foz

From Old Galician-Portuguese foz, from Latin fōcem, early monophthongized variant of faucem. Compare Spanish hoz.


animação

Learned borrowing from Latin animātiōnem. By surface analysis, animar + -ção.


eclíptica

(astronomy) ecliptic (Earth’s orbital plane)


toponímia

(linguistics, uncountable) toponymy (the study of placenames)

(linguistics) toponymy (the set of placenames in a region)


alienação

Learned borrowing from Latin aliēnātiōnem. By surface analysis, alienar + -ção. Piecewise doublet of alheação.

A alienação de ativos da empresa atingiu cerca 3 milhões de euros.

The company’s asset divestitures totaled about 3 million euros.

(financial) divestiture, sale, disposition


áster

(cytology) aster (star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell)


agitador

pt-noun

agitador m (plural agitadores, feminine agitadora, feminine plural agitadoras)

agitadores (plural)
agitadora (feminine)
agitadoras (feminine plural)


aeródromo

airfield, aerodrome, airdrome, landing field (place where airplanes can take off and land)


alçada

o Metro de Lisboa se mantém na alçada do Governo

the Lisbon metro falls under the government's responsibilities


bomba atômica

bomba atômica f (plural bombas atômicas)


mamografia

(medicine) mammography (X-ray examination of the breasts)


aurícula

Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.

lbor

(anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart)

(botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe)


álcali

(chemistry) alkali (any of a class of caustic bases)


fulô

Adeus, vou-me embora, Maria / Fulô do meu coração / Eu voltarei qualquer dia / É só chover no sertão

1970, “Adeus Maria Fulô [Goodbye Maria Fulô]”, Humberto Teixeira, Sivuca (music):

Goodbye, I'm departing, Maria / Flower of my heart / I shall come back someday / As soon as it rains in the sertão

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of flor, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese.


andor

Borrowed from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “sedan chair”).

der

Várias pessoas ligadas à paróquia vieram aprontar a santa no seu andor, que é uma espécie de altar móvel, em que a santa é posta e carregada. Com muitas flores e galhos de folhas de samambaias, o andor foi decorado.

2008, Flávio Rodrigo Freire Ferreira, A Cidade Em Festa, Clube de Autores, page 107:

(Roman Catholicism) a float used in religious processions


codorna

quail (any of several small species of game bird)


corrente alterna

pt-noun

corrente alterna f (plural correntes alternas)


alternador

alternator (an electric generator which produces alternating current)


miolo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meolo, from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla.. Doublet of medula
Compare Spanish meollo.

etymon

(figuratively) core; kernel; essence (the most important part of a thing)


anémona

anémonas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē).


anestésico

(pharmacology) anaesthetic (drug causing the reduction of pain sensitivity)


amoníaco

(inorganic chemistry) ammonia (the compound NH₃)


amplificador

(electronics) amplifier (device that increases the power of a signal)


franquismo

(Portugal, politics, historical) the politics of João Franco in Portugal

(politics, historical) Francoism (the politics of Francisco Franco in Spain)


crateras

/kɾaˈtɛ.ɾɐʃ/

/kɾɐˈtɛ.ɾɐʃ/


baluarte

desctree

→ Javanese: ꦧꦭꦸꦮꦂꦠꦶ (baluwarti)
→ Indonesian: baluarti

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of bulevar.

(figuratively) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)


antifeminista

pt-noun

antifeminista m or f by sense (plural antifeministas)

antifeminist (person antagonistic to feminism)


antimonopolista

antimonopolista m or f by sense (plural antimonopolistas)

(economy) antimonopolist (one who opposes monopolies)


antitranspirante

antitranspirante m (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

antiperspirant (a substance used to minimise sweating)

(botany) antitranspirant (a substance applied to plant leaves to reduce transpiration)


discutidor

discutidor m (plural discutidores, feminine discutidora, feminine plural discutidoras)

discutidores (plural)
discutidora (feminine)
discutidoras (feminine plural)


ascética

asceticism (the principles and practices of an ascetic)


cáustica

(optics, computer graphics) caustic (envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object)

(mathematics) caustic (envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve)


afrodisíaco

aphrodisiac (food or drug that intensifies sexual desire)


aeródromos

[ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.ðɾu.muʃ]


apóstata

apóstata m or f by sense (plural apóstatas)

Borrowed from Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek [Term?].


aplicador

applicator (a tool or device used to apply)


apostolado

apostolate (group of religious apostles)

apostleship (the position of being an apostle)

(art) apostolado (series of portraits of the apostles)


antífona

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “responsive”), from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).


caligem

Borrowed from Latin cālīginem (“fog”). Compare Italian caligine.


luxúria

lust (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature)


para-sol

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]


cirurgia

From Old Galician-Portuguese cilurgia, borrowed from Latin chīrūrgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).


jet-pack

/ˌʒɛt͡ʃˈpɛk/

/ˌʒɛt͡ʃˈpɛk/

/ˌʒɛt͡ʃˈpɛk/


protelo

Proteles cristata
Wikispecies:Proteles cristata

aardwolf (Proteles cristata, a carnivore of Africa)


pizzaria

From pizza + -aria. Compare Italian pizzeria.


dalit

Dalit (member of an outcaste people of India)


plinto

From Late Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

plinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)


myrra

pt-noun

myrra f (usually uncountable, plural myrras)


myrrha

myrrha f (usually uncountable, plural myrrhas)

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


computador pessoal

computador pessoal m (plural computadores pessoais)


sócio

sócio m (plural sócios, feminine sócia, feminine plural sócias)

sócios (plural)
sócia (feminine)
sócias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin socius. Compare Spanish socio.

Os três sócios vão constituir uma nova sociedade.

The three associates will set up a new company.

Não sou sócio do clube.

(Portugal, slang) an informal form of address for males of any age, especially from teenagers; bro

puto

informal term of address used by teenagers from Portugal


homicídio

Learned borrowing from Latin homicīdium.


homossexualismo

homossexualismo m (usually uncountable, plural homossexualismos)


sapatão

Coordinate term: sapatilha

Egon Spengler (Jorge Barcellos): Não, de fato não era muito popular. Também conhecido como Vigo, o Cruel, Vigo, o Torturador, Vigo, o Desprezado, Vigo, o Infiel.
Peter Venkman (Ézio Ramos): Ele não foi também Vigo, o Sapatão?

1989, 50:16 from the start, in Ivan Reitman, director, Os Caça-Fantasmas 2 [Ghostbusters II], São Paulo: BKS:

Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis): Not exaclty a man of the people. Also know as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despized, and Vigo the Unholy.
Peter Venkman (Bill Murray): Wasn't he also Vigo the Butch?

(Brazil, slang, LGBT, sometimes derogatory) lesbian woman; butch, dyke


suavidade

Learned borrowing from Latin suāvitātem.


sabonete

→ Hunsrik: Sabonett

→ Tetum: sabonete

toilet soap (a type of fine, scented soap)

(botany) (Saponaria officinalis) a perennial plant of the Caryophyllaceae family found in Portugal, it has lanceolate leaves, flowers with pink or whitish petals and capsular fruits. It is used in the production of soap and similar products due to its saponin-rich roots.

(botany) (Sapindus divaricatus) a tree from tropical America, from the Sapindaceae family, with astringent bark and roots, white flowers and soapy fruits, it is also known as soap, soap tree, etc.

small pocket watch with metal cover on the dial

(slang) block of hashish or pollen (usually about 250 grams)


sugestão

[su.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/su.ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/


soco

Borrowed from Swahili soko, from Arabic سُوق (sūq).


ócio

Learned borrowing from Latin ōtium (“leisure”).


bicho-homem

pt-noun

bicho-homem m (plural bichos-homens or bichos-homem)

bichos-homens (plural)
bichos-homem (plural)

[ˌbi.ʃuˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[ˌbi.ʃuˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]

a human, on the same level as other animals


panfleto

Borrowed from French pamphlet, from English pamphlet, from New Latin pānfletus (“small, unbound treatise”).

der

pamphlet (but of a political, often defamatory, nature)

leaflet; flyer (small sheet of paper containing information)


antonímia

(semantics) antonymy (the semantic relation between antonyms)


amplexo

Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum, from amplexus (“hug”).

(zoology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs)


beiju

(Brazil) any of several types of cake or sweet biscuit made from corn meal or cassava


aliquanta

(mathematics) aliquant (integer that does not divide another into integral parts)


xerpa

sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter)


aspargo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of espargo.


anatman

(Buddhism) anatman (doctrine that there is no transcendental ego or soul)


geómetra

pt-noun

geómetra m or f by sense (plural geómetras)

geómetras (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin geōmētrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs).


bezerro

bezerro m (plural bezerros, feminine bezerra, feminine plural bezerras)

bezerros (plural)
bezerra (feminine)
bezerras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese bezerro. Compare Galician and Spanish becerro.


dependente

dependente m or f by sense (plural dependentes)

dependent (one who relies on another for support)


acumulador

acumulador m (plural acumuladores, feminine acumuladora, feminine plural acumuladoras)

acumuladores (plural)
acumuladora (feminine)
acumuladoras (feminine plural)

accumulator (one who or that which accumulates)


gladiadora

[ɡlɐ.ðjɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


aerodeslizador

aerodeslizador m (plural aerodeslizadores)

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ðɨʒ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ðɨʒ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ðɨʒ.li.zɐˈðo.ɾi]

hovercraft (a vehicle supported on a cushion of air)


interj.

(lexicography, grammar) Abbreviation of interjeição (“interjection”).


balística

(physics) ballistics (science of the study of falling objects)


trecho

Borrowed from Spanish trecho, from tractus.

Ele citou um trecho da Bíblia.

excerpt; passage; snippet (small extract from a larger work)

stretch (a section of a road, route, trip or period)


hamato

Borrowed from Latin hāmātus (“hooked”), from hāmus (“hook”).


harém

harem (the private part of an Arab household)

harem (group of women in a polygamous household)

harem (group of female animals herded and controlled by a male)


caráter

caráter m (plural carateres or caracteres)

Learned borrowing from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr). Doublet of caractere.

character
distinguishing feature; characteristic


oceanógrafo

oceanógrafo m (plural oceanógrafos, feminine oceanógrafa, feminine plural oceanógrafas)

oceanógrafos (plural)
oceanógrafa (feminine)
oceanógrafas (feminine plural)

oceanographer (person who studies oceans)


antanagoge

/ɐ̃.tɐ.nɐˈɡɔ.ʒɨ/

[ɐ̃.tɐ.nɐˈɣɔ.ʒɨ]

(rhetoric) antanagoge (answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge)


agência

Borrowed from Italian agenzia or French agence, both from Medieval Latin agentia.

agency (capacity of individuals to act independently)

agência imobiliária

agência funerária

agency (establishment engaged in doing business for another)


œdema

O augmento de volume da articulação é devido a uma dupla causa, em parte ao derramamento intra-capsular e em parte ao œdema da pelle e do tecido sub-cutaneo;

1869, José Vieira de Mattos, Tratar do rheumatismo articular agudo e de sua frequencia com o rheumatismo visceral, Typographia do Apostolo, page 6:

The increase in volume of the articulation is due to two reasons, in part due to intracapsular spilling and in part to œdema of the skin and subcutaneous tissue;

fricções d'alcool camphorado nos pontos onde havia œdema;

1869, G. Augusto Gagliardini, O Archivo Rural, volume 12, Typographia Universal, page 64:

rubbing of camphored alcohol in spots where there was œdema;

O œdema da mão não se tinha modificado sensivelmente.

1918, Instituto Butantan, Collectanea de trabalhos, 1901-1917, Typographia do Diário Official, page 51

The œdema of the hand hadn't changed sensibly.


fónica

phonics (the art of combining sounds according to the laws of acoustics)


jornalista

jornalista m or f by sense (plural jornalistas)

Borrowed from French journaliste. By surface analysis, jornal + -ista. Piecewise doublet of diarista.


celeuma

Learned borrowing from Latin celeuma, alternative form of celeusma (“a call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to keep time”), from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma, “order, command”). Cognate with Italian ciurma.


amador

pt-noun

amador m (plural amadores, feminine amadora, feminine plural amadoras)

amadores (plural)
amadora (feminine)
amadoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin amātōrem. By surface analysis, amar + -dor.

amateur (someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful)


lucto

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


amazonite

European Portuguese standard spelling of amazonita.


inteiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese enteiro, enteyro (which may have been later modified to reflect the Latin etymology), from Latin integrum. Doublet of íntegro.

integer (number without a fractional component)


estudioso

estudioso m (plural estudiosos, feminine estudiosa, feminine plural estudiosas, metaphonic)

estudiosos (plural)
estudiosa (feminine)
estudiosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Latin studiōsus. By surface analysis, estudo + -oso.


chana

(Angola, geography) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)


bocha

(Brazil) bowls; lawn bowls (sport where players roll balls such that they stop as close as possible to another ball)

(Brazil) bowl (ball thrown by the player in lawn bowls)


catechese

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


indonésio

indonésio m (plural indonésios, feminine indonésia, feminine plural indonésias)

indonésios (plural)
indonésia (feminine)
indonésias (feminine plural)


chasco

Saxicola rubicola
Saxicola rubicola#Translingual


chasco

Borrowed from Spanish chasco (“fraud, deception”).


abatanado

(Portugal) coffee served in a large cup, like a tea cup


pavio

From Old Galician-Portuguese pavio, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papiro.


jovem

Macanese: (both senses) jóvi

Inherited from Latin iuvenis. Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven.


seio

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus. Ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of seno and sino. Cognate with Galician seo, Spanish seno, and French sein.


exoesqueleto

(anatomy) exoskeleton (hard outer structure)


acatalepsia

(philosophy) acatalepsy (the doctrine that human knowledge never amounts to certainty)


alphabeto

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


acção

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


cinamomo

Hunsrik: Sinamom

Borrowed from Latin cinnamōmum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon).


salmoura

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese salmoira, from Late Latin salimuria, from Latin sal + muria.

brine (moisture that drips from salted fish or meat)

brine (water saturated with salt, sometimes enriched with other substances or seasonings, in which meat, fish, olives, etc. are preserved.)

brine tank, pickle jar (vessel where organic substances are preserved with salt water)

salting (the process of preserving food in salt)

desalination brine, waste brine (wastewater with a high concentration of salt (among other substances), which results from the process of desalination of seawater)


incumbente

pt-noun

incumbente m or f by sense (plural incumbentes)


correspondente

correspondente m or f by sense (plural correspondentes)

pen pal (person with whom one communicates using letters)


corruptela

Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).

bor+

(linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)

(Brazil) small miner village on the edge of virgin lands


homogenia

homogeneity (quality of being homogeneous)


além

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alen, from Latin ad + illinc (“thence, there”).

inh+

the afterlife, the beyond (supposed world or state of existence that is entered after death)


jacto

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


colector

pt-noun

colector m (plural colectores, feminine colectora, feminine plural colectoras)

colectores (plural)
colectora (feminine)
colectoras (feminine plural)

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


façanha

From Old Galician-Portuguese façanna, from Old Spanish fazaña, of disputed origin. Suggested derivations include:
* Andalusian Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana) with influence of facer (“to do”), from Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed”)
* from a form of facer (“to do”), specifically:
** Old Spanish faciana
** Vulgar Latin *facinus
** Vulgar Latin *facianea, reportedly attested as fazania

feat, achievement; deed (rare or difficult accomplishment)

prowess (distinguished bravery or courage)


jejuno

Borrowed from Latin jejunum, ieiunum. Doublet of the inherited jejum.

(anatomy) jejunum (central of the three divisions of the small intestine)


coelhinho da Páscoa

coelhinho da Páscoa m (plural coelhinhos da Páscoa)


olfacto

olfactos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


phlegma

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


freqüência

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


refluxo

(medicine) reflux (leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus)

(distilling) reflux (liquid that returns to the fractionating column)


relaxante

/ʁɨ.laˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/

(pharmacology) relaxant (substance that relaxes the muscles)


estola

Borrowed from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”).


subjunctivo

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


guita

(colloquial) cash; dough; cheese (money)


guita

string (long, thin and flexible structure made from twisted threads)


guita

(Portugal, colloquial) a member of the National Republican Guard


syllogismo

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


raça

Borrowed from Italian razza, of uncertain origin.


projecto

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


analysta

pt-noun

analysta m or f by sense (plural analystas)


humanoide

humanoid (creature with the appearance or characteristics of a human)


memorando

memorandum (written business communication)

memorandum (brief diplomatic communication)


plantago

Borrowed from Latin plantāgō. Compare the inherited doublet tanchagem.

plantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)


quina

Shortening of esquina (“corner”), from Gothic.

corner (projection of an angle in a solid object)


quina

From Latin quīna, feminine singular of quīnus (“fivefold”).

fivesome (group of five persons or things)

(games) the number 5 on a die, card, domino, etc.

a type of lottery where the goal is to get five numbers right

bandeira das quinas

(heraldry) a group of five small blue shields depicted in the flag of Portugal


quina

Clipping of quinaquina, from Quechua [Term?].

cinchona (any of several South American trees of the genus Cinchona)


genealogista

genealogista m or f by sense (plural genealogistas)

genealogist (person who researches family lines)


germanofilia

germanophilia (the love of the country, culture or people of Germany)


crowdfunding

[ˌkɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒiˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

/ˌkɾawd͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ/

[ˌkɾaʊ̯d͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

[ˌkɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒiˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

/ˌkɾawd͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ/

[ˌkɾaʊ̯d͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

/ˌkɾawd͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ/

[ˌkɾaʊ̯d͡ʒˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

[ˌkɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒiˈfɐ̃.d͡ʒĩ]

[ˌkɾaw.ðɨˈfɐ̃.dĩ.ɡɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from English crowdfunding.


código postal

pt-noun

código postal m (plural códigos postais)

postcode (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address)


adquirente

adquirente m or f by sense (plural adquirentes)


pousada

→ English: pousada

From Old Galician-Portuguese pousada, from pousar (“to rest”) + -ada, from Latin pausāre (“to halt”).

inn (establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink)


globalista

globalista m or f by sense (plural globalistas)


guaraná

Paullinia cupana
Wikispecies:Paullinia cupana

guarana (Paullinia cupana, a tree of South America)

a caffeinated fizzy drink made from the guarana fruit


adjuvante

adjuvante m or f by sense (plural adjuvantes)

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

From Latin adiuvantem (compare Spanish adyuvante). By surface analysis, adjuvar + -ante.


adjuvante

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

(phramacology) adjuvant (substance that aids the principal ingredient of a drug)


gorgiera

ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)


nabal

From nabo (“turnip”) + -al (“field of”).


Gral

Alternative form of graal, seen as an individual item


meranti

meranti (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea)


hitlerismo

Hitlerism (political philosophy of Hitler)


annus mirabilis

annus mirabilis m (plural anni mirabiles)

annus mirabilis (year with many fateful events)


alegoria

Borrowed from Latin allegoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría).

allegory (the representation of abstract principles)


predador

predador m (plural predadores, feminine predadora, feminine plural predadoras)

predadores (plural)
predadora (feminine)
predadoras (feminine plural)

[pɾɨ.ðɐˈðoɾ]

[pɾɨ.ðɐˈðoɾ]

[pɾɨ.ðɐˈðo.ɾi]

predator (animal that hunts and kills other animals)

predator (someone who attacks and plunders for gain)


crômio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of crómio.


boca livre

Havia mais gente na festa que ele imaginava, inclusive alguns bicões que sempre aproveitam uma boca livre.

2010, Eric Fadista, Um tapa na cara dos hipócritas, Biblioteca 24x7, page 39:

There were more people in the party than he imagined, even some freeloaders who always take advantage of a party with free food.

(informal, Brazil) a party or other social event where there is free food


inebriamento

inebriation; drunkenness (intoxication caused by drinking alcoholic beverages)


cantiga

/kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

folk song (song handed down by oral tradition)

(figurative, colloquial) nonsense; story


manganês

manganês m (usually uncountable, plural manganeses)

/mɐ̃.ɡɐˈneʃ/

(chemistry, uncountable) manganese (metal)


inglesismo

Briticism (word or expression used in Britain)


meretriz

/mɨ.ɾɨˈtɾiʃ/

Learned borrowing from Latin meretrīcem.


sylphide

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


cocar

headdress used by the indigenous American peoples, especially ones used by Brazilian Indians and war bonnets used by Great Plain Indians


iole

yawl (a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen)


ragu

Borrowed from French ragoût or Italian ragù.


iotacismo

(phonology) iotation (palatalisation in Slavic languages)

(phonology) iotacism (shift of a phoneme into /i/)


brigadista

brigadista m or f by sense (plural brigadistas)


aquatinta

(art) aquatint (form of etching with acid on a plate)


avarícia

Borrowed from Latin avāritia. Doublet of avareza.

(archaic) avarice (excessive or inordinate desire of gain)


traïdor

traïdor m (plural traïdores, feminine traïdora, feminine plural traïdoras)

traïdores (plural)
traïdora (feminine)
traïdoras (feminine plural)


quilo

Kadiwéu: ciilo


quilo

From Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).


quilowatt

From quilo- + watt, calque from French kilowatt.


quilocaloria

From quilo- (“kilo-”) + caloria (“calorie”).


B.O.

(Brazil, initialism) Boletim de Ocorrência (a formal report of a crime to the police)

(Brazil, figuratively, colloquial) a serious problem or something that went wrong


alça

Deverbal from alçar (“to lift”), from Old Galician-Portuguese alçar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, derived from Latin altus (“high”).

a semicircular handle, such as the bail of a bucket and the handles of bags and purses

shoulder strap (in clothes, the strap that goes over the shoulder)

(anatomy) a part of an organ that forms an arc (mostly in the intestines and blood vessels)


província

Borrowed from Latin prōvincia. Doublet of Proença and Provença.


bumbo

drum set (collection of different drums to be played together)


bactéria

Borrowed from New Latin bactēria, a neuter plural reinterpreted as a feminine singular, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”).


RG

Initialism of registro geral (“general register”).

initialism

Perdi meu RG.

Não gosto da minha foto no meu RG.

(Brazil) ID card (ID card issued in Brazil)

O meu RG tem 9 dígitos.

Preencha este espaço no formulário com seu RG.

Fill this space in the form with your RG.

(Brazil) the identification number printed on the ID card


legista

pt-noun

legista m or f by sense (plural legistas)


chita

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).

der

Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus#Translingual


chita

Ela que devia ter ficado no Sertão de Alagoas com vestido de chita e sem nenhuma datilografia, já que escrevia tão mal, só tinha até o terceiro ano primário.

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


sacola

Kadiwéu: xaacola

→ Hunsrik: Sacola


guitarras acústicas

guitarra acústica
guitarra acústica#Portuguese


diphthongo

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


guitarra acústica

pt-noun

guitarra acústica f (plural guitarras acústicas)

(music, retronym) acoustic guitar (hollow-body guitar)


masmorra

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).


apfelstrudel

apple strudel; apfelstrudel (Austrian pastry)


aglutina

(immunology) agglutin (any antibody that causes agglutination of cells)


catacumba

From Late Latin catacumbae, dissimilation of Latin cata- (“among”) (from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”)) + tumbas.

catacomb (underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves)


feministo

pt-noun

feministo m (plural feministos, feminine feminista, feminine plural feministas)

feministos (plural)
feminista (feminine)
feministas (feminine plural)

(Brazi, Internet slang, nonstandard) a male advocate of feminism

(Brazil, Internet slang, nonstandard, usually pejorative) a male who advocates for feminism online, but not in real life


diretor

diretor m (plural diretores, feminine diretora, feminine plural diretoras)

diretores (plural)
diretora (feminine)
diretoras (feminine plural)

Semi-learned form modified from the earlier director, borrowed from Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus.


oftalmóloga

female equivalent of oftalmólogo (“ophthalmologist”)


lepisma

A small wingless insect of genus Lepisma, including silverfish, of species Lepisma saccharinum


exame

Borrowed from Latin examen. Compare the inherited doublet enxame.

fazer exame de sangue


chimarrão

[ʃi.maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃi.maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃi.maˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʃi.mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

/ʃi.mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

/t͡ʃi.mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

[ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦə̃ʊ̃]

From Spanish mate cimarrón (“unsweetened mate”, literally “feral mate”); see cimarrón for more.

bor

Ilex paraguarensis
Wikispecies:Ilex paraguarensis

(Brazil) maté (hot drink made from the Ilex paraguarensis plant)


amorita

pt-noun

amorita m or f by sense (plural amoritas)

Amorite (member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates)


manchego

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

manchegos (plural)
manchega (feminine)
manchegas (feminine plural)

Manchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)


aliyá

aliyah (immigration of Jews into Israel)


profecia

prophecy (prediction made under divine inspiration)


rulote

(Portugal) caravan/trailer (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)


couve-flor

couve-flor f (plural couves-flor or couves-flores)

couves-flor (plural)
couves-flores (plural)


bacilo

bacillus (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus)


babá

onomatopoeic

Child speech

(Brazil) nanny; babysitter (child’s nurse)


angu

Borrowed from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).


jaqueta

→ Hunsrik: Schakett

jacket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse)


reality show

Unadapted borrowing from English reality show.

ubor

(television) reality show (a reality television program)


socialismo democrático

democratic socialism
democratic socialism


ufa

Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include:
* from Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō, “superfluous”);
* from the Latin abbreviation ex-off (ex officiō);
* from the Latin initialism AUF (ad ūsum fabricae).


capela

→ Konkani: कोपेल (kopel)

→ Malayalam: കപ്പേള (kappēḷa)

From Old Galician-Portuguese capela (“chapel”), from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of cappa (“cloak, cape”). Cognate with Galician capela, Spanish capilla, Catalan capella, Occitan capèla, French chapelle, Italian cappella and Romanian capelă.

inh

(religion) chapel (small Christian place of worship)

(chemistry) fume hood (a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)


sarau

Borrowed from Galician serao, sarao, from Old Galician-Portuguese serão, from Vulgar Latin *seranum, from Latin sērus (“late”). Doublet of serão.


medidor

pt-noun

medidor m (plural medidores, feminine medidora, feminine plural medidoras)

medidores (plural)
medidora (feminine)
medidoras (feminine plural)

measurer (one who, or that which, measures)


sátiro

From Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).


queixa

Deverbal from queixar (“to complain”). Compare Spanish queja.


Sena

Sena m or f by sense (plural Senas or Sena)

a member of the Sena people of Mozambique


guarda-roupa

[ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ ˈʁo.pɐ]

From guardar (“to guard, to keep”) + roupa (“clothe(s)”).

af

Comprei um guarda-roupa novo.

wardrobe
cabinet in which clothes may be stored

Hora de renovar o guarda-roupa!

(figuratively) one's collection of clothes, especially in the context of fashion


trepador

pt-noun

trepador m (plural trepadores, feminine trepadora, feminine plural trepadoras)

trepadores (plural)
trepadora (feminine)
trepadoras (feminine plural)

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]


licaone

Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus#Translingual

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus, a wild dog of Africa)


motoneta

motor scooter (small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame)


seiva

→ Spanish: savia (or from Galician)

Borrowed from French sève and perhaps influenced by its homophone.


liturgista

liturgista m or f by sense (plural liturgistas)

liturgist (a person knowledgeable about liturgy)


lucioperca

Sander lucioperca
Sander lucioperca#Translingual

zander (Sander lucioperca, a European freshwater fish)


maltusiano

maltusiano m (plural maltusianos, feminine maltusiana, feminine plural maltusianas)

maltusianos (plural)
maltusiana (feminine)
maltusianas (feminine plural)


soporífero

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).


seqüela

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


luteranismo

Lutheranism (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther)


tremedal

[tɾɨ.mɨˈðaɫ]

[tɾɨ.mɨˈðaɫ]

Borrowed from Spanish tremedal; ultimately a derivation of Latin tremō (“to tremble, to quake”). See the Spanish term for more information.


provocador

provocador m (plural provocadores, feminine provocadora, feminine plural provocadoras)

provocadores (plural)
provocadora (feminine)
provocadoras (feminine plural)


matriarca

From Latin māter, mātris (“mother”) + -arca, on the model of patriarca.

matriarch (a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group)


rusalka

(Slavic mythology) rusalka (female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths)


folar

From fole + -ar, ultimately from Latin follis.

(cooking) folar (traditional Portuguese bread served at Passover and Easter)


vegetarianismo

vegetarianismo m (plural vegetarianismos)

vegetarianism (the practice of following a vegetarian diet)


veganismo

From English veganism. By surface analysis, vegano + -ismo.

veganism (the practice of not consuming any animal product)


tatuí

sand flea (any of various small crustaceans of the order Amphipoda)


mercurocromo

Trademark generalisation of Mercurochrome.

merbromin (antiseptic used for small cuts)


mercuriano

mercuriano m (plural mercurianos, feminine mercuriana, feminine plural mercurianas)

mercurianos (plural)
mercuriana (feminine)
mercurianas (feminine plural)

Mercurian (hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mercury)


meda

Inherited from Latin mēta (“cone, pyramid; boundary limit”).


agrafo

O agrafador ficou sem agrafos.

(Portugal) staple (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper)


mesmerismo

mesmerism (control over someone’s personality or actions using hypnotism)


meteco

metic (in Ancient Greece, a resident alien without citizen rights)


metila

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of metilo (“methyl”).


metilo

metilos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


crianças

[kɾɪˈɐ̃.sɐs]

[kɾɪˈɐ̃.sɐs]

/kɾiˈɐ̃.sɐʃ/

[kɾɪˈɐ̃.sɐʃ]

/ˈkɾjɐ̃.sɐʃ/

/kɾiˈɐ̃.sɐʃ/

/ˈkɾjɐ̃.sɐʃ/


prazer

From Old Galician-Portuguese prazer, from Latin placēre, with an irregular phonetic development concerning the initial consonant cluster (the regular outcome would have been *chazer). Compare Spanish placer and Galician pracer.


mineralogista

pt-noun

mineralogista m or f by sense (plural mineralogistas)


molosso

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μολοσσοί (Molossoí).


mogol

Borrowed from Persian مغول (moğul), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). Doublet of mongol.

(historical) Moghul; Mughal (member of the Moghal dynasty)


donaire

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese donaire, borrowed from Old Spanish donaire, from Late Latin dōnārius, from Latin dōnārium.


simulação

(soccer) simulation (attempt of feigning a fool)

simulation
simulation (attempt of feigning a fool)


antiliberal

pt-noun

antiliberal m or f by sense (plural antiliberais)

(politics) antiliberal (one who opposes liberalism)


novecentismo

any of the arts and literature of the twentieth century (1900s)


nestoriano

nestoriano m (plural nestorianos, feminine nestoriana, feminine plural nestorianas)

nestorianos (plural)
nestoriana (feminine)
nestorianas (feminine plural)

Nestorian (a follower of Nestorian Christianity)


nominalismo

(philosophy) nominalism (doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects)


ondina

From Latin undina. By surface analysis, onda + -ina.


cantautor

cantautor m (plural cantautores, feminine cantautora, feminine plural cantautoras)

cantautores (plural)
cantautora (feminine)
cantautoras (feminine plural)


ontologista

ontologista m or f by sense (plural ontologistas)


organografia

/ˌɔɾ.ɡɐ.nɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ˌɔɾ.ɣɐ.nɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]


ouija

Ouija (a board with letters used to communicate with spirits)


osseto

Ossetian (Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Ossetians)


osco

(uncountable) Oscan (an extinct Italic language, once spoken by the Oscan people)


osseta

Ossetian (member of the Ossetian people)


radionovela

radio drama (soap opera broadcast over the radio)


passionista

passionista m or f by sense (plural passionistas)

Passionist (member of a Roman Catholic institute with emphasis on the Passion)


parodista

parodista m or f by sense (plural parodistas)


pietista

pietista m or f by sense (plural pietistas)

(Christianity) Pietist (follower of Pietism)


acidemia

(medicine) acidaemia (a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood)


alprostadil

(pharmacology) alprostadil (drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction)


queque

Borrowed from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).


DCE

(education, initialism) Diretório Central dos Estudantes (Central Directory of Students, an entity representing all students of a higher learning institution)


pirotecnia

pyrotechnics (art and technology of fireworks)


ponentino

pt-noun

ponentino m (plural ponentinos, feminine ponentina, feminine plural ponentinas)

ponentinos (plural)
ponentina (feminine)
ponentinas (feminine plural)

From ponente + -ino. Cognate with Italian ponentino.

(archaic) a western person (one who is natural, inhabitant or originating from a region located to the west)


pompeiano

pompeiano m (plural pompeianos, feminine pompeiana, feminine plural pompeianas)

pompeianos (plural)
pompeiana (feminine)
pompeianas (feminine plural)

From Pompeia + -ano or from Pompeu + -ano.

native or inhabitant of Pompei (town near Naples)


prenome

first name (name chosen for a child by his parents)


tinha

some other skin diseases of man and other animals

(zoology) common name of some insects, especially lepidoptera, whose caterpillars attack vegetables


dirigível

From dirigir (“drive, direct”) + -ível (“-able”).


primitivismo

primitiveness (quality or state of being primitive)

(philosophy) primitivism (the belief that life is better or more moral among primitive peoples)

(art) primitivism (the use of elements borrowed from the art of primitive peoples)


alucinógeno

hallucinogen (substance which causes hallucinations)


cenáculo

Learned borrowing from Latin cēnāculum (“dining room”), from cēna (“dinner”).


progressismo

(politics) progressivism (ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society)


aliança

Borrowed from French alliance. By surface analysis, aliar + -ança.

engagement ring or wedding ring (ring exchanged between bride and groom)

alliance (pact or treaty between countries or parties made to advance common goals)

A Tríplice Aliança venceu a guerra do Paraguai.

The Triple Alliance won the Paraguay War.

alliance (countries or parties which form an alliance)


pimentão

Hunsrik: Pimentong

[pi.mẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From pimenta (“pepper”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).


chimia

Borrowed from Hunsrik Schmier. Cognate of English smear and German schmieren.

a type of jam made in South Brazil with the juice and pulp of fruits


beladona

Borrowed from Italian belladonna, from bella donna (literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.

Atropa belladonna
Atropa belladonna#Translingual

belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)


embaixador

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), derivative of ambaissa (“service, mission, errand”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti, “service, function”), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos (“servant”).


facão

→ Hunsrik: Fakong


corcova

hump (rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel)


vassalo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vassalo, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish uassos (“young man, squire”).


flanela

Borrowed from French flanelle, from English flannel.


teixo

From Latin taxus, from Scythian. Compare Galician teixo, Asturian texu, and Spanish tejo.


carai

(Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.


caquistocracia

pt-noun

caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)

kakistocracy (government exercised by the least capable)


átrio

Learned borrowing from Latin ātrium, from Etruscan. Doublet of adro.

(anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)


kabyle

Kabyle (member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria and Tunisia)


kabyle

Kabyle (Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people)


recordista

recordista m or f by sense (plural recordistas)

[ʁɛ.kɔɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

record-holder (someone who holds a record)


parabéns

[pa.ɾaˈbẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/pɐ.ɾɐˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[pɐ.ɾɐˈβɐ̃j̃ʃ]

Plural form of parabém, from para + bem. Compare Spanish parabienes.

Gostaria de lhe dar os parabéns pelo seu novo livro.

I would like to congratulate you on your new book.


relativista

relativista m or f by sense (plural relativistas)


roupa

Macanese: rópa

From Old Galician-Portuguese roupa, from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰 (*raupa), from 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raupjan). Cognates include Portuguese and English robe, Italian roba, Spanish ropa. See also Portuguese roubar.

Tu compras roupa.


torturador

torturador m (plural torturadores, feminine torturadora, feminine plural torturadoras)

torturadores (plural)
torturadora (feminine)
torturadoras (feminine plural)


decisão

From decidir + -são, or borrowed from Latin dēcīsiōnem.


narcotráfico

Existem 72 diferentes facções criminosas vinculadas ao narcotráfico, de acordo com o levantamento do Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública e da Esfera Brasil, divulgado no segundo dia do Fórum Esfera, em Guarujá (SP), neste sábado (8).

2024 June 9, Guilherme Gama, Brasil tem 72 facções criminosas ligadas ao narcotráfico, diz estudo:

There are 72 different criminal factions linked to drug trafficking, according to a survey by the Brazilian Public Security Forum and Esfera Brasil, released on the second day of the Fórum Esfera, released on the second day of the Fórum Esfera, in Guarujá (SP), this Saturday (8).

drug trafficking (narcotic drug business)


cartão

[kahˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kahˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaɾˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaχˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaɻˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

card (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper or plastic)


conselho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese conselho, from Latin cōnsilium. Doublet of consílio, a borrowing. Compare Galician consello.

inh+

Ela me pediu um conselho.

Um conselho me seria muito útil.

A piece of advice would be very useful to me.

Eles são membros do conselho da cidade.


retirante

pt-noun

retirante m or f by sense (plural retirantes)

/ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʁe.t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χe.t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ʁɨ.tiˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(Brazil) an emigrant, especially one who leaves the Northeast Region of Brazil


eslavo

eslavo m (plural eslavos, feminine eslava, feminine plural eslavas)

eslavos (plural)
eslava (feminine)
eslavas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. Doublet of escravo, esloveno, esclavão / eslavão, and tchau / chau.


feira

From Old Galician-Portuguese feira, from Late Latin feria (“festival, holiday”), from Latin feriae, from Proto-Indo-European *dhēs- (“god, godhead, deity”).
Cognate with Galician feira, Spanish feria, French foire, Italian fiera and English fair. Doublet of féria

der

designation for a weekday in Portuguese: e.g. segunda-feira for Monday, terça-feira for Tuesday, etc.


suástica

swastika (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle)


maldição

[maʊ̯.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledictiōnem (“evil-speaking, curse”), from maledīcō (“to speak ill of”).


huno

Borrowed from Late Latin Hunnus, from Koine Greek Χοῦνοι (Khoûnoi) or Χουνοί (Khounoí), borrowed through Middle Iranian, apparently ultimately from Turkic *Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as Xiongnu). More at Huns.

Hun (member of an ancient Turkic nomadic tribe)


histórias

[iʃˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐʃ]

/iʃˈtɔ.ɾjɐʃ/

/iʃˈtɔ.ɾjɐʃ/


câmera

Variant of câmara, from Latin camera. Some sources state that the word might be a Brazilianism.


câmera

Alternative form of câmara (“cameraperson”)


pressão

[pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


papado

papacy (the period of a particular pope’s office)


pontífice

Learned borrowing from Latin pontificem.


troca

swap; exchange (the act of changing or exchanging one thing for another)


mise-en-scène

Unadapted borrowing from French mise en scène.

ubor

(theater, film) mise en scène (the arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film)


ruteno

pt-noun

ruteno m (plural rutenos, feminine rutena, feminine plural rutenas)

rutenos (plural)
rutena (feminine)
rutenas (feminine plural)


safena

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).


salvamento

Inherited from Late Latin salvāmentum. Synchronically derivable from salvar + -mento.


esperança de vida

esperança de vida f (plural esperanças de vida)

life expectancy (statistical measure of how long a person is expected to live)


samoiedo

Samoyed (member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals)


sandinista

sandinista m or f by sense (plural sandinistas)

Sandinista (member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front)


falisco

falisco m (plural faliscos, feminine falisca, feminine plural faliscas)

faliscos (plural)
falisca (feminine)
faliscas (feminine plural)


post-it

Unadapted borrowing from English post-it, a trademark genericization, from the brand name post-it.


malvavisco

Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis#Translingual

marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)


síndico

pt-noun

síndico m (plural síndicos, feminine síndica, feminine plural síndicas)

síndicos (plural)
síndica (feminine)
síndicas (feminine plural)

From Latin syndicus. More at French syndic.

receiver (person who acts as trustee for a bankrupt)

person representing the interests of a group or class

(Brazil) the administrator of a residential building, condominium or another residential complex


alfisol

(soil science) alfisol (soil with a clay-enriched subsoil and high native fertility)


picha

cruet (small bottle or container used to hold a condiment)


veio

vein (stripe or streak of a different colour or composition)

(geology, mining) vein (thin deposit of a mineral or metal)


veio

veio m (plural veios, feminine veia, feminine plural veias)

veios (plural)
veia (feminine)
veias (feminine plural)

Eye dialect spelling of velho, representing Caipira Portuguese.

(Brazil, colloquial) bro (informal term of address for a friend)


camada

From cama (“bed”). Compare semantic development with Greek στρώμα (stróma, “mattress, layer”).


maquinista

pt-noun

maquinista m or f by sense (plural maquinistas)

engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver


negrura

blackness (the condition of being black in colour, or dark)


emissora

network (group of affiliated television stations)


ordenha

[ɔɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

[ɔɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

milking (the act of extracting milk from an animal)


sequência

Observe esta sequência de números.

sequence; series (set of things that come one after the other)

Qual é a sequência desta carta?

follower (something that comes after another thing)

(Roman Catholicism) sequence (musical composition used in some masses between the readings)


desencontro

Deverbal from desencontrar or from des- + encontro. Compare Spanish desencuentro.

Até não consigo acender o cigarro seguinte... Se é um gesto, / Fique com os outros, que me esperam, no desencontro que é a vida.

(Can we date this quote?), Álvaro de Campos, A Frescura:

I can't even light the next cigarette... If it's a gesture, / Stay with the others, who are waiting for me, in the mismatch that is life.


campos magnéticos

campo magnético
campo magnético#Portuguese


gládio

Learned borrowing from Latin gladius (“sword”).

lbor

(malacology) pen (internal cartilage skeleton of a squid)


vintena

. By surface analysis, vinte (“twenty”) + -ena.


campo magnético

pt-noun

campo magnético m (plural campos magnéticos)

(electromagnetism) magnetic field (a field of magnetic force)


mercantes

/mɨɾˈkɐ̃.tɨʃ/


lixa

→ Hunsrik: Lisch

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish lijar (“to sand”) or Italian lisciare (“to smooth”).

sandpaper (paper coated with abrasive material)

nail file (small file used to file fingernails and toenails)

any dogfish shark characterised by rough skin


infractor

infractor m (plural infractores, feminine infractora, feminine plural infractoras)

infractores (plural)
infractora (feminine)
infractoras (feminine plural)

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


secção

European Portuguese standard spelling of seção.


mangual

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

From earlier mangal, from mango (“flail shaft”), from Vulgar Latin *manicus (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”). Alternatively, from Latin manuālis.


catamita

Borrowed from Latin catamītus (“catamite”), in origin a corruption of Ganymēdēs (“Ganymede”), from Ancient Greek Γᾰνῠμήδης (Ganumḗdēs).


rabeta

(derogatory, Portugal) a male homosexual


peste bovina

rinderpest (contagious viral disease that affects ruminants and swine)


víscera

From Latin viscera, plural of viscus (“internal organ”).

(anatomy) viscera (internal organ of the body)


atrativo

Learned borrowing from Latin attractīvus.


zelador

pt-noun

zelador m (plural zeladores, feminine zeladora, feminine plural zeladoras)

zeladores (plural)
zeladora (feminine)
zeladoras (feminine plural)

caretaker (someone who takes care of something)

caretaker; janitor (person who keeps a place clean and in good repair)


concitador

concitador m (plural concitadores, feminine concitadora, feminine plural concitadoras)

concitadores (plural)
concitadora (feminine)
concitadoras (feminine plural)


cuia

→ Hunsrik: Kui

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

calabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))

calabash (utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash)

(South Brazil) a vessel, traditionally made from the dried tip of a calabash, used to drink maté

(North Brazil) a vessel used to serve tacacá


churrascaria

From churrasco + -aria. Piecewise doublet of churrasqueira.

/ʃu.ʁɐʃ.kɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ʃu.ʁɐʃ.kɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/t͡ʃu.ʁɐʃ.kɐˈɾi.ɐ/

steakhouse (restaurant specializing in meat)


churrasco

→ Hunsrik: Schurraske

→ Japanese: シュラスコ (shurasuko)

Borrowed from Spanish churrasco (“barbecue”).

bor+

barbecue (meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue)


piroca

Unknown. Perhaps cognate with Galician pirola.

Ela me disse que ela quer lamber minha piroca até que eu atire meu leite no seu rosto.

She told me she wants to lick my cock until I shoot my cum on her face.


cimitarra

Borrowed from Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”), of unknown origin.


arcabuz

Borrowed from French arquebuse, from Italian archibugio, from Dutch haakbus (“hook tube”), from German Hakenbüchse.


vilo

(anatomy) villus (small projection from a mucous membrane)


maconheiro

pt-noun

maconheiro m (plural maconheiros, feminine maconheira, feminine plural maconheiras)

maconheiros (plural)
maconheira (feminine)
maconheiras (feminine plural)

(often derogatory) stoner, pothead (habitual user of cannabis)


virose

(medicine, pathology) virosis (generic name for diseases caused by viruses)


truque

Borrowed from French truc, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *trudicō, from Latin trudō. Doublet of truco.

trick (single piece of a magician’s act)

(by extension) trick (an effective, clever or quick way of doing something)


vandálico

Vandalic (an extinct East Germanic language once spoken by the Vandals)


vegano

vegano m (plural veganos, feminine vegana, feminine plural veganas)

veganos (plural)
vegana (feminine)
veganas (feminine plural)


escolástico

escolástico m (plural escolásticos, feminine escolástica, feminine plural escolásticas)

escolásticos (plural)
escolástica (feminine)
escolásticas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολᾰστῐκός (skholastikós).

der

(philosophy) scholastic (supporter of scholasticism)

(religion) scholastic (individual who completes the scholasticate, stage of religious formation)


tamboril

anglerfish (marine fish of the order Lophiiformes)


garganta profunda

pt-noun

garganta profunda f (plural gargantas profundas)

/ɡaʁˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ/

[ɡaɦˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ]

/ɡaʁˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ/

[ɡaɦˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ]

/ɡaɾˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ/

/ɡaʁˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾoˈfũ.dɐ/

/ɡɐɾˈɡɐ̃.tɐ pɾuˈfũ.dɐ/

[ɡɐɾˈɣɐ̃.tɐ pɾuˈfũ.dɐ]


fuzil

From French fusil, from Vulgar Latin petra (“stone”) + focilis (“of fire”) (flintstone), from focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“fireplace, hearth”). Cognate of English fusillade.


lança-granadas-foguete

lança-granadas-foguete m (plural lança-granadas-foguetes)

Literally, “rocket grenade launcher”, from lança-granadas (“grenade launcher”, literally “shoots-grenades”) + foguete (“rocket”).

rocket propelled grenade
rocket propelled grenade


mosquete

From Italian moschetto (“musket”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), through French mousquet.

musket (ancient firearm, portable, with a wide barrel and flintlock ignition, initially supported on a fork for firing and widely used in the 16th century)


espingarda

From Italian spingarda, from French espringale (“springald”), from Frankish *springan (“spring, jump”), from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ.

O filósofo francês está sentado dentro de um carro criado pela artista plástica portuguesa - um velho Morris Oxford preto, todo coberto por espingardas de plástico a apontar para trás, e, no interior, uma confusão de bonecos de peluche de todas as formas e cores.

2011 January 12, Alexandra Prado Coelho, “Um filósofo no meio dos peluches”, in Público:


hakka

Hakka (a member of a Han ethnic group of southern China)


morteiro

Inherited from Latin mortārium (“mortar”).

inh+

mortar (small vessel used to grind things)


míssil

Learned borrowing from Latin missilis (“that may be thrown”), from mittō (“to send”).


submetralhadora

pt-noun

submetralhadora f (plural submetralhadoras)

[ˌsuβ.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

[ˌsu.βɨ.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

From sub- + metralhadora (“machine gun”).


lança-chamas

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐs/

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐs/

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐʃ/

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ.mɐʃ/

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ.mɐʃ/

/ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈt͡ʃa.mɐʃ/

Calque of German Flammenwerfer (“flamethrower”, literally “shoots-flames”).


bazuca

From English bazooka (“bazooka”), from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). Doublet of buzina.


pena capital

capital punishment (punishment by death)


zarabatana

[zɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]

[zɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]

Borrowed from Arabic زَرْبَطَانَة (zarbaṭāna, “blowgun”).

bor+

زَرْبَطَانَة


bombardeiro

From bombardear (“to bomb”) + -eiro (“-eer, -ier”), from bombarda (“bombard”), from Italian bombarda (“bombard”), from bomba (“bomb”), from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”).


espículo

Borrowed from Latin spīculum (“sharp point, dart”), diminutive of spīcum (“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Doublet of espicho.


manganela

/mɐ̃.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Italian manganella, from Late Latin mangănum (“mangonel, manganese”), from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).

mangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)


estilingue

Borrowed from English sling, probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”).


carreira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese carreira, from Late Latin (via) carrāria, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”). Compare Galician carreira and Spanish carrera. By surface analysis, carro + -eira.

inh+

path, trail (particularly one which had to be opened)

(Brazil, informal) line (small portion of a powdery drug)

line, row
line (small portion of a powdery drug)


gadanha

[ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish guadaña (“scythe”), from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (waiþaneis), or Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”). Both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”).


trabuco

From Provençal trabuc, from Latin trabs (“tree trunk, timber, beam”).

(Brazil, humorous) any large and heavy gun, specially a revolver


machadinha

[mɐ.ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

[mɐ.ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

[mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

Feminine diminutive of machado (“axe”), from Latin masclus (“male”), earlier masculus, diminutive of mās (“man”).


azagaia

From colloquial Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).

اَلزَّغَايَة

assegai (slim African spear or javelin with an iron tip)

Curtisia dentata
Wikispecies:Curtisia dentata

assegai (Curtisia dentata, a tree of southern Africa)


canivete

→ Hunsrik: Kanivett

From to Old French canivet (“little knife”), from Frankish *knīf (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Compare French canif.

pocketknife, penknife (small razor with one or more blades and other movable and retractable accessories, which fit into the respective handle)

(informal) scalpel (sharp instrument used in surgery)


rapieira

/ʁɐˈpjɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐˈpjɐj.ɾɐ/

Borrowed from French rapière (“rapier”).


estilete

Borrowed from Italian stiletto (“stiletto”), diminutive of stilo (“stylus”), from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (cognate with English stick).

bor+

utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)


boleadeira

bolas (a throwing weapon made of weights at the end of interconnected cords)


heteroglossia

(linguistics) heteroglossia (the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code)


mandarim

→ Czech: mandarín

→ Danish: mandarin

desctree

→ Dutch: mandarijn
Afrikaans: mandaryn
→ Latvian: mandarīns (or from Portuguese mandarim, or via another European language)

→ English: mandarin
→ Irish: mandairín

→ Estonian: mandariin (or possibly from French mandarine)

→ French: mandarin
→ Breton: mandarin
→ Greek: μανδαρίνος (mandarínos)

→ French: mandarine (“mandarin orange”) (see there for further descendants)

→ German: Mandarin
→ Hungarian: mandarin

→ Italian: mandarino
→ Maltese: mandolin
→ Turkish: mandalina

q

→ Latvian: mandarīns (or from Dutch mandarijn, or via another European language)

→ Macedonian: мандарин (mandarin)

→ Polish: mandaryn

→ Romanian: mandarin

→ Russian: мандарин (mandarin)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: мандарин

Latin script: mandarin

→ Spanish: mandarín

→ Crimean Tatar: mandarin

→ Swedish: mandarin

From Malay menteri, manteri, from Hindi मन्त्रि (mantri), from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, “an agent suffix”).
Compare also bailarim, an alternative form of bailarino.

der

mandarin (a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire)

O mandarim é a língua mais falada do mundo.

Mandarin is the world's most spoken language.

(uncountable) Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan)


planador

From planar (“to glide”) + -dor (“-er”).

glider, sailplane (any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight)


prendedor

[pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]

[pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]

prendedor de roupa
prendedor de roupa#Portuguese

Ellipsis of prendedor de roupa (“clothes peg”).

prendedor de cabelo
prendedor de cabelo#Portuguese

Ellipsis of prendedor de cabelo (“hair clip”).


enciclopédico

pt-noun

enciclopédico m (plural enciclopédicos, feminine enciclopédica, feminine plural enciclopédicas)

enciclopédicos (plural)
enciclopédica (feminine)
enciclopédicas (feminine plural)


delação

From Latin delātiōnem (“accusation, denunciation”).


filho da putas

filhos da puta
filhos da puta#Portuguese


salvadores

[saɫ.βɐˈðo.ɾɨʃ]


broquel

From Vulgar Latin *bucculārius (“bossed”), from Latin buccula (“boss”), diminutive of bucca (“cheeck”), .


couraça

Inherited from Late Latin coriācea (vestis), from coriāceus, from Latin corium. Compare French cuirasse, source of English cuirass.


rapel

rappel; abseiling (descending by means of a rope)


malha

Borrowed from French maille (“mesh, loop”), from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *smh₁-tleh₂, from *smeh₁- (“smear, rub”). Compare the doublets mancha, mácula, mágoa, mangra, and maquis.

doublet

mesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)


malha

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Compare the doublets mancha, malha, mácula, mágoa, and mangra.

a section of terrain with a different colour than that surrounding it


malha

From malhar (“to hammer; to beat”), from malho (“mallet; sledgehammer”), from Latin malleus (“hammer”).

a game where players have to throw hoops or horseshoes towards a pin on the ground

(Portugal) a bop or a banger (good music)


camal

Borrowed from French camail (“aventail”), from Old Occitan capmalh (“aventail”).


welwitschia

Welwitschia mirabilis
Wikispecies:Welwitschia mirabilis

welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa)


coifa

From Late Latin cofia, of West Germanic origin. See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”), all from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰeybʰ-.

kitchen hood, (UK) extractor hood, (US) range hood, (AU, NZ) rangehood, cooker hood, exhaust hood, oven hood


hóplon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “the shield; originally: tool”).


greva

Borrowed from Old French greve (“greave”).


lorcha

Uncertain. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação. Possibly a corruption of Chinese 龍船／龙船 (lóngchuán) (in Cantonese: /lʊŋ²¹ ʃyːn²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.


heroísmo

heroism (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them)


caravela

→ Spanish: carabela

→ Catalan: caravel·la

[kɐ.ɾɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela, a diminutive of cáravo, or cárabo, from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ραβος (kā́rabos, “light ship, horned beetle”).


mameluco

pt-noun

mameluco m (plural mamelucos, feminine mameluca, feminine plural mamelucas)

mamelucos (plural)
mameluca (feminine)
mamelucas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”).

(historical) mameluke (member of a military regime in mediaeval and early modern Egypt and Syria)

mameluco (person born of a white father and American Indian mother)


fetichismo

fetishism (belief that natural objects have supernatural powers)

fetishism (sexual attraction to an inanimate object or a part of the body)


morrião

From Vulgar Latin *murrum (“muzzle, snout”).

[mo.hɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈhjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mo.hɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈhjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mo.χɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈχjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


morrião

[mo.hɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈhjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mo.hɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈhjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mo.χɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[moˈχjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


fonemática

(linguistics) phonemics (the study of phonemes)


elefante africano

elefante africano m (plural elefantes africanos)

African elephant (either of two species of elephant found in Africa)


adorador

adorador m (plural adoradores, feminine adoradora, feminine plural adoradoras)

adoradores (plural)
adoradora (feminine)
adoradoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin adōrātōrem. By surface analysis, adorar + -dor.

adorer; worshipper (someone who adores, worships)


apostador

apostador m (plural apostadores, feminine apostadora, feminine plural apostadoras)

apostadores (plural)
apostadora (feminine)
apostadoras (feminine plural)

gambler (one who plays at a game of chance, who gambles)


étimo

Borrowed from Latin etymon, from Ancient Greek ἔτυμον (étumon, “the true sense of a word according to its origin”), from ἔτυμος (étumos, “true, real, actual”).


sampana

/sɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.nɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.nɐ/

(nautical) sampan (flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars)


hena

Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia inermis#Translingual

henna (dye made from the leaves of the henna shrub)


homofóbico

pt-noun

homofóbico m (plural homofóbicos, feminine homofóbica, feminine plural homofóbicas)

homofóbicos (plural)
homofóbica (feminine)
homofóbicas (feminine plural)

From homofobia (“homophobia”) + -ico. By surface analysis, homo- + -fóbico.

homophobe (person who hates homosexuals)


homófobo

homófobo m (plural homófobos, feminine homófoba, feminine plural homófobas)

homófobos (plural)
homófoba (feminine)
homófobas (feminine plural)


estoico

(philosophy) stoic (proponent of stoicism)


estoicismo

estoicismo m (usually uncountable, plural estoicismos)


caso dativo

(grammar) dative case (case used to express direction towards an indirect object)


caso nominativo

(grammar) nominative case (case used to indicate the subject)


abstergente

/ɐbʃ.tɨɾˈʒẽ.tɨ/

[ɐβʃ.tɨɾˈʒẽ.tɨ]

abstergent (a substance used in cleansing)


evangélico

evangélico m (plural evangélicos, feminine evangélica, feminine plural evangélicas)

evangélicos (plural)
evangélica (feminine)
evangélicas (feminine plural)

(Christianity, Latin America, including Brazil) A Protestant.


evangélica

(Brazil) female equivalent of evangélico


varsoviano

varsoviano m (plural varsovianos, feminine varsoviana, feminine plural varsovianas)

varsovianos (plural)
varsoviana (feminine)
varsovianas (feminine plural)


filhos

children (one's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter)

Com a evolução do tempo foi se desmascarando a idéia que as pessoas brancas não são os filhos prediletos de Deus [...]

2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter V, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, published 2023, page 115:

As time went on, the idea that white people are not God's favorite children was debunked ….


ocaso

dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)


iambo

Learned borrowing from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

(poetry) iamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)


milhões

millions (a very large amount or number of things)


balanço

→? Japanese: ブランコ (buranko)

From balança (“scales”), from Old Galician-Portuguese balança, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx (“having two scales”), from bi- + lanx.

Crianças gostam de brincar no balanço do parque.

Children like to play in the park’s swing.

O balanço do barco é enjoativo.
The boat’s sway is nauseating.

O balanço dessa música é bom para dançar.

(music, informal) rhythm (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds)

Fizeram um balanço da economia.

They did a scrupulous examination of the economy.

(accounting) balance (list accounting for debits and credits)

equilibrium (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced)


terreiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro, from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra. By surface analysis, terra + -eiro.

unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregate for announcements and regular markets

(Brazil, religion) a religious space in various Afro-Brazilian religions

area without vegetation surrounding a house, normally in the countryside


anima mundi

(religion, philosophy) anima mundi; world soul (single, unifying spirit present in every living being)


missão

From Old Galician-Portuguese misson, mison, from Latin missiōnem.


caixão

[kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From caixa (“box”) + -ão (augmentative suffix), from Latin capsa (“box”). Compare French caisson (“box”), Latin American Spanish cajón (“coffin”).


photographia

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


cistre

Borrowed from French cistre, from Middle French citre, from Latin cithara. Doublet of cítara, guitarra, and cítola.

cittern (stringed instrument of the Renaissance)


fã

Borrowed from English fan, shortened from fanatic, from Latin fānāticus (“temple related, enthusiastic”), from fānum (“temple”).


traição

→ Tetum: traisaun

[tɾa.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾaɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese traiçon, from Latin trāditiōnem (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) + dō (“give”) (from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”)). By surface analysis, trair + -ção. Doublet of tradição. Cognate with Galician traizón and Spanish traición.

der

cheating, infidelity (unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship)


acidente

Learned borrowing from Latin accidentem, present active participle of accidō (“happen”); from ad (“to”) + cadō (“fall”); respectively from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”) and *ḱad- (“to fall”).

accident (unexpected event with negative consequences)


praga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praga (“sore, curse”), borrowed from Latin plāga (“wound, misfortune”). Compare the inherited chaga.

inh+

Estou cheio de azar, alguém deve ter-me rogado uma praga.

I've been very unlucky, someone must have put a curse on me.

curse (prayer that harm may befall someone)

plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

(uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)

(pathology) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)

(figuratively) someone or something which is a nuisance


chuço

any spear-like improvised weapon made in a jail


miúdo

pt-noun

miúdo m (plural miúdos, feminine miúda, feminine plural miúdas)

miúdos (plural)
miúda (feminine)
miúdas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese miudo, earlier meudo, earlier mẽudo, from Latin minūtus (“diminished”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“to diminish”). Doublet of minuto.


miúdo

(usually in the plural) an internal organ used as offal


vês

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hipocampo

(Greek mythology) hippocampus; hippocamp (creature that is half horse and half fish)

(anatomy) hippocampus (region of the brain that plays a role in memory and emotion)

sea horse (any of the various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus)


agalmatolite

European Portuguese standard spelling of agalmatolita.


encíclica

(Roman Catholicism) encyclical (papal letter circulated throughout the Church)


assecla

pt-noun

assecla m or f by sense (plural asseclas)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin assecula.

slbor

contributor, follower (of a religion, philosophy, etc.)

a member of the same religion, philosophy, etc.


paramilitar

pt-noun

paramilitar m or f by sense (plural paramilitares)

paramilitary (a member of a paramilitary group)


mancebo

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

mancebos (plural)
manceba (feminine)
mancebas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".


psora

(Brazil, slang) Clipping of professora (“female teacher”).


relapso

relapse (the act of relapsing: returning a previous, worse state)


acícula

acicula (needle-like spine of some animals and plants)


neurolingüística

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


remanso

backwater, still water (area of stagnant water)


natalense

natalense m or f by sense (plural natalenses)


córnea

(anatomy) cornea (layer forming the front of the eye)


republicanismo

republicanismo m (usually uncountable, plural republicanismos)

republicanism (the advocacy of a republic as a means of government)


cubense

cubense m or f by sense (plural cubenses)


angolense

angolense m or f by sense (plural angolenses)

Angolan (person from Angola or of Angolan descent)


floridense

floridense m or f by sense (plural floridenses)


guatemalense

guatemalense m or f by sense (plural guatemalenses)


guineense

guineense m or f by sense (plural guineenses)


guineense

Guinea-Bissau Creole
Guinea-Bissau Creole

Guinea-Bissau Creole (a Portuguese-based creole spoken in Guinea-Bissau)


tirania

tyranny (government in which a single ruler has absolute power)


apadana

(architecture, historical) apadana (a large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces)


guianense

guianense m or f by sense (plural guianenses)


surinamense

surinamense m or f by sense (plural surinamenses)


signo zodiacal

signo zodiacal m (plural signos zodiacais)


impressor

impressor m (plural impressores, feminine impressora, feminine plural impressoras)

impressores (plural)
impressora (feminine)
impressoras (feminine plural)


alarido

Já me enfado de ouvir este alarido, / Com que se engana o mundo em seu cuidado; / Quero ver entre as peles, e o cajado, / Se melhora a fortuna de partido.

1768, Cláudio Manuel da Costa, “Já me enfado de ouvir este alarido”, in Obras Poéticas de Glauceste Satúrnio:

I am already tired of hearing this clamor, / With which the world deceives itself in its care; / I want to see between the skins, and the staff, / If the fortune of the party improves.


gato-do-deserto

gato-do-deserto m (plural gatos-do-deserto)

Literally, “cat of the desert”, due to its habitat being in deserts.

Felis margarita
Felis margarita#Translingual


gato-selvagem

gato-selvagem m (plural gatos-selvagens)

Felis silvestris
Felis silvestris#Translingual


gato-bravo-de-patas-negras

gato-bravo-de-patas-negras m (plural gatos-bravos-de-patas-negras)

Literally, “wildcat of black paws”, due to the underparts of its feet being black.

Felis nigripes
Felis nigripes#Translingual


gato-leopardo

gato-leopardo m (plural gatos-leopardos)

Prionailurus bengalensis
Prionailurus bengalensis#Translingual


gato-ferrugem

Literally, “rust cat”, due to its rusty spots over the back and flanks.

rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)


gato-de-pallas

gato-de-pallas m (plural gatos-de-pallas)

Literally, “cat of Pallas”, who first described the species.


gato-pescador

gato-pescador m (plural gatos-pescadores)

Literally, “fisher cat”, due to fish being its main prey.


leão-da-montanha

leão-da-montanha m (plural leões-da-montanha)

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual


gato-mourisco

gato-mourisco m (plural gatos-mouriscos)


basílica

Borrowed from (Medieval) Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).


lince-vermelho

pt-noun

lince-vermelho m (plural linces-vermelhos)


lince-do-canadá

lince-do-canadá m (plural linces-do-canadá)

Literally, “lynx of Canada”, after its habitat mostly in Canada.

Lynx canadensis
Lynx canadensis#Translingual


gato-dos-pampas

gato-dos-pampas m (plural gatos-dos-pampas)


gato-palheiro

gato-palheiro m (plural gatos-palheiros)

Literally, “haystack cat”, because it has the colour of hay.


gato-andino

Literally, “Andean cat”, due to its habitat being in the Andes mountains.


gato-chileno

Literally, “Chilean cat”, due to its habitat being mostly in Chile.

Leopardus guigna
Leopardus guigna#Translingual


gato-do-mato-pequeno

gato-do-mato-pequeno m (plural gatos-do-mato-pequenos)

Leopardus tigrinus
Leopardus tigrinus#Translingual


gato-dourado-asiático

gato-dourado-asiático m (plural gatos-dourados-asiáticos)


lince-do-deserto

lince-do-deserto m (plural linces-do-deserto)

Literally, “lynx of the desert”. (Note that the Caracal caracal is not a true lynx.)

Caracal caracal
Caracal caracal#Translingual


gato-do-mato

(Brazil) any species of the genus Leopardus


gato marmorado

gato marmorado m (plural gatos marmorados)

Pardofelis marmorata
Pardofelis marmorata#Translingual


gato-do-mato-grande

gato-do-mato-grande m (plural gatos-do-mato-grandes)

Leopardus geoffroyi
Leopardus geoffroyi#Translingual

Leopardus pardalis
Leopardus pardalis#Translingual


suçuarana

French: couguar

→ English: couguar, cougar


lince-ibérico

lince-ibérico m (plural linces-ibéricos)

Literally, “Iberian lynx”, after its habitat in the Iberian Peninsula.

Lynx pardinus
Lynx pardinus#Translingual


jaguatirica

Com o nome «Ozelot» designa-se na litteratura estrangeira mais outra especie de Gato grande do Brasil que diz se ser o mesmo que, segundo Natterer, é aqui conhecido pelo nome de «Jacatirica» ou «Jaguatirica», Felis pardalis (Linné) da zoologia systematica.

1893, Emílio Augusto Goeldi, “Carniceiros — CARNIVORA” (chapter IV), in Os mammiferos do Brasil [The mammals of Brazil], Rio de Janeiro: Alves & C., page 65:

By the name «Ozelot» they call, in foreign literature, another species of Brazilian big cat, which is said to be the same as, according to Natterer, what we know here by the name of «Jacatirica» or «Jaguatirica», Felis pardalis (Linné) of systematic zoology.

Uma dicta, dicto de gato selvagem, conhecido tambem pelo nome de jaguatirica. (Felis Jaguarandi)

1875, Benjamin Franklin Ramiz Galvão, editor, Catalogo da Exposição Nacional em 1875 [Catalogue of the National Exposition in 1875], Rio de Janeiro: Carioca, page 337, line 1281:

(obsolete) jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)


gato-maracajá

gato-maracajá m (plural gatos-maracajás)

Leopardus wiedii
Leopardus wiedii#Translingual


leopardo-nebuloso

leopardo-nebuloso m (plural leopardos-nebulosos, metaphonic)

leopardos-nebulosos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

Neofelis nebulosa
Neofelis nebulosa#Translingual


onça-parda

[ˌõ.sɐˈpaɾ.ðɐ]


pantera-nebulosa

pantera-nebulosa f (plural panteras-nebulosas)


mitómano

mitómano m (plural mitómanos, feminine mitómana, feminine plural mitómanas)

mitómanos (plural)
mitómana (feminine)
mitómanas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

mythomaniac (someone who suffers from mythomania)


melómano

melómano m (plural melómanos, feminine melómana, feminine plural melómanas)

melómanos (plural)
melómana (feminine)
melómanas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


megalómano

megalómano m (plural megalómanos, feminine megalómana, feminine plural megalómanas)

megalómanos (plural)
megalómana (feminine)
megalómanas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of megalômano.


grafómano

grafómano m (plural grafómanos, feminine grafómana, feminine plural grafómanas)

grafómanos (plural)
grafómana (feminine)
grafómanas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(psychology) one affected with or exhibiting graphomania


insectívoro

insectívoros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

insectivore (animal that feeds on insects)


angiofibroma

(pathology) angiofibroma (benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue)


bibliófilo

bibliófilo m (plural bibliófilos, feminine bibliófila, feminine plural bibliófilas)

bibliófilos (plural)
bibliófila (feminine)
bibliófilas (feminine plural)


cinemática

(physics) kinematics (the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion)


cinética

(mechanics) kinetics (branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies)

(chemistry) kinetics (branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions)


rebaixo

area (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement)


perfumaria

perfumery (factory where perfume is made)

Pois, como bem lembrou o sul-africano Jody Scheckter, importante do F1 é ganhar. O resto é perfumaria.

1977 November 11, Lemyr Martins, “Todos por um”, in Placar, number 394, Emerson, o esforçado, page 49, column 2:

1987 May 15, “Parlamentarismo: novo projeto e "perfumaria".”, in Jornal da Tarde, number 6583, São Paulo, page 5, column 1:

2019 June 21, Maria Cecilia Prates Rodrigues, “Cultura é perfumaria no Brasil?”, in Estratégia Social, Rio de Janeiro:

[…] o design é visto como uma perfumaria, algo supérfluo e não essencial para resolver problemas e aumentar os lucros.

2023 June 14, Patrick A. G. Naufel, “Design não é perfumaria, pelo menos não deveria ser.”, in Medium:


viquingue

viquingue m or f by sense (plural viquingues)


dactilógrafo

dactilógrafo m (plural dactilógrafos, feminine dactilógrafa, feminine plural dactilógrafas)

dactilógrafos (plural)
dactilógrafa (feminine)
dactilógrafas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


calígrafo

calígrafo m (plural calígrafos, feminine calígrafa, feminine plural calígrafas)

calígrafos (plural)
calígrafa (feminine)
calígrafas (feminine plural)

calligrapher (one who practices calligraphy)


pictograma

pictogram (image that represents a word or an idea)


sismólogo

sismólogo m (plural sismólogos, feminine sismóloga, feminine plural sismólogas)

sismólogos (plural)
sismóloga (feminine)
sismólogas (feminine plural)

seismologist (person who practices seismology)


anoréxico

anoréxico m (plural anoréxicos, feminine anoréxica, feminine plural anoréxicas)

anoréxicos (plural)
anoréxica (feminine)
anoréxicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) anorexic (person suffering from anorexia)

(derogatory) anorexic (a scrawny person)


dislexia

Learned borrowing from New Latin dyslexia.

lbor

(neurology, pathology) dyslexia (learning disability)


nostálgico

pt-noun

nostálgico m (plural nostálgicos, feminine nostálgica, feminine plural nostálgicas)

nostálgicos (plural)
nostálgica (feminine)
nostálgicas (feminine plural)


disléxico

disléxico m (plural disléxicos, feminine disléxica, feminine plural disléxicas)

disléxicos (plural)
disléxica (feminine)
disléxicas (feminine plural)

(neurology, psychiatry) dyslexic (an individual who shows an inability to learn to read or difficulties in identifying and reproducing written language)


monociclo

From mono- + -ciclo, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) and κύκλος (kúklos, “circle; wheel”).


misógino

pt-noun

misógino m (plural misóginos, feminine misógina, feminine plural misóginas)

misóginos (plural)
misógina (feminine)
misóginas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισόγυνος (misógunos).


necromancia

necromancy (divination involving the dead)

necromancy (sorcery involving reanimating the dead)


enchido

(Portugal, cooking) embutido (a variety of dry, cured sausages, traditional from Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries)


acatalasia

(pathology) acatalasaemia (lack of catalase in the blood)


acetarsol

Internationalism; compare English acetarsol


mauro

pt-noun

mauro m (plural mauros, feminine maura, feminine plural mauras)

mauros (plural)
maura (feminine)
mauras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin Maurus (“Moor”), from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”). Doublet of Mauro, mouro, and moiro.


pecado original

pt-noun

pecado original m (plural pecados originais)

(Christianity) original sin (state of sin that is a direct result of Adam’s disobedience to God)


amnésico

amnésico m (plural amnésicos, feminine amnésica, feminine plural amnésicas)

amnésicos (plural)
amnésica (feminine)
amnésicas (feminine plural)


burrico

desctree

→ Sranan Tongo: buriki
Aukan: buliki
Saramaccan: bulíki

From Latin burricus. By surface analysis, burro + -ico.


geneta

(biology) genet (group of genetically identical individuals)


consomé

Borrowed from French consommé. Doublet of consumado.


apagoge

/ɐ.pɐˈɡɔ.ʒɨ/

[ɐ.pɐˈɣɔ.ʒɨ]

(logic) apagoge (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary)


soldadas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


aclasia

(pathology) aclasia (lack of a physical distinction between normal and pathological tissue)


poupa

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin upupa.

hoopoe (Upupa epops, a small Old-World bird)


pechincha

/pɨˈt͡ʃĩ.t͡ʃɐ/


pescada

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual

(zoology) whiting (Merlangius merlangus)


fidalgo

pt-noun

fidalgo m (plural fidalgos, feminine fidalga, feminine plural fidalgas)

fidalgos (plural)
fidalga (feminine)
fidalgas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fidalgo, shortened from fillo d'algo (literally “son of something”), meaning "person of property/wealth". Compare Spanish hidalgo (Old Spanish fidalgo).


sefardita

pt-noun

sefardita m or f by sense (plural sefarditas)


ofídio

Earlier ophídio, from Latin Ophidia, from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).


ágora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).

lbor

(Ancient Greece, historical) agora (public square in ancient Greek cities, generally quadrangular in shape, which was used mainly as a meeting place and market)

(Ancient Greece, historical) agora (popular assembly, in ancient Greece)


cálculo renal

pt-noun

cálculo renal m (plural cálculos renais)

(medicine) kidney stone (calculus in the kidney)


sapé

(Brazil) satintail (any grass in the genus Imperata)

(strictly) Brazilian satintail (Imperata brasiliensis)

(Brazil, colloquial) thatch (straw used to cover roofs)


paquera

(Brazil, informal) flirtation, flirting (the act of trying to seduce someone romantically)

(Brazil, informal) a short and not intense romantic involvement


paquera

paquera m or f by sense (plural paqueras)

ele é meu paquera

(Brazil, informal) a person one is flirting or having a short relationship with


guionista

guionista m or f by sense (plural guionistas)

From Old French guion (“script”) + -ista.


selenografia

(astronomy, geography) selenography (study of the surface of the moon)


semantema

(linguistics) semanteme (indivisible unit of meaning)


loucura

From Old Galician-Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). By surface analysis, louco + -ura.


activação

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


roraimense

roraimense m or f by sense (plural roraimenses)


laço

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese laço, from Vulgar Latin *laceus, from Latin laqueus (“noose; snare”).

inh+

lasso (long rope with a sliding loop on one end)

(figurative, usually in the plural) bond; tie (strong connection between people)


hipertrofia

hypertrophy (increase in the size of an organ)


idos

ides (fifteenth day of March, May, July and October in the Roman calendar)


trópico

tropic (either of the two parallels north and south of the equator)


amazonense

pt-noun

amazonense m or f by sense (plural amazonenses)


autótrofo

autótrofo m (plural autótrofos, feminine autótrofa, feminine plural autótrofas)

autótrofos (plural)
autótrofa (feminine)
autótrofas (feminine plural)


namibiense

namibiense m or f by sense (plural namibienses)


abietina

(organic chemistry) abietin (a resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam)


bermudense

bermudense m or f by sense (plural bermudenses)

Bermudan, Bermudian (person from Bermuda)


glacê

frosting, icing (a sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods)


andron

(historical) andron (room or house reserved for males)


tempurá

Borrowed from Japanese 天麩羅 (てんぷら, tenpura), from Portuguese, ultimately from Latin. Different dictionaries link two different original terms:
* Portuguese tempero (“seasoning”) or tempera (“he/she/it seasons; season!”), third-person present singular or imperative tense of temperar (“to season, to temper”), from Latin temperāre (“to mix, to temper”).
* Portuguese têmpora (“Ember days”), from Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”). When Portuguese explorers (mostly Jesuit missionaries) arrived in Japan, they abstained from eating beef, pork, and poultry during the Ember days series of holidays. Instead, they ate fried vegetables and fish. This was the first contact of the Japanese with fried food, and since then they began associating the Portuguese word têmpora (which they pronounced tenpura) with such food.

Daijirin
Daijisen
Ember days
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明
pt:tempurá


sabrina

(footwear, Portugal) ballet flat, flat, dolly shoe, ballet pump, ballerina, ballerina shoes


deleção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction”).

lbor

(genetics) deletion (mutation causing loss of DNA from chromosomes)

(computing) deletion (act of erasing data from storage)


neomexicano

pt-noun

neomexicano m (plural neomexicanos, feminine neomexicana, feminine plural neomexicanas)

neomexicanos (plural)
neomexicana (feminine)
neomexicanas (feminine plural)

New Mexican (an inhabitant of New Mexico)


indianos

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nuʃ]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nuʃ/


indianas

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐs]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐs/

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐs]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐs/

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐʃ/

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐʃ]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐʃ/


sociolecto

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


sikhismo

Sikhism (a monotheistic religion of northern India)


siringe

Borrowed from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of seringa.

(music) syrinx (very old flute, with transverse wind, consisting of a series of tubes that produce a scale, Pan flute)

(zoology) syrinx (sound-producing organ, in birds, which is found at the lower end of the trachea)


sibarita

sibarita m or f by sense (plural sibaritas)

(historical) Sybarite (person from Sybaris)

sybarite (person devoted to pleasure and luxury)


arboricultura

arboriculture (the planting and growth of trees)


vinicultor

vinicultor m (plural vinicultores, feminine vinicultora, feminine plural vinicultoras)

vinicultores (plural)
vinicultora (feminine)
vinicultoras (feminine plural)


vinicultura

(agriculture, oenology) viniculture (the growing of grape vines)


viticultor

viticultor m (plural viticultores, feminine viticultora, feminine plural viticultoras)

viticultores (plural)
viticultora (feminine)
viticultoras (feminine plural)

From Latin vītis (“vine, grapevine”) + cultor (“cultivator, tiller”) (genitive singular cultōris).


arboricultor

arboricultor m (plural arboricultores, feminine arboricultora, feminine plural arboricultoras)

arboricultores (plural)
arboricultora (feminine)
arboricultoras (feminine plural)

(forestry, landscaping) arboriculturist (one who dedicates himself to the cultivation of trees)


peba

From Old Tupi peba (“having a flattened shape”).

uder

six-banded armadillo
six-banded armadillo

The six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus.

Centropomus paralellus
Centropomus paralellus

A fish in the robalo family, Centropomus paralellus.


cavernícola

pt-noun

cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)


camarata

Ao mesmo tempo que ia arrastando a mala, a mulher guiava o marido para a camarata que se encontrava mais perto da entrada.

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

While she was dragging the suitcase, the woman guided her husband to the dormitory closest to the entrance.


ameia

Inherited from Latin minās (“battlements”).

inh+

battlement (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members)


sidónio

sidónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


arboricida

arboricide (herbicide intended to kill trees)


TDAH

transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade#Portuguese

Initialism of transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade (“ADHD”).


cartaginês

pt-noun

cartaginês m (plural cartagineses, feminine cartaginesa, feminine plural cartaginesas)

cartagineses (plural)
cartaginesa (feminine)
cartaginesas (feminine plural)

From Latin Carthāginiēnsis, from Carthāgō + -ēnsis. Doublet of cartaginense. By surface analysis, Cartago (“Carthage”) + -ês (“-ese”).


fenício

Learned borrowing from Latin phoenīcius (“phoenician”), from Phoenīcia (“Phoenicia”), from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē), from φοίνικι (phoíniki, “Phoenicians”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo), from Egyptian fnḫw (fenekhu, “Canaanites, Syrians”).


comensal

pt-noun

comensal m or f by sense (plural comensais)

From Latin commēnsālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.


assiriólogo

assiriólogo m (plural assiriólogos, feminine assirióloga, feminine plural assiriólogas)

assiriólogos (plural)
assirióloga (feminine)
assiriólogas (feminine plural)


assiriologista

assiriologista m or f by sense (plural assiriologistas)


manipulador

manipulador m (plural manipuladores, feminine manipuladora, feminine plural manipuladoras)

manipuladores (plural)
manipuladora (feminine)
manipuladoras (feminine plural)


turu

shipworm (any mollusc of the family Teredinidae, which bores through the wooden hulls of ships)


carrasco

Uncertain. Perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia root, or perhaps from Latin cerrus (“Turkey oak”) + -asco.

holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)

Quercus coccifera
Quercus coccifera#Translingual

kermes oak (Quercus coccifera, a tree of the western Mediterranean)


carrasco

Named after Portuguese executioner Belchior Nunes Carrasco.

named-after

O carraſco mata.

1723, Bento Pereira, “Cuſculium”, in Prosodia in vocabularium bilingue, Latinum, et Lusitanum (in Latin), Évora: Typographia Academiae, page 223, column 1:

Se vivesse em um país onde a pena de morte é legal, você aceitaria a profissão de carrasco?

2010, Gabriel Lacerda, Agir bem é bom, Senac, page 83:

If you lived in a country where the death penalty is legal, would you accept to work as an executioner?

executioner (person who carries out a capital punishment)

Quem lê a biografia dela vai sentir a pressão que houve por ela ter avaliado o Eichmann, um carrasco dos judeus, como um burocrata que cumpriu aquela missão.

2005, Paulo Markun, O melhor do Roda Viva, Conex, page 73:

Those who read her biography will feel the pressure that happened due to her having evaluated Eichmann, a cruel person for the Jews, as a bureaucrat who carried that mission out.


soro

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sorum, from Latin serum. Doublet of sérum.

serum (blood plasma from which the clotting proteins have been removed)

whey (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled)

(medicine) a solution of water, salt and sugar used to prevent dehydration from diarrhoea or vomiting


soro

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).


dueto

(music) duet (a musical composition for two performers)


muche

(Portugal) bullseye (center of a target)


burgo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Vulgar Latin *burgus, borrowed from Frankish *burg (“fortified city”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortified city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

der

(historical) burg (fortified town in medieval Europe)


lingüiça

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


levístico

Borrowed from Late Latin levisticum, probably an alteration of Latin ligusticum, from Ligusticus (“Ligurian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).


linguiça

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin lūcānica, probably through a Vulgar Latin form *lucanicia. Compare Spanish longaniza.


jaguaretê

/ʒɐ.ɡwɐ.ɾɨˈte/

[ʒɐ.ɣwɐ.ɾɨˈte]

From Old Tupi îagûareté (true jaguar), from Old Tupi îagûara. Cognate with Guaraní jaguarete.


amém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amen, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (“certainly, truly”).


leão-do-atlas

pt-noun

leão-do-atlas m (plural leões-do-atlas, feminine leoa-do-atlas, feminine plural leoas-do-atlas)

leões-do-atlas (plural)
leoa-do-atlas (feminine)
leoas-do-atlas (feminine plural)

Literally, “lion of the Atlas [mountains]”.


onça-pintada

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual


leão-asiático

pt-noun

leão-asiático m (plural leões-asiáticos, feminine leoa-asiática, feminine plural leoas-asiáticas)

leões-asiáticos (plural)
leoa-asiática (feminine)
leoas-asiáticas (feminine plural)


tcheco

tcheco m (plural tchecos, feminine tcheca, feminine plural tchecas)

tchecos (plural)
tcheca (feminine)
tchecas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)

Czech (a person from the Czech Republic / Czechia)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of checo, representing Northern Portugal Portuguese.


seriedade

[sɨ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]


acrogeria

(pathology) acrogeria (appearance of senility in the hands or feet)


guerra púnica

guerra púnica f (plural guerras púnicas)


corréu

corréu m (plural corréus, feminine corré, feminine plural corrés)

corréus (plural)
corré (feminine)
corrés (feminine plural)

(law) codefendant (any of several defendants answering the same charge)


tarantismo

(historical, medicine) tarantism (an extreme urge to dance thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula)


taoismo

Taoism (Chinese mystical philosophy and religion)


admonitor

admonitor; admonisher (someone who admonishes)


taumaturgo

taumaturgo m (plural taumaturgos, feminine taumaturga, feminine plural taumaturgas)

taumaturgos (plural)
taumaturga (feminine)
taumaturgas (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin thaumaturgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós).

der

θαυματουργός


enfermeiro

pt-noun

enfermeiro m (plural enfermeiros, feminine enfermeira, feminine plural enfermeiras)

enfermeiros (plural)
enfermeira (feminine)
enfermeiras (feminine plural)

From enfermo (“sick”) + -eiro. Compare Spanish enfermero.


tebano

tebano m (plural tebanos, feminine tebana, feminine plural tebanas)

tebanos (plural)
tebana (feminine)
tebanas (feminine plural)


ainhum

(pathology) ainhum (constriction of the base of the fifth toe)


cântaro

From Latin cantharus (“cantharus”), from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos, “cantharus”).

der

(historical) cantharus, a kind of Greco-Roman jug

(figurative) pitcher, any moderately sized vessel

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


trenodia

threnody (a song or poem of lamentation)


angioblastoma

(pathology) angioblastoma (ill-defined dull red macule)


tuia

thuja; arborvitae (any tree of the genus Thuja)


ulano

(historical) uhlan (Eastern European light cavalry armed with a lance)


pipote

small barrel (usually smaller than a pipa)


utilitarismo

(philosophy) utilitarianism (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people")


tanoa

Uncertain. Perhaps from Breton tann or from Low German tanu.


arracacha

/ɐ.ʁɐˈka.ʃɐ/

/ɐ.ʁɐˈka.ʃɐ/

/ɐ.ʁɐˈka.t͡ʃɐ/

Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Wikispecies:Arracacia xanthorrhiza

arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable)