visão

From Old Galician-Portuguese vison, borrowed from Latin vīsiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet avejão.

Ele podia ouvi-la se deslocando para a direita, para obter uma visão desimpedida dele.

2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 656:

He could hear her moving herself to the right, to obtain an unobstructed view of him.

sight; eyesight; vision (the ability to see; the condition of not being blind)

vision; eye (the ability to notice things)

vision (an idea about how things should be in the future)

view (a person’s way of understanding something)

(databases) view (logical table in database formed from data from physical tables)

(paranormal, religion) vision (a mystical mental image of something that happened or will happen)


simonia

From Ecclesiastical Latin simonia (“simony”), after Simon the Sorcerer, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”).

(religion) simony (act of buying and selling ecclesiastical offices and pardons)


AVC

acidente vascular cerebral
acidente vascular cerebral#Portuguese

(medicine) Initialism of acidente vascular cerebral: CVA, stroke


espora

Via Old Galician-Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.
Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).

spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)

spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)


paixão

[paɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese paixon, paxon, from Late Latin passiōnem, from Latin patior.


garagem

/ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/

[ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɡɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


feminista

pt-noun

feminista m or f by sense (plural feministas)


notação

Learned borrowing from Latin notātiōnem (“noting; marking”). By surface analysis, notar + -ção.

lbor

notation (act or process of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures or characters)

notation (system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions)


francês médio

[fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)ʒ ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u]


escriptor

pt-noun

escriptor m (plural escriptores, feminine escriptora, feminine plural escriptoras)

escriptores (plural)
escriptora (feminine)
escriptoras (feminine plural)

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


confiança

From Old Galician-Portuguese confiança. By surface analysis, confiar + -ança.


direção

[d͡ʒi.ɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctiōnem.

lbor

Ele estava indo naquela direção [...]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:

aula de direção

driving (action of operating a motor vehicle)

direção hidráulica

(automotive) steering (something used to steer)

(Brazil, automotive, by extension) steering wheel

office or role in charge:
(business) directorship

office or role in charge:
(politics) leadership

office or role in charge:
(education) principalship

office or role in charge:
(publishing) editorship


ótimo

From Latin optimus (superlative of bonus, literally “best”), from ops (“power to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”).

inh

superlative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">bonus</i>

(Brazil, computing) the optimal solution


altímetro

altimeter (an apparatus for measuring altitude)


parapeito

Calque of Italian parapetto. By surface analysis, para (“stops”) + peito (“chest”).

surf

Ela estava sentada no parapeito da janela do quarto [...]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 104:

She was sitting on the parapet of the window of the room …

parapet (low wall to prevent people from falling over an edge)


esplanada

Borrowed from French esplanade, from Italian spianata, from Latin explānātus (“flattened”).

Gosto de ler o jornal na esplanada do café.
I like to read the newspaper in a street café.

sidewalk cafe, patio (an outdoor portion of a restaurant or cafe)


rodesiano

pt-noun

rodesiano m (plural rodesianos, feminine rodesiana, feminine plural rodesianas)

rodesianos (plural)
rodesiana (feminine)
rodesianas (feminine plural)


ameaça

From Old Galician-Portuguese amẽaça, mẽaça, from Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).

Suas ameaças não me dão medo!

threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)

threat; menace (person or object that is regarded as a danger)

O trovão foi uma ameaça de tempestade.

(figurative) an indication that something bad may occur


avanço

Deverbal from avançar. Compare Catalan avanç.


calço

an object used to limit or prevent another object’s movement (such as a doorstop or table leveler), or to position it precisely )(such as shim or prop)

the act of tripping a person by placing one’s leg in front of their feet as they run


lealista

lealista m or f by sense (plural lealistas)


consequência

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsequentia.


atrabile

supposed humor (or black bile) to which melancholy, irritation, hypochondria, etc. were attributed.


minutinhos

Hagrid só se atrasou uns minutinhos — comentou Hermione.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 130:

Hagrid is only a few minutes late — Hermione commented.


diarista

From diário + -ista. Piecewise doublet of jornalista.

(Brazil) daily (a cleaner who comes in daily)


alguém

From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen, conflation of algũ and quen. Compare Spanish alguien.


corações

[ko.ɾaˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


corações

[ko.ɾaˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]

/kɔ.ɾɐˈsõj̃ʃ/

plural of coração (“blushing; coloration”)


impressão

[ĩ.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:

You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.


risadinha

From risada + -inha (diminutive suffix).

O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:

Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.


atenção

[a.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.


vocabulário

Learned borrowing from Late Latin vocābulārium. By surface analysis, vocábulo + -ário.

[...] seu vocabulário tinha apenas cinco palavras [...]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

vocabulary (set of words used by an individual)

vocabulary; lexicon; terminology (set of words used in a particular field)

vocabulary; wordlist (a document containing a list of words, especially one with less information than a dictionary)

(linguistics) vocabulary; lexicon (the words of a language)

Olha o vocabulário, menininho!

(informal) language (insults and vulgarities)


matéria

Learned borrowing from Latin māteria. Doublet of madeira, which was inherited.

Creio que já tiveram cinco professores nesta matéria.

I believe you already had five teachers on this subject.

a specific subject within an educational subject

a reportage, a journalistic article; a text communicating news


emissão

Borrowed from Latin ēmissiōnem (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”), from Proto-Indo-European *meytH- (“to exchange, remove”).

der

emission (something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car)


situações

Ele freqüentemente se acha em situações desagradáveis.

He frequently finds himself in disagreeable situations.


sextante

sextant (navigational instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects)

(geometry) sextant (one sixth of a circle)


purgatório

Learned borrowing from Late Latin purgātōrium (“purgatory”), pūrgātōrius (“cleansing”). By surface analysis, purgar + -tório.


orientações sexuais

orientação sexual
orientação sexual#Portuguese


diurnos

[ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ʁ.nuʃ]


digitalina

digitalin (substance extracted from the foxglove)


seabórgio

Named after American physicist Glenn T. Seaborg.

seaborgium (chemical element with atomic number 106)


orientação

[o.ɾɪ.ẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔ.ɾjẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


lutador

pt-noun

lutador m (plural lutadores, feminine lutadora, feminine plural lutadoras)

lutadores (plural)
lutadora (feminine)
lutadoras (feminine plural)

From earlier luitador, from Latin lūctātōrem (compare Spanish luchador). By surface analysis, lutar + -dor.


jogo de cartas

jogo de cartas m (plural jogos de cartas, metaphonic)

jogos de cartas (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

[ˈʒo.ɣu ðɨ ˈkaɾ.tɐʃ]

card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)


cirurgião

cirurgião m (plural cirurgiões or cirurgiães, feminine cirurgiã, feminine plural cirurgiãs)

cirurgiões (plural)
cirurgiães (plural)
cirurgiã (feminine)
cirurgiãs (feminine plural)

[si.ɾuɦ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɦˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɦ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɦˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɾ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɾˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuʁ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuʁˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɻ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[si.ɾuɻˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese *cirurgião, cilurgião, celorgião, *cerorgião (“chirurgeon”), from *chīrūrgiānus, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrūrgus (“surgeon”), from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).


exploração

Learned borrowing from Latin explōrātiōnem. By surface analysis, explorar + -ção.


arabinofuranosidase

pt-noun

arabinofuranosidase f (plural arabinofuranosidases)

(biochemistry) arabinofuranosidase (any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an arabinofuranoside)


droide

[ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


alferes

Malay: alperes, alferes

Indonesian: alferes

Borrowed from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”), with sense influenced by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).


pôquer

(card games, uncountable) poker (card game)

(sports) a set of four or more goals scored in a match by the same player


erecção

Learned borrowing from Latin ērectiōnem.

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


perguntas

/peʁˈɡũ.tɐʃ/

/pɨɾˈɡũ.tɐʃ/

[pɨɾˈɣũ.tɐʃ]


largura

width (measurement of something from side to side)


ereção

[e.ɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/i.ɾɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ērēctiōnem.


dimensão

[d͡ʒi.mẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin dīmēnsiōnem (“measurement”).

(geometry) dimension (measure of spatial extent in a particular direction)

dimension; aspect (any specific feature, part or element of something)

size; extent; scope (how big or extensive something is)

(linear algebra) dimension (number of elements of any basis of a vector space)

(science fiction) dimension (a parallel plane of existence)


marionete

(figurative) puppet (person or organisation controlled by another)


metralhadora

[mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

Female form of the adjective metralhador, calque of French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler. The word itself from the noun metralha (“shrapnel used as cannon ammo”). Known since 1881. Compare Spanish ametralladora.


unidades astronômicas

unidade astronômica
unidade astronômica#Portuguese


unidade astronômica

pt-noun

unidade astronômica f (plural unidades astronômicas)


unidades astronómicas

unidade astronómica
unidade astronómica#Portuguese


ocupante

ocupante m or f by sense (plural ocupantes)


interacção

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


interações fundamentais

interação fundamental
interação fundamental#Portuguese


interacções fundamentais

interacção fundamental
interacção fundamental#Portuguese


interacção fundamental

interacção fundamental f (plural interacções fundamentais)

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


interacção nuclear forte

interacção nuclear forte f (uncountable)

interação nuclear forte
interação nuclear forte#Portuguese

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


interacção forte

interação forte
interação forte#Portuguese

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


interacção electromagnética

interacção electromagnética f (plural interacções electromagnéticas)

interação eletromagnética
interação eletromagnética#Portuguese

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


interacção fraca

interação fraca
interação fraca#Portuguese

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


interacção nuclear fraca

interacção nuclear fraca f (uncountable)

interação nuclear fraca
interação nuclear fraca#Portuguese

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


interacção gravitacional

interacção gravitacional f (uncountable)

interação gravitacional
interação gravitacional#Portuguese

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


primeira pessoa

primeira pessoa f (plural primeiras pessoas)

(grammar) first person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement)


ss

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of s (“yes”)


interação

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


cv

(Brazil, Internet slang) Abbreviation of conversa.


interação forte

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfɔɾ.t͡ʃi]

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfɔχ.t͡ʃi]

/ĩ.tɛ.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈfɔɾ.tɨ/


interação fundamental

interação fundamental f (plural interações fundamentais)

fundamental interaction
fundamental interaction


interação gravitacional

gravitational interaction
gravitational interaction


proteção

From Late Latin prōtectiōnem (“a covering over”), from prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegō (“to protect, to cover in front”), from prō + tegō (“to cover”).

der

(uncountable) protection (state of being safe)

(uncountable) favour (goodwill; benevolent regard)


interação nuclear forte

strong nuclear interaction
strong nuclear interaction


excepção

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


lavor

superficial crystallization of salines that can prevent the formation of salt


exaltação

Learned borrowing from Latin exaltātiōnem. By surface analysis, exaltar + -ção.


bênçãos

[ˈbẽ.sɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[ˈbẽ.sɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

/ˈbẽ.sɐ̃w̃ʃ/

[ˈbẽ.sɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈbẽ.sɐ̃w̃ʃ/


interação nuclear fraca

weak nuclear interaction
weak nuclear interaction


interação eletromagnética

pt-noun

interação eletromagnética f (plural interações eletromagnéticas)

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.ka]

[ĩ.te.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.ka]

electromagnetic interaction
electromagnetic interaction


exageração

/i.zɐ.ʒɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


evolução

Learned borrowing from Latin ēvolūtiōnem. The expected form if derived by suffixation of evoluir + -ção would be *evoluição.

lbor

A evolução que foi feita no regulamento dos mercados financeiros vai ajudar investidores.

The progress that has been made in the regulation of financial markets will help investors.

Precisamos de acompanhar a evolução da sociedade.

We have to monitor the development of society.


canto gregoriano

pt-noun

canto gregoriano m (plural cantos gregorianos)

(music) Gregorian chant (unaccompanied monotonic singing style)


dínamo

From Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).


glossário

Borrowed from Latin glōssārium (“glossary”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).


dindo

pt-noun

dindo m (plural dindos, feminine dinda, feminine plural dindas)

dindos (plural)
dinda (feminine)
dindas (feminine plural)

From dindinho, an alteration of padrinho.


dinasta

dinasta m or f by sense (plural dinastas)


hedionda

Arabian pea (Bituminaria bituminosa), a leguminous plant native to Spain with a characteristic smell of bitumen


inanição

Learned borrowing from Latin inānītiōnem.

lbor

inanition; starvation (a condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition)

inanition; emptiness (especially of the stomach)


trenó

Borrowed from French traîneau (“sled”), from traîner (“to drag”), from Vulgar Latin *tragināre.

sled; sleigh (a vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice)


lentilha

/lẽˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

/lẽˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese lentilha (compare Galician lentella), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Spanish lenteja, Catalan llentilla), from syncopation of Latin lenticula (“lentil”), diminutive of lēns (“lentil bean”). Compare lentícula, a borrowed doublet; cf. also lenticela.

Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris#Translingual


fatia

Borrowed from Arabic فُتَات (futāt, “crumbs, pieces”).


recolector

pt-noun

recolector m (plural recolectores, feminine recolectora, feminine plural recolectoras)

recolectores (plural)
recolectora (feminine)
recolectoras (feminine plural)

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


sossego

Deverbal from sossegar. Compare Spanish sosiego.


friuliano

friuliano m (plural friulianos, feminine friuliana, feminine plural friulianas)

friulianos (plural)
friuliana (feminine)
friulianas (feminine plural)


albor

Borrowed from Late Latin albōrem. Doublet of alvor.


heterossexual

heterossexual m or f by sense (plural heterossexuais)


laryngite

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


chaga

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcaga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chaga (“sore”), from Latin plāga (“injury”), from plangō (“strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *plak-.
Compare Galician chaga, Spanish llaga, French plaie, Italian piaga, Romanian plagă. Doublet of praga.

inh+

sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)


árvore genealógica

pt-noun

árvore genealógica f (plural árvores genealógicas)

family tree (the totality of someone’s ancestors)

family tree (diagrammatic representation of a pedigree)


elemento químico

elemento químico m (plural elementos químicos)

(chemistry) chemical element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction)


vespertino

From Latin vespertīnus (“of the evening”), from vesper (“evening”).

a newspaper’s edition published in the afternoon


telespectador

telespectador m (plural telespectadores, feminine telespectadora, feminine plural telespectadoras)

telespectadores (plural)
telespectadora (feminine)
telespectadoras (feminine plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)


(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of cassete (“cassette”).


mácron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón, “long”).

bor+

macron (a short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark)


ligre

Calque of English liger. By surface analysis, leão + tigre.

liger (hybrid animal born to a male lion and a tigress)


transação

[tɾɐ̃.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin trānsāctiōnem.

slbor

transaction (act of conducting or carrying out business, negotiations, plans)


ralador

From ralar (“to grate; to shred”) + -dor (“-er”), from ralo (“grate; drain”).


primogénito

pt-noun

primogénito m (plural primogénitos, feminine primogénita, feminine plural primogénitas)

primogénitos (plural)
primogénita (feminine)
primogénitas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of primogênito.


anisol

(organic chemistry) anisole (an aromatic ether)


redactora

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


mapuche

mapuche m or f by sense (plural mapuches)

one of the Mapuche (indigenous people of Chile and Argentina)


mapuche

Mapudungun; Mapuche (a language isolate spoken by the Mapuche)


moshav

moshav m (plural moshavim or moshavs or moshav)

moshavim (plural)
moshavs (plural)
moshav (plural)

moshav (Israeli cooperative agricultural community)


ruterfórdio

After New Zealander physicist Ernest Rutherford.


atividade

Borrowed from Medieval Latin āctīvitātem.

bor+

activity (something done as an action or a movement)

(uncountable) activity (the state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force)


plaqueta

Borrowed from French plaquette. By surface analysis, placa + -eta.

(hematology) platelet (particle found in the blood of mammals which helps with clotting)


ceticismo

From Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

af

grc:σκεπτικός

skepticism (general disposition to doubt)


quotista

pt-noun

quotista m or f by sense (plural quotistas)


fagócito

Borrowed from German Phagocyt (“phagocyte”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “eat”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). By surface analysis, fago- + -cito.

bor+

(cytology) phagocyte (cell of the immune system)


cavalaria

→ Tetum: kavalaria

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalaria. By surface analysis, cavalo + -aria.

etymon

cavalry (military service that fights with riding horses)


telespectadora

pt-noun

telespectadora f (plural telespectadoras)

telespectadoras (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)


osteoporose

(pathology) osteoporosis (disease that causes bones to become porous)


jurista

jurista m or f by sense (plural juristas)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin iūrista.

lbor

(law) jurist (expert in law consulted by a court)


extremenho

pt-noun

extremenho m (plural extremenhos, feminine extremenha, feminine plural extremenhas)

extremenhos (plural)
extremenha (feminine)
extremenhas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish extremeño (“Extremaduran”).


intercultura

(sociology) interculture; cross-culture; cultural exchange (reciprocal exchange of cultural relations; intellectual exchange)


tigresas

/t͡ʃiˈɡɾe.zɐʃ/


tigresa

From tigre (“tiger”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


bebedeira

[bɨ.βɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɨ.βɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɨ.βɨˈðej.ɾɐ]

[bɨ.βɨˈðej.ɾɐ]

[bɨ.βɨˈðe.ɾɐ]

(uncountable) drunkenness (state of being drunk)


podre

From Old Galician-Portuguese podre, from Latin putrem, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-.

Fiquei sabendo de podres dele.

I learned some compromising information about him.

(Brazil, informal) an embarrassing or compromising piece of information about someone or something; dirt


estúdio

Borrowed from English studio, from Italian studio (“room for study”), Latin studium (“study”).

studio (artist’s or photographer’s workshop)


pensamento

Kabuverdianu: pensaméntu

From Old Galician-Portuguese penssamento, from penssar (“to think”) + -mento, from Latin pēnsāre (“to ponder”).

(uncountable) thinking (process by which thoughts arise)

ideology (beliefs and principle of a group)


tagalo

Borrowed from Spanish tagalo, itself borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog.

Tagalog (language spoken in the Philippines)


verbo reflexivo

pt-noun

verbo reflexivo m (plural verbos reflexivos)

(grammar) reflexive verb (verb that takes a reflexive pronoun)


ateu

ateu m (plural ateus, feminine ateia, feminine plural ateias)

ateus (plural)
ateia (feminine)
ateias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”).

der

atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)


escocês

pt-noun

escocês m (plural escoceses, feminine escocesa, feminine plural escocesas)

escoceses (plural)
escocesa (feminine)
escocesas (feminine plural)


canadense

canadense m or f by sense (plural canadenses)


fedorento

fedorento m (plural fedorentos, feminine fedorenta, feminine plural fedorentas)

fedorentos (plural)
fedorenta (feminine)
fedorentas (feminine plural)


valeriana

Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis#Translingual

valerian (Valeriana officinalis, a medicinal herb of Europe)


energúmeno

energúmeno m (plural energúmenos, feminine energúmena, feminine plural energúmenas)

energúmenos (plural)
energúmena (feminine)
energúmenas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin energūmenus. Compare English energumen.


maltrapilho

pt-noun

maltrapilho m (plural maltrapilhos, feminine maltrapilha, feminine plural maltrapilhas)

maltrapilhos (plural)
maltrapilha (feminine)
maltrapilhas (feminine plural)


cã

From Old Galician-Portuguese cãa, from Latin cāna, neuter plural of cānus, or derived from the feminine of Portuguese cão. Compare Spanish cana.


cã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Can, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.

inh+

khan (a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages)


negreiro

pt-noun

negreiro m (plural negreiros, feminine negreira, feminine plural negreiras)

negreiros (plural)
negreira (feminine)
negreiras (feminine plural)

/nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/

[nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]

/nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/

[nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]

From negro (black) + -eiro. Compare Galician negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)

(by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)


ramal

branch (part that divides like the branch of a tree)

(Brazil) each telephone number of a private network


ministério

Learned borrowing from Latin ministerium. Doublet of mister.


laurêncio

From English Lawrence, after Ernest O. Lawrence.


laurêncio

pt-noun

laurêncio m (plural laurêncios, feminine laurência, feminine plural laurências)

laurêncios (plural)
laurência (feminine)
laurências (feminine plural)

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurente”), from Laurentum (“ancient city in Latium”).

Laurente (someone from the ancient Roman city of Laurentum)


meitnério

From German Meitner + -io (“-ium”), after Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.


yottabit

Unadapted borrowing from English yottabit.

ubor

(computing) yottabit (one septillion bits)


conhecedor

pt-noun

conhecedor m (plural conhecedores, feminine conhecedora, feminine plural conhecedoras)

conhecedores (plural)
conhecedora (feminine)
conhecedoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese connoscedor. By surface analysis, conhecer (“to know”) + -dor.


história em quadrinhos

pt-noun

história em quadrinhos f (plural histórias em quadrinhos)


ponto de interrogação

ponto de interrogação m (plural pontos de interrogação)


acento agudo duplo

acento agudo duplo m (plural acentos agudos duplos)


guitarra elétrica

guitarra elétrica f (plural guitarras elétricas)


pastor alemão

pastor alemão m (plural pastores alemães)


relógio de pulso

relógio de pulso m (plural relógios de pulso)


príncipe coroado

príncipe coroado m (plural príncipes coroados)


tempo absoluto

tempo absoluto m (plural tempos absolutos)


miojo

From the consumer brand miojo, sold by Nissin Foods in Brazil, ultimately from Japanese 明星 (myōjō).


ponto-e-vírgula

ponto-e-vírgula m (plural ponto-e-vírgulas or pontos-e-vírgulas)

ponto-e-vírgulas (plural)
pontos-e-vírgulas (plural)


memória fotográfica

memória fotográfica f (plural memórias fotográficas)


segunda pessoa do plural

segunda pessoa do plural f (plural segundas pessoas do plural)

second-person plural
second-person plural


terceira pessoa do plural

terceira pessoa do plural f (plural terceiras pessoas do plural)


ponto de exclamação

ponto de exclamação m (plural pontos de exclamação)


sinuca

(Brazil) snooker (a variety of snooker in which, on a rectangular table covered in green felt and with six holes, eight balls of different colors and values are rolled with a wooden cue, the winner scoring the most points by using the white ball to put all the others into any of the holes.)

(Brazil) snooker (square table or establishment where this game is played.)


primeira pessoa do plural

primeira pessoa do plural f (plural primeiras pessoas do plural)


hidratação

[i.ðɾɐ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


conexão

From Latin connexiōnem (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”).


camisinha

att

the condom sense comes from a clipping of "camisinha de vênus", diminutive of "camisa de vênus", which doesn't have a hyphen due to AO90 changes.

(Brazil, figurative, colloquial) bottle cooler


refém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.


dentição

[dẽ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin dentītiōnem. Morphologically from dente (“tooth”) + -ção (“-tion”).


sensação

[sẽ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sēnsātiōnem, from Latin sēnsus.


legalidade

From legal + -idade (compare French légalité, Spanish legalidad).


sultão

pt-noun

sultão m (plural sultões, feminine sultana, feminine plural sultanas)

sultões (plural)
sultana (feminine)
sultanas (feminine plural)

[suʊ̯ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From French sultan, from Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šultānā, “strength, authority”).


portunhol

[poɾ.tũˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

[poχ.tũˈj̃ɔʊ̯]

Blend of português (“Portuguese”) + espanhol (“Spanish”).

blend

Portuñol (any unsystematic mixture of Portuguese with Spanish)

Riverense Portuñol (a variety of Portuguese with influences from Spanish spoken on the border between Uruguay and Brazil)


claraboia

Borrowed from French claire-voie. Compare Spanish claraboya.

skylight (window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light)


conhecimento

Eu tenho conhecimento dessa coisa.

Eu perdi o conhecimento.

Eu tenho muitos conhecimentos.


marajá

pt-noun

marajá m (plural marajás, feminine marani, feminine plural maranis)

marajás (plural)
marani (feminine)
maranis (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, “great”) and राजन् (rājan, “king”).

Batatinha (Gastão Renné): Ei, Manda-Chuva, o que é um marajá?
Manda-Chuva (Lima Duarte): Que é o quê?
Batatinha (Gastão Renné): Um marajá.
Manda-Chuva (Lima Duarte): Você está pensando que eu sou o quê, autor de dicionário?

1963, “O Opulento Marajá [The Maharajah of Pookajee]” (2:33 from the start), in Manda-Chuva [Top Cat], season 1, episode 2, São Paulo: AIC, via Rede TV:

(slang, Brazil) a public officer with a high salary and other amenities


inimizade

From a semi-learned modification of Old Galician-Portuguese ẽemizade (based on inimigo), from Vulgar Latin *inimīcitātem, from Latin inimīcus, based on inimīcitia. Compare Spanish enemistad.


banda desenhada

banda desenhada f (plural bandas desenhadas)

[ˈbɐ̃.dɐ ðɨ.zɨˈɲa.ðɐ]


divindade

From Old Galician-Portuguese divĩidade, from Latin dīvīnitātem.


acento circunflexo

acento circunflexo m (plural acentos circunflexos)


colchete

Borrowed from French crochet (“hook”). Doublet of crochê (“crochet”).


santo do pau oco

santo do pau oco m (plural santos do pau oco)

(idiomatic, derogatory) hypocritical person


infelicidade

Borrowed from Latin īnfēlīcitātem. By surface analysis, infeliz + -idade.

unhappiness (the state of not being happy)


revisão

[χe.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χi.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.βiˈzɐ̃w̃]


hambúrguer

/ɐ̃ˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/

/ɐ̃ˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/

/ɐ̃ˈbuɾ.ɡeɾ/

/ɐ̃ˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/

[ɐ̃ˈbuʁ.ɡeχ]

/ɐ̃ˈbuɻ.ɡeɻ/

/ɐ̃ˈbuɾ.ɡɛɾ/

[ɐ̃ˈbuɾ.ɣɛɾ]

/ɐ̃ˈbuɾ.ɡɐɾ/

[ɐ̃ˈbuɾ.ɣɐɾ]


novidade

From Old Galician-Portuguese novidade, from Latin novitātem.


mortalidade

mortality (the condition of being susceptible to death)

mortality (the death rate of a population)


microcomputador

microcomputador m (plural microcomputadores)


pica-pau

→ Tetum: pikapau

woodpecker (any bird of the family Picidae)

(South Brazil, derogatory, historical) a supporter of Júlio de Castilhos in the Federalist Revolution; republican


segunda pessoa do singular

segunda pessoa do singular f (plural segundas pessoas do singular)

second-person singular
second-person singular


primeira pessoa do singular

primeira pessoa do singular f (plural primeiras pessoas do singular)

first-person singular
first-person singular


filatelista

filatelista m or f by sense (plural filatelistas)


bruxaria

From bruxa + -aria. Akin to Spanish brujería.


obtenção

[ob.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ob.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ob.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɔ.βtẽˈsɐ̃w̃]


simpatizante

simpatizante m or f by sense (plural simpatizantes)

(Brazil, LGBT) ally (person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it)


desenho animado

desenho animado m (plural desenhos animados)


citação

Learned borrowing from Latin citātiōnem. By surface analysis, citar + -ção.

É uma citação de um livro.


urubu

→ Catalan: urubú

→ English: urubu

vulture in general, or New World vulture more specifically (cf. abutre)

(Brazil, figurative) jinx (person who brings bad luck)

(Brazil, figurative, derogatory) ambulance chaser, vulture

(Brazil, figurative, sometimes derogatory) a person who wears all black, goth

(Brazil, figurative, soccer, slang, sometimes derogatory) a player or supporter of CR Flamengo football team

(Brazil, figurative, soccer, slang, sometimes derogatory) referee


amboceptor

(medicine) amboceptor; hemolysin (any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells)


lucta

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


estio

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estio, from Latin [tempus] aestīvum (literally “summertime”).


dobermann

pt-noun

dobermann m or f by sense (plural dobermanns)


terceira pessoa do singular

terceira pessoa do singular f (plural terceiras pessoas do singular)

third-person singular
third-person singular


felídeo

From Latin fēlēs (“cat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“wildcat”).


doberman

doberman m or f by sense (plural dobermans)

Dobermann (a large breed of guard dog from Germany)


alastrim

→ English: alastrim

(pathology) alastrim (milder variant of smallpox)


acardia

[ɐ.kɐɾˈði.ɐ]

acardia (birth defect in which the heart is absent)


aimará

one of the Aymara (indigenous people of South America)


discente

discente m or f by sense (plural discentes)


varicocele

(medicine, andrology) varicocele (varicose veins in the area of the scrotum)


sinfonista

sinfonista m or f by sense (plural sinfonistas)


trompe-l'œil

trompe-l'oeil (type of optical illusion)


humidificador

humidificador m (plural humidificadores)

humidificadores (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From humidificar + -dor. Compare Brazilian Portuguese umidificador.

humidifier (a device that is used to increase the humidity of the air)


medicina veterinária

veterinary medicine (branch of medicine that deals with animals)


disgrafia

dysgraphia (disorder that affects a person’s ability to write)


hipertermia

(pathology) hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature)


antitoxina

(immunology) antitoxin (antibody to a specific toxin)


russofobia

Russophobia (the fear of Russia or Russians)


flato

(medicine) flatus (expulsion of gas through the anus)


cristadelfiano

cristadelfiano m (plural cristadelfianos, feminine cristadelfiana, feminine plural cristadelfianas)

cristadelfianos (plural)
cristadelfiana (feminine)
cristadelfianas (feminine plural)


tinctura

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


albuminemia

(pathology) albuminemia (the (normal) presence of albumin in the blood)


implicatura

(pragmatics) implicature (an implied meaning)


sociniano

sociniano m (plural socinianos, feminine sociniana, feminine plural socinianas)

socinianos (plural)
sociniana (feminine)
socinianas (feminine plural)

(historical, theology, Christianity) Socinian (a member of a certain non-trinitarian Christian denomination)


bígamo

bígamo m (plural bígamos, feminine bígama, feminine plural bígamas)

bígamos (plural)
bígama (feminine)
bígamas (feminine plural)


ambula

(religion) ampulla (vessel for consecrated wine or oil)


teólogo

teólogo m (plural teólogos, feminine teóloga, feminine plural teólogas)

teólogos (plural)
teóloga (feminine)
teólogas (feminine plural)

From Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos).


dislalia

From dis- + -lalia, from Ancient Greek λαλιά (laliá).

dyslalia (difficulty in talking due to a structural abnormality)


agrafia

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]


anunciador

anunciador m (plural anunciadores, feminine anunciadora, feminine plural anunciadoras)

anunciadores (plural)
anunciadora (feminine)
anunciadoras (feminine plural)


reixa

[ˈχe(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]


discalculia

From dis- + cálculo + -ia, on the model of dislexia.

(pathology) dyscalculia (difficulty with numbers)


estelionato

Borrowed from Latin stelliōnātus (“cozenage, trickery”), from stelliō (“newt; crafty, knavish person”).


violão

[vɪ.oˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vjoˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Brazil) a nylon-string acoustic guitar; a classical guitar


panaceia

Borrowed from Latin panacēa, Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).


alginato

(organic chemistry) alginate (any salt or ester of alginic acid)


manete

pt-noun

manete (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural manetes)


alteplase

(pharmacology) alteplase (drug used to dissolve blood clots)


antigenemia

(pathology, immunology) antigenemia (the presence of antigens in the bloodstream)


dorama

Borrowed from Japanese ドラマ, from English drama. Doublet of drama.

Asian TV drama (chiefly K-drama and J-drama)


burgrave

[buɾˈɣɾa.βɨ]

(historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)


salitre

Borrowed from Catalan salnitre, from Latin sal nitrum.


hássio

hassium (chemical element with atomic number 108)


dúbnio

dúbnio m (usually uncountable, plural dúbnios)


divisão

[d͡ʒi.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīvīsiōnem.

division (act or process of dividing anything)

division (each of the separate parts of something resulting from division)


salgado

From Old Galician-Portuguese salgado, from Vulgar Latin *salicāre (“to salt”), from Latin sāl (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

any snack, usually fried, that takes salt


facção

[fakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin factiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet feição (“aspect, feature”).

(politics) a subdivision of a political party

facção criminosa
facção criminosa#Portuguese


vaqueiro

vaqueiro m (plural vaqueiros, feminine vaqueira, feminine plural vaqueiras)

vaqueiros (plural)
vaqueira (feminine)
vaqueiras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin vaccārius. Compare Spanish vaquero.

inh+

Molothrus bonariensis
Molothrus bonariensis#Translingual

(Brazil) shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis, a New World passerine bird)


batel

From Old Galician-Portuguese batel, from Old French batel (“boat”) (Modern French bateau).


fagote

bassoon (musical instrument in the woodwind family)


morro

From Vulgar Latin *murrum, *morrum (“mound, hillock”), cognate with Occitan morre.

a landform with elevation intermediate between that of a hill and that of a small mountain

(Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro) a slum built on a hill or on uneven ground


terceira pessoa

(grammar) third person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement)


majestade

[mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.ðɨ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese magestade, majestade, from Latin māiestātem (“majesty”).

majesty (the quality of being impressive and great)


pneumoconiose

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”) + Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + -ose (“-osis”).

af

(pathology) pneumoconiosis (disease of the lungs)


álcool

pt-noun

álcool m (plural álcoois or (proscribed) alcoóis)

álcoois (plural)
alcoóis (plural proscribed)

From Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), via Spanish or Medieval Latin.

Etanol e metanol são álcoois.

(organic chemistry) alcohol (any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group)

O álcool destruiu-lhe a vida.

(uncountable, by extension) alcohol (beverages containing alcohol)


teto

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tēctum. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese teito. Cognate of French toit, Galician teito, Italian tetto and Spanish techo.


perfeição

[peɾ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peχ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin perfectiōnem (“perfection”).


boicote

Borrowed from English boycott, named after English evicting land agent in Ireland Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.


julgamento

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdex (“judge”). By surface analysis, julgar + -mento. Compare Spanish juzgamiento, Catalan and Occitan jutjament, French jugement, Italian giudicamento.


aderência

[ɐ.ðɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin adhaerentia, from adhaereō (“to cleave or stick to”), ad (“to, towards, at”) + haereō (“to cleave, to cling”).


excelência

excellence (the quality of being excellent)


gigolô

gigolo (male having sexual relationships for money; a male prostitute)

a man that survives with the money of someone else, especially a woman


gerifalte

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


choque cultural

pt-noun

choque cultural m (plural choques culturais)

culture shock (state of anxious confusion)


catequese

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis, “instruction by word of mouth”).


estocada

(fencing) thrust (an attack with a sword)


ortigas

/oʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐʃ/

[oχˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐʃ]


terabit

Unadapted borrowing from English terabit.


patinho

pt-noun

patinho m (plural patinhos, feminine patinha, feminine plural patinhas)

patinhos (plural)
patinha (feminine)
patinhas (feminine plural)


proeza

From Old Galician-Portuguese proeza, from Old French proece, proeche, proesce (compare modern French prouesse) or Old Occitan proeza.


querubim

From Old Galician-Portuguese querubin (“cherub”), from Latin cherubim, from Hebrew כרֻבִים (keruvím), plural indefinite form of כְּרוּב (keruvím), from a Proto-Semitic source.

uder

(religion) cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)


luxemburguês

pt-noun

luxemburguês m (plural luxemburgueses, feminine luxemburguesa, feminine plural luxemburguesas)

luxemburgueses (plural)
luxemburguesa (feminine)
luxemburguesas (feminine plural)

From Luxemburgo (“Luxembourg”) + -ês (“-ese”).


kosovar

pt-noun

kosovar m or f by sense (plural kosovares)


inglês americano

American English (English of the United States)


coágulo

Borrowed from Latin coagulum. Doublet of the inherited coalho.


moço

moço m (plural moços, feminine moça, feminine plural moças)

moços (plural)
moça (feminine)
moças (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese moço, of unknown origin; possibly from Latin musteus, maybe from an intermediary Old Spanish moço. Cognate with Galician mozo, Spanish mozo, Catalan mosso, Italian mozzo.

unk

unknown


garota

pt-noun

garota f (plural garotas, masculine garoto, masculine plural garotos)

garotas (plural)
garoto (masculine)
garotos (masculine plural)


meninão

From menino + -ão (augmentative suffix).


moça

moça f (plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

moças (plural)
moço (masculine)
moços (masculine plural)

moça do corpo dourado / do sol de Ipanema / o seu balançado / é mais que um poema

1962, “Garota de Ipanema”, Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music):

girl of the golden body / from the Ipanema sun / her sway / is more than a poem


escova

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin scōpa (“broom”).


irmãos

[iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[iɾˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[iʁˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]

[iɻˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]


rali

Borrowed from English rally, from Old French ralier (Modern French rallier), from Latin realligō.


caucasiano

caucasiano m (plural caucasianos, feminine caucasiana, feminine plural caucasianas)

caucasianos (plural)
caucasiana (feminine)
caucasianas (feminine plural)


custume

Obsolete spelling of costume, nowadays an eye dialect or a misspelling


humorista

humorista m or f by sense (plural humoristas)

humourist (person who writes or performs humorous material)


lexicógrafo

lexicógrafo m (plural lexicógrafos, feminine lexicógrafa, feminine plural lexicógrafas)

lexicógrafos (plural)
lexicógrafa (feminine)
lexicógrafas (feminine plural)

lexicographer (one who writes or compiles a dictionary)


angiotensinase

angiotensinase f (plural angiotensinases)

(biochemistry) angiotensinase (any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin)


adventista

adventista m or f by sense (plural adventistas)

[ɐ.ðβẽˈtiʃ.tɐ]

Adventist (member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)


apoplexia

From Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplḗssein, “to cripple by a stroke”); ἀπό (apó, “from”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).

(medicine) apoplexy (loss of consciousness)


fumega

(Brazil, derogatory) short and unimportant individual


diletante

diletante m or f by sense (plural diletantes)

dilettante (someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest)


ecrã

(Portugal) screen (device used for displaying images)


dívida

From Old Galician-Portuguese divida, devida, deveda, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum, from dēbitus (“owed”), from dēbeō (“to owe”), from dē + habeō (“to have”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”). Doublet of débito.

der

debt (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another)


provérbio

From Latin prōverbium (“proverb”), from prō (“forth”) + verbum (“word”).

maxim; proverb, adage (phrase expressing a basic truth)

(biblical) a maxim in the Book of Proverbs


musaranho

From Latin mūsarāneus, from mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”), named after its venomous bite.


tangerineira

/tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

From tangerina (“mandarin fruit”) + -eira, from Tânger (“Tangier, a city in Morocco”).


alcatrão

→ Bengali: আলকাতরা (alkatra)

[aʊ̯.kaˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aɫ.kɐˈtɾɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Arabic القَطْرَان (al-qaṭrān). Compare Spanish alquitrán.

bor+

tar (resinous substance composed of liquid pitch, resin and oil or tallow)

(Portugal) asphalt (dark substance, with a liquid appearance and a strong smell, obtained from the distillation of certain resinous woods and coal, used in floor coverings)


vácuo

Learned borrowing from Latin vacuus (“empty”). Doublet of vago.

lbor

a lack, especially of something abstract

the space behind a moving vehicle without drag

deixar alguém no vácuo

(colloquial) the act of ignoring someone


ancinho

rake (garden tool to sweep leaves and rocks)


marfim

From Old Galician-Portuguese almafi, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”). Compare Galician, Spanish, and Catalan marfil.

der

عَظْم اَلْفِيل

tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)


poliglota

pt-noun

poliglota m or f by sense (plural poliglotas)

polyglot (someone who speaks many languages)


colônia

From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier * quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

uder

eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)


origem

[oˈɾi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɔˈɾi.ʒɐ̃j̃/


romãzeira

[χoˌmɐ̃ˈze(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/ʁuˌmɐ̃ˈzɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁuˌmɐ̃ˈzɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁuˌmɐ̃ˈze.ɾɐ/

From romã (“pomegranate fruit”) + -z- + -eira.


saúde

From Old Galician-Portuguese saude, from Latin salūtem (“health”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”).

der

health (state of being free from disease)


administração

→ Tetum: administrasaun

Learned borrowing from Latin administrātiōnem. By surface analysis, administrar + -ção.

lbor

administration (the act of administering)

(uncountable) management (social science)


habitação

Learned borrowing from Latin habitātiōnem (“habitation”). By surface analysis, habitar + -ção.


pérola

From Old Galician-Portuguese perla, from Italian perla (“pearl”).

pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)

(figuratively) a highly valuable thing or person; a gem


louco

pt-noun

louco m (plural loucos, feminine louca, feminine plural loucas)

loucos (plural)
louca (feminine)
loucas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, possibly from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Galician louco, Spanish loco and Sicilian loccu.

der

Tu viu o que aquele louco fez?

(Rio Grande do Sul) a man, a guy, a chap, a fellow


hidrocarboneto

pt-noun

hidrocarboneto m (plural hidrocarbonetos)

(organic chemistry) hydrocarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen)


borla

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.

tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)

de/à borla

(nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)


equador

Borrowed from Latin aequātōrem (“equalizer”).


epiderme

Borrowed from Latin epidermis (“epidermis”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

epidermis (skin's outer layer in animals)


medula espinhal

pt-noun

medula espinhal f (plural medulas espinhais)

spinal cord (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue)


armário

Guinea-Bissau Creole: armariu

desctree

Indo-Portuguese: almar, almári
→ Hindi: अलमारी (almārī)
→ English: almirah
→ Pashto: المارۍ (almārə́y) (likely)
→ Persian:
Dari: الماری (almārī)
→ Punjabi: الماری (almārī)
→ Urdu: الماری (almārī)

Kabuverdianu: armáriu

Sãotomense: alumayu

→ Javanese: ꦊꦩꦫꦶ (lemari)
→ Indonesian: lemari
→ Malay: lemari

→ Malay: almari
> Indonesian: almari (inherited)

→ Malayalam: അലമാരി (alamāri)

→ Sinhalese: අල්මාරිය (almāriya)

→ Tamil: அலமாரி (alamāri)

→ Dhivehi: އަލަމާރި (alamāri)

→ Tetum: armáriu

Borrowed from Latin armārium. Compare armeiro.


lexicologia

From léxico (“lexicon”) + -logia (“-logy”), from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”).

der

(linguistics) lexicology (linguistic discipline)


lampejo

spark (small particle of glowing matter)


sociólogo

pt-noun

sociólogo m (plural sociólogos, feminine socióloga, feminine plural sociólogas)

sociólogos (plural)
socióloga (feminine)
sociólogas (feminine plural)

sociologist (scientist studying the field of sociology)


mirandês

mirandês m (plural mirandeses, feminine mirandesa, feminine plural mirandesas)

mirandeses (plural)
mirandesa (feminine)
mirandesas (feminine plural)

From Miranda do Douro (“Miranda do Douro, a city in northeast Portugal”) + -ês (“-ese”).

suffix

Mirandese (inhabitant of Miranda do Douro)


anchoveta

From anchova (“anchovy”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).


anoxemia

(medicine) anoxaemia (critical lack of oxygen in blood)


bagre

From Latin pargus, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros).

(botany) Ellipsis of mirindiba-bagre (Lafoensia glyptocarpa).


encardido

pt-noun

encardido m (plural encardidos, feminine encardida, feminine plural encardidas)

encardidos (plural)
encardida (feminine)
encardidas (feminine plural)

From encardir (“to make grubby”), from cárdeo (“thistle coloured”), from cardo (“thistle”), from Latin carduus (“thistle”).


antiguidade

From Old Galician-Portuguese antiguedade, from Latin antīquitātem. By surface analysis, antigo + -idade.

antiquity (relic or monument of ancient times)


barulho

Hunsrik: Barulje

noise (loud and often unwanted, cacophonous sounds)


concórdia

[kõˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/kõˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[kõˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[kõˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/kõˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[kõˈkɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[kõˈkɔɾ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/kõˈkɔɾ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[kõˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/kõˈkɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[kõˈkɔɾ.ðjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin concordia (“concord”).

bor+

concord (a state of agreement; harmony; union)


independência

From in- + dependência, from depender + -ência.

independence (state or quality of being independent)


fedor

From Old Galician-Portuguese fedor, from Latin fētōrem.


ensaio

From Old Galician-Portuguese *eisaio, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō.

um balão de ensaio


pontualidade

From pontual (“punctual”) + -idade (“-ity”), from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“having a sharp point”), from Latin pūnctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”).

der

punctuality (state or quality of being punctual, on time)


absolutista

pt-noun

absolutista m or f by sense (plural absolutistas)

absolutist (one who favours autocratic government)


pomar

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *pomāre, from Latin pomārium, from pōmum (“fruit”). By surface analysis, pomo + -ar.

orchard (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees)


cartão de crédito

cartão de crédito m (plural cartões de crédito)

credit card (plastic card, with a magnetic strip)


virilha

From Old Galician-Portuguese verilha, from Latin virīlia, plural of virīlis (“manly”) reinterpreted as a feminine singular, from vir (“man”). Doublet of viril, cognate of Galician virilla.

groin, crotch (depression separating the trunk from the legs)


alabama

Borrowed from English Alabama, from Alabama Albaamaha.


recife

From the Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf, “pier, platform, wharf”).

bor

(geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)


médium

[ˈmɛ.d͡ʒiʊ̯̃]

Ultimately from Latin medium (“middle”), via English medium or French médium. Doublet of meio and médio.

(spiritualism) medium (a person who contacts the dead)


neca

(Mozambique) Synonym of amarelinha (“hopscotch”)


limpeza

From limpo (“clean”) + -eza (forms abstract nouns), from Old Galician-Portuguese limpio, from Latin limpidus (“clear; limpid”).

suffix

(uncountable) cleanliness (the property of being cleanly)


marceneiro

pt-noun

marceneiro m (plural marceneiros, feminine marceneira, feminine plural marceneiras)

marceneiros (plural)
marceneira (feminine)
marceneiras (feminine plural)

Unknown. Possibly inherited from Latin mercēnārius (“mercenary”).

inh+

cabinetmaker (one who works in cabinetmaking)


teia

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of tela (“canvas; screen”).

Ao Cais dos Miradoiros / Vão chegando dos bares os navegantes / Amantes / Das teias que o amor e o fumo tecem

1986, Sérgio Godinho (lyrics and music), “Lisboa Que Amanhece”, in Na Vida Real:

(weaving) woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)

network (any interconnected group or system)

(figurative, literature) plot (general course of a story)


teia

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin taeda (“torch”).


refrão

[heˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Spanish refrán, from French refrain, from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frangō (“break”).


verbete

From verbo + -ete, from Latin verbum (“word”).

(lexicography) entry (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia)


gengibre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gengibre. Compare Galician xenxibre.


ducto

ductos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

duct (a pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)


zumbi

Borrowed from Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”, “spirit”) or Kimbundu nzambi (“god”).

(Brazil, historical) the leader of a quilombo (runaway slave settlement)


zumbi

Borrowed from English zombie, with spelling influenced by Etymology 1.

(Brazil, voodoo) zombie (person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces)

(Brazil, figurative) zombie (human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion)


fleuma

Borrowed from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”). Doublet of freima.


oboé

Borrowed from Italian oboè (“oboe”), from French hautbois, from haut (“high, loud”) + bois (“wood, woodwind”).


reconhecimento

pt-noun

reconhecimento m (plural reconhecimentos)

From reconhecer (“to recognise”) + -mento, from Old Galician-Portuguese reconnocer, from Latin recognōscere (“to recognise; to recall”).

uder

recognition (the act of recognising or the condition of being recognized)

(law) (the act of a man admitting a child as his own)


proprietário

pt-noun

proprietário m (plural proprietários, feminine proprietária, feminine plural proprietárias)

proprietários (plural)
proprietária (feminine)
proprietárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin proprietārius.

lbor

landlord (person who owns and rents land)


isquemia

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîma, “blood”).

der

(pathology, cardiology) ischemia (local disturbance in blood circulation)


ferida

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferida, from Latin ferīta, from ferītus (“struck”), from feriō (“to stike”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”). Compare Italian ferita, Spanish herida.


auditório

Learned borrowing from Latin audītōrium and audītōrius (“pertaining to hearing”).

auditorium (a large room for public meetings or performances)


códice

Learned borrowing from Latin cōdicem, alternative form of caudicem (“tree trunk; book”).


albatroz

[aɫ.βɐˈtɾɔʃ]

From English albatross and French albatros, both borrowed from Portuguese alcatraz (“gannet”) (with influence of Latin albus (“white”)), from Arabic.

albatross (any of various seabirds of the family Diomedeidae)


infrator

pt-noun

infrator m (plural infratores, feminine infratora, feminine plural infratoras)

infratores (plural)
infratora (feminine)
infratoras (feminine plural)


vivenda

From Latin vivenda, feminine future participle of vīvō (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w-. Compare Spanish vivienda; cf. also French viande (“meat”).

livelihood (person’s means of supporting himself)


plateia

Borrowed from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “flat, level”). Compare the inherited doublet praça (“plaza”), also present in Italian platea, piazza, and Spanish platea, plaza.

der

stalls (seat in a theatre close to and about level with the stage)

Fazer standup em um programa funciona quando ele tem uma plateia adequada ou quando o apresentador reage às piadas. Alguns colegas no começo da carreira foram no extinto Programa da Hebe. A média de idade da plateia era em ...

2014, Leo Lins, Segredos da comédia stand-up, Panda Books, →ISBN:


rebite

With variant arrebite, from Arabic رَبِط (rabiṭ).

É chamada de rebite principalmente entre os motoristas que precisam dirigir durante várias horas seguidas sem descanso, a fim de cumprir prazos pré-determinados. Também é conhecida como bolinha por estudantes que passam noites inteiras estudando, ou por pessoas que costumam fazer regimes de emagrecimento sem o acompanhamento médico.

2005, “Anfetaminas”, in Cebrid, São Paulo: Unifesp, archived from the original on 2024-01-06:

Um caminhoneiro foi autuado por porte de drogas para consumo próprio após ser flagrado com 80 comprimidos de nobésio extra forte, popularmente conhecido como "rebite"[…]

2023 August 26, “Caminhoneiro é preso com 80 comprimidos de 'rebite' após passar 24h dirigindo sem dormir”, in g1:

(Brazil, trucker slang) speed (amphetamine-based drug)


côncavo

Borrowed from Latin concavus (“concave”), cōn + cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”), from *ḱówH-.

o côncavo da colher


adamantinoma

(medicine) adamantinoma (benign tumor of the jaw)


amatol

ammonium nitrate
ammonium nitrate#English

amatol (A high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene)


caboclo

pt-noun

caboclo m (plural caboclos, feminine cabocla, feminine plural caboclas)

caboclos (plural)
cabocla (feminine)
caboclas (feminine plural)

Coordinate term: cafuzo

(Brazil) caboclo (person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry)


tucuxi

Amazon River dolphin
Amazon River dolphin

Inia geoffrensis
Inia geoffrensis#Translingual

boto; tucuxi, Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, a freshwater dolphin of the Amazon)


gravador

gravador m (plural gravadores, feminine gravadora, feminine plural gravadoras)

gravadores (plural)
gravadora (feminine)
gravadoras (feminine plural)

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðoɾ]

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðoɾ]

/ɡɾɐ.bɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.βɐˈðoɾ]

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾi]

From gravar (“to record; to engrave”) + -dor, from French graver (“to engrave”).


gravador

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðoɾ]

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðoɾ]

/ɡɾɐ.bɐˈdoɾ/

[ɡɾɐ.βɐˈðoɾ]

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾi]

tape recorder (an electromechanical device use to record and play back sound)


análogo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”).

der

analogue (something that bears an analogy)


montanha-russa

pt-noun

montanha-russa f (plural montanhas-russas)

/mõˌtɐ̃.ɲɐˈʁu.sɐ/

/mõˌtɐ̃.ɲɐˈʁu.sɐ/

/mõˌtɐ̃.ɲɐˈʁu.sɐ/

[mõˌtɐ̃.j̃ɐˈχu.sɐ]

/mõˌtɐ.ɲɐˈʁu.sɐ/

/mõˌtɐ.ɲɐˈʁu.sɐ/

Singular calque of French montagnes russes. Literally, “Russian mountain”.


paliativo

From paliar (“to palliate”) + -tivo (“-ive”), from Medieval Latin palliāre (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

(figuratively) anything figuratively functioning like palliatives


jeito

Macanese: jêto

→ Spanish: yeito, geito, jeito

From Old Galician-Portuguese geito, from a Vulgar Latin *iectus, alteration of Latin iactus. Compare Galician xeito. Doublet of jato.

De jeito nenhum!

Faça-o desse jeito.

way, manner, fashion (how something is done)

Nosso país tem jeito

(Brazil) a way or manner to solve a problem


calafrio

Borrowed from Spanish calofrío (“shiver”), calor (“heat”) + frío (“cold”).


violação

Learned borrowing from Latin violātiōnem (“injury, profanation”). By surface analysis, violar + -ção.

lbor

transgression; violation (act or instance of not acting according to the rules or conventions)

the illegal crossing of an international border


sala de jantar

pt-noun

sala de jantar f (plural salas de jantar)

dining room (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten)


careto

(regional, Portugal) a masked figure in the Portuguese carnival tradition of Trás-os-Montes


electrocardiograma

electrocardiograma m (plural electrocardiogramas)

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


contraterrorismo

(law enforcement, military) antiterrorism; counter-terrorism (activity aiming at opposing terrorism)


caracterização

caracterização f (plural caracterizações)

caracterizações (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

characterization (act or process of characterizing)


número de Avogadro

(chemistry) Avogadro's number (the number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure Carbon-12)


cólica

(pathology) colic (severe pains in the abdomen)


meteorólogo

meteorólogo m (plural meteorólogos, feminine meteoróloga, feminine plural meteorólogas)

meteorólogos (plural)
meteoróloga (feminine)
meteorólogas (feminine plural)


linóleo

linoleum (waterproof fabric made of jute and smeared with a mixture of oil and cork powder, used as a mat or cover)


cetáceo

cetacean (any animal belonging to the order Cetacea)


métrica

(poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)


esquizofrénico

esquizofrénico m (plural esquizofrénicos, feminine esquizofrénica, feminine plural esquizofrénicas)

esquizofrénicos (plural)
esquizofrénica (feminine)
esquizofrénicas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

schizophrenic (person suffering from schizophrenia)


tentáculo

From New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō.

tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)


padrão

Inherited from Latin patrōnus (“protector, patron”). Doublet of patrão and patrono.

inh+

[paˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


padrão

From pedrão, from pedra (“stone”) + -ão.

[paˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(historical, Age of Discovery) padrão (pillar placed by Portuguese explorers)


macumba

a percussive musical instrument of African origin often used in traditional rituals

any Afro-Brazilian religion, especially but not limited to Candomblé, Quimbanda, and Umbanda, so named after their use of the macumba and other African instruments

(Brazil, by extension) a curse or hex, a malevolent spell, especially one performed in the context of Afro-Brazilian religions

(Brazil, by extension) any spell or act of sorcery, especially one performed in the context of Afro-Brazilian religions for the benefit of someone

(Brazil, by extension) offerings to the entities worshiped in those religions, often for the realization of a spell


consultor

pt-noun

consultor m (plural consultores, feminine consultora, feminine plural consultoras)

consultores (plural)
consultora (feminine)
consultoras (feminine plural)

consultant (person or party that is consulted)


aljava

From Arabic اَلجَعْبَة (al-jaʕba, “the quiver”).


insignificância

pt-noun

insignificância f (plural insignificâncias)

From in- + significar (“to mean”) + -ância.

insignificance (quality of being insignificant)

trifle; trinket (worthless or insubstantial thing)


proctólogo

proctólogo m (plural proctólogos, feminine proctóloga, feminine plural proctólogas)

proctólogos (plural)
proctóloga (feminine)
proctólogas (feminine plural)


moratória

Feminine of moratório (“moratory”), from Late Latin morātōrium, neuter substantival use of Latin morātōrius (“delaying”), from moror (“to delay”), from mora (“delay”).

moratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments)


francez

francez m (plural francezes, feminine franceza, feminine plural francezas)

francezes (plural)
franceza (feminine)
francezas (feminine plural)


antipirético

antipyretic (medication that reduces fever)


afetação

affectation (an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real), falsehood, pretense


fatura

Semi-learned word modified from older factura, borrowed from Latin factūra. Doublet of feitura, which was inherited.


lagar

Unknown. Possibly from lago or from a Vulgar Latin *lacālis, from Latin lacus.

2001, Bíblia Sagrada, Nova Versão Internacional, Biblica, Hosea 9:2

The products from the threshing floor and from the pressing vat won’t feed the people; they will lack the new wine.

Os produtos da eira e do lagar não alimentarão o povo; o vinho novo lhes faltará.

a vat in which olives and grapes are pressed


contraofensiva

contraofensiva f (plural contraofensivas)


espartano

espartano m (plural espartanos, feminine espartana, feminine plural espartanas)

espartanos (plural)
espartana (feminine)
espartanas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Spartānus (“Spartan”). Analyzed as Esparta + -ano.


apito

whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)

whistle (shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling)


charrete

/ʃaˈʁɛ.t͡ʃi/

/ʃaˈʁɛ.t͡ʃi/

/ʃaˈʁɛ.t͡ʃi/

[ʃaˈχɛ.t͡ʃi]

/t͡ʃaˈʁɛ.tɨ/

chariot (carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes)


cristam

pt-noun

cristam m (plural cristans, feminine cristã, feminine plural cristãs)

cristans (plural)
cristã (feminine)
cristãs (feminine plural)


sancto

sancto m (plural sanctos, feminine sancta, feminine plural sanctas)

sanctos (plural)
sancta (feminine)
sanctas (feminine plural)


acicate

(figuratively) incentive, spur (anything that inspires or motivates)


emigração

Borrowed from Late Latin ēmigrātiōnem, from Latin ēmigrō (“to emigrate”).


cornos

Dói-me os cornos!


cyclo

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


lynce

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


cyclope

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


adamante

[ɐ.ðɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ]

adamant (a rock or mineral held by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness)


lemniscata

(mathematics) lemniscate (figure-of-eight closed curve)


maia

(botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)


maia

Yucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people)


ferraria

From ferro (“iron”) + -aria (“-ary”). Compare Galician ferraría and Spanish herrería. Piecewise doublet of Ferreira.

/fɨ.ʁɐˈɾi.ɐ/

(uncountable) smithery (the trade or craft of a smith)


luso

luso m (plural lusos, feminine lusa, feminine plural lusas)

lusos (plural)
lusa (feminine)
lusas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin Lusus (“Lusus, supposed Roman god”), from lūsum (“game”).

lbor

Lusitanian (a native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania)

(poetic) Portuguese (a native or inhabitant of Portugal)


catholico

pt-noun

catholico m (plural catholicos, feminine catholica, feminine plural catholicas)

catholicos (plural)
catholica (feminine)
catholicas (feminine plural)

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


plectro

(music) plectrum (small piece of material for plucking strings)


amphitheatro

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


directoria

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


theatro

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


excipiente

(pharmacology) excipient (drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect)


excipiente

excipiente m or f by sense (plural excipientes)


olisiponense

olisiponense m or f by sense (plural olisiponenses)

Lisboner; Lisbonite (someone from Lisbon)


brasiliense

brasiliense m or f by sense (plural brasilienses)

Learned borrowing from New Latin brasīliēnsis. By surface analysis, Brasília + -ense.

lbor

Demonstrado como está que Portugal naõ tem forças para subjugar o Brazil; que os Brazilienses, todas as vezes que quizerem, poraō as tropas Eurepeos no andar da rúa, he claro, que o Brazil só pode ser governado pela opiniaõ, e accedendo á vontade dos povos: o que nos parece se conseguirá pelo modo que deixamos proposto.

1822 March 5, “Reflexoens sobre as novidades deste mez”, in Correio braziliense ou armazem literario, volume 28, number 165, London: Greenlaw, page 269:


seniores

/sɛˈnjɔ.ɾɨʃ/


tmese

From Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”).

der

(prosody) tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word)


abstenção

[abʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐbʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐβʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abstentiōnem.


fundente

(metallurgy) flux (a chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding)


prognose

(medicine) prognosis (forecast of the future course of a disease)

(by extension) prognosis (forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation)


fuste

(architecture) in classical architecture, trunk of the column, between the base and the capital

(botany) part of the tree trunk, between the ground and the lower branches

(nautical) piece with which the ship's masts are supported

small stick with a layer of bitumen at one end, with which goldsmiths pick up small pieces

part of the rifle stock that houses the barrel, the breech box and the various mechanisms connected to it


virologista

pt-noun

virologista m or f by sense (plural virologistas)


cipo

Borrowed from Latin cippus. Doublet of cepo.

(archaeology) cippus (short pillar with an inscription)


taça

Borrowed from Spanish taza, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt); see there for more information.

Uma taça de cereais.


centopeia

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin centumpeda. Doublet of centípede.

slbor

centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)


comunicação

→ Tetum: komunikasaun

Learned borrowing from Latin commūnicātiōnem (“sharing, communication”). By surface analysis, comunicar + -ção.

lbor

(uncountable) communication (concept of information exchange)


cédula

cédula de identidade (Brazil)


IMC

índice de massa corporal
índice de massa corporal#Portuguese

Initialism of índice de massa corporal (“BMI (body mass index)”).


druso

Druze (member of a secretive religious community based mainly in the Middle East)


drusa

(mineralogy) druse (an inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals)

(botany) druse (an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants)

(ophthalmology) druse (a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye)


cárie

(dentistry) caries (progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay)


conspirador

pt-noun

conspirador m (plural conspiradores, feminine conspiradora, feminine plural conspiradoras)

conspiradores (plural)
conspiradora (feminine)
conspiradoras (feminine plural)

conspirator (person who is part of a conspiracy)


aforismo

Borrowed from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)


hipocondríaco

hipocondríaco m (plural hipocondríacos, feminine hipocondríaca, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

hipocondríacos (plural)
hipocondríaca (feminine)
hipocondríacas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin hypochondriacus (“pertaining to or affecting the belly”), from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

der

ὑποχονδριακός

hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)


corpo fechado

pt-noun

corpo fechado m (plural corpos fechados, metaphonic)

corpos fechados (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(of a person, chiefly in supernatural or superstitious context) the characteristic of being virtually or completely impervious to any harm


mamute

Borrowed from French mammouth (“mammoth”), from Russian мамант (mamant), possibly from Mansi.


lobista

pt-noun

lobista m or f by sense (plural lobistas)

From lobby (“lobby; those who try to influence”) + -ista (“-ist”), from English lobby.

suffix

lobbyist (a person who for remuneration reattempts to persuade politicians)


Sexta-feira Santa

pt-noun

Sexta feira Santa f (plural Sextas-feiras Santas)

Sexta feira Santa (canonical feminine)
Sextas-feiras Santas (plural)

/ˌsɐjʃ.tɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃.tɐ/

/ˌsɐjʃ.tɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃.tɐ/

(Christianity) Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified)


methodo

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


cuim

(Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro


ismo

ism (any ideology, system of thought or practice)


simum

From French simoun (“simoom”), from Arabic سَمُوم (samūm, “hot wind”), from سَمَّ (samma, “to poison”).


theoria

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


produtor

produtor m (plural produtores, feminine produtora, feminine plural produtoras)

produtores (plural)
produtora (feminine)
produtoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin productor, from productus.

(economics) producer (individual or organization that creates goods and services)

producer (one who produces an artistic production)

creator (one who creates or makes something)


bugio

From Bugia (“Béjaïa”), from Arabic بِجَايَة (bijāya); English boogie, Italian bugia.


miosótis

Learned borrowing from New Latin myosotis, from Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís, “mouse's ear; forget-me-not”).

der

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


arietino

pt-noun

arietino m (plural arietinos, feminine arietina, feminine plural arietinas)

arietinos (plural)
arietina (feminine)
arietinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin arietīnus. By surface analysis, aríete + -ino.

(astronomy) one who was born under the sign of Aries


tribufu

(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) a very ugly person (often a woman)


pária

From Tamil பறையர் (paṟaiyar), from பறையன் (paṟaiyaṉ, “drummer”), from பறை (paṟai, “drum”).


poc

Onomatopoeic. Imitative of the sound made by high heels.

Só que eu também não gosto de festa tão cheia de veado assim. Olha aquela poc.

2021 September 6, Wagner Jales, Príncipes Encantados, Wagner Jales, page 58:

(Brazil, gay slang, colloquial) an effeminate gay man


açaí

→ English: acai, ⇒ acai berry

→ French: açaï

→ Galician: azaí

desc

→ German: Acai, ⇒ Açaíbeere, Açaí-Beere, Acai-Beere, Acaibeere

→ Hunsrik: Assaih, ⇒ Assaihpallem

→ Japanese: アサイー (asaī)

→ Russian: аса́и (asái)

→ Spanish: asaí

Euterpe oleracea
Euterpe oleracea#Translingual


tónica

tónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word

(figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something


tónico

tónicos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(pharmacology) tonic (substance with invigorating properties)


canções

[kɐ̃ˈsõɪ̯̃s]

[kɐ̃ˈsõɪ̯̃s]

[kɐ̃ˈsõɪ̯̃ʃ]


apresentador

pt-noun

apresentador m (plural apresentadores, feminine apresentadora, feminine plural apresentadoras)

apresentadores (plural)
apresentadora (feminine)
apresentadoras (feminine plural)


costureira

female equivalent of costureiro (“seamstress”)


notícia

Esta é uma boa notícia!


charada

/t͡ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/

[t͡ʃɐˈɾa.ðɐ]

Borrowed from French charade, probably from Occitan charrado (“spoken”).

(figurative) something hard to understand; a mystery


daimio

Borrowed from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (miᴇŋ, “name”).

der

(historical) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)


bv

(Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of BV


pólipo

Learned borrowing from Latin polypus. Doublet of polvo.

(medicine) polyp (abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane)

(biology) polyp (coelenterate having a mouth surrounded with tentacles)


objectiva

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


objectivas

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


bilhão

(Portugal, informal, cardinal number) Synonym of bilião (“10¹²”)


endemia

endemic (a disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities)


escara

bedsore (lesion caused by staying in bed for too long)


orthographia

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


oura

From Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra). Doublet of aura, which was borrowed.


ermo

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermo, hermo, from Late Latin eremus, from Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (érēmos), with preservation of Greek accent over vowel length in Late Latin.
Compare Aromanian ermu


picto

(historical) Pict (member of a Celtic people of northern and central Scotland)


patriarcal

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarca + -al.


travessa

Feminine of travesso, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across, lying across”).

uder

a plate or bowl for placing food on a table

(construction) crossbeam (horizontal structural beam)

(rail transport) railway sleeper, tie (Portugal)


dano

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dano, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic *dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnóm. The use in games is a semantic loan from English damage.
Cognate with Galician dano and Spanish daño.

inh+

O casco do navio sofreu dano.

damage (an instance or the state of being damaged)

(law) injury (violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests)

Essa espada tem 20 de dano.

(video games, roleplaying games) damage (a measure of how many hitpoints a weapon or unit can deal or take)


dano

pt-noun

dano m (plural danos, feminine dana, feminine plural danas)

danos (plural)
dana (feminine)
danas (feminine plural)


bomba atómica

bomba atómica f (plural bombas atómicas)

European Portuguese standard spelling of bomba atômica.


pick-up

Unadapted borrowing from English pick-up.


defuncto

pt-noun

defuncto m (plural defunctos, feminine defuncta, feminine plural defunctas)

defunctos (plural)
defuncta (feminine)
defunctas (feminine plural)


hidroplano

(aircraft, nautical) hydroplane (any aircraft capable of taking off and lading on water)

(nautical) hydroplane (racing motorboat)


patriarcha

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


pastel de nata

pastel de nata m (plural pastéis de nata)

pastel de nata (Portuguese custard tart)


sursis

(Brazil, law) conditional suspension of a sentence, in whole or only in part


coice

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese couce m (compare Galician couce m), from Latin calcem f (“heel”). Cognate with Spanish coz f.

inh+

2011, Tony Crilly, Jorge Nuno Silva (translator), 50 Ideias de Matemática que precisa mesmo de saber, D. Quixoti, page 136

What is the probability that x horsemen receive a deadly kick from a horse in a year?

Quais são as probabilidades de x cavaleiros num ano receberem um coice fatal de um cavalo?

a kick from a quadruped such as a horse, donkey or camel

Sr. Otacílio Lopes, redator-chefe de um matutino de Salvador, recebeu um coice no peito, desferido por um dos capangas de Vargas, […]
Mr. Otacílio Lopes, editor-in-chief of a morning paper in Salvador, was kicked in the chest by one of Vargas’s lackeys, […]

1966, Affonso Henriques, Ascensão e queda de Getúlio Vargas, volume 3, Distribuidora Record, page 303

a strong kick with the sole or back of the foot

As mãos saltaram com o coice da arma, mas ele avistou uma névoa vermelha, um esguicho de sangue no ar; […]

2013, James Dashner, translated by Magda Lopes, Mazer Runner: ordem de extermínio, Vergara & Riba Editoras, page 27:

His hands jumped with the recoil, but he saw the red mist, a spray of blood in the air; […]

(firearms) recoil (pushback from a fired firearm)

2000, John W. F. Dulles, Carlos Lacerda: a vida de um lutador, Editora Nova Fronteira, page 353

Lacerda complained that, instead of a response to his 54 page study, he was met with a snap.

Lacerda reclamou que, em lugar de resposta ao seu estudo de 54 páginas, recebera um coice.

(figurative) a curt, rude response; a snap


etilismo

(pathology) alcoholism (addiction to alcohol)


tonel

From Old Galician-Portuguese tonel, from Old French tonel, from tone + -el (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Late Latin tunna (“tun”), from Proto-Celtic *tunna (“hide, skin”). Doublet of tonelada. Cognate with Galician and Spanish tonel and Catalan tona.

tun, a large wooden barrel, a vat, a cask

(historical, measure) tun, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 0.8–1 m³ depending on the part of Portugal


eugenista

pt-noun

eugenista m or f by sense (plural eugenistas)

eugenicist (an advocate of or specialist in eugenics)


eugenia

(biology) eugenics (science of improving stock)


eurasiano

eurasiano m (plural eurasianos, feminine eurasiana, feminine plural eurasianas)

eurasianos (plural)
eurasiana (feminine)
eurasianas (feminine plural)


contempto

(uncommon) contempt (the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior)


amitraz

(pharmacology) amitraz (insecticide and acaricide used in veterinary medicine)


dejecto

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


deos

deos m (plural deoses, feminine deosa, feminine plural deosas)

deoses (plural)
deosa (feminine)
deosas (feminine plural)


dextro

dextro m (plural dextros, feminine dextra, feminine plural dextras)

dextros (plural)
dextra (feminine)
dextras (feminine plural)


agressão

[a.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]


autocrítica

self-criticism (recognition of the quality of one’s own actions or ideas)


crec

(onomatopoeia) crack (sharp sound made when solid material breaks)


malcriado

malcriado m (plural malcriados, feminine malcriada, feminine plural malcriadas)

malcriados (plural)
malcriada (feminine)
malcriadas (feminine plural)

From mal- + criado, literally “badly raised”.


ateneu

athenaeum (an association or institution with cultural purposes)


pudim

(geology) puddingstone (a conglomerate stone consisting of pebbles surrounded by cement)


florim

From Italian fiorino (“currency from the city of Florence”).

bor

guilder (unit of currency used in Curaçao and Sint Maarten and formerly in the Netherlands, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Suriname)


valia

From Old Galician-Portuguese valia, corresponding to valer (“to be worth”) + -ia.

worth (the inherent quality that makes something desirable)


rebo

Perhaps from Latin replum, through Vulgar Latin *repulu. Compare Galician rebo and Spanish ripio.


garantia

/ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ɡɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈti.ɐ/


calmaria

(nautical, meteorology) calm, lull (period without wind)


escoto

(historical) Gael (member of an ethnic group of Ireland and western Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages)

(rare) Scot; Scotsman (person from Scotland)


brabo

Betacism of bravo. Doublet of bárbaro and berbere.


trena

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin trīna, feminine of trīnus (“triple”), and possibly via Provençal or Spanish trena.

(Brazil) measuring tape (tape with marks for measuring lengths), especially a metallic one used by construction workers


jambu

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

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

Acmella oleracea
Wikispecies:Acmella oleracea


infixo

(linguistics) infix (morpheme inserted in the middle of a word)


charlatão

pt-noun

charlatão m (plural charlatões or charlatães, feminine charlatã or charlatona, feminine plural charlatãs or charlatonas)

charlatões (plural)
charlatães (plural)
charlatã (feminine)
charlatona (feminine)
charlatãs (feminine plural)
charlatonas (feminine plural)

[ʃaɦ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃaɦ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃaɾ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃaʁ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʃaɻ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃/

/ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃/

/t͡ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃/

[t͡ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃]


sinceridade

Borrowed from Latin sincēritātem. By surface analysis, sincero + -idade.


irregularidade

irregularidade f (plural irregularidades)

(uncountable) irregularity (the condition of being irregular)

irregularity (something that is irregular)

irregularity (a minor violation of regulation)


vobla

Rutilus caspicus
Rutilus caspicus#Translingual

(rare) vobla (Rutilus caspicus, a fish of the Caspian sea)


farmacoterapia

farmacoterapia f (usually uncountable, plural farmacoterapias)

(medicine) pharmacotherapy (use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease)


pedagoga

[pɨ.ðɐˈɣo.ɣɐ]


objecto

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


objectivo

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


locutor

locutor m (plural locutores, feminine locutora, feminine plural locutoras)

locutores (plural)
locutora (feminine)
locutoras (feminine plural)

announcer; commentator (one who makes announcements or comments on radio or TV)


complexo de vira-lata

Literally, “mongrel/street dog complex”, a reference to the mixing of ethnic groups in Brazil. Coined by Brazilian writer and playwright Nelson Rodrigues in the 1950s as complexo de vira-latas to describe the lack of self-confidence among Brazilian sportsmen competing internationally.

coin

Quando Nélson Rodrigues decretou que o Brasil não ganhava Copa do Mundo porque nossos jogadores tinham complexo de vira-lata, será que ele não estava definindo também futuros analistas de esporte a motor?

2005 April, Milton Neves, “Rubinho e os vira-latas”, in Placar Magazine, number 1281, Editora Abril, page 26:

When Nelson Rodrigues declared that Brazil wasn’t winning World Cups because our players had a mongrel complex, couldn’t he also have been describing future motor sport commentators?

Esse país não é um país que tem uma sociedade com complexo de vira-lata, que o cara gritou e a gente fica com medo. Esse cara tem que aceitar as regras desse país.

2024 August 31, Jeniffer Gularte, Mariana Muniz, quoting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “Lula: Musk tem de respeitar decisão do STF”, in Diário do Pará, page B1:

This country is not a country that has a society with an inferiority complex, where some guy [meaning Elon Musk] shouts and we get afraid. This guy needs to accept the rules of this country.

(Brazil) the national inferiority complex of Brazil; the conscious or subconscious belief among some Brazilians that the society, culture, people and government of Brazil are inherently inferior


albacora

[aɫ.βɐˈkɔ.ɾɐ]

Thunnus alalunga
Thunnus alalunga#Translingual

albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga, a large marine fish)


crucifixo

→ Tetum: krusifiksu

crucifix (ornamental or symbolic sculptural of a cross)


prostíbulo

Borrowed from Latin prōstibulum (“prostitute, whore,” later “brothel, whorehouse”).


mutum

→ Hunsrik: Mutung

curassow (any bird of the family Cracidae)


asna

From Old Galician-Portuguese asna, from Latin asina, feminine of asinus.


ordens

[ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

[ˈɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃s]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ʃ]


ideograma

ideogram (a symbol which represents a thing)


ambrisentan

(pharmacology) ambrisentan (drug used to treat pulmonary hypertension)


imitador

pt-noun

imitador m (plural imitadores, feminine imitadora, feminine plural imitadoras)

imitadores (plural)
imitadora (feminine)
imitadoras (feminine plural)

imitator (one who imitates or apes another)

impressionist (a performer who does impressions)


austro

Learned borrowing from Latin austrum. Distant cognate to leste.


acila

(organic chemistry) acyl (any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid)


rixa

feud (a state of long-standing mutual hostility)


grafema

grapheme (fundamental unit of a writing system)


bravio

a patch of terrain through which it is difficult to move


tarja

border (decorative strip around the edge of something)

a coloured strip on medication boxes used to indicate the level of danger from side effects

(historical) targe (a type of small shield)


insumo

Influenced by both Latin īnsumus and English input.

(economics) input (e.g. raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc.)


gnose

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

bor

(theology) gnosis (personal spiritual knowledge or insight)

(by extension) deep knowledge of some complex subject


amicto

amice (cape formerly worn by the clergy)


powerpoint

Unadapted borrowing from English powerpoint.

ubor

powerpoint (electronic slide presentation)


fatalista

pt-noun

fatalista m or f by sense (plural fatalistas)


(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of novidade (“news”).


bjo

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of beijo (“kiss”).


escada rolante

escada rolante f (plural escadas rolantes)


fds

final de semana
final de semana#Portuguese

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of final de semana (“weekend”).

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of foda-se (“fuck it”).


bolsa de valores

bolsa de valores f (plural bolsas de valores)


computador de mesa

computador de mesa m (plural computadores de mesa)


aqueduto

Learned borrowing from Latin aquaeductus.

lbor

aqueduct (channel built to convey water)

(anatomy) the vestibular aqueduct or the cerebral aqueduct


cômoda

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cómoda.


kbça

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of cabeça (“head”).


degrau

From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

inh

Apoie o pé nesse degrau.

step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)

(figurative) step (a distinct part of a progression)


assédio

Borrowed from Medieval Latin absedium, from Classical Latin obsīdium.


negligência

Borrowed from Latin negligentia, variant of neglegentia.


corporação

→ Tetum: korporasaun

From Late Latin corporātiō (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre (“to form into a body”)


biocombustível

pt-noun

biocombustível m (plural biocombustíveis)


preocupação

Learned borrowing from Latin praeoccupātiōnem. By surface analysis, preocupar + -ção.

lbor

concern, worry (act or effect of worrying or being concerned)


estádio

Borrowed from Latin stadium (“stadium for footraces, stade”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).

bor+

(historical) estadio, Portuguese stade or furlong, a traditional unit of distance of varying distance depending on the number of equatorial degrees reckoned per league


porão

From Old Galician-Portuguese prão, an early semi-learned borrowing from Latin plānus. Doublet of plano, piano, chão, and lhano.

doublet

(nautical, aviation) hold (cargo area of a ship or aircraft)


escabelo

Inherited from Latin scabellum, diminutive form of scamnum.


sótão

[ˈsɔ.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese sotoo, sotão, from Vulgar Latin *subtulum, from Latin subtus. Compare Galician soto (“ground floor; cellar”) and Spanish sótano (“cellar”). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *subtanus (whence Italian sottano), itself also a derivative of subtus (“below”).


arrependimento

pt-noun

arrependimento m (plural arrependimentos)

Qual é o seu maior arrependimento?


posto de bombeiros

posto de bombeiros m (plural postos de bombeiros)


distribuição

[d͡ʒiʃ.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin distribūtiōnem; influenced by distribuir.


cordilheira

Borrowed from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”) (compare Portuguese corda).


estrumpfe

(Portugal, comics, fiction) smurf (fictional blue pixie character of The Smurfs)


casula

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


báscula

bascule (unequal arm scales for large weights)

weighbridge (drawbridge with counterweight)


pirómano

pt-noun

pirómano m (plural pirómanos, feminine pirómana, feminine plural pirómanas)

pirómanos (plural)
pirómana (feminine)
pirómanas (feminine plural)


altivez

From altivo + -ez. Cognate with Spanish altivez.


ascético

ascético m or f by sense (plural ascéticos)


duelista

duelista m or f by sense (plural duelistas)


tubo de escape

tubo de escape m (plural tubos de escape)


tabernáculo

(biblical) tabernacle (portable tent used before the construction of the temple)

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


domador

domador m (plural domadores, feminine domadora, feminine plural domadoras)

domadores (plural)
domadora (feminine)
domadoras (feminine plural)


apotegma

Borrowed from Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma).

apothegm (a short witty instructive saying)


abusador

abusador m (plural abusadores, feminine abusadora, feminine plural abusadoras)

abusadores (plural)
abusadora (feminine)
abusadoras (feminine plural)


abscesso

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of abcesso (“abscess”).


desuso

obsolescence (state of being no more used)


YouTuber

YouTuber m or f by sense (plural YouTubers or (rare) YouTuberes)

YouTubers (plural)
YouTuberes (plural rare)

Alternative letter-case form of youtuber


aditivo

additive (substance altering another substance)


cáustico

caustic (substance which burns, corrodes or destroys organic tissue)


osasquense

osasquense m or f by sense (plural osasquenses)

(demonym) native or inhabitant of Osasco (Brazilian municipality)


floricultura

By surface analysis, flor + -i- + cultura.

surf

Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa

(Brazil) a place where flowers are grown and/or sold


fona

Ultimately from Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”), from Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”).

spark (small particle of glowing matter)


esquiador

pt-noun

esquiador m (plural esquiadores, feminine esquiadora, feminine plural esquiadoras)

esquiadores (plural)
esquiadora (feminine)
esquiadoras (feminine plural)


adaptador

[ɐ.ðɐ.ptɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.ðɐ.ptɐˈðoɾ]

adaptor (device allowing plug to fit in a different type of socket)


consoante

From Old Galician-Portuguese *consõante, from Latin cōnsonantem (“sounding with”). Doublet of consonante.


fornalha

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *fornacla, contracted form of Latin fornācula, diminutive of fornāx.


besouro

From Old Galician-Portuguese abesouro (“beetle”), of unknown origin. Maybe from Latin avis aurea (“golden bird”) or from Spanish abejorro, from abeja (“bee”) + -orro (“augmentative suffix”). Or, possibly imitative of the wing's sounds. Cognate with Galician abesouro (“bumblebee”).

unk

unknown

beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera)


frade

From Old Galician-Portuguese frade (“friar”), from Latin frater (“brother”), from Proto-Italic *frātēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of freire, bróder, and brada.

angelfish (a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae)


adultez

adulthood (the condition of being an adult)


acupuntura

acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)


austeridade

Learned borrowing from Latin austēritātem.


autocrata

pt-noun

autocrata m or f by sense (plural autocratas)