patuá macaense

Macanese (a Portuguese-based creole spoken in Macau)


pato-selvagem

pt-noun

pato-selvagem m (plural patos-selvagens)

Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata#Translingual

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata, a large duck species of the Americas)


pato-mandarim

pato-mandarim m (plural patos-mandarins or patos-mandarim)

patos-mandarins (plural)
patos-mandarim (plural)

Aix galericulata
Aix galericulata#Translingual

mandarin duck (Aix galericulata, a perching duck of East Asia)


patinho feio

patinho feio m (plural patinhos feios, feminine patinha feia, feminine plural patinhas feias)

patinhos feios (plural)
patinha feia (feminine)
patinhas feias (feminine plural)

ugly duckling (one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature)

Ele sempre foi o patinho feio da família.

He's always been the black sheep in the family.

(by extension) black sheep (a nonconformist; unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason)


pastor belga

Belgian Sheepdog (sheepdog breed from Belgium)


passo a passo

a document containing step-by-step instructions


parteiro

parteiro m (plural parteiros, feminine parteira, feminine plural parteiras)

parteiros (plural)
parteira (feminine)
parteiras (feminine plural)


parentagem

[pa.ɾẽˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/pɐ.ɾẽˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from parente (“relative”) + -agem.


parreira

grapevine (climbing plant that produces grapes)


paspalhão

paspalhão m (plural paspalhões, feminine paspalhona, feminine plural paspalhonas)

paspalhões (plural)
paspalhona (feminine)
paspalhonas (feminine plural)

[paʃ.paˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɐʃ.pɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

fool; simpleton (person lacking common sense)


pavilhão auditivo

pavilhão auditivo m (plural pavilhões auditivos)


país das maravilhas

país das maravilhas m (plural países das maravilhas)

(figurative) wonderland (place full of wonder or marvels)


passarela

From French passerelle, either directly or via Italian passerella. Cognate with Spanish pasarela.


pato-real

Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos#Translingual

mallard (Anas platyrhynchos, a widespread dabbling duck species)


passadiço

From passado + -iço. Compare Spanish pasadizo.

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

(Brazil, nautical) bridge (elevated platform from which a ship is navigated)


pedra filosofal

pedra filosofal f (plural pedras filosofais)

(alchemy, fiction) philosopher's stone (substance able to turn base metals into gold or silver or provide immortality)


peixe beta

Betta splendens
Betta splendens#Translingual

fighting fish (Betta splendens, a small, aggressive freshwater fish popular as an aquarium fish)


parótida

(anatomy) parotid gland (salivary gland near the ear)


patriarquia

patriarchy (social system in which the father is head of the household)


partejamento

midwifery (the practice of assisting women in childbirth)


pato-do-mato

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata, a large duck species of the Americas)


patinete

patinete (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural patinetes)


peixe de briga

peixe de briga m (plural peixes de briga)


parmesão

parmesão m (plural parmesãos, feminine parmesã, feminine plural parmesãs)

parmesãos (plural)
parmesã (feminine)
parmesãs (feminine plural)

/pɐɾ.mɨˈzɐ̃w̃/

parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma)


parênteses

/pɐˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨʃ/

outro dia fui / beber um vinho com um estranho / e abri um parênteses

2022 September 25, Mateus Rebello, “parênteses”, in Fazia Poesia, retrieved 2023-10-18:

(proscribed) Alternative form of parêntese


parênteses

/pɐˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨʃ/


peixe de abril

peixe de abril m (plural peixes de abril)

Literally, “April fish”. Compare French poisson d’avril, Italian pesce d'aprile, Dutch aprilvis. From the practical joke played on April Fools', of pinning a fish to the back of a person.

(Brazil) April fool (practical joke played on April Fools’ Day)


patronímico

patronymic (a surname derived from one’s father’s name)


pebolim

Uncertain, possibly a calque of Spanish futbolín. By surface analysis, pé + bolim.

(Brazil) table football; foosball (table soccer)


pedrinha

[pɛˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

[pɛˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


paxá

(historical) pasha (highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire)


pau para toda obra

pau para toda obra m (plural paus para toda obra)

(idiomatic) a person or tool that can perform several different tasks, a jack of all trades.


patê

pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, game fish or vegetables)


peiote

Lophophora williamsii
Lophophora williamsii#Translingual

peyote (Lophophora williamsii, a small cactus of North America from which mescaline is extracted)


pecuária

the raising of livestock; animal husbandry


pega-pega

/ˌpɛ.ɡɐˈpɛ.ɡɐ/

/ˌpɛ.ɡɐˈpɛ.ɡɐ/

/ˌpɛ.ɡɐˈpɛ.ɡɐ/

[ˌpɛ.ɣɐˈpɛ.ɣɐ]

tag (game in which a child attempts to catch other children)


peixaria

From peixe + -aria. Piecewise doublet of peixeira. Compare Sicilian piscarìa.


pedra-pomes

[ˌpɛ.ðɾɐˈpo.mɨʃ]

pumice (light, porous type of igneous rock)


peia

From Old Galician-Portuguese pea, from Vulgar Latin *pedea, from Latin pēdica.

fetter (object used to bind a person or animal by its legs)

(figurative) fetter (anything that restricts or restrains)

grilhões

anything that restricts or restrains in any way

(Madeira) rope made of sheep's wool, which was tied to the ends of the rubber to rest on the forehead of the rubber driver who transported it

(nautical, in the plural) nautical cables


patriarcado

Borrowed from Latin patriarchātus, corresponding to patriarca (“patriarch”) + -ado.

(sociology) patriarchy (social system in which the father is head of the household)


peneireiro-vulgar

peneireiro-vulgar m (plural peneireiros-vulgares)

Falco tinnunculus
Falco tinnunculus#Translingual

common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, a small falcon)


percepção extrassensorial

percepção extrassensorial f (plural percepções extrassensoriais)

extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception

(parapsychology) extrasensory perception (ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels)


passadeira

[pɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

a narrow rug used on corridors or stairs

(Portugal) zebra crossing (pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes)

(Portugal) treadmill (equipment used for running while staying in place)


peixe-elétrico

peixe-elétrico m (plural peixes-elétricos)

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual

(Brazil) electric eel (Electrophorus electricus, an eel-like fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks)


peixe-balão

/ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

/ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

[ˌpej.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

[ˌpej.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

[ˌpe.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

blowfish (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)


peixe-espada

Lepidopus caudatus
Lepidopus caudatus#Translingual

scabbardfish, specifically a silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus, a long, slender fish with a generally steely blue or silver colour)


peixe-boi

manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)


pauzinho

year unknown, Janis Herbert, Marco Polo e sua Maravilhosa Viagem à China (para crianças e jovens), Zahar →ISBN, page 72

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Como comer com pauzinhos Comer como os chineses pode ser um pouco complicado. Segure um dos pauzinhos de modo que ele fique apoiado no dedo médio e passe entre o polegar e o indicador. Aperte-o com o polegar. Segure o outro ...

Sei que ainda hoje, entre os orientais, permanece o uso dos pauzinhos. Com os pauzinhos o homem demorava muito tempo para comer. Cada vez que ele pegava uma porção para levar à boca, caía tudo de volta para o prato. Comigo não.

2007, Maria Hilda De J. Alão, A Galinha Dos Ovos De Ouro, Clube de Autores, page 49:

(chiefly in the plural) chopstick (eating utensil)


pascoense

Rapa Nui (Eastern Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island)


peixe-espátula

peixe-espátula m (plural peixes-espátula)

(rare) paddlefish (any fish of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long, flat snout)


peixe-espada-preto

peixe-espada-preto m (plural peixes-espada-pretos)

Aphanopus carbo
Wikispecies:Aphanopus carbo

black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo, an elongated fish of the North Atlantic)


independentismo

independentismo m (plural independentismos)


pelagem

By surface analysis, from pelo (“fur”) + -agem.


penalidade

From penal + -idade. Doublet of pênalti.

penalty (punishment for violating rules)


pelica

kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)


penúria

gall (great misery or physical suffering)


pastel-dos-tintureiros

pastel-dos-tintureiros m (plural pastéis-dos-tintureiros)

Isatis tinctoria
Isatis tinctoria#Translingual

dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria, a plant whose leaves are used to make blue dye)


pelourinho

Kabuverdianu: pilurinhu

pillory (a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation)


peixeiro

peixeiro m (plural peixeiros, feminine peixeira, feminine plural peixeiras)

peixeiros (plural)
peixeira (feminine)
peixeiras (feminine plural)

From peixe (“fish”) + -eiro (“-eer”); cf. also Latin piscārius. Compare Sicilian pisciaru.


peristalse

(medicine) peristalsis (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)


penitenciária

penitentiary (prison for convicted felons)


periquito australiano

periquito australiano m (plural periquitos australianos)

Melopsittacus undulatus
Melopsittacus undulatus#Translingual

budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus, a species of parakeet often kept as a pet)


penitência

penitence (regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning)

punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)

(Roman Catholicism) confession (disclosure of one’s sins to a priest for absolution)


pederneira

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈne.ɾɐ]

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


penhorista

penhorista m or f by sense (plural penhoristas)

pawnbroker (person who makes loans, taking personal property as security)


peregrinagem

/pɨ.ɾɨ.ɡɾiˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/

[pɨ.ɾɨ.ɣɾiˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃]

By surface analysis, from peregrino (“pilgrim”) + -agem.


peregrinação

/pɨ.ɾɨ.ɡɾi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[pɨ.ɾɨ.ɣɾi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin peregrīnātiōnem. By surface analysis, peregrinar + -ção.


penico

→ Hunsrik: Pinick

potty; chamber pot (bowl used as a temporary toilet or to toilet-train small children)


peripécia

(drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)


perciforme

perch (any fish in the order Perciformes)


perereca

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

From Old Tupi (îu'i)perereka (“tree frog”).

(Brazil, colloquial) small portable radio

(Brazil, colloquial) a small and fidgety person or animal


peritónio

peritónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(anatomy) peritoneum (membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen)


periélio

(astronomy) perihelion (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun)


periósteo

(anatomy) periosteum (membrane surrounding a bone)


pele-vermelha

pt-noun

pele-vermelha m or f by sense (plural peles-vermelhas)

[ˌpɛ.lɨ.βɨɾˈme.ʎɐ]


periscópio

periscope (device that allows someone to see things at a different height level)


taful

From Old Galician-Portuguese taful, tafur, from Arabic تَكْفُور (takfūr, “Armenian king”), from Middle Armenian թագւոր (tʻagwor, “king”), from Old Armenian թագաւոր (tʻagawor, “king”), from Parthian *tag(a)-bar (“king”, literally “crown bearing”).
Cognate with Galician tafur, Spanish tahúr, Catalan tafur and Turkish tekfur.


minnan

Southern Min; Min Nan (a variety of Chinese)


arreio

(in the plural) harness (especially for horses or draft animals)


chapada

[t͡ʃɐˈpa.ðɐ]


arqueia

Learned borrowing from New Latin Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”)


desonra

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

[d͡ʒiˈzõ.χɐ]


desbloqueio

Deverbal from desbloquear. By surface analysis, des- + bloqueio.


hospedaria

[ɔʃ.pɨ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]


passarinha

female equivalent of passarinho; a female bird


rastreio

/ʁɐʃˈtɾɐj.u/

/ʁɐʃˈtɾɐj.u/


sarará

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. For the noun, from Tupi sarará, a fire-winged ant.

nonlemma

(Brazil) a multiracial person or pardo with perceivable black African facial features, light complexion and sometimes eyes, and fair but curly or afro-like frizzly hair.


segadora

[sɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


segador

pt-noun

segador m (plural segadores, feminine segadora, feminine plural segadoras)

segadores (plural)
segadora (feminine)
segadoras (feminine plural)

(agriculture) reaper (one who reaps the crop)


gnóstico

gnóstico m (plural gnósticos, feminine gnóstica, feminine plural gnósticas)

gnósticos (plural)
gnóstica (feminine)
gnósticas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “related to knowledge”).


tornozeleiras eletrônicas

tornozeleira eletrônica
tornozeleira eletrônica#Portuguese


pertússis

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)


pertencimento

belonging (the fact of belonging to someone or something)


pesquisa psi

parapsychology (study of that supernatural phenomena)


peso líquido

net weight (weight of a product without the weight of its package)


peso morto

(idiomatic) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)


pia batismal

font (a receptacle for holy water in a church)


piano de cauda

pt-noun

piano de cauda m (plural pianos de cauda)

(music) grand piano (a piano in which the strings are strung horizontally)


tornozeleira eletrônica

tornozeleira eletrônica f (plural tornozeleiras eletrônicas)

ankle monitor, ankle bracelet (device that individuals under house arrest or parole are often required to wear to track their location)


peste bubónica

peste bubónica f (usually uncountable, plural pestes bubónicas)

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

(European Portuguese spelling, pathology) bubonic plague (a contagious and deadly disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)


perrexil

From Old Galician-Portuguese perrexil, borrowed from Old Occitan pe(i)ressil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

der

πετροσέλινον

Crithmum maritimum
Crithmum maritimum#Translingual

rock samphire; sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum, an edible plant that grows near the sea)


peónia

peónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

peony (a flowering plant of the genus Paeonia)


sinapse

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”).

lbor

(neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse (junction between neurons)


perseverança

/pɨɾ.sɨ.vɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

/pɨɾ.sɨ.vɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

/pɨɾ.sɨ.bɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

[pɨɾ.sɨ.βɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ]

perseverance (persistent determination; insistence)


personificação

pt-noun

personificação f (plural personificações)

personification; embodiment (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

personification (the attribution of human qualities to an inanimate object)


perseguidor

perseguidor m (plural perseguidores, feminine perseguidora, feminine plural perseguidoras)

perseguidores (plural)
perseguidora (feminine)
perseguidoras (feminine plural)


picape

Borrowed from English pickup, short for pick up truck.

(Brazil) pickup truck (truck with an open cargo bed)


perífrase

periphrasis (use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one)


perspicácia

perspicácia f (usually uncountable, plural perspicácias)

From Latin perspicācia. Compare Spanish perspicacia.

perspicacity (acute discernment or understanding)


sinalizador

sinalizador m (plural sinalizadores, feminine sinalizadora, feminine plural sinalizadoras)

sinalizadores (plural)
sinalizadora (feminine)
sinalizadoras (feminine plural)

someone or something that serves to emit signals

flare (brightly burning light used to attract attentions)

(computing) flag (boolean indicating a state)


perna-de-pau

Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus himantopus#Translingual

(Brazil) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)


perna-de-pau

European Portuguese standard spelling of perna de pau.


petição

[pe.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


pessegueiro

Prunus persica
Prunus persica#Translingual

peach (Prunus persica, a fruit-bearing tree)


pilão

Macanese: pilám

Borrowed from French pilon or Spanish pilón.

pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

a large, wooden mortar used to mash food


peteca

Borrowed from Old Tupi peteka, although the term in that language didn't refer to the object.

an object similar to a badminton shuttlecock, but larger and struck with the palm of the hand


peteca

(Pará) marble (small ball used in games)


peteleco

fillip (the act of releasing the index finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap)


picareta

→ Hunsrik: Pikarett

pickaxe (heavy tool used to break rocks)


picareta

picareta m or f by sense (plural picaretas)


pica-peixe

kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)


sincelo

icicle (a spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes)


sincelo

From Latin syncellus (“sharing the same cell”), from Ancient Greek σύγκελλος (súnkellos), albeit κέλλα (kélla) derives from Latin cella.

der

syncellus (an office of the Eastern Orthodox Church)


pigargo

Haliaeetus albicilla
Haliaeetus albicilla#Translingual

white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla, a large Eurasian eagle)


pilhagem

[piˈʎa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/pɨˈʎa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


perpianho

perpent stone (large stone reaching through a wall)


toxicologista

pt-noun

toxicologista m or f by sense (plural toxicologistas)

toxicologist (scientist specialised in toxicology)


toxicologia

toxicology (scientific study of poisons)


perícia

O homem puxa, inclinando-se todo para trás para empregar o peso inteiro do corpo enquanto vai manipulando os vários fios, aos quais a besta reage, obediente, às vezes saltita pelo ar mas parece que está tudo sob controle, muita é a perícia, comentamos eu e a minha companheira de viagem, cheios de apreciação, […]

2014, João Magueijo, Bifes Mal Passados: Passeios e outras catástrofes por terras de Sua Majestade, →ISBN:

The man pulls, leaning far back to employ his body's full weight while he manipulated the several strings, to which the beast [equid] reacts, obedient, at times hopping into the air, but appearing completely under his control; what mastery! my travel partner and I observe, full of appreciation […]

a person or group of people responsible for expert analyses, such as a forensic scientist


perneta

perneta m or f by sense (plural pernetas)


picles

Caramba, você adora picles.

2009 October 6, “Reserve a Última Dança” (9:55 from the start), in Ben 10: Força Alienígena, season 2, episode 17, spoken by Kevin Levin (Duda Espinoza), Rio de Janeiro, via Cartoon Network:

Conhecido por ser um dos elementos mais comuns em sanduíches norte-americanos, o picles tem ganhado cada vez mais destaque na gastronomia.

2017 November 1, Sarah Campo Dall'orto, “Quer conservar os legumes por mais tempo? Aposte em picles”, in Metrópoles, Brasília, DF: Grupo Metrópoles, archived from the original on 2023-10-15:

Known as one of the most common elements in North American sandwiches, pickles have been gaining more and more prominence in gastronomy.

pickle (any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish)


tirolês

tirolês m (plural tiroleses, feminine tirolesa, feminine plural tirolesas)

tiroleses (plural)
tirolesa (feminine)
tirolesas (feminine plural)


piemontês

piemontês m (plural piemonteses, feminine piemontesa, feminine plural piemontesas)

piemonteses (plural)
piemontesa (feminine)
piemontesas (feminine plural)

From Piemonte (“Piedmont”) + -ês (“-ese”).


pernoite

Deverbal from pernoitar (“to overnight”).

deverbal

(Brazil) night (night spent at a place, especially a hotel)


pimenta-do-reino

pt-noun

pimenta-do-reino f (plural pimentas-do-reino)

black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)

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


piezoeletricidade

(physics) piezoelectricity (capacity of crystal to generate electricity)


pimenta-da-jamaica

Pimenta dioica
Pimenta dioica#Translingual

allspice (spice made from the fruits of the Pimenta dioica tree)


pertinência

pertinence (the quality of being pertinent)

(set theory) membership (the fact of being a member of a set)

(fuzzy logic) membership (the degree to which a value belongs to a fuzzy set)


pilantragem

[pi.lɐ̃ˈtɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from pilantra (“rascal”) + -agem.


picanço

Probably from Latin picus. Cognate with Galician picanzo.

shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)


aeroporto de mosquito

aeroporto de mosquito m (plural aeroportos de mosquito)

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a bald person


patuléia

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


panda-vermelho

panda-vermelho m (plural pandas-vermelhos)

panda vermelho
panda vermelho#Portuguese


pardal doméstico

pardal doméstico m (plural pardais domésticos)

Alternative spelling of pardal-doméstico


pastel dos tintureiros

pastel dos tintureiros m (plural pastéis dos tintureiros)

Alternative spelling of pastel-dos-tintureiros


pau pra toda obra

pau pra toda obra m (plural paus pra toda obra)

pau para toda obra
pau para toda obra#Portuguese

Nonstandard spelling of pau para toda obra.


peixe espada preto

peixe espada preto m (plural peixes espada pretos)

Alternative spelling of peixe-espada-preto


peixe elétrico

peixe elétrico m (plural peixes elétricos)


peixe-espada preto

peixe-espada preto m (plural peixes-espada pretos)


peste bubônica

peste bubônica f (usually uncountable, plural pestes bubônicas)

peste bubónica
peste bubónica#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of peste bubónica.


periquito-australiano

periquito-australiano m (plural periquitos-australianos)

periquito australiano
periquito australiano#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of periquito australiano


peixe eléctrico

peixe eléctrico m (plural peixes eléctricos)


pato mandarim

pato mandarim m (plural patos mandarins or patos mandarim)

patos mandarins (plural)
patos mandarim (plural)


peixe-eléctrico

peixe-eléctrico m (plural peixes-eléctricos)

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


parcómetro

parcómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


osmômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of osmómetro.


onívoro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnívoro.


parcimônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of parcimónia.


ourégão

[o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/owˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/

[owˈɾɛ.ɣɐ̃w̃]

/oˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/

[oˈɾɛ.ɣɐ̃w̃]


mangangaba

/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa.bɐ/

/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa.bɐ/

/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa.bɐ/

[mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa.βɐ]


orégão

/oˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/

[oˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/

[ɔˈɾɛ.ɣɐ̃w̃]

From Latin orīganum. Doublet of orégano.


olissiponense

olissiponense m or f by sense (plural olissiponenses)


panda-gigante

panda-gigante m (plural pandas-gigantes)

/ˌpɐ̃.dɐ.ʒiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌpɐ̃.dɐ.ʒiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌpɐ̃.dɐ.ʒiˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ˌpɐ̃.dɐ.ʒiˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca#Translingual

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, an ursid of south-central China)


megalitismo

(archaeology) megalithism (culture surrounding the building of megaliths)


bagual

Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

(South Brazil) an untamed or recently tamed horse

(Rio Grande do Sul) a term of address for a man


egrégora

(spiritualism, occult) egregore (psychic entity influencing thoughts)


cabeça oca

cabeça oca m or f by sense (plural cabeças ocas)


encolhida de ombros

encolhida de ombros f (plural encolhidas de ombros)

shrug (a lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or uncertainty)


cientologia

Scientology (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard)


peixe-de-briga

peixe-de-briga m (plural peixes-de-briga)

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.ðɨˈβɾi.ɣɐ]

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.ðɨˈβɾi.ɣɐ]

[ˌpej.ʃɨ.ðɨˈβɾi.ɣɐ]

[ˌpej.ʃɨ.ðɨˈβɾi.ɣɐ]

[ˌpe.ʃɨ.ðɨˈβɾi.ɣɐ]

peixe de briga
peixe de briga#Portuguese


arrulho

coo (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon)

(figuratively) kind, sweet, gentle words and/or murmurs

(figuratively) kindness, sweetness, gentleness


faláfel

falafel (a Middle Eastern dish made from ground chickpeas)


ciclame

cyclamen (any plant of the genus Cyclamen)


DETRAN

Departamento Estadual de Trânsito
w:pt:Departamento Estadual de Trânsito

(Brazil) Acronym of Departamento Estadual de Trânsito.


chimbau

(Brazil) hi-hat (pair of cymbals actuated by a pedal)


alcáçova

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَصَبَة (al-qaṣaba), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish alcazaba and English casbah.

bor+

a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled city


peônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of peónia.


hétmã

hetman (a historical military commander in various Eastern European countries)


bandagem

[bɐ̃ˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/bɐ̃ˈda.ʒɐ̃j̃/


fogo grego

(historical) Greek fire (flammable substance used to set fire to ships)


brônquio

bronchus (either or two branches of the trachea)


laringeal

(Indo-European linguistics) laryngeal (certain reconstructed Proto-Indo-European phonemes)


concunhada

female equivalent of concunhado; co-sister-in-law


assistolia

pt-noun

assistolia f (usually uncountable, plural assistolias)

(cardiology) asystole (absence of systole)


alcácer

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcaçer, alcaçar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), probably from Latin castrum, and therefore a doublet of castro.


aranhiço

scorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)


pinheiro-carrasco

pt-noun

pinheiro-carrasco m (plural pinheiros-carrascos)

Quercus coccifera
Quercus coccifera#Translingual

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


pinguim-de-magalhães

pinguim-de-magalhães m (plural pinguins-de-magalhães)

Spheniscus magellanicus
Spheniscus magellanicus#Translingual

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus, a species of penguin found in South America)


pirateador

pirateador m (plural pirateadores, feminine pirateadora, feminine plural pirateadoras)

pirateadores (plural)
pirateadora (feminine)
pirateadoras (feminine plural)

pirater (one who pirates (produces unauthorised copies))


pista de dança

pista de dança f (plural pistas de dança)


pista de pouso

pista de pouso f (plural pistas de pouso)

runway (paved strip on which planes land or take off)


barqueiro

barqueiro m (plural barqueiros, feminine barqueira, feminine plural barqueiras)

barqueiros (plural)
barqueira (feminine)
barqueiras (feminine plural)

boatman (a man in charge of a small boat)


lisossomo

(cytology) lysosome (digestive organelle)


peixe-beta

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈβɛ.tɐ]

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈβɛ.tɐ]

[ˌpe.ʃɨˈβɛ.tɐ]


descrença

/d͡ʒiʃˈkɾẽ.sɐ/

/dɨʃˈkɾẽ.sɐ/

disbelief (unwillingness or inability to believe in something)


eletrostática

electrostatics (branch of physics that deals with static electricity)


pirómetro

pirómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

pyrometer (instrument designed to measure high temperatures)


orologia

(geomorphology) orology (the study of mountains)


pintinho

/pĩˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

/pĩˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/


mezanino

entresol (an intermediate floor in a building)


pimpão

pimpão m (plural pimpões, feminine pimpona, feminine plural pimponas)

pimpões (plural)
pimpona (feminine)
pimponas (feminine plural)

Macanese: pimpám


pirralho

pirralho m (plural pirralhos, feminine pirralha, feminine plural pirralhas)

pirralhos (plural)
pirralha (feminine)
pirralhas (feminine plural)


para-choque

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨ/

(automotive) bumper (impact absorber on a vehicle)


pirataria

piracy (unauthorised duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law)

hijacking a plane with the aim of making certain claims

(figuratively) extortion, robbery, rascality


aluvião

alluvium (material deposited by flowing water)


para-choques

From para (“stops”) + choques (“collisions”).

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨʃ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨʃ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨʃ/


incredulidade

Borrowed from Late Latin incrēdulitātem, from Latin incrēdulus.


piparote

fillip (the act of releasing a finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap)


pioneiro

pioneiro m (plural pioneiros, feminine pioneira, feminine plural pioneiras)

pioneiros (plural)
pioneira (feminine)
pioneiras (feminine plural)


piolhento

piolhento m (plural piolhentos, feminine piolhenta, feminine plural piolhentas)

piolhentos (plural)
piolhenta (feminine)
piolhentas (feminine plural)


pesa-papéis

paperweight (object placed on top of pieces of paper to prevent them from fluttering away)


multimilionário

multimilionário m (plural multimilionários, feminine multimilionária, feminine plural multimilionárias)

multimilionários (plural)
multimilionária (feminine)
multimilionárias (feminine plural)

multimillionaire (person worth many millions)


egiptologia

Borrowed from French égyptologie. By surface analysis, Egipto + -logia.


peitilho

an item of clothing, or part of an item clothing, that goes over the chest


regrinha

[hɛˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

[hɛˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

[χɛˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


merceeiro

merceeiro m (plural merceeiros, feminine merceeira, feminine plural merceeiras)

merceeiros (plural)
merceeira (feminine)
merceeiras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mercẽeiro, ultimately from Latin merx (“merchandise, goods”). By surface analysis, from mercearia + -eiro.

inh+

grocer (the owner of a stall or small market)

(derogatory) a person considered rude or not very polite


placa de circuito

pt-noun

placa de circuito f (plural placas de circuito)

circuit board (board with electronic components and circuits)


planeta anão

(astronomy) dwarf planet (a celestial body the size of a planet but that has not cleared its orbit of other objects)


pombo-das-rochas

pombo-das-rochas m (plural pombos-das-rochas)

Columba livia
Columba livia#Translingual

rock dove (Columba livia, a species of pigeon)


plano de fundo

plano de fundo m (plural planos de fundo)

background (part of picture that depicts scenery behind the main subject)

(computing) background (image of a computer’s desktop)


polo sul

south pole (the southernmost point on a celestial body)

south pole (negative pole of a magnetic diploe)


polução noturna

polução noturna f (plural poluções noturnas)

nocturnal emission (ejaculation while asleep)


polemarca

(Ancient Greece) polemarch (military commander in chief in ancient Athens)


ponte levadiça

ponte levadiça f (plural pontes levadiças)


exoplaneta

(astronomy, planetology) exoplanet (planet outside Earth’s solar system)


plataforma continental

plataforma continental f (plural plataformas continentais)

(nautical) continental shelf (underwater landmass that extends from a continent)


ponta do icebergue

ponta do icebergue f (plural pontas do icebergue)

(idiomatic) tip of the iceberg (a small indication of a larger possibility)


pombo-passageiro

pombo-passageiro m (plural pombos-passageiros)

Ectopistes migratorius
Ectopistes migratorius#Translingual

passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius, an extinct bird species)


ponte terrestre

ponte terrestre f (plural pontes terrestres)

land bridge (connection between usually separate landmasses)


obstetra

obstetra m or f by sense (plural obstetras)

/ɔbʃˈtɛ.tɾɐ/

[ɔβʃˈtɛ.tɾɐ]

(medicine) obstetrician (physician who specialises in childbirth)


ponta solta

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ponta, solta.

(idiomatic) loose end (minor problem that needs to be resolved)


ponte aérea

(aviation) air bridge (link established by air transport)

(basketball) alley oop (play in which one player catches a pass while airborne and dunks)


polinómio

polinómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(algebra) polynomial (expression consisting of a sum of terms being the product of a constant coefficient and variable raised to a non-negative integer power)


pomo de Adão

(anatomy) Adam's apple (the lump in the throat)


ponte de Wheatstone

ponte de Wheatstone f (plural pontes de Wheatstone)

Wheatstone bridge (instrument used to measure an unknown electrical resistance)


pombo-doméstico

pombo-doméstico m (plural pombos-domésticos)

rock dove (Columba livia, a species of pigeon)


rabugenta

[ʁɐ.βuˈʒẽ.tɐ]


piça

Maybe a borrowing from French pisse (“piss”).

(Portugal, Rio Grande do Sul, vulgar, colloquial) dick; prick; penis


pistão

[pisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[piʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder)


diástole

Ultimately from Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ, “separation, drawing asunder”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”). Cognate with Galician diástole.

der

(physiology) diastole (period when the heart refills with blood)


polo norte

north pole (northernmost point on celestial bodies)

north pole (positive pole of a magnetic dipole)


polme

batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking)


tchova

(Mozambique) pushcart (small cart pushed by hand)


podómetro

podómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

pedometer (device that measures the number of steps taken)


pivete

pt-noun

pivete m or m or f by sense (plural pivetes)

pivete m or (by-personal-gender canonical feminine masculine)
pivetes (plural)


polinómio característico

polinómio característico m (plural polinómios característicos)

characteristic polynomial
characteristic polynomial

(linear algebra) characteristic polynomial


planilha

Borrowed from Spanish planilla (“list”).

(Brazil) spreadsheet (a sheet of paper marked with a grid where data is recorded)

(Brazil, computing) spreadsheet (a computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data)


plágio

(uncountable) plagiarism (act of plagiarising)


plagiário

plagiário m (plural plagiários, feminine plagiária, feminine plural plagiárias)

plagiários (plural)
plagiária (feminine)
plagiárias (feminine plural)


polábio

Polabian (an extinct West Slavic language spoken around the Elbe)


polução

(medicine) pollution (emission of semen at times other than in sexual intercourse)


placa-mãe

[ˌpla.kɐˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

[ˌpla.kɐˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

(computer hardware) motherboard (primary circuit board of a computer)


poliqueta

polychete (any annelid of the class Polychaeta)


plantão

/plɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/

[plɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/plɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/

a work shift, especially one outside normal working time


pombo-bravo

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual

stock pigeon (Columba oenas, a species of pigeon)


plenilúnio

full moon (phase of moon when it is completely illuminated)


plissado

(sewing) pleat (fold in a fabric of a garment, as part of the design)


plenário

Learned borrowing from Late Latin plēnārius, from Latin plēnus.

lbor

plenary session (meeting at which all members are expected to attend)


viço

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese viço, from Latin vitium (this form possibly semi-learned; compare the doublet vezo), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tio-, from *wei (“guilt, vice, fault”). Also doublet of vício.


poraquê

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual

(Brazil) electric eel (Electrophorus electricus, an eel-like fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks)


pião

From Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Compare Galician peón.

spinning top (a type of toy that spins on its axis)


pião

European Portuguese standard form of píon.


poleiro

perch (branch or shaft where birds stand)


pombo-correio

homing pigeon (domesticated pigeon used to deliver messages)


polícia militar

pt-noun

polícia militar f (plural polícias militares)

military police (police unit of a military organisation)

the branch of Brazilian police responsible for policing the civilian population


poldro

From Old Galician-Portuguese *poldro, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter. Doublet of potro.


xintoísmo

Shinto (an animistic religion originating in Japan)


poliamor

From poli- (“poly-”) + amor (“love”), calque of English polyamory.

(neologism) polyamory (relationship with multiple partners with the consent of all involved)


ponte basculante

ponte basculante f (plural pontes basculantes)

bascule bridge, drawbridge (type of movable bridge)


plenipotenciário

plenipotenciário m (plural plenipotenciários, feminine plenipotenciária, feminine plural plenipotenciárias)

plenipotenciários (plural)
plenipotenciária (feminine)
plenipotenciárias (feminine plural)

plenipotentiary (person invested with supreme authority)


voltímetro

voltmeter (instrument for measuring electric potential)


merceeiras

/mɨɾˈsjɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/mɨɾˈsjɐj.ɾɐʃ/


pirralha

“A Greta já disse que os índios morreram porque estavam a defender a Amazónia. É impressionante a imprensa dar espaço para uma pirralha dessa aí. Pirralha”, declarou o chefe de Estado a jornalistas, em Brasília.

2019 December 10, “Presidente brasileiro chama “pirralha” a Greta Thunberg — activista já respondeu”, in Público:


politicamente correto

political correctness
political correctness

political correctness (the practice of being politically correct)


horror vacui

horror vacui (tendency to dislike empty space)

(art) horror vacui (tendency of an artist to fill an entire surface with detail)


polichinelo

From French Polichinelle, from Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see Italian Pulcinella).

(singular only) Pulcinella, Punchinello (a short clown in the commedia dell'arte)

jumping jack (exercise performed by jumping with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead)


português antigo

Old Galician-Portuguese
Old Galician-Portuguese

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


pitão

python (any of the large constricting snakes of the genus Python)


pitão

piton (spike, wedge, or peg driven into a rock or ice surface as a support)

stud (small metal or plastic object protruding from the sole of e.g. a football boot which provides extra grip)


posto avançado

posto avançado m (plural postos avançados)

outpost (military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops)


plâncton

plâncton m (plural (Portugal) plânctones or (Brazil) plânctons)

plânctones (Portugal plural)
plânctons (Brazil plural)

(biology) plankton (set of aquatic organisms, mostly microscopic, that float in fresh water and oceans and are carried by currents, constituting food for many animal species)


posto de gasolina

posto de gasolina m (plural postos de gasolina)

petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station (a place which sells fuel to pump directly into the vehicle)


poço artesiano

poço artesiano m (plural poços artesianos)

artesian well (bore-hole in an artesian basin)


prato suspenso

prato suspenso m (plural pratos suspensos)

(music) suspended cymbal (cymbal that is suspended horizontally)


praça de touros

praça de touros f (plural praças de touros)

(bullfighting) bullring (area in which a bullfight is competed)


plebeu

plebeu m (plural plebeus, feminine plebeia, feminine plural plebeias)

plebeus (plural)
plebeia (feminine)
plebeias (feminine plural)

plebeian (one of the common people in ancient Rome)


precognição

(parapsychology) precognition (the ability to foresee future events)


acilglicerol

(organic chemistry) acylglycerol (any ester of glycerol)


pombo-torcaz

Columba palumbus
Columba palumbus#Translingual

woodpigeon (Columba palumbus, a species of pigeon)


xogum

(historical) shogun (military governor of Japan)


pomerano

pomerano m (plural pomeranos, feminine pomerana, feminine plural pomeranas)

pomeranos (plural)
pomerana (feminine)
pomeranas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Pomeranian; Kashubian (a Slavic language spoken in Pomerania)


abóbeda

[ɐˈβɔ.βɨ.ðɐ]


plosiva

(linguistics) stop; plosive (consonant produced by blocking the passage of air)


porrigem

[poˈχi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

ringworm (contagious fungal infection of the skin)


poluição sonora

poluição sonora f (usually uncountable, plural poluições sonoras)

[po.luɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ soˈnɔ.ɾɐ]

[po.luɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ soˈnɔ.ɾɐ]


prancheta

/pɾɐ̃ˈʃe.tɐ/

/pɾɐ̃ˈʃe.tɐ/

/pɾɐ̃ˈʃe.tɐ/

/pɾɐ̃ˈʃe.tɐ/

/pɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃe.tɐ/

clipboard (flat piece of rigid material with a clip to hold papers)

(figurative) the planning stage of a project


possessão

possession; ownership (the act of owning something)

possession (territory under the rule of another country)

(parapsychology, religion) possession (the condition of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity)


portagem

[poɾˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[poχˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[poɻˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) toll (fee for using roads and bridges)


porongo

gourd (the dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)

(Rio Grande do Sul) calabash (plant and fruit)


abrótano

Borrowed from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon), of uncertain origin. Doublet of abrótea.

abrotanum (a bushy wormwood from Europe)


postagem

[poʃˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

A postagem dele teve 50 likes.


posfácio

afterword; epilogue (brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece)


porta-malas

boot; trunk (luggage storage compartment of a car)

Ela se aproxima. Sua roupa mostra um corpo tonificado e uma bunda maravilhosa. Caramba, eu sabia que ela tinha um belo porta-malas quando estávamos na faculdade, mas não era tão empinado e redondo. book: International Guy: Londres, Berlim, Washington (Vol. 3), por Audrey Carlan · 2020

Cinquenta e seis anos, mas a bunda dele parece um tijolo. — Deve ser isso. George tem um porta-malas considerável mesmo. book: Billy Summers, por Stephen King · 2021

Eu já gosto de uma mulher com o porta-malas grande. Americano gosta de faróis grandes. book: Contos Sem Pudor, por Vinício Das Mercês · 2020


poluidor

poluidor m (plural poluidores, feminine poluidora, feminine plural poluidoras)

poluidores (plural)
poluidora (feminine)
poluidoras (feminine plural)

polluter (someone or something that pollutes)


potestade

Learned borrowing from Latin potestātem. Doublet of podestade.

potentate (person who holds power or authority)

(religion, in the plural) power (the angels of the sixth hierarchy)


predição

[pɾe.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɾɨ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]

prediction (statement of what will happen in the future)


acetamida

(organic chemistry) acetamide (amide of acetic acid)


afinador

afinador m (plural afinadores, feminine afinadora, feminine plural afinadoras)

afinadores (plural)
afinadora (feminine)
afinadoras (feminine plural)

tuner (person who tunes a musical instrument)

tuner (device that shows the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch)


piá

Borrowed from Old Tupi pi'a (“son”, vocative).

bor+

(colloquial, South Brazil, chiefly Paraná) kid; child

(colloquial, vocative, South Brazil, chiefly Paraná) man; dude


prefeitura

(government) prefecture (the district governed by a prefect)

prefecture (the office or position of a prefect)

town hall (a building that houses the local government offices of a town)

(Brazil) city hall (building that houses a city government)


porquinho-da-índia

pt-noun

porquinho-da-índia m (plural porquinhos-da-índia)

guinea pig (any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia)


predestinação

(theology) predestination (doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God)


prateiro

prateiro m (plural prateiros, feminine prateira, feminine plural prateiras)

prateiros (plural)
prateira (feminine)
prateiras (feminine plural)

silversmith (person who makes articles out of silver)


porta-voz

porta-voz m or f by sense (plural porta-vozes)

[ˌpɔχ.tɐˈvɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈvɔʃ/

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈvɔʃ/

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈbɔʃ/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈβɔʃ]

Literally "voice carrier" or "voice bearer".

spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman (one who speaks as the voice of a group)


predisposição

predisposition (state of being susceptible to something)


acelerómetro

acelerómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) accelerometer (instrument for measuring acceleration)


predador sexual

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

predadores sexuais (plural)
predadora sexual (feminine)
predadoras sexuais (feminine plural)

[pɾɨ.ðɐˈðoɾ sɛˈkswaɫ]

[pɾɨ.ðɐˈðoɾ sɛˈkswaɫ]

sexual predator (person seen as threatening for wanting sex)


portaló

(nautical) gangway (passage on upper deck)


posposição

(grammar) postposition (particle that comes after the noun)


porquinho

(colloquial) piggy bank (a small container to store small saved coins in)


primeira classe

primeira classe f (plural primeiras classes)

first class (the most luxurious class of accommodation)


primeira dama

primeira dama f (plural primeiras damas)


primeira lei de Newton

(mechanics) Newton's first law (observation that objects in motion tend to stay in motion)


precedência

precedence (the state of preceding in importance or priority)


primeiro plano

primeiro plano m (plural primeiros planos)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see primeiro, plano.

foreground (the elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane)


pretérito mais-que-perfeito

pretérito mais-que-perfeito m (usually uncountable, plural pretéritos mais-que-perfeitos)

Literally, “more-than-perfect (i.e. pluperfect) preterite”.

lit

pluperfect (tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before another past event)


primeiro de abril

pt-noun

primeiro de abril m (plural primeiros de abril)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see primeiro, de, abril.

April fool (practical joke played on April Fools’ Day)


porta-luvas

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈlu.βɐʃ]

glove compartment (compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard)


aeromancia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.mɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/

aeromancy (divination by use of atmospheric conditions)


pregadora

/pɾɨ.ɡɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[pɾɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


prateira

/pɾɐˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/pɾɐˈtɐj.ɾɐ/


porta-aviões

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.a.vɪˈõɪ̯̃s]

[ˌpɔχ.tɐ.a.vɪˈõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[ˌpɔχ.tɐ.aˈvjõɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.ɐˈvjõj̃ʃ/

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.ɐˈvjõj̃ʃ/

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.ɐˈbjõj̃ʃ/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.ɐˈβjõj̃ʃ]

From porta (“it carries”, verb) + avião (“airplane”, noun).

af

A Coreia do Norte garantiu estar preparada para responder ao que entende ser uma provocação dos seus rivais. “As nossas forças revolucionárias estão preparadas militarmente para afundar o porta-aviões nuclear dos EUA com apenas um ataque”, escreveu o Rodong Sinmun, o jornal oficial do Partido dos Trabalhadores da Coreia.

2017 April 24, João Ruela Ribeiro, “Coreia do Norte ameaça afundar porta-aviões norte-americano”, in Público:

North Korea has assured that they are prepared to respond to what it considers a provocation by its enemies. Radong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers’ Party of Korea, published that “our revolutionary forces are militarily prepared to sink the US’s nuclear aircraft carrier with a single attack”.

aircraft carrier (warship for launching aircraft)


albita

(mineralogy) albite (plagioclase feldspar)


pousio

(agriculture, uncountable) the practice of leaving ground fallow

(agriculture) fallow (ground left unseeded for a year)


acróstico

acrostic (poem or text with certain letters spelling out a name or message)


afrofobia

Afrophobia (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans)


actinómetro

actinómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) actinometer (device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation)


pregador

pt-noun

pregador m (plural pregadores, feminine pregadora, feminine plural pregadoras)

pregadores (plural)
pregadora (feminine)
pregadoras (feminine plural)

/pɾɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[pɾɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

/pɾɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[pɾɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[pɾɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]

peg (a protrusion used to hang things on)

(Brazil) clothes peg (object used to attach laundry to a clothesline)


pregador

/pɾɛ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[pɾɛ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

/pɾɛ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[pɾɛ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[pɾɛ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]


unção

From Old Galician-Portuguese hunçon, onçon, from Latin unctiō, unctiōnis.


ajustador

ajustador m (plural ajustadores, feminine ajustadora, feminine plural ajustadoras)

ajustadores (plural)
ajustadora (feminine)
ajustadoras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.ʒuʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.ʒuʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]


pressuposição

presupposition (assumption without proof)


aerostática

From aerostático, on the model of French aérostatique.

(physics) aerostatics (study of gases in equilibrium)


uníssono

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūnisonus (“having a single sound”).


presságio

omen (thing that portends a future event)


preia

From Old Galician-Portuguese prea, from Latin praeda, from earlier praeheda, from prae- + Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold”).


aerómetro

aerómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) aerometer (instrument used to measure mass and density of gases)


presbiterianismo

(religion) Presbyterianism (a form of Protestantism)


primeiro nome

pt-noun

primeiro nome m (plural primeiros nomes)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see primeiro, nome.

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


precariedade

[pɾɨ.kɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

[pɾɨ.kɐ.ɾjɐˈða.ðɨ]

the lack of sufficient or appropriate resources


abobada

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


abobada

[ɐ.βuˈβa.ðɐ]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


princípio dormitivo

pt-noun

princípio dormitivo m (plural princípios dormitivos)

(rare, rhetoric) dormitive principle (tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself)


prisão de ventre

prisão de ventre f (usually uncountable, plural prisões de ventre)

constipation (state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult)


prisioneiro de guerra

prisioneiro de guerra m (plural prisioneiros de guerra, feminine prisioneira de guerra, feminine plural prisioneiras de guerra)

prisioneiros de guerra (plural)
prisioneira de guerra (feminine)
prisioneiras de guerra (feminine plural)

prisoner of war (combatant captured by the enemy)


produto externo

produto externo m (plural produtos externos)

(linear algebra) vector product (vector with size given by the product of two vectors)


produto interno

produto interno m (plural produtos internos)

(linear algebra) scalar product (product of two vectors)


pronome pessoal

pronome pessoal m (plural pronomes pessoais)

personal pronoun (pronoun standing as the object or subject of a verb)


prisão perpétua

prisão perpétua f (plural prisões perpétuas)

life sentence (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant’s life)


propriocepção

proprioception (sense of the position of parts of the body)


produto químico

produto químico m (plural produtos químicos)

chemical (an artificial chemical compound)


problema do caixeiro viajante

problema do caixeiro viajante m (plural problemas do caixeiro viajante)

travelling salesman problem
travelling salesman problem

(graph theory) travelling salesman problem (problem involving the finding of a minimum-cost path that crosses all of a graph’s nodes)


progénie

progénies (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


proiz

painter (rope used to attach a boat to a jetty)


proporção áurea

proporção áurea f (plural proporções áureas)

(geometry) golden ratio (a number which is equal the sum of its own reciprocal and 1)


prisioneiro de consciência

prisioneiro de consciência m (plural prisioneiros de consciência)

prisoner of conscience
prisoner of conscience

prisoner of conscience (person imprisoned because of their race, religion or political views)


prova de fogo

crucible (difficult and trying experience)


processo judicial

processo judicial m (plural processos judiciais)

(law) lawsuit (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)


prova dos nove

prova dos nove f (plural provas dos nove)

(arithmetic) the procedure of casting out nines

O seguro está muito bem modelado e a prova dos nove é que a inadimplência é baixa.

(logic, rhetoric) a definitive proof of the point stated


procrastinação

procrastinação f (plural procrastinações)

procrastination (act of postponing, delaying or putting off actions)


proclamação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōclāmātiōnem, from Latin prōclāmō. By surface analysis, proclamar + -ção.

lbor

proclamation (a statement which is proclaimed)


prontidão

/pɾõ.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[pɾõ.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɾõ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

readiness (state or degree of being ready)


processador

(computer hardware) processor; microprocessor (CPU of a computer on an integrated circuit)


tingitano

pt-noun

tingitano m (plural tingitanos, feminine tingitana, feminine plural tingitanas)

tingitanos (plural)
tingitana (feminine)
tingitanas (feminine plural)


prosódia

(linguistics) prosody (study of rhythm and other attributes in speech)

(poetry) prosody (study of poetic meter)


proteu

Proteus anguinus
Wikispecies:Proteus anguinus

olm (Proteus anguinus, a species of cave-dwelling salamander of the Dinaric Alps)


primeiros socorros

(medicine) first aid (basic medical care given to an injury victim)


produto escalar

produto escalar m (plural produtos escalares)


problemão

[pɾo.blẽˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From problema + -ão (augmentative suffix).


proveta

Probably borrowed from French éprouvette. Compare Spanish probeta.

test tube (glass tube used for small-scale laboratory tests)


propágulo

(botany) propagule (a reproductive particle released by an organism that may germinate into another)


protetorado

protectorate (government by a protector)

protectorate (autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity)


prisão domiciliária

prisão domiciliária f (usually uncountable, plural prisões domiciliárias)

(law, Portugal) house arrest (confinement of a person, by authorities, to their own residence)


pronunciação

(phonology) pronunciation (way in which words are pronounced)


prodígio

Etymology tree
Latin prō
Latin prō-
Latin aiō
Latin -ium
Latin prōdigiumlbor.
Portuguese prodígio
Learned borrowing from Latin prōdigium.

etymon

prodigy (extremely talented person, especially a child)


protoplaneta

protoplanet (astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, thought to collide and form planets)


protetor de tela

pt-noun

protetor de tela m (plural protetores de tela)

(Brazil) screensaver (computer program that displays patterns or images when the computer is not being used)


voragem

[voˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]


pronto-socorro

pronto-socorro m (plural prontos-socorros, metaphonic)

prontos-socorros (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

emergency room (clinical department or establishment for the treatment of the most urgent conditions)


provinciano

provinciano m (plural provincianos, feminine provinciana, feminine plural provincianas)

provincianos (plural)
provinciana (feminine)
provincianas (feminine plural)


Gatling

Unadapted borrowing from English Gatling.

ubor

Gatling gun (an early type of machine gun)


ponto morto

neutral (gear position in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism)


remoinho

eddy (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current)


sacerdócio

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacerdocio, borrowed from Latin sacerdōtium (“priesthood”).


ponto quântico

pt-noun

ponto quântico m (plural pontos quântivos)


ponto de vista

ponto de vista m (plural pontos de vista)

point of view (an attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)

(literary theory) point of view (the perspective from which a narrative is related)


psicologia cognitiva

cognitive psychology
cognitive psychology

(psychology) cognitive psychology (branch of psychology)


prémio Nobel

Nobel Prize (international prize awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation)


príncipe herdeiro

príncipe herdeiro m (plural príncipes herdeiros)

crown prince (person designated and raised to become the next king or emperor)


príncipe-eleitor

príncipe-eleitor m (plural príncipes-eleitores)

(historical) Elector (prince entitled to elect the Holy Roman Emperor)


páprica

paprika (a Hungarian spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper or chilli pepper)


punho de ferro

punho de ferro m (plural punhos de ferro)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see punho, de, ferro.


pégaso

(Greek Mythology) pegasus (a mythological winged horse)


pátria-mãe

pátria-mãe f (plural pátrias-mães or pátrias-mãe)

pátrias-mães (plural)
pátrias-mãe (plural)


pétaso

(historical) petasus (low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans)


pânico moral

moral panic (a public outcry based on the perception that a group of people poses a threat to society)


psiquiatria

psiquiatria f (usually uncountable, plural psiquiatrias)

(medicine) psychiatry (branch of medicine dealing with mental illness)


pé de atleta

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pé, de, atleta.

(pathology) athlete's foot (fungal infection of the skin of the foot)


pólo aquático

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


psicologia clínica

(psychology) clinical psychology (branch of psychology)


péni

pénis (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

penny (1/100 of a pound sterling or British pound)


píer

píer m (plural píeres or (uncommon) píers)

(Brazil) pier (raised platform built from the shore out over water)


própolis

propolis (glue-like substance made by bees)


psicrómetro

psicrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) psychrometer (instrument which measures atmospheric humidity)


provisão

provision (goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use)


prosélito

prosélito m (plural prosélitos, feminine prosélita, feminine plural prosélitas)

prosélitos (plural)
prosélita (feminine)
prosélitas (feminine plural)

proselyte (one who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine)


prótese

Borrowed from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek.

(medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)

(phonetics) prothesis (prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)

(music) anacrusis (unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat)


prurido

itch (a sensation that causes someone to want to scratch)


pufe

beanbag (a large covering stuffed with pellets used as furniture)


pulgão

[puʊ̯ˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Vulgar Latin *pūlicōnem, from Latin pūlicem (“flea”). Compare Galician pulgón, Spanish pulgón.

aphid (sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea)


provocação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōvocātiōnem. By surface analysis, provocar + -ção.

lbor

provocation (the act of provoking, annoying)


prímula

primrose (any plant of the genus Primula)


pólen

pt-noun

pólen m (plural (Portugal) pólenes or (Brazil) polens)

pólenes (Portugal plural)
polens (Brazil plural)

(botany) pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers)


prândio

[ˈpɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ˈpɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ˈpɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.o]

(poetic) banquet (a large celebratory meal)


pércida

(usually in the plural) any fish in the family Percidae


pêndulo

pendulum (body suspended from a fixed support)


programação orientada a objetos

programação orientada a objetos f (uncountable)

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tus/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tus]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tus/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tus]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tus/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tus]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tus/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tus]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tuʃ/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tuʃ/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a o.biˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tuʃ/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tuʃ/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ a obˈʒɛ.tuʃ]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.da a obˈʒɛ.tos/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.da a obˈʒɛ.tos]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.da a obˈʒɛ.tos/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.da a obˈʒɛ.tos]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾi.ẽˈta.da a o.biˈʒɛ.tos/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta.da a o.biˈʒɛ.tos]

/pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.da a o.biˈʒɛ.tos/

[pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ o.ɾjẽˈta.da a o.biˈʒɛ.tos]

/pɾu.ɡɾɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ɔ.ɾjẽˈta.dɐ ɐ ɔˈbʒɛ.tuʃ/

[pɾu.ɣɾɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ɔ.ɾjẽˈta.ðɐ ɐ ɔˈβʒɛ.tuʃ]

object-oriented programming
object-oriented programming

(programming) object-oriented programming (paradigm that uses objects to design programs)


quadrinhos

comics (artistic medium consisting of a series of panels)


putrefação

Learned borrowing from Latin putrefactiōnem.

lbor

putrefaction (process of becoming rotten)


puxão

From puxar + -ão, possibly corresponding to Latin pulsiōnem, from Latin pulsus.


pértica

(historical) a unit of measure equivalent to approximately 2.60 metres


quadro-negro

blackboard (a surface that can be written upon with chalk)


príncipe encantado

pt-noun

príncipe encantado m (plural príncipes encantados)

Prince Charming (heroic prince in various fairy-tales)

(by extension) Prince Charming (ideal romantic man)


quark up

up quark (quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV)


qualidade de vida

qualidade de vida f (usually uncountable, plural qualidades de vida)

quality of life (general well-being of individuals and societies)


pé-no-saco

(slang) pain in the ass (someone or something that causes discomfort)


quacre

(religion) Quaker (member of the Religious Society of Friends)


pão-duro

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈdu.ɾu]

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈdu.ɾu]

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈdu.ɾo]

Literally, “hard bread”, from the idea that a miser would rather eat stale bread than spend money buying some.

(Brazil) skinflint (one who is excessively cautious with money)


puta merda

From puta que pariu (“whore who gave birth”) + merda (“shit”), both used as vulgar expressions of surprise or anger.

af

(Brazil, vulgar, informal) grab handle inside a car


quatro olhos

pt-noun

quatro olhos m or f by sense (invariable)

(derogatory) four-eyes (person who wears spectacles)


pónei

póneis (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from French poney, from English pony.

Sim, vamos falar de um pônei que acho que esta meio desgarrado – é assim que são chamados os fanboys da Sony em boa parte do mundo.

2017 July 14, Jorge Henrique, “Este foi o maior nocaute que um fanboy já recebeu”, in Windows Club, Excederando:

Estou mais entusiasmado do que nunca por poder finalmente comprar uma PS5 e colher os benefícios de ser um pónei com vários truques.

2023 June 27, Frenk Rodriguez, “Agora que a guerra das consolas está decidida, é altura de abandonar a minha lealdade forçada e comprar uma PS5”, in GameMe:

(Internet slang, derogatory, video games) Sony pony (a Sony fanboy)


queda-d'água

waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)


quinta roda

(idiomatic) fifth wheel (anything superfluous or unnecessary)


quark strange

strange quark (quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass about 80 to 130 MeV)


queimadura de segundo grau

queimadura de segundo grau f (plural queimaduras de segundo grau)

(medicine) second-degree burn (burn that blisters the skin)


vaquinha

(informal) pool, crowdfunding (money collected from a group of people in order to pay for something)


queimadura de primeiro grau

queimadura de primeiro grau f (plural queimaduras de primeiro grau)

(medicine) first-degree burn (mild burn)


queimadura de terceiro grau

queimadura de terceiro grau f (plural queimaduras de terceiro grau)

(medicine) third-degree burn (severe burn)


punção

punch (device used for creating holes in material)


puxa-saco

puxa-saco m or f by sense (plural puxa-sacos)

Deverbal from puxar saco, from puxa + saco.

I guess it sure must be easy being a people-pleaser like you.

2018 November 13, “A espada” (8:10 from the start), in She-Ra e as Princesas do Poder, season 1, episode 1 (streaming), spoken by Felina (Fernanda Baronne), Rio de Janeiro: Gramophone, dubbing of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: The Sword, via Netflix:

It would be way easier if I were a sycophant like you.

(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) sycophant, apple polisher (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person)


quinze minutos de fama

quinze minutos de fama m pl (plural only)

(idiomatic) 15 minutes of fame (short period of fame)


quinta coluna

quinta coluna f (plural quintas colunas)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quinta, coluna.

(idiomatic) fifth column (a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group)


quark estranho

quark estranho m (plural quarks estranhos)


abjeção

[ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin abiectiōnem.


urálico

a member or descendant of a Uralic-speaking people


usabilidade

usability (degree to which an object or device is easy to use)


pênico

pt-noun

pênico m (plural pênicos, feminine pênica, feminine plural pênicas)

pênicos (plural)
pênica (feminine)
pênicas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)


pôr do sol

[ˈpoɾ ðu ˈsɔɫ]

[ˈpoɾ ðu ˈsɔɫ]

sunset (moment when the Sun disappears over the horizon)


almagre

From earlier almagra, from Andalusian Arabic المغرة (almáḡra), from Arabic الْمَغْرَة (al-maḡra), الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

almagra (a deep red ochre found in Spain)


supremacia

From French suprématie, from English supremacy.


psicopolítica

psychopolitics (interaction between psychology and politics)


punheta

(vulgar, slang) wank (act of male masturbation)


quepe

(Brazil) kepi (military cap with a flat circular top)


pré-requisito

prerequisite (something that must be gained in order to gain something else)


quibe

From Arabic كِبَّة (kibba, “ball”) and كُبَّة (kubba, “ball”).


quediva

(historical) khedive (Ottoman viceroy of Egypt)


quiproquó

(Brazil) quid pro quo (something mistaken for another)


quadrilátero

quadrilateral (polygon having four sides)


amiguismo

cronyism (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)


quiralidade

(chemistry) chirality (phenomenon in which objects are mirror images of each other)


quilópode

(rare) centipede (any arthropod of class Chilopoda)


quipá

kippah; yarmulke (skullcap worn by Jewish males)


quipá

(Brazil) Tacinga inamoena (syn. Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus of South America


quefir

kefir (fermented milk from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe)


alvéolo

(anatomy) alveolus (small air sac in the lungs)

(anatomy) dental alveolus; tooth socket (socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held)

cell (hexagonal compartment in a honeycomb)

(geology, dated) alluvial fan (cone-shaped deposit of alluvium)


prumo

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin plumbum. Doublet of chumbo, which was inherited and underwent the regular sound change. Compare also Spanish plomo.

slbor

plummet (lead on a line used to check if something is perfectly vertical)


queimação

[keɪ̯.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin cremātiōnem, affected by the same change as Portuguese queimar (q.v.) < Latin cremāre. Compare Spanish quemazón. By surface analysis, queimar + -ção. Doublet of cremação, a borrowing from Latin.

burn (physical sensation in the muscles)

heartburn (pain in the chest caused by stomach acid entering the gullet)


quarteto

quartet
(music) music composition in four parts

(music) four musicians who perform a piece of music together

Quarteto Fantástico

quartet
group of four (things or people)


amiodarona

(pharmacology) amiodarone (medicine used against arrhythmia)


alófono

(phonetics) allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)


pseudocódigo

From pseudo- + código. Calque of English pseudocode.

(computing) pseudocode (generic description of an algorithm, made using a simplified formal language and independent of any particular programming code)


questionamento

pt-noun

questionamento m (plural questionamentos)

interrogation (the act of interrogating or questioning someone)


quadrúpede

quadrúpede m or f by sense (plural quadrúpedes)


usurpação

Learned borrowing from Latin ūsurpātiōnem. By surface analysis, usurpar + -ção.


queijeiro

pt-noun

queijeiro m (plural queijeiros, feminine queijeira, feminine plural queijeiras)

queijeiros (plural)
queijeira (feminine)
queijeiras (feminine plural)

From queijo + -eiro, or from Late Latin cāseārius, from Latin cāseus. Compare Spanish quesero.


pão e circo

Calque of Latin panem et circenses. See bread and circuses for more.

(idiomatic) bread and circuses (food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people)

(by extension) bread and circuses (grand spectacles provided by the state to distract and pacify people)


quilometragem

By surface analysis, from quilômetro (“kilometer”) + -agem.

kilometrage (total distance, in kilometres, travelled)


química inorgânica

inorganic chemistry (branch of chemistry that deals with elements and non-carbon containing compounds)


quintilhão

/kĩ.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[kĩ.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Brazil, cardinal number) quintillion (10¹⁸)

(Portugal, informal, cardinal number) Synonym of quintilião (“10³⁰”)


quebequense

quebequense m or f by sense (plural quebequenses)


quadrângulo

quadrilateral; quadrangle (polygon having four sides)


quíton

quíton m (plural quítones or quítons or quitons)

quítones (plural)
quítons (plural)
quitons (plural)

Borrowed from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

chiton (any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs)


quadriplégico

quadriplégico m (plural quadriplégicos, feminine quadriplégica, feminine plural quadriplégicas)

quadriplégicos (plural)
quadriplégica (feminine)
quadriplégicas (feminine plural)

quadriplegic (one who suffers from quadriplegia)


raio gama

(chiefly in the plural) gamma ray (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation)


redirecionamento

redirecionamento m (plural redirecionamentos)

redirection (the act of sending to a different direction)

(Internet) redirection (automated process of taking a user to a different site)


pteridófita

pteridophyte (a vascular plant that produce spores but not seeds)


quiáltera

(music) tuplet (note value with a non-standard duration)


quitinete

(Brazil) a very small flat, usually with only a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom


alogamia

(biology) allogamy (fertilisation of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another)


regolito

(geology) regolith (layer of loose rock that constitutes the surface of most land)


quirguiz

quirguiz m or f by sense (plural quirguizes)


quirguiz

Kyrgyz (a Turkic language spoken in Kyrgyzstan)


reiterabilidade

iterability (the capacity of being repeated)


regra da mão direita

regra da mão direita f (usually uncountable, plural regras da mão direita)

(physics) right-hand rule (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions)


relacionabildade

relacionabildade f (plural relacionabildades)

relatability (quality of being relatable)


relatividade geral

(relativity) general relativity (theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference)


recursos humanos

gestão de recursos humanos
gestão de recursos humanos#Portuguese


quebra-mar

[ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈmaɾ]

[ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈmaɾ]

breakwater (construction around a harbour)


questionário

Borrowed from Late Latin quaestiōnārius, from quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō.

questionnaire (form containing a list of questions)


refratómetro

refratómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

refractometer (instrument used to measure refractive index)


quádruplo

an amount four times greater than another amount


analista de sistemas

analista de sistemas m or f by sense (plural analistas de sistemas)

(computing) systems analyst (person responsible for researching, planning and recommending software)


república marítima

república marítima f (plural repúblicas marítimas)

(historical) maritime republic (city-state which established colonies around the Mediterranean)


repolho branco

repolho branco m (plural repolhos brancos)


rambutã

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃/

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃/

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃/

[χɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃]

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃/

Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium lappaceum#Translingual

rambutan (fruit of the Nephelium lappaceum tree)


república de bananas

república de bananas f (plural repúblicas de bananas)


república bananeira

república bananeira f (plural repúblicas bananeiras)

(Brazil, politics) banana republic (country dependent on a single export commodity with a corrupt dictatorial government)


recessão

[χe.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.sɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

recession (a period of reduced economic activity)


rebuliço

fuss (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)


recapitulação

recapitulation (enumeration of the major points of a work)


recontagem

[χe.kõˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.kõˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/


recreação

/ʁɨ.kɾi.ɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.kɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin recreātiōnem. By surface analysis, recrear + -ção.

lbor

recreation (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates)


refulgência

refulgence (the quality of being refulgent)


semideus

pt-noun

semideus m (plural semideuses, feminine semideusa, feminine plural semideusas)

semideuses (plural)
semideusa (feminine)
semideusas (feminine plural)

From semi- (“demi-”) + deus (“god”), or alternatively from Latin semideus.


redundância

[ʁɨ.ðũˈdɐ̃.sjɐ]

(uncountable) redundancy (state of being redundant)


recrutamento

recruitment (the process of finding recruits)


reinstalação

/ʁjĩʃ.tɐ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

reinstallation (the act or process of reinstalling)


reificação

reification (consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete)


reiteração

[χeɪ̯.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐj.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɐj.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁe.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


reinício

restart (act of starting something again)


recheio

filling; stuffing (food inside another food item)

(figurative) cream (the best part of something)


relevância

[ʁɨ.lɨˈβɐ̃.sjɐ]

relevance (property or state of being relevant)


reconciliação

Learned borrowing from Latin reconciliātiōnem. By surface analysis, reconciliar + -ção.

lbor

reconciliation (the reestablishment of friendly relations)

(Roman Catholicism) reconciliation (a sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution)


sacrário

tabernacle (small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist)


receptador

pt-noun

receptador m (plural receptadores, feminine receptadora, feminine plural receptadoras)

receptadores (plural)
receptadora (feminine)
receptadoras (feminine plural)

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


ressaibo

aftertaste (the persistence of the taste of something no longer present)


repescagem

/ʁɨ.pɨʃˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(sports) repechage (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round)


remordimento

remorse (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning)


renascença

/ʁɨ.nɐʃˈsẽ.sɐ/

/ʁɨ.nɐˈʃẽ.sɐ/

Renaissance (any revival of older culture)


resmungão

resmungão m (plural resmungões, feminine resmungona, feminine plural resmungonas)

resmungões (plural)
resmungona (feminine)
resmungonas (feminine plural)

/ʁez.mũˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[hez.mũˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁez.mũˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[hez.mũˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁeʒ.mũˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[χeʒ.mũˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨʒ.mũˈɡɐ̃w̃/

nagger; grumbler (a person who complains too much)


rescisão

[χe.siˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨʃ.siˈzɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.ʃiˈzɐ̃w̃/

From Late Latin rescissiōnem, from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).


resquício

residue (whatever remains after something else has been removed)

hint (small, barely detectable amount of something)


televendas

[ˌtɛ.lɛˈβẽ.dɐʃ]

telemarketing (the business of selling products or services by making telephone calls)

direct response television
direct response television

direct response television (television advertising that asks consumers to respond directly to the company)


repertório

repertoire (list of performances which a company or a person has rehearsed)

repertoire (set of skills possessed by a person)


reestruturação

reestruturação f (plural reestruturações)

restructuring (an alteration of structure)


restolho

From Vulgar Latin *restuclu < *restucŭlum (compare Spanish rastrojo, restojo, Aragonese restollo, Catalan rostoll, restoll, Occitan restolh, cf. also southern Italian dialectal restuccio), variant of *restupŭlum (compare Catalan and Occitan restoble), from a verb *restupulāre, from stupula, alteration of Latin stipula.

stubble (short stalk left in a field after harvest)


restinga

/ʁesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

/ʁesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

/ʁeʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

[χeʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ]

reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)


remetente

remetente m or f by sense (plural remetentes)

From remeter + -ente or from Latin remittentem, participle of remittere, from remittō (“to send back”). Compare Spanish remitente.

sender (someone who is sending the mail)


respeitabilidade

respeitabilidade f (plural respeitabilidades)

respectability (quality of being respectable)


lezíria

From Old Galician-Portuguese lezira, from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”).


remixagem

(music) remixing (the process of creating musical remixes)


recenseamento

census (official count of members of a population)


Santo Padre

(Roman Catholicism) Holy Father (papal title)


recém-chegado

recém-chegado m (plural recém-chegados, feminine recém-chegada, feminine plural recém-chegadas)

recém-chegados (plural)
recém-chegada (feminine)
recém-chegadas (feminine plural)

/ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.ʃɨˈɡa.du/

[ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.ʃɨˈɣa.ðu]

/ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.ʃɨˈɡa.du/

[ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.ʃɨˈɣa.ðu]

/ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.t͡ʃɨˈɡa.du/

[ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.t͡ʃɨˈɣa.ðu]


refogado

(cooking) food fried with oil or butter and seasonings


refeitório

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin refectōrium.

slbor

refectory (a dining area, especially in an institution)


rebuçado

(chiefly Portugal) candy (piece of sweet confectionery)

something said or done with excessive care


el-rei

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese el rei, corresponding to el (“the”) + rei (“king”).


república popular

pt-noun

república popular f (plural repúblicas populares)

people's republic (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments)


resiliência

resilience (the ability to recover quickly from negative circumstances)

resilience (the property of material of restoring its original shape)


televendedor

[ˌtɛ.lɛ.βẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]

(rare) telemarketer (someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls)


relacionamento aberto

relacionamento aberto m (plural relacionamentos abertos)

Compound of relacionamento (“relationship”) + aberto (“open”).

com+

open relationship (the relationship with possible additional relationships)


renascentista

pt-noun

renascentista m or f by sense (plural renascentistas)

an artist who was active during the Renaissance


anquilose

(anatomy) ankylosis (the growing together of bones)


abjecção

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


planetóide

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


progénia

progénias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


projéctil

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


pinguim de Magalhães

pinguim de Magalhães m (plural pinguins de Magalhães)

Alternative spelling of pinguim-de-magalhães


pythão

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


refractômetro

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1943) of refratômetro.


quáquer

quáquer m or f by sense (plural quáqueres or quáquers)


primeiro-de-abril

primeiro-de-abril m (plural primeiros-de-abril)

primeiro de abril
primeiro de abril#Portuguese


príncipe eleitor

príncipe eleitor m (plural príncipes eleitores)

Alternative spelling of príncipe-eleitor


placa tectônica

placa tectônica f (plural placas tectônicas)

placa tectónica
placa tectónica#Portuguese


república de banana

república de banana f (plural repúblicas de banana)

república de bananas
república de bananas#Portuguese

Alternative form of república de bananas


prisioneiro da consciência

prisioneiro da consciência m (plural prisioneiros da consciência)

prisioneiro de consciência
prisioneiro de consciência#Portuguese

Alternative form of prisioneiro de consciência


pinguim-de-Magalhães

pinguim-de-Magalhães m (plural pinguins-de-Magalhães)


primeira-dama

primeira-dama f (plural primeiras-damas)


semi-deus

semi-deus m (plural semi-deuses, feminine semi-deusa, feminine plural semi-deusa)

semi-deuses (plural)
semi-deusa (feminine)
semi-deusa (feminine plural)


refractómetro

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


pedómetro

pedómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


pônei

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of pónei.


pedômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of podómetro.


progênie

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of progénie.


pluviômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of pluviómetro.


quépi

European Portuguese standard spelling of quepe.


polinômio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of polinómio.


pirômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of pirómetro.


polêmica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of polémica.


refratômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of refratómetro.


rambutão

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃w̃/

[hɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃w̃/

[hɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃w̃/

[χɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐ̃.buˈtɐ̃w̃/


polinômio característico

polinômio característico m (plural polinômios característicos)

polinómio característico
polinómio característico#Portuguese

Alternative form of polinómio característico


vóltio

[ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃɪ.o]


psicrômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of psicrómetro.


lisossoma

European Portuguese standard spelling of lisossomo.


protolíngua

/ˌpɾɔ.tɔˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

(linguistics) proto-language (ancestor language of all the languages of a given language family)


andesina

(mineralogy) andesine (sodium calcium aluminum silicate)


saluço

(dialectal, dated) Alternative form of soluço


prêmio Nobel

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of prémio Nobel.


animálculo

(zoology) animalcule (any microscopic animal)


pêni

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of péni.


plurilingüismo

plurilingüismo m (plural plurilingüismos)

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


angiograma

/ɐ̃.ʒi.oˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

[ɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ]

/ɐ̃.ʒjoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ɐ̃.ʒi.oˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

[ɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ]

/ɐ̃.ʒjoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

[ɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈɡɾɐ.ma]

/ɐ̃.ʒjuˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐ̃.ʒjuˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ɐ̃.ʒjuˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐ̃.ʒjuˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

(medicine) angiogram (X-ray image of the blood vessels)


píxel

(computing) pixel (one of the dots that make up an image)


primeiro-ministro

primeiro-ministro m (plural primeiros-ministros, feminine primeira-ministra, feminine plural primeiras-ministras)

primeiros-ministros (plural)
primeira-ministra (feminine)
primeiras-ministras (feminine plural)

prime minister (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)


televenda

[ˌtɛ.lɛˈβẽ.dɐ]


quintilião

[kĩ.t͡ʃi.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kĩ.t͡ʃiˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Angola, Portugal, cardinal number) nonillion (10³⁰)


desfalque

act of taking away, or remove, from a larger amount

Como assim não podes vir à reunião? Não me faças esse desfalque!

What do you mean you can't come to the metting? Don't go back on your word!


acento tonal

(phonology) pitch accent (tone system that uses variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora)


acento musical

acento musical m (plural acentos musicais)


acento de altura

acento de altura m (plural acentos de altura)


alguerês

[aʊ̯.ɡeˈɾe(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Algherese (Catalan dialect spoken in Alghero, Sardinia)


colofão

colophon (final note with information about the author and the manuscript)


anfictião

[ɐ̃.fik.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.fikˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones (plural), from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones, plural).

der

(historical) amphictyon (deputee from the confederated states of Ancient Greece)


citoquímica

(biochemistry) cytochemistry (the biochemistry of cells)


cimério

pt-noun

cimério m (plural cimérios, feminine ciméria, feminine plural cimérias)

cimérios (plural)
ciméria (feminine)
cimérias (feminine plural)

(Greek mythology) Cimmerian (member of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness)

Cimmerian (one of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin)


coronha

stock (part of a gun that rests against the shoulder)


fecundabilidade

fecundability (condition of being fecund)


catafracta

cataphract (armor for the entire body and often for the horse)


contratempo

Borrowed from Italian contrattempo or contra- + tempo.

contretemps (accident or unforeseen circumstance that changes someone's plans)

(music) syncopation (musical pulse supported by weak beats)


beócio

beócio m (plural beócios, feminine beócia, feminine plural beócias)

beócios (plural)
beócia (feminine)
beócias (feminine plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Βοιωτός (Boiōtós).


anequim

Carcharodon carcharias
Carcharodon carcharias#Translingual

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

mako shark (either shark of the genus Isurus)


homogeneidade

[ˌɔ.mɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

[ˌɔ.mɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

homogeneity (quality of being homogeneous)


fracionador

(chemistry) fractionator (apparatus used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation)


estendedouro

clothesline (rope or cord for drying clothes)


bruta bestia

bruta bestia m or f by sense (plural brute bestie)

Borrowed from Venetian bruta bestia (“ugly beast”).

(South Brazil, derogatory) an irritating person


parassaurolofo

parassaurolofo m (plural parassaurolofos)

parasaurolophus (herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period)


nome do meio

middle name (name between given name and surname)


mercado de trabalho

mercado de trabalho m (plural mercados de trabalho)

(economics) labour market (available jobs)


nome de batismo

nome de batismo f (plural nomes de batismo)

Christian name (first name given at Christian baptism)


nome de usuário

nome de usuário m (plural nomes de usuário)

(Brazil, computing) username (a person’s identification on a computer system)


pedra de rim

(medicine) kidney stone (calculus in the kidney)


nome científico

nome científico m (plural nomes científicos)

(taxonomy) scientific name (formal name according to the taxonomic standard)


oguz

Of Turkic origin, from Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰔 (oɣuz), perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (q̊¹ /ok/, “arrow”).

Oghuz (a member of the western Turkic people)


bala dum-dum

dum dum bullet (hollow bullet designed to pierce bullet-proof vests)


lémingue

lémingues (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

lemming (any of several species of small Arctic and Subarctic rodents)


tísico

tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)

tísicos (plural)
tísica (feminine)
tísicas (feminine plural)

pulmonary tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis

someone who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis


lémnio

lémnios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


macabeu

macabeu m (plural macabeus, feminine macabeia, feminine plural macabeias)

macabeus (plural)
macabeia (feminine)
macabeias (feminine plural)

Maccabee (member of an ancient Israelite liberation movement)


monsenhor

(Roman Catholicism) Monsignor (ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope)

(ornithology) (Granatina granatina) African bird, of the Strildidae family, endemic to tropical and subtropical regions. It grows to about 14 centimetres in length and has a reddish beak, long tail and rufous plumage, with violet cheeks and blue feathers in the uropygial area


panificação

breadmaking; bakery (the process or art of baking bread)


paternidade

fatherhood; paternity (the condition of being a father)


hiperbóreo

(Greek mythology) hyperborean (one a race of people living in the extreme north)


peixe-lua

peixe-lua m (plural peixes-lua or (less common) peixes-luas)

peixes-lua (plural)
peixes-luas (plural uncommon)

sunfish (any fish of the family Molidae)


peixe-gato

any of several species of fish with large, whisker-like barbels


paraquedista

paraquedista m or f by sense (plural paraquedistas)

parachutist, skydiver (someone who jumps with a parachute)


peixe-zebra

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈze.βɾɐ]

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈze.βɾɐ]

zebrafish (Danio rerio, a small striped fish)


palito de dentes

palito de dentes m (plural palitos de dentes)

toothpick (pointed stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)


peixe-lapa

Cyclopterus lumpus
Wikispecies:Cyclopterus lumpus

lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus, a fish of the Atlantic)


merovíngio

Merovingian (member of a dynasty which ruled the Franks during the early Middle Ages)


núncio

nuncio (title used for Catholic clerics)


marcomano

one of the Marcomanni, an ancient Germanic people


papel de cozinha

papel de cozinha m (plural papéis de cozinha)


peixe-piloto

peixe-piloto m (plural peixes-piloto or peixes-pilotos)

peixes-piloto (plural)
peixes-pilotos (plural)

Naucrates ductor
Wikispecies:Naucrates ductor

pilot fish (Naucrates ductor, a fish that follows vessels and sharks)


não-me-esqueças

forget-me-not (plant of the genus Myosotis)


laringal

[la.ɾĩˈɡaʊ̯]


nogai

Nogai (member of a Turkic ethnic group who live in southern European Russia)


padixá

(historical) Padishah (title used by Ottoman, Persian and Mughal rulers)


peixeira

/pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/pɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

From peixe + -eira, as it was primarily used to cut and scale fish. Piecewise doublet of peixaria.

female equivalent of peixeiro (“fishwoman”)

(Brazil) fish platter (metal tray for serving fish)


pimpinela

Sechium edule
Sechium edule#Translingual

(Madeira) chayote (Sechium edule, a tropical fruit-bearing vine)


ponto cardeal

ponto cardeal m (plural pontos cardeais)

compass point (any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass)


netiqueta

Blend of net + etiqueta, calque of English netiquette.

(Internet) netiquette (set of rules and good practices that guide communication on the internet)


pimenteiro

pepper (any plant of the family Piperaceae)

Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus#Translingual

chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus, a shrub of the Mediterranean region)

pepper pot (a small container for pepper)


roupão

[ho(ʊ̯)ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ho(ʊ̯)ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χo(ʊ̯)ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


reflorestação

reforestation (the replanting of trees in a region)


raiano

raiano m (plural raianos, feminine raiana, feminine plural raianas)

raianos (plural)
raiana (feminine)
raianas (feminine plural)

[χaɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]

From earlier arraiano, from Old Galician-Portuguese arraiano, from arraia (“border”) + -ano.

borderer (person who resides near a border)


reflorestamento

reflorestamento m (plural reflorestamentos)


párvulo

párvulo m (plural párvulos, feminine párvula, feminine plural párvulas)

párvulos (plural)
párvula (feminine)
párvulas (feminine plural)


salgadinho

(Brazil) deep-fried snacks sold in sealed bags, such as chips and Cheetos


sacho

From Vulgar Latin *sarclum, from Latin sarculum.


salas de espera

sala de espera
sala de espera#Portuguese


sala de espera

sala de espera f (plural salas de espera)

lounge; waiting room (room for people to wait)


ouro dos tolos

fool's gold (pyrite, a mineral often mistaken for gold)

(figurative) anything that gives the illusion of wealth


painel de controle

painel de controle m (plural painéis de controle)

control panel (surface onto which controls, instruments and displays are mounted)


outro mundo

afterlife; other side (supernatural realm inhabited by spirits)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see outro, mundo.


reticências

(typography) ellipsis (mark used in printing to indicate an omission)


reta final

(idiomatic) home stretch (final part of an effort)


pulsão de morte

pulsão de morte f (plural pulsões de morte)

(Freudian psychology) death wish (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else)


vacaloura

Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus#Translingual

stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)


prima-dona

prima-dona f (plural prima-donas or primas-donas)

prima-donas (plural)
primas-donas (plural)

prima donna (principal female opera singer)


ovo estrelado

ovo estrelado m (plural ovos estrelados, metaphonic)

ovos estrelados (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

fried egg (egg that has been shallow fried)


retaliação

retaliation (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice)


prevaricação

[pɾɨ.βɐ.ɾi.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(law) prevarication (abuse in the exercise of a public office)


quartel-general

quartel-general m (plural quartéis-generais)

[kwɐɾˌtɛɫ.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾaɫ]

[kwɐɾˌtɛɫ.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾaɫ]

headquarters (military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued)

(by extension) headquarters (centre of an organisation’s operations or administration)


retiramento

retirement; seclusion (state of being secluded)


sinó

Manuel Cardoso, Nesta triste ocasião, published in 1982, Eduardo Mayone Dias, Cantares de Além-Mar, page 31

Many times I get up / Buried in the snow

Muitas vezes me levanto / Em terrado no sino

O estado de Nova Yorque, / Tanta água que chovia; / No estado de Massachusetts / Só «sinó» é que caía.

1978, Jerónimo Golçalves Trigueiro, Os Dois Aventureiros, published in 1982, Eduardo Mayone Dias, Cantares de Além-Mar, page 105

[In] the state of New York, / So much water rained; / In the state of Massachusetts / Only snow had been falling.

[…], mas disse-me a Maria do Palinhas que o homem ouviu dizer no chápe que aquele sinó é dado cair nas montanhas, […]

2000, Onésimo Teotónio Almeida, (Sapa)teia americana: (contos), Edições Salamandra, page 174

[…] , but Maria from Palinhas told me that she heard a man say in the factory that that snow tends to fall in the mountains, […]


skatista

skatista m or f by sense (plural skatistas)

(Brazil) skateboarder (person who rides a skateboard)

(Brazil) skater (member of skateboarding subculture)


cronófago

(rare) someone or something that wastes time; chronophage


sucção

[sukˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin sūctiō, attested since Late Latin and derived from sūgō (“to suck”).

Por si só, isso já revela o buraco negro, da sucção de dinheiro público, dessa economia bélica.

2021 May 4, Rafael Santos, Complexo industrial-militar e tecnologia: A inflexão da pesquisa científico-militar estadunidense como gestante da inovação tecnológica após os chamados anos dourados, Editora Dialética, →ISBN:

By itself, this already reveals the black hole of the extortion of public money in this war economy.


suflê

Borrowed from French soufflé, from souffler (“to puff”), from Latin sufflāre (“to blow, to puff up, to inflate”).

der

soufflé (baked dish made from beaten egg whites)


sugador

pt-noun

sugador m (plural sugadores, feminine sugadora, feminine plural sugadoras)

sugadores (plural)
sugadora (feminine)
sugadoras (feminine plural)

sucker (someone or something that performs suction)

(figurative) leech: a person who lives at the expense of others


sublinha

underline (line placed underneath a line text)


teoria dos grafos

(mathematics) graph theory (study of networks of nodes and vertices)


sul-coreano

sul-coreano m (plural sul-coreanos, feminine sul-coreana, feminine plural sul-coreanas)

sul-coreanos (plural)
sul-coreana (feminine)
sul-coreanas (feminine plural)


sujidade

dirtiness (state or quality of being dirty)


tecelão

tecelão m (plural tecelões, feminine tecelã, feminine plural tecelãs)

tecelões (plural)
tecelã (feminine)
tecelãs (feminine plural)

From tecer + -ão, with an interfixed -l-.


subversão

[ˌsuβ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ˌsuβ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ˌsuβ.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]


subdomínio

(computing, networks) subdomain (domain name prefaced with additional parts separated by a period)


sul-africano

sul-africano m (plural sul-africanos, feminine sul-africana, feminine plural sul-africanas)

sul-africanos (plural)
sul-africana (feminine)
sul-africanas (feminine plural)

South African (person from South Africa)


sudário

Borrowed from Latin sūdārium, through Ecclesiastical Latin.


udmurt

Udmurt (member of the Udmurt people of Siberia)


teoria dos jogos

(mathematics) game theory (mathematical study of strategic situations)


teoria da conspiração

teoria da conspiração f (plural teorias da conspiração)


teoria dos conjuntos

(mathematics) set theory (mathematical study of sets)


torre de menagem

torre de menagem f (plural torres de menagem)

(historical) keep (main tower of a castle)


supervisão

supervision (the act or instance of supervising)


somador

somador m (plural somadores, feminine somadora, feminine plural somadoras)

somadores (plural)
somadora (feminine)
somadoras (feminine plural)

adder (someone or something that performs arithmetic addition)


tendão

From Medieval Latin tendō, tendōnem, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”)

der

(anatomy) tendon (tissue that connects a muscle with a bone)


sorábio

(uncountable) Sorbian (group of Slavic languages spoken in Germany)

Sorb (member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia)


tentilhão

/tẽ.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[tẽ.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Fringilla coelebs
Fringilla coelebs#Translingual


tarô

pt-noun

tarô m (usually uncountable, plural tarôs)

tarot (set of playing cards used for divination)


sumeriano

(uncountable) Sumerian (ancient language spoken in Sumer)


terraço

Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa.

terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)

terrace (flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)


viúva-negra

black widow (species of venomous spider)


tobogã

water slide (a recreational slide with water flowing down it)


súdito

súdito m (plural súditos, feminine súdita, feminine plural súditas)

súditos (plural)
súdita (feminine)
súditas (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)

subject (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch)


tartéssio

Tartessian (a member of the Tartessian civilisation)


tocariano

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

Tocharian (member of the peoples who spoke Tocharian)


solha

flatfish (any fish of the order Pleuronectiformes)


varíola

(pathology) smallpox (an acute, highly infectious and often fatal disease)


soletração

spelling (the act of listing the letters of words)


temporizador

timer (device that activates something after a preset amount of time)


tendenciosidade

tendenciosidade f (plural tendenciosidades)


sírio

sírio m (plural sírios, feminine síria, feminine plural sírias)

sírios (plural)
síria (feminine)
sírias (feminine plural)


titânide

(Greek mythology) female equivalent of titã; Titaness


sósia

From Latin Sosia, the name of a slave in Plautus' play Amphitryon. Compare French sosie, Spanish sosias and Italian sosia.

double (a person resembling or standing for another)


subespécie

(taxonomy) subspecies (rank below a species)


sístole

(physiology) systole (contraction of the heart)