sense (plural antiabortistas)

antiabortionist (one who is opposed to the practice and/or legality of abortion)


play-off

Unadapted borrowing from English play-off.


sebo

From Old Galician-Portuguese sevo, from Latin sēbum (“tallow; suet”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”).

inh

sebum (oily substance produced by glands of the skin)

(loosely) grease; gunk; grime (sticky substance on the surface of things)


sebo

Unknown origin, Brazil mid 20th c. Possibly a derivation of the sense of tallow or grime, referring to the use of tallow candles in such stores or to the grime that covers old books, thus having a similar semantic development as sebenta (“textbook”).

O principal objetivo de uma pessoa ao entrar em um sebo é encontrar alguma obra que faça seus olhos brilharem ou seu coração palpitar. Mas também encontramos gente como a gente que estão ali pelo mesmo motivo ou aqueles que procuram obras específicas como eu que garimpo livros de contos que são os que mais gosto. Em uma das minhas visitas ao sebo de minha cidade eu espremido entre pasteleiras chegando ao fundo vejo várias caixas de disco de vinil, […]

2015, Edmilson Naves De Oliveira, Crônicas Urbanas, Revolução eBook, →ISBN:

A person’s main goal when they enter a used media shop is to find a work that makes their eyes sparkle or their heart skip a beat. But we can also find people like us, who are there for the same reason, or those who are looking for specific works, such as myself, looking for books with short stories which are the ones I like the most. In one of my visits to my city’s used media store, I reached the back, squeezed between the shelves, and see various boxes with vinyl records, […]

Você está vendo um cara estranho cheirar as páginas de um livro antigo em um sebo? Esse é o leitor. Nunca resiste a cheirar as páginas, especialmente quando ficaram amarelas. Ele é o cara que não tem medo de se sentar sozinho num café, num bar, num restaurante. Mas, se você olhar bem, ele nunca está sozinho: tem sempre um livro por perto.

2016, Adauto De Andrade, Filosofices De Um Velho Causídico, Clube de Autores, page 190:

Can you imagine a weird guy smelling the pages of an old book in a used bookstore. This is the reader. He can’t resist smelling pages, especially once they have turned yellow. He is the guy who is not afraid to sit alone in a café, in a bar, in a restaurant. But, if you look closely, he is never alone: there is always a book nearby.

Entramos numa livraria, num sebo, visitamos um site, os autores saltam à nossa frente, querem chamar nossa atenção, querem fazer parte da nossa biblioteca. Todos querem nos ensinar silenciosamente, estimular.

2017, Gabriel Perissé, Literatura & Educação, Autêntica, →ISBN:

We got into a bookstore, a used bookstore, we browsed a website, the authors jump in front of us, they want to draw our attention, they want to be part of our library. All of them want to teach us silently, to stimulate us.

(Brazil) a store where used media (especially books, but also CDs, vinyl records, magazines and such) are sold


compradora

[kõ.pɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


intravenosa

[ˌĩ.tɾɐ.βɨˈnɔ.zɐ]

(medicine) intravenous (medicine administered directly into a patient’s vein)


emoji

Borrowed from English emoji, from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”).

emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”)


plástica

cirurgia plástica
cirurgia plástica#Portuguese

Ela tem uma plástica invejável.


estimulante

(pharmacology) stimulant (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body)

stimulant (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm)


trevo rodoviário

pt-noun

trevo rodoviário m (plural trevos rodoviários)


regionalismo

regionalism (affection to one’s own region)

(linguistics) regionalism (word or feature peculiar to a dialect)


patinador

patinador m (plural patinadores, feminine patinadora, feminine plural patinadoras)

patinadores (plural)
patinadora (feminine)
patinadoras (feminine plural)


rodovia

[ʁɔ.ðɔˈvi.ɐ]

[ʁɔ.ðɔˈvi.ɐ]

[ʁɔ.ðɔˈβi.ɐ]


metafísico

metafísico m (plural metafísicos, feminine metafísica, feminine plural metafísicas)

metafísicos (plural)
metafísica (feminine)
metafísicas (feminine plural)

From metafísica (“metaphysics”), from Medieval Latin metaphysica (“metaphysics”), from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). By surface analysis, meta- + físico.

der

metaphysician (philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics)


terebinto

From Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos).


ambulacro

(zoology) ambulacrum (row of pores for the protrusion of tube feet in echinoderms)


catálogo

catalogue (a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.)


amansador

pt-noun

amansador m (plural amansadores, feminine amansadora, feminine plural amansadoras)

amansadores (plural)
amansadora (feminine)
amansadoras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.mɐ̃.sɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.mɐ̃.sɐˈðoɾ]


malagueta

→ English: malagueta

→ French: maniguette

Borrowed from Italian meleghetta, from melega.

Aframomum melegueta
Aframomum melegueta#Translingual

Guinea pepper; grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)


vagabunda

[vɐ.ɣɐˈβũ.dɐ]

[vɐ.ɣɐˈβũ.dɐ]

[bɐ.ɣɐˈβũ.dɐ]

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a prostitute

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a bitch
a promiscuous woman, a slut, a whore

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a bitch
a despicable or nasty woman


defensivo

From French défensif, from Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus. By surface analysis, defensa + -ivo.


defensiva

From defensivo, as a calque of French défensive, a feminine substantive form of défensif.

(usually as ficar na defensiva) defensive (a means, attitude or position of defence)


suplente

suplente m or f by sense (plural suplentes)

substitute, surrogate (person that acts as a substitute)


verdades

[vɨɾˈða.ðɨʃ]

[vɨɾˈða.ðɨʃ]

[bɨɾˈða.ðɨʃ]


goleada

(soccer) rout, barrage of goals (scoring many goals)


catástrofe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).


alprazolam

(pharmacology) alprazolam (antianxiety drug)


boquete

(Brazil, vulgar) blowjob (oral sex performed on a penis)


navarro

pt-noun

navarro m (plural navarros, feminine navarra, feminine plural navarras)

navarros (plural)
navarra (feminine)
navarras (feminine plural)


histérico

histérico m (plural histéricos, feminine histérica, feminine plural histéricas)

histéricos (plural)
histérica (feminine)
histéricas (feminine plural)


admiradora

[ɐ.ðmi.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


bancarrota

/bɐ̃.kɐˈʁɔ.tɐ/

bankruptcy (legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency)


italianismo

Italianism (loanword from the Italian language)


separatista

separatista m or f by sense (plural separatistas)

separatist (one seeking the separation of a country or territory)


parágrafo

From Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos, “short stroke in the margin”).


ípsilon

pt-noun

ípsilon m (plural ípsilones or (Brazil) ípsilons)

ípsilones (plural)
ípsilons (Brazil plural)

Borrowed from Latin ypsilon (“upsilon”), from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “upsilon”) (modern Greek ύψιλον (ýpsilon)), from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós).


distopia

(chiefly literature) dystopia (miserable, dysfunctional society)

(anatomy) dystopia (tissue found outside its usual place)


disfunção erétil

erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction


kuduro

Uncertain, probably from Kimbundu ku (from mataku) or cu (“butt”) + duro (“hard”).

2014, MARCOS DE DIOS, Ángel, La lengua portuguesa: Vol. I, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca →ISBN, page 163

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

A trilha sonora é “Vem dançar com tudo”, adaptação de “Vem dançar kuduro”. A principal mudança, em relação à canção original, está na substituição da palavra angolana kuduro, um cacófato, que quer dizer, em português, “bunda dura”.

(music) kuduro (danceable style of music originating in Angola)


antropomorfismo

anthropomorphism (the attribution or ascription of human-like characteristics to animals and inanimate objects)


esteroide

(biochemistry) steroid (any organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings)

esteroide anabolizante
esteroide anabolizante#Portuguese


orquídeas

[ɔɾˈki.ðjɐʃ]


éther

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


lusitano

pt-noun

lusitano m (plural lusitanos, feminine lusitana, feminine plural lusitanas)

lusitanos (plural)
lusitana (feminine)
lusitanas (feminine plural)

(historical) Lusitanian (member of ancient Lusitania or its people)

(uncountable) Lusitanian (the extinct language spoken by the Lusitani)

(poetic) Portuguese (person from Portugal)


aeromante

aeromante m or f by sense (plural aeromantes)

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɐ̃.tɨ/


liberticida

liberticida m or f by sense (plural liberticidas)

From lībertās (“liberdade (liberty) in Latin”) + -cida.

liberticide (one who causes the destruction of liberty)


topázio

From Latin topazius, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).


alogia

(psychology) alogia (lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech)


reincidente

reincidente m or f by sense (plural reincidentes)

recidivist; repeat offender (one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime)


preliminares

foreplay (acts that serve to build up sexual arousal before intercourse)


geoglifo

geoglyph (large-scale drawing made on the ground)


aforista

aforista m or f by sense (plural aforistas)

aphorist (person who writes or recites aphorisms)


franqueza

frankness (sincere and open speech, honesty in expression)


existencialista

existencialista m or f by sense (plural existencialistas)

(philosophy) existentialist (a person who adheres to existentialism)


catabolismo

(biochemistry) catabolism (destructive metabolism)


citocromo

(biochemistry) cytochrome (hemeprotein responsible for the generation of ATP)


activador

activador m (plural activadores, feminine activadora, feminine plural activadoras)

activadores (plural)
activadora (feminine)
activadoras (feminine plural)

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


apoenzima

(biochemistry) apoenzyme (an inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor)


fármaco

Borrowed from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).


monómero

monómeros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(chemistry) monomer (molecule that may bind to other molecules to form a polymer)


krautrock

(music) krautrock (a genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s)


antimoderno

antimodern (a person opposed to modernity or modernisation)


fisiólogo

fisiólogo m (plural fisiólogos, feminine fisióloga, feminine plural fisiólogas)

fisiólogos (plural)
fisióloga (feminine)
fisiólogas (feminine plural)

physiologist (person who studies or specialises in physiology)


doméstica

doméstica f (plural domésticas, masculine doméstico, masculine plural domésticos)

domésticas (plural)
doméstico (masculine)
domésticos (masculine plural)


doméstico

doméstico m (plural domésticos, feminine doméstica, feminine plural domésticas)

domésticos (plural)
doméstica (feminine)
domésticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin domesticus (“domestic”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm.


fisióloga

female equivalent of fisiólogo (“physiologist”)


deicida

pt-noun

deicida m or f by sense (plural deicidas)


endosperma

/ẽ.dɔʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/


antidepressivo

antidepressivo m (plural antidepressivos)

antidepressant (agent that prevents or counteracts depression)


chuca

Perhaps from Chuca, a trademarked brand.


chuca

(ornithology) Corvus monedula, a species of jay

(Brazil, slang) an external pocket on a suit


pletora

plethora (excessive amount of something)


futurista

futurista m or f by sense (plural futuristas)


fole

From Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

bellows (flexible container used to blow air)


fole

Borrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole foli, from Mandinka.


filha

filha f (plural filhas, masculine filho, masculine plural filhos)

filhas (plural)
filho (masculine)
filhos (masculine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese filha (“daughter”), from Latin fīlia (“daughter”), from fīlius (“son”). Compare Galician filla.


ordenada

[ɔɾ.ðɨˈna.ðɐ]


isoforma

(biochemistry) isoform (any of several different forms of the same protein)


lignina

(organic chemistry) lignin (aromatic polymer)


ideia

Borrowed from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa).

Que bom que alguém teve a ideia de criar um dicionário livre!

How good that someone had the idea of creating a free dictionary!

A ideia deste trabalho é facilitar o fluxo de conhecimento.

The idea of this work is to facilitate the flow of knowledge.

objective, conception or conviction that is based on something

Não gosto das ideias deste seu novo amigo...

I don't like the mind/opinions of my new friend...

(in the plural) intellect, mind, group of convictions and opinions of somebody

Tomou uma pancada na ideia que chegou a ver estrelas.

He took a blow to the head and came to see stars.


fabliau

(literature) fabliau (genre of short farcical tales)


resplandor

/ʁɨʃ.plɐ̃ˈdoɾ/

/ʁɨʃ.plɐ̃ˈdoɾ/


tropel

swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)


jararaca

→ English: jararaca

→ Hunsrik: Scharack

→ Polish: żararaka

/ʒɐ.ɾɐˈɾa.kɐ/


zootecnia

zootechnics; zootechny; animal husbandry (the study of livestock breeding)


lucidez

pt-noun

lucidez f (usually uncountable, plural lucidezes)


conservadora

[kõ.sɨɾ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


hermafrodita

hermafrodita m or f by sense (plural hermafroditas)

hermaphrodite (organism having both male and female gonads)


pormenor

From por + menor. Compare Spanish pormenor.

Não posso dar pormenores.

Esse papel de parede é um excelente pormenor.


francófono

francófono m (plural francófonos, feminine francófona, feminine plural francófonas)

francófonos (plural)
francófona (feminine)
francófonas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French francophone. By surface analysis, franco- + -fono.


patogenia

(pathology) pathogenesis (origin and development of a disease)


regato

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin rigātus.


sistemática

(biology, etc.) systematics (the science of systematic classification)


acridina

(organic chemistry) acridine (tricyclic aromatic heterocycle obtained from coal tar)


sismómetro

sismómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


citosina

(biochemistry) cytosine (a base which appears in DNA)


elástico

From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equivalent to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).


biomedicina

(biology, medicine) biomedicine (branch of medical science)


organizada

Já joguei com e sem torcida organizada no estádio. Não tem nada no mundo que anime mais a gente do que uma organizada.

1999 January 5, Alfredo Ogawa, quoting Rogério Ceni, “Ame-o ou deixe-o”, in Placar, number 1147, São Paulo: Abril, page 42, column 2:

Esta pauta foi tratada diretamente com Vinícius Cascone, secretário geral do Timão. Durante a conversa, os membros da organizada falaram sobre o projeto, já em andamento, de quitação do estádio corinthiano.

2024 July 12, Matheus Scontre, “Gaviões da Fiel trata quitação da Arena em encontro com dirigente do Corinthians; projeto é aceito”, in Meu Timão:

torcida organizada
torcida organizada#Portuguese

(Brazil, informal, soccer) Ellipsis of torcida organizada.


aneuploidia

(genetics) aneuploidy (the condition of being aneuploid)


observadora

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.vɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.vɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

[ɔ.βsɨɾ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


pegada

trail (signs of something/someone has passed previously)


pegada

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of pegar.

Ele tem pegada!

(Brazil, colloquial, uncountable) confidence, boldness, seen as attractive qualities


candelas

/kɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/

/kɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/


hamiltoniano

(mathematics, physics) Hamiltonian (a function that corresponds to the total energy of the system)


fecho

Dar um fecho em alguém.

(Brazil, slang) clapback (witty or sarcastic retort)


catre

Borrowed from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil). Cognate with English cot, from Sanskrit via Hindi खाट (khāṭ).


animador

pt-noun

animador m (plural animadores, feminine animadora, feminine plural animadoras)

animadores (plural)
animadora (feminine)
animadoras (feminine plural)


picada

bite (skin swelling caused by an insect sting)


filogenia

(systematics) phylogeny (evolutionary history of an organism)


acrobacia

acrobatics (art of performing acrobatic feats)


maxixe

Borrowed from Kimbundu maxixi, plural of rixixi, a type of cucurbit.


maxixe

From the male name Maxixe, which is probably related to Etymology 1 above.


timina

(biochemistry, genetics) thymine (a base which appears in DNA)


psicoterapeuta

psicoterapeuta m or f by sense (plural psicoterapeutas)

psychotherapist (doctor who practices psychotherapy)


goji

goji; wolfberry (berry from plants of the genus Lycium)


andrógino

hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)


joelho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gẽolho, with metathesis, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Galician xeonllo.


kantiano

pt-noun

kantiano m (plural kantianos, feminine kantiana, feminine plural kantianas)

kantianos (plural)
kantiana (feminine)
kantianas (feminine plural)

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

(philosophy) Kantian (person who subscribes to philosophical views associated with Immanuel Kant)


paleta

palette (thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours)

palette (range of colours in a given work)


portadora

(electronics) carrier (signal modulated to transmit information)


amidol

(chemistry, photography) amidol (hydrochloride used as a photographic developer)


aerofobia

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.fuˈβi.ɐ]


homónimo

homónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


isometria

From Latin isometria, from Ancient Greek.

(mathematics) isometry (function in which the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their pre-images)


coleta

Learned borrowing from Latin collēcta. Doublet of colheita.


inambu

(Brazil) tinamou (any of the American flightless birds of the family Tinamidae)


grei

(figuratively) association; society (group of people)

(Christianity) parish (members of a church's congregation)

(historical) group of vassals or subjects


adrenoceptor

(cytology) adrenoceptor; adrenergic receptor


jovens

[ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈʒɔ.bɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈʒɔ.βɐ̃j̃ʃ]


clavícula

Learned borrowing from Latin clavicula (“small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and cavilha.


estupor

stupor (a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility)


suco

From Late Latin sūccus (“juice”), variant of Latin sūcus.

(Brazil) juice (liquid from a plant, especially a fruit)


nadadora

[nɐ.ðɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


astrólogo

pt-noun

astrólogo m (plural astrólogos, feminine astróloga, feminine plural astrólogas)

astrólogos (plural)
astróloga (feminine)
astrólogas (feminine plural)

astrologer; astrologist (one who practises astrology)


higiene

Borrowed from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιαίνω (hugiaínō, “be healthy, sound”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

der

hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health)


desertor

pt-noun

desertor m (plural desertores, feminine desertora, feminine plural desertoras)

desertores (plural)
desertora (feminine)
desertoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsertōrem, from Latin dēsertus.

(military) deserter (person who leaves a military unit without permission)

(figuratively) someone who abandons a cause


etólogo

etólogo m (plural etólogos, feminine etóloga, feminine plural etólogas)

etólogos (plural)
etóloga (feminine)
etólogas (feminine plural)


archonte

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


cibernética

Borrowed from English cybernetics, from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós).

der

κυβερνητικός

cybernetics (science of communication and control)

cybernetics (technology related to computers)


colocolo

Borrowed from Spanish colocolo (“colocolo cat, rarely also refers to the monito del monte”), from Mapudungun Colo Colo (“a creature in Mapuche mythology”).


sopé

foot, lower slope (of a mountain or wall)


falsete

(music) falsetto (technique for placing the male voice in order to achieve the registers of female voices)

falsetto (individual who sings in this voice register)


intervalo

Learned borrowing from Latin intervallum.

lbor

O intervalo entre as colunas é de dois metros.

The interval between the columns is two meters.

A copa acontece em intervalos de quatro anos.

The cup takes place in four-year intervals.

(music) interval (difference in pitch between two notes)

As emissoras de televisão mostram propagandas durante os intervalos.

Television stations show advertisements during intermission.

intermission (a break between two performances or sessions)

bracket (one of several ranges of numbers)

Vou fazer um intervalo.

O intervalo durou dez minutos.


CDF

Abbreviation of cabeça-de-ferro (“iron head”), crânio-de-ferro (“iron skull”) or cu-de-ferro (“iron arse”).

(slang, sometimes derogatory, Brazil) nerd (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted)


SRD

sem raça definida
sem raça definida#Portuguese

(Brazil) Acronym of sem raça definida (“technical term for a dog or cat of mixed-breed”).


inválido

pt-noun

inválido m (plural inválidos, feminine inválida, feminine plural inválidas)

inválidos (plural)
inválida (feminine)
inválidas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin invalidus (“invalid”). By surface analysis, in- + válido.

lbor

someone unable to work for health reasons


modernismo

modernism (any of several styles of art that flourished in the 20th century)


leprosaria

leprosarium (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)


angelologia

Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos) + -logia

suffix

(religion) angelology (the study of angels)


ribeirinho

pt-noun

ribeirinho m (plural ribeirinhos, feminine ribeirinha, feminine plural ribeirinhas)

ribeirinhos (plural)
ribeirinha (feminine)
ribeirinhas (feminine plural)

Na ilha do Combu também é possível visitar a produção de chocolate feito com cacau amazônico. Os ribeirinhos cuidam de tudo.

2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo:


místico

místico m (plural místicos, feminine mística, feminine plural místicas)

místicos (plural)
mística (feminine)
místicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”).

der

mystic (someone who practises mysticism)


marabunta

[mɐ.ɾɐˈβũ.tɐ]


aspas

(typography) quotation marks (the characters «» or “”)


biólogo

pt-noun

biólogo m (plural biólogos, feminine bióloga, feminine plural biólogas)

biólogos (plural)
bióloga (feminine)
biólogas (feminine plural)


globulina

(biochemistry) globulin (type of protein)


tribologia

From tribo- + -logia, on the model of French tribologie, from Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”) + -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logíā).

af

(physics, engineering) tribology (science and technology of lubrication)


poliartrite

(pathology) polyarthritis (arthritis affecting five or more joints)


cloracne

(pathology) chloracne (acne caused by exposure to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons)


cães de água portugueses

cão de água português
cão de água português#Portuguese


cão d'água português

pt-noun

cão d'água português m (plural cães d'água portugueses)

Alternative spelling of cão de água português


cães d'água portugueses

cão d'água português
cão d'água português#Portuguese


cão de água português

cão de água português m (plural cães de água portugueses)

Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dog


artropatia

(pathology) arthropathy (any disease of a joint)


bonapartista

bonapartista m or f by sense (plural bonapartistas)

From Bonaparte + -ista, on the model of French bonapartiste.


politopo

(geometry) polytope (finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes)


cão de água

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ]

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ]

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɣwɐ]


cão d'água

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwa]

/ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɣwɐ]


timbo

Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer#Translingual

(Angola, Mozambique) aardvark (Orycteropus afer, a mammal)


artralgia

[ɐɾ.tɾaɫˈʒi.ɐ]

(pathology) arthralgia (pain in a joint)


condrite

(pathology) chondritis (inflammation of a cartilage)


porco-da-terra

porco-da-terra m (plural porcos-da-terra, feminine porca-da-terra, feminine plural porcas-da-terra)

porcos-da-terra (plural)
porca-da-terra (feminine)
porcas-da-terra (feminine plural)

Literally, “pig of the earth”. Calque of Afrikaans aardvark (“aardvark”, literally “earth pig”), from aarde (“earth”) + vark (“pig”).


saluki

Saluki (a Middle-Eastern breed of sighthound)


código de barras

pt-noun

código de barras m (plural códigos de barras)

barcode (set of machine-readable parallel bars)


porco-formigueiro

porco-formigueiro m (plural porcos-formigueiros, feminine porca-formigueira, feminine plural porcas-formigueiras, metaphonic)

porcos-formigueiros (plural)
porca-formigueira (feminine)
porcas-formigueiras (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


polonês

polonês m (plural poloneses, feminine polonesa, feminine plural polonesas)

poloneses (plural)
polonesa (feminine)
polonesas (feminine plural)


abadessa

[ɐ.βɐˈðe.sɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”).


monoteísmo

(religion) monotheism (belief in the existence of only one God)


epistemólogo

pt-noun

epistemólogo m (plural epistemólogos, feminine epistemóloga, feminine plural epistemólogas)

epistemólogos (plural)
epistemóloga (feminine)
epistemólogas (feminine plural)

epistemologist (person who studies theory of knowledge)


translação

[tɾɐ̃z.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ̃z.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.laˈsɐ̃w̃/

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.laˈsɐ̃w̃/

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin trānslātiōnem.


abundância

[ɐ.βũˈdɐ̃.sjɐ]


microscopia

(optics) microscopy (the use of microscopes)


dentada

From dentar (“to bite”) + -ada, from dente (“tooth”).

bite (wound left behind after having been bitten)


sotaque

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

(linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)


particípio presente

pt-noun

particípio presente m (plural particípios presentes)

(grammar) present participle (verb form that indicates an ongoing action)


sintoma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “to befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).

bor+

(medicine) symptom (indicator of disease or disorder)

(figurative) symptom (indicator of the presence of something else, especially of something bad)


derivada

(calculus) derivative (in analysis: value)


sistema solar

pt-noun

sistema solar m (plural sistemas solares)


quase

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).. Cognate of Spanish casi, Spanish cuasi, French quasi and Italian quasi.

lbor

(informal) almost (a situation that almost happens)


antiprisma

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɾiʒ.mɐ/

(geometry) antiprism (a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles)


declinação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēclīnātiōnem (“declension, declination”). By surface analysis, declinar + -ção.

(grammar) declension (a way of categorizing nouns)


hebreu

pt-noun

hebreu m (plural hebreus, feminine hebreia, feminine plural hebreias)

hebreus (plural)
hebreia (feminine)
hebreias (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ebreo, ebreu (“Hebrew, Jew”), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin hebraeus (-vr- would be expected in an inherited term), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (“Hebrew”).


veado

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veado／vẽado, from Latin vēnātus, from vēnor (“to hunt”).

(obsolete) game (wild animal hunted for food or sport)


veado

(Brazil) Nonstandard spelling of viado (“homosexual man”).


horticultura

horticulture (art or science of cultivating gardens)


dedo anular

Literally, “annular finger, ring finger”, due to the tradition of wearing rings in this finger.

lit

ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)


feldspato

(mineralogy) feldspar (type of rock-forming mineral)


horticultor

pt-noun

horticultor m (plural horticultores, feminine horticultora, feminine plural horticultoras)

horticultores (plural)
horticultora (feminine)
horticultoras (feminine plural)


monocotiledónea

monocotiledónea f (plural monocotiledóneas)

monocotiledóneas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(botany) monocotyledon; monocot (any angiosperm whose seedlings have one cotyledon)


conífera

(botany) conifer (cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue)


dicotiledónea

dicotiledóneas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


levantino

levantino m (plural levantinos, feminine levantina, feminine plural levantinas)

levantinos (plural)
levantina (feminine)
levantinas (feminine plural)


arterite

(pathology) arteritis (inflammation of artery walls)


formatura

Learned borrowing from Latin formatūra. By surface analysis, formar + -tura.

graduation (the act of receiving a diploma from an institution)


enxerto

(horticulture) a plant which has undergone grafting


atelectasia

(pathology) atelectasis (lung collapse caused by inner factors)


marma

(Ayurveda) marma (a special, sensitive point on the body)


terramoto

European Portuguese standard spelling of terremoto.


adição

[a.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]


virtude

From a semi-learned alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem (“manliness; virtue”), from vir (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

(uncountable) virtue (excellence in morals)

(philosophy, theology) virtue (each of several qualities held to be particularly important)

(angelology) virtue (angelic creature of the second sphere)


quipo

quipu (knotted cords used by the Incas to record numbers)


anilina

Borrowed from German Anilin (coined by German Chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche), from Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).


poliuretano

(organic chemistry) polyurethane (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links)


polimorfo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.

bor+

(chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph


bolota

From Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa), perhaps from Ancient Greek βαλανωτή (balanōtḗ), "acorn shaped". Compare Galician belota and Spanish bellota.


falência

From Latin fallentia, plural of fallēns, from fallō (“to deceive”).


abutre

From Old Galician-Portuguese avuitor, voitre, from Latin vulturem. Compare Spanish buitre.

vulture in general, or Old World vulture more specifically

(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) ambulance chaser, vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)

(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) usurer

(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) a cruel person

(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) a rapacious person


pecari

any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari#Translingual

white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America


primazia

primacy (the state or condition of being prime or first)


naja

From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “serpent, snake”).


disfagia

(pathology) dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)


adenomatose

(pathology) adenomatosis (form of cancer)


estratagema

Borrowed from Latin stratēgēma, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).


dentaduras

[dẽ.tɐˈðu.ɾɐʃ]


chicho

(Portugal) a small piece of meat that will be quickly cooked and eaten


electrão

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


abiogênese

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, birth”).


ganhador

pt-noun

ganhador m (plural ganhadores, feminine ganhadora, feminine plural ganhadoras)

ganhadores (plural)
ganhadora (feminine)
ganhadoras (feminine plural)

/ɡɐ̃.ɲaˈdoʁ/

/ɡɐ̃.ɲaˈdoʁ/

/ɡɐ̃.ɲaˈdoɾ/

/ɡɐ̃.ɲaˈdoʁ/

[ɡɐ.ɲɐˈðo.ɾi]


antiaderente

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɐ.ðɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

antiadhesive (any substance or compound that prevents adhesion)


opinião

From Old Galician-Portuguese opynion, borrowed from Latin opīniōnem.


antropocentrismo

antropocentrismo m (plural antropocentrismos)

anthropocentrism (viewpoint giving preference to humans)


crepúsculo

Probably borrowed from Latin crepusculum (“twilight”), from creper (“dusky, dark”).

twilight (light before rising, and after the setting, of the sun)


imperador

imperador m (plural imperadores, feminine imperatriz, feminine plural imperatrizes)

imperadores (plural)
imperatriz (feminine)
imperatrizes (feminine plural)

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

Latinizing modification of Old Galician-Portuguese emperador, from Latin imperātōrem.

Beryx decadactylus
Wikispecies:Beryx decadactylus

alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus, a deep-sea fish)


fitoquímica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


blenda

(mineralogy) blende (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)


padrasto

pt-noun

padrasto m (plural padrastos, feminine madrasta, feminine plural madrastas)

padrastos (plural)
madrasta (feminine)
madrastas (feminine plural)

From Latin patraster (“father-in-law”), from pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Spanish padrastro.

stepfather (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)


linfoma

(oncology, pathology) lymphoma (malignant tumour that arises in lymphoid tissue)


torneio

From Old Galician-Portuguese torneyo, from Old Occitan tornei, from Latin tornō (“to turn; to lathe”).

(historical) joust (mock combat between two knights)


torneio

Deverbal from tornear (“to lathe”), from torno (“lathe”), from Latin tornus (“lathe”).

the quality of an object which was lathed


bergamota

/bɛɾ.ɡɐˈmɔ.tɐ/

[bɛɾ.ɣɐˈmɔ.tɐ]


passagem

From French passage (“passage”), from Old French passage (“passage, part of a route or journey”), from passer (“to pass”) + -age. By surface analysis, passar (“to pass”) + -agem.

surf

passageway (any way for passing in, out or through something)

ticket (pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation)

passage (paragraph or section of text or music)


madrasta

[mɐˈðɾaʃ.tɐ]

From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Galician madrasta, Spanish madrastra.

stepmother (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)


número atômico

pt-noun

número atômico m (plural números atômicos)

(chemistry) atomic number (number of protons)


número atómico

número atómico m (plural números atómicos)

número atômico
número atômico#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of número atômico.


crómio

crómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


kurdo

kurdo m (plural kurdos, feminine kurda, feminine plural kurdas)

kurdos (plural)
kurda (feminine)
kurdas (feminine plural)


leninismo

leninismo m (usually uncountable, plural leninismos)

Leninism (the political philosophy of Vladimir Lenin)


protactínio

From prot(o)- (“proto-”) + actínio (“actinium”), from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).


titânio

(chemistry, uncountable) titanium (chemical element)


ródio

pt-noun

ródio m (usually uncountable, plural ródios)

[ˈχɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]


telúrio

telúrio m (usually uncountable, plural telúrios)

(chemistry) tellurium (chemical element)


túlio

túlio m (usually uncountable, plural túlios)


európio

európio m (usually uncountable, plural európios)


ósmio

ósmio m (usually uncountable, plural ósmios)


samário

samário m (usually uncountable, plural samários)


hólmio

hólmio m (usually uncountable, plural hólmios)


tálio

tálio m (usually uncountable, plural tálios)


érbio

érbio m (usually uncountable, plural érbios)


promécio

promécio m (usually uncountable, plural promécios)

From Prometeu (“Prometheus”), from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús, “Prometheus”).

uder

(chemistry) promethium (chemical element)


tório

pt-noun

tório m (usually uncountable, plural tórios)


itérbio

itérbio m (usually uncountable, plural itérbios)

(chemistry) ytterbium (chemical element)


disprósio

disprósio m (usually uncountable, plural disprósios)

Borrowed from New Latin dysprosium, from Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος (dusprósitos, “hard to get”).

der

(chemistry) dysprosium (chemical element)


leninista

pt-noun

leninista m or f by sense (plural leninistas)


praseodímio

praseodímio m (usually uncountable, plural praseodímios)

From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin”).

uder

(chemistry) praseodymium (chemical element)


cádmio

pt-noun

cádmio m (usually uncountable, plural cádmios)


tecnécio

tecnécio m (usually uncountable, plural tecnécios)


actínio

actínio m (usually uncountable, plural actínios)

Probably borrowed from French actinium, from New Latin actīnium, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).


bário

bário m (usually uncountable, plural bários)


andróide

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


marxismo-leninismo

Marxism-Leninism (communist ideological stream based on the ideas of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin)


indivíduo

Learned borrowing from Latin indīviduus (“indivisible”).


háfnio

pt-noun

háfnio m (usually uncountable, plural háfnios)


acidez

acidity (the quality or state of being acid)


mensuração

Learned borrowing from Late Latin mēnsūrātiōnem, from Latin mēnsūra (“measurement”), from mētior (“measure”). By surface analysis, mensurar + -ção.


monastério

Learned borrowing from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Compare the inherited mosteiro.

monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)


poliptoto

(rhetoric) polyptoton (scheme in which words from the same root are used together)


trombonista

pt-noun

trombonista m or f by sense (plural trombonistas)

trombonist (person who plays the trombone)


chafariz

/t͡ʃɐ.fɐˈɾiʃ/

From Arabic صِهْرِيج (ṣihrīj), from Middle Persian. Compare Galician chafariz, Spanish jaraíz (“vat”) and Catalan safareig (“artificial water deposit”).

cog

fountain (artificial water feature, often ornamental)


aquecimento

heating (a system that raises the temperature of a room or building)


copiloto

pt-noun

copiloto m or f by sense (plural copilotos)

(aviation) copilot (relief or assistant pilot of an aircraft)


mirtilo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin myrtillus.


trevo

From Old Galician-Portuguese trevoo, from Vulgar Latin *trifolum, from Latin trifolium (“trefoil, clover”), from tria (“three”) + folium (“leaf”). Compare the borrowed doublet trifólio.

cloverleaf interchange
cloverleaf interchange


quíchua

pt-noun

quíchua m or f by sense (plural quíchuas)

Borrowed from Spanish quichua (“Quechua”), from Quechua qichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

der

Quechua (member of a Quechuan ethnic group)


renano

pt-noun

renano m (plural renanos, feminine renana, feminine plural renanas)

renanos (plural)
renana (feminine)
renanas (feminine plural)

Rhinelander (someone from the Rhineland)


renano

Rhenish (Germanic dialects spoken in the Rhineland)


barbeiro

barbeiro m (plural barbeiros, feminine barbeira, feminine plural barbeiras)

barbeiros (plural)
barbeira (feminine)
barbeiras (feminine plural)

Kabuverdianu: barberu

[bɐɾˈβɐj.ɾu]

[bɐɾˈβɐj.ɾu]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *barveiro. By surface analysis, barba (“beard”) + -eiro.
Cognate with Galician barbeiro.

surf

Coordinate term: cabeleireiro

E quero saber primeyro
ſeſtaua hy ioam foguaça
& ſſe vos diſſe o barbeyro
em acabando pꝛol faça.

1516, “De fernam da ſilueyra a dõ rrodriguo de caſtro […]”, in Garcia de Resende, compiler, Cancioneiro geral, Lisbon: Hermã de Cãmpos, page CLVIII:

Andando o tempo alguns de ſeus vaſſallos poderozos, aos quais elle obrigou a viver, como convinha, ſe conjuraram contra elle, & vendo o naõ podiam matar publicamente por cauza do povo, que o amava muyto; ſe cõcertaram com hũ barbeyro, para que fazendolhe a barba, o degolaſſe[…]

1688, Joam da Fonseca, chapter XV, in Escola da Doutrina Christam […] , Évora: Officina da Vniversidade, Do 4. Dom, page 388:

After some time, some of his powerful vassals, whom he forced to live as he saw fit, have cospired against him. And seeing that they couldn't kill him in public because of the people, who loved him, they arranged a barber to, while shaving him, slit his throat.

barber (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards)

(colloquial, metonymically) barbershop (place of business of a barber)

(Brazil) kissing bug (any haematophagous bug in the subfamily Triatominae)

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) road hog (bad or inconsiderate driver)


mulheres da vida

mulher da vida
mulher da vida#Portuguese


bilhar

billiards (game which has similarities to pool and snooker)


adoração

[ɐ.ðu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin adōrātiōnem. By surface analysis, adorar + -ção. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese aoraçon.

lbor

A Adoração dos Magos


adonitol

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


forno de microondas

pt-noun

forno de microondas m (plural fornos de microondas, metaphonic)

fornos de microondas (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

forno de micro-ondas
forno de micro-ondas#Portuguese

Superseded spelling of forno de micro-ondas.


rapazes

Agora sei não mais reclama
Pois dores são incapazes
E pobres desses rapazes
Que tentam lhe fazer feliz

Now I know not to complain
For pain is incapable
And poor those boys
Who try to make you happy


máquina de escrever

máquina de escrever f (plural máquinas de escrever)

typewriter (machine used to print text by pressing keys)


linguagens

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

/lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽj̃ʃ/

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/lĩˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ/


tornozelo

Uncertain. Possibly from tornar (“to turn”).

(anatomy) ankle (each of the bony protrusions (external and internal) that are found in the region of the joint between the leg and the foot)


suricate

suricate m or f by sense (plural suricates)


obrigada

[ɔ.βɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]


migalha

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcacula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga + -alha.

crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)


anglófono

anglófono m (plural anglófonos, feminine anglófona, feminine plural anglófonas)

anglófonos (plural)
anglófona (feminine)
anglófonas (feminine plural)


impressão digital

impressão digital f (plural impressões digitais)

Literally, “digital [of the fingers] impression”.

lit

fingerprint (the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers)


agenesia

agenesis (imperfect development of the body)


ansiedade

[ɐ̃.sjɛˈða.ðɨ]


antropólogo

pt-noun

antropólogo m (plural antropólogos, feminine antropóloga, feminine plural antropólogas)

antropólogos (plural)
antropóloga (feminine)
antropólogas (feminine plural)

anthropologist (person who studies anthropology)


tentações

[tẽ.taˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


abordagem

[ɐ.βuɾˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

From French abordage. By surface analysis, abordar + -agem.

approach (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made)


viagens

[vɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[vɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[vɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

[ˈvja.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]


amobarbital

(pharmacology) amobarbital (drug with sedative and analgesic properties)


mulher da vida

mulher da vida f (plural mulheres da vida)

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈβi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛ.ɾi ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]


vassoura

Macanese: vassôra

Papiamentu: basora

From Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra, from Vulgar Latin *versōria, ultimately derived from Latin verrō (“sweep”). Cognate with Galician vasoira.

broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)


meia

From Old Galician-Portuguese meya, from Latin media, feminine of medius (“middle; half”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”). Doublet of média.

sock (covering for the foot; originally short form of meia-calça)

(Brazil) Ellipsis of meia-entrada. (a ticket sold for half its normal price, as required by law, for students and children)

meia-entrada

(Portugal, historical) obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints

O evento termina às três e meia.

(when reading a time) half past (short form of meia hora)


sermões

[seɦˈmõɪ̯̃s]

[seɦˈmõɪ̯̃s]

[seɾˈmõɪ̯̃s]

[seʁˈmõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[seɻˈmõɪ̯̃s]


nanismo

(medicine) dwarfism (condition of being a dwarf)


paul

From Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Compare Spanish paúl.


sermão

[seɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seɾˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seʁˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seɻˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sermon, from Latin sermōnem.


repreensões

[χe.pɾe.ẽˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[χe.pɾɪ.ẽˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[χe.pɾjẽˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsõj̃ʃ/

/ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsõj̃ʃ/


sedução

Learned borrowing from Latin sēductiōnem.


introdução

Learned borrowing from Latin intrōductiōnem.


pronomes relativos

pronome relativo
pronome relativo#Portuguese


surfactante

(chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)

(biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)


pronome relativo

pt-noun

pronome relativo m (plural pronomes relativos)


repreensão

[he.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Latin reprehēnsiōnem. By surface analysis, repreender + -são.


discrições

[d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


indiscrição

[ĩ.d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin indiscrētiōnem.


discrição

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin discrētiōnem.


arménio

pt-noun

arménio m (plural arménios, feminine arménia, feminine plural arménias)

arménios (plural)
arménia (feminine)
arménias (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


autovalor

(Brazil, linear algebra) eigenvalue (change in magnitude of an eigenvector)


indiscrições

[ĩ.d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


lazer

From Old Galician-Portuguese lezer, from Latin licēre (“to be allowed; to be permitted”). Possibly influenced by Old French leisir (compare Galician lecer).


ribeira

From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.


führer

Führer (leader exercising the powers of a tyrant)


oleiro

pt-noun

oleiro m (plural oleiros, feminine oleira, feminine plural oleiras)

oleiros (plural)
oleira (feminine)
oleiras (feminine plural)

From Old Portuguese ola + -eiro, or possibly from or Late Latin ollārius, from Latin ōlla.


poliuria

(medicine) polyuria, diuresis (excessive urination)


anergia

/ɐ.nɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

(immunology) anergy (lack of immunity to an antigen)


botânico

botânico m (plural botânicos, feminine botânica, feminine plural botânicas)

botânicos (plural)
botânica (feminine)
botânicas (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin botanicus, from Ancient Greek βοτανικός (botanikós).


zoroastrismo

Zoroastrianism (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster)


angiotensina

(biochemistry) angiotensin (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels)


acalasia

(medicine) achalasia (a neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully, causing obstruction of a lumen, as:)


acatisia

(medicine) akathisia (sensation of restlessness characterised by an inability to sit still)


alveolite

(pathology) alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs)

(pathology) alveolitis (inflammation of a dental alveolus)


estranhos

/iʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲuʃ/

[iʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃uʃ]

/eʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲuʃ/

[eʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃uʃ]


estranhas

/iʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐʃ/

[iʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐʃ]

/eʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐʃ/

[eʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐʃ]

/(i)ʃˈtɾɐ.ɲɐʃ/

/(i)ʃˈtɾɐ.ɲɐʃ/


furadeira

[fu.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[fu.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

From furar (“to bore; to drill”) + -deira.


octaedro

Borrowed from Latin octaedros, from Ancient Greek ὀκτάεδρος (oktáedros), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). By surface analysis, octa- + -edro.

octahedron (a polyhedron with eight faces)


anisocoria

(pathology, ophthalmology) anisocoria (unequal size of the pupils)


solidariedade

From solidário (“characterised by solidarity”) + -dade (“-ity”), from Latin solidum (“whole sum”), neuter of solidus (“solid; gold coin”).

suffix

(sociology) solidarity (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy)


mais velha profissão do mundo

pt-noun

mais velha profissão do mundo f (uncountable)

Literally, “the oldest profession of the world”.

lit

world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession

(euphemistic) the world's oldest profession


leigo

profissional

antonym(s) of “one who is not a professional”

From Old Galician-Portuguese leigo, from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of laico.

uder

layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)

layman (someone who is not a professional in a given field)


ambliopia

Learned borrowing from New Latin amblyōpia, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ (ambluōpíā).

lbor

amblyopia (dimness or blurring of the eyesight)


estranha

/isˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/esˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/isˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/esˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/iʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[iʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/eʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[eʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]


anticoagulante

pt-noun

anticoagulante m (plural anticoagulantes)

(pharmacology) anticoagulant (substance that prevents coagulation)


titio

[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]


tigela

/t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

From Vulgar Latin *tegella, diminutive form of Latin tēgula (“roof-tile”). See tijolo, also from a diminutive form of tēgula (“roof-tile”).


ecolalia

(clinical psychology) echolalia (echoing of words or phrases)


trajetória

/tɾɐ.ʒɛˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/


velha

(endearing) wife, especially a middle-aged or elderly one


espaçonave

spaceship (vehicle that flies through space)


caractere

/kɐ.ɾɐˈktɛ.ɾɨ/

Learned borrowing from Latin character (“branding iron”). Doublet of caráter.

lbor

Uma senha com oito caracteres.

character (basic element in a text string)


prostituição

[pɾoʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


prostituições

[pɾoʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


seixo

From Latin saxum (“a stone”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“cut”). Compare Galician seixo (“stone”) and Italian sasso (“stone”).

(geology, Wentworth scale) pebble (particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter)


geladeira

/ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

(Brazil) refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)


população

Borrowed from Late Latin populātiōnem from Latin populus (“people”). Possibly a doublet of povoação.


vagem

Ultimately from Latin vāgīna (“sheath; hull; husk”). Doublet of bainha (“sheath”) and vagina.


carnívoro

Learned borrowing from Latin carnivorus. By surface analysis, carne (“meat”) + -i- + -voro.

surf

carnivoran (mammal belonging to the order Carnivora)


palha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese palha, from Latin palea (“straw”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Cognate with Galician palla and Spanish paja.

der

(uncountable) straw considered collectively

(colloquial) trifle (something without importance)

(card games) cards that give no points in sueca

trifle (something without importance)
cards that give no points in sueca


olhos

Os olhos do elfo se arregalavam de terror e ele tremia.

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 493:


miragem

[miˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from French mirage (“mirage”). By surface analysis, mirar (“to look”) + -agem.


grogue

grog (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)


javalina

Borrowed from Old French javeline, diminutive of javelot, from Celtic *gablakko-.

javelin (throwing spear used as a weapon)


hímen

pt-noun

hímen m (plural (Brazil) hímens or (Portugal) hímenes)

hímens (Brazil plural)
hímenes (Portugal plural)

hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)


dificuldade

From Latin difficultātem (“difficulty”), from difficilis (“difficult, troublesome”), from facilis (“easy”), from faciō (“to do, to make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

uder

(uncountable) difficulty (state of being difficult)


configuração

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfigūrātiōnem (“configuration”). By surface analysis, configurar + -ção.


traqueia

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”).

bor+

(botany) trachea (xylem vessel of a plant)

(entomology) trachea (respiratory system of insects)


girassol

/ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/

[ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]

/ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/

[ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌʒi.ɾaˈsɔʊ̯]

/ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔl/

[ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]

/ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔl/

[ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]

Probably from French girasol, from Italian girasole (“sunflower”).


juventude

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin iuventūtem (“youth”), from iuvenis (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.


interpretação

/ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretātiōnem (“interpretation; explanation”). By surface analysis, interpretar + -ção.

lbor

interpretation (sense given by an interpreter)

(translation studies) interpretation (discipline of translating spoken language)

(acting) an actor's theatrical performance of a character

(music) a performance of music written by somebody else

(computing) act of interpreting (running a program without compiling the source code)


esforço

Deverbal from esforçar. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo.

effort (the amount of work involved in achieving something)

stress (as in stress test, such as a financial stress test)


probabilidade

Borrowed from Latin probābilitātem (“probability, credibility”), from probābilis (“probable, credible”).


lingote

Borrowed from French lingot, from English ingot.

/lĩˈɡɔ.t͡ʃi/

/lĩˈɡɔ.t͡ʃi/


testemunho

From Latin testimōnium (“testimony”), from testis (“witness”).

witness (something that serves as evidence)

(religion) testimony (a personal account in a church service)

(sports, Portugal) baton (object transferred by relay runners)


fibromialgia

(pathology) fibromyalgia (chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints)


comichão

pt-noun

comichão f or (nonstandard) m (plural comichões)

[ko.miˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Inherited from Late Latin comestiōnem, from Latin comestus. Compare Galician comechón and Spanish comezón.

itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)


capacitância

(physics) capacitance (property of an element of an electrical circuit)


explosão

Learned borrowing from Latin explosiōnem.


artefato

From Latin arte (“by skill”), (ablative of ars (“art”)) + factum (“thing made”), from facere (“to make, do"”) equivalent to a possible Proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *artefactō (compare Italian artefatto, Spanish artefacto); see also artifex (“artist”).


mingau

(Brazil) porridge (breakfast cereal dish)


montanhas

Ele agora tem uma casa nas montanhas, foi Dumbledore que arranjou, uma bela caverna.

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 135:

He now has a home in the mountains, Dumbledore is who provided it, a beautiful cave.


enxaqueca

/ẽ.ʃɐˈkɛ.kɐ/

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الشَقِيقَة (aš-šaqīqa). Compare Galician and Old Spanish xaqueca, Spanish jaqueca.

(medicine) migraine (kind of headache, usually affecting only one side of the head)


algesia

(medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)


parónimo

paronym (word with same root as other word)

paronym, near-homophone (word with similar pronunciation as other word)


infecção

infecções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfectiōnem.

infection (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)


balanite

(pathology) balanitis (inflammation of the glans)


estática

static (atmospheric interference on a broadcast signal)


hálito

the scent of exhaled air or of the air from one's mouth

whiff (a waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air)


bronca

scolding, telling-off (critical remarks)


resistência

Learned borrowing from Latin resistentia.

electrical resistance
electrical resistance


menstruação

[mẽs.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽs.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽʃ.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽʃ.tɾwaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mẽʃ.tɾwɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

menstruation (periodic discharging of the menses)


guilhotina

(historical) guillotine (machine used for capital punishment)

guillotine (device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges)


culinária

Borrowed from Latin culīnāria (“culinary”).

bor+

cuisine (characteristic style of preparing food)


infravermelho

[ˌĩ.fɾɐ.βɨɾˈme.ʎu]


inflorescência

pt-noun

inflorescência f (plural inflorescências)


meca

(figuratively) Mecca (any important place of pilgrimage by people with a particular interest)


relojoeiro

relojoeiro m (plural relojoeiros, feminine relojoeira, feminine plural relojoeiras)

relojoeiros (plural)
relojoeira (feminine)
relojoeiras (feminine plural)

From relojo (“clock”) + -eiro (“-eer”), from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

clockmaker; watchmaker (person who makes and repairs clocks and watches)


ar-condicionado

ar-condicionado m (plural ares-condicionados)


Óscar

Alternative letter-case form of óscar (cinema award)


escrúpulo

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

bor+

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

scruple, a nagging doubt, pang of conscience, or ethical concern

(historical) Alternative form of escrópulo, a small traditional unit of mass


caniche

poodle (breed of dog with a heavy, curly fur)


matraca

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

(informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)


anais

Borrowed from Latin annāles, adapted to Portuguese plural formation. Compare Spanish anales, Catalan annals, French annales, Italian annali, etc.


beterraba

Borrowed from French betterave; ultimately from Latin bēta (“beet”) + rapa (“turnip”).


europeias

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐs]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐs]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐʃ]

(Portugal) European Parliament elections


entomologista

pt-noun

entomologista m or f by sense (plural entomologistas)


hemácia

Borrowed from French hématie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


aeronáutica

Feminine substantive form of aeronáutico. By surface analysis, aero- + náutica. Compare French aéronautique.


invasor

invasor m (plural invasores, feminine invasora, feminine plural invasoras)

invasores (plural)
invasora (feminine)
invasoras (feminine plural)


psicótico

psicótico m (plural psicóticos, feminine psicótica, feminine plural psicóticas)

psicóticos (plural)
psicótica (feminine)
psicóticas (feminine plural)

psychotic (person affected by psychosis)


masoquista

masoquista m or f by sense (plural masoquistas)


camarote

French aircraft carrier Clemenceau (R98)

cabin (the interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping)

berth; bunk (a built-in bed on board ship)

(theater) box, loge, balcony (a compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre or other building)


criações

[kɾɪ.aˈsõɪ̯̃s]

[kɾɪ.aˈsõɪ̯̃s]

[kɾɪ.aˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[kɾjaˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

/kɾjɐˈsõj̃ʃ/


cerebelo

(neuroanatomy) cerebellum (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates)


grota

Borrowed from Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), feminine form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós).

opening in the slope produced by the action of rainwater

stream where, periodically, abundant flows are formed as a result of heavy rains


cistoscopia

(medicine) cystoscopy (endoscopy of the urinary bladder)


curto-circuito

curto-circuito m (plural curto-circuitos or curtos-circuitos)

curto-circuitos (plural)
curtos-circuitos (plural)

short circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit)


cateter

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr).

lbor

(medicine) catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity)


reflexo

From Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectō (“to bend back; to reflect”).

(optics) reflection (something, such as an image, that is reflected)

quality or condition inherited or resulting from a previous quality or condition


vela de ignição

pt-noun

vela de ignição f (plural velas de ignição)

spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition)


disforia

disforia f (usually uncountable, plural disforias)

(pathology) dysphoria (state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed)


espanhola

/iʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) cow with large and misshapen horns

gripe espanhola
gripe espanhola#Portuguese

(Brazil, dated) Clipping of gripe espanhola

(Brazil, vulgar) titfuck, titwank, titjob (mammary intercourse)

(Brazil) cocktail prepared with red wine, pineapple, and condensed milk


discinesia

(neurology, pathology) dyskinesia (impairment of voluntary movement)


displasia

(pathology) dysplasia (abnormal development of cells or tissue)


anáfora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá).

lbor

(rhetoric) anaphora (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis)


derivativo

(chemistry) derivative (chemical derived from another)


roseta

rosette (imitation of a rose used as an ornament or badge)

(South Brazil) a small plant with thorny seeds


calcedônia

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

chalcedony (form of fine-grained quartz)


dispepsia

From dis- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.

der

(pathology) dyspepsia (disorder of digestion)


alabarda

[ɐ.lɐˈβaɾ.ðɐ]

From Middle French hallebarde and Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”, literally “beard”).


estame

(botany) stamen (a flower part that produces pollen)


aligot

aligot (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne)


estrutura

→ Tetum: estrutura

Borrowed from Latin strūctūra (“adjustment”), from struō (“to construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to spread”).

der

structure (a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)

structure (overall form or organization of something)

framework (arrangement of support beams)


néctar

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

(by extension) any drink considered extremely good

(botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)


humidade

European Portuguese standard spelling of umidade.


aeroportos

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈpɔɾ.tuʃ/


omnívoro

omnívoros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(ecology) omnivore (animal which eats both plants and meat)


cadeiras

/kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐʃ]

/kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐʃ]

[kɐˈðej.ɾɐʃ]

[kɐˈðej.ɾɐʃ]


camisola

(Brazil) camisole (short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women)

(Portugal) sweater, jersey, jumper, pullover


dourada

Sparus aurata
Sparus aurata#Translingual


escada

From Old Galician-Portuguese escaada, from Vulgar Latin *scālāta, from Latin scāla (“stair, staircase, ladder”).


almofada

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda). Cognate with Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.

der

اَلْمُخَدَّة

Ela pôs o seu dente debaixo da almofada.


carniceiro

butcher (person who prepares and sells meat)


carpinteiro

pt-noun

carpinteiro m (plural carpinteiros, feminine carpinteira, feminine plural carpinteiras)

carpinteiros (plural)
carpinteira (feminine)
carpinteiras (feminine plural)

→ Kadiwéu: gapinteelegi

From Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot”).

inh

carpenter (person who works with carpentry)


encefalopatia

(pathology, neurology) encephalopathy (any condition affecting the brain)


empiema

(medicine) empyema (accumulation of pus)


deformidade

Borrowed from Latin dēfōrmitātem (“deformity, ugliness”).

bor+

(uncountable) deformity (the state of being deformed)

deformity (the deformed part of something)


diversidade

diversity (quality of being diverse; difference)


monoteísta

pt-noun

monoteísta m or f by sense (plural monoteístas)

(religion) monotheist (person who believes in a single god)


politeísta

politeísta m or f by sense (plural politeístas)

(religion) polytheist (person who believes in multiple gods)


respirador

[ʁɨʃ.pi.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨʃ.pi.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

respirator (a device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered)


escorpiões

[iʃ.koχ.pɪˈõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[iʃ.koχˈpjõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[eʃ.koχ.pɪˈõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[eʃ.koχˈpjõɪ̯̃ʃ]


elasticidade

Borrowed from French élasticité, from New Latin elasticitātem. By surface analysis, elástico + -idade.


maneiras

/mɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/mɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/


entidade

entity (something or somebody that exists as an individual unit)

(Brazil, religion) spiritual being that is worshiped in Afro-Brazilian rites


gasosa

→ Hunsrik: Gasose


exércitos

plural of exército (“army, host, multitude of soldiers”)


episiotomia

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion, “pubic region”) + -tomia.


encaixe

slot (depression, perforation, or aperture for the reception of a piece fitting in it)

(soccer) the act of a goalkeeper catching the football and holding it tightly


encaixe

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from in + cash.


charro

Borrowed from Spanish charro, from Basque txar.

Queres fumar um charro?

(Portugal, colloquial) joint, a cigarette containing cannabis


escultor

pt-noun

escultor m (plural escultores, feminine escultora, feminine plural escultoras)

escultores (plural)
escultora (feminine)
escultoras (feminine plural)

sculptor (person who creates sculptures)


síntese

From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”).


espontaneidade

pt-noun

espontaneidade f (plural espontaneidades)


escuro

From Old Galician-Portuguese escuro, scuro, oscuro, from Latin obscūrus. Doublet of obscuro. Compare Sicilian scuru.

Eu tenho medo do escuro.


faia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (“beech wood”), derived from Latin fāgus (“beech tree”). Compare Galician faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.


ácido aspártico

(biochemistry) aspartic acid (a nonessential amino acid)


ayran

airan (a Turkish and Altaic yoghurt drink)


velocidade

Borrowed from Latin vēlōcitātem, corresponding to veloz + -idade.

speed; velocity; rapidity (the condition of being fast, rapid)


magnata

pt-noun

magnata m or f by sense (plural magnatas)

tycoon (wealthy, powerful business person)


esperantista

esperantista m or f by sense (plural esperantistas)

Esperantist (supporter or speaker of Esperanto)


placa tectónica

placa tectónica f (plural placas tectónicas)

(geology) tectonic plate (large piece of the Earth’s crust)


grosa

rasp (coarse file on which the cutting prominences are distinct points)


coloide

(chemistry) colloid (system in which dispersed insoluble particles are suspended throughout another substance)


paratiroide

(anatomy, chiefly Portugal) parathyroid gland (any of four endocrine glands situated in the neck)


olivina

(mineralogy) olivine (green magnesium-iron silicate mineral)


heptágono

Learned borrowing from Latin heptagonum, from Ancient Greek ἑπτάγωνον (heptágōnon), from ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).


correntes

plural of corrente (“current; chain; tendency”)


pluviómetro

pluviómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) pluviometer (instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall)


calcita

(mineralogy) calcite (calcium carbonate mineral)


peridoto

peridot; chrysolite (a transparent olive-green form of olivine)


boa noite

Macanese: bô-nôte


autoridade

Learned borrowing from Latin auctōritātem.


funcionamento

Calque of French fonctionnement. By surface analysis, functionar + -mento.

surf

Esta máquina tem um funcionamento muito estranho.

This machine has a very strange functioning.

operation, functioning (manner by which something works)


clementina

(Portugal) clementine (hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange)


mesosfera

/ˌmɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) mesosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


quilómetro

quilómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)
used in South Brazil (also)

Calque of French kilomètre. By surface analysis, quilo- + metro.

European Portuguese standard spelling of quilômetro.


pleurite

(pathology) pleurisy (inflammation of the lung pleura)


excentricidade

pt-noun

excentricidade f (plural excentricidades)

eccentricity (the quality of being eccentric)


boliche

→ Hunsrik: Bolisch

(Brazil) bowling (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley)


presbiopia

presbyopia (inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects)


polca

polka (lively dance originating in Bohemia)


textura

shape, arrangement and distribution of the parts of a whole; texture; organization

arrangement of molecules in homogeneous bodies

(geology) set of characteristics of shape, size and arrangement of the mineralogical elements that make up a rock or soil

(linguistics) organization of lexical and grammatical units that underlie the cohesion of a verbal text


cínico

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

cínicos (plural)
cínica (feminine)
cínicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).


termosfera

/ˌtɛʁ.moʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ˌtɛɾ.mɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) thermosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


tranquilizante

tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)

From tranquilizar + -ante (compare French tranquillisant).

(pharmacology) tranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)


achante

achante m or f by sense (plural achante or achantes)


prognatismo

(medicine) prognathism (abnormal forward projection of the jaw)


presbiteriano

presbiteriano m (plural presbiterianos, feminine presbiteriana, feminine plural presbiterianas)

presbiterianos (plural)
presbiteriana (feminine)
presbiterianas (feminine plural)

Presbyterian (a member of the Presbyterian Church)


butanona

(organic chemistry) butanone (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH₃CH₂COCH₃)


isobutano

(organic chemistry) isobutane (a hydrocarbon: C₄H₁₀)


purgativo

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pūrgātīvus. By surface analysis, purgar + -tivo.


pirrol

(organic chemistry) pyrrole (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds)


xileno

From xil(o)- + -eno (compare French xylène).

(organic chemistry) xylene (di-methyl-benzene)


anetol

(organic chemistry) anethole (aromatic compound found in anise)


purgante

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[puɦˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[puɦˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/puɾˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/puɾˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[puɾˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

From Latin pūrgantem. By surface analysis, purgar + -ante.


hidroquinona

(organic chemistry) hydroquinone (the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene)


antraquinona

(organic chemistry) anthraquinone (tricyclic quinone)


ónix

Borrowed from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw; onyx”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.


etanolamina

(organic chemistry) ethanolamine (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia)


xisto

Borrowed from French schiste, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós).

(petrology) schist; shale (a metamorphic rock)


hexano

(organic chemistry) hexane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₆H₁₄)


uracilo

uracilos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


hidróxido

(chemistry) hydroxide (univalent anion with one hydrogen and one oxygen atom)


alótropo

(chemistry) allotrope (form of an element that has a different molecular structure to another form of the same element)


octano

(organic chemistry) octane (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)


antracita

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antracite.


antifúngico

(pharmacology) antifungal (drug that inhibits the growth of fungi)


etileno

pt-noun

etileno m (usually uncountable, plural etilenos)

(organic chemistry) ethylene (a colourless gaseous hydrocarbon)


acetoacetato

(organic chemistry) acetoacetate (any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid)


sintagma

(linguistics) syntagma (sequence of linguistic units)


integrina

(biochemistry) integrin (protein functioning as a receptor)


pirita

(mineralogy) pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)


glicoproteína

(biochemistry) glycoprotein (protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates)


panela

From Old Galician-Portuguese panela, panella, from Vulgar Latin *pannella, diminutive of the word panna (“frying pan”), from patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Related to English pan.


antitrombina

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

(biochemistry) antithrombin (molecule that inactivates several enzymes)


violista

violista m or f by sense (plural violistas)

(music) violist (person who plays the viola)


valvulopatia

(pathology) valvulopathy (any disease or disorder of the valves of the heart)


peptidoglicano

peptidoglicano m (plural peptidoglicanos)

Internationalism, based on peptídeo + glicano.


acenafteno

(organic chemistry) acenaphthene (hydrocarbon found in coal tar)


anfotericina

(pharmacology) amphotericin (any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents)


óptica

(physics) optics (physics of light and vision)


ácido acético

(organic chemistry) acetic acid (clear colourless organic acid, CH₃COOH)


acloridria

(medicine) achlorhydria (absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach)


abzima

abzyme (antibody with catalytic properties)


ácido acetilsalicílico

acetylsalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic acid

(organic chemistry) acetylsalicylic acid (acetate ester of salicylic acid)


trompa alpina

trompa alpina f (plural trompas alpinas)


aldolase

(biochemistry) aldolase (enzyme that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose)


rapadura

[ʁɐ.pɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

dried sugarcane juice, sold in the form of a brick


pinguim-imperador

pinguim-imperador m (plural pinguins-imperadores)


óptico

óptico m (plural ópticos, feminine óptica, feminine plural ópticas)

ópticos (plural)
óptica (feminine)
ópticas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”), from ὀπτός (optós, “seen, visible”).

lbor

lensmaker (person who constructs lenses)


acetilcisteína

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) acetylcysteine (an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning)


electricidade

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


afro-americana

pt-noun

afro-americana f (plural afro-americanas)


acetilsalicilato

acetilsalicilato m (plural acetilsalicilatos)

(organic chemistry) acetylsalicylate (salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid)


baixa

temporary leave from work due to medical reasons


actina

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) and the chemical suffix -ina.


ácido acrílico

(organic chemistry) acrylic acid (an unsaturated organic acid)


afro-americano

afro-americano m (plural afro-americanos, feminine afro-americana, feminine plural afro-americanas)

afro-americanos (plural)
afro-americana (feminine)
afro-americanas (feminine plural)


adiponectina

(biochemistry) adiponectin (hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism)


ácido adípico

(organic chemistry) adipic acid (crystalline dicarboxylic acid)


xilitol

(organic chemistry) xylitol (a pentahydric alcohol derived from xylose)


aceno

wave (movement of the arm or hand used for communication, especially to greet or say farewell to someone far away)


osteomielite

(pathology) osteomyelitis (infection of the bone)


pinguim-gentoo

pinguim-gentoo m (plural pinguins-gentoo)


adipato

(organic chemistry) adipate (salt or ester of adipic acid)


adamantano

(organic chemistry) adamantane (a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives)


baixo

From Old Galician-Portuguese baixo, from Late Latin bassus (“low, short”). Compare English bass, Spanish bajo.

(music) bass (instrument that plays in the bass range)

(by extension) bassist (musician who plays the bass)

depression, hollow (of land or an object)


dureza

From Old Galician-Portuguese dureza, from Latin dūritia.


acrílico

→ Hunsrik: Akrilik


laverca

From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwērkō), from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


parestesia

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside, abnormal”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).


xastre

(Beira, Trás-os-Montes) tailor (person who makes, repairs or alters clothing)


vómer

vómeres (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from Latin vōmer (“ploughshare”), due to its thin shape.


complexo

Borrowed from Latin complexus (“embraced; surrounded”), from complector (“to encircle”).

bor+

compound (group of buildings situated close together)

(psychology) complex (mental factors unconsciously associated with a subject)


estabilidade

pt-noun

estabilidade f (usually uncountable, plural estabilidades)


apófise

(anatomy) apophysis (outgrowth of an organism)

(geology) apophysis (branch of a dike or vein)


aleno

(organic chemistry) allene (any of a class of hydrocarbons)


bigorna

From Vulgar Latin *bicŏrnĭa (“anvil”), from Latin bicornis (“two-horned”), from bi- (“two”) + cornī (“horns”), nominalized in the feminine with -a. Cognate with Spanish bigornia, Galician bigorna, French bigorne, early modern Italian bicornia, Andalusian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Algerian Arabic بقرنية (buqurnīya).


esfenoide

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”).


hioide

[ˈjɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˈjɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑοειδής (huoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter υ”).


escápula

Learned borrowing from Latin scapula (“shoulder”).


costela

From a diminutive of Latin costa. Compare Spanish costilla, Catalan costella.

(nautical) rib (part of a ship’s framework)


etmoide

[et͡ʃˈmɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[et͡ʃˈmɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).


vértebra

[ˈvɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

[ˈvɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

[ˈbɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

Learned borrowing from Latin vertebra (“joint”), from vertō (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.


pelve

Borrowed from Latin pelvis (“bowl”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”).


ácido aminobenzoico

pt-noun

ácido aminobenzoico m (plural ácidos aminobenzoicos)

(organic chemistry) aminobenzoic acid (any benzoic acid with an amino group)


sistema nervoso

sistema nervoso m (plural sistemas nervosos, metaphonic)

sistemas nervosos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


esmeralda

Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.


cúbito

Borrowed from Latin cubitum (“elbow”). Compare the doublets côvado and coto (cf. also cotovelo).


kenaf

Hibiscus cannabinus
Hibiscus cannabinus#Translingual

kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)


ioga

ioga (Portugal) m or (Brazil) f (uncountable)

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”). Related to jugo (“yoke”).


cóccix

From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).

(anatomy) coccyx; tailbone (final vertebra)


alicina

(organic chemistry) allicin (organic compound obtained from garlic)


úmero

Learned borrowing from Latin umerus (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (“shoulder”). Doublet of ombro.


aliina

(organic chemistry) alliin (a sulfoxide derived from cysteine)


mamona

From Kimbundu mumono, possibly influenced by mamão (“papaya”).

Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis#Translingual


aminobenzoato

(organic chemistry) aminobenzoate (any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid)


ameloblastina

(biochemistry) ameloblastin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


amantadina

(pharmacology) amantadine (drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease)


araquidonato

(organic chemistry) arachidonate (salt or ester of arachidonic acid)


apolipoproteína

pt-noun

apolipoproteína f (plural apolipoproteínas)

(biochemistry) apolipoprotein (protein that can bind with a lipid)


apoproteína

(biochemistry) apoprotein (polypeptide part of a conjugated protein)


ácido araquidónico

(organic chemistry) arachidonic acid (long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins)


maxilar superior

maxilar superior m (plural maxilares superiores)


anuleno

(organic chemistry) annulene (a monocyclic hydrocarbon)


antraceno

(organic chemistry) anthracene (a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)


antígeno

(immunology) antigen (substance that induces an immune response)


amelogenina

(biochemistry) amelogenin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


ácido ascórbico

(chemistry) ascorbic acid (the white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆)


contrapeso

counterweight (weight used to balance a load)


golpes de estado

golpe de estado
golpe de estado#Portuguese


antitripsina

(biochemistry) antitrypsin (one of a class of serum proteins)


bancada

grandstand, stands, terraces (the seating area at a stadium or arena)

grandstand (the audience at a public event)

(politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)


atropina

atropina f (usually uncountable, plural atropinas)

(toxicology, pharmacology) atropine (alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade)


rodopsina

(biochemistry) rhodopsin (a light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina)


diurético

Borrowed from Late Latin diūrēticus, from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós), from διουρέω (diouréō, “to pass urine, have diuretic properties”).


verdade

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

(uncountable) truth (conformity to fact or reality)

(natural da villa de Montemor o velho, muito conhecido por nobre & de ſingular engenho, memoria, & verdade)

1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam, page IV

(from the village of Montemor-o-Velho, well known for his nobleness and of a singular ingenuity, memory and truthfulness)

(archaic) truthfulness; honesty (the quality of being truthful, honest)


protrombina

(biochemistry) prothrombin (a glycoprotein produced in the liver)


prostatite

(pathology) prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate)


histona

(biochemistry) histone (a water soluble protein)


piloro

Learned borrowing from Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).


cicloide

(geometry) cycloid (locus of a point on the circumference of a rolling circle)


colágeno

(biochemistry) collagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibres)


antidiurético

(physiology, medicine) antidiuretic (an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis)


tubulina

(molecular biology) tubulin (protein that forms microtubules)


caseína

Formed from Latin caseus (“cheese”) + -ina.


queratina

(biochemistry) keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of)


salicilismo

(pathology) salicylism (toxic condition induced by excessive intake of salicylates)


goiaba

Hunsrik: Goiaab

Tamil: கொய்யா (koyyā)

Borrowed from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Arawakan guayabo (“guava tree”).


efeito

From Latin effectus (“an effect, tendency, purpose”), from efficiō (“accomplish, complete, effect”).


botão

Kabuverdianu: boton

desctree

→ Bengali: বোতাম (bōtam)
→ Assamese: বুটাম (butam), গুদাম (gudam)
→ Sylheti: ꠉꠥꠔꠣꠝ (gutam)

→ Gujarati: બુતાન (butān)

→ Indonesian: botang

→ Japanese: ボタン (botan)

→ Konkani: बुतांव (butāuva)

→ Malay: butang

Indonesian: butang

→ Mbyá Guaraní: motõ

button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)


dificuldades

As dificuldades eram tamanhas que a maioria das mortes era por necessidades básicas, como um pouco de comida para saciar a fome que era grandiosa.

2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter VII, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, published 2023, page 125:

The difficulties were such that most of the deaths were for basic necessities, such as a little food to satisfy the hunger that was so great.


pectina

(biochemistry) pectin (polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants)


membrana plasmática

pt-noun

membrana plasmática f (plural membranas plasmáticas)

(cytology) cell membrane (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell)


oásis

oasis (spring surrounded by vegetation in a desert)


membranas celulares

membrana celular
membrana celular#Portuguese


intensidade

From intenso + -idade. Cf. also Medieval Latin intēnsitātem.


protoestrela

(astronomy) protostar (collection of gas and dust in space that usually grows to the point of becoming a star)


tensão

Borrowed from Latin tēnsiōnem (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Doublet of the inherited tesão.

der

tenseness (the characteristic of being tense)

(psychology) tension (psychological state of being tense)

(physics, engineering) tension (state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length)

(physics) stress (the internal distribution of force per unit area)

(sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent

(phonetics) tenseness (a particular vowel or consonant quality)

(Provençal poetry) tenson (debate between two interlocutors)


prefixo

Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front, to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix, to fasten, to affix”)).

(grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)

(telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)


parede celular

pt-noun

parede celular f (plural paredes celulares)

(cytology) cell wall (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi and algae)


estresse

Borrowed from English stress, from Middle English destresse, from Old French, from Latin stringō (“to draw tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.


membrana celular

membrana celular f (plural membranas celulares)


hipocrisia

Semi-learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”).

slbor

hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)


ruibarbo

Borrowed from Old French reubarbe, from Late Latin reubarbarum, probably from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον (rhêon bárbaron), from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) + βάρβαρον (bárbaron), neuter of βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign; barbaric”).

der

ῥῆον βάρβαρον


metafísica

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

der

metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)


metafísica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ácido úrico

pt-noun

ácido úrico m (usually uncountable, plural ácidos úricos)

(chemistry) uric acid (a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound)


ressurreição

[χe.su.χeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

resurrection (the act of arising from the dead)


tenesmo

(pathology) tenesmus (painfully urgent need to urinate or defecate that results in little being passed)


travertino

travertine (form of limestone sometimes used in construction)


telégrafo

telegraph (apparatus for communicating between distant points)


aposematismo

(biology) aposematism (adaptation that warns off potential predators)


vasopressina

(biochemistry) vasopressin (an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland)


trombocitopenia

(hematology) thrombocytopenia (abnormally low platelet count)


telómero

European Portuguese standard spelling of telômero.


tilacino

thylacine (extinct carnivorous marsupial)


arconte

Borrowed from Latin archontem, from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn).

(Ancient Greece) archon (chief magistrate of ancient Athens)


tofo

(medicine) tophus (deposit of monosodium urate in the body)


trismo

(pathology) lockjaw; trismus (inability to open the mouth normally)


bisectriz

(geometry) bisector (a line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts)


retículo endoplasmático

retículo endoplasmático m (plural retículos endoplasmáticos)

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(cytology) endoplasmic reticulum (network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells)


crinoide

crinoid (any animal of the class Crinoidea)


escatologia

escatologia f (usually uncountable, plural escatologias)

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + -logia.

af

eschatology (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death)


escatologia

From Ancient Greek σκατός (skatós, “excrement”) + -logia.


xeroftalmia

pt-noun

xeroftalmia f (usually uncountable, plural xeroftalmias)

(ophthalmology) xerophthalmia (condition where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry)


antípoda

Borrowed from Latin antipodes, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes).


vacúolo

(cytology) vacuole (a membrane-bound vesicle found in some types of cell)


citosol

(cytology) cytosol (the solution of a cell’s cytoplasm)


cúpula

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Late Latin cūpula (“small cask, burying vault”), diminutive of Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”).


xantoma

(medicine, pathology) xanthoma (dermatosis characterized by the presence of small yellowish tumors)


microtúbulo

(cytology) microtubule (tube inside cells)


ácido nucleico

pt-noun

ácido nucleico m (plural ácidos nucleicos)

(biochemistry, genetics) nucleic acid (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule)


ácidos nucleicos

ácido nucleico
ácido nucleico#Portuguese


vesícula

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīcula (“little bladder”). Cognate with French vésicule, Italian vescicola, Spanish vesícula, Romanian veziculă.


aritmético

pt-noun

aritmético m (plural aritméticos, feminine aritmética, feminine plural aritméticas)

aritméticos (plural)
aritmética (feminine)
aritméticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin arithmeticus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (τέχνη) (arithmētikḗ (tékhnē), “(art of) counting”), feminine of ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikós, “arithmetical”), from ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number, counting”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, form of *h₂rey- (“to count, reason”).

der

ἀριθμητική (τέχνη)

arithmetician (one with expertise in arithmetic)


anonymizer

(networking) anonymizer (software that make a user’s Internet activity untraceable)


nucleótido

(Portugal) Alternative form of nucleotídeo


tamarindo

From Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).

uder

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual

tamarind (Tamarindus indica, a tropical tree)


nica

Perhaps from Medieval Latin nichil (“nothing”).


citoesqueleto

From cito- (“cyto”) + esqueleto (“skeleton”).

(cytology) cytoskeleton (structure like a skeleton contained within the cytoplasm)


pseudoefedrina

pt-noun

pseudoefedrina f (plural pseudoefedrinas)


regulador

[ʁɨ.ɣu.lɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.ɣu.lɐˈðoɾ]

regulator (device that controls or limits something)


pragmática

(linguistics, semiotics) pragmatics (study of the use of the language in a social context)