cabeceira

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

From cabeça (“head”) + -eira. Compare Spanish cabecera.

(especially in the plural) source of a river


caligrafia

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).


circunscrição

[siχ.kũʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


caucásico

pt-noun

caucásico m (plural caucásicos, feminine caucásica, feminine plural caucásicas)

caucásicos (plural)
caucásica (feminine)
caucásicas (feminine plural)


claridade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese claridade, craridade, from Latin clāritātem (“clarity, brightness”). By surface analysis, claro + -idade.


dióspiro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) + πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

affix

(Portugal) persimmon (fruit from tree of genus Diospyros)


capadócio

pt-noun

capadócio m (plural capadócios, feminine capadócia, feminine plural capadócias)

capadócios (plural)
capadócia (feminine)
capadócias (feminine plural)


cartinha

/kaʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

/kaʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

/kaɾˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[kaɾˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/kaʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[kaχˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]


camisolas interiores

camisola interior
camisola interior#Portuguese


benzinho

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈzi.ɲo]


cocheiro

cocheiro m (plural cocheiros, feminine cocheira, feminine plural cocheiras)

cocheiros (plural)
cocheira (feminine)
cocheiras (feminine plural)


cantador

cantador m (plural cantadores, feminine cantadeira, feminine plural cantadeiras)

cantadores (plural)
cantadeira (feminine)
cantadeiras (feminine plural)

[kɐ̃.tɐˈðoɾ]

[kɐ̃.tɐˈðoɾ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantador, from Latin cantātōrem. Compare Italian cantatore. By surface analysis, cantar + -dor.


cogitação

Learned borrowing from Latin cōgitātiōnem. By surface analysis, cogitar + -ção.


compunção

[kõ.pũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


comoção

Learned borrowing from Latin commōtiōnem.


comediógrafo

pt-noun

comediógrafo m (plural comediógrafos, feminine comediógrafa, feminine plural comediógrafas)

comediógrafos (plural)
comediógrafa (feminine)
comediógrafas (feminine plural)


conjuração

[kõ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


concupiscência

concupiscência f (plural concupiscências)


chácara

Borrowed from Spanish chácara, from Quechua chakra.


companha

[kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companha, from Vulgar Latin *compānia, from Late Latin compāniō (whence also French compagnon, Italian compagnone), from cum + pānis. Compare Galician and Spanish compaña.

inh+

(nautical) crew (especially of a fishing boat); seamanship


confidência

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfīdentia, from cōnfīdō.


camisola interior

pt-noun

camisola interior f (plural camisolas interiores)

(Portugal) vest (Commonwealth English), undershirt (American English)


consórcio

Borrowed from Latin cōnsortium, from consors, consortis.


construtor

construtor m (plural construtores, feminine construtora, feminine plural construtoras)

construtores (plural)
construtora (feminine)
construtoras (feminine plural)

From Late Latin cōnstrūctōrem (“builder”), from Latin cōnstruere (“to build, pile together”).


contradança

[kõ.tɾɐˈðɐ̃.sɐ]

From English country dance, through French contredanse.

(figuratively) successive changes; back and forth


bisavó

pt-noun

bisavó f (plural bisavós, masculine bisavô, masculine plural bisavôs)

bisavós (plural)
bisavô (masculine)
bisavôs (masculine plural)


alteia

Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow


contribuinte

contribuinte m or f by sense (plural contribuintes)

contributor (something that or someone who contributes)

taxpayer, tributary (individual who pays or is required to pay taxes)


cobrador

cobrador m (plural cobradores, feminine cobradora, feminine plural cobradoras)

cobradores (plural)
cobradora (feminine)
cobradoras (feminine plural)

[ku.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ku.βɾɐˈðoɾ]


coquete

coquete m or f by sense (plural coquetes)


cós

Ultimately from Latin corpus. Doublet of corpo and corpus.


fuinha

[ˈfuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈfuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

Borrowed from French fouine, from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna.

(colloquial, figurative) a skinny person

(colloquial) a person who enjoys gossiping or stirring up trouble


cândida

candida, thrush (yeast of the genus Candida)


deliqüescência

deliqüescência f (plural deliqüescências)

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


couraçado

(nautical) ironclad; dreadnought (battleship)


doninha

Eu sei que sim, por isso acompanho-te sempre e tenho tanto orgulho "da minha doninha querida".

2013, Rita Lacerda, Trilogia da Margarida, biblioteca24horas, →ISBN, page 31:


cópula

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Cf. also copla, cobra.


crente

(Brazil, often derogatory) a very religious or religiously conservative Christian, especially a Protestant Christian


deboche

/dɨˈbɔ.t͡ʃɨ/

[dɨˈβɔ.t͡ʃɨ]


decepção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēceptiōnem.


curral

→ Dutch: kraal

Afrikaans: kraal

→ English: kraal

From Old Galician-Portuguese curral, of uncertain origin. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *currālis, from currus (“chariot”). Cognate with Galician curral and Spanish corral.


congregação

[kõ.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ɡɾɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ɡɾɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


furão

From Old Galician-Portuguese foron, from Late Latin fūrōnem (“thief”), from Classical Latin fūr (“thief”), from Proto-Italic *fōr (“thief”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr (“thief”), which is derived from *bʰer- (“to carry”).
Cognate with Galician furón, Spanish hurón, Catalan and Occitan fura, French furet, English ferret and Italian furetto.

Mustela putorius furo
Mustela putorius furo#Translingual

(colloquial, figurative) meddler, ferreter

(Brazil, figurative) a hard-working person


demasia

Borrowed from Spanish demasía. By surface analysis, demais + -ia.


cruzador

cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship)


deliquescência

pt-noun

deliquescência f (plural deliquescências)


deputado

deputado m (plural deputados, feminine deputada, feminine plural deputadas)

deputados (plural)
deputada (feminine)
deputadas (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēputātus.

slbor

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament


denunciador

pt-noun

denunciador m (plural denunciadores, feminine denunciadora, feminine plural denunciadoras)

denunciadores (plural)
denunciadora (feminine)
denunciadoras (feminine plural)


conversador

conversador m (plural conversadores, feminine conversadora, feminine plural conversadoras)

conversadores (plural)
conversadora (feminine)
conversadoras (feminine plural)


contramestra

/ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/


desdém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desden, borrowed from Old Occitan desdenh.


paramita

(Buddhism) paramita (perfection or culmination of certain virtues)


contramestre

pt-noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

contramestres (plural)
contramestra (feminine)
contramestras (feminine plural)

/ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/

From contra- (“auxiliary”) + mestre (“master”).

prefix

overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)

(nautical) petty officer who controls the work of other seamen


descendência

offspring, progeny, issue (all the descendants of a person)


descontentamento

pt-noun

descontentamento m (plural descontentamentos)


desengano

Deverbal from desenganar (“to disabuse”) or des- + engano.


calhau

Borrowed from Provençal calhau, from Gaulish caljavo or from *caljo (“stone”).

(Brazil, journalism) an ad placed to fill space in a newspaper page; filler


desdéns

[deʒˈdẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/dɨʒˈdɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[dɨʒˈðɐ̃j̃ʃ]


lojista

pt-noun

lojista m or f by sense (plural lojistas)


desfalecimento

desfalecimento m (plural desfalecimentos)


desfavor

[dɨʃ.fɐˈβoɾ]


desfastio

[d͡ʒiʃ.faʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]


dindinho

/d͡ʒĩˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

[d͡ʒĩˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]

/d͡ʒĩˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

[d͡ʒĩˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]

/d͡ʒĩˈd͡ʒi.ɲo/


perspetiva

Borrowed from Medieval Latin perspectīva (“science of optics”).

bor+

European Portuguese standard spelling of perspectiva.


fineza

From fino (“thin; fine”) + -eza (“-ness”).

finesse (property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance)

suavity (quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind)

(of metals and gems) purity (state or degree of being pure)


desregramento

/dɨʒ.ʁɨ.ɡɾɐˈmẽ.tu/

[dɨʒ.ʁɨ.ɣɾɐˈmẽ.tu]


dessemelhança

/dɨʃ.sɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/

/dɨ.ʃɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/


desvantagem

[d͡ʒiz.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiz.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[deʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/dɨʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/dɨʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/dɨʒ.bɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

[dɨʒ.βɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃]


despeito

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese despeito, from Latin dēspectus.


raquete

Borrowed from French raquette (“racquet”).

bor+

(sports) racket (implement with a frame used to hit a ball)

snowshoe (flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow)


desorganização

pt-noun

desorganização f (plural desorganizações)


disciplinador

disciplinador m (plural disciplinadores, feminine disciplinadora, feminine plural disciplinadoras)

disciplinadores (plural)
disciplinadora (feminine)
disciplinadoras (feminine plural)


diabrura

[djɐˈβɾu.ɾɐ]


divagação

[di.βɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


sapateado

From sapatear, from sapato (“shoe”) + -ear.

tap dance (rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer’s shoes make a series of clicks)


divã

Borrowed from French divan, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân).


dramalhão

[dɾa.maˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/dɾɐ.mɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/


donzela

donzela f (plural donzelas, masculine donzelo, masculine plural donzelos)

donzelas (plural)
donzelo (masculine)
donzelos (masculine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese donzela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Latin domina. Compare Old Occitan donçela, Spanish doncella, French demoiselle.

Donzela em apuros


ecônomo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “manager”), from οἶκος (oîkos) + νέμω (némō).

affix

οἶκος (oîkos) + νέμω (némō)


elevação

Learned borrowing from Latin ēlevātiōnem. By surface analysis, elevar + -ção.


dramaturgo

pt-noun

dramaturgo m (plural dramaturgos, feminine dramaturga, feminine plural dramaturgas)

dramaturgos (plural)
dramaturga (feminine)
dramaturgas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós).

uder

δραματουργός


empada

a type of meat or fish pie with a very crumbly crust


eloquência

Borrowed from Latin ēloquentia (“eloquence”).


enervação

[i.nɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


edificação

Learned borrowing from Latin aedificātiōnem. By surface analysis, edificar + -ção.


embarcação

/ẽ.bɐɾ.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


epopéia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of epopeia.


engrandecimento

pt-noun

engrandecimento m (plural engrandecimentos)


encontrão

/ẽ.kõˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

[ẽ.kõˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.kõˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.kõˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ẽ.kõˈtɾɐ̃w̃/


equimose

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis).


entreposto

pt-noun

entreposto m (plural entrepostos, metaphonic)

entrepostos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


acomodador

acomodador m (plural acomodadores, feminine acomodadora, feminine plural acomodadoras)

acomodadores (plural)
acomodadora (feminine)
acomodadoras (feminine plural)


enormidade

Borrowed from Latin ēnormitātem (“irregularity; enormity”), corresponding to enorme + -idade.

bor

enormity; nefariousness; extreme wickedness


enxame

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixame, from Latin exāmen.
Cognate with Galician enxame, Spanish enjambre, Catalan eixam, Occitan eissam, French essaim and Italian sciame. Doublet of exame.


jacá

(Brazil) a basket made from a type of bamboo, used on the backs of animals to carry cargo, usually meat, cheese, fish or other foodstuffs


entranha

From Old Galician-Portuguese entranna, from Latin interānea, from the plural of Latin interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”). Compare Spanish entraña, Catalan entranya, and French entrailles.

[ẽˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ĩˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ẽˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ĩˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

(anatomy) bowel (an internal organ of the stomach)

(usually in the plural) bowels (seat of emotions)

(usually in the plural, by extension) essence, core


ioiô

Borrowed from English yo-yo, most likely from Ilocano yóyo.


infalibilidade

pt-noun

infalibilidade f (plural infalibilidades)


humanitário

humanitário m (plural humanitários, feminine humanitária, feminine plural humanitárias)

humanitários (plural)
humanitária (feminine)
humanitárias (feminine plural)


pradaria

[pɾɐ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]


facada

stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)

(figurative, colloquial) a money request, usually by one that does not pay back

(figurative, humorous, Brazil) daylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)


redator

redator m (plural redatores, feminine redatora, feminine plural redatoras)

redatores (plural)
redatora (feminine)
redatoras (feminine plural)


operário

operário m (plural operários, feminine operária, feminine plural operárias)

operários (plural)
operária (feminine)
operárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin operārius. Compare the inherited doublet obreiro.


marechal

[mɐ.ɾɨˈt͡ʃaɫ]


meneio

body movement such as a wiggle or wriggle


enxerga

From Old Galician-Portuguese serga, from Latin sērica (with a later prefix en- added in Portuguese). Compare Galician xerga, Spanish jerga, French serge (whence Portuguese sarja).


rodagem

[χoˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʁuˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

From rodar (“to roll, to film”) + -agem.


tropeço

A stumble, trip, or substantial misstep.


epopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía). Compare Spanish epopeya, French épopée.


harmónica

harmónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


harmónico

harmónicos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics, mathematics) harmonic (a component frequency of the signal of a wave)


ênfase

Borrowed from Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”).


folhetim

the bottom half of a newspaper page, containing other than news


estalagem

Borrowed from Old Occitan ostalatge (“lodging”), from ostal (“house, dwelling”). Cognate with Spanish estalaje.


molecagem

(Brazil) something done which is characteristic of a brat


lacaio

pt-noun

lacaio m (plural lacaios, feminine lacaia, feminine plural lacaias)

lacaios (plural)
lacaia (feminine)
lacaias (feminine plural)

(figurative, derogatory) a subservient person


nobreza

From Old Galician-Portuguese nobreza, nobleza.


marmanjo

/mɐɾˈmɐ̃.ʒu/


retidão

[he.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]


pranto

From Old Galician-Portuguese pranto, planto, an early borrowing from Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese chanto (compare also Spanish llanto).


romancista

romancista m or f by sense (plural romancistas)


pontinha

/põˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[põˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/põˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[põˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

Ele sentiu uma pontinha de inveja do sucesso dela.

He felt a twinge of envy at her success.


plaino

(geography) plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)


rafaelista

rafaelista m or f by sense (plural rafaelistas)


jirau

(Brazil) a wooden framework built on piles driven into the ground (for housing, fishing etc)


estala

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz (“standing; stall; stable”).

uder

(obsolete) stable (building where horses are kept)

(obsolete, ecclesiastical) a monk’s or canon’s seat


selvageria

[sɛɫ.vɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]

[sɛɫ.vɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]

[sɛɫ.βɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]


oposicionista

pt-noun

oposicionista m or f by sense (plural oposicionistas)


plaina

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *planea, from Latin plāna; from plana, feminine of plano; or a back-formation from aplainar.


harmônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of harmónica.


viação

[vɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


variz

(pathology) varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)


superioridade

Borrowed from Medieval Latin superiōritātem, from Latin superior. By surface analysis, superior (“superior”) + -idade.


vocação

Learned borrowing from Latin vocātiōnem.


escaramuça

Borrowed from Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish, squabble”).


falua

(nautical) felucca (type of boat used to transport passengers and goods across the river Tagus)


trouxa

(informal) fool; stupid or gullible person


autómato

European Portuguese standard spelling of autômato.


gargalhada

/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎa.dɐ/

[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎa.ðɐ]


escarro

phlegm; spit (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)


tranqüilidade

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


macarrone

(Brazil, ethnic slur, colloquial) Italian (person)


indenização

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of indemnização.


estratificação

pt-noun

estratificação f (plural estratificações)


humildade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese humildade, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin humilitātem. Displaced collateral form omildade.


redenção

[he.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.dẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.ðẽˈsɐ̃w̃]


marquês

pt-noun

marquês m (plural marqueses, feminine marquesa, feminine plural marquesas)

marqueses (plural)
marquesa (feminine)
marquesas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese marques, from Old Spanish marques (Modern Spanish marqués), from Old Occitan marques, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“edge, boundary”).


esconjuro

exorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)

spell, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)

curse (a prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)


jornalismo

Borrowed from French journalisme. By surface analysis, jornal + -ismo.


padroeiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrom, padro (from patrōnus) + -eiro.


vibração

[vi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[vi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[bi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


escrivão

pt-noun

escrivão m (plural escrivães, feminine escrivã, feminine plural escrivãs)

escrivães (plural)
escrivã (feminine)
escrivãs (feminine plural)

[iʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivan, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, from alteration of declension from Latin scrība (“writer, scribe”). Doublet of escriba, a borrowing.


moleque

moleque m (plural moleques, feminine moleca, feminine plural molecas)

moleques (plural)
moleca (feminine)
molecas (feminine plural)

(Brazil) (by extension) any boy or young man

brat, imp (naughty boy)
(by extension) any boy or young man

(Brazil, by extension, derogatory) any male perceived as naughty, immature, or similar

(Brazil) brat, imp (naughty boy)
(Brazil) any funny or amusing person

brat, imp (naughty boy)
any funny or amusing person

(Brazil) a magnet used to remove iron from gold powder


universitário

universitário m (plural universitários, feminine universitária, feminine plural universitárias)

universitários (plural)
universitária (feminine)
universitárias (feminine plural)

university student, especially an undergraduate


esculhambação

scolding (repression in a rude or offensive way)


injunção

/ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/


espinheiro

From espinho (“thorn-bush”) + -eiro (“-eer”).


escárnio

O escárnio é o alimento dos tolos.


travão

[tɾaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From trava (“something which restrains or blocks”) + -ão.

suffix

brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)


linguado

From Old Galician-Portuguese linguado (13th century). By surface analysis, lingua (“tongue”) + -ado.

surf

O meu primeiro linguado foi aos 12.

(colloquial, Portugal) tongue kiss, French kiss


espicho

a wooden stick used to cover a hole on a pot or similar object

(figuratively) a slender and tall person


escravocrata

pt-noun

escravocrata m or f by sense (plural escravocratas)


feitio

[feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

From feito (“done, made”) + -io. Cognate with Galician feitío.

O seu rosto tinha um feitio horrível.

form; shape (visible structure of something)

A apresentação dos rapazes procedeu com um feitio estranho.

The boys’ presentation went on in a strange manner.

manner (the way something or someone acts of behaves)

Este assassinato é feitio duma gangue.

work (something done or made by someone)


rebolo

small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects


guarnição

[ɡwaɦ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɦ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɾ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaʁ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɻ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


filisteu

filisteu m (plural filisteus, feminine filisteia, feminine plural filisteias)

filisteus (plural)
filisteia (feminine)
filisteias (feminine plural)


opressão

[o.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin oppressiōnem.


moçambique

(Brazil, regional) a folk dance of Mozambican origin


laia

Macanese: laia

Não gosto de gente da sua laia.

(chiefly derogatory) those who share the same moral traits or characteristics: ilk, variety, race, kind


queixinho

From queixo + -inho (diminutive suffix).


rendição

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[χẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


martírio

Learned borrowing from Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese marteiro.


pilhéria

[piˈʎɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[piˈʎɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]


igrejinha

igrejinhas (plural)
diminutive of igreja: little church (canonical)

cabal, conspiracy (group of people plotting)


recetor

pt-noun

recetor m (plural recetores, feminine recetora, feminine plural recetoras)

recetores (plural)
recetora (feminine)
recetoras (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin receptōrem.


jorro

Borrowed from Spanish chorro (“jet, flow”).


receção

[χe.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin receptiōnem (“the act of receiving; reception”).

lbor

European Portuguese standard spelling of recepção.


tanja

the fruit from the hybrid of a mandarin tree with an orange or grapefruit tree


filão

(figuratively) an advantageous or beneficial situation

(Brazil, countryside of São Paulo) pão francês


feição

[feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese feiçon, faiçon, from Latin factiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet facção and fação.


fornecedor

pt-noun

fornecedor m (plural fornecedores, feminine fornecedora, feminine plural fornecedoras)

fornecedores (plural)
fornecedora (feminine)
fornecedoras (feminine plural)


magote

(collective) heap (collection of things)


esteira

Borrowed from Spanish estera, ultimately from Latin storea. Doublet of estore, which was borrowed from the French cognate.

(Brazil) treadmill (piece of indoor sporting equipment)


orago

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ōrāculum or a(d)ōrāculum. Doublet of oráculo.


navalhada

[nɐ.βɐˈʎa.ðɐ]


estouvado

pt-noun

estouvado m (plural estouvados, feminine estouvada, feminine plural estouvadas)

estouvados (plural)
estouvada (feminine)
estouvadas (feminine plural)


interrogação

/ĩ.tɨ.ʁu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tɨ.ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātiōnem. By surface analysis, interrogar + -ção.


injustiça

Borrowed from Latin iniūstitia. By surface analysis, in- + justiça.


estância

estância balnear


estância

→ Hunsrik: Stanz

Borrowed from Spanish estancia (“farmstead”).


nortista

pt-noun

nortista m or f by sense (plural nortistas)


populacho

From Old Italian populaccio (modern Italian popolaccio), pejorative of Latin popŭlus (“people, group of people”).

der

(derogatory) mob, plebs, crowd, hoi polloi, the masses


estelionatário

pt-noun

estelionatário m (plural estelionatários)


moleza

From mole (“flaccid”) + -eza, perhaps corresponding to Latin mollitia. Compare Spanish molleza, Italian mollezza.

softness; flabbiness; floppiness; flaccidity (the condition of being soft, flabby; lack of firmness)

A gripe me deixou com uma moleza o dia inteiro.

weakness; debilitation (lack of strength and vigour)

(informal) ease (the condition of being easy)

A prova estava uma moleza.

(informal, usually with the indefinite article) a walk in the park; a piece of cake (something that is very easy to do)


irara

Borrowed from Old Tupi irara. Doublet of eira and papa-mel.


ramagem

[χaˈma.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁɐˈma.ʒɐ̃j̃/


relha

From Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin rēgula. Compare Galician reixa, Spanish reja. Doublet of regra, régua, and reixa.


prefácio

Learned borrowing from Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“before”) + for (“to speak”, archaic). Doublet of prefação.


ramagens

[χaˈma.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ʁɐˈma.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ/


tardinha

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taɾˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɾˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

Coordinate term: noitinha


estrofe

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ).


sementeira

(figurative) diffusion, dispersion, spreading


húmus

Learned borrowing from Latin humus (“earth, soil, ground”).

humus (natural organic compounds found in the soil)


examinador

pt-noun

examinador m (plural examinadores, feminine examinadora, feminine plural examinadoras)

examinadores (plural)
examinadora (feminine)
examinadoras (feminine plural)


inovação

Macanese: inovaçám

Learned borrowing from Late Latin innovātiōnem. By surface analysis, inovar + -ção.


peitoril

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīlis, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Spanish pretil.

(architecture) windowsill, sill, parapet


patrimônio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of património.


subgerente

pt-noun

subgerente m or f by sense (plural subgerentes)

[ˌsuβ.ʒɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

[ˌsu.βɨ.ʒɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

submanager (member of lower or middle management)


preleção

/pɾɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


negrinha

[neˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

[neˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

Aythya fuligula
Aythya fuligula#Translingual

tufted duck (a species of duck, Aythya fuligula)


peixão

[pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


vacuidade

Borrowed from Latin vacuitātem, from vacuum (“vacant”) + -itās.

vacuity; emptiness (state of being empty)


monarquista

monarquista m or f by sense (plural monarquistas)


excomunhão

[iʃ.ko.mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.ko.mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From the same source as Spanish excomunión, Galician excomunión, English excommunion.


garça

Thai: กระสา (grà-sǎa)

Lao: ກະສາ (ka sā)

Khmer: ក្រសារ (krɑɑsaa)

From Old Galician-Portuguese garça, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.
Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish garza, Mirandese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.

heron (any of the long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae)


rapagão

[ha.paˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ha.paˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χa.paˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐ.pɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɐ.pɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]


roça

Hunsrik: Ross


vesúvio

From Vesúvio (“Vesuvius”), from Latin Vesuvius.


vastidão

[vaʃ.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[vɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[bɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

(uncountable) vastness (quality of being vast)


palacete

mansion (small palace; luxurious apartment block)


veludo

desc

→ Indonesian: beledu, beludru, beldu, belederu

→ Japanese: 天鵞絨, ビロード (birōdo)

→ Malay: baldu

Borrowed from Catalan vellut, from Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“tuft, hair”).


valentão

pt-noun

valentão m (plural valentões, feminine valentona, feminine plural valentonas)

valentões (plural)
valentona (feminine)
valentonas (feminine plural)

[va.lẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From valente (“valiant”) + -ão (“augmentative suffix”), from Latin valentem.

suffix

(Brazil) bully (person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power)


Vesúvio

Borrowed from Latin Vesuvius, possibly from Oscan 𐌚𐌄𐌔𐌚 (fesf, “steam, smoke”) or Proto-Celtic *ves (“mountain”).


doceiro

pt-noun

doceiro m (plural doceiros, feminine doceira, feminine plural doceiras)

doceiros (plural)
doceira (feminine)
doceiras (feminine plural)


traste

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin trānstrum with change of declension. Compare Spanish traste and trasto.


torcedor

torcedor m (plural torcedores, feminine torcedora, feminine plural torcedoras)

torcedores (plural)
torcedora (feminine)
torcedoras (feminine plural)

Todo torcedor do América é maluco, eu lhe falo isso com toda a clareza.

2002, 4:58 from the start, in Pedro Asbeg, director, Unido Vencerás, spoken by João, Rio de Janeiro: Raça Filmes; republished as Unido Vencerás, YouTube, 2009 August 21:

Every América supporter is crazy, I tell you that straight.

(Brazil, sports) fan, supporter (fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson)


gastador

gastador m (plural gastadores, feminine gastadora, feminine plural gastadoras)

gastadores (plural)
gastadora (feminine)
gastadoras (feminine plural)

/ɡɐʃ.tɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɐʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]

/ɡɐʃ.tɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɐʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]

[ɡɐʃ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]


rapôsa

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


oratório

Learned borrowing from Latin ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

lbor

(music) oratorio (a composition with a religious theme, similar to opera)


oratório

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”).


faniquito

(informal) tantrum (or similar minor nervous breakdown)


submissão

Borrowed from Latin summissiōnem or submissiōnem, from submittō.


casamento de raposa

pt-noun

casamento de raposa m (plural casamentos de raposa)


judiciário

poder judiciário
poder judiciário#Portuguese

(politics) Ellipsis of poder judiciário.


expiação

[iʃ.pɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.pɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


gíria

Unknown. May be related to geringonça (“argot”) and Spanish jerga (“slang, jargon”). Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *garyos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-.


ilegalidade

From ilegal + -idade (compare French illégalité Spanish ilegalidad).


inclinação

Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnātiōnem. By surface analysis, inclinar + -ção.


infâmia

[ĩˈfɐ̃.mɪ.ɐ]

[ĩˈfɐ̃.mɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”).


pastelaria

From pastel + -aria. Compare French pâtisserie.

a business where certain snacks are sold

(Brazil) a business, often in outdoor food stalls and markets, that sells a fried pastry


pasteleiro

pt-noun

pasteleiro m (plural pasteleiros, feminine pasteleira, feminine plural pasteleiras)

pasteleiros (plural)
pasteleira (feminine)
pasteleiras (feminine plural)


megalômano

megalômano m (plural megalômanos, feminine megalômana, feminine plural megalômanas)

megalômanos (plural)
megalômana (feminine)
megalômanas (feminine plural)


metrópole

Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

metropolis
(historical) mother country of a colony


casamentos de rapôsa

casamento de rapôsa
casamento de rapôsa#Portuguese


maternidade

Borrowed from Medieval Latin māternitātem.

bor+

maternity hospital (or department in a hospital)


reprovação

[ʁɨ.pɾu.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


V.

Abbreviation of via (“way”) (used in street names).


monopólio

Learned borrowing from Latin monopolĭum.


quilombola

pt-noun

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

resident of a quilombo (settlement originally founded by runaway slaves in Brazil)


vintém

(historical) vintem, Portuguese penny, a former small coin

(historical) vintem, a former small unit of mass, equivalent to about 112 mg and chiefly used as a measure of gold dust


szlachta

Szlachta (the nobility of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania)


mêdo

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


pavilhão

[pa.viˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɐ.βiˈʎɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from French pavillon, Old French paveillon, from Latin pāpiliōnem.


pejo

Deverbal from pejar (“to hinder”), from Latin pedica (“chain for the feet”).

pêjo

pre-1945 European orthography and pre-1971 Brazilian orthography

ter pejo


rês

Cognate with Spanish res. Origin contested. From either Latin rēs (“thing, property”) or Arabic رَأْس (raʔs, “head”, also of cattle). While the latter is a perfect semantic match, the front vowel of the Romance form speaks against Arabic origin because dialects generally maintain a back -a- in this word (compare Maltese ras, not *ries).


pêsame

From pesa-me, from pesar + me. Compare Spanish pésame.


rufião

pt-noun

rufião m (plural rufiões, feminine rufiona, feminine plural rufionas)

rufiões (plural)
rufiona (feminine)
rufionas (feminine plural)

[hu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[huˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[hu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[huˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χuˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


palavrinha

[pɐ.lɐˈβɾi.ɲɐ]

Dar uma palavrinha com alguem


pândega

/ˈpɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/

[ˈpɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]


volúpia

lust; lasciviousness (the state or characteristic of being lascivious)

voluptuousness; sensuality (a sensual appearance)


pendão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pendon (“banner”), from Old Spanish pendon (Modern Spanish pendón), from Old Occitan penon, from Old French pennon, diminutive of penne (“feather”), from Latin penna (“feather, wing”).


várzea

No cenário urbano de Manaus, a mais populosa cidade da Amazônia, sétima do Brasil, milhares de pessoas vivem em palafitas, moradias tradicionais de áreas de várzea, sustentadas por estacas cravadas no solo— que, quando não está alagado, fica coberto de lixo e dejetos de todo tipo.

2024 May 10, Monica Prestes, “Tubulação suspensa coleta esgoto de palafitas em Manaus”, in Folha de S.Paulo:

(geography) floodplain (a plain adjacent to a river that experiences flooding)

futebol de várzea
futebol de várzea#Portuguese

(Brazil) Synonym of futebol de várzea (“soccer played informally, with relaxed or arbitrary rules”)


florão

[floˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Probably borrowed from Italian florone. By surface analysis, flor + -ão.


platéia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of plateia.


fruteira

(Rio Grande do Sul) a store that sells fruits and sometimes other essential food products


fatalidade

Borrowed from French fatalité (“fatality”), adapted to the common Portuguese suffix -dade, from Late Latin fātālitātem, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”), from fātum (“fate”).


fazendeiro

pt-noun

fazendeiro m (plural fazendeiros, feminine fazendeira, feminine plural fazendeiras)

fazendeiros (plural)
fazendeira (feminine)
fazendeiras (feminine plural)


rasteira

/ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/

trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)

É uma pergunta com rasteira.

(Brazil) flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)


meã

Feminine of meão (“middle; medial; central”), from Latin mediānus (“middle; central”), feminine mediāna. Doublet of mediana.

a piece of leather that connects the two pieces of a flail


sintaxe

From Late Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “I arrange”).


fascículo

Learned borrowing from Latin fasciculus.


molequinho

molequinho m (plural molequinhos, feminine molequinha, feminine plural molequinhas)

molequinhos (plural)
molequinha (feminine)
molequinhas (feminine plural)


teima

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma). Doublet of tema.


frisada

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Anas strepera
Anas strepera#Translingual

gadwall (Mareca strepera (syn. Anas strepera), a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere)


turbilhão

[tuɦ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuɦ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuɾ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuʁ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuɻ.biˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuɾ.βiˈʎɐ̃w̃]


ordenança

/ɔɾ.dɨˈnɐ̃.sɐ/

[ɔɾ.ðɨˈnɐ̃.sɐ]


quintanista

quintanista m or f by sense (plural quintanistas)

fifth-former (person attending the fifth year of a course)


justeza

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from justo + -eza, or possibly from Latin iūstitia. Compare Spanish justeza, Galician and Asturian xusteza, Catalan and Occitan justesa, French justesse, Italian giustezza, Friulian justece. See also justiça, possibly a doublet.


prorrogação

[pɾo.χo.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(sports, Brazil) extra time (UK), overtime (US)


visconde

Borrowed from Medieval Latin vice-comitis.

viscount (a member of the nobility above a baron but below a count)


puberdade

[pu.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ]


montepio

mutual insurance and pension institution


velhaco

→ Kabuverdianu: bidjáku

Borrowed from Spanish bellaco, of unknown origin. Alternatively, from velho + -aco.

unk

unknown


subvenção

[ˌsuβ.βẽˈsɐ̃w̃]


quiosque

Borrowed from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk (“pavilion”), from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

booth used to sell short order food or drinks


geômetra

pt-noun

geômetra m or f by sense (plural geômetras)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of geómetra.


ordenação

/ɔɾ.dɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ordenaçon, from Latin ōrdinātiōnem. By surface analysis, ordenar + -ção.


porteira

From porta (“door”) + -eira. Piecewise doublet of portaria.

a wooden gate in a fence of the same material


porteira

female equivalent of porteiro: female gatekeeper


gentinha

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃi.ɲa/


neófito

Learned borrowing from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos).


regeneração

/ʁɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin regenerātiōnem. By surface analysis, regenerar + -ção.


tostão

[tusˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tosˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tusˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tosˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tuʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[toʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from French teston, from Italian testone.

Ele não tem um tostão.

(informal) an indeterminate amount of money (usually a small amount)


malfeitor

From Late Latin malefactōrem, from Latin malefaciō. Compare French malfaiteur, Spanish malhechor.


honorários

Após o julgamento, o advogado cobrou seus honorários.

After the trial, the lawyer charged his fees.

fees (an amount charged by an independent professional, e.g. a lawyer, for the services provided)


pretensão

[pɾe.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾɨ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/


lavoura

From Vulgar Latin labōria (“work, labour”), from Latin labōrāre (“to work”).


louça

From Latin lautia (“magnificence, splendor”), from lautus (“luxurious, washed”), or alternatively from lutea, luteus (“of clay”). Compare Galician louza, Spanish loza.

Eu normalmente lavo a louça.


papelão

→ Hunsrik: Papelong

[pa.pɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

paper bank (a container where paper and cardboards are placed for recycling)

(figurative) gaffe, blunder (embarrassing mistake)


latagão

[la.taˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/lɐ.tɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[lɐ.tɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]


perdição

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɾ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɨɾ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin perditiōnem.


lavatório

Learned borrowing from Late Latin lavatōrium. By surface analysis, lavar + -tório Doublet of lavadouro, an alteration of the inherited lavadoiro.


prestígio

From Latin praestigium. Cognate with Catalan prestigi, French prestige, Italian and Spanish prestigio.


incompreensão

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


gradil

[ɡɾaˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]


sonhador

pt-noun

sonhador m (plural sonhadores, feminine sonhadora, feminine plural sonhadoras)

sonhadores (plural)
sonhadora (feminine)
sonhadoras (feminine plural)

From sonhar + -dor, possibly corresponding to Latin somniātōrem. Compare Spanish soñador.


gradação

[ɡɾa.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɾɐ.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɡɾɐ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


incômodo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of incómodo.


imprecação

/ĩ.pɾɨ.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


impulsão

[ĩ.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin impulsiōnem. Cf. empuxão, which may be a doublet.


dorminhoco

dorminhoco m (plural dorminhocos, feminine dorminhoca, feminine plural dorminhocas, metaphonic)

dorminhocos (plural)
dorminhoca (feminine)
dorminhocas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


grampo

From grampa, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). See also cãibra.

(Brazil) clip, staple, holdfast (U-shaped)

(slang) bug (electronic listening device)


senzala

→ English: senzala

Borrowed from Kimbundu sanzala (“settlement”).

(Brazil, historical) slave camp, slave quarters


incongruência

[ĩ.kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ĩ.kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]


incursão

[ĩ.kuhˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuhˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin incursiōnem.


impersonalidade

pt-noun

impersonalidade f (plural impersonalidades)


gorjeio

[ɡoɦˈʒeɪ̯.u]

[ɡoɦˈʒeɪ̯.u]

[ɡoɾˈʒeɪ̯.u]

[ɡoʁˈʒeɪ̯.u]

[ɡoɻˈʒeɪ̯.o]

warble, twitter, chirrup, chirp (trill of birds)


insânia

[ĩˈsɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ĩˈsɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]


sentinela

sentinela m or f by sense (plural sentinelas)

Borrowed from Italian sentinella, from Latin sentiō (“feel, perceive by the senses”).


ultra-som

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


infra-som

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


legação

[le.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


lavrador

pt-noun

lavrador m (plural lavradores, feminine lavradora, feminine plural lavradoras)

lavradores (plural)
lavradora (feminine)
lavradoras (feminine plural)

[lɐ.vɾɐˈðoɾ]

[lɐ.vɾɐˈðoɾ]

[lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavrador, from Latin labōrātōrem. By surface analysis, lavrar + -dor. Doublet of laborador and labrador.


minhoto

minhoto m (plural minhotos, feminine minhota, feminine plural minhotas)

minhotos (plural)
minhota (feminine)
minhotas (feminine plural)


mancheia

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.a]


mormaço

(informal, figuratively) an annoying person

(informal, figuratively) a romantic relationship between two people


ultrassom

[ˌuɫ.tɾɐˈsõ]


míope

(ophthalmology) myopic (person suffering from myopia)


montevideano

montevideano m (plural montevideanos, feminine montevideana, feminine plural montevideanas)

montevideanos (plural)
montevideana (feminine)
montevideanas (feminine plural)


ondulação

From ondular + -ção; cf. Medieval Latin and New Latin undulatio.


imundície

Ultimately from Latin immunditia (“untidiness”). By surface analysis, imundo + -ície.

Como não ha ouro sem fezes, nem tudo é à vontade dos homens, ordenou Deus que entre tantas cousas proveitosas, para o serviço d'elles, como fez na Bahia, houvesse algumas immundicias que os enfadasse muito, para que nao cuidassem que estavam em outro paraizo terreal, de que diremos d'aqui por diante; começando no capitulo que se segue das lagartas.

1587, Gabriel Soares de Sousa, chapter CXV, in Noticia do Brasil, Salvador; republished as Francisco Adolpho de Varnhagen, editor, Tratado descriptivo do Brazil em 1587, Rio de Janeiro: Laemmert, 1851, page 268:


cartune

cartunes (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From English cartoon, from French carton, from Italian cartone, augmentative of carta, from Latin carta.


omnisciência

omnisciências (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”), from omni- (“all”) + scientia (“knowledge”) (compare Portuguese ciência (“science”)).


predela

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.


manjedoura

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðow.ɾɐ]

/mɐ̃.ʒɨˈdo.ɾɐ/

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðo.ɾɐ]


mímica

mimicry (the act or ability to simulate the appearance or behaviour of someone or something else)

charades (a game in which each player acts out a word or phrase for the others to guess)


relíquia

From Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, to abandon, to relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, to quit, to forsake, to depart from”).

(religion) relic (part of the body of a saint or any object that belonged to a saint or was part of his or her torture)

(figuratively) heirloom (precious, rare or ancient thing)

(figuratively) heirloom (what remains of something that ceased to exist)


teorista

pt-noun

teorista m or f by sense (plural teoristas)


lábia

cunning in convincing or persuading someone


particularidade

particularidade f (plural particularidades)


portinhola

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poɾ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/


perversidade

[pɨɾ.βɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]


primórdio

(usually in the plural) the beginning(s)


provedor

[pɾu.βɨˈðoɾ]


polvilho

powder (fine particles of any dry substance)


reclamação

Learned borrowing from Latin reclāmātiōnem. By surface analysis, reclamar + -ção.


malícia

Learned borrowing from Latin malitia. Doublet of maleza.


sarampo

→ Guinea-Bissau Creole: sarampu


sarampão

/sa.ɾɐ̃ˈpɐ̃w̃/

[sa.ɾɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/sɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈpɐ̃w̃/


regímen

pt-noun

regímen m (plural (Brazil) regímens or (Portugal) regímenes)

regímens (Brazil plural)
regímenes (Portugal plural)

/ʁeˈʒĩ.mẽj̃/

[heˈʒĩ.mẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁeˈʒĩ.mẽj̃/

[heˈʒĩ.mẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁeˈʒĩ.mẽj̃/

[χeˈʒĩ.mẽɪ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin regimen. Doublet of regime.


sangueira

[sɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[sɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/sɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/


revérbero

/ʁɨˈvɛɾ.bɨ.ɾu/

[ʁɨˈvɛɾ.βɨ.ɾu]

/ʁɨˈvɛɾ.bɨ.ɾu/

[ʁɨˈvɛɾ.βɨ.ɾu]

/ʁɨˈbɛɾ.bɨ.ɾu/

[ʁɨˈβɛɾ.βɨ.ɾu]


solidéu

Borrowed from Latin sōlī Deō (literally “for God alone”). Compare Latin solideo.


sumaca

(nautical) smack (small, two-masted boat)


sujeição

[su.ʒeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


electrodiálise

pt-noun

electrodiálise f (plural electrodiálises)

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


regência

[χeˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

(politics) regency (government substituting that of a monarch)

the process of governing (controlling the actions or behaviour of)

(grammar) valency (the relation between a verb and its arguments)


paródia

[paˈɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[paˈɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From French parodie, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”).


sudanês

pt-noun

sudanês m (plural sudaneses, feminine sudanesa, feminine plural sudanesas)

sudaneses (plural)
sudanesa (feminine)
sudanesas (feminine plural)


revolucionário

revolucionário m (plural revolucionários)


vô

(informal) Clipping of avô.; grandpa, granddad


quitandeiro

quitandeiro m (plural quitandeiros, feminine quitandeira, feminine plural quitandeiras)

quitandeiros (plural)
quitandeira (feminine)
quitandeiras (feminine plural)

greengrocer (grocery store owner or employee)

(Brazil) seller of fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, etc.


titã

titã m (plural titãs, feminine titânide, feminine plural titânides)

titãs (plural)
titânide (feminine)
titânides (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Tītān, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).

(Greek mythology) titan (any of the giant primordial gods that were replaced by the Olympian gods)


titã

titan (a very strong, powerful or influential person or organisation)


pombal

From pombo + -al, or perhaps from Old Galician-Portuguese poombar, from Late Latin palumbāre, from Latin palumbēs (“pigeon”).


abstémio

abstémio m (plural abstémios, feminine abstémia, feminine plural abstémias)

abstémios (plural)
abstémia (feminine)
abstémias (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin abstēmius. By surface analysis, abstemia + -io.


aterrisagem

(Brazil) Alternative form of aterrizagem


veneração

/vɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/vɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/bɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin venerātiōnem. By surface analysis, venerar + -ção.


trepada

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) sexual intercourse


trilho

→ Hunsrik: Trilje

From Vulgar Latin *triblus, from Latin tribulus, from Ancient Greek τρίβολος (tríbolos).


trilho

From Vulgar Latin *triblum, from Latin trībulum.


vivacidade

Borrowed from Latin vīvācitātem. By surface analysis, vivaz + -idade.


xaile

shawl; headscarf (cloth worn over the shoulders or head)


verossimilhança

pt-noun

verossimilhança f (plural verossimilhanças)

verossimilhanças (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


aeração

/ɐ.ɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


bagaço

From baga (“berry”) + -aço. Compare Galician and Spanish bagazo.

bagasse (residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted)

pomace (pulp that remains after a fruit has been pressed to extract the juice)

marc (a type of brandy produced from grape residues)


bagaceira

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]


apoiante

apoiante m or f by sense (plural apoiantes)


tílburi

No principio do mez passado, — disse elle, — indo por uma rua, succedeu que um tilbury á disparada, quasi me atirou ao chão. Escapei saltando para dentro de uma loja de belchior. Nem o estrepito do cavallo e do vehiculo, nem a minha entrada fez levantar o dono do negocio, que cochilava ao fundo, sentado n'uma cadeira de abrir.

1895, Machado de Assis, “Ideias de canario”, in Paginas Recolhidas, Rio de Janeiro: H. Garnier, Livreiro-Editor, published 1899, page 89:


dalmática

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dalmatica, feminine of dalmaticus (literally “Dalmatian”), from the name of the province of Dalmatia.


aguardente

From água (“water”) + ardente (“fiery”). Cognate with Galician augardente, Spanish aguardiente and Catalan aiguardent.


autocolante

Borrowed from French autocollant. By surface analysis, auto- (“auto-”) + colante (“which glues”).

surf

sticker (adhesive label or decal which sticks without being moistened)


apoiador

pt-noun

apoiador m (plural apoiadores, feminine apoiadora, feminine plural apoiadoras)

apoiadores (plural)
apoiadora (feminine)
apoiadoras (feminine plural)


complementaridade

complementaridade f (plural complementaridades)


aterrizagem

From aterrizar (“to land”) + -agem (“-age”).

(Brazil) landing (an aircraft’s coming to land)


degustação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēgustātiōnem. By surface analysis, degustar + -ção.


adega

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adega, from earlier abdega, from *abodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Cognate with Galician adega. Doublet of apoteca, bodega, botica, and butique.


enólogo

pt-noun

enólogo m (plural enólogos, feminine enóloga, feminine plural enólogas)

enólogos (plural)
enóloga (feminine)
enólogas (feminine plural)


viúvo

viúvo m (plural viúvos, feminine viúva, feminine plural viúvas)

viúvos (plural)
viúva (feminine)
viúvas (feminine plural)

From Latin viduus, through a Vulgar Latin *viduvus.

widower (person whose spouse died and who did not remarry)


infusão

[ĩ.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

"tea" (drink made from plants other than tea)


maceração

/mɐ.sɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


levedura

[lɨ.βɨˈðu.ɾɐ]

From levedar + -ura, from lêvedo. Compare also Galician and Spanish levadura.


avistamento

Avistamento de OVNI.

sighting (act of catching sight of something)


sinônimo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sinónimo.


epidemiologista

epidemiologista m or f by sense (plural epidemiologistas)


maturação

Learned borrowing from Latin mātūrātiōnem. By surface analysis, maturar + -ção.


especiaria

From espécie + -aria. Compare Spanish especia.

A pimenta é uma especiaria


plantio

[plɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]


harmonização

harmonização facial
harmonização facial#Portuguese

(colloquial) Short for harmonização facial.


iniciante

pt-noun

iniciante m or f by sense (plural iniciantes)


gentio

gentios (plural)
used collectively (also)

From Latin genitīvus. Doublet of genitivo.


enxertia

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeɾˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeɾˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ẽ.ʃeχˈt͡ʃi.ɐ]

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ʃeχˈt͡ʃi.ɐ]

/ẽ.ʃɨɾˈti.ɐ/


provador

provador m (plural provadores, feminine provadora, feminine plural provadoras)

provadores (plural)
provadora (feminine)
provadoras (feminine plural)

[pɾu.βɐˈðoɾ]

fitting room, changing room (a room in a store for trying on clothes before purchase)


intermediação

[ĩ.tɨɾ.mɨ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


esterco

From Old Galician-Portuguese esterco, from Latin stercus.


jurisprudência

jurisprudência f (plural jurisprudências)

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).


replantação

/ʁɨ.plɐ̃.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


muçulmano

pt-noun

muçulmano m (plural muçulmanos, feminine muçulmana, feminine plural muçulmanas)

muçulmanos (plural)
muçulmana (feminine)
muçulmanas (feminine plural)

From Ottoman Turkish مسلمان (muslimân), from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim). Use of ç instead of s is phonetic, not etymological.


minoria

→ Tetum: minoria

Apparently from Latin minor + -ia. Cognate with Catalan minoria, Spanish minoría.

minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)

(sociology) minority (a group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society)


cálice

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese calez／caliz (later modified to more closely reflect the Latin source), from Latin calicem.


cálice

Learned borrowing from Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux).


túlipa

From French tulipe, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban”), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


simpósio

Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”)


roteiro

itinerary (route or proposed route of a journey)

guide book (book that provides guidance, especially for travellers)

Ele escreve roteiros para a TV.

(film) screenplay, script (script for a movie or a television show)


mercador

pt-noun

mercador m (plural mercadores, feminine mercadora, feminine plural mercadoras)

mercadores (plural)
mercadora (feminine)
mercadoras (feminine plural)

[mɨɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]

[mɨɾ.kɐˈðoɾ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mercador, from Latin mercātōrem.


apreciador

pt-noun

apreciador m (plural apreciadores, feminine apreciadora, feminine plural apreciadoras)

apreciadores (plural)
apreciadora (feminine)
apreciadoras (feminine plural)


minissaia

From mini- + saia. Compare Galician minisaia.


transubstanciação

transubstanciação f (plural transubstanciações)


quimioprotetor

quimioprotetor m (plural quimioprotetores)


peixe espada

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of peixe-espada.


consubstanciação

consubstanciação f (plural consubstanciações)


safra

Borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar, “journey, travel”). Cognate with Spanish zafra (“sugar cane harvest”).


zurrapa

Borrowed from Spanish zurrapa, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

(by extension) Any low quality or distasteful drink, usually alcoholic.


leveduras

[lɨ.vɨˈðu.ɾɐʃ]

[lɨ.vɨˈðu.ɾɐʃ]

[lɨ.βɨˈðu.ɾɐʃ]


capicua

Borrowed from Catalan capicua, from cap i cua (“head and tail”). Compare Spanish capicúa.

NÚMERO CAPICUA - Um número é capicua quando lido da esquerda para a direita ou da direita para a esquerda representa sempre o mesmo valor, como por exemplo 77,434, 6446 e 82328. Para obter um número capicua a partir de outro, ...

2009, Murilo Formiga, Dicionário De Matemática, Clube de Autores, page 67:


semeador

pt-noun

semeador m (plural semeadores, feminine semeadora, feminine plural semeadoras)

semeadores (plural)
semeadora (feminine)
semeadoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin sēminātōrem. Compare Spanish sembrador and Italian seminatore.


abastança

/ɐ.bɐʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ/

[ɐ.βɐʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ]


ajudador

ajudador m (plural ajudadores, feminine ajudadora, feminine plural ajudadoras)

ajudadores (plural)
ajudadora (feminine)
ajudadoras (feminine plural)


vindima

From Latin vindēmia. Compare Galician vendima, Spanish vendimia and Italian vendemmia.

/vĩˈd͡ʒĩ.mɐ/

/vĩˈd͡ʒĩ.mɐ/


cronômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cronómetro.


sô

(Brazil, colloquial, regional) Alternative form of senhor (as a title)


caldeirão

[kaʊ̯.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From caldeira + -ão; compare Italian calderone, French chaudron; cf. also Spanish calderón.

(figurative) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together)


altabaixo

overhand (boxing blow that travels from high to low)


ateniense

ateniense m or f by sense (plural atenienses)

Borrowed from Latin athēniēnsis (“Athenian”).


aipim

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

(Brazil) cassava, manioc (Manihot esculenta)


bilheteiro

pt-noun

bilheteiro m (plural bilheteiros, feminine bilheteira, feminine plural bilheteiras)

bilheteiros (plural)
bilheteira (feminine)
bilheteiras (feminine plural)


alforje

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɾ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔʁ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɻ.ʒe]

Borrowed from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish alforja.


almotacé

(obsolete) an inspector of weights and measures who also regulated the price of foodstuffs


alcoviteiro

pt-noun

alcoviteiro m (plural alcoviteiros, feminine alcoviteira, feminine plural alcoviteiras)

alcoviteiros (plural)
alcoviteira (feminine)
alcoviteiras (feminine plural)


bilheteira

(Portugal) ticket office, (UK) booking office (an office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel, in train station)

(Portugal) box office (a place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema)

(Portugal) ticket booth (a small stall for the sale of tickets)


agravante

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈbɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

assassinato com agravantes

(law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)

extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse


alcanzia

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكَنْزِيَّة (al-kanziyya, “treasure; stacking; amass”), from كَنْز (kanz, “treasure”), from an Iranian language; compare Persian گنج (ganj) and Old Median *ganza-bara-.

bor+

اَلْكَنْزِيَّة

[…], que carregam, nos surrões de couro, as lanças, postes de argolinha, cabeças de massa, alcanzias etc.

1984, Niomar de Souza Pereira, Cavalhadas no Brasil: de cortejo a cavalo a lutas de Mouros e Cristãos, Escola de Folclore, page 22:

[…] , that they carry, in leather bags, the lances, hoop posts, mortar heads, earthen balls, etc.

(historical) a small earthen ball filled with flowers, ashes and colourful strips thrown by horsemen at each other during jousts

Continuavam os inimigos a deitar no cavalleiro immensas panellas e alcanzias de polvora, […]

1865, Memorias da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, volume 3, part 2, page 41:

The enemies kept hurling huge pans and grenades with gunpowder at the knight, […]


alguidar

Borrowed from Arabic القدر (“large wooden bowl”).

an earthenware, plastic, or metal bowl in the form of an inverted, truncated cone


alfândega

→ Tetum: alfándega

[aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُنْدُق (al-funduq, “inn”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Spanish alhóndiga and Catalan alfòndec.


alvião

[aʊ̯.vɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈvjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


antigüidade

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


alçapão

[aʊ̯.saˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


aljôfar

[aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐɾ]

[aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐχ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aljoufar, from Arabic الجَوْهَر (al-jawhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Persian گوهر (gowhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Middle Persian gwhl (gōhr, “substance, essence; jewel”), from Old Persian *gauθra, *gavaθra, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Galician alxofre and Spanish aljófar.


alento

Deverbal from alentar. Compare Spanish aliento.

Esforçadamente, vigorosamente, com animo ou alento.

1871, Domingo Vieira, Thesouro da lingua portugueza, page 291:

Effortfully, vigorously, with eagerness or will.

Zélia estava radiante. Encheu-se a casa de alegria nova. Por minha vez, experimentava grande júbilo na alma. Profundo alento e belas esperanças revigoravam-me o ser.


alvíssaras

[aɫˈβi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).
Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.

reward given to someone bringing good news or something that was lost


quebra-nozes

/ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈnɔ.zɨʃ/

[ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈnɔ.zɨʃ]


andaina

[ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.nɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.nɐ]


arcabuzeiro

(military, historical) arquebusier (soldier armed with an arquebus)


bibliotecário

pt-noun

bibliotecário m (plural bibliotecários, feminine bibliotecária, feminine plural bibliotecárias)

bibliotecários (plural)
bibliotecária (feminine)
bibliotecárias (feminine plural)

librarian (keeper or manager of a library)


amêijoa

Probably from Arabic المَحَار (al-maḥār). Compare Spanish almeja.


auto-estrada

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


apelação

Learned borrowing from Latin appellātiōnem. By surface analysis, apelar + -ção.


arpoador

[ɐɾ.pwɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐɾ.pwɐˈðoɾ]


ditador

pt-noun

ditador m (plural ditadores, feminine ditadora, feminine plural ditadoras)

ditadores (plural)
ditadora (feminine)
ditadoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin dictātōrem (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”).


arpéu

From Old French harpeau. By surface analysis, arpão + -éu.

(nautical) grappling, grapple (tool with claws or hooks)

(figurative) something that catches, holds or harms like a grapple

(Brazil, fantasy) graphorn (magical creature from the Harry Potter series)


antemanhã

/ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

/ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

/ɐ̃.te.mɐˈɲɐ̃/

/ɐ̃.tɨ.mɐˈɲɐ̃/


alqueire

From Arabic الكَيْل (al-kayl, “a measure”), from ك ي ل (k y l).

(historical) alqueire, Portuguese bushel, a traditional unit of dry measure equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts

(historical) load, a notional unit of dry measure equivalent to the amount able to be carried by a pack animal

(historical) alqueire, a notional unit of land area equivalent to the amount able to be sown with an alqueire of seed

(historical) Synonym of pote, a traditional unit of liquid volume


arcebispo

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

der

ἀρχιεπίσκοπος


arrais

pt-noun

arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises)

arrais (plural)
arraises (plural proscribed)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّئِيس (ar-raʔīs, “the chief, the captain”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).


arvoredo

From Latin arborētum (“place grown with trees”). By surface analysis, árvore + -edo. Doublet of arboreto.


arribação

[ɐ.ʁi.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


xareta

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيط (šarīṭ). Compare Spanish jareta.


autoestrada

controlled-access highway
controlled-access highway

motorway (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand), freeway (Australia, Canada, US), highway (parts of the US), expressway (parts of Canada, parts of the US), controlled-access highway


arvoredos

[ɐɾ.βuˈɾe.ðuʃ]


aragonês

pt-noun

aragonês m (plural aragoneses, feminine aragonesa, feminine plural aragonesas)

aragoneses (plural)
aragonesa (feminine)
aragonesas (feminine plural)

Aragonese (language, masculine singular)


ataúde

From Arabic التَابُوت (at-tābūt). Compare Spanish ataúd (“coffin”).


aução

[aʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


caixote

[kaɪ̯ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi]

[kaɪ̯ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi]

From caixa (“box”) + -ote, from Latin capsa (“box”).


azêmola

Alteration of azémela/azêmela. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azemela, from Arabic الزَّمِيلَة (az-zamīla, “collegue”).


âmago

Unknown. Possibly from:
* Old Galician-Portuguese meogo (“middle”), from Latin medio loco;
* Arabic اَلمُخّ (al-muḵḵ, “the marrow”).


aviamento

(usually in the plural) notion (a small article used in sewing, millinery or haberdashery)


açucena

Borrowed from Arabic سَوْسَن (sawsan), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician azucena and Spanish azucena.


antonomásia

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).


açougue

From Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Galician azougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq.

(Brazil, informal) place or circumstance in which there is noise or disorder

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) whorehouse, brothel

(archaic) place where bread, vegetables and other basic goods were sold


açoute

Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”). Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.


baixela

[baɪ̯ˈʃɛ.lɐ]

[baɪ̯ˈʃɛ.lɐ]

Probably borrowed from Catalan vaixella, from Late Latin vāscella, plural of vāscellum (literally “small vessel”), ultimately from Latin vās (“vessel”). Compare Spanish vajilla.


baraço

From Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa, “rope”), from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā, “rope”), from Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /markasu/, “rope”), from Akkadian 𒆟 (KEŠDA /rakāsu/, “to tie”).


barbasco

figwort (plant of family Scrophulariaceae)


naveta

incense boat (vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer)


baleato

diminutive of baleia (“small or young whale”)


baú

From Old Galician-Portuguese baul, from Old French bahur (Modern French bahut).


batelada

(informal) loads, heaps (a large quantity)


Univ.

Abbreviation of universidade (“university”).


batoque

Possibly related to bater (“to beat up”).


bispado

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin epīscopātus.


seguridade

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguridade, from Latin sēcūritātem. By surface analysis, seguro + -idade.


arquinho

(Brazil) headband (curved accessory for holding one’s hair)


angelim

Borrowed from Tamil அஞ்ஜிலி (añjili, “Artocarpus hirsutus (tree)”).

Any tree of genera Andira, Bowdichia, Vatairea, and Vataireopsis


ambaíba

[ɐ̃.bɐˈi.βɐ]

cecropia (any tree of the genus Cecropia)


-eu

pt-noun

-eu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eus)

a noun-forming suffix of low productivity, corresponding especially to English learned words in -ee: apogeu (“apogee”), espondeu (“spondee”), jubileu (“jubilee”)


almanjarra

[aʊ̯.mɐ̃ˈʒa.χɐ]

[aɫ.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ʁɐ]

From Arabic المَجَرَّة (al-majarra, “the beam”).

bor

a beam which connects an animal to a mill


aldraba

From Arabic الضَبَّة (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”). Compare Spanish aldaba.


mô

(as a form of address) Eye dialect spelling of amor.


boqueirão

[bo.ke(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


brandão

/bɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/

[bɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/


bombardada

[bõ.bɐɾˈða.ðɐ]


bordão

Inherited from Late Latin burdōnem (“bastard, mule”).

inh+

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

stick, staff (stick that serves to support those who walk)

(music) thick string that, on some musical instruments, produces low sounds

(music) double string stretched over the bottom skin of some drums

(music) bass tessitura recording of the organ pedalboard

part of ancient horse armor designed to protect the animal's chest or hips

(equestrianism) stirrup (piece on which the rider rests his foot when riding)

(figuratively) anything that which serves as protection, support, help

(figuratively) word or expression that a person constantly repeats when speaking or writing; a catchphrase


bordão

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Angola, botany) tables, armchairs, noars, structure or covering of houses (fibrous and resistant leg of the bordão palm tree, with various applications in community life)


búzio

→ Spanish: buzo

From Old Galician-Portuguese buzỹo, from Latin būcinum (“curved war trumpet”).

(Brazil) cowrie, cowry (any of the marine mollusks of the genus Cypraea)


bucho

Guinea-Bissau Creole: butcu

Unknown. Traditionally held to be an irregular derivative of Latin mūsculus (“muscle”), perhaps originally referring to the back of the leg. Assuming relation with Spanish buche, it may be from Latin buccula, with influence of Old French bouge. Other theories include Latin bursus or buscus, or an expressive formation.

a dish made from the stomach of an animal


brevidade

[bɾɨ.βiˈða.ðɨ]


benta

From bento (“holy”), from Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeyto, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedicō (“to bless”), from bene (“well”) + dīco (“to say”).


estai

From Old French estai (Modern French étai), from Old English stæġ (“rope, stay”), from Proto-Germanic *stagą.

(nautical) stay (a strong rope or wire supporting a mast)

stay (a rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge)


burburinho

Onomatopoeic. Possibly influenced by murmurinho.


cabaça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabaaça, from earlier *cabalaça, possibly metathised from local latin *calapatia via a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Cognate with Galician cabaza, Spanish calabaza and Catalan carabassa.

unk

possibly

gourd (cultivated plant, used as vegetable or container)


caibro

From Vulgar Latin *capreus, from Latin caper. Compare Spanish cabrio, cf. also French chevron.


botija

Borrowed from Spanish botija (“jug”). Doublet of botelha.

cylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas)


canindé

blue-and-yellow macaw
blue-and-yellow macaw

(Brazil) blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)


camarinha

the berry of the bush Corema album (camarinheira)


caniço

From cana + -iço. Cognate with Galician canizo, Spanish cañizo, Catalan canyís.


cangueira

[kɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[kɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/kɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/


camboa

small, artificial lake near the sea, that traps fish


canafístula

Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula#Translingual


cananeu

pt-noun

cananeu m (plural cananeus, feminine cananeia, feminine plural cananeias)

cananeus (plural)
cananeia (feminine)
cananeias (feminine plural)


cambada

Uma cambada de gente.


cacimba

(Angola, Brazil) well (hole dug to obtain water)


campeira

/kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/


campanário

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin campānārius, from campāna (“bell”).


caravelão

/kɐ.ɾɐ.vɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ.ɾɐ.vɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ.ɾɐ.bɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

[kɐ.ɾɐ.βɨˈlɐ̃w̃]

(nautical) fishing boat somewhat similar to a caravel


brandura

/bɾɐ̃ˈdu.ɾɐ/


canastra

From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).


camareiro

pt-noun

camareiro m (plural camareiros, feminine camareira, feminine plural camareiras)

camareiros (plural)
camareira (feminine)
camareiras (feminine plural)

From Latin camerārius. By surface analysis, câmara + -eiro.

chamberlain (officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign)

chamberlain (a high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo)


caroba

From Old Tupi ka'aroba (literally “sour leaf”).

bor

any of several trees of the genus Jacaranda, in the family Bignoniaceae


webconferência

pt-noun

webconferência f (plural webconferências)

(Internet) web conference (meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web)


cavador

cavador m (plural cavadores, feminine cavadora, feminine plural cavadoras)

cavadores (plural)
cavadora (feminine)
cavadoras (feminine plural)


brenha

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna (“rocky terrain”).


cabaço

(Brazil, slang, by extension) any inexperienced person or beginner

a virgin person
any inexperienced person or beginner


carregador

pt-noun

carregador m (plural carregadores, feminine carregadora, feminine plural carregadoras)

carregadores (plural)
carregadora (feminine)
carregadoras (feminine plural)

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]


carregador

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]


biliardário

biliardário m (plural biliardários, feminine biliardária, feminine plural biliardárias)

biliardários (plural)
biliardária (feminine)
biliardárias (feminine plural)


cascavel

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]

From Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), possibly from quassicāre, based on Latin quassāre (“to shake repeatedly, to quake”).


cascavel

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]


ceroulas

Borrowed from Arabic سروال (“trousers”).


carmelita

pt-noun

carmelita m or f by sense (plural carmelitas)


canada

From cana (“cane”) + -ada (“-ing, -er: forming nouns related to striking”), from Latin canna. Compare Spanish cañada.

suffix

trail, a rural pathway, especially between fields


canada

(historical, measure) canada, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 1.3–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used especially for wine


candeeiro

From candeia (“oil lamp”) + -eiro, from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla. Or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *candelārius.

der

(Portugal) street lamp (large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area)


clareza

Macanese: clareza


caminhante

pt-noun

caminhante m or f by sense (plural caminhantes)


centenário

centenário m (plural centenários, feminine centenária, feminine plural centenárias)

centenários (plural)
centenária (feminine)
centenárias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin centēnārius. By surface analysis, centena + -ário. Doublet of quintal (“100 pounds”).


cidadania

Tenho cidadania europeia.

A cidadania portuguesa elegeu um novo presidente.

The Portuguese citizens elected a new president.

(collectively) citizenry, i.e. the citizens of a region

the exercise of rights and duties attributed to a citizen; civism, civic engagement


careta

Macanese: caréta


careta

(Brazil, slang) square (socially conventional person)


comemoração

Learned borrowing from Latin commemorātiōnem. By surface analysis, comemorar + -ção.


charamela

Japanese: チャルメラ (charumera)

/ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

/ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

/t͡ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Old French chalemel (French chalumeau), from Latin calamus (“reed”).


combatente

pt-noun

combatente m or f by sense (plural combatentes)


carcereiro

carcereiro m (plural carcereiros, feminine carcereira, feminine plural carcereiras)

carcereiros (plural)
carcereira (feminine)
carcereiras (feminine plural)


copaíba

→ English: copaiba

copaiba (any tree of the genus Copaifera)

(strictly) diesel tree (Copaifera langsdorffii)

copaiba (oleoresin extracted from such trees)


chacina

Unknown. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *siccina (“dry meat”), from Latin siccus (“dry”).

slaughter; massacre (the killing of a large number of people)

slaughter (the killing of livestock for food or products)


circunstante

Learned borrowing from Latin circumstantem.


zaburro

a variety of corn/maize used for animal feed


cercilho

a particular form of tonsure worn by some monks


colarinho

From colar (“necklace”) + -inho (“diminutive suffix”).

suffix

collar (part of an upper garment that fits around the neck)

(architecture) a band placed around a column, just below the chapiter

(Rio Grande do Sul) the back of the neck (of an animal)


concílio

Borrowed from Latin concilium. Doublet of the inherited concelho.


coquinho

(Brazil) queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana)


cristandade

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin Chrīstiānitātem, from Latin Chrīstiānus (“Christian”).


comendador

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin commendātōrem.


xoxota

Reduplication of xota (“vagina, female genitalia”).

redup

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


encampação

[ẽ.kɐ̃.paˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kɐ̃.paˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ẽ.kɐ̃.pɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


ralé

group of people who are part of what is considered the lowest layer of society

group of people devalued as marginal or dangerous


homens das cavernas

homem das cavernas
homem das cavernas#Portuguese


homem das cavernas

pt-noun

homem das cavernas m (plural homens das cavernas)

(derogatory) caveman (a brutish or ignorant man)


zimbo

a particular univalve mollusc once used as currency


raposinho

From raposo + -inho (diminutive suffix).


labareda

[lɐ.βɐˈɾe.ðɐ]

(figuratively) intense, impetuous, arduous feeling

(zoology) Dryas iulia, a species of orange butterfly native to the Americas


nosocómio

nosocómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from Late Latin nosocomīum, from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon, “hospital”), from νόσος (nósos, “disease, illness”) + κομέω (koméō, “to take care of”).


dianteira

[d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

(figuratively) leading edge, cutting edge


galardão

[ɡa.laɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.laɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.laɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.laɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɐ.lɐɾˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ɡɐ.lɐɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

From Old Galician-Portuguese galardon, gualardon, cognate with Spanish galardón; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”) + *launą (“reward”), literally "back-payment". Compare Old French guerdon, Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan.


espinha dorsal

pt-noun

espinha dorsal f (plural espinhas dorsais)


confrade

confrade m (plural confrades, feminine confreira, feminine plural confreiras)

confrades (plural)
confreira (feminine)
confreiras (feminine plural)

(by extension) colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization)


comunidades autónomas

comunidade autónoma
comunidade autónoma#Portuguese


tucupi

Não deixe de comer um filé de filhote, peixe típico amazônico. Também são servidos pirarucu, dourada e pescada, entre outros. Quase tudo com jambu e tucupi.

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

(cooking) tucupi (yellow sauce made from wild manioc root)


comunidade autónoma

comunidade autónoma f (plural comunidades autónomas)

autonomous community
autonomous community

(European Portuguese spelling) autonomous community


trovador

trovador m (plural trovadores, feminine trovadora, feminine plural trovadoras)

trovadores (plural)
trovadora (feminine)
trovadoras (feminine plural)

[tɾu.βɐˈðoɾ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese trobador, from Old Occitan trobador. Cognate with Galician trobador.


faisão

[faɪ̯ˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


competitividade

pt-noun

competitividade f (plural competitividades)

From competitivo (“competitive”) + -idade (“-ity”).

suffix

competitivity; competitiveness (the state of being competitive)


defasagem

By surface analysis, from defasar + -agem.


paisagista

pt-noun

paisagista m or f by sense (plural paisagistas)


holofote

From Ancient Greek ὁλόφωτος (holóphōtos, “filled with light”).

bor

E porque os que têm um brilho interior não precisam de procurar os holofotes a locutora de rádio com voz de musa, que raramente aparece nas páginas dos média, tem-se tornado ao longo dos anos alvo do fascínio e admiração de muitos.

2013 August 23, Joana Emídio Marques, “No guarda-roupa da musa Inês Meneses”, in Diario de Notícias:

Há muito que se habituou aos holofotes e quase não precisa de apresentações, Elisa Ferreira é, sem dúvida, a mulher portuguesa mais vezes mencionada para cargos de topo em organizações fundamentais para o país.

2019 September 10, Margarida Gomes, “Elisa Ferreira, comissária, cosmopolita e tripeira”, in Público:

(in the plural, figurative) spotlight (center of attention)


vidreiro

pt-noun

vidreiro m (plural vidreiros, feminine vidreira, feminine plural vidreiras)

vidreiros (plural)
vidreira (feminine)
vidreiras (feminine plural)


proibicionista

proibicionista m or f by sense (plural proibicionistas)


coluna vertebral

coluna vertebral f (plural colunas vertebrais)


proibicionismo

proibicionismo m (plural proibicionismos)


almadraba

[aɫ.mɐˈðɾa.βɐ]


confraria

(by extension) a group of people with a common interest


óbice

A falta de dinheiro constitui um óbice ao ensino superior.

The lack of money is an obstacle to higher education.


adicção

[a.d͡ʒikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin addictiōnem; cf. adicto.


escadaria

staircase (connected set of flights of stairs)


escadote

step ladder (folding ladder with steps instead of rungs)


escadório

a staircase whose landings contain images of the Passion of Christ


ensinamento

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ensinamento, from ensinar (“to teach”) + -mento.

inh+

(usually in the plural) teaching (something taught, especially by a religious or philosophical authority)


fartura

abundance or excess of food or other resources; glut; luxury

(Portugal) a type of fried pastry sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, akin to a churro or youtiao


ateia

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


cartão vermelho

pt-noun

cartão vermelho m (plural cartões vermelhos)


cartão amarelo

cartão amarelo m (plural cartões amarelos)


tetracampeão

tetracampeão m (plural tetracampeões, feminine tetracampeã, feminine plural tetracampeãs)

tetracampeões (plural)
tetracampeã (feminine)
tetracampeãs (feminine plural)

[…] e o troféu vai mesmo para Espanha, agora o único país tetracampeão europeu de futebol.

2024 July 14, Rui Antunes, “Espanha tetracampeã: No pátio do Europeu, a bola é dos putos Nico e Lamine (e a taça também) [Four-time champion Spain: In the European courtyard, the ball belongs to the kids Nico and Lamine (and the cup too)]”, in Visão, retrieved 2024-07-16:

[…] does indeed go to Spain, now the only country to have won four European championships.


artilheiro

artilheiro m (plural artilheiros, feminine artilheira, feminine plural artilheiras)

artilheiros (plural)
artilheira (feminine)
artilheiras (feminine plural)


máster

Borrowed from English master. Doublet of mestre, maestro, magíster, and míster.

doublet

master (original version of a document or of a recording)


bule

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).


grenha

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/

From Latin grenniō, or from a Celtic language via Spanish greña (shag, mop).

Felizmente (como diria o mestre de Urupês), as idéias têm por invólucro o crânio, o couro e a grenha.
Luckily (as the master behind Urupês would say), ideas have the skull, the hide and the tangled hair as wrapping.

2002, Nilo Barroso, Badulaques, 7 Letras, page 49


bisneto

pt-noun

bisneto m (plural bisnetos, feminine bisneta, feminine plural bisnetas)

bisnetos (plural)
bisneta (feminine)
bisnetas (feminine plural)


bisneta

bisneta f (plural bisnetas, masculine bisneto, masculine plural bisnetos)

bisnetas (plural)
bisneto (masculine)
bisnetos (masculine plural)


enteada

female equivalent of enteado; stepdaughter


estalactite

Coordinate term: estalagmite


lucense

lucense m or f by sense (plural lucenses)


quarta de final

quarta de final f (plural quartas de final)


nado sincronizado

synchronised swimming
synchronised swimming

(Brazil, swimming) synchronised swimming


carabina de ar

carabina de ar f (plural carabinas de ar)


meio-campista

meio-campista m or f by sense (plural meio-campistas)


contra-relógio

contra-relógio m (plural contra-relógios)

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


judô

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of judo.


natação

Borrowed from Latin natātiōnem (“a swim, swimming pool”), from natō (“to swim, to float”), from nō (“to swim, to float”), from the Proto-Indo-European *sneh- (“to swim, to flow”).


casamento de rapôsa

pt-noun

casamento de rapôsa m (plural casamentos de rapôsa)

casamento de raposa
casamento de raposa#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of casamento de raposa.


pênalti

Borrowed from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.
Doublet of penalidade.


goleiro

goleiro m (plural goleiros, feminine goleira, feminine plural goleiras)

goleiros (plural)
goleira (feminine)
goleiras (feminine plural)


veiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese veiro, from Latin varius. Doublet of vário.


beisebol

[bɐj.zɨˈβɔɫ]

[bɐj.zɨˈβɔɫ]


devesa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese devesa, from Late Latin [terra] dēfēnsa (“defended land”).
Cognate with Galician devesa and Spanish dehesa. Doublet of defesa and defensa.

inh

grove or plantation of chestnut trees or oaks


proteccionismo

pt-noun

proteccionismo m (usually uncountable, plural proteccionismos)

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


salto com vara

salto com vara m (plural saltos com vara)


cavalo com alças

cavalo com alças m (plural cavalos com alças)


esportista

esportista m or f by sense (plural esportistas)


softebol

[ˌsɔf.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]

[ˌsɔf.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]

[ˌsɔ.ftɨˈβɔɫ]

[ˌsɔ.ftɨˈβɔɫ]


argola

Borrowed from Arabic الْغُلَّ (al-ḡulla, “the necklace, the shackle”).


handebol

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈbɔʊ̯]

[ɐ̃.deˈbɔʊ̯]

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈbɔʊ̯]

[ɐ̃.deˈbɔʊ̯]

[χẽ.d͡ʒiˈbɔʊ̯]

[χɐ̃.deˈbɔʊ̯]

[ɐ̃.deˈbɔʊ̯]

Borrowed from English handball, from German Handball.

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of andebol.


estalagmite

Coordinate term: estalactite


basebol

[bɐj.zɨˈβɔɫ]

[bɐj.zɨˈβɔɫ]


softbol

[ˌsɔft͡ʃˈbɔʊ̯]

[ˌsɔft͡ʃˈbɔʊ̯]

[ˌsɔft͡ʃˈbɔʊ̯]


procissão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese procisson, precisson, semi-learned borrowing from Latin processiōnem (“march, religious procession”).

der

procession (orderly, solemn advance of people; usually of a religious nature)


anistia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of amnistia.


rutura

European Portuguese standard spelling of ruptura. Synonym of rotura


filhote

Não deixe de comer um filé de filhote, peixe típico amazônico.

(Brazil, cooking) young piraíba (Amazonian fish)


filhote

pt-noun

filhote m (plural filhotes, feminine filhota, feminine plural filhotas)

filhotes (plural)
filhota (feminine)
filhotas (feminine plural)


aloquete

From a- + loquete, borrowed from French loquet (“latch”), from Old English loc.

(Portugal) latch (fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot)


matumbo

(Angola) rude (person), ignorant (person)


matumbo

Borrowed from Kimbundu matumbu (“hillock”).

bor+

(Brazil) a hole or ditch in which cassava is planted

(Brazil) a portion of elevated land between furrows


alicatão

From alicate + -ão (augmentative suffix).


apontamento

From apontar (“to appoint; to point; to sharpen a point”) + -mento.

suffix

O lápis quebrou durante seu apontamento.

the act of sharpening something into a point

O apontamento do novo presidente ocorrerá hoje.

The new president’s appointment will occur today.

Há quem se ofenda pelo apontamento do indicador.

There are some who are offended by the pointing of the index finger.

(usually in the plural) note; minute (short written record)


bem-falante

pt-noun

bem-falante m or f by sense (plural bem-falantes)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.faˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.faˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃.fɐˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

From bem (“well”) + falante (“speaker”).

someone who speaks correctly and with fluency


assoalho

From soalho, alteration of solho, from Latin solium (“seat”).

floor (bottom of a room), especially a wooden one


beijoqueiro

beijoqueiro m (plural beijoqueiros, feminine beijoqueira, feminine plural beijoqueiras)

beijoqueiros (plural)
beijoqueira (feminine)
beijoqueiras (feminine plural)

From beijocar (“to give a noisy kiss”) + -eiro (“-er”).

suffix

(informal) someone who likes to kiss a lot


canalizador

pt-noun

canalizador m (plural canalizadores, feminine canalizadora, feminine plural canalizadoras)

canalizadores (plural)
canalizadora (feminine)
canalizadoras (feminine plural)

From canalizar (“to channel”) + -dor (“-er”), from canal (“channel; canal”).

something which channels (directs something’s flow)

someone who builds sewage and drainage systems


chorão

chorão m (plural chorões, feminine chorona, feminine plural choronas)

chorões (plural)
chorona (feminine)
choronas (feminine plural)

/t͡ʃuˈɾɐ̃w̃/

(music) a player of choro, a genre of Brazilian popular music

weeping willow, or any willow cultivar characterised by extreme pendulousness

Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia#Translingual

(Brazil) Casuarina equisetifolia, a she-oak of Southeast Asia and Oceania

Carpobrotus edulis
Wikispecies:Carpobrotus edulis

cat's claw (Carpobrotus edulis, a small plant of South Africa)

Amazona pretrei
Amazona pretrei#Translingual

red-spectacled amazon (Amazona pretrei, a parrot of southern South America)

Sporophila leucoptera
Wikispecies:Sporophila leucoptera

white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera, a bird of the Amazon forest)

Crypturellus variegatus
Crypturellus variegatus#Translingual

variegated tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus, a bird of Brazil)

any species of catfish capable of emitting a sound similar to crying

(specifically) Trachycorystes galeatus, a driftwood catfish


aspereza

roughness (the quality of being rough, not smooth)

the quality of being rough-sounding, strident


amortecedor

From amortecer (“to deaden; to absorb shock”) + -dor.

suffix

shock absorber (mechanical device, consisting of a spring and dashpot, to absorb shocks)


vegetalismo

the use of plants, particularly ayahuasca, for medicinal or religious purposes

veganism; diet in which no animal products are eaten

(architecture) the use of plant-themed embellishments

(rare, collective) a group of vegetables


cifrão

[siˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From cifra (“cipher”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).

affix

a symbol similar to $, but with two vertical strokes, used to represent various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries

dollar sign (the symbol $, used to represent the dollar and the peso)


vegetalista

pt-noun

vegetalista m or f by sense (plural vegetalistas)


condicionamento

condicionamento m (plural condicionamentos)

conditioning (process of modifying a person or animal’s behaviour)

control of stored products’ temperature and humidity

fitness (quality of being physically fit)


atril

Borrowed from Spanish atril, from earlier latril, from Late Latin lectorile, from Latin lēctor (“reader”). Doublet of leitoril.


broa

→ English: broa

From Old Galician-Portuguese borõa, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸 (*brauþ, “bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą (“cooked food, leavened bread”). Alternatively, perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. See that entry for more. Compare Galician broa.

der

Logo de manhãzinha, o Zezinho Patola apareceu em nossa casa, bebeu um cálice de aguardente e comeu uma fatiazinha do miolo de uma broa, porque já não tinha dentes para a côdea, que é a parte mais gostosa

2013, ANTÓNIO MOTA, O Lobisomem, Leya, →ISBN:

Early in the morning, Zezinho Patola appeared at our house, drank a glass of brandy and ate a small slice of bread crumbs, because he no longer had teeth for the crust, which is the tastiest part

broa (type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil)


siso

From Old Galician-Portuguese siso, earlier seso, from Latin sēnsus. Doublet of senso.


cotão

Borrowed from French coton (“cotton”), from Old French coton. Doublet of algodão.

lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen)

lint (fuzzy fluff that accumulates in pockets, navels, etc.)

fine hair found on plants and fruits, such as peach velvet


cruzeta

a T-shaped ruler used by construction workers to measure right angles

(Northern Portugal) coat hanger (device to hang clothes)

crosshead (metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod)


copiador

pt-noun

copiador m (plural copiadores, feminine copiadora, feminine plural copiadoras)

copiadores (plural)
copiadora (feminine)
copiadoras (feminine plural)


descarrilamento

descarrilamento m (plural descarrilamentos)

From descarrilar (“to derail”) + -mento; ultimately from carril (“rail”).

derailment (instance of a train leaving its rails)


galício

galício m (plural galícios, feminine galícia, feminine plural galícias)

galícios (plural)
galícia (feminine)
galícias (feminine plural)


penalidade máxima

penalidade máxima f (plural penalidades máximas)


corrida armamentista

corrida armamentista f (plural corridas armamentistas)


corrida armamentícia

corrida armamentícia f (plural corridas armamentícias)


instrutor

instrutor m (plural instrutores, feminine instrutora, feminine plural instrutoras)

instrutores (plural)
instrutora (feminine)
instrutoras (feminine plural)


mangusto

desctree

→ French: mangouste
→ Dutch: mangoeste
→ Russian: мангу́ст (mangúst)
→ Kazakh: мангуст (mañust)
→ Spanish: mangosta
→ Catalan: mangosta

→ English: mongoose

From Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).


frízer

pt-noun

frízer m (plural frízeres or (proscribed) frízers)

frízeres (plural)
frízers (plural proscribed)

(Brazil) freezer (section of a refrigerator)


cirurgiã

[si.ɾuɦ.ʒɪˈɐ̃]

[si.ɾuɦ.ʒɪˈɐ̃]

[si.ɾuɾ.ʒɪˈɐ̃]

[si.ɾuʁ.ʒɪˈɐ̃]

[si.ɾuɻ.ʒɪˈɐ̃]


danado

danado m (plural danados, feminine danada, feminine plural danadas)

danados (plural)
danada (feminine)
danadas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese danado, from Latin damnātus, perfect passive participle of damnō (“condemned; doomed”), from damnum (“damage”).


escanção

[is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*skankja), or from Old French eschanson, from Frankish *skankjo, both from Proto-Germanic *skankijô (“server or pourer of drinks”), from *skankijaną (“to pour in, serve drinks”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp, be crooked, slant”).


antibaquio

Learned borrowing from Latin antibacchius, from Ancient Greek ἀντιβάκχειος (antibákkheios).

der

ἀντιβάκχειος

(poetry) antibacchius (metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable)


antifeminismo

antifeminism (any belief antagonistic to feminism)


anticatólico

(religion) anticatholic (a person opposed to Catholicism)


metrô

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of metro.


anticoncepcional

pt-noun

anticoncepcional m (plural anticoncepcionais)


aspeto

aspetos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


conceção

[kõ.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

European Portuguese standard spelling of concepção.


anglómanas

/ɐ̃ˈɡlɔ̃.ma.nɐʃ/

/ɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.mɐ.nɐʃ/


anglófobas

[ɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.fu.βɐʃ]


diretiva

directive (instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal)

(European Union law) directive (form of legislative act addressed to the EU Member States)


bônus

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bónus.


bóia

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


carabinas de ar

carabina de ar
carabina de ar#Portuguese


cartões amarelos

cartão amarelo
cartão amarelo#Portuguese


saltos com vara

salto com vara
salto com vara#Portuguese


quartas de final

quarta de final
quarta de final#Portuguese


cavalos com alças

cavalo com alças
cavalo com alças#Portuguese


cartões vermelhos

cartão vermelho
cartão vermelho#Portuguese


corridas armamentistas

corrida armamentista
corrida armamentista#Portuguese


penalidades máximas

penalidade máxima
penalidade máxima#Portuguese


aresta

From Latin arista. Doublet of arista, which was borrowed.

(geometry) edge (joining line between two vertices of a polygon)

(graph theory) edge (any of the pairs of vertices in a graph)


corridas armamentícias

corrida armamentícia
corrida armamentícia#Portuguese


argolas

(gymnastics) rings (a gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of 2 rings suspended from a bar)


mãinha

(familiar, Northeast Brazil) Alternative form of mãezinha; equivalent to mom/mum or mommy/mummy


assassino de aluguel

assassino de aluguel m (plural assassinos de aluguel, feminine assassina de aluguel, feminine plural assassinas de aluguel)

assassinos de aluguel (plural)
assassina de aluguel (feminine)
assassinas de aluguel (feminine plural)

Literally, "rent killer" or "killer to rent".


champanha

/ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/t͡ʃɐ̃ˈpa.ɲɐ/


agroecologia

agroecology (the application of ecology to agriculture)


alforge

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɾ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔʁ.ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɻ.ʒe]

European Portuguese standard spelling of alforje.


tatuador

tatuador m (plural tatuadores, feminine tatuadora, feminine plural tatuadoras)

tatuadores (plural)
tatuadora (feminine)
tatuadoras (feminine plural)

tattoo artist, tattooer, tattooist (someone who draws tattoos on others)


aclimação

acclimatization (adaptation to a new environment)


véu

From Old Galician-Portuguese veo, from Latin vēlum, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weg (“to weave a web”) or *weǵʰ- (“to ride”).


abrasividade

abrasiveness (state or quality of being abrasive)


aceitabilidade

pt-noun

aceitabilidade f (plural aceitabilidades)


alquímico

alquímico m (plural alquímicos, feminine alquímica, feminine plural alquímicas)

alquímicos (plural)
alquímica (feminine)
alquímicas (feminine plural)


pinho

→ Hunsrik: Bingje

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pinho, from Latin pīnum. Compare Galician piño and Spanish pino.


assassinos de aluguel

assassino de aluguel
assassino de aluguel#Portuguese


chefão

pt-noun

chefão m (plural chefões, feminine chefona, feminine plural chefonas)

chefões (plural)
chefona (feminine)
chefonas (feminine plural)

(Brazil) boss (head of an organisation), especially of a criminal one

(Brazil, video games) boss, especially the final boss


caraoque

European Portuguese standard spelling of karaokê.


androstanediol

androstanediol m (plural androstanedióis)

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɐ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

[ɐ̃.dɾuʃ.tɐ.nɨˈðjɔɫ]

(biochemistry) androstanediol (either of the steroids 3α-androstanediol and 3β-androstanediol)


decisor

decisor m (plural decisores, feminine decisora, feminine plural decisoras)

decisores (plural)
decisora (feminine)
decisoras (feminine plural)


dodó

(chiefly Portugal) Alternative form of dodô


fouce

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem (“heel”).


danação

Learned borrowing from Latin damnātiōnem. By surface analysis, danar + -ção.


esmola

From Old Galician-Portuguese esmolla, esmolna, earlier elmosna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

alms (small amount of money or goods given to someone as charity)

almsgiving (the practice of giving alms)

(figurative) a small benefit or help given to someone in need


casulo

Alteration of casula, from Latin casula (“little cottage, hooded cloak”), a diminutive of casa (“house”).

der

cocoon (the silky case that protects the chrysalis of insects)

(figurative, by extension) cocoon (any protective case, real or metaphorical)


desenhador

pt-noun

desenhador m (plural desenhadores, feminine desenhadora, feminine plural desenhadoras)

desenhadores (plural)
desenhadora (feminine)
desenhadoras (feminine plural)

[dɨ.zɨ.ɲɐˈðoɾ]

[dɨ.zɨ.ɲɐˈðoɾ]

From desenhar (“to draw”) + -dor (“-er”).

(uncommon) Synonym of desenhista (“drawer, someone who creates drawing”)


fraccionamento

fraccionamento m (plural fraccionamentos)

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


desrespeito

From des- (“un-; dis-”) + respeito (“respect”).

prefix

(uncountable) disrespect (lack of respect)


estertor

From Latin stertōrem, from stertō (“to snore”).

(medicine) an abnormal breathing sound heard during auscultation