tocata

(music) toccata (musical piece designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer)


tabagismo passivo

second-hand smoke (smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in)


tenca

tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)


sundanês

pt-noun

sundanês m (plural sundaneses, feminine sundanesa, feminine plural sundanesas)

sundaneses (plural)
sundanesa (feminine)
sundanesas (feminine plural)

From Sunda (“an island in Indonesia”) + -ês.

Sundanese (a member of the Sundanese ethnic group)


sundanês

(uncountable) Sundanese (Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Sundanese people)


sulista

sulista m or f by sense (plural sulistas)

southerner (someone from the south of a region)


tétum

→ English: Tetum

Tetum (Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in East Timor)


tâmia

chipmunk (squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias)


trítono

(music) tritone (an interval of three whole tones)


vespão

[vesˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vesˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veʃˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

hornet (large, aggressive, eusocial species of wasp)


tacada

a stroke with bat, golf club or similar tool


velório

wake (period after a person’s death before the body is buried)


velhacaria

deceit (act or behaviour intended to deceive)


tília

Probably borrowed from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).

linden (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia)


tênder

(rail transport) tender (fuel-carrying railroad car)


vegetação

/vɨ.ʒɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/vɨ.ʒɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/bɨ.ʒɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin vegetātiōnem. By surface analysis, vegetar + -ção.


varejo

retail (sale of goods directly to the consumer)


veredito

From Vulgar Latin veredictum, from vere + dictum.

verdict (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest)


vicunha

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña. Doublet of vigonho.

Vicugna vicugna
Wikispecies:Vicugna vicugna

vicuna (Vicugna vicugna, a camelid of South America)


társio

tarsier (insectivorous primate of southeast Asia)


varejeira

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ.ɾɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒej.ɾɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒe.ɾɐ/

any large species of fly that lays its eggs in flesh


vasconço

Basque (language isolate spoken in northeastern Spain and southwestern France)

(colloquial) Greek (unintelligible speech)


tâmil

pt-noun

tâmil m or f by sense (plural tâmeis or tâmiles)

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).


trombeta

→ Swahili: tarumbeta

Adapted borrowing from French trompette. By surface analysis, tromba + -eta. Doublet of trompete.

cornetfish (any of several slender, elongated tropical fish of the family Fistulariidae)

Datura stramonium
Datura stramonium#Translingual

thorn apple (Datura stramonium, a toxic herb used in traditional medicine)

angel's trumpet (any plant of the genera Brugmansia and Datura)


térmite

termite (white bodied, wood-consuming insect)


versalete

(typography) small caps (upper-case letters in the same size as lower-case letters)


trombeteiro

someone who plays the trumpet or the bugle


tarântula

tarantula (any spider of the family Theraphosidae)


sumário

table of contents (list of the sections of a book or other document)


vertedouro

From verter + -douro. Compare Galician vertedoiro.


suábio

suábio m (plural suábios, feminine suábia, feminine plural suábias)

suábios (plural)
suábia (feminine)
suábias (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Swabian (Alemannic lect spoken in Swabia)


vernáculo

Learned borrowing from Latin vernāculus.


tendal

clothesline (cord to hang clothes on so they can dry)


térreo

ground floor (floor of a building closest to ground level)


taquião

taquiões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ta.kɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[taˈkjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(relativity) tachyon (hypothetical particle that travels faster than light)


tarambola

/tɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈbɔ.lɐ/

plover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae)


sâmio

Samian (a native or inhabitant of Samos)


verrumão

[ve.χuˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

auger (carpenter’s tool for boring holes)


tampinha

[tɐ̃ˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]

[tɐ̃ˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]


tampinha

tampinha m or f by sense (plural tampinhas)

[tɐ̃ˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]

[tɐ̃ˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]


taiwanês

taiwanês m (plural taiwaneses, feminine taiwanesa, feminine plural taiwanesas)

taiwaneses (plural)
taiwanesa (feminine)
taiwanesas (feminine plural)


suíte

(music) suite (musical form pre-dating the sonata)

a room, especially a hotel room, with its own bathroom


sénior

seniores (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin senior. Doublet of senhor.

senior (someone older than someone else)

senior (someone deserving respect or reverence)


taitiano

taitiano m (plural taitianos, feminine taitiana, feminine plural taitianas)

taitianos (plural)
taitiana (feminine)
taitianas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Tahitian (Polynesian language spoken in Tahiti)


suserano

suzerain (feudal landowner to whom peasants were forced to pledge allegiance)


sérvio

sérvio m (plural sérvios, feminine sérvia, feminine plural sérvias)

sérvios (plural)
sérvia (feminine)
sérvias (feminine plural)


supérfluo

Ultimately from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”).

superfluity (something that is superfluous)


sátrapa

(historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)


tailandês

tailandês m (plural tailandeses, feminine tailandesa, feminine plural tailandesas)

tailandeses (plural)
tailandesa (feminine)
tailandesas (feminine plural)


taquigrafia

tachygraphy (the art and practice of rapid writing)


esqueitista

esqueitista m or f by sense (plural esqueitistas)


peixe-pilôto

peixe-pilôto m (plural peixes-pilôto or peixes-pilôtos)

peixes-pilôto (plural)
peixes-pilôtos (plural)

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of peixe-piloto.


teoria de conjuntos

teoria dos conjuntos
teoria dos conjuntos#Portuguese

Alternative form of teoria dos conjuntos


prima dona

prima dona f (plural prima donas or primas donas)

prima donas (plural)
primas donas (plural)


prima-donna

prima-donna f (plural prima-donnas or primas-donnas)

prima-donnas (plural)
primas-donnas (plural)


phthisico

phthisico m (plural phthisicos, feminine phthisica, feminine plural phthisicas)

phthisicos (plural)
phthisica (feminine)
phthisicas (feminine plural)

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


phthisica

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


táquion

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of taquião.


amigas do peito

amigo do peito
amigo do peito#Portuguese


amiga do peito

amiga do peito f (plural amigas do peito)


IES

ensino superior
ensino superior#Portuguese

Initialism of instituição de ensino superior.


surucuá

(Brazil) trogon (bird of the family Trogonidae)


arco cosseno

(trigonometry) arccosine (inverse of the cosine function)


sênior

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sénior.


esóphago

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


açucre

(dated or dialectal) Alternative form of açúcar


agrimónia

agrimónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

agrimony (any plant of the genus Agrimonia)


taiuanês

taiuanês m (plural taiuaneses, feminine taiuanesa, feminine plural taiuanesas)

taiuaneses (plural)
taiuanesa (feminine)
taiuanesas (feminine plural)


lêmnio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of lémnio.


magusto

Unknown. Possibly partially from Latin ustus (“burned”). Cognate with Galician magosto, Asturian amagüestu and Spanish magosto.

1998, António Cabral, Jogos populares portugueses de jovens e adultos, Editorial Notícias, page 201

No magusto is complete without wine accompanying the chestnuts.

Para o magusto ser completo, as castanhas comem-se acompanhadas de vinho.

an Iberian festival, celebrated with roasted chestnuts and wine


não-te-esqueças

[ˌnɐ̃ʊ̯̃.t͡ʃi.iʃˈke.sɐʃ]

[ˌnɐ̃ʊ̯̃.t͡ʃi.eʃˈke.sɐʃ]


argirose

/ɐɾ.ʒiˈɾɔ.zɨ/

(medicine) argyrosis (black pigmentation of tissue due to exposure to silver)


auroterapia

(medicine) chrysotherapy (therapeutic use of gold)


botão de punho

botão de punho m (plural botões de punho)

cufflink (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together)


chuva congelante

chuva congelante f (plural chuvas congelantes)

freezing rain (rain which freezes upon contact with the ground)


cobertura de risco

cobertura de risco f (plural coberturas de risco)

(finance) hedge (contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)


submarinho

(uncommon) Alternative form of submarino


acidófilo

acidophile (an organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile)


aragonita

(mineralogy) aragonite (saline evaporate)


actinômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of actinómetro.


barbilho

(biology) barbel (whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish)

a type of muzzle used to prevent animals from eating


castão

[kasˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kasˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


bahaísmo

Baháʼí Faith (an Abrahamic monotheistic religion)


caixinha

[kaɪ̯ˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

[kaɪ̯ˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

O meu patrão me deu uma caixinha pela faxina que eu fiz na casa dele.

My boss gave me a gratuity for the cleaning-up I did at his house.

(Brazil, slang) an additional payment given as a bonus; a gratuity


datilógrafo

datilógrafo m (plural datilógrafos, feminine datilógrafa, feminine plural datilógrafas)

datilógrafos (plural)
datilógrafa (feminine)
datilógrafas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos) and γράφω (gráphō).


anti-inflamatório

anti-inflamatório m (plural anti-inflamatórios)

(pharmacology) anti-inflammatory (agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation)


etnólogo

etnólogo m (plural etnólogos, feminine etnóloga, feminine plural etnólogas)

etnólogos (plural)
etnóloga (feminine)
etnólogas (feminine plural)

By surface analysis, etno- + -logo. Compare French ethnologue.


barbilhão

[baɦ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[baɦ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[baɾ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[baʁ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[baɻ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɐɾ.biˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[bɐɾ.βiˈʎɐ̃w̃]

an appendix that hangs from the beak of certain birds


congolês

congolês m (plural congoleses, feminine congolesa, feminine plural congolesas)

congoleses (plural)
congolesa (feminine)
congolesas (feminine plural)

Congolese (person from the Republic of Congo)

Congolese (person from the Democratic Republic of Congo)


crisoidina

chrysoidine (yellow-orange crystalline dye)


crisofanol

(organic chemistry) chrysophanol (chemical compound found in rhubarb)


crisolaminarina

(biochemistry) chrysolaminarin (storage polysaccharide typically found in photosynthetic heterokonts)


crisotila

(mineralogy) chrysotile (a form of serpentine asbestos)


urucum

Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana#Translingual

(botany) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

(botany) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

(botany) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)


cronotoxicologia

chronotoxicology (study of the interactions between toxic substances and biological rhythms)


cronoterapêutica

(medicine) chronotherapeutics (therapy administered in phase with a person’s biological clock)


cronossequência

cronossequência f (plural cronossequências)

(geology) chronosequence (sequence of different soils)


cronovisor

chronovisor (machine able to see past and future events)


cronozona

(geology) chronozone (group of strata formed during the same chron)


cronotipo

chronotype (factors that determine if an individual is most alert in the morning or evening)


pacense

pacense m or f by sense (plural pacenses)


pacense

native or inhabitant of Paços de Ferreira


divehi

(rare) Dhivehi (an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Maldives)


cronónimo

cronónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(semiotics) chrononym (term expressing a period of time)


crisófilo

(rare) chrysophile (person who loves gold)


dor na consciência

dor na consciência f (plural dores na consciência)

pang of conscience (a feeling of shame, guilt or embarrassment, resulting from behaviour one regrets)


febre do ouro

gold rush (period of heavy immigration into an area where gold has been discovered)


doença de descompressão

decompression sickness
decompression sickness

decompression sickness (condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood)


crisologia

(rare) chrysology (branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth)


atmosfera física

atmosfera física f (plural atmosféras físicas)

atmosphere (a unit of measurement for pressure)


crisomelídeo

leaf beetle (any of the brightly coloured beetle of the family Chrysomelidae)


linha costeira

linha costeira f (plural linhas costeiras)

coastline (shape, outline or boundary of a coast)


grande tubarão branco

grande tubarão branco m (plural grandes tubarões brancos)

Carcharodon carcharias
Carcharodon carcharias#Translingual

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, a large, aggressive species of shark)


luva de boxe

(boxing) boxing glove (padded mitten worn in boxing)


crisoprásio

(mineralogy) chrysoprase (variety of quartz)


Malamute do Alasca

Malamute do Alasca m (plural Malamutes do Alasca)


cronofobia

chronophobia (fear of the passing of time)


cronógrafo

chronograph (device which marks or records time or time intervals)


cronólogo

chronologist (a person skilled in chronology)


microaerófilo

(biology) microaerophile (organism that thrives in low-oxygen environments)


míssil balístico

míssil balístico m (plural mísseis balísticos)

(weaponry) ballistic missile (missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic trajectory)


maior de idade

maior de idade m or f by sense (plural maiores de idade)


negativo duplo

negativo duplo m (plural negativos duplos)

(linguistics) double negative (the use of two negative words to express negativity)


cronoscópio

chronoscope (instrument used to measure very small time interval)


hipertermófilo

hipertermófilo m (plural hipertermófilos)

(biology) hyperthermophile (organism that thrives in an extremely hot environment)


locomotiva-tênder

locomotiva-tênder f (plural locomotivas-tênder)

tank engine (steam locomotive train which carries its own fuel and water in the same unit)


cronofarmacocinética

chronopharmacokinetics (the study of how the absorption, metabolism and elimination of drugs relates to the time at which they are administered)


cronoamperometria

(physics, analytical chemistry) chronoamperometry (technique in which an electric current is measured during the course of a titration)


cronoespécie

chronospecies (species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale)


estratego

strategus (leader or commander of an army in Ancient Greece)


nome botânico

nome botânico m (plural nomes botânicos)

(botany) botanical name (scientific name of a plant)


enlatamento

canning (process of preserving food in sealed cans)


esferovite

(Portugal) styrofoam (expanded polystyrene foam)


mará

mara (any of several species of Patagonian rodents of the genus Dolichotis)


tapa-sexo

Compound of tapar (“to cover”) + sexo (“sex”).

com+

cache-sexe (article of clothing sufficient to cover the genitalia)


jiboia

→ English: jiboya

boa constrictor, jiboya (a large tropical American snake)


cronofarmacodinâmica

chronopharmacodynamics (the study of how the effects of drugs change based on the time at which they are administered)


liturgo

liturgist (a person knowledgeable about liturgy)


eviternidade

(philosophy) aeviternity (midpoint between time and eternity)


cronobiólogo

chronobiologist (person involved in chronobiology)


meio-irmão

[ˌmeɪ̯.u.iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.u.iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.u.iɾˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.u.iʁˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.o.iɻˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

half brother (brother sharing only one parent)


descarrilador

pt-noun

descarrilador m (plural descarriladores)


estrangúria

[iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɡu.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɡu.ɾjɐ/

[eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɡu.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɡu.ɾjɐ/

strangury (painful, frequent need to urinate in small volume)


extremófilo

(biology) extremophile (organism that lives under extreme conditions)


embocadura

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

mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)

(music) embouchure (shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument)


halófilo

(biology) halophile (organism that thrives in high-salinity environments)


mesófilo

(biology) mesophile (organism that thrives at moderate temperatures)


cronopotenciometria

(chemistry, physics) chronopotentiometry (form of electroanalysis in which the rate of change of potential at an electrode is measured at constant current)


cronoestratigrafia

cronoestratigrafia f (plural cronoestratigrafias)

(geology) chronostratigraphy (the interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages and time sequence of rock strata)


guarda-joias

[ˌɡwaɦ.dɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

[ˌɡwaɦ.dɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

[ˌɡwaɾ.dɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

/ˌɡwaʁ.dɐˈʒɔj.ɐʃ/

[ˌɡwaʁ.dɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐʃ]

/ˌɡwaɾ.dɐˈʒɔj.ɐʃ/

[ˌɡwaɾ.ðɐˈʒɔj.ɐʃ]


meio-tom

(music) semitone (interval between adjacent keys)


diamante-mandarim

diamante-mandarim m (plural diamantes-mandarim)

/djɐˌmɐ̃.tɨ.mɐ̃.dɐˈɾĩ/

Taeniopygia guttata
Wikispecies:Taeniopygia guttata

(rare) zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata, a bird)


nomenclatura binomial

binomial nomenclature
binomial nomenclature

(biology, taxonomy) binomial nomenclature (the scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinised name in two parts)


nome comercial

nome comercial m (plural nomes comerciais)

trade name (name used to identify a commercial product or service)


nictémero

nictémeros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


nome de família

nome de família m (plural nomes de família)


número complexo

número complexo m (plural números complexos)


número puramente imaginário

número puramente imaginário m (plural números puramente imaginários)

(complex analysis, rare) imaginary number


número imaginário

número imaginário m (plural números imaginários)


orientadora educacional

orientadora educacional f (plural orientadoras educacionais)

orientador educacional
orientador educacional#Portuguese

female equivalent of orientador educacional


ouriço terrestre

ouriço terrestre m (plural ouriços terrestres)

Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus#Translingual

(rare) European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus, a species of hedgehog)


orientador educacional

orientador educacional m (plural orientadores educacionais, feminine orientadora educacional, feminine plural orientadoras educacionais)

orientadores educacionais (plural)
orientadora educacional (feminine)
orientadoras educacionais (feminine plural)

school counselor (counselor who assists students in their personal, social, academic and career development)


palavra mágica

palavra mágica f (plural palavras mágicas)

magic word (mnemonic of please or thanks)


painel de bordo

painel de bordo m (plural painéis de bordo)

dashboard (panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft)


número romano

número romano m (plural números romanos)

Roman numeral (number of a system using the letters I, V, X, L, C, D and M)


número de Mach

(physics) Mach number (ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium)


rito de passagem

rito de passagem m (plural ritos de passagem)

(anthropology) rite of passage (ceremony to celebrate a transition)


parede corta-fogo

parede corta-fogo f (plural paredes corta-fogo)

firewall (wall used to prevent the spread of fire)


relógio de bolso

relógio de bolso m (plural relógios de bolso)

pocket watch (watch with a cover and chain)


roleta russa

roleta russa f (usually uncountable, plural roletas russas)

Russian roulette (deadly game using a revolver)

(figurative) any situation involving high risk


nova ordem mundial

nova ordem mundial f (plural novas ordens mundiais)

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.va ˈɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.va ˈɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃ mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ mũˈdjaɫ]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ mũˈdjaɫ]

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ mũˈdjaɫ]

New World Order (global peace and stability achieved through a new political order)

conspiracy theories
conspiracy theory#Noun

(conspiracy theories) New World Order (planned rule of the world by a secret global elite)


partícula elementar

partícula elementar f (plural partículas elementares)

(physics) elementary particle (a subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles)


particípio passado

particípio passado m (plural particípios passados)

(grammar) past participle (participle indicating a completed action or state)


romanholo

romanholo m (plural romanholos, feminine romanhola, feminine plural romanholas)

romanholos (plural)
romanhola (feminine)
romanholas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Romagnol (Gallo-Italic language spoken in Romagna)


passagem de nível

passagem de nível f (plural passagens de nível)

level crossing (crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road)


ébola

European Portuguese standard spelling of ebola.


salmão atlântico

salmão atlântico m (plural salmões atlânticos)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, a species of fish)


sapatinho-de-judeu

sapatinho-de-judeu m (plural sapatinhos-de-judeu)

Euphorbia tithymaloides
Wikispecies:Euphorbia tithymaloides

jewbush (Euphorbia tithymaloides, a low-growing tropical American shrub)


partenogénese

(biology) parthenogenesis (reproduction from a single gamete without fertilisation)


sanduba

(Brazil) sandwich (snack consisting of ingredients between slices of bread)


ripador

hackle (instrument used to comb out flax)

(computing) ripper (software that extracts content from storage media)


patins em linha

in-line skates (roller skates with wheels aligned in a single row)


pastor inglês

pastor inglês m (plural pastores ingleses)

Old English Sheepdog
Old English Sheepdog

Old English Sheepdog (a breed of herding dog)


sagrado da Birmânia

sagrado da Birmânia m (plural sagrados da Birmânia)


risoto

risotto (Italian savoury dish made with rice)


rinque

Quando eu era pequeno e havia jogos de hóquei no rinque da Praia das Maçãs e o público se acumulava à espera na única bancada em frente ao mar, uma bancada de pedra voltada para o sol da tarde caindo sobre o mar, um homem ...

2012, António Lobo Antunes, Conhecimento do Inferno, Leya, →ISBN:

rink (sheet of ice prepared for playing sports)


ripuário

(historical) Ripuarian (member of the Frankish people who lived in what is now Germany)


retrospecto

retrospect (consideration of past times)


sapateiro

sapateiro m (plural sapateiros, feminine sapateira, feminine plural sapateiras)

sapateiros (plural)
sapateira (feminine)
sapateiras (feminine plural)

cobbler; shoemaker (a person who makes or repairs shoes)

(figurative) cobbler's (shoemaker workshop)


sanguessuga

sanguessuga f or (nonstandard) m (plural sanguessugas)

/ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɡɐ/

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡɨˈsu.ɣɐ]

From Latin sanguisūga (literally “bloodsucker”), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“suck”).

uder

leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)


semitom

(music) semitone (interval between adjacent keys)


sapateira

Cancer pagurus
Cancer pagurus#Translingual

(Portugal, zoology) edible crab (Cancer pagurus)

shoe cabinet (piece of furniture to store shoes)

female shoemaker; female equivalent of sapateiro


retrosaria

haberdashery (a shop selling sewing goods)


saliência

protuberance (something that protrudes out)


tanatografia

thanatography (account of someone’s death)


tanatologista

pt-noun

tanatologista m or f by sense (plural tanatologistas)


sapiência

Borrowed from Latin sapientia. Doublet of sabença, which was inherited.


pato-vapor

steamer duck (any South American duck of the genus Tachyeres)


retroprojetor

retroprojetor m (plural retroprojetores)

/ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.pɾu.ʒɛˈtoɾ/

/ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.pɾu.ʒɛˈtoɾ/


pavão real

Pavo cristatus
Pavo cristatus#Translingual

Indian peacock; blue peacock (Pavo cristatus, a species of peafowl)


reverência

/ʁɨ.vɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

/ʁɨ.vɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

/ʁɨ.bɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

[ʁɨ.βɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ]

reverence (profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context)

reverence (form of address for some members of the clergy)

bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)


relatividade

relativity (the state of being relative)

(physics) relativity (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers)


pecado capital

pecado capital m (plural pecados capitais)

(Christianity) deadly sin (wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy or gluttony)


sabélio

Sabellian (Italic language once spoken in Umbria)


sandeu

sandeu m (plural sandeus, feminine sandia, feminine plural sandias)

sandeus (plural)
sandia (feminine)
sandias (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese sandeu, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician sandeu and Spanish sandio.


roteador

(networking) router (device that directs packets of information using OSI layer 3)


roda-gigante

Ferris wheel (amusement ride consisting of a large, upright rotating wheel with seats)


pé de mosca

(rare) pilcrow (¶, a character used to mark paragraphs)


rosquinha

[χoʃˈkĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil) doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough)


rocha-mãe

(geology) bedrock (underground layer of rock)


rotação de culturas

(agriculture) crop rotation (farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years)


reunificação

reunification (the act of unifying something again)


sabá

From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”). Doublet of sábado.


sabre de luz

(science fiction) lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)


saduceu

saduceu m (plural saduceus, feminine saduceia, feminine plural saduceias)

saduceus (plural)
saduceia (feminine)
saduceias (feminine plural)

Sadducee (member of an ancient Jewish sect)


tamanduá-bandeira

tamanduá-bandeira m (plural tamanduás-bandeira or (less common) tamanduás-bandeiras)

tamanduás-bandeira (plural)
tamanduás-bandeiras (plural uncommon)

Literally, “flag anteater”, referring to its tail.

Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Myrmecophaga tridactyla#Translingual

giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, the largest species of anteater)


peixinho dourado

peixinho dourado m (plural peixinhos dourados)

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus#Translingual

goldfish (Carassius auratus, a small fish commonly kept in aquariums)


pedra preciosa

pedra preciosa f (plural pedras preciosas)


sarcómero

sarcómeros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

sarcomere (contractile unit in a striated muscle’s myofibril)


rombicosidodecaedro

rombicosidodecaedro m (plural rombicosidodecaedros)

Learned borrowing from New Latin rhombicosidodecaēdron.

lbor

(geometry) rhombicosidodecahedron (Archimedean solid with 20 regular triangular faces, 30 regular square faces, 12 regular pentagonal faces, 60 vertices and 120 edges)


pedra-da-lua

(mineralogy) moonstone (translucent gemstone of feldspar)


tanatófilo

thanatophile (person fascinated with death)


sacristão

pt-noun

sacristão m (plural sacristãos or sacristães)

[sa.kɾiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

sacristan (church official charged with care of the sacristy)


sapatinho-do-diabo

sapatinho-do-diabo m (plural sapatinhos-do-diabo)

jewbush (Euphorbia tithymaloides, a low-growing tropical American shrub)


sabugo

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sabūcus, variant of sambūcus. Compare Italian sambuco.

elderberry; elder (shrub of the genus Sambucus)

elderberry (fruit of the elderberry shrub)


romanização

Latinization (act or process of Latinizing)

Romanization (transliteration of text into the Latin alphabet)


sapador

(military) sapper (soldier responsible for digging underground galleries)


sagui

O sagui, para quem não sabe, é um macaco pequeno, de cauda comprida, muito comum antigamente.

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

The marmoset, for those who don't know, is a small monkey with a long tail, very common in the past.

marmoset (any of several species of small, long-tailed monkeys)


sabotagem

By surface analysis, from sabotar (“to sabotage”) + -agem.

sabotage (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption or destruction)


sagacidade

sagacity (the quality of being sage, wise or able to make good decisions)


tanatomania

thanatomania (belief that one is fated to die, having been cursed)


rocim

From Old Galician-Portuguese rocin, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
* Old Occitan roci, from Medieval Latin runcinus;
* Old High German ros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross (“horse”);
* Italian rozzo (“rough”);
* French roncin (“stallion”).
Cognate with Spanish rocín.


santinho

santinho m (plural santinhos, feminine santinha, feminine plural santinhas)

santinhos (plural)
santinha (feminine)
santinhas (feminine plural)

/sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

/sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

a small leaflet with the image of a saint and a prayer

(Brazil) a small leaflet with the picture of an election candidate and his voting number


sacarímetro

saccharometer (device used to measure the sugar content of a liquid)


senhorzinho

/sẽˌɲoʁˈzĩ.ɲu/

/sẽˌɲoʁˈzĩ.ɲu/

/sẽˌɲoɾˈzĩ.ɲu/

/sẽˌɲoʁˈzĩ.ɲu/


onda eletromagnética

onda eletromagnética f (plural ondas eletromagnéticas)

electromagnetic wave
electromagnetic wave

(physics) electromagnetic wave (wave of electromagnetic radiation)


linguística histórica

historical linguistics
historical linguistics


linguística diacrônica

diachronic linguistics
diachronic linguistics


tanatocenose

thanatocoenose (dead life forms found together)


rinencéfalo

(anatomy) smell-brain, rhinencephalon (part of brain involved with smelling)


leira

Cognate with Galician leira and Spanish llera.


toneladas métricas

tonelada métrica
tonelada métrica#Portuguese


tonelada métrica

tonelada métrica f (plural toneladas métricas)

metric ton, a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg


episcopado

(ecclesiastical) bishopric (diocese of a bishop)

(ecclesiastical) bishopric; episcopate (function of being bishop)


padiola

Akin to Galician padiola. Compare Spanish parihuela.


megagrama

/ˌmɛ.ɡaˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ˌmɛ.ɡaˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ˌmɛ.ɡɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ˌmɛ.ɣɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ˌmɛ.ɡɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ˌmɛ.ɣɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ˌmɛ.ɡɐˈɡɾa.mɐ/

[ˌmɛ.ɣɐˈɣɾa.mɐ]

(rare) megagram, metric ton, ton (unit of weight, equivalent to 1000 kilograms)


vaso sanguíneo

vaso sanguíneo m (plural vasos sanguíneos)


revolução do neolítico

Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution

(archaeology) Neolithic Revolution (discovery of agriculture)


pele de galinha

pele de galinha f (plural peles de galinha)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pele, de, galinha.


pentâmetro iâmbico

pentâmetro iâmbico m (plural pentâmetros iâmbicos)


pelotão de fuzilamento

pelotão de fuzilamento m (plural pelotões de fuzilamento)

firing squad (a group of soldiers detailed to execute someone)


peto verde

Picus viridis
Picus viridis#Translingual

green woodpecker (Picus viridis, a European woodpecker species)


peróxido de hidrogénio

peróxido de hidrogénio m (plural peróxidos de hidrogénio)

(inorganic chemistry) hydrogen peroxide (h₂O₂)


período de experiência

período de experiência m (plural períodos de experiência)

probation (period of conditional employment)


sala de estar

living room (room in a house used for social and leisure activities)


perieco

one of the Perioikoi, ancient inhabitants of Laconia


período glacial

período glacial m (plural períodos glaciais)

ice age (period of extensive glaciation)


pernambuco

(obsolete) someone from the Brazilian state of Pernambuco


samnita

samnita m or f by sense (plural samnitas)


macla

Borrowed from French macle, either from Latin macula (from Italic) or from Medieval Latin mascula (from Germanic); see French and English macle for more.

(crystallography) crystal twinning (intergrowth of crystals)


reviravolta

[ʁɨˌvi.ɾɐˈvɔɫ.tɐ]

[ʁɨˌvi.ɾɐˈvɔɫ.tɐ]

[ʁɨˌβi.ɾɐˈβɔɫ.tɐ]

volte-face (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle)

turn of events (deviation from the expected)


sabujo

From Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Italian segugio, Spanish sabueso), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *segu (“to follow”) (compare Irish seach).

hound (dog breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting)

(figurative) an excessively submissive person


saleiro

salt cellar; salt shaker (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling)


petisco

(cooking, in the plural) appetizers, tapas


sexto sentido

sexto sentido m (plural sextos sentidos)

(parapsychology) sixth sense (extrasensory perception)


salgueiro-chorão

salgueiro-chorão m (plural salgueiros-chorões)

[saʊ̯ˌɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu.ʃoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saʊ̯ˌɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu.ʃoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saʊ̯ˌɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo.ʃoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɫˌɣɐj.ɾu.ʃuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[saɫˌɣɐj.ɾu.ʃuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[saɫˌɣe.ɾu.ʃuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Salix babylonica
Wikispecies:Salix babylonica

weeping willow (Salix babylonica, a species of willow with very pendulous twigs)


xiismo

(Islam) Shi'a; Shi'ism; Shia Islam (a branch of Islam)


xequerê

sekere (musical instrument similar to a rattle)


russofilia

Russophilia (a strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Russia)


roleta

(uncountable) roulette (game of chance played with a roulette wheel)

(Brazil) turnstile (rotating mechanical device)


sadomasoquismo

sadomasoquismo m (plural sadomasoquismos)

sadomasochism (sexual gratification from causing and receiving pain)


taino

From Taíno taino (“lord, noble, foremost”).

(uncountable) Taino (extinct Arawakan language)


telejornal

newscast, TV news, (UK) TV news programme, (US) TV news program, TV news bulletin


vingador

vingador m (plural vingadores, feminine vingadora, feminine plural vingadoras)

vingadores (plural)
vingadora (feminine)
vingadoras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin vindicātōrem, from Latin vindicō. By surface analysis, vingar + -dor. Compare Spanish vengador.


taxonomia

(uncountable) taxonomy (science of classifying and naming organisms)

taxonomy (classification in a hierarchical system)


tornozeleira

a band worn around the ankle for protection


turcomeno

(uncountable) Turkmen (Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan)


pica-pau malhado pequeno

pica-pau malhado pequeno m (plural pica-paus malhados pequenos)

lesser spotted woodpecker
lesser spotted woodpecker

Picoides minor
Picoides minor#Translingual

lesser spotted woodpecker (Picoides minor, a woodpecker species of the Paleartic region)


pimenta-redonda

pimenta-redonda f (plural pimentas-redondas)

black pepper (fruit of the black pepper plant used as spice)


pimenteira da Jamaica

pimenteira da Jamaica f (plural pimenteiras da Jamaica)

Pimenta dioica
Pimenta dioica#Translingual

(countable) allspice (Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America)


pica-pau malhado grande

pica-pau malhado grande m (plural pica-paus malhados grandes)

great spotted woodpecker
great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major
Dendrocopos major#Translingual

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major, a woodpecker species of Eurasia)


pimenta-negra

pimenta-negra f (plural pimentas-negras)

black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)

black pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)


piolho do púbis

piolho do púbis m (plural piolhos do púbis)

Pthirus pubis
Pthirus pubis#Translingual

crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a louse that lives amongst the pubic hair of humans)


pistola de pregos

pistola de pregos f (plural pistolas de pregos)

nail gun/nailgun, nailer (gun which drives nails)


plataforma de petróleo

plataforma de petróleo f (plural plataformas de petróleo)

oil platform (large structure used to extract oil and gas from the ocean)


touca de banho

touca de banho f (plural toucas de banho)

shower cap (waterproof headgear worn in shower)


ponto de ebulição

ponto de ebulição m (plural pontos de ebulição)

(physics) boiling point (temperature at which a liquid boils)


ponto de cruz

cross-stitch (embroidery using double stitches that form a cross)


ponto de ônibus

ponto de ônibus m (plural pontos de ônibus)

(Brazil) bus stop (a stop for public transport buses)


ponto de equilíbrio

ponto de equilíbrio m (plural pontos de equilíbrio)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ponto, de, equilíbrio.

(business, management) break-even point (the point where total costs equal total sales revenue)


samiano

samiano m (plural samianos, feminine samiana, feminine plural samianas)

samianos (plural)
samiana (feminine)
samianas (feminine plural)

Samian (a native or inhabitant of Samos)


uroque

Bos primigenius
Bos primigenius#Translingual

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


superestrela

superestrela m or f by sense (plural superestrelas)


vale-tudo

mixed martial arts (combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques)

a situation with no holds barred, in which any means may be used


toninha

porpoise (any of the small cetacean species of the family Phocoenidae)

Pontoporia blainvillei
Wikispecies:Pontoporia blainvillei

La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei, a dolphin species of South America)


substância química

substância química f (plural substâncias químicas)

chemical (any specific element or chemical compound)


cruis

Eye dialect spelling of cruz, representing Brazil Portuguese.


sapo a engolir

sapo a engolir m (plural sapos a engolir)

hard pill to swallow
hard pill to swallow

(rare) hard pill to swallow (something that is difficult to accept)


torcicolo

stiff neck (condition characterised by pain when trying to move the neck)

Jynx torquilla
Jynx torquilla#Translingual

Jynx ruficollis
Wikispecies:Jynx ruficollis

wryneck (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis)


tonquinês

tonquinês m (plural tonquineses, feminine tonquinesa, feminine plural tonquinesas)

tonquineses (plural)
tonquinesa (feminine)
tonquinesas (feminine plural)

Tonkinese (the Vietnamese dialect spoken in Tonkin)


sinal de trânsito

sinal de trânsito m (plural sinais de trânsito)

traffic light (set of lights indicating when it is safe to cross a street)


testemunha de Jeová

testemunha de Jeová f (plural testemunhas de Jeová)

Jehovah's Witness (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination of Christianity)


trabalhador de choque

trabalhador de choque m (plural trabalhadores de choque)

(historical) udarnik (super-productive worker in the Soviet Union)


toque de Midas

(idiomatic) Midas touch (ability to gain success from one’s actions)


tendão de Aquiles

tendão de Aquiles m (plural tendões de Aquiles)

(anatomy) Achilles tendon (strong tendon in the calf of the leg)


trigo-duro

Triticum turgidum subsp. durum#Translingual

Triticum durum
Triticum durum#Translingual

durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (syn. Triticum durum), a hard variety of wheat)


trigo-mourisco

Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagopyrum esculentum#Translingual

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum, an Asian cereal plant)


trinómio

trinómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(algebra) trinomial (a polynomial consisting of three terms)


videocâmara

(Portugal) video camera (device for recording video footage)


ventoinha

ventoinha m or f by sense (plural ventoinhas)

From vento (“wind”) + -inha. The Cape Verdean sense is in reference to the party's iconography, which depicts a fan.

(feminine only) fan (electrical device used to cool people or machinery)

(feminine only) weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)

(Cape Verde, politics) a member of the Movement for Democracy


servo-croata

Serbo-Croatian (South Slavic language spoken in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia)


pimenta-preta

pimenta-preta f (plural pimentas-pretas)

black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)

black pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)


trólebus

(Brazil) trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)


selenólogo

selenólogo m (plural selenólogos, feminine selenóloga, feminine plural selenólogas)

selenólogos (plural)
selenóloga (feminine)
selenólogas (feminine plural)

(rare) selenologist (one practices selenology)


vátio

(obsolete, rare) watt (derived unit of power)


treco

TRECO no sentido de algo que não se sabe ou não se quer dar nome, seja ideia ou sentimento, veio de tareco, do árabe tarayk, ninharia, coisa de pouco valor. Para designar tareco ou treco, os mineiros usam preferencialmente “trem”, ...

2014, Deonísio da Silva, De onde vem as palavras, LEXIKON Editora Digital ltda, →ISBN:

(Brazil, slang) thingy; thingummy; gizmo; doohickey; thingamabob


sedã

sedan; saloon (passenger car with separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo)


serrote

handsaw, crosscut saw (hand tool used to saw wood)


serragem

[seˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/sɨˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], inherited from Latin serrāginem.


vingatividade

vengefulness (state or quality of being vengeful)


tubarão-branco

tubarão-branco m (plural tubarões-brancos)

Carcharodon carcharias
Carcharodon carcharias#Translingual

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, a large, aggressive species of shark)


selim

saddle (seat of a bicycle or motorcycle)


águia filipina

águia filipina f (plural águias filipinas)

Pithecophaga jefferyi
Pithecophaga jefferyi#Translingual

Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi, aspecies of eagle of the Philippines)


saltério

(music) psaltery (ancient musical instrument)

(anatomy) psalterium; omasum (third part of the stomach of a ruminant)


xadrezista

xadrezista m or f by sense (plural xadrezistas)

[ʃɐ.ðɾɨˈziʃ.tɐ]


turco otomano

Ottoman Turkish (the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire)


tuberculose pulmonar

tuberculose pulmonar f (plural tuberculoses pulmonares)

pulmonary tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis

(pathology) pulmonary tuberculosis (tuberculosis infecting the lungs)


sazão

From Old Galician-Portuguese sazon, ssazon.

a period of time favourable for a given activity


água-neve

[ˌa.ɣwɐˈnɛ.βɨ]


tábula rasa

(uncountable, philosophy) tabula rasa (the idea that the mind comes into the world as a blank state)

tabula rasa (anything which exists in a pristine state)


trisavó

trisavó f (plural trisavós, masculine trisavô, masculine plural trisavôs)

trisavós (plural)
trisavô (masculine)
trisavôs (masculine plural)

great-great-grandmother, female great-great-grandparent (the mother of a great-grandparent)


sanfeno

Onobrychis sativa
Wikispecies:Onobrychis sativa

sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa, a perennial herb used as forage)


vinheta

a short motion picture used in intros and outros

(advertising) jingle (short, memorable song used in an advertisement)


troca-troca

troca-troca m (plural troca-trocas or trocas-trocas)

troca-trocas (plural)
trocas-trocas (plural)

/ˌtɾɔ.kɐˈtɾɔ.kɐ/

(Brazil) a situation in which many things are exchanged

(Brazil, slang) sex act where two people take turns during intercourse


tosão

From Old Galician-Portuguese toson, from Late Latin tōnsiōnem, from Latin tondeō (“shave, cut hair”).


texugo americano

texugo americano m (plural texugos americanos)

American badger (Taxidea taxus, a species of badger of North America)


tipo sanguíneo

tipo sanguíneo m (plural tipos sanguíneos)

blood type (classification of blood based on the presence of antigens in the red blood cells)


ruão

a type of linen fabric historically made in Rouen, France


tatu-veado

nine-banded armadillo
nine-banded armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus
Dasypus novemcinctus#Translingual

nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, a common species of armadillo)


tarefa de casa

tarefa de casa f (plural tarefas de casa)

homework (school work that is done at home)


saco-cama

saco-cama m (plural sacos-cama or sacos-camas)

sacos-cama (plural)
sacos-camas (plural)

(Portugal) sleeping bag (protective bag for a person to sleep in)


viatura

From Latin vectūra, from the verb vehō (“to carry, to bear”).

any automobile used to transport people or goods


síndroma

síndroma f or (sometimes proscribed) m (plural síndromas)


quitridiomicose

chytridiomycosis (a disease of amphibians)


seixoeira

Tringa canutus
Wikispecies:Tringa canutus

knot (Tringa canutus, a species of wading bird)


síndrome do túnel carpal

síndrome do túnel carpal f (uncountable)

carpal tunnel syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal tunnel syndrome (repetitive stress injury at the wrist)


sinal de mais

plus sign (name of the mathematical symbol +)


rock pauleira

(Brazil, dated) heavy metal (genre of music)


português arcaico

Old Galician-Portuguese
Old Galician-Portuguese

Old Galician-Portuguese (ancestor of modern Portuguese and Galician)


tocário

(uncountable) Tocharian (either of two extinct Indo-European languages once spoken in the Tarim basin)

Tocharian (member of the peoples who spoke Tocharian)


tamborim

tamborim (a type of small, hand-held drum)


sinal de menos

sinal de menos m (plural sinais de menos)

minus sign (name of the mathematical symbol −)


urso-branco

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual

(zoology) polar bear (Ursus maritimus, a species of bear of the Arctic region)


sinal verde

(idiomatic) green light (permission to do something)


solário

sundial (simple timekeeping device which makes use of sunlight)

solarium (establishment where one can rent sunbeds)


ponta de lança

ponta de lança m or f by sense (plural pontas de lança)

[ˈpõ.tɐ ðɨ ˈlɐ̃.sɐ]

spearhead (player who initiates attacking moves)


trava-língua

[ˌtɾa.βɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ]

From trava + língua. Literally, “tongue-locker”.

Dizer "três tristes tigres" é um verdadeiro trava-língua.
Saying "três tristes tigres" is a real tongue-twister.

tongue-twister (phrase which is difficult to say)


tamargueira

/tɐ.mɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

[tɐ.mɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]

/tɐ.mɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

[tɐ.mɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]

/tɐ.mɐɾˈɡe.ɾɐ/

[tɐ.mɐɾˈɣe.ɾɐ]


salacidade

(uncountable) salacity (the state or quality of being salacious)


segunda pessoa

segunda pessoa f (plural segundas pessoas)

(grammar) second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)


sem-teto

sem-teto m or f by sense (plural sem-tetos)


telecinesia

telekinesis (ability to move objects with the power of one’s thoughts)


trimarã

/tɾi.mɐˈɾɐ̃/

trimaran (type of boat with three parallel hulls)


tornassol

(uncountable) litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichen)

sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus, characterised by their large, yellow floral head)


visgo

(uncountable) viscosity (state of being viscous)

any viscous substance secreted by or extracted from plants

mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)


videoclipe

music video (motion picture accompanying a song)


turbamulta

From Latin turba (“crowd”) + multa (“much”). Compare Spanish turbamulta.

swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)


tonganês

tonganês m (plural tonganeses, feminine tonganesa, feminine plural tonganesas)

tonganeses (plural)
tonganesa (feminine)
tonganesas (feminine plural)

Tongan (Austronesian language spoken in Tonga)


tuba uterina

(anatomy) Fallopian tube (duct in female mammals through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus)


trompa de falópio

trompa de falópio f (plural trompas de falópio)


sabichão

sabichão m (plural sabichões, feminine sabichona or (rare) sabichã, feminine plural sabichonas or (rare) sabichãs)

sabichões (plural)
sabichona (feminine)
sabichã (feminine rare)
sabichonas (feminine plural)
sabichãs (feminine plural rare)

[sa.biˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[sɐ.βiˈʃɐ̃w̃]

[sɐ.βiˈʃɐ̃w̃]

[sɐ.βiˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

Unknown, with some theories:
* from sábio (“wise”) + -icho + -ão;
* from saber (“to know”) + -icho + -ão;
* from sabidão (“know-it-all”).

sabichão_sabichã e sabichona.

1968, José Nelino Melo, Estudos Práticos de Gramática Normativa da Língua Portuguêsa, Rio de Janeiro: Bruno Buccini, page 182:

(derogatory) know-it-all (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject)


sobrescrito

superscript (text appearing above the normal line of type)

(by extension) envelope (wrapper for mailing)


tela azul da morte

tela azul da morte f (plural telas azuis da morte)

blue screen of death
blue screen of death

(Brazil, computing) blue screen of death (screen indicating a system error)


udómetro

udómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

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


tráfico de pessoas

tráfico de pessoas m (plural tráficos de pessoas)

human trafficking (criminal recruitment or kidnapping of people for exploitation)


termodinâmica

(physics) thermodynamics (science of heat-energy conversion)


trigo-sarraceno

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum, an Asian cereal plant)


xamã

(animism) shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)


segundo plano

segundo plano m (plural segundos planos)

backburner (state of having lower priority)

background (computing: activity not visible to the user)


zéfiro

Borrowed from Latin zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).


super-herói

super-herói m (plural super-heróis, feminine super-heroína, feminine plural super-heroínas)

super-heróis (plural)
super-heroína (feminine)
super-heroínas (feminine plural)

(fiction) superhero (a hero with superpowers)


tatuetê

Borrowed from Old Tupi tatueté (“true armadillo”). Doublet of tatu-verdadeiro.

bor+

(Brazil) nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, a common species of armadillo)


vinhedo

From Old Galician-Portuguese vĩedo, from Latin vīnētum, influenced by vinha. Compare Spanish and Galician viñedo.


vigília

vigil (nocturnal celebration in the eve of a religious festival)


vinho do Porto

pt-noun

vinho do Porto m (plural vinhos do Porto)

port wine (a type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal)


voleio

(Brazil, sports) volley (flight of a ball before it bounces)


talharim

From Italian tagliarino or Piedmontese tajarin, respectively from tagliare, tajé (“to cut”). By surface analysis, talhar + -im.

(often in the plural) taglierini, tagliolini (type of pasta)


vagoneta

minecart (small wheeled container that travels on tracks)


salva-vidas

salva-vidas m or f by sense (invariable)

[ˌsaɫ.βɐˈβi.ðɐʃ]

From salvar (“to rescue”) + vidas (“lives”).

O salva-vidas salvou um menino de se afogar.

The lifeguard saved the boy from drowning.

lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)


salva-vidas

[ˌsaɫ.βɐˈβi.ðɐʃ]

O Titanic tinha um número insuficiente de salva-vidas.

Titanic had an insufficient number of lifeboats.

bote salva-vidas
bote salva-vidas#Portuguese


ugandense

ugandense m or f by sense (plural ugandenses)


tupinambor

Borrowed from French topinambour, from Old Tupi.

Jerusalem artichoke (variety of sunflower with edible tubers)


sexo frágil

(dated, now offensive) women as a whole, womankind; fair sex, weaker sex


transrealismo

(literature) transrealism (mode that mixes fantastic elements with naturalistic realism)


salafrário

salafrário m (plural salafrários, feminine salafrária, feminine plural salafrárias)

salafrários (plural)
salafrária (feminine)
salafrárias (feminine plural)

rascal; scoundrel; villain (mean, worthless fellow)


sonho lúcido

lucid dream (dream where the person is aware he is dreaming)


subjetividade

(uncountable) subjectivity (state of being subjective)


tetraplégico

tetraplégico m (plural tetraplégicos, feminine tetraplégica, feminine plural tetraplégicas)

tetraplégicos (plural)
tetraplégica (feminine)
tetraplégicas (feminine plural)

quadriplegic (one who suffers from quadriplegia)


saibro

From Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

a mixture of sand and clay used in construction

(tennis) clay (crushed stone or bricks used as the surface of the court)

(heraldry) sable (the black colour on a coat of arms)


vulnerabilidade

vulnerabilidade f (plural vulnerabilidades)

(uncountable) vulnerability (the state of being vulnerable)

vulnerability (specific weakness in the protections or defences)


selêucida

Seleucid (a member of the Seleucid dynasty)


trilha

trail (track or indication marking the route of something that has passed)

trail (route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers)

hiking (walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport)


trilha

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τρίγλα (trígla, “mullet”).

Mullus argentinae
Wikispecies:Mullus argentinae

Argentine goatfish (Mullus argentinae, a fish found in the coast of Argentina and South Brazil)


tamarindeiro

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual

tamarind (Tamarindus indica, a tropical tree)


zirro

swift (small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow)


verdureiro

verdureiro m (plural verdureiros, feminine verdureira, feminine plural verdureiras)

verdureiros (plural)
verdureira (feminine)
verdureiras (feminine plural)

greengrocer (person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit)


regularização

regularisation (the act of regularising)


sebenta

(Portugal) textbook (formal manual of instruction)


videocassete

videocassete (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural videocassetes)

videocassette (cassette containing recorded videotape)


sardenho

Sardinian (any of several Romance languages spoken in Sardinia)


retrocontagem

[ˌχɛ.tɾo.kõˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.kõˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(rare) countdown (backward count to mark the start of an even)


sovietismo

Sovietism (belief or practice of the Soviets)


seleção natural

(evolutionary theory) natural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)


sortílego

sortílego m (plural sortílegos, feminine sortílega, feminine plural sortílegas)

sortílegos (plural)
sortílega (feminine)
sortílegas (feminine plural)

From Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“sort”) + legere (“choose”).


twi

Twi (dialect of the Akan language spoken in Ghana)


sem-vergonha

sem-vergonha m or f by sense (plural sem-vergonhas)

/ˌsẽj̃.veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˌsẽɪ̯̃.veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˌsẽj̃.veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˌsẽɪ̯̃.veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˌsẽj̃.veɾˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˌsẽɪ̯̃.veɾˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˌsẽj̃.veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˌsẽɪ̯̃.veʁˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[ˌsẽɪ̯̃.veɻˈɡo.ɲa]

/ˌsɐ̃j̃.vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ/

[ˌsɐ̃j̃.vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ]

(Brazil, slang) sleazebag; scumbag (morally reprehensible person)


urinol

(Portugal) urinal (appliance in male restrooms mounted on a wall)


sentimentalista

sentimentalista m or f by sense (plural sentimentalistas)

sentimentalist (person who is overly sentimental)


tatu-verdadeiro

tatu-verdadeiro m (plural tatus-verdadeiros)

Calque of Old Tupi tatueté (literally “true armadillo”). Doublet of tatuetê.

calque

nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, a common species of armadillo)


sequestrador

pt-noun

sequestrador m (plural sequestradores, feminine sequestradora, feminine plural sequestradoras)

sequestradores (plural)
sequestradora (feminine)
sequestradoras (feminine plural)

[sɨ.kɨʃ.tɾɐˈðoɾ]

[sɨ.kɨʃ.tɾɐˈðoɾ]


rádio-relógio

rádio-relógio m (plural rádios-relógios or rádios-relógio or radio-relógios)

rádios-relógios (plural)
rádios-relógio (plural)
radio-relógios (plural)

clock radio (digital alarm clock that includes a radio)


vêneto

Borrowed from Latin venetus. Compare Venetian vèneto.

(uncountable) Venetian (Romance language spoken in and around Veneto)


trincheira

[tɾĩˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[tɾĩˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/tɾĩˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾĩˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾĩˈt͡ʃej.ɾɐ/

/tɾĩˈʃej.ɾɐ/

(military) trench (narrow excavation used in warfare)


epitrocóide

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


vermelhidão

[vɨɾ.mɨ.ʎiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[vɨɾ.mɨ.ʎiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[bɨɾ.mɨ.ʎiˈðɐ̃w̃]

redness (quality of being red in colour)


grande tubarão-branco

grande tubarão-branco m (plural grandes tubarões-brancos)

grande tubarão branco
grande tubarão branco#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of grande tubarão branco


salteador

salteador m (plural salteadores, feminine salteadora, feminine plural salteadoras)

salteadores (plural)
salteadora (feminine)
salteadoras (feminine plural)

marauder (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder)

highwayman (person who robs travellers on roads)


número Mach

número de Mach
número de Mach#Portuguese


guarda-jóias

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


retroprojector

retroprojector m (plural retroprojectores)

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


subjectividade

subjectividade f (plural subjectividades)

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


grande-tubarão-branco

grande-tubarão-branco m (plural grandes-tubarões-brancos)


sagüi

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


malamute-do-alasca

malamute-do-alasca m (plural malamutes-do-alasca)

Malamute do Alasca
Malamute do Alasca#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of Malamute do Alasca


vibrafone

(music) vibraphone (percussion instrument with tuned metal bars and a motor-driven rotating vane)


siríaco

siríaco m (plural siríacos, feminine siríaca, feminine plural siríacas)

siríacos (plural)
siríaca (feminine)
siríacas (feminine plural)


siríaco

Syriac (Semitic language used as a liturgical language in Syriac Christianity)


rosa-dos-ventos

rosa-dos-ventos f (plural rosas-dos-ventos)

rosa dos ventos
rosa dos ventos#Portuguese


partícula subatômica

partícula subatômica f (plural partículas subatômicas)

partícula subatómica
partícula subatómica#Portuguese

Alternative form of partícula subatómica


piolho-do-púbis

piolho-do-púbis m (plural piolhos-do-púbis)

piolho do púbis
piolho do púbis#Portuguese


peróxido de hidrogênio

peróxido de hidrogênio m (plural peróxidos de hidrogênio)

peróxido de hidrogénio
peróxido de hidrogénio#Portuguese

Alternative form of peróxido de hidrogénio


ponta-de-lança

ponta-de-lança m or f by sense (plural pontas-de-lança)

ponta de lança
ponta de lança#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of ponta de lança.


roleta-russa

roleta-russa f (usually uncountable, plural roletas-russas)


vagão

Borrowed from French wagon, from Dutch wagen (“carriage”).


tonnelada métrica

tonnelada métrica f (plural tonneladas métricas)

tonelada métrica
tonelada métrica#Portuguese


torradeira

[tu.ʁɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[tu.ʁɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


tipo sangüíneo

tipo sangüíneo m (plural tipos sangüíneos)

tipo sanguíneo
tipo sanguíneo#Portuguese

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


pisco-de-peito-ruivo

pisco-de-peito-ruivo m (plural piscos-de-peito-ruivo)

Erithacus rubecula
Erithacus rubecula#Translingual

European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)


salamaleque

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك (as-salāmu ʕalayk, “peace be upon you”).

bor+

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك


toilete

Alternative form of toalete (personal grooming)


toilete

Alternative form of toalete (toilet, bathroom)


serafim

(biblical) seraph (highest order of angels)


malamute do Alasca

pt-noun

malamute do Alasca m (plural malamutes do Alasca)

Alternative letter-case form of Malamute do Alasca


vazador

vazador m (plural vazadores, feminine vazadora, feminine plural vazadoras)

vazadores (plural)
vazadora (feminine)
vazadoras (feminine plural)

leak (person who discloses secret information)


urso-negro

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual

black bear (Ursus americanus, a bear species of North America)


trigo-mouro

Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagopyrum esculentum#Translingual

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum, an Asian cereal plant)

Triticum turgidum subsp. durum#Translingual

Triticum durum
Triticum durum#Translingual

durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (syn. Triticum durum), a variety of hard wheat)


xavante

xavante m or f by sense (plural xavantes)


xavante

Xavánte (Ge language spoken by the Xavánte people)


termófilo

(biology) thermophile (organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures)


ampola de Vater

ampola de Vater f (plural ampolas de Vater)

(anatomy) ampulla of Vater (swelling marking the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct)


significância

significance (the extent to which something matters)


solteirão

solteirão m (plural solteirões, feminine solteirona, feminine plural solteironas)

solteirões (plural)
solteirona (feminine)
solteironas (feminine plural)

[soʊ̯.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[sɔɫ.tɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[sɔɫ.tɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

[sɔɫ.teˈɾɐ̃w̃]

(sometimes offensive) a man who remains single for too long


silhueta

Borrowed from French silhouette, from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, a French politician. His surname, in turn, comes from Basque zulueta (“holes, caves”).

silhouette (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color)


apendectomia

(surgery) appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix)


vetor próprio

vetor próprio m (plural vetores próprios)

(Portugal, linear algebra) eigenvector (vector not rotated by linear transformation)


bibliodrama

Bibliodrama (the acting of stories from the Bible)


biblioclepta

biblioclepta m or f by sense (plural bibliocleptas)


cronônimo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cronónimo.


roteirista

roteirista m or f by sense (plural roteiristas)

screenwriter (person who writes scripts for radio or television)

(nautical) person who chooses a maritime itinerary


vira-lata

vira-lata m or f by sense (plural vira-latas)

From vira (“he knocks over”) + lata (“[trash] can”). Sense “person who dislikes their own country” from complexo de vira-lata.

af

stray (dog that lives at large, without an owner)

(very offensive) mongrel (person of mixed race)

Eu tenho que sair desse lugar. Eu odeio esse país.
Vai tarde, vira-lata.
I have to leave this place. I hate this country.
Good riddance, mutt.

a person who dislikes their own country and culture and/or prefers what is foreign (especially American).


udômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of udómetro.


serpentário

Sagittarius serpentarius
Sagittarius serpentarius#Translingual

secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius, a terrestrial bird of Africa)


braquidactilia

(medicine) brachydactyly (abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes)


braquioníquia

brachyonychia (condition in which the end of the thumb is widened and flattened)


braquicefalídeo

pt-noun

braquicefalídeo m (plural braquicefalídeos)

(zoology) brachycephalid (any member of the Brachycephalidae)


táxi-lotação

(transport) share taxi (vehicle taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled)


singularidade

singularity (peculiar state or occurrence)

uniqueness (the quality of being unique)

(relativity) singularity (point in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density)


turbulência

(uncountable) turbulence (state of being turbulent or agitated)

turbulence (period of agitation in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft)


bicho de sete cabeças

bicho de sete cabeças m (plural bichos de sete cabeças)

From bicho (“beast”) + de (“of”) + sete (“seven”) + cabeças (“heads”). Literally, “seven-headed beast”.

com

É um pouco complicado, mas também não é um bicho de sete cabeças.

It's a bit complicated, but it's not rocket science.

(idiomatic) rocket science, brain surgery (anything overly complex)


trança

Uncertain. Compare Spanish trenza, English tress, French tresse, and Italian treccia.

braid; plait (weave of three or more strands)


sustentação

sustentation; sustainment (act of sustaining)

lift (upward force that keeps aircraft aloft)


uquelele

(music) ukulele (small Hawaiian four-stringed guitar)


trinômio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of trinómio.


sémen

Learned borrowing from Latin sēmen (“seed; semen”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Doublet of semente and semilha.

lbor

European Portuguese standard spelling of sêmen.


partenogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of partenogénese.


braquiação

(zoology) brachiation (movement by swinging arms between holds)


antropogénese

antropogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ/


antropómetro

antropómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

anthropometer (device used to measure parts of the body)


tramagueira

/tɾɐ.mɐˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

[tɾɐ.mɐˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]

/tɾɐ.mɐˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

[tɾɐ.mɐˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]

/tɾɐ.mɐˈɡe.ɾɐ/

[tɾɐ.mɐˈɣe.ɾɐ]


retrospeto

European Portuguese standard spelling of retrospecto.


bolacha-da-praia

pt-noun

bolacha-da-praia f (plural bolachas-da-praia)

Literally, “beach cookie”. The dead, dried individuals found on beaches are hard and similar in shape to a biscuit.

sand dollar (any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida)


sensacionalista

sensacionalista m or f by sense (plural sensacionalistas)

sensationalist (one who indulges in sensational behaviour)


coexistência

coexistence (the condition of multiple things existing together)


sem vergonha

sem vergonha m or f by sense (plural sem vergonhas)

/ˈsẽj̃ veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈsẽj̃ veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈsẽj̃ veɾˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ veɾˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈsẽj̃ veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ veʁˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ veɻˈɡo.ɲa]

/ˈsɐ̃j̃ vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃j̃ vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ]


zootécnico

zootécnico m (plural zootécnicos, feminine zootécnica, feminine plural zootécnicas)

zootécnicos (plural)
zootécnica (feminine)
zootécnicas (feminine plural)

zootechnician (one working in zootechnics)


antropotopónimo

antropotopónimo m (plural antropotopónimos)

antropotopónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

anthropotoponym (placename derived from the name of a person)


antropização

(ecology) anthropisation (transformation or adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of humans)


véneto

European Portuguese standard spelling of vêneto.


páreo

(rare) a race between pairs of competitors

the event of a particular race in the sport of horse racing;

Ele não era páreo para mim.

match (someone with equal or better skill)


umidificador

Brazilian Portuguese spelling of humidificador


asseguração

/ɐ.sɨ.ɡu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.sɨ.ɣu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


antinflamatório

antinflamatório m (plural antinflamatórios)

(uncommon) Alternative form of anti-inflamatório


tesoureiro

tesoureiro m (plural tesoureiros, feminine tesoureira, feminine plural tesoureiras)

tesoureiros (plural)
tesoureira (feminine)
tesoureiras (feminine plural)

treasurer (official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation)


betinha

/bɛˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[bɛˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/bɛˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[bɛˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]


videocâmera

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of videocâmara.


antroponose

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔˈnɔ.zɨ/

(medicine) anthroponosis (spread of disease from humans to animals)


delusão

delusion (state of being deluded or misled)


antropomancia

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.mɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/

anthropomancy (divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails)


saber-fazer

saber-fazer m (usually uncountable, plural saber-fazeres or saber-fazer)

saber-fazeres (plural)
saber-fazer (plural)

Calque of French savoir-faire (“know-how”).

calque

know-how (the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly)


aerogerador

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾi/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

wind turbine (device for converting wind power into electricity)


aniquilação

annihilation (the act of completely destroying something)


antropomorfita

pt-noun

antropomorfita m or f by sense (plural antropomorfitas)

(theology) anthropomorphite (one who ascribes human attributes to a deity)


antropogeógrafo

antropogeógrafo m (plural antropogeógrafos)

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔˈʒjɔ.ɡɾɐ.fu/

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔˈʒjɔ.ɣɾɐ.fu]

anthropogeographer (one who studies anthropogeography)


bibliótafo

(rare) bibliotaph (one who hides books and keeps them from use)


ditafone

dictation machine (sound recording device)


antropomorfose

antropomorfose f (plural antropomorfoses)

(philosophy) anthropomorphosis (transformation into a human form)


bioantropólogo

bioantropólogo m (plural bioantropólogos, feminine bioantropóloga, feminine plural bioantropólogas)

bioantropólogos (plural)
bioantropóloga (feminine)
bioantropólogas (feminine plural)

bioanthropologist (specialist in bioanthropology)


braquicefalia

(pathology) brachycephaly (condition wherein the skull is flattened)


antropopatia

(theology) anthropopathy (attribution of human emotions to a god)


sanfona

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.

(music) hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)

(music, Brazil) concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)

(music, Brazil) accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)

(figurative) bellows (any flexible container)

(figurative) verbiage; repetition of arguments


braquilogia

From braqui- + -logia, from Ancient Greek βραχυλογία (brakhulogía), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”).


bibliólatra

bibliólatra m or f by sense (plural bibliólatras)


braquialgia

(medicine) brachialgia (pain in the arm)


antropozoonose

antropozoonose f (plural antropozoonoses)

(pathology) anthropozoonosis (disease transmitted between animals and humans)


braquiterapia

From braqui- (“brachy-”) + terapia (“therapy”).


biblioclasta

pt-noun

biblioclasta m or f by sense (plural biblioclastas)


coletivização

collectivisation (the act of collectivising)


braquiador

brachiator (creature that moves by means of brachiation)


antropografia

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(anthropology) anthropography (branch of anthropology that deals with human divisions as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions and customs)


democratização

democratização f (plural democratizações)

democratisation (the introduction of democracy)


antropomorfização

antropomorfização f (plural antropomorfizações)

anthropomorphisation (attribution of human qualities)


braquiópode

brachiopod (any of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda)


antropossemiótica

(semiotics) anthroposemiotics (study of human communication)


bibliomaníaco

From biblio- + -maníaco or bibliomania + -aco.

bibliomaniac (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books)


bibliomancia

bibliomancy (divination by interpreting a passage from a book)


maçã-de-Adão

[maˌsɐ̃.d͡ʒi.aˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maˌsɐ̃.d͡ʒi.aˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐˌsɐ̃.d‿ɐˈdɐ̃w̃/

[mɐˌsɐ̃.d‿ɐˈðɐ̃w̃]

From maçã (“apple”) + de (“of”) + Adão (“Adam”).


desestabilização

desestabilização f (plural desestabilizações)

destabilization (the act of making something unstable)


antropomorfista

antropomorfista m or f by sense (plural antropomorfistas)

anthropomorphist (one who anthropomorphises)


antropometrista

antropometrista m or f by sense (plural antropometristas)

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.mɨˈtɾiʃ.tɐ/

anthropometrist (practitioner of anthropometry)


veemência

Learned borrowing from Latin vehementia.

vehemence (an intense concentration, force or power)


antropobiólogo

antropobiólogo m (plural antropobiólogos, feminine antropobióloga, feminine plural antropobiólogas)

antropobiólogos (plural)
antropobióloga (feminine)
antropobiólogas (feminine plural)

bioanthropologist (specialist in bioanthropology)


antropotomia

anthropotomy (anatomy or dissection of the human body)


antropobiologia

antropobiologia f (plural antropobiologias)


bibliógrafo

bibliógrafo m (plural bibliógrafos, feminine bibliógrafa, feminine plural bibliógrafas)

bibliógrafos (plural)
bibliógrafa (feminine)
bibliógrafas (feminine plural)

bibliographer (person who compiles bibliographies)


víquingue

víquingue m or f by sense (plural víquingues)

Borrowed from English Viking, from Old Norse víkingr.

(historical) Viking (Scandinavian seafaring raider)


alvenel

Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish albañil.

construction worker (employee working at a construction)


coroinha

altar boy (boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity)


antropocoria

(botany) anthropochory (the dispersal of seeds, spores or fruit by humans)


antroposofista

antroposofista m or f by sense (plural antroposofistas)

(philosophy, religion) anthroposophist (proponent of anthroposophy)


antropolatria

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.lɐˈtɾi.ɐ/

(philosophy, theology) anthropolatry (worship of men)


antropogenia

antropogenia f (usually uncountable, plural antropogenias)

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒɨˈni.ɐ/

anthropogeny (study of human origins and development)


autopolinização

autopolinização f (plural autopolinizações)


antropólito

(paleontology) anthropolite (petrification of the human body)


descriminalização

descriminalização f (plural descriminalizações)

decriminalization (the act of making something no longer a crime)


pateca

→ French: pastèque

From Arabic بَطِيخَة (baṭīḵa, “watermelon”).


tricobezoar

trichobezoar (a bezoar composed of hair)


pronome preposicionado

pronome preposicionado m (plural pronomes preposicionados)

prepositional pronoun
prepositional pronoun

(Romance linguistics) prepositional pronoun (type of pronoun in Romance languages)


pesca esportiva

pesca esportiva f (usually uncountable, plural pescas esportivas)

(Brazil) angling (fishing for recreation or sport)


gerador Van de Graaff

gerador Van de Graaff m (plural geradores Van de Graaff)

Van de Graaff generator
Van de Graaff generator

(physics) Van de Graaff generator (device in which an electric charge is built up by means of a moving belt)


tradutologia

translation studies (study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting)


salve-se-quem-puder

(idiomatic) an extremely chaotic situation


preso político

preso político m (plural presos políticos, feminine presa política, feminine plural presas políticas)

presos políticos (plural)
presa política (feminine)
presas políticas (feminine plural)

political prisoner (person imprisoned for their political views activism)


seguidor de acampamento

seguidor de acampamento m (plural seguidores de acampamento, feminine seguidora de acampamento, feminine plural seguidoras de acampamento)

seguidores de acampamento (plural)
seguidora de acampamento (feminine)
seguidoras de acampamento (feminine plural)

camp follower (civilian who follows an army in order to provide services)


supercorda

(physics) superstring (hypothetical, very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten or more dimensions)


sistema nervoso central

sistema nervoso central m (usually uncountable, plural sistemas nervosos centrais)

central nervous system
central nervous system

(neuroanatomy) central nervous system (the brain, brainstem and spinal cord)


sucessão apostólica

apostolic succession
apostolic succession


vombate

wombat (any of several Australian marsupials of the family Vombatidae)


triângulo amoroso

triângulo amoroso m (plural triângulos amorosos, metaphonic)

triângulos amorosos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

love triangle (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third)


yupik

Yup'ik (a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family)

Yup'ik (a group of native peoples of Alaska and Chukotka)


tentilhão-montês

tentilhão-montês m (plural tentilhões-monteses)

Fringilla montifringilla
Fringilla montifringilla#Translingual

brambling (Fringilla montifringilla, a finch of northern Eurasia)


tatu-de-jardim

tatu-de-jardim m (plural tatus-de-jardim)

(Brazil) woodlouse (any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea)


teoria do caos

(mathematics) chaos theory (study of iterative non-linear systems)


tatuzinho-de-jardim

tatuzinho-de-jardim m (plural tatuzinhos-de-jardim)


sumagre

sumac (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus)


rosário

→ Japanese: ロザリオ (rozario)

→ Malay: rosario

Indonesian: rosario

(Christianity) rosary (Catholic prayer beads)


revulsão

[he.vuʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.vuʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.vuʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.vuɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ʁɨ.vuɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ʁɨ.βuɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

(medicine) revulsion (the treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere)


temeridade

(uncountable) temerity (reckless boldness)


sobredose

[su.βɾɨˈðɔ.zɨ]

overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug)


sangue azul

/ˌsɐ̃.ɡ‿ɐˈzul/

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡ‿ɐˈzuɫ]

/ˌsɐ̃.ɡ‿ɐˈzul/

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡ‿ɐˈzuɫ]

blue blood (noble or aristocratic ancestry)

(by extension) a well-born person (descended from wealthy and influential families)


tomilho

thyme (any plant of the genus Thymus, often used as seasoning)


sizígia

From Late Latin sȳzygia (“conjunction”), from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía, “union, yoke, pair”).

der

(astronomy, astrology) syzygy (alignment of celestial bodies)


segurelha

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin satureia.


travessura

[tɾɐ.βɨˈsu.ɾɐ]


porta-bagagem

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.baˈɡa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˌpɔχ.tɐ.baˈɡa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.bɐˈɡa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐˈɣa.ʒɐ̃j̃]


valáquio

pt-noun

valáquio m (plural valáquios, feminine valáquia, feminine plural valáquias)

valáquios (plural)
valáquia (feminine)
valáquias (feminine plural)


ás na manga

(idiomatic) ace in the hole (unrevealed advantage)


testemunha ocular

testemunha ocular f (plural testemunhas oculares)

eyewitness (person who has seen an event)


sílex

flint (hard, fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)


verbo de ligação

verbo de ligação m (plural verbos de ligação)

(linguistics, grammar) copula (verb used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate)


vida após a morte

vida após a morte f (usually uncountable, plural vidas após a morte)

(religion, parapsychology) afterlife; life after death


trapaceiro

trapaceiro m (plural trapaceiros, feminine trapaceira, feminine plural trapaceiras)

trapaceiros (plural)
trapaceira (feminine)
trapaceiras (feminine plural)

cheater (someone who is dishonest or cheats)


trepadeira

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

climber; creeper (plant that grows by creeping)

nuthatch (any passerine bird of the genus Sitta)

(Brazil, vulgar) slut, whore (promiscuous woman)


tubarão-golfinho

tubarão-golfinho m (plural tubarões-golfinho)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus, a large pelagic predatory shark of the Atlantic)


tubarão-frade

Cetorhinus maximus
Wikispecies:Cetorhinus maximus

basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus, a large species of plankton-eating shark)


tubarão-vitamínico

tubarão-vitamínico m (plural tubarões-vitamínicos)

Galeorhinus galeus
Galeorhinus galeus#Translingual

school shark (Galeorhinus galeus, a species of hound shark)


unidade central de processamento

unidade central de processamento f (plural unidades centrais de processamento)

unidades centrais de processamento (plural)

central processing unit
central processing unit

(computer hardware) central processing unit (part of a computer that executes instructions)


setra

(Brazil) slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)


tango argentino

Argentine tango (genre of ballroom dance and music)


uzbeque

uzbeque m or f by sense (plural uzbeques)


tálamo

(anatomy) thalamus (structure within forebrain)

(botany) thalamus (receptacle of a flower)


spray de pimenta

spray de pimenta m (plural sprays de pimenta)

pepper spray (a non-lethal riot-control or self-defence chemical agent)


sessão espírita

sessão espírita f (plural sessões espíritas)

séance (a ceremony where people try to communicate with spirits)


setter irlandês

setter irlandês m (plural setters irlandeses)


secador de cabelo

secador de cabelo m (plural secadores de cabelo)

hairdryer (electrical appliance for drying hair)


psicrófilo

(biology) psychrophile (organism capable of living at relatively low temperature)


princípio antrópico

(cosmology) anthropic principle (explanation for the nature of the universe)


respiração boca-a-boca

respiração boca-a-boca f (plural respirações boca-a-boca)

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (first-aid technique)


silesiano

silesiano m (plural silesianos, feminine silesiana, feminine plural silesianas)

silesianos (plural)
silesiana (feminine)
silesianas (feminine plural)


sânscrito védico

Vedic Sanskrit (earliest form of Sanskrit)


lírio-do-mar

sea lily (any of several stalked crinoids)


siamês

siamês m (plural siameses, feminine siamesa, feminine plural siamesas)

siameses (plural)
siamesa (feminine)
siamesas (feminine plural)

From Sião, Siam (“historical name of Thailand”) + -ês. Compare English Siamese.


quarteto de cordas

pt-noun

quarteto de cordas m (plural quartetos de cordas)

(music) string quartet (group of four string players)


síndrome de Guillain-Barré

síndrome de Guillain-Barré f (uncountable)

Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome

(neurology) Guillain-Barré syndrome (a disease of the nervous system)


seboso

seboso m (plural sebosos, feminine sebosa, feminine plural sebosas, metaphonic)

sebosos (plural)
sebosa (feminine)
sebosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


pá de lixo

dustpan (flat scoop for assembling dust)


irlandês médio

Middle Irish (Gaelic language spoken in Ireland during the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries)


lanterna de Aristóteles

lanterna de Aristóteles f (plural lanternas de Aristóteles)

(zoology) Aristotle's lantern (jaws of sea urchins)


russo branco

russo branco m (plural russos brancos, feminine russa branca, feminine plural russas brancas)

russos brancos (plural)
russa branca (feminine)
russas brancas (feminine plural)

(historical) White Russian (Russian who supported the tsar in the Russian Civil War)


transgénero

transgéneros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


sombreiro

→ Afrikaans: sambreel

From Old Galician-Portuguese sombreiro, earlier soombreyro. By surface analysis, sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -eiro. Compare Spanish sombrero.

surf

Philippine pigeonwings
Philippine pigeonwings

Philippine pigeonwings (Clitoria fairchildiana)

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa#Translingual

(South Brazil) Indian almond (Terminalia catappa)


tubarão-peregrino

pt-noun

tubarão-peregrino m (plural tubarões-peregrinos)

basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus, a large species of plankton-eating shark)


seichelense

seichelense m or f by sense (plural seichelenses)

Seychellois (person from the Seychelles)


biba

Eriobotrya japonica
Eriobotrya japonica#Translingual

(Macau) loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)


biba

(vulgar, slang, Brazil) a homosexual man; a fag


ofiuroide

[o.fiʊ̯ˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[o.fiʊ̯ˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

brittle star (any of various echinoderms of the class Ophiuroidea)


retrógrado

retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)

retrógrados (plural)
retrógrada (feminine)
retrógradas (feminine plural)

/ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɡɾɐ.du/

[ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɣɾɐ.ðu]

Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).


roséola

(pathology) roseola (rosy rash that occurs with various fevers)


súcia

(Brazil) carousal (loud and noisy social gathering)


voz ativa

(grammar) active voice (the voice in which the subject of a verb carries out the action)


traço ene

(typography, rare) en dash (name of the typographical symbol –)


teutão

[teʊ̯ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Teuton (member of an ancient Germanic tribe of Jutland)


transumância

From trans- + Latin humus (“earth, soil”) + -ância.

af

transhumance (the movement of people with their grazing animals to new pastures)


viscondessa

From visconde (“viscount”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


usureiro

pt-noun

usureiro m (plural usureiros, feminine usureira, feminine plural usureiras)

usureiros (plural)
usureira (feminine)
usureiras (feminine plural)

usurer, loan shark (one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates)


tramazeira

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia#Translingual

rowan (Sorbus aucuparia, a deciduous tree or shrub of Eurasia)


sabe-tudo

(derogatory) know-it-all (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject)


videoprojetor

videoprojetor m (plural videoprojetores)

video projector (device that projects video)


selagem

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


septo nasal

(anatomy) nasal septum (septum separating the nostrils)


régua-tê

/ˌʁɛ.ɡwɐˈte/

/ˌʁɛ.ɡwɐˈte/

/ˌʁɛ.ɡwɐˈte/

[ˌχɛ.ɡwɐˈte]

/ˌʁɛ.ɡwɐˈte/

[ˌʁɛ.ɣwɐˈte]

T-square (ruler with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end)


rinque de patinação

rinque de patinação m (plural rinques de patinação)

(Brazil) ice rink (a surface for ice skating)


sexo, drogas e rock and roll

sexo, drogas e rock and roll m (uncountable)

sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll

(idiomatic) sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (indulgent and pleasurable activities)


triângulo retângulo

triângulo retângulo m (plural triângulos retângulos)

(geometry) right triangle (a triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles)


tadjique

tadjique m or f by sense (plural tadjiques)


tadjique

Tajik (Persian language spoken in Tajikstan)


ursinho de pelúcia

ursinho de pelúcia m (plural ursinhos de pelúcia)


roda-viva

[ˌʁɔ.ðɐˈvi.vɐ]

[ˌʁɔ.ðɐˈvi.vɐ]

[ˌʁɔ.ðɐˈβi.βɐ]

swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)


vela solar

(astronautics) solar sail (a sail-like structure on a spacecraft)


osteogénese

osteogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ˌɔʃ.tjɔˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ/

(physiology) osteogenesis (the formation and development of bone)


futebol total

(soccer) total football (tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game)


porta-joias

/ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʒɔj.ɐs/

[ˌpɔh.tɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

/ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʒɔj.ɐs/

[ˌpɔh.tɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʒɔj.ɐs/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐs]

/ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʒɔj.ɐʃ/

[ˌpɔχ.tɐˈʒɔɪ̯.ɐʃ]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʒɔj.ɐʃ/


wattímetro

wattmeter (device for measuring electric power)


queijo azul

blue cheese (kind of cheese with bluish mold)


roupa íntima

underwear (clothes worn beneath other clothes)


relógio de sol

relógio de sol m (plural relógios de sol)

sundial (simple timekeeping device which makes use of sunlight)


vergasta

/vɨɾˈɡaʃ.tɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣaʃ.tɐ]

/vɨɾˈɡaʃ.tɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣaʃ.tɐ]

/bɨɾˈɡaʃ.tɐ/

[bɨɾˈɣaʃ.tɐ]

cane (short rod used for corporal punishment)


sal da terra

(idiomatic) salt of the earth (a decent, dependable person)


roupa interior

roupa interior f (plural roupas interiores)


tesouraria

treasury (place where treasure is stored safely)

treasury (department of a company that deals with its finances)


polinização

(botany) pollination (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma)


pronome oblíquo tónico

pronome oblíquo tónico m (plural pronomes oblíquos tónicos)

(grammar) the prepositional pronoun in Portuguese


sorteio

draw (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined)

drawing (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)


roupa de baixo

roupa de baixo f (plural roupas de baixo)

(Brazil) underwear (clothes worn beneath other clothes)


torno de oleiro

torno de oleiro m (plural tornos de oleiro)

potter's wheel (rotating wheel used to shape ceramics)


síndrome de abstinência

síndrome de abstinência f (plural síndromes de abstinência)

abstinence syndrome (physical symptoms of an addict during withdrawal)


sirigaita

(informal) minx (a cheeky, impudent or pert woman)

short-toed treecreeper
short-toed treecreeper


salsichão

[saʊ̯.siˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From salsicha + -ão (augmentative suffix).

Augmentative of salsicha (“big sausage”)


sexualização

sexualization, (UK) sexualisation (act or process of sexualising)


vereador

vereador m (plural vereadores, feminine vereadora, feminine plural vereadoras)

vereadores (plural)
vereadora (feminine)
vereadoras (feminine plural)

[vɨ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

[vɛ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

[vɨ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

[vɛ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

[bɨ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

[bɛ.ɾjɐˈðoɾ]

alderman; councillor (member of a municipal assembly or council)


sétimo céu

sétimo céu m (usually uncountable, plural sétimos céus)

seventh heaven; cloud nine (state of great joy and satisfaction)


pós-modernismo

pós-modernismo m (plural pós-modernismos)

postmodernism (a style of art, literature, etc)


sedentário

sedentário m (plural sedentários, feminine sedentária, feminine plural sedentárias)

sedentários (plural)
sedentária (feminine)
sedentárias (feminine plural)


silte

(geology) silt (fine earth deposited by water)


semicolcheia

(music) semiquaver (a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails)


ruído branco

white noise (nondescript noise in the background)


são-tomense

são-tomense m or f by sense (plural são-tomenses)

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe


são-tomense

Sãotomense; Forro (a Portuguese-based creole spoken in São Tomé)


trigémeo

trigémeo m (plural trigémeos, feminine trigémea, feminine plural trigémeas)

trigémeos (plural)
trigémea (feminine)
trigémeas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


tonema

(phonetics) toneme (distinctive tonal pattern in a tonal language)


sistema nervoso simpático

sistema nervoso simpático m (uncountable)

sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system

(neuroanatomy) sympathetic nervous system


zootecnista

zootecnista m or f by sense (plural zootecnistas)

zootechnician (specialist in zootechnics)


trepanação

(surgery) trepanation (drilling of a hole in the skull)


tripanossoma

(zoology) trypanosome (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects)


travessão

/tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

/tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

/tɾɐ.bɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[tɾɐ.βɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

(typography) em dash (name of the symbol —)

(sports) crossbar (the top of the goal structure)


tragicidade

tragicidade f (usually uncountable, plural tragicidades)

tragicness (state or quality of being tragic)


soviete

(historical) soviet (governing council in the Soviet Union)


timoneiro

timoneiro m (plural timoneiros, feminine timoneira, feminine plural timoneiras)

timoneiros (plural)
timoneira (feminine)
timoneiras (feminine plural)

(nautical) helmsman (person responsible for steering a ship)


soneca

Só vou tirar uma soneca.


tanchagem

/tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒẽj̃/

[tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/tɐ̃ˈt͡ʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Metathesis of chantagem, from Old Galician-Portuguese chantagem, from Latin plantāginem. Compare Spanish llantén. Doublet of plantago.

plantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)


toca-discos

Não desesperas / No toca-discos, no toca-discos / Vira e volta / É tudo de que a vida se trata / Vira e volta

1999, “Toca-Discos”, in Tridecoder, performed by Lali Puna:

record player (device for playing gramophone records)


supositório

suppository (medicine inserted into the anus or vagina)


sustenido

(music) sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)


vara de pesca

[ˈva.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpɛʃ.kɐ]

[ˈva.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpɛʃ.kɐ]

[ˈba.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpɛʃ.kɐ]

fishing rod (rod with a line used for fishing)


relógio solar

relógio solar m (plural relógios solares)

sundial (simple timekeeping device which makes use of sunlight)


natação sincronizada

synchronised swimming
synchronised swimming

(Portugal, swimming) synchronised swimming (event where competitors swim in a ballet-like manner)


rodela

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”). Compare Spanish rodilla.

a round piece of food, such as a slice of banana or sausage

(historical) a type of round infantry shield


telefone móvel

telefone móvel m (plural telefones móveis)

[tɨ.lɨˈfɔ.nɨ ˈmɔ.βɛɫ]


tecnologia da informação

tecnologia da informação f (uncountable)

information technology
information technology

(computing) information technology (the practice of creating and/or studying computer systems and applications)


tetragrama

/tɛ.tɾɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[tɛ.tɾɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/tɛ.tɾɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[tɛ.tɾɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

יהוה יהוה#Hebrew

(Judaism) Tetragrammaton (the letters יהוה used as the ineffable name of God)


regularizador

regularizador m (plural regularizadores, feminine regularizadora, feminine plural regularizadoras)

regularizadores (plural)
regularizadora (feminine)
regularizadoras (feminine plural)

regulator (someone or something that regulates)


sortilégio

Ultimately from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“sort”) + legere (“choose”).


tritão

[tɾiˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin Trītōne, from Ancient Greek Τρῑ́των (Trī́tōn).


sestro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Spanish siniestro. Doublet of sinistro, a borrowing from Latin.

inh+

habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically)


transtorno bipolar

pt-noun

transtorno bipolar m (plural transtornos bipolares)

(clinical psychology) bipolar disorder (psychiatric diagnostic category characterised by mood swing)


sigmatismo

lisp; sigmatism (speech impediment in which a person cannot articulate sibilants)

(literature, poetry) excessive repetition of sibilants


sapeca

From Malay sa (“one”) + paku (“thread of one hundred pichi coins”).


topa-tudo

(Brazil) someone who will do anything for money


retranca

/ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/

[χeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ]

/ʁɨˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/

(nautical) boom (spar extending the foot of a sail)

(horse tack) crupper (strap looped under a horse’s tail)

(sports) defence (tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring)


transmorfo

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈmɔʁ.fu/

[tɾɐ̃ʒˈmɔχ.fu]

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈmɔɾ.fu/

(fantasy) shape-shifter (a person who can change his shape)


estiagem

[is.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[is.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[iʃ.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[iʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[eʃ.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[eʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[es.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

From estio (“summer, dry season”) + -agem.

Produziu-se como que uma estiagem da sabedoria, e há o risco de que a sabedoria tenha emigrado destas paragens para junto de vós.

2001, Plato, translated by Maura Iglésias, Meno, Rio de Janeiro: Ed. PUC-Rio, pages 70c-71a:

A kind of drought of wisdom has come on, and there is a risk that wisdom has deserted this vicinity in favor of yours.


super-homem

Calque of German Übermensch. By surface analysis, super- + homem.

(philosophy) superman; übermensch (person who has transcended his humanity)

(fiction) superman (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers)


siba

From Latin sepia. Doublet of sépia. Compare Galician xiba and Spanish jibia.

cuttlefish (any squid-like mollusc of the genus Sepia)


microônibus

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


onda dente de serra

onda dente de serra f (plural ondas dente de serra)

(mathematics, engineering) sawtooth wave (function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops)


fogo cruzado

(military) crossfire (interlocking lines of fire)

(figurative) crossfire (heated confrontation)


violência doméstica

violência doméstica f (plural violências domésticas)

domestic violence (violence committed against member of the household)


vida noturna

nightlife (nocturnal entertainment activities)


tábua de cortar

tábua de cortar f (plural tábuas de cortar)

chopping board (a sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food)


urso-cinzento

urso-cinzento m (plural ursos-cinzentos)

Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus arctos horribilis#Translingual

grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis, a North-American subspecies of the brown bear)


visão de raios-X

(science fiction) X-ray vision (ability to see through solid matter)


turboélice

turboprop (type of gas-turbine aircraft engine)


unidade de terapia intensiva

unidade de terapia intensiva f (plural unidades de terapia intensiva)

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


vendedor ambulante

vendedor ambulante m (plural vendedores ambulantes, feminine vendedora ambulante, feminine plural vendedoras ambulantes)

vendedores ambulantes (plural)
vendedora ambulante (feminine)
vendedoras ambulantes (feminine plural)

peddler; hawker (itinerant seller of small goods)


viagem no tempo

viagem no tempo f (plural viagens no tempo)

(chiefly science fiction) time travel (hypothetical or fictional travel to the past or future)

a short television piece about past events


fobia social

social anxiety disorder
social anxiety disorder

(psychiatry) social anxiety disorder (intense fear in social situations)


teste de Rorschach

teste de Rorschach m (plural testes de Rorschach)

(psychology) Rorschach test (method of psychological evaluation that uses subject’s interpretations of inkblots)


transvaaliano

Transvaalian (person from the Transvaal)


terraformação

(science fiction) terraforming (process of modifying a planet’s environment so it becomes similar to Earth’s)


truta arco-íris

truta arco-íris f (plural trutas arco-íris)

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss#Translingual

rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, a fish)


mortalidade materna

mortalidade materna f (plural mortalidades maternas)

maternal death (death caused by pregnancy or its management)


solução final

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see solução, final.

(historical) final solution (the planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews)


substantivo verbal

substantivo verbal m (plural substantivos verbais)

(grammar) verbal noun (noun formed from or corresponding to a verb)


varejeira azul

varejeira azul f (plural varejeiras azuis)

bluebottle (any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body)


verde-oliva

verde-oliva m (plural verdes-oliva or verdes-olivas)

verdes-oliva (plural)
verdes-olivas (plural)


xador

Ultimately from Iranian Persian چَادُر (čâdor), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

(Islam) chador (a loose robe worn by Muslim women in certain countries)


tonsila

(anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small mass of lymphoid tissue)


tipoia

[t͡ʃiˈpɔɪ̯.ɐ]

[t͡ʃiˈpɔɪ̯.ɐ]

sling (bandage used to support a wounded arm)


tacão

heel (part of shoe supporting the rear of the foot)

(figurative) control (influence or authority over)


terceto

(music) trio (piece of music written for three musicians)


toureador

toureador m (plural toureadores, feminine toureadora, feminine plural toureadoras)

toureadores (plural)
toureadora (feminine)
toureadoras (feminine plural)


tamborete

stool (small seat without a back or armrest)


triteísmo

tritheism (form of Christianity that denies the Trinity)


frontispício

(publishing) frontispiece (an illustration on the page before the title page of a book)

(architecture) façade (front of a building)


adufa

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic دُفَّة, from Arabic دَفَّة (daffa).


temperança

/tẽ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia.


sicofanta

pt-noun

sicofanta m or f by sense (plural sicofantas)

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs).


tolete

(nautical) thole (pin serving as the fulcrum of the oars)


tenente-coronel

pt-noun

tenente-coronel m (plural tenentes-coronéis)

(military) lieutenant colonel (military rank)