lígure

Ligurian (one of an ancient tribe of northwestern Italy)

Ligurian (Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria and Monaco)

Ligurian (ancient Indo-European language spoken by the Ligurians)


macete

cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game)

Esse é o macete.

rule of thumb (a general guideline rather than a strict rule)


lídio

(uncountable) Lydian (Anatolian language spoken in ancient Lydia)


lúcio

northern pike (Esox lucius, a large freshwater of Europe)

(broadly) pike (any fish of the genus Esox)


madraçal

[mɐ.ðɾɐˈsaɫ]

[mɐ.ðɾɐˈsaɫ]

(Islam, archaic) Alternative form of madraça (“madrasah”)


lício

(uncountable) Lycian (Anatolian language spoken in ancient Lycia)


lápis-lazúli

(mineralogy) lapis lazuli (precious blue stone)


macadâmia

macadamia (Australian tree of the genus Macadamia)

macadamia (the fruit of the macadamia tree)


líbero

(soccer) libero (designated ball-control specialist)


macacão

From macaco + -ão (augmentative suffix).

overall (garment with shoulder straps worn over clothing), dungarees


maioral

pt-noun

maioral m or f by sense (plural maiorais)


machimbombo

(Angola, Mozambique) bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)


macedónio

macedónio m (plural macedónios, feminine macedónia, feminine plural macedónias)

macedónios (plural)
macedónia (feminine)
macedónias (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Macedonian (person from ancient Macedonia)

Macedonian (person from the Greek region of Macedonia)

Macedonian (person from the Republic North of Macedonia)

(uncountable) Macedonian (Slavic language spoken in the Republic of North Macedonia)

(uncountable) Macedonian (ancient language spoken in Macedonia)


madrilense

madrilense m or f by sense (plural madrilenses)


lótus

Borrowed from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).

lotus (an aquatic flowering plant of the genus Nelumbo)


madeireira

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾɐ]

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾɐ]

lumberyard (facility where lumber is prepared)


madagascarense

madagascarense m or f by sense (plural madagascarenses)

/mɐ.dɐ.ɡɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

[mɐ.ðɐ.ɣɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ]

(rare) Malagasy (person from Madagascar)


magiar

magiar m or f by sense (plural magiares)

Borrowed from Hungarian magyar (“Hungarian”).


magiar

Hungarian (Uralic language spoken in Hungary)


macaense

pt-noun

macaense m or f by sense (plural macaenses)


machão

machão m (plural machões, feminine machona, feminine plural machonas)

machões (plural)
machona (feminine)
machonas (feminine plural)

/mɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/


lêndea

[ˈlẽ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ˈlẽ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese *lendẽa, from Late Latin lendina, ultimately from Latin lendem. Compare Galician lendia.


lâmia

(Greek mythology) lamia (monster with the body of a woman and the body of a serpent below the waist)


luva de cozinha

luva de cozinha f (plural luvas de cozinha)

oven glove (glove designed to carry hot objects)


mais-valia

(Marxism) surplus value (yield, profit or return on production capital invested)

(economics) capital gain (an increase in the value of a capital asset)

Aprenderes bem o que te ensinam da escola pode ser uma mais-valia para o futuro.

Learn well what you are taught in school can be a benefit in the future.


pai dos burros

pai dos burros m (plural pais dos burros)


madressilva

[ˌma.ðɾɨˈsiɫ.βɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin matrisilva. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian madreselva.

cog

honeysuckle (any plant of the genus Lonicera)


mal-estar

malaise (feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness)


madeixa

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)


manchuriano

pt-noun

manchuriano m (plural manchurianos, feminine manchuriana, feminine plural manchurianas)

manchurianos (plural)
manchuriana (feminine)
manchurianas (feminine plural)


mamangaba

[mɐ.mɐ̃ˈɡa.βɐ]

(Brazil) bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)


ostreicultor

ostreicultor m (plural ostreicultores, feminine ostreicultora, feminine plural ostreicultoras)

ostreicultores (plural)
ostreicultora (feminine)
ostreicultoras (feminine plural)


mamadeira

[mɐ.mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[mɐ.mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

(Brazil) baby bottle (container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants)


malásio

malásio m (plural malásios, feminine malásia, feminine plural malásias)

malásios (plural)
malásia (feminine)
malásias (feminine plural)


malgaxe

malgaxe m or f by sense (plural malgaxes)


malgaxe

Malagasy (national language of Madagascar)


manchu

Manchu (Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu people)


mamão

(botany) sprout that steals the juice from the plant


mamão

→ Hunsrik: Mammong

>? Saramaccan: mamáun


mancha solar

(astronomy) sunspot (colder, darker region on the sun’s surface)


aguião

[a.ɡɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese aguyon (“north wind, north”), from Latin aquilōnem (“north wind”).

inh

Com os braços cruzados e os olhos fitos no engenho arruinado, deixava-me ir ao som dos meus desvarios, quando vozes confusas vieram despertar-me. Olhei: o povo estava apinhado juncto á torre da Sé, que deita para a banda do aguião. Encaminhei-me para lá, sem saber porque: arrastava-me uma especie de instincto.

1848, Alexandre Herculano, O Monge de Cister, volume 1, →OCLC, page 39:

With my arms crossed and my eyes fixed on the ruined mill, I let myself go to the sound of my ravings, when confused voices came to wake me up. I looked: the people were crowded around the Cathedral's tower, which faces towards the north. I headed there, without knowing why: a kind of instinct dragged me along.


malmequer

Compound of mal + me + quer, Literally, “(it) wishes harm on me”.

marigold (any garden flower plant of the genus Calendula)


malhadouro

threshing floor (ground where grain is threshed)


malhadouro

pt-noun

malhadouro m (plural malhadouros, feminine malhadoura, feminine plural malhadouras)

malhadouros (plural)
malhadoura (feminine)
malhadouras (feminine plural)

(informal) person who is frequently attacked


manuscritura

handwriting (act or process of writing with the hand)


manjar turco

Turkish delight (confection made from starch and sugar)


mapa do site

site map (webpage that lists the contents of a website)


maquímetro

(rare) Machmeter (instrument that measures speed in Mach numbers)


maoísmo

maoísmo m (usually uncountable, plural maoísmos)

(politics) Maoism (the sociopolitical philosophy of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong)


manquês

Manx Gaelic (Celtic language spoken on the Isle of Man)


manticora

(Greek mythology, Persian mythology) manticore (creature with the body of a lion, tail of a scorpion and head of a human)


manicómio

manicómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Based on nosocómio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).

(now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital


mansidão

mansidão f (usually uncountable, plural mansidões)

[mɐ̃.siˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mɐ̃.siˈðɐ̃w̃]


manguezal

[mɐ̃.ɡɨˈzaɫ]

[mɐ̃.ɡɨˈzaɫ]

mangrove (tropical habitat of trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water)


manda-chuva

manda-chuva m or f by sense (plural manda-chuvas)

[ˌmɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]

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


lóbi

(politics) lobby (group of people who try to influence public officials)

lobby (reception area of a large building)

(Internet) lobby (virtual area where users find other users to a start a private conversation or video-game match with)


maquinação

machination (clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes)


maoísta

maoísta m or f by sense (plural maoístas)


maquinário

machinery (machines constituting a production apparatus)


platô

Borrowed from French plateau, diminutive of plat (“a plate”).


manjerona

/mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/

/mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/

/mɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾo.nɐ/

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin maiōrāna.

slbor

Origanum majorana
Origanum majorana#Translingual

marjoram (Origanum majorana, a herb of the mint family)


manilha

Borrowed from Spanish manilla, from Latin manicula, from manus (“hand”).

shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)

shackle (restraint fit over a wrist or ankle)

bracelet (band worn around the wrist as jewellery)

a large concrete pipe used for sewage or drainage


manilha

Borrowed from French manille (“manille”), from earlier malille, from Spanish malilla.

bor+

(card games) manille (the second-highest trump in certain card games)


maracujá de gaveta

pt-noun

maracujá de gaveta m (plural maracujás de gaveta)


marca d'água

watermark (translucent design on an image)


marcha à ré

Transitar em marcha à ré, salvo na distância necessária a pequenas manobras e de forma a não causar riscos à segurança.

Driving in reverse gear, except for the distance required for small manoeuvres and in such a way as not to cause a safety hazard.

reverse (gear that makes a vehicle move backwards)

(figurative) retrogression (deterioration or decline to a previous state)


marco alemão

Deutsche Mark (former currency unit of Germany)


manequim

Borrowed from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man (“man”).

mannequin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes)


marinha mercante

marinha mercante f (plural marinhas mercantes)


marketing indireto

product placement (form of advertising where a brand or product is placed in a programme)


maria-fumaça

maria-fumaça f (plural marias-fumaça or marias-fumaças)

marias-fumaça (plural)
marias-fumaças (plural)

steam locomotive (locomotive powered by steam)


marco miliar

milestone (one of a series of markers placed along a road at regular intervals)


marco miliário

marco miliário m (plural marcos miliários)


maré vermelha

maré vermelha f (plural marés vermelhas)


maré alta

high tide (the natural tide at its highest level)


marinheiro de água doce

marinheiro de água doce m (plural marinheiros de água doce)

(derogatory) landlubber (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship)


massa de vidraceiro

putty (form of cement used to fix panes of glass)


mastim tibetano

mastim tibetano m (plural mastins tibetanos)

Tibetan Mastiff (dog breed from Central Asia)


massa invariante

(relativity) rest mass (mass of a body when it is not moving)


mastro de ré

(nautical) Synonym of mezena (“mizzenmast”)


matemática discreta

discrete mathematics
discrete mathematics

(mathematics) discrete mathematics (mathematical field that studies discrete structures)


massageador

massageador m (plural massageadores, feminine massageadora, feminine plural massageadoras)

massageadores (plural)
massageadora (feminine)
massageadoras (feminine plural)


marzipã

marzipan (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white)


mastro de mezena

mastro de mezena m (plural mastros de mezena)


marechal de campo

marechal de campo m (plural marechais de campo)

(military) field marshal (high military rank)


marca de nome

name brand (distinctive name for a brand)


marata

Marathi (Indo-Aryan language spoken in Maharashtra)


marca-passo

pacemaker (medical implement used to stimulate the heart to beat)


mandrião

mandrião m (plural mandriões, feminine mandriona, feminine plural mandrionas)

mandriões (plural)
mandriona (feminine)
mandrionas (feminine plural)

/mɐ̃.dɾiˈɐ̃w̃/

[mɐ̃.dɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃w̃/

[mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ̃.dɾiˈɐ̃w̃/

/mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃w̃/

MANDRIÃO, ſ. m. homem ocioſo, deſapplicado.

1789, António de Morais Silva, Diccionario da lingua portugueza […], volume 2, Lisbon: Officina de Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, page 51, column 2:

É pra você carregar tudo, seu mandrião!

2022 December 5, Aldo Maes dos Anjos, “Gestação de Confusões – Parte V”, in Cartum Interativa, number 163, Brusque, archived from the original on 2022-12-20, page 6:


mandrião

/mɐ̃.dɾiˈɐ̃w̃/

[mɐ̃.dɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃w̃/

[mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ̃.dɾiˈɐ̃w̃/

/mɐ̃ˈdɾjɐ̃w̃/

skua (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae)

MANDRIÃO, ſ. m.[…]Huma roupa até meio corpo larga como os bajús de que agora usão as mulheres por caſa.


maria-rapaz

/mɐˌɾi.ɐ.ʁɐˈpaʃ/

(Portugal, informal) tomboy (girl who acts as a typical boy)


marca-livro

(rare) bookmark (strip used to mark a place in a book)


maracujazeiro

passion flower (tree of the genus Passiflora)


marujo

marujo m (plural marujos, feminine maruja, feminine plural marujas)

marujos (plural)
maruja (feminine)
marujas (feminine plural)

sailor; seaman (member of a ship’s crew)


marcador de páginas

marcador de páginas m (plural marcadores de páginas)


matraquilhos

(Portugal) table football; foosball (table soccer)


marqueteiro

marqueteiro m (plural marqueteiros, feminine marqueteira, feminine plural marqueteiras)

marqueteiros (plural)
marqueteira (feminine)
marqueteiras (feminine plural)

marketer (one who designs and executes marketing campaigns)

(derogatory) someone who uses marketing techniques for the promotion of something, such as in politics; a spin doctor


maresia

O dia passou lento e Pedro, ao voltar, trouxe no rosto cansado o sorriso de quem teve um dia rendoso. Nos braços, a rede e o cesto de peixes, os cabelos com odor de maresia, o rosto curtido de sal, um assobio alegre ...

2009, Jane Soares De Almeida, Contos De Amor, Medo E Cólera, Clube de Autores, page 11:


marroquino

marroquino m (plural marroquinos, feminine marroquina, feminine plural marroquinas)

marroquinos (plural)
marroquina (feminine)
marroquinas (feminine plural)


mata-borrão

[ˌma.tɐ.boˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

blotting paper (absorbent paper used to dry ink)


massa folhada

massa folhada f (usually uncountable, plural massas folhadas)

(cooking) puff pastry (light, flaky pastry)


matilha

(collective) pack (collective noun for dogs)

(military, collective) wolfpack (fleet of military submarines)


mata-bicho

(Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, colloquial) breakfast (first meal of the day)

a shot of an alcoholic beverage, especially cachaça, drunk before the first meal of the day


marreco

marreco m (plural marrecos, feminine marreca, feminine plural marrecas)

marrecos (plural)
marreca (feminine)
marrecas (feminine plural)

→ Hunsrik: Marreck


matreiro

matreiro m (plural matreiros, feminine matreira, feminine plural matreiras)

matreiros (plural)
matreira (feminine)
matreiras (feminine plural)


marianinha

Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea cyanus#Translingual

cornflower (Centaurea cyanus, a European plant with bushy blue flowers)


maus lençóis

(idiomatic) deep water (difficult or embarrassing situation)


meia-volta

about-face (turn to face the opposite direction)


medalha de ouro

medalha de ouro f (plural medalhas de ouro)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see medalha, de, ouro.

gold medal (first place in a competition)


meio ambiente

meio ambiente m (usually uncountable, plural meios ambientes)

Devemos tentar proteger o meio ambiente.

environment (natural world or ecosystem)


membro viril

penis (male organ for copulation and urination)


maçã podre

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maçã, podre.

(idiomatic) bad apple (a person who is a bad influence on others)


medula óssea

(anatomy) bone marrow (substance inside bones)


membrana citoplasmática

membrana citoplasmática f (plural membranas citoplasmáticas)

(cytology) cell membrane (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell)


medo de palco

stage fright (fear or nervousness when performing to an audience)


medicamento órfão

medicamento órfão m (plural medicamentos órfãos)

(rare) orphan drug (drug without enough demand to cover its production costs)


mecânica quântica

(physics) quantum mechanics (branch of physics that studies matter and energy at the level of elementary particles)


medalha de honra

medalha de honra f (plural medalhas de honra)

Medal of Honor (highest military award given in the United States)

any achievement that is a great source of pride


matéria escura

(astronomy) dark matter (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation)


maria-chiquinha

maria-chiquinha f (plural marias-chiquinhas)

From the proper name Maria Chiquinha.
()

(Brazil, informal) pigtail (either of two braids or ponytails on the side of the head)

(Brazil, informal) bunches (hairstyle which uses ponytails)


matriz mitocondrial

matriz mitocondrial f (plural matrizes mitocondriais)

(biology) matrix (part of the mitochondrion inside the inner membrane)


metiê

métier (activity that is pursued as a trade or profession)


mau perdedor

mau perdedor m (plural maus perdedores, feminine má perdedora, feminine plural más perdedoras)

maus perdedores (plural)
má perdedora (feminine)
más perdedoras (feminine plural)

sore loser (one who doesn’t take defeat well)


merleta

(heraldry) martlet (a mythical bird, often used in heraldry, which possessed no feet)


matadouro

From matar + -douro. Compare Galician matadoiro.

slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)

(Brazil, slang) a bedroom, referred to as a place for casual sex


martim-pescador

martim-pescador m (plural martins-pescadores)

[mɐɾˌtĩ.pɨʃ.kɐˈðoɾ]

[mɐɾˌtĩ.pɨʃ.kɐˈðoɾ]

kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)


memória dinâmica

memória dinâmica f (plural memórias dinâmicas)

dynamic memory (computer memory that requires periodic refresh)


metal progressivo

progressive metal (heavy metal subgenre with influence from progressive rock)


mercado das pulgas

mercado das pulgas m (plural mercados das pulgas)

(Brazil) flea market (outdoor market selling inexpensive antiques, curios, etc.)


memória ROM

memória ROM f (usually uncountable, plural memórias ROM)

(computing) read-only memory (memory where values may be stored but not updated)


metro quadrado

metro quadrado m (plural metros quadrados)


microzima

(obsolete) microzyma (micro-organism that causes acute infectious disease)


michê

prostitution (sexual activity done for money)


medicina alternativa

medicina alternativa f (plural medicinas alternativas)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

alternative medicine (medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine)


maçom

Freemason (member of the Free and Accepted Masons)


matrioshka

Borrowed from Russian матрёшка (matrjóška).

bor+

Russian doll; matryoshka (one of a set of hollow, nesting dolls)


melé

(Brazil, card games) joker (playing card that features a picture of a jester)


mecatrónica

mechatronics (branch of engineering that studies automata)


meia-calça

tights (woman’s skin-tight garment that covers the legs and feet)


mata-sanos

quack (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine)


caxirola

Name modified from caxixi, which the instrument is based off of.


mercado altista

pt-noun

mercado altista m (plural mercados altistas)

(finance) bull market (stock market where a majority of investors are buying)


medalhão

[me.daˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɨ.dɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[mɨ.ðɐˈʎɐ̃w̃]


meinha

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


mecenato

patronage (the act of providing approval and support)


meninada

a collective of young people; may refer to kids, adolescents or young adults


masturbador

masturbador m (plural masturbadores, feminine masturbadora, feminine plural masturbadoras)

masturbadores (plural)
masturbadora (feminine)
masturbadoras (feminine plural)

[mɐʃ.tuɾ.βɐˈðoɾ]

[mɐʃ.tuɾ.βɐˈðoɾ]


medronheiro

From medronho (“berry of the strawberry tree”) + -eiro.

suffix

Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo#Translingual

strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)


megassismo

megaseism (a large or severe earthquake)


merlão

[meɦˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɦˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɾˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meʁˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɻˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(military, architecture) merlon (projection between the embrasures of a battlement)


matrecos

(informal, Portugal) table football; foosball (table soccer)


mesóclise

(grammar) mesoclisis (insertion of a clitic inside a word)


marreta

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.

affix

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

(Portugal) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)


mestria

From mestre + -ia or borrowed from Occitan maestria (“ability”), from Latin magister (“teacher”).

bor+

ability (high level of capability or skill)


meia-lua

half-moon (the moon in its first or last quarter)

half-moon (anything shaped like a crescent)


meia-irmã

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɦˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɦˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɾˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iʁˈmɐ̃]

half-sister (sister sharing only one parent)


micénico

micénicos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(uncountable) Mycenaean Greek (Ancient Greek language spoken by the Mycenaeans in the Bronze Age)


micróbio

microbe; microorganism (lifeform invisible to the naked eye)


medalhista

pt-noun

medalhista m or f by sense (plural medalhistas)

[mɨ.ðɐˈʎiʃ.tɐ]


mentirinha

/mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


meio-termo

compromise (settlement of by consent reached by mutual concessions)


massagista

massagista m or f by sense (plural massagistas)

(massage) masseur, masseuse f, massagist (a person who performs massage)


mesófrio

(anatomy) glabella (space between the eyebrows)


mergulhador

mergulhador m (plural mergulhadores, feminine mergulhadora, feminine plural mergulhadoras)

mergulhadores (plural)
mergulhadora (feminine)
mergulhadoras (feminine plural)

[mɨɾ.ɣu.ʎɐˈðoɾ]

[mɨɾ.ɣu.ʎɐˈðoɾ]


mercadologia

mercadologia f (usually uncountable, plural mercadologias)

marketing (the promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service)


micela

Formed from the root of Latin mīca, with the suffix -ela, or borrowed from New Latin micella. Compare French micelle.

(chemistry) micelle (colloidal aggregate)


mestiço

mestiço m (plural mestiços, feminine mestiça, feminine plural mestiças)

mestiços (plural)
mestiça (feminine)
mestiças (feminine plural)

From Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Compare Spanish mestizo, French métis.

Coordinate term: pardo


mensagem subliminar

mensagem subliminar f (plural mensagens subliminares)

subliminal message (hidden message perceived subconsciously)


Danbo

Danbo (a type of cheese originating in Denmark)


mercenário

mercenário m (plural mercenários, feminine mercenária, feminine plural mercenárias)

mercenários (plural)
mercenária (feminine)
mercenárias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mercēnārius.

lbor

mercenary (person employed to fight wars)

a person motivated solely by private monetary gain


tordo americano

pt-noun

tordo americano m (plural tordos americanos)

Turdus migratorius
Turdus migratorius#Translingual

American robin (Turdus migratorius, a passerine bird of North America)


matarruano

simpleton (simple person lacking common sense)


mexeriqueiro

mexeriqueiro m (plural mexeriqueiros, feminine mexeriqueira, feminine plural mexeriqueiras)

mexeriqueiros (plural)
mexeriqueira (feminine)
mexeriqueiras (feminine plural)


marshallês

marshallês m (plural marshalleses, feminine marshallesa, feminine plural marshallesas)

marshalleses (plural)
marshallesa (feminine)
marshallesas (feminine plural)

/mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/

/mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/

/mɐɾ.t͡ʃɐˈleʃ/

Marshallese (person from the Marshall Islands)


meleca

(Brazil) goo (sticky liquid or semisolid substance)

(Brazil) dirty mess, especially one with goo

(Brazil) something of poor quality or useless


mexerica

Deverbal from mexericar. Alternatively, mexericar + -ica

Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata#Translingual

(Brazil) mandarin orange (fruit of the Citrus reticulata tree)


meritocracia

meritocracy (government by those with merit)


mexeriqueira

mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata, a fruit-bearing tree)


mictório

Learned borrowing from Latin mictōrius. By surface analysis, mictar (“to micturate”) + -tório.

surf

Tivemos êsse melhoramento, não há duvída, de órdem material e moral; mas é triste o registarmos, também, em seguida, só para vergonha do responsavel, ou responsaveis pela nóssa policia de costumes, que toda essa nóva e elegante balaustrada, ainda de hontem, guarnecendo artisticamente uma das principais práças desta cidade, onde estão levantados dois theatros que funccionam todas as noites, serve actualmente de mictório público (!!!), impedindo, portanto, o transito das familias, e pessôas decentes, pelo passeio, largo e extenso, que margêa a mêsma balaustrada, já todo immundo, e tresandando a ácido úrico.

1921, Silio Boccanera Junior, “Práça Castro Alves”, in Bahia histórica: reminiscencias do passado, registo do presente, volume 2, Salvador: Typ. Bahiana de C. Melchiades, Kursaal Bahiano, page 152:

urinal (appliance in male restrooms mounted on a wall)


estore

From French store, from Latin storea. Doublet of esteira.


sobrejanela

From sobre- (“over-”) + janela (“window”).

an ornamental cloth placed above a window


milheto

millet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food)


ministração

(uncountable) administration (the act of administering something)


novilíngua

Translated version of English Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-four.

Newspeak (fictional language designed to restrict thoughts)


milha náutica

pt-noun

milha náutica f (plural milhas náuticas)

nautical mile (a unit of measure equal to 1852 meters)


palavra de honra

palavra de honra f (plural palavras de honra)

word of honour (pledge of one’s good faith)


palato duro

hard palate (bony plate of the skull in the roof of the mouth)


mina de ouro

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mina, de, ouro.

(idiomatic) gold mine (very profitable economic venture)


mina terrestre

mina terrestre f (plural minas terrestres)

(military) land mine (type of mine that is placed on land)


mistureba

(Brazil) hodgepodge; jumble (collection of miscellaneous things)


mobelha-grande

mobelha-grande f (plural mobelhas-grandes)

great northern diver
great northern diver

great northern diver (Gavia immer, a large bird of the diver family)


metafonia

(linguistics) metaphony (sound change in which a vowel’s pronunciation is affected by another)


meio-fio

(Brazil) curb, kerb (edge between pavement and roadway)


mentira branca

mentira branca f (plural mentiras brancas)

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/mẽˈti.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

[mẽˈti.ɾɐ ˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

(idiomatic) white lie (untrue, good-willed statement)


mocho-pequeno

mocho-pequeno m (plural mochos-pequenos)

long-eared owl (Asio otus, a species of owl)


modo conjuntivo

modo conjuntivo m (plural modos conjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Portugal) subjunctive mood


modulação de amplitude em quadratura

modulação de amplitude em quadratura f (uncountable)

quadrature amplitude modulation
quadrature amplitude modulation

(radio) quadrature amplitude modulation (modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once)


molho tártaro

tartare sauce (sauce made from mayonnaise and a chopped mixture of pickled gherkins, capers, olives and shallots)


modulação de amplitude

modulação de amplitude f (plural modulações de amplitude)

amplitude modulation
amplitude modulation

(radio) amplitude modulation (method of sending information in which the amplitude of radio waves is modified)


mocho-galego

Athene noctua
Athene noctua#Translingual

little owl (Athene noctua, a species of owl)


modulação de frequência

modulação de frequência f (plural modulações de frequência)

frequency modulation
frequency modulation

(radio) frequency modulation (method of sending information in which the frequency of radio waves is modified)


moinho de vento

moinho de vento m (plural moinhos de vento)

windmill (structure with sails rotated by the wind)


molho de tomate

molho de tomate m (usually uncountable, plural molhos de tomate)

tomato sauce (thick sauce made from tomatoes)


mindinho

/mĩˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

/mĩˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

little finger (outermost and smallest finger of the hand)


morcego-vampiro

morcego-vampiro m (plural morcegos-vampiros)


morango silvestre

morango silvestre m (plural morangos silvestres)

Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca#Translingual


momento da verdade

momento da verdade m (plural momentos da verdade)

(idiomatic) moment of truth (deciding instant)


milhafre

Possibly from a derivative of Latin milvus, with an arbitrary suffix. Compare the form milhano, with the same meaning, as well as Spanish milano.

any kite (bird of prey) of the Milvus genus


pajem

From Old Galician-Portuguese paje, from Old French page.

(by extension) any type of servant, such as a cleaner, babysitter, etc.


milharal

Alteration of milheiral, containing the suffix -al.


minueto

(music) minuet (tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance)


miocénico

Alternative letter-case form of Miocénico


milefólio

Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium#Translingual

common yarrow, milfoil (Achillea millefolium, a herb of North America and Eurasia)


mocotó

Said to be either from Kongo makooto or Old Tupi mbokotóg.


miscelânea

miscellany, medley (collection of miscellaneous things)


miscigenação

Borrowed from English miscegenation. By surface analysis, miscigenar + -ção.

miscegenation (the mixing or blending of races)


mixaria

trifle (anything that is of little importance or worth)


mesada

pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)


mesada

From mesa (“table”) + -ada. Compare joelhada, pedrada, cotovelada.

the act of hitting somebody with a table


missionário

missionary (person traveling to spread a religion)


mistifório

mishmash (a collection of random things)


mixórdia

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[miˈʃɔɾ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔɾ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɾ.ðjɐ]


mitomaníaco

mitomaníaco m (plural mitomaníacos, feminine mitomaníaca, feminine plural mitomaníacas)

mitomaníacos (plural)
mitomaníaca (feminine)
mitomaníacas (feminine plural)

mythomaniac (person afflicted with mythomania)


misófobo

misófobo m (plural misófobos, feminine misófoba, feminine plural misófobas)

misófobos (plural)
misófoba (feminine)
misófobas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek μύσος (músos, “uncleanness”) + -fobo.

af

mysophobe (person with an abnormal fear of filth)


moedeiro

pt-noun

moedeiro m (plural moedeiros, feminine moedeira, feminine plural moedeiras)

moedeiros (plural)
moedeira (feminine)
moedeiras (feminine plural)

a small purse or wallet, or a compartment in a purse or wallet, used to carry coins


minguante

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.tɨ/

the waning moon (phase of the moon when it appears to grow smaller)


moderninho

moderninho m (plural moderninhos, feminine moderninha, feminine plural moderninhas)

moderninhos (plural)
moderninha (feminine)
moderninhas (feminine plural)


miríade

(figuratively) myriad (vast quantity of something)


molenga

molenga m or f by sense (plural molengas)


escanho

Borrowed from Spanish escaño, from Latin scamnum. Doublet of escano.


montanhista

montanhista m or f by sense (plural montanhistas)

mountaineer (one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure)


molho inglês

molho inglês m (usually uncountable, plural molhos ingleses)

Worcestershire sauce
Worcestershire sauce

Worcestershire sauce (thin, piquant sauce)


montanhismo

mountaineering (mountain-climbing as a sport)


monóculo

monocle (single lens used to correct vision for only one eye)


molho de soja

molho de soja m (usually uncountable, plural molhos de soja)

[ˈmo.ʎu ðɨ ˈsɔ.ʒɐ]

(chiefly Portugal) soy sauce (condiment made from fermented soybeans)


molinete

turnstile (rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage)

windlass (form of winch in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder)

(by extension) a fishing rod equipped with a reel


moleirão

moleirão m (plural moleirões, feminine moleirona, feminine plural moleironas)

moleirões (plural)
moleirona (feminine)
moleironas (feminine plural)

[mo.le(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


monocelha

unibrow (eyebrows that meet in the middle)


moenda

From Latin molenda, neuter plural gerund of molō. Compare Spanish molienda, Italian molenda.


moicano

moicano m (plural moicanos, feminine moicana, feminine plural moicanas)

moicanos (plural)
moicana (feminine)
moicanas (feminine plural)

(ethnology) Mohican (indigenous people of North America)

(linguistics, uncountable) Mohican (extinct Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican peole)


moela

Inherited from Latin *molella, diminutive of mola (“millstone”). Cognate with Galician moella and Spanish molleja.

gizzard (portion of the oesophagus of some animals where food is ground)


montador

montador m (plural montadores, feminine montadora, feminine plural montadoras)

montadores (plural)
montadora (feminine)
montadoras (feminine plural)

(programming) assembler (program that produces executable machine code from assembly code)


mouco

mouco m (plural moucos, feminine mouca, feminine plural moucas)

moucos (plural)
mouca (feminine)
moucas (feminine plural)


moralidade

(uncountable) morality (recognition of or obedience to the rules of correct conduct)


momento magnético

momento magnético m (plural momentos magnéticos)

(physics) magnetic moment (torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field)


moleiro

moleiro m (plural moleiros, feminine moleira, feminine plural moleiras)

moleiros (plural)
moleira (feminine)
moleiras (feminine plural)

From Latin molinārius (through an Old Galician-Portuguese form molneiro, following syncopation), or possibly molārius. Compare Spanish molero.

miller (person who operates or runs a mill)

skua (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae)


monóxido de carbono

monóxido de carbono m (usually uncountable, plural monóxidos de carbono)

(inorganic chemistry) carbon monoxide (chemical of the formula CO)


monteiro

monteiro m (plural monteiros, feminine monteira, feminine plural monteiras)

monteiros (plural)
monteira (feminine)
monteiras (feminine plural)


monofisista

monofisista m or f by sense (plural monofisistas)

(Christianity) Monophysite (member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature)


moreia

Inherited from Latin muraena, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ραινα (mū́raina).

moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)


moreia

(glaciology) debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)


olheira

(usually in the plural) dark circles under the eyes


moldávio

moldávio m (plural moldávios, feminine moldávia, feminine plural moldávias)

moldávios (plural)
moldávia (feminine)
moldávias (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Moldavian (the written standard of Daco-Romanian used in Moldova)


monograma

/mɔ.nɔˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[mɔ.nɔˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/mɔ.nɔˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[mɔ.nɔˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

monogram (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark)


monta-cargas

/ˌmõ.tɐˈkaʁ.ɡɐʃ/

/ˌmõ.tɐˈkaɾ.ɡɐʃ/

[ˌmõ.tɐˈkaɾ.ɣɐʃ]

service lift, goods lift, cargo lift (UK), freight elevator, goods elevator, service elevator, cargo elevator (US)


mocinho

mocinho m (plural mocinhos, feminine mocinha, feminine plural mocinhas)

mocinhos (plural)
mocinha (feminine)
mocinhas (feminine plural)

young man (term of address when reprehending)

(Brazil) good guy (a good character in a story)


mogno

mahogany (any tree of the Swietenia genus, which are the source of high-end timber)

(uncountable) mahogany (wood of the mahogany tree)


morangueiro

strawberry (any plant of the genus Fragaria)


moranga

Hunsrik: Morange

Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbita pepo#Translingual

pumpkin (fruit of the Cucurbita pepo vine)


moderação

[mu.ðɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin moderātiōnem. By surface analysis, moderar + -ção.


mochileiro

pt-noun

mochileiro m (plural mochileiros, feminine mochileira, feminine plural mochileiras)

mochileiros (plural)
mochileira (feminine)
mochileiras (feminine plural)

From mochila + -eiro. Compare Spanish mochilero.

backpacker (traveller who uses inexpensive services)


histórias de quadrinhos

história de quadrinhos
história de quadrinhos#Portuguese


horários padrões

horário padrão
horário padrão#Portuguese


idades do ferro

idade do ferro
idade do ferro#Portuguese


homens de negócios

homem de negócios
homem de negócios#Portuguese


horários de funcionamento

horário de funcionamento
horário de funcionamento#Portuguese


huskies siberianos

husky siberiano
husky siberiano#Portuguese


horários comerciais

horário comercial
horário comercial#Portuguese


homens do mundo

homem do mundo
homem do mundo#Portuguese


identidades aditivas

identidade aditiva
identidade aditiva#Portuguese


idades da pedra

idade da pedra
idade da pedra#Portuguese


idiomas estrangeiros

idioma estrangeiro
idioma estrangeiro#Portuguese


idades do bronze

idade do bronze
idade do bronze#Portuguese


hospitais de campo

hospital de campo
hospital de campo#Portuguese


horários de atendimento

horário de atendimento
horário de atendimento#Portuguese


esteio

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esteo, either:
* borrowed from Old French estai, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stagą
* inherited from Latin stilus. In this case, it is a doublet of estilo and style.
Cognate with Galician esteo.


imunidades diplomáticas

imunidade diplomática
imunidade diplomática#Portuguese


horários de verão

horário de verão
horário de verão#Portuguese


incêndios florestais

incêndio florestal
incêndio florestal#Portuguese


infantarias navais

infantaria naval
infantaria naval#Portuguese


indústrias leves

indústria leve
indústria leve#Portuguese


rainhas consortes

rainha consorte
rainha consorte#Portuguese


atenuante

extenuating circumstance
extenuating circumstance

(law) extenuating circumstance (any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime)


reações químicas

reação química
reação química#Portuguese


ratos almiscareiros

rato almiscareiro
rato almiscareiro#Portuguese


realidades virtuais

realidade virtual
realidade virtual#Portuguese


reações em cadeia

reação em cadeia
reação em cadeia#Portuguese


reatores nucleares

reator nuclear
reator nuclear#Portuguese


raposas do Ártico

raposa do Ártico
raposa do Ártico#Portuguese


raposas vermelhas

raposa vermelha
raposa vermelha#Portuguese


batatinhas fritas

batatinha frita
batatinha frita#Portuguese


cantos de cisne

canto de cisne
canto de cisne#Portuguese


bicos de mamadeira

bico de mamadeira
bico de mamadeira#Portuguese


células sanguíneas

célula sanguínea
célula sanguínea#Portuguese


chuvas radioativas

chuva radioativa
chuva radioativa#Portuguese


divisores de águas

divisor de águas
divisor de águas#Portuguese


casamentos de raposa

casamento da raposa
casamento da raposa#Portuguese


estrelas d'alva

estrela d'alva
estrela d'alva#Portuguese


fáscias plantares

fáscia plantar
fáscia plantar#Portuguese


estações espaciais

estação espacial
estação espacial#Portuguese


guerras sagradas

guerra sagrada
guerra sagrada#Portuguese


guias de programação

guia de programação
guia de programação#Portuguese


guardas de farol

guarda de farol
guarda de farol#Portuguese


guerras de travesseiros

guerra de travesseiros
guerra de travesseiros#Portuguese


gânglios linfáticos

gânglio linfático
gânglio linfático#Portuguese


germens de trigo

gérmen de trigo
gérmen de trigo#Portuguese


integrais indefinidas

integral indefinida
integral indefinida#Portuguese


insuficiências cardíacas

insuficiência cardíaca
insuficiência cardíaca#Portuguese


instrumentos de corda

instrumento de corda
instrumento de corda#Portuguese


inteligências artificiais

inteligência artificial
inteligência artificial#Portuguese


interfaces gráficas

interface gráfica
interface gráfica#Portuguese


intestinos grossos

intestino grosso
intestino grosso#Portuguese


interfaces de usuário

interface de usuário
interface de usuário#Portuguese


intoxicações alimentares

intoxicação alimentar
intoxicação alimentar#Portuguese


intervalos de confiança

intervalo de confiança
intervalo de confiança#Portuguese


lavagens cerebrais

lavagem cerebral
lavagem cerebral#Portuguese


larguras de banda

largura de banda
largura de banda#Portuguese


lavagens de dinheiro

lavagem de dinheiro
lavagem de dinheiro#Portuguese


lebréis irlandeses

lebrel irlandês
lebrel irlandês#Portuguese


cabides de empregos

cabide de empregos
cabide de empregos#Portuguese


leituras labiais

leitura labial
leitura labial#Portuguese


leitos de morte

leito de morte
leito de morte#Portuguese


guardas costeiras

guarda costeira
guarda costeira#Portuguese


lentes de contato

lente de contato
lente de contato#Portuguese


leopardos asiáticos

leopardo asiático
leopardo asiático#Portuguese


lesões corporais

lesão corporal
lesão corporal#Portuguese


levantamentos de peso

levantamento de peso
levantamento de peso#Portuguese


liberdades condicionais

liberdade condicional
liberdade condicional#Portuguese


limpezas étnicas

limpeza étnica
limpeza étnica#Portuguese


lesões por esforço repetitivo

lesão por esforço repetitivo
lesão por esforço repetitivo#Portuguese


liberdades de expressão

liberdade de expressão
liberdade de expressão#Portuguese


limpadores de parabrisa

limpador de parabrisa
limpador de parabrisa#Portuguese


linguagens corporais

linguagem corporal
linguagem corporal#Portuguese


limaçons de Pascal

limaçon de Pascal
limaçon de Pascal#Portuguese


limpadores de chaminés

limpador de chaminés
limpador de chaminés#Portuguese


linguagens de sinais

linguagem de sinais
linguagem de sinais#Portuguese


liberdades de imprensa

liberdade de imprensa
liberdade de imprensa#Portuguese


cantos do cisne

canto do cisne
canto do cisne#Portuguese


linguagens de programação

linguagem de programação
linguagem de programação#Portuguese


camiões de lixo

camião de lixo
camião de lixo#Portuguese


linguagens de computador

linguagem de computador
linguagem de computador#Portuguese


lagartos monitores

lagarto monitor
lagarto monitor#Portuguese


linguagens de marcação

linguagem de marcação
linguagem de marcação#Portuguese


chocolates de leite

chocolate de leite
chocolate de leite#Portuguese


laranjas da China

laranja da China
laranja da China#Portuguese


assassinas em série

assassina em série
assassina em série#Portuguese


linhas do tempo

linha do tempo
linha do tempo#Portuguese


linhas de chegada

linha de chegada
linha de chegada#Portuguese


linhas de pesca

linha de pesca
linha de pesca#Portuguese


linhas de comando

linha de comando
linha de comando#Portuguese


livros de frases

livro de frases
livro de frases#Portuguese


livros didáticos

livro didático
livro didático#Portuguese


listas telefónicas

lista telefónica
lista telefónica#Portuguese


lixos eletrónicos

lixo eletrónico
lixo eletrónico#Portuguese


caminhões de lixo

caminhão de lixo
caminhão de lixo#Portuguese


livros eletrónicos

livro eletrónico
livro eletrónico#Portuguese


listas de observação

lista de observação
lista de observação#Portuguese


logaritmos naturais

logaritmo natural
logaritmo natural#Portuguese


lobos em pele de cordeiro

lobo em pele de cordeiro
lobo em pele de cordeiro#Portuguese


livros de texto

livro de texto
livro de texto#Portuguese


lutas de classes

luta de classes
luta de classes#Portuguese


luvas de cozinha

luva de cozinha
luva de cozinha#Portuguese


lábios leporinos

lábio leporino
lábio leporino#Portuguese


lojas de departamento

loja de departamento
loja de departamento#Portuguese


ataques cardíacos

ataque cardíaco
ataque cardíaco#Portuguese


línguas estrangeiras

língua estrangeira
língua estrangeira#Portuguese


lâminas de barbear

lâmina de barbear
lâmina de barbear#Portuguese


línguas naturais

língua natural
língua natural#Portuguese


línguas auxiliares

língua auxiliar
língua auxiliar#Portuguese


listas de espera

lista de espera
lista de espera#Portuguese


macarrões instantâneos

macarrão instantâneo
macarrão instantâneo#Portuguese


maiorias absolutas

maioria absoluta
maioria absoluta#Portuguese


pais dos burros

pai dos burros
pai dos burros#Portuguese


maracujás de gaveta

maracujá de gaveta
maracujá de gaveta#Portuguese


marinhas mercantes

marinha mercante
marinha mercante#Portuguese


marcadores de páginas

marcador de páginas
marcador de páginas#Portuguese


marcos miliários

marco miliário
marco miliário#Portuguese


marechais de campo

marechal de campo
marechal de campo#Portuguese


marinheiros de água doce

marinheiro de água doce
marinheiro de água doce#Portuguese


medalhas de ouro

medalha de ouro
medalha de ouro#Portuguese


mastins tibetanos

mastim tibetano
mastim tibetano#Portuguese


membranas citoplasmáticas

membrana citoplasmática
membrana citoplasmática#Portuguese


matrizes mitocondriais

matriz mitocondrial
matriz mitocondrial#Portuguese


medicamentos órfãos

medicamento órfão
medicamento órfão#Portuguese


mensagens subliminares

mensagem subliminar
mensagem subliminar#Portuguese


medalhas de honra

medalha de honra
medalha de honra#Portuguese


memórias dinâmicas

memória dinâmica
memória dinâmica#Portuguese


metros quadrados

metro quadrado
metro quadrado#Portuguese


mastros de mezena

mastro de mezena
mastro de mezena#Portuguese


mercados altistas

mercado altista
mercado altista#Portuguese


mentiras brancas

mentira branca
mentira branca#Portuguese


medicinas alternativas

medicina alternativa
medicina alternativa#Portuguese


minas terrestres

mina terrestre
mina terrestre#Portuguese


modos conjuntivos

modo conjuntivo
modo conjuntivo#Portuguese


línguas de sinais

língua de sinais
língua de sinais#Portuguese


palavras de honra

palavra de honra
palavra de honra#Portuguese


moinhos de vento

moinho de vento
moinho de vento#Portuguese


modulações de amplitude

modulação de amplitude
modulação de amplitude#Portuguese


momentos magnéticos

momento magnético
momento magnético#Portuguese


modulações de frequência

modulação de frequência
modulação de frequência#Portuguese


momentos da verdade

momento da verdade
momento da verdade#Portuguese


molhos de tomate

molho de tomate
molho de tomate#Portuguese


morangos silvestres

morango silvestre
morango silvestre#Portuguese


laranjadas

/lɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈʒa.dɐʃ/

[lɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈʒa.ðɐʃ]


monóxidos de carbono

monóxido de carbono
monóxido de carbono#Portuguese


vira-casacas

pt-noun

vira-casacas m or f by sense (invariable)


matreira

/mɐˈtɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/mɐˈtɾɐj.ɾɐ/


mercados das pulgas

mercado das pulgas
mercado das pulgas#Portuguese


romanicista

romanicista m or f by sense (plural romanicistas)

(rare) Romanicist (scholar of Romance languages)


mosca-varejeira

mosca-varejeira f (plural moscas-varejeiras)

botfly (insect whose larvae are parasites of mammals)


mosca doméstica

mosca doméstica f (plural moscas domésticas)

Musca domestica
Musca domestica#Translingual

common housefly (Musca domestica, a fly commonly found in human habitations)


motoneve

(vehicles) snowmobile (vehicle with tracks and skis used for moving over snow)


muai thai

(martial arts) Muay Thai (a martial art of Thai origin)


motor a jato

jet engine (an engine that develops thrust by ejecting a jet, especially a jet of gaseous combustion products)


motor de busca

motor de busca m (plural motores de busca)

(computing) search engine (application that searches for data)


moço de recados

moço de recados m (plural moços de recados)


movimento sacádico

movimento sacádico m (plural movimentos sacádicos)

saccade (rapid jerky movement of the eye)


mudança climática

mudança climática f (plural mudanças climáticas)

climate change (changes in the Earth’s climate)


motor a quatro tempos

motor a quatro tempos m (plural motores a quatro tempos)

four-stroke engine (engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle)


maltaria

malthouse (place where malt is produced)


morto-vivo

morto-vivo m (plural mortos-vivos, feminine morta-viva, feminine plural mortas-vivas, metaphonic)

mortos-vivos (plural)
morta-viva (feminine)
mortas-vivas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(fiction) zombie, an undead person or creature


viscosímetro

viscometer (instrument used to measure viscosity)


muezim

From French muezzin, from Turkish müezzin, from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “muezzin”). Doublet of almuadem.

(Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)


moçárabe

moçárabe m or f by sense (plural moçárabes)

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَعْرَب (mustaʕrab, “Arabized”).

bor+

(historical) Mozarab (Christian in Moorish Iberia)

(uncountable) Mozarabic (extinct Romance language once spoken in Moorish Iberia)


mostardeira

[muʃ.tɐɾˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[muʃ.tɐɾˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

mustard (any of several plants of the genera Brassica and Sinapis, whose seeds are used to make a condiment)


mosqueteiro

pt-noun

mosqueteiro m (plural mosqueteiros, feminine mosqueteira, feminine plural mosqueteiras)

mosqueteiros (plural)
mosqueteira (feminine)
mosqueteiras (feminine plural)

(military, historical) musketeer (foot soldier armed with a musket)

(military, historical) musketeer (member of French royal bodyguard)


mostruário

case (piece of furniture with one side consisting of a glass pane, used to exhibit objects)


réquiem

[ˈhɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈhɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈhɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈhɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈχɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈχɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈʁɛ.kjɐ̃j̃/

From Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”).

requiem (mass to honour and remember a dead person)

requiem (music composed to honour a dead person)


saída à francesa

saída à francesa f (plural saídas à francesa)

French leave (a sudden or unannounced departure)


moção

Meu primeiro discurso acabou se constituindo numa das sessões mais agitadas da história da Assembléia. Consegui dominar a Assembleia toda e derrotar uma moção que já fora para a mesa com a assinatura da maioria dos deputados.

1994, José Luiz Goldfarb, Voar também é com os homens: o pensamento de Mário Schenberg, EdUSP, →ISBN, page 156:

My first speech ended up being part of one of the most agitated sessions in the Assembly’s history. I was able to control the entire Assembly and defeat a motion that had already been sent forth to the board with the signatures of most members of parliament.

(politics) motion (parliamentary proposal)

motion; movement (progression from one place to another)


moção

moção m (plural moções, feminine moçona, feminine plural moçonas)

moções (plural)
moçona (feminine)
moçonas (feminine plural)


morto de fome

morto de fome m (plural mortos de fome, feminine morta de fome, feminine plural mortas de fome, metaphonic)

mortos de fome (plural)
morta de fome (feminine)
mortas de fome (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


mosquiteiro

Kadiwéu: bojiciteelo

mosquito net (fine net used to protect against mosquitos)


multirracialismo

multirracialismo m (plural multirracialismos)

multiracialism (promotion of a society composed of various races)


mulher pública

mulher pública f (plural mulheres públicas)


mulher de vida fácil

mulher de vida fácil f (plural mulheres de vida fácil)


musaranho comum

musaranho comum m (plural musaranhos comuns)

Sorex araneus
Sorex araneus#Translingual

common shrew (Sorex araneus, a shrew of Eurasia)


mulher de negócios

mulher de negócios f (plural mulheres de negócios)

businesswoman (woman involved in business)


mundo das fadas

mundo das fadas m (plural mundos das fadas)

fairyland (the imaginary land or abode of fairies)


musaranho pigmeu

musaranho pigmeu m (plural musaranhos pigmeus)

Suncus etruscus
Wikispecies:Suncus etruscus

Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus, a small shrew of Eurasia)


mundo árabe

Arab World (the Arabic-speaking states collectively)


máquina de lavar

máquina de lavar f (plural máquinas de lavar)

washing machine (machine that washes clothes)


máquina de lavar roupa

máquina de lavar roupa f (plural máquinas de lavar roupa)


máquina de costura

máquina de costura f (plural máquinas de costura)

sewing machine (electrical device used to stitch cloth)


máquina de busca

máquina de busca f (plural máquinas de busca)

search engine (application that searches for data)


máquina de vender

máquina de vender f (plural máquinas de vender)

vending machine (machine that dispenses merchandise)


mortalha

Inherited from Latin mortālia, mortuālia (“mourning weeds”). Cognate of Spanish mortaja.

related to posthumous practices
shroud (cloth used to cover cadavers)

related to posthumous practices
excessive amount of corpses

(religion) clothing used by religious people, especially white clothing used in processions

a white sign on the forehead of some horses


mãe substituta

mãe substituta f (plural mães substitutas)

(Brazil) surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)


máximo divisor comum

máximo divisor comum m (plural máximos divisores comuns)

greatest common divisor
greatest common divisor

(mathematics) greatest common divisor (largest positive integer or polynomial that divides each of the numbers of a set without remainder)


máquina do tempo

máquina do tempo f (plural máquinas do tempo)

(fiction) time machine (device used to travel in time)


má vontade

reluctance (unwillingness to do something)


música de câmara

(music) chamber music (classical music played with few instruments)


mulambento

mulambento m (plural mulambentos, feminine mulambenta, feminine plural mulambentas)

mulambentos (plural)
mulambenta (feminine)
mulambentas (feminine plural)


música para os ouvidos de

music to (someone's) ears
music to someone's ears

(idiomatic) music to (someone's) ears (good news)


máquina-ferramenta

máquina-ferramenta f (plural máquinas-ferramentas or (rare) máquinas-ferramenta)

máquinas-ferramentas (plural)
máquinas-ferramenta (plural rare)

machine tool (machine with tools used to machine material)


máquina de venda automática

máquina de venda automática f (plural máquinas de venda automáticas)


médico de pés descalços

médico de pés descalços m (plural médicos de pés descalços, feminine médica de pés descalços, feminine plural médicas de pés descalços)

médicos de pés descalços (plural)
médica de pés descalços (feminine)
médicas de pés descalços (feminine plural)

(rare) barefoot doctor (farmer with basic medical training)


método de Monte Carlo

método de Monte Carlo m (plural métodos de Monte Carlo)

(mathematics, statistics, computing) Monte Carlo method (the use of random artificial sampling to solve a problem)


nabo da Suécia

nabo da Suécia m (plural nabos da Suécia)

Brassica napus
Brassica napus#Translingual

(rare) rutabaga (Brassica napus, a plant with an edible root)


nabos em saco

(idiomatic) pig in a poke (something whose true value is concealed or unknown)


nado de peito

nado de peito m (usually uncountable, plural nados de peito)


nariz empinado

nariz empinado m (plural narizes empinados)

(idiomatic) pride (unreasonable conceit of one’s own superiority)


mão-pelada

Literally, “naked hand”, as their paws have little to no fur if compared to the rest of the body.

Procyon cancrivorus
Procyon cancrivorus#Translingual

crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus, a raccoon species of Central and Southern America)


nado borboleta

nado borboleta m (plural nados borboleta)

(Brazil, swimming) butterfly stroke (type of swimming stroke)


nau capitânia

nau capitânia f (plural naus capitânias)

flagship (ship occupied by a fleet’s commander)


navegação estimada

dead reckoning (method of estimating the position of a craft based on its direction and speed)


navio-almirante

navio-almirante m (plural navios-almirantes)

flagship (ship occupied by the fleet’s commander)


navalha de Occam

(sciences) Occam's razor (principle of preferring the simpler of two competing theories)


mínimo denominador comum

mínimo denominador comum m (plural mínimos denominadores comuns)

lowest common denominator
lowest common denominator

(mathematics) lowest common denominator (smallest multiple of several denominators)


máquina diferencial

máquina diferencial f (plural máquinas diferenciais)

(computing) difference engine (computer that tabulates polynomial functions)


nebulosa planetária

nebulosa planetária f (plural nebulosas planetárias)

(astronomy) planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a dying star)


música house

house music (subgenre of electronic dance music)


módulo de Young

módulo de Young m (usually uncountable, plural módulos de Young)

(physics) Young's modulus (coefficient of a solid’s elasticity)


máquina de Turing

máquina de Turing f (plural máquinas de Turing)

(computing theory) Turing machine (abstract machine designed to give a mathematically precise definition of computability)


mão-de-vaca

mão-de-vaca m or f by sense (plural mãos-de-vaca)

(derogatory, slang) miser; skinflint; scrooge (someone who avoids spending money)


música pop

pop music (music intended for a wide audience)


nauatle

Nahuatl (polysynthetic language native to Mexico)


nauatle

nauatle m or f by sense (plural nauatles)

one of the Nahuatl (people indigenous to central Mexico)


música clássica

música clássica f (plural músicas clássicas)

classical music (music of the Classical period)


maquia

From Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). Cognate with Spanish maquila.

(historical) maquia, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.8–1.2 litres in different 19th-century contexts


munhão

[mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


megapíxel

Borrowed from English megapixel. By surface analysis, mega- + píxel.


mutuca

→ Hunsrik: Mutuck

(Brazil) horsefly (fly of the family Tabanidae)


morta de fome

[ˈmɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ]


míldio

(phytopathology) disease-causing mildew, especially those that affect grapevines


muão

muões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) muon (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family)


mãozada

[ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.ðɐ]


nadadeira

[nɐ.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


municipalidade

municipalidade f (plural municipalidades)


musseque

Borrowed from Kimbundu múseke or mu seke.

(Angola) slum (dilapidated neighborhood)


nasalização

(phonetics) nasalisation (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth)


nanico

nanico m (plural nanicos, feminine nanica, feminine plural nanicas)

nanicos (plural)
nanica (feminine)
nanicas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) + -ico.


mão-de-obra

/ˌmɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ]

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈɔ.bɾa]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.βɾɐ]

labour, workforce (workers employed by an organisation, especially for manual labour)


muquirana

muquirana m or f by sense (plural muquiranas)

(Brazil, slang) cheapskate; miser (someone who avoids spending money)


namorador

someone who enjoys having romantic partners


coxinha

coxinha m or f by sense (plural coxinhas)

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary person, conservative person

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic person, normie, airhead


pináculo

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), diminutive of Latin pinna.


mulherzinha

pt-noun

mulherzinha f (plural mulherezinhas or (proscribed) mulherzinhas)

mulherezinhas (plural)
mulherzinhas (plural proscribed)

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

(colloquial) girl who looks or acts like a woman

(colloquial, derogatory) female busybody, nosy woman

(colloquial, derogatory) vulgar or contemptible woman

(offensive) a cowardly or effeminate man


médica-legista

médica-legista f (plural médicas-legistas)


mímico

mímico m (plural mímicos, feminine mímica, feminine plural mímicas)

mímicos (plural)
mímica (feminine)
mímicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μιμικός (mimikós).

mimic; mime (person who practices mimicry)


nasalidade

nasality; nasalness (state or quality of being nasal)


médico-legista

médico-legista m (plural médicos-legistas, feminine médica-legista, feminine plural médicas-legistas)

médicos-legistas (plural)
médica-legista (feminine)
médicas-legistas (feminine plural)

medical examiner (physician who examines cadavers)


navarrês

navarrês m (plural navarreses, feminine navarresa, feminine plural navarresas)

navarreses (plural)
navarresa (feminine)
navarresas (feminine plural)


natimorto

natimorto m (plural natimortos, feminine natimorta, feminine plural natimortas, metaphonic)

natimortos (plural)
natimorta (feminine)
natimortas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


cantochão

/kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ̃.tuˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ̃.tuˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ̃.tuˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

From canto (“chant”) + chão (“flat, plain”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cantus planus (“plainchant”).


mesão

mesões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) meson (elementary particle composed of a quark and an antiquark)


mesão

Borrowed from French maison, from Latin mānsiōnem. Cognate with English mansion.


mesão

Augmentative of meso (“any of various ligaments attaching organs to the abdominal wall”)


praia fluvial

pt-noun

praia fluvial f (plural praias fluviais)

From praia (“beach”) + fluvial (“pertaining to a river”).


nadador-salvador

nadador-salvador m (plural nadadores-salvadores, feminine nadadora-salvadora, feminine plural nadadoras-salvadoras)

nadadores-salvadores (plural)
nadadora-salvadora (feminine)
nadadoras-salvadoras (feminine plural)

[nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.vɐˈðoɾ]

[nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.vɐˈðoɾ]

[nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.βɐˈðoɾ]

From nadador (“swimmer”) + salvador (“saviour”).

(chiefly Portugal) lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)


chocolate ao leite

chocolate ao leite m (plural chocolates ao leite)

chocolate de leite
chocolate de leite#Portuguese


lixo electrónico

lixo electrónico m (plural lixos electrónicos)

lixo eletrónico
lixo eletrónico#Portuguese

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


limpador de parabrisas

limpador de parabrisas m (plural limpadores de parabrisas)

limpador de parabrisa
limpador de parabrisa#Portuguese

Alternative form of limpador de parabrisa


lista telefônica

lista telefônica f (plural listas telefônicas)

lista telefónica
lista telefónica#Portuguese


multiracialismo

multiracialismo m (plural multiracialismos)


modulação em amplitude

modulação de amplitude
modulação de amplitude#Portuguese

Alternative form of modulação de amplitude


modulação em frequência

modulação de frequência
modulação de frequência#Portuguese

Alternative form of modulação de frequência


mocho pequeno

mocho pequeno m (plural mochos pequenos)


máquina ferramenta

máquina ferramenta f (plural máquinas ferramentas or (rare) máquinas ferramenta)

máquinas ferramentas (plural)
máquinas ferramenta (plural rare)

Alternative spelling of máquina-ferramenta


navio almirante

navio almirante m (plural navios almirantes)


moiro

moiro m (plural moiros, feminine moira, feminine plural moiras)

moiros (plural)
moira (feminine)
moiras (feminine plural)


modulação de fase

modulação em fase
modulação em fase#Portuguese


micênico

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of micénico.


livro eletrônico

livro eletrônico m (plural livros eletrônicos)

livro eletrónico
livro eletrónico#Portuguese


mecatrônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of mecatrónica.


mitômano

mitômano m (plural mitômanos, feminine mitômana, feminine plural mitômanas)

mitômanos (plural)
mitômana (feminine)
mitômanas (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of mitómano.


mujique

mujique m or f by sense (plural mujiques)


macedônio

macedônio m (plural macedônios, feminine macedônia, feminine plural macedônias)

macedônios (plural)
macedônia (feminine)
macedônias (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of macedónio.


monocotiledônea

monocotiledônea f (plural monocotiledôneas)

monocotiledôneas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


manicômio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of manicómio.


miocênico

Alternative letter-case form of Miocênico


ostricultor

ostricultor m (plural ostricultores, feminine ostricultora, feminine plural ostricultoras)

ostricultores (plural)
ostricultora (feminine)
ostricultoras (feminine plural)


lacedemônio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of lacedemónio.


magnetômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of magnetómetro.


lixo eletrônico

lixo eletrônico m (plural lixos eletrônicos)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of lixo eletrónico.


açafrão-das-índias

[a.saˌfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.dazˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐʃ]

/ɐ.sɐˌfɾɐ̃w̃.dɐzˈĩ.djɐʃ/


múon

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of muão.


inglês sul-africano

South African English
South African English


borboletário

butterfly zoo (zoo which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies)


carrilhão

[ka.hiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ka.hiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ka.χiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ.ʁiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from French carillon, from Old French carignon, from Vulgar Latin *quadrīniōnem, from Latin quaterniōnem, from quater (“four times”). Doublet of quaternião.


xelim

Borrowed from English shilling, from Old English scilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.

shilling (former coin, current currency of several countries)


alpes

Compare Scottish Gaelic alp, and Irish alp. Cognate of Galician alpe.


semilha

Borrowed from Spanish semilla (“seed”), from Latin semen (“seed”), possibly from a label accompanying the first potatoes arrived in Madeira from the Canary Islands that was mistaken as identifying the name of the plant.

as semilhas (batatas) que, na decadência do vinho, eram o principal recurso da gente do campo, perderam-se, como em toda a parte.

1848, Revista universal Lisbonense, volume 8:

the potatoes that, with the decline of the wine, were the main resource of the country folk, were lost, like it happened everywhere else.

Morreu uma boa parte da população madeirense […] por haver faltado a semilha

1921, Fernando Augusto da Silva, Elucidário Madeirense:

The failure of the potato crop resulted in the death of a high number of Madeirans


hidrocefalia

(medicine) hydrocephalus (fluid accumulation inside the brain)


exportadora

(business) exporter (a company that primarily exports goods)


teletransporte

teletransporte m (plural teletransportes)

/ˌtɛ.lɛ.tɾɐ̃ʃˈpɔɾ.tɨ/

(fiction) teleportation (supposed displacement of a body or object through a process of dematerialization of that body or object in a place of origin and subsequent materialization in a place of destination)


cambalhota

/kɐ̃.bɐˈʎɔ.tɐ/


garrano

Uncertain. Maybe from English garron, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic gearran and Irish gearrán, from gearr (“short”) + -án. Gearr from Old Irish gerr (“short”), from Proto-Celtic *gerros.

garron, a breed of horse from Galicia and northern Portugal


necrocracia

necrocracy (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader)


negro de fumo

(chemistry) carbon black (fine black powder of amorphous carbon)


ninidrina

(organic chemistry) ninhydrin (2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione)


nota fiscal

receipt (written acknowledgement of a payment)


notação húngara

(programming) Hungarian notation (convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type)


nota de rodapé

nota de rodapé f (plural notas de rodapé)

footnote (comment at the bottom of a printed page)


noctâmbulo

night owl (one who stays up late at night)


nogueira-pecã

Carya illinoinensis
Wikispecies:Carya illinoinensis

pecan (Carya illinoinensis, a deciduous tree)


alegreto

Borrowed from Italian allegretto. Piecewise doublet of alegrete.

(music) allegretto (a movement that is to be played fast and lively)


noctívago

From Latin noctivagus, from nox (“night”) + vagus (“wandering”).


notação polonesa

(Brazil, arithmetic, programming) Polish notation (notation for arithmetic formulae in which the operations are written before the operands)


muflão

[muˈflɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Ovis aries musimon
Wikispecies:Ovis aries musimon

mouflon (Ovis aries musimon, a wild sheep of Corsica and Sardinia)


nipónico

nipónico m (plural nipónicos, feminine nipónica, feminine plural nipónicas)

nipónicos (plural)
nipónica (feminine)
nipónicas (feminine plural)


nefrólito

(medicine) kidney stone (calculus in the kidney)


nidação

(embryology) nidation (implantation of the early embryo in the uterus)


nheengatu

Nheengatu (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)


necrófilo

necrófilo m (plural necrófilos, feminine necrófila, feminine plural necrófilas)

necrófilos (plural)
necrófila (feminine)
necrófilas (feminine plural)

necrophiliac (person who engages in necrophilia)


neurose

(pathology) neurosis (mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear)


nogado

From Old Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”). Compare Spanish nuégado. Doublet of nougat.

nougat (a confection of honey and roasted nuts)


noitada

night (night spent at a particular activity)


noitibó

nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)


ninfeia

water lily (any plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)


nitreira

nitrary (place where potassium nitrate is produced)


nigromancia

necromancy (divination involving the dead)


niilismo

(philosophy) nihilism (philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of meaningful aspects of life)


ninhada

(collective) litter (offspring of a mammal born in one birth)

(collective) brood (the young of any egg-laying creature)


nevezinha

[ˌnɛ.βɨˈzi.ɲɐ]


necromante

necromante m or f by sense (plural necromantes)

necromancer (person who practices necromancy)


nocaute

nocautes (plural)
in Portugal (Brazil literary)

(sports) knockout (act of making someone unconscious in a fight)


nipofilia

From nipo- (“Nippo-”), from Japanese 日本 (にっぽん, Nippon, “Japan”), + -filia (“-philia”).


ninharia

Borrowed from Spanish niñería (literally “childishness”).

bor+

1917, Raul Brandão, Húmus, 2ª edição
Na realidade isto é como Pompeia um vasto sepulchro: aqui se enterraram todos os nossos sonhos... Sob estas capas de vulgaridade ha talvez sonho e dôr que a ninharia e o habito não deixam vir á superficie.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

trifle; triviality (thing of little importance or worth)


noz-macadâmia

pt-noun

noz-macadâmia f (plural nozes-macadâmia)


novilho

novilho m (plural novilhos, feminine novilha, feminine plural novilhas)

novilhos (plural)
novilha (feminine)
novilhas (feminine plural)


nova-iorquino

nova-iorquino m (plural nova-iorquinos, feminine nova-iorquina, feminine plural nova-iorquinas)

nova-iorquinos (plural)
nova-iorquina (feminine)
nova-iorquinas (feminine plural)


negociação

Learned borrowing from Latin negōtiātiōnem.

lbor

negotiation (process of achieving agreement)


ermida

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermida, hermida, from Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, “solitary”).
Cognate with Galician ermida, Spanish and Catalan ermita.

der

an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite


nenets

(usually in the plural) one of the Nenets (people of northwestern Russia)

(uncountable) Nenets (Samoyedic language spoken by the Nenets)


nepali

Nepali (Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal)


nepalês

pt-noun

nepalês m (plural nepaleses, feminine nepalesa, feminine plural nepalesas)

nepaleses (plural)
nepalesa (feminine)
nepalesas (feminine plural)

Nepali (person from Nepal or of Nepali descent)


nível de bolha

nível de bolha m (plural níveis de bolha)


obra prima

masterpiece (exceptional good piece of work)


nível do mar

nível do mar m (usually uncountable, plural níveis do mar)

sea level (nominal height of the surface of the oceans)


número da besta

número da besta m (usually uncountable, plural números da besta)

(Christianity) Number of the Beast (the number 666)


número de série

número de série m (plural números de série)

serial number (unique number assigned to a product)


negacionista

negacionista m or f by sense (plural negacionistas)

denialist, denier, negationist (one who denies an assertion in a controversial debate)


nórdico antigo

Old Norse (Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia before 1400 CE)


nucleão

European Portuguese standard spelling of núcleon.


obituário

obituary (published notice of recent deaths)

obituary (biography of a recently deceased person)


baleia-franca

baleia-franca f (plural baleias-francas)

right whale (baleen whales belonging to the family Balaenidae)


nómade

nómades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

nomad (a member of a group of people who move around seasonally)


vitória pírrica

vitória pírrica f (plural vitórias pírricas)


vitória de Pirro

vitória de Pirro f (plural vitórias de Pirro)


nó górdio

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒi.u/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒju/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɦ.d͡ʒju]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒi.u/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒju/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɦ.d͡ʒju]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɾ.d͡ʒi.u/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɾ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɾ.d͡ʒju/

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒi.u/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒju/

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɻ.d͡ʒi.o/

[ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɻ.d͡ʒɪ.o]

/ˈnɔ ˈɡɔɻ.d͡ʒjo/

[ˈnɔ ˈɣɔɾ.ðju]

(Greek mythology) Gordian knot (legendary knot in ancient Phrygia)

(by extension) Gordian knot (intricate problem)


vitória pirrónica

vitória pirrónica f (plural vitórias pirrónicas)

(rare) Pyrrhic victory (a costly victory)


noz-moscada

Myristica fragrans
Myristica fragrans#Translingual

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree of the East Indies)

nutmeg (the spicy seed of the nutmeg tree)


néctar dos deuses

néctar dos deuses m (usually uncountable, plural néctares dos deuses)

(Greek mythology) nectar (drink of the gods)

(by extension) nectar (any delicious drink)


obscenidade

[ɔβ.ʃɨ.niˈða.ðɨ]

(specifically) obscenity; profanity; curse (an offensive word or expression)

(uncountable) obscenity (the quality of being obscene)


anábase

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “a going up, an ascent”).

bor+

(medicine) augmentation (the stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue)

(rare) anabasis (military march up-country)


odiador

pt-noun

odiador m (plural odiadores, feminine odiadora, feminine plural odiadoras)

odiadores (plural)
odiadora (feminine)
odiadoras (feminine plural)


mamoeiro

Carica papaya
Carica papaya#Translingual

papaya (Carica papaya, a tropical tree of the Americas)


viveiro

From Latin vīvārium. By surface analysis, vivo + -eiro.

nursery (place where seedlings are cultivated for transplanting)

vivarium (artificial environment for animals)


nónio

nónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

nonius (device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments)


etimólogo

etimólogo m (plural etimólogos, feminine etimóloga, feminine plural etimólogas)

etimólogos (plural)
etimóloga (feminine)
etimólogas (feminine plural)

etymologist (person who specialises in etymology)


cachola

/kɐˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ/


criminalística

forensic science (collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis)


nódoa

→ Indonesian: noda

From Latin notula (“little mark”). Compare with the borrowed doublet nótula.

stain (patch of irregular colour on a surface)


marco conversível

marco conversível m (plural marcos conversíveis)

convertible mark (currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


estírio

estírio m (plural estírios, feminine estíria, feminine plural estírias)

estírios (plural)
estíria (feminine)
estírias (feminine plural)


odisseia

odyssey (extended adventurous voyage or quest)


obliteração

obliteration (the total destruction of something)


postigo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese postigoo, from Latin postīcum (“back door”).

inh+

shutter (protective panels over a window)


margarida

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.dɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.ðɐ]

From Latin margarīta (“pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs). Doublet of margarita, marguerita, and Margarete.

doublet

Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis#Translingual

daisy (Bellis perennis, a wild flower with a yellow head and white petals)


ocultismo

occultism (study of supernatural powers)


ocultista

pt-noun

ocultista m or f by sense (plural ocultistas)

occultist (person who practises occultism)


malfeito

wrongdoing (instance of doing something morally or legally wrong)


ocapi

Okapia johnstoni
Wikispecies:Okapia johnstoni

okapi (Okapia johnstoni, a large ruminant of the Congo)


intemperismo

(geology) weathering (natural breaking down of rocks)


obsolescência

obsolescência f (usually uncountable, plural obsolescências)

From Latin obsolescentia, from obsolēscēns.

obsolescence (the state of being obsolete)


olaria

Ultimately from Latin ōlla (“pot, jar”) + -aria.

pottery (workshop where pottery is made)


oftalmologista

oftalmologista m or f by sense (plural oftalmologistas)

ophthalmologist (medical doctor specialising in the eye)


olheiro

olheiro m (plural olheiros, feminine olheira, feminine plural olheiras)

olheiros (plural)
olheira (feminine)
olheiras (feminine plural)

scout (one who seeks out promising talent)


omelete

omelete (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural omeletes)


desconsideração

desconsideração f (plural desconsiderações)


malfeitoria

(countable) wrongdoing (instance of doing something morally or legally wrong)


ocultador

ocultador m (plural ocultadores, feminine ocultadora, feminine plural ocultadoras)

ocultadores (plural)
ocultadora (feminine)
ocultadoras (feminine plural)

concealer (someone of something that conceals)


panvitalismo

panvitalism (belief that all things are part of a single living universe)


rede neural

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(chiefly Brazil, artificial intelligence) neural network (system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to learn how to assess imprecise data)


odisséia

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


noz macadâmia

noz macadâmia f (plural nozes macadâmia)


núcleo atômico

núcleo atômico m (plural núcleos atômicos)

núcleo atómico
núcleo atómico#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of núcleo atómico.


pança

From Old Galician-Portuguese pança, from Latin panticem.


vitória pirrônica

vitória pirrônica f (plural vitórias pirrônicas)

vitória pirrónica
vitória pirrónica#Portuguese


número da Besta

número da Besta m (usually uncountable, plural números da Besta)

número da besta
número da besta#Portuguese


jogral

Borrowed from Old Occitan joglar with metathesis.


pangolim

pangolin (long-tailed, scale-covered mammal of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia)


neo-nazista

neo-nazista m or f by sense (plural neo-nazistas)

(Brazil) Superseded spelling of neonazista.


pandemónio

pandemónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from English pandemonium. By surface analysis, pan- + demónio.

pandemonium (tumultuous or lawless violence)


panturrilha

Borrowed from Spanish pantorrilla (“calf”), from pantorra (“calf”), ultimately from Latin pantex.


represália

retaliation (act of responding violently to an act)


reposição

Learned borrowing from Latin repositiōnem. By surface analysis, repor + -ção.

lbor

the act of providing a replacement for something that is unavailable or was used up

rerun (television program shown after its initial presentation)


recém-nascido

pt-noun

recém-nascido m (plural recém-nascidos, feminine recém-nascida, feminine plural recém-nascidas)

recém-nascidos (plural)
recém-nascida (feminine)
recém-nascidas (feminine plural)

[ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.nɐʃˈsi.ðu]

[ʁɨˌsɐ̃j̃.nɐˈʃi.ðu]


nônio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nónio.


papagaio-do-mar

papagaio-do-mar m (plural papagaios-do-mar)

puffin (seabird of the genera Fratercula and Lunda)


altéia

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

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


nômade

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nómade.


aracnologista

aracnologista m or f by sense (plural aracnologistas)

arachnologist (scientist who studies arachnids)


nômada

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nómada.


linguatulose

Linguatula serrata
Wikispecies:Linguatula serrata

linguatulosis (parasitical condition caused by the Linguatula serrata)


istro-romeno

Istro-Romanian (an Eastern Romance language spoken in Istria)


emergencista

emergencista m or f by sense (plural emergencistas)


encontro consonantal

encontro consonantal m (plural encontros consonantais)

(phonetics) cluster (group of consonants)


ninféia

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


aracnólogo

aracnólogo m (plural aracnólogos, feminine aracnóloga, feminine plural aracnólogas)

aracnólogos (plural)
aracnóloga (feminine)
aracnólogas (feminine plural)


mitreu

Mithraeum (cave-like place of worship of the followers of Mithraism)


língua de sinais americana

língua de sinais americana f (uncountable)

American Sign Language
American Sign Language

American Sign Language (a sign language used in the United States and Canada)


luva de forno

oven glove (glove designed to carry hot objects)


efeito Mozart

Mozart effect (supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart induces improvement in mental performance)


lírio-do-vale

Convallaria majalis
Convallaria majalis#Translingual

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis, a flowering plant with richly fragrant pendant bells)


misto-quente

(Brazil) toasted cheese and ham sandwich


noite morta

(idiomatic) dead of night (the middle of the night)


nitreno

(organic chemistry) nitrene (any univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene)


andiroba

/ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

/ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

[ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.βɐ]

Carapa guianensis
Wikispecies:Carapa guianensis

andiroba (Carapa guianensis, a tree of South and Central America)


nome próprio

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

(grammar) proper noun (noun denoting an individual entity)


obsolescência planejada

planned obsolescence
planned obsolescence

planned obsolescence (policy of deliberately designing a product to become obsolete or useless soon)


olho por olho

eye for an eye (the principle that a person who has injured another has to be penalised in the same way)


linha-dura

linha-dura m or f by sense (plural linhas-duras or linha-dura)

linhas-duras (plural)
linha-dura (plural)

hard-liner (a person who takes a firm position on some policy)


oceanário

From oceano + -ário, by analogy with aquário.

oceanarium (park where visitors can see marine animals)


jângal

jungle (large, undeveloped, humid forest)


iorubá

Yoruba (a Niger-Congo language spoken in western Africa)


anjinho

anjinho m (plural anjinhos, feminine anjinha, feminine plural anjinhas)

anjinhos (plural)
anjinha (feminine)
anjinhas (feminine plural)

(figuratively) cherub (innocent or angelic child)


nagô

From Fon anagó (“Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó.

(Brazil) someone of Yoruba descent, especially a descendant of slaves brought to Brazil


nagô

(Brazil) Yoruba (a Niger-Congo language spoken in western Africa)


onda de choque

onda de choque f (plural ondas de choque)

(physics) shock wave (a powerful compression wave)


onironauta

onironauta m or f by sense (plural onironautas)

(rare) oneironaut (explorer of dream worlds)


mangangá

/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

(entomology) bumblebee (any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus)

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


pandorga

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.ɡɐ]

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.ɡɐ]

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɡɐ/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɻ.ɡa/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɣɐ]

(South Brazil) kite (flying toy on string)


livónio

livónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(uncountable) Livonian (a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Livonia)


onça-d'água

Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteronura brasiliensis#Translingual

giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis, a mustelid of South America)


oceânide

(Greek mythology) Oceanid (any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys)


ordem de grandeza

ordem de grandeza f (plural ordens de grandeza)


pandemônio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of pandemónio.


orelha-de-judas

orelha-de-judas f (plural orelhas-de-judas)

wood ear (an edible fungus in the genus Auricularia which grows on wood)


micro-onda

Translation of English microwave; micro- + onda ("wave").

(physics, chiefly in the plural) microwave (electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves)


microssegundo

microsecond (unit of time equal to one millionth of a second)


metonímia

Learned borrowing from Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

der

metonymy (the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify the entire object)


ossos do ofício

(idiomatic) occupational hazard (hardships and unpleasant circumstances that occur in a given job)


ouro branco

white gold (an alloy of gold and a white metal)


ocelo

(zoology) eye (mark on an animal resembling an eye)


occitânico

Occitan (a Romance language spoken in southern France)


gororoba

[ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.βɐ]

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi karu (“meal”) + roba (“sour”).

(Brazil, informal) farrago; hodgepodge; jumble (collection of miscellaneous things)

(Brazil, informal, by extension) any meal, especially a simple one


gororoba

[ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.βɐ]


ostiaco

one of the Ket people of central Siberia

Ket (a Yeniseian language spoken by the Ket people)


microfonia

feedback (high-pitched noise heard when a microphone is near a speaker)


micro-organismo

pt-noun

micro-organismo m (plural micro-organismos)

(biology) microorganism (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye)


organização não-governamental

organização não-governamental f (plural organizações não-governamentais)

non-governmental organisation
non-governmental organisation

non-governmental organisation (organisation with no government participation)


oleado

tarpaulin (heavy, waterproof sheet of material)


ocidentalização

ocidentalização f (plural ocidentalizações)

westernisation (the assimilation of Western culture)


osmómetro

osmómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

osmometer (device used to measure osmotic pressure)


lixeiro

lixeiro m (plural lixeiros, feminine lixeira, feminine plural lixeiras)

lixeiros (plural)
lixeira (feminine)
lixeiras (feminine plural)

garbage collector (person who collects and disposes of waste)


contenção

Learned borrowing from Latin contentiōnem.

lbor

[kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


contenção

[kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


amigo do peito

pt-noun

amigo do peito m (plural amigos do peito, feminine amiga do peito, feminine plural amigas do peito)

amigos do peito (plural)
amiga do peito (feminine)
amigas do peito (feminine plural)


ossuário

ossuary (a place where bones of dead people are kept)


oclusiva

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


oligarquia

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía). By surface analysis, oligarca + -ia or oligo- + -arquia

(uncountable) oligarchy (government by only a few)

oligarchy (those who make up an oligarchic government)

oligarchy (state ruled by such a government)


norte-americano

norte-americano m (plural norte-americanos, feminine norte-americana, feminine plural norte-americanas)

norte-americanos (plural)
norte-americana (feminine)
norte-americanas (feminine plural)

American (someone from the United States)

North American (someone from North America)


ordenhadora

/ɔɾ.dɨ.ɲɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.ɲɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


boieiro

From boi + -eiro, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin, Late Latin bovārius or boārius (“cow herder”), from Latin bovārius, boārius (“of cattle”), from bōs.

cattle driver (someone of drives or watches over cattle)


otimismo

optimism (a tendency to expect the best)


osga

gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)


opilião

Learned borrowing from translingual Opiliones.

lbor

harvestman (any arachnid of the order Opiliones)


origâmi

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

(uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

(countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)


originador

pt-noun

originador m (plural originadores, feminine originadora, feminine plural originadoras)

originadores (plural)
originadora (feminine)
originadoras (feminine plural)

originator (someone or something originates, creates or founds something)


ousadia

audacity; daringness (fearlessness, intrepid daring)


ostraceiro

oystercatcher (any bird of the genus Haematopus, which feed on shellfish)


otária

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

Otaria flavescens
Wikispecies:Otaria flavescens

South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, a sea lion of South America)


localidade

locality (area considered the site of certain activities)


oriá

Oriya (an Indo-Aryan language spoken in India)


ourives

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurificem, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of aurífice. Cognate with Galician ourive.

inh+

goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)


ornitólogo

pt-noun

ornitólogo m (plural ornitólogos, feminine ornitóloga, feminine plural ornitólogas)

ornitólogos (plural)
ornitóloga (feminine)
ornitólogas (feminine plural)


ortoépia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia).

bor+

orthoepy (the correct pronunciation of words)


orangotango

/ɔ.ɾɐ̃.ɡuˈtɐ̃.ɡu/

orangutan (any ape of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra)


nonilhão

[no.niˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(cardinal number, Brazil) nonillion (10³⁰)


alface-de-cordeiro

corn salad (any plant of the genus Valerianella, used in salads)


onomástica

(linguistics) onomastics (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names)


ouriço-do-mar

sea urchin (any marine echinoderm of the class Echinoidea)


hortelã-pimenta

pt-noun

hortelã-pimenta f (plural hortelãs-pimenta or hortelãs-pimentas)

hortelãs-pimenta (plural)
hortelãs-pimentas (plural)

peppermint (hybrid herb of the mint family)


obsolescência programada

obsolescência programada f (uncountable)

planned obsolescence (policy of deliberately designing a product to become obsolete or useless soon)


outro eu

alter ego (alternate personality or persona)


padrão de vida

padrão de vida m (plural padrões de vida)

standard of living (a relative measure of the quality of life of a person or group has)


ovos mexidos

scrambled eggs (dish made by beating and frying eggs)


macaxeira

/mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

(chiefly Northeast Brazil) manioc (Manihot esculenta, a tropical plant with edible roots)


oxicoco

cranberry (a species of berry shrub found in acidic bogs)


paleoantropologista

paleoantropologista m or f by sense (plural paleoantropologistas)

paleoanthropologist (specialist in paleoanthropology)


palavras cruzadas

(games, puzzles) crossword (a type of word puzzle)


oviduto

(anatomy) oviduct (duct through which an ovum passes)


ovelhinha

/ɔ.vɨˈʎi.ɲɐ/

/ɔ.vɨˈʎi.ɲɐ/

/ɔ.bɨˈʎi.ɲɐ/

[ɔ.βɨˈʎi.ɲɐ]


panda vermelho

panda vermelho m (plural pandas vermelhos)

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual

red panda (Ailurus fulgens, an arboreal mammal of the eastern Himalayas and southern China)


panela a vapor

panela a vapor f (plural panelas a vapor)

(cooking) a pan with holes, used for steaming food


pantera-negra

pantera-negra f (plural panteras-negras)

black panther (leopard or jaguar with black fur)


pança de cerveja

pança de cerveja f (plural panças de cerveja)

beer belly (protruding abdomen attributed to the consumption of beer)


papel laminado

papel laminado m (plural papéis laminados)

aluminium foil (thin sheet of aluminium)


panela de pressão

panela de pressão f (plural panelas de pressão)


papel de arroz

papel de arroz m (plural papéis de arroz)

rice paper (thin paper made from rice straw)


pano de fundo

backdrop (decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)

backdrop (background of a historical event)


paelha

paella (a Valencian dish made with rice, vegetables and shellfish)


oxítona

(linguistics) oxytone (a word stressed on the last syllable)


paixonite

(colloquial) crush (a short-lived love or infatuation)


papila gustativa

papila gustativa f (plural papilas gustativas)

(anatomy) tastebud (a small organ on the tongue that detects tastes)


par mínimo

(linguistics) minimal pair (pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment)


par ordenado

(set theory) ordered pair (object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object)


paiol

(military) magazine (ammunition storehouse)

(Brazil) barn (farm building used for storage)


paradoxo francês

(nutrition) French paradox (the observation that the French suffer a low incidence of coronary heart disease, despite having a diet rich in saturated fats)


pardal-doméstico

pardal-doméstico m (plural pardais-domésticos)

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual

(zoology) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)


palanquim

→ Catalan: palanquí

→ Galician: palanquín

desctree

→ English: palanquin
Czech: palankin
Danish: palankin
Polish: palankin

→ French: palanquin
Romanian: palanchin

Italian: palanchino
→ English: palanchine, palanchino

Russian: паланкин (palankin)(Please either change this template to or insert a ====Descendants==== section in паланкин)

Russian: паланкин (palankin)(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in паланкин)

→ Spanish: palanquín

From Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin.

palanquin (Asian litters or sedan chairs, especially enclosed palanquins)

Synonym of liteireiro, litter-bearer, (especially) palanquin-bearer


ouvinte

pt-noun

ouvinte m or f by sense (plural ouvintes)

From Latin audientem, present participle of audiō. By surface analysis, ouvir + -inte. Compare Galician ouvinte and Spanish oyente.


papo furado

(Brazil, informal) lip service (words absent of action or intention)

(Brazil, informal) nonsense (untrue statements intended to deceive)


ovelha negra

/ɔˈbe.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈβe.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

/ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

/ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ovelha, negra.

Foi quando meu pai me disse "Filha,
Você é a ovelha negra da família"

1975, Rita Lee, Tutti Frutti (lyrics and music), “Ovelha Negra”, in Fruto Proibido:

That was when my father told me "Daughter,
You're the black sheep in the family"

(idiomatic) black sheep (disliked person)


paraíso fiscal

paraíso fiscal m (plural paraísos fiscais)

tax haven (country or territory where certain taxes are very low)


papinha

baby food (soft food designed for babies)


palrança

[paʊ̯ˈχɐ̃.sɐ]

[paɫˈʁɐ̃.sɐ]

waffle (speech or writing that is vague)


palete

palete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural paletes)


pancrácio

fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)


palhaçaria

clownery (the typical behaviour of a clown; tomfoolery)


papisa

From papa (“pope”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


parcimónia

parcimónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

parsimony (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)


palavrão

/pɐ.lɐˈvɾɐ̃w̃/

/pɐ.lɐˈvɾɐ̃w̃/

/pɐ.lɐˈbɾɐ̃w̃/

[pɐ.lɐˈβɾɐ̃w̃]

Não se deve dizer palavrões.

curse, swear word (impolite, vulgar or offensive taboo word)


parceria

partnership (state of being associated with a partner)


palestrante

pt-noun

palestrante m or f by sense (plural palestrantes)

/pɐ.lɨʃˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/


papelaria

From papel + -aria. Piecewise doublet of papeleira.


papel-carbono

carbon paper (sheet of carbon-covered paper used to make copies)


para-lama

mudguard (a flap behind the wheel of a vehicle)


papel-machê

[pɐˌpɛɫ.mɐˈʃe]

[pɐˌpɛɫ.mɐˈʃe]

[pɐˌpɛɫ.mɐˈt͡ʃe]

Partial calque of French papier mâché (literally “chewed paper”). Cognate to Spanish papel maché.

partial calque

papier-mâché (paper mixed with glue used to create sculptures)


para-raios

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈχaɪ̯.uʃ]

From para (“stops”) + raios (“lightnings”)

lightning rod (metallic conductor that protects buildings from lightning)


papel de parede

pt-noun

papel de parede m (plural papéis de parede)

[pɐˈpɛɫ dɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

[pɐˈpɛɫ dɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

[pɐˈpɛ.li ðɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

(uncountable) wallpaper (decorative paper for walls)

(Brazil, computing) wallpaper (image used to cover the background of the desktop)


parafimose

(pathology) paraphimosis (foreskin trapped behind the glans)


parafernália

paraphernalia (miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity)


pan-psiquismo

(philosophy) panpsychism (the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect)


palração

[paʊ̯.haˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paʊ̯.haˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paʊ̯.χaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paɫ.ʁɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


paquistanês

paquistanês m (plural paquistaneses, feminine paquistanesa, feminine plural paquistanesas)

paquistaneses (plural)
paquistanesa (feminine)
paquistanesas (feminine plural)


parapsíquico

parapsíquico m (plural parapsíquicos, feminine parapsíquica, feminine plural parapsíquicas)

parapsíquicos (plural)
parapsíquica (feminine)
parapsíquicas (feminine plural)

parapsychologist (person who studies parapsychology)


palheta

any thin piece of material used for a specific purpose

(music) reed (vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments)

(music) plectrum; pick (small piece of material for plucking the strings)


panglossiano

panglossiano m (plural panglossianos, feminine panglossiana, feminine plural panglossianas)

panglossianos (plural)
panglossiana (feminine)
panglossianas (feminine plural)


papamóvel

[pɐ.pɐˈmɔ.βɛɫ]

Calque of Italian papamobile, from papa + -móvel. First attested in 1980, after Pope John Paul II's first visit to Brazil.

Veículos especiais — logo chamados de "papamóvel" — foram construídos para as saudações do Papa ao povo.

1980, João José de Oliveira Souza, editor, A palavra de João Paulo II aos brasileiros, Brasília: Escopo, page 91:

“Não. Bem de perto. Ele veio no papamóvel, parou bem na minha frente, pousou a mão na minha cabeça, olhou e disse: ‘Puxa, Ferreirinha, vá cortar mal cabelo assim nas profundezas do inferno’.”

1985 June 26, Sandro Moreyra, quoting Ferreirinha, “Histórias do Sandro Moreyra”, in Placar, number 792, São Paulo: Abril, page 58, column 1:

Popemobile (vehicle with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope)


parque de diversões

parque de diversões m (plural parques de diversões)

amusement park (place with rides, games and other entertainment attractions)


parte do leão

(idiomatic) lion's share (a large portion)


patim de gelo

(usually in the plural) ice skate (boot, fitted with a blade, used for skating on ice)


patinação artística

figure skating (sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on ice skates)


patricinha

From Patrícia (“Patricia”, given name) + -inha (diminutive suffix).

af

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a young, upper-class woman overly interested in shopping, personal appearance and social status; a valley girl