tio do pavê

Literally, “pavê uncle”. pavê is a type of cake made with biscuits, traditionally eaten during Christmas and New Year’s parties, and homophonous with a colloquial pronunciation of para ver (“[supposed] to be seen”). The term points to a stereotypical corny joke told by such uncles: when someone mentions pavê, the uncle asks mas é pa vê ou pa cumê? (“but is it supposed to be seen or to be eaten?”)

(Brazil, colloquial) an uncle (loosely, any middle-aged man) who tells corny jokes or otherwise thinks that he is funnier than he really is


pitaco

Uncertain. Perhaps from Pítaco (Pittacus of Mytilene).

Não é o momento de ficar dando “pitaco” em como ele gasta seu dinheiro, […]

2015, Patricia Lages, Virada financeira, 2nd edition, Vida Melhor, page 84

This is not the time to tell him how she should spend his money, […]

(Brazil, derogatory) an opinion, suggestion, statement or piece of advice considered unfounded and unwelcome; kibitzing


pão jacó

(Brazil, Sergipe) Synonym of pão francês


pão de sal

(Brazil, Minas Gerais, Bahia) pão francês


pão francês

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)s]

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)s]

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Literally, “French bread”, although it does not refer to the same bread known as French bread in English.

(Brazil) a type of bread inspired by baguette

Pão francês is known by many different nicknames across Brazil. See Thesaurus:pão francês

pãozinho

of São Paulo and parts of Paraná and Santa Catarina


pavê

a type of cake made with biscuits arranged into layers


pavês

Borrowed from Italian pavese (“from Pavia”).

(historical, military) pavis; pavise (a shield large enough to cover the whole body)

(historical, nautical) a shield hung on the side of a ship


pão d'água

/ˈpɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

/ˈpɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

[ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwa]

/ˈpɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[ˈpɐ̃w̃ ˈd‿a.ɣwɐ]

(Brazil, southern Santa Catarina) Synonym of pão francês


cachorrão

[ka.ʃoˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ka.ʃoˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ka.ʃoˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ.ʃuˈʁɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ.ʃuˈʁɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ.t͡ʃuˈʁɐ̃w̃/


pão massa grossa

pt-noun

pão massa grossa m (plural pães massa grossa)

(Brazil, Meio-norte and Amazonas) pão francês


cassação

(law) cassation (the abrogation of a law, someone's specific rights or similar by a higher authority; annulment)


rendilha

/ʁẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/

[hẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ]

/ʁẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/

[hẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ]

/ʁẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/

[χẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ]

/ʁẽˈd͡ʒi.ʎa/


engraxador

engraxador m (plural engraxadores, feminine engraxadora, feminine plural engraxadoras)

engraxadores (plural)
engraxadora (feminine)
engraxadoras (feminine plural)

/ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈdoɾ/

[ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈðoɾ]

/ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈdoɾ/

[ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈðoɾ]

/ẽ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃɐˈdoɾ/

[ẽ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃɐˈðoɾ]

[ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈðo.ɾi]


kardecista

kardecista m or f by sense (plural kardecistas)


marnoto

marnoto m (plural marnotos, feminine marnota, feminine plural marnotas)

marnotos (plural)
marnota (feminine)
marnotas (feminine plural)


marnoteiro

marnoteiro m (plural marnoteiros, feminine marnoteira, feminine plural marnoteiras)

marnoteiros (plural)
marnoteira (feminine)
marnoteiras (feminine plural)


marnotagem

the process, mechanism and/or profession of extracting salt


espírita

espírita m or f by sense (plural espíritas)


raul

Ele é um raul, tudo o que ele compra é por meio de cartão clonado.

He is a swindler, all he buys is through credit card cloning.


canseira

/kɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/


kardecismo

Kardecism (philosophical and religious doctrine developed by Allan Kardec)


baldeação

of liquids from one container to another

of people or cargo from one vehicle to another


chulca

(Brazil, slang) an external pocket on a suit


listagem

[liʃˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(computing) a printout of a program or data set

listing
a printout of a program or data set


gralho

From Old Galician-Portuguese grallo, from Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare Spanish grajo, Italian gracchio.

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual

jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)


escorredeira

dish rack (A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.)


senciência

sentience (a being's capacity of feeling)


chicle de goma

chicle de goma m (plural chicles de bola)


pastilha elástica

pastilha elástica f (plural pastilhas elásticas)


amido de milho

amido de milho m (plural amidos de milho)


chuinga

chuinga m or f by sense (plural chuingas)

/ˈt͡ʃuj̃.ɡɐ/


parlenda

a type of children's rhythmic word game that may take the form of a tongue twister


ditado popular

ditado popular m (plural ditados populares)


leite ninho

Literally, “nest milk”, from Nestlé's trademark NINHO.


maisena

From the trademark Maizena (now owned by Unilever), from English maizena (now a dated term).


CNPJ

Pessoa Jurídica
pessoa jurídica#Portuguese

(Brazil) Initialism of Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (“national register of the juridical person”); a registry document of a company


glândula sudorípara

glândula sudorípara f (plural glândulas sudoríparas)


making of

Unadapted borrowing from English making-of.


acidente vascular cerebral

pt-noun

acidente vascular cerebral m (plural acidentes vasculares cerebrais)

[ɐ.siˈðẽ.tɨ vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

[ɐ.siˈðẽ.tɨ vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

[ɐ.siˈðẽ.tɨ βɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident

(medicine) stroke, cerebrovascular accident


contramão

[ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

(traffic) wrong way, opposite hand, opposite way

(figurative) an opinion or attitude that is against the common sense


sistema linfático

sistema linfático m (plural sistemas linfáticos)


dedinho

From dedo + -inho, literally “little finger”.


carboxipeptidase

carboxipeptidase f (plural carboxipeptidases)


dedão

From dedo + -ão, literally “big finger”.


superpetroleiro

superpetroleiro m (plural superpetroleiros)


desafeto

(Brazil) someone towards no affection or consideration is held; an enemy


vexame

embarrassment; an instance of shame or vexation


excrescência

Borrowed from Latin excrescentia. Cognate with Spanish excrecencia.

excrescence (greater or lesser protrusion above a surface)

(medicine) excrescence (any tumor protruding from the skin or mucous membrane)

(figuratively) superfluity (useless thing)


xereca

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of xexeca.


exina

(botany) exine (the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore)


juizado

a judicial organ presided by one or more judges; a court


hipovolemia

Coordinate term: hipervolemia


sacripanta

From Italian Sacripante, a character in the epic poem Orlando Innamorato.


comilança

the act of eating excessively, often in the context of celebration


festança

/fɨʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ/


caxinguelê

(Brazil) Sciurus aestuans (Brazilian squirrel)


abará

(cooking) a savoury cake made with cowpea that is served as an appetizer


evoé

(historical) euoi (the yell that the bacchantes uttered to call Bacchus)


sistemas linfáticos

sistema linfático
sistema linfático#Portuguese


tiro no pé

(idiomatic) own goal (attitude against one's own interests)


desmembramento

desmembramento m (plural desmembramentos)


latifundiário

latifundiário m (plural latifundiários, feminine latifundiária, feminine plural latifundiárias)

latifundiários (plural)
latifundiária (feminine)
latifundiárias (feminine plural)


consonância

consonance, harmony, agreement
(music) harmony

consonance, harmony, agreement
(poetry) rhyme


plausibilidade

plausibilidade f (plural plausibilidades)


inconsequente

inconsequente m or f by sense (plural inconsequentes)

(derogatory) an imprudent, irresponsible, negligent person


conscientização

conscientização f (plural conscientizações)

From conscientizar + -ção, popularized by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire.


inconfidente

inconfidente m or f by sense (plural inconfidentes)

(historical) a participant of the Inconfidência Mineira


implausibilidade

implausibilidade f (plural implausibilidades)


coercitividade

coercitividade f (plural coercitividades)


extravio

loss (act of losing something or oneself)

(informal) lack of consideration for one's own appearance


semianalfabeto

semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)

semianalfabetos (plural)
seminalfabeta (feminine)
seminalfabetas (feminine plural)


adversária

[ɐ.ðβɨɾˈsa.ɾjɐ]


desfecho

(Trás-os-Montes, veterinary medicine) a change on the horse's dentition


inconstância

[ĩ.kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ]


remasterização

remasterização f (plural remasterizações)


confucionismo

Confucianism (philosophy and teachings of Confucius)


circunspeção

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumspectiōnem.


palmiteiro

(strictly) palm tree of the species Euterpe edulis


palmiteiro

pt-noun

palmiteiro m (plural palmiteiros, feminine palmiteira, feminine plural palmiteiras)

palmiteiros (plural)
palmiteira (feminine)
palmiteiras (feminine plural)

someone who harvest heart of palm from wild palm trees, often illegally

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) black man with a sexual preference for white women


ingerência

[ĩ.ʒeˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ĩ.ʒeˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

/ĩ.ʒɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ/


perdulário

perdulário m (plural perdulários, feminine perdulária, feminine plural perdulárias)

perdulários (plural)
perdulária (feminine)
perdulárias (feminine plural)

a spendthrift, a spender (someone who spends a lot)


benignidade

benignity, benevolence, goodness, affability

(medicine) a disease that is not malign or otherwise serious


elucubração

an intense, vehement reflection or meditation

(by extension) a laborious creation or the mental dedication needed to create it

(sarcastic) rambling, incoherent speculation

elucubration
rambling, incoherent speculation


mobilizador

mobilizador m (plural mobilizadores, feminine mobilizadora, feminine plural mobilizadoras)

mobilizadores (plural)
mobilizadora (feminine)
mobilizadoras (feminine plural)


alviverde

alviverde m or f by sense (plural alviverdes)

someone connected with the above teams, as a fan, player, coach etc.


proeminência

prominence
bulge, saliency, protuberance


preeminência

preeminence, superiority, greatness, excellence


alvirrubro

alvirrubro m (plural alvirrubros, feminine alvirrubra, feminine plural alvirrubras)

alvirrubros (plural)
alvirrubra (feminine)
alvirrubras (feminine plural)


alvinegro

alvinegro m (plural alvinegros, feminine alvinegra, feminine plural alvinegras)

alvinegros (plural)
alvinegra (feminine)
alvinegras (feminine plural)

By surface analysis, alvo (“white”) + negro (“black”). Compare Spanish albinegro.


rubro-negro

pt-noun

rubro-negro m (plural rubro-negros, feminine rubro-negra, feminine plural rubro-negras)

rubro-negros (plural)
rubro-negra (feminine)
rubro-negras (feminine plural)


tergiversação

[tɨɾ.ʒi.βɨɾ.sɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

tergiversation (the use of evasive answers; pretext, excuse, subterfuge)


potencialidade

potencialidade f (plural potencialidades)


castanha-de-caju

castanha-de-caju f (plural castanhas-de-caju)

[kɐʃˌtɐ.ɲɐ.ðɨ.kaˈʒu]

[kɐʃˌtɐ.ɲɐ.ðɨ.kaˈʒu]


prestatividade

prestatividade f (plural prestatividades)


intransigência

intransigência f (plural intransigências)


perecibilidade

perecibilidade f (plural perecibilidades)


imperecibilidade

imperecibilidade f (plural imperecibilidades)


transcendência

transcendência f (plural transcendências)

/tɾɐ̃.ʃẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/


insubordinação

insubordinação f (plural insubordinações)

insubordination, disobedience, rebellion; including in military, legal and labor contexts


prostração

[pɾoʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾuʃ.tɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


frouxidão

[fɾo(ʊ̯).ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[fɾo.ʃiˈðɐ̃w̃]


exequibilidade

exequibilidade f (plural exequibilidades)

executability, feasibility, practicability, viability

(law) quality attributed to liquid titles that can subject to execution, a process that grants the title holder the enforcement of their right


introjeção

[ĩ.tɾo.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɾɔ.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


internalização

internalização f (plural internalizações)


praticabilidade

praticabilidade f (plural praticabilidades)

practicability, executability, feasibility, viability


intercorrência

intercorrência f (plural intercorrências)


preponderância

preponderância f (plural preponderâncias)


bem-aventurado

bem-aventurado m (plural bem-aventurados, feminine bem-aventurada, feminine plural bem-aventuradas)

bem-aventurados (plural)
bem-aventurada (feminine)
bem-aventuradas (feminine plural)


superveniência

superveniência f (plural superveniências)

the state of an event occurring after another


inexequibilidade

inexequibilidade f (plural inexequibilidades)

the quality of not being executable; unfeasibility, impracticability, unviability


pusilanimidade

pusilanimidade f (plural pusilanimidades)

From Latin pusillanimitās, pusillanimitātem. By surface analysis, pusilânime + -idade


impraticabilidade

pt-noun

impraticabilidade f (plural impraticabilidades)


impessoalidade

impessoalidade f (plural impessoalidades)

(grammar, of verbs) the quality of not using personal subjects

generalness, vagueness (the quality of being unspecific)


massa de manobra

massa de manobra f (plural massas de manobra)

(idiomatic, politics) a mass (group of people) that is manipulated according to the interests of another, powerful group


braço direito

braço direito m (plural braços direitos)

(idiomatic) someone or something that provides great support; a helper


poder executivo

poder executivo m (plural poderes executivos)


poder judiciário

poder judiciário m (plural poderes judiciários)


poder legislativo

poder legislativo m (plural poderes legislativos)


cesta básica

(Angola, Brazil) a set of products (including food, cleaning products etc.) that is considered "basic" and provided to low-income families to help meet their basic needs for at least a month


desarmamentista

desarmamentista m or f by sense (plural desarmamentistas)

(politics) a pro-control person, a gun control advocate


estopim

(figurative) an important event that causes a succession of other events


azeótropo

From a- (privative prefix) + Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō) + -tropo.


micho

(Brazil) a poor person, someone without money


guariba

→ English: guariba

desctree

→ French: ouarine
→ English: ouarine
→ English: warine

(Brazil) howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)


milenrama

Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium#Translingual

common yarrow, milfoil (Achillea millefolium)


tlmv

[tɛ.lɛˈmɔ.βɛɫ]

(Portugal, Internet slang) Abbreviation of telemóvel.


pacóvio

pt-noun

pacóvio m (plural pacóvios, feminine pacóvia, feminine plural pacóvias)

pacóvios (plural)
pacóvia (feminine)
pacóvias (feminine plural)


jogo bonito

Popularized by Brazilian footballer Pelé.

association football
association football#English

(colloquial) the beautiful game (association football; soccer)


merreca

Só dez reais? Isso é uma merreca!

(informal, Brazil) trifle (small amount, especially when referring to money and wages)


parlapatice

the behaviour of telling lies and acting falsely


fanfarronice

the behaviour of telling lies and acting falsely about one's own qualities and capacities


parlapatão

parlapatão m (plural parlapatões, feminine parlapatona, feminine plural parlapatonas)

parlapatões (plural)
parlapatona (feminine)
parlapatonas (feminine plural)


medrincas

/mɨˈdɾĩ.kɐʃ/

[mɨˈðɾĩ.kɐʃ]


medrica

medrica m or f by sense (plural medricas)


toma-lá-dá-cá

Literally, “take there and give here”; compare English give and take.

(idiomatic) a favor exchange; an instance in which two or more people do something that benefits everyone involved


medricas

[mɨˈðɾi.kɐʃ]

a person who is easily afraid of anything


medricas

[mɨˈðɾi.kɐʃ]


níver

Meu níver é amanhã.

(Brazil, informal) Clipping of aniversário.


pescotapa

Blend of pescoço (“neck”) + tapa (“slap”).


pescotapa

A corruption of psicopata from a viral meme.

(Internet slang) a person who likes to act like a psychopath in an effort to impress or to troll others


teledramaturgia

(Brazil) the art of producing telenovelas


toesa

(historical) toesa, Portuguese toise, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 2 m


traduçãozinha

[tɾa.duˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

[tɾa.duˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

[tɾɐ.ðuˌsɐ̃w̃ˈzi.ɲɐ]


merónimo

By surface analysis, Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ónimo.

surf

(European Portuguese spelling, semantics) meronym


subcomponente

pt-noun

subcomponente m or f (plural subcomponentes)


esperantólogo

esperantólogo m (plural esperantólogos, feminine esperantóloga, feminine plural esperantólogas)

esperantólogos (plural)
esperantóloga (feminine)
esperantólogas (feminine plural)


ocó

Probably borrowed from Yoruba akọ (“male”). Alternatively, from ọkọ (“husband”) or okó (“penis”).


chanate

From an indigenous language of Mozambique.

(Mozambique) mopane (Colophospermum mopane)


almoxarifado

warehouse that stores material used in work


mentalismo

(occultism) alleged power to read or control the minds of others

(philosophy) doctrine that reality is the spirit, not the material world

(psychology) doctrine according to which, in addition to physical and physiological phenomena, there are also spiritual or mental phenomena that can be studied through introspection


terraplanista

terraplanista m or f by sense (plural terraplanistas)

From Terra (“Earth”) + plano (“flat”) + -ista.


sanduicheira

[sɐ̃.duɪ̯ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[sɐ̃.duɪ̯ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

(Brazil, with yod-dropping, Southern Portugal) -eɾɐ


latrocida

pt-noun

latrocida m or f by sense (plural latrocidas)

a robber who intimidates the victim with a weapon


brejeiro

brejeiro m (plural brejeiros, feminine brejeira, feminine plural brejeiras)

brejeiros (plural)
brejeira (feminine)
brejeiras (feminine plural)

/bɾɨˈʒɐj.ɾu/

/bɾɨˈʒɐj.ɾu/


mesário

mesário m (plural mesários, feminine mesária, feminine plural mesárias)

mesários (plural)
mesária (feminine)
mesárias (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mēnsārius. Alternatively, from mesa (“table, board”) + -ário.

slbor

an individual who occupies a board of an organization

(Brazil, elections) an individual who supervises and directs the work related to voting in a polling station


gaiato

pt-noun

gaiato m (plural gaiatos, feminine gaiata, feminine plural gaiatas)

gaiatos (plural)
gaiata (feminine)
gaiatas (feminine plural)

a person displaying the characteristics above


vagabundagem

[vɐ.ɣɐ.βũˈda.ʒɐ̃j̃]


xaveco

Ultimately from Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”). Compare xávega.

der

(historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)

(colloquial) a small, old and poorly built boat

(Brazil, colloquial) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)

(Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)

(Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)


tradução automática

pt-noun

tradução automática f (plural traducciones automáticas)


compreensora

female equivalent of compreensor; comprehender


bala de prata

(idiomatic) silver bullet (a miraculous and effective solution)


labéu

stain on someone's reputation, dishonour


porvir

From por (“to”) + vir (“come”). Compare Spanish porvenir.


praça de pré

(Brazil, historical, military) a soldier of enlisted rank


improbidade

From im- + probidade. Cognate with Spanish improbidad.


plotagem

the development of an image by the drawing of lines

(automobiles) the process by which stickers are put on a car's outer part

the act of finding, especially boats and aeroplanes


plotador

plotador m (plural plotadores, feminine plotadora, feminine plural plotadoras)

plotadores (plural)
plotadora (feminine)
plotadoras (feminine plural)


dendezeiro

Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensis#Translingual

African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), a palm tree native to west and southwest Africa


escumalha

(derogatory) scum, rabble (lower class of people)


cortina de fumo

cortina de fumo f (plural cortinas de fumo)

(Portugal) smokescreen (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle)

(Portugal, idiomatic) smokescreen (anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract)


dendê

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndénde (“palm tree”).

bor+

the fruit of the African oil palm (dendezeiro)


muamba

(Angola, cooking) a stew made with oil palm

(Brazil) relating to illegal activity
illegal trade, smuggling

theft of commodities in harbours and warehouses

(Brazil) relating to illegal activity
good obtained illegally

knavery, treachery, cheating (unfair behaviour)


gasolineira

(Portugal) petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station


angus

[ɐ̃ˈɡu(ɪ̯)s]

[ɐ̃ˈɡu(ɪ̯)s]

[ɐ̃ˈɡu(ɪ̯)ʃ]


pavio curto

Ele tem o pavio curto.

(idiomatic) short fuse, short temper (irritable temperament)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pavio, curto.


tença

(obsolete) the act of having; possession


tenência

(military) the post of a lieutenant or similar

(military) the house where a lieutenant stays

the act of having; possession; ownership


videoporteiro

From video- + porteiro eletrônico (doorporter/entryphone).

prefix

video doorphone, video entryphone, video intercom, video door entry


fundiário

a program that offers low-budget farmers the possibility of buying rural property


esporão

[is.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[iʃ.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(botany) outgrowth of tissue on plant organs

spur
outgrowth of tissue on plant organs

(zoology) naturally growing spike of an animal

spur
naturally growing spike of an animal

(medicine, zoology) any protuberance in a body

(nautical) the salient part of a ship's bow


moio

From Latin modius, from modus (“measure”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Cognate with Spanish moyo and Galician moio.

(historical) moio, Portuguese modius, a traditional large unit of dry volume equal to about 0.78–1.15 m³ at different places and times


feminazismo

(derogatory) feminazism; female chauvinism


firula

beating around the bush
beat around the bush

(Brazil, slang) the act of beating around the bush (omitting facts to avoid a topic)

(soccer) a very ingenious albeit purposeless move


testa de ferro

pt-noun

testa de ferro m or f by sense (plural testas de ferro)

Pseudo-Italianism, derived from testa + Portuguese de + ferro, literally “iron head”.


lacração

/lɐ.kɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

political correctness
political correctness

(Brazil, neologism, often pejorative) wokeness, excessive political correctness and progressive militancy


anglofóbico

pt-noun

anglofóbico m (plural anglofóbicos, feminine anglofóbica, feminine plural anglofóbicas)

anglofóbicos (plural)
anglofóbica (feminine)
anglofóbicas (feminine plural)

Anglophobe (person who hates or fears England, its people or anything English)


galopeado

(cooking) a stew made with chops of meat and sauce thickened with cassava flour


anticomuna

— Esqueçam — disse Gable. — Eles eram uns malucos duns polacos anticomunas, descontrolados. Quem é fue faria o contact com eles?

2018, Jason Mathews, edited by Laura Alves, O Candidato do Kremlin, Alfragide: Leya, →ISBN, section 14, page 208:

“Forget it,” Gable said. “They were some crazy anti-commie Polacks, out of control. Who would contact them?”


dedetização

the cleaning act that removes and drives away insects or removes their eggs; similar to deinsectization


desinsetização

desinsetização f (plural desinsetizações)

the cleaning act that removes and drives away insects or removes their eggs by means of insecticides; similar to deinsectization


foro privilegiado

foro privilegiado m (plural foros privilegiados)


futricagem

a bunch of worn off objects, often clothes


futrica

a small, dirty and poorly kept place, often a bar


futrica

futrica m or f by sense (plural futricas)

an evil, selfish and/or despicable person

(Brazil) a person with no social importance

(Portugal, education) designation used by Coimbra students to refer to someone born in that city who is not a student

(Brazil, education, dated) someone who is not a student


futriqueiro

futriqueiro m (plural futriqueiros, feminine futriqueira, feminine plural futriqueiras)

futriqueiros (plural)
futriqueira (feminine)
futriqueiras (feminine plural)


fuxico

(colloquial) the act of prying or being nosy (i.e. meddling with something that is not one's affair)

(Brazil) a poorly made patch on a piece of cloth

(Brazil, colloquial) an indecent or scandalous affective relationship

(Northeastern, colloquial) a very close affective relationship


cávia

Learned borrowing from New Latin cavia. Doublet of cobaia.


biênio

biennium (period of two consecutive years)


biônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of biónica.


bípede

bipedal (an animal that uses two limbs to move)

each of a horse's pair of front and back legs


boçal

(historical) a slave who arrived recently from Africa


boçal

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Spanish bozal.


constrangimento

constrangimento m (plural constrangimentos)


abrangência

[a.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[a.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

[ɐ.βɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.sjɐ]

comprehensiveness, coverage, scope, wideness


barbárie

[bɐɾˈβa.ɾjɛ]

barbarity (something barbaric or the act of being barbaric)


boticário

boticário m (plural boticários, feminine boticária, feminine plural boticárias)

boticários (plural)
boticária (feminine)
boticárias (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin apothēcārius. By surface analysis, botica + -ário. Doublet of apotecário.

slbor

(dated) pharmacist; chemist (professional who dispenses pharmaceutical drugs)

(dated) shopkeeper (one who runs a store)


barbaridade

[bɐɾ.βɐ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]


condão

Regressive form of Old Galician-Portuguese condõar, from Latin condōnāre.


cotista

pt-noun

cotista m or f by sense (plural cotistas)

(sometimes pejorative) someone who have acquired a job or educational place with the aid of quotas, especially racial quotas


lamúria

monotonous, tiresome, droning speech, often to obtain something


vencilho

Related to Latin vinculum (“tie, bond”), from vincō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum.

twine (thin rope), made of reed, wicker or similar material, used for tying certain objects (such as grapevines) together


desenvolvimento sustentável

desenvolvimento sustentável m (uncountable)

sustainable development
sustainable development


dissonância

disharmony, discord (of sounds, images, ideas, etc.)

(music) musical dissonance (lack of tuning)

dissonance
musical dissonance (lack of tuning)


boiadeiro

boiadeiro m (plural boiadeiros, feminine boiadeira, feminine plural boiadeiras)

boiadeiros (plural)
boiadeira (feminine)
boiadeiras (feminine plural)


balneário

Learned borrowing from Latin balneārius.

a location, such as a coastal city or room, where people bathe


desarmonia

(figuratively) discord, divergence, division

disharmony
discord, divergence, division


desolação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsōlātiōnem. By surface analysis, desolar + -ção.


ideologia de género

pt-noun

ideologia de género f (plural ideologias de género)

(European Portuguese spelling) gender ideology


ideologia de gênero

ideologia de gênero f (plural ideologias de gênero)


meliante

meliante m or f by sense (plural meliantes)

(figuratively) a despicable, shameless person


usina hidrelétrica

usina hidrelétrica f (plural usinas hidrelétricas)


usina hidroelétrica

usina hidroelétrica f (plural usinas hidroelétricas)

usina hidrelétrica
usina hidrelétrica#Portuguese

(Brazil) Alternative form of usina hidrelétrica


malefício

Learned borrowing from Latin maleficium.


maloqueiro

maloqueiro m (plural maloqueiros, feminine maloqueira, feminine plural maloqueiras)

maloqueiros (plural)
maloqueira (feminine)
maloqueiras (feminine plural)

a tatterdemalion (someone who wears tattered, shabby clothing)

a brute (someone who is rude and coarse)

someone, especially a youngster or a child, who works for criminals


grife

A grife carioca Patricia Viera trouxe para a passarela um desfile de roupas cintilantes feitas em couro, o principal material de trabalho da estilista de mesmo nome.

2022 November 17, João Perassolo, “SPFW vai do clima de balada sombria à praia erótica em seu primeiro dia de desfiles”, in Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:


mambembe

an isolated and unpleasant, often dirty, place

a wandering theatrical group, especially one composed of amateur artists


magistério

Learned borrowing from Latin magisterium.

lbor

teachership or professorship (the occupation of a teacher or professor, or the exercise thereof)

(by extension) an intellectual, moral and/or doctrinal authority

(chemistry) a precipitate obtained from saline dissolutions

(historical, alchemy) a chemical compound to which fantastic properties were attributed


obséquio

favour/favor (an act of kindness or help expecting no return)


belezura

(informal) something or someone beautiful


bracarense

pt-noun

bracarense m or f by sense (plural bracarenses)

/bɾɐ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/


priscilianista

priscilianista m or f by sense (plural priscilianistas)


criptoanalista

criptoanalista m or f by sense (plural criptoanalistas)


festa junina

a traditional summer solstice festivity in Brazil and Portugal held in June


mandingueiro

mandingueiro m (plural mandingueiros, feminine mandingueira, feminine plural mandingueiras)

mandingueiros (plural)
mandingueira (feminine)
mandingueiras (feminine plural)

[mɐ̃.d͡ʒĩˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

[mɐ̃.d͡ʒĩˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

[mɐ̃.d͡ʒĩˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

sorcerer, wizard (someone who performs magic)


jiló

→ English: gilo

scarlet eggplant
scarlet eggplant#English


webnamorada

(Brazil, slang, nonstandard) a girlfriend one knows entirely or mostly online


ebó

(religion) an offering to a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé

a food of African origin made with corn and dendê oil


webnamorado

webnamorado m (plural webnamorados, feminine webnamorada, feminine plural webnamoradas)

webnamorados (plural)
webnamorada (feminine)
webnamoradas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, slang, nonstandard) a boyfriend one knows entirely or mostly online


bel-prazer

[ˌbɛɫ.pɾɐˈzeɾ]

[ˌbɛɫ.pɾɐˈzeɾ]

From bel (apocopic form of belo) + prazer.


cafoto

(Minas Gerais) affectionate term for a home; a small and modest but cozy habitation


cegueta

cegueta m or f by sense (plural ceguetas)


cafofo

(historical) place where slaves were kept before being sold

(Brazil, endearing) home, especially a small and modest but cozy habitation

(Brazil) swampy land that exhales a bad odor because it contains putrefying organic matter

(Brazil) a hole that is used to store illegal objects in prisons

(Brazil) a hole serving as a foundation of a building


cafofo

cafofo m (plural cafofos, feminine cafofa, feminine plural cafofas)

cafofos (plural)
cafofa (feminine)
cafofas (feminine plural)


webnamoro

(Brazil, slang, nonstandard) a romantic relationship happening entirely or mostly online; a virtual romantic relationship


pitosga

pitosga m or f by sense (plural pitosgas)


liberticídio

From lībertās (“liberdade (liberty) in Latin”) + -cídio.

liberticide (the destruction of liberty)


entregador

entregador m (plural entregadores, feminine entregadora, feminine plural entregadoras)

entregadores (plural)
entregadora (feminine)
entregadoras (feminine plural)

/ẽ.tɾɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[ẽ.tɾɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

/ẽ.tɾɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/

[ẽ.tɾɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[ẽ.tɾɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]

entregador de pizza

one who delivers, especially commodities to a home


feminicídio

From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + -cídio, on the pattern of English femicide.


matadoiro

From matar + -doiro. Compare Galician matadoiro.


demissexual

demissexual m or f by sense (plural demissexuais)


lavadoiro

From Latin lavātōrium, thus a doublet of lavatório. By surface analysis, lavar + -doiro. Compare Galician lavadoiro.


exéquias

funeral or similar posthumous cerimonies

(by extension) prayers said during those cerimonies


antieuropeísmo

antieuropeísmo m (plural antieuropeísmos)


espírito-santense

espírito-santense m or f by sense (plural espírito-santenses)

a person from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo


capixaba

capixaba m or f by sense (plural capixabas)

Borrowed from Old Tupi capixaba (“corn hair”). It may refer to the impression that native peoples had of blonde Europeans, or to the corn plantations near Vitória.
The term originally referred to natives of Vitória only, but the sense later expanded to mean natives of the whole state.


capixaba

Sebastiana brasiliensis
Sebastiana brasiliensis

(Brazil, botany) Sebastiana brasiliensis, a plant pertaining to the Euphorbiaceae family


meio do nada

Literally, “middle of nowhere”. Akin to Spanish medio de la nada.

(idiomatic) middle of nowhere, the sticks, arse end of nowhere


bote salva-vidas

pt-noun

bote salva-vidas m (plural botes salva-vidas)


feitura de santo

feitura de santo f (plural feituras de santo)

(religion) initiation in Candomblé (Afro-Brazilian religion)


feitura

From Old Galician-Portuguese factura. Doublet of fatura.

feitura de santo
feitura de santo#Portuguese


deflagração

/dɨ.flɐ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[dɨ.flɐ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēflagrātiōnem. By surface analysis, deflagrar + -ção.

lbor

deflagration, conflagration (intense explosion)

(figuratively) a sudden and often violent apparition of something


irrupção

[i.χupˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin irruptiōnem. Cognate with Galician and Spanish irrupción, Catalan irrupció, French irruption, Italian irruzione.


invólucro

(botany) bracts or floral leaves around a flower's base


vatapá

Borrowed from Yoruba ẹ̀bà Tápà (“pirão thickened in the style of the Nupe people”).

bor

Com qualquer dez mil réis e uma nega, ô / Se faz um vatapá, se faz um vatapá / E que bom vatapá

1976, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:


minarquista

pt-noun

minarquista m or f by sense (plural minarquistas)


sinopse

synopsis, summary, synthesis (of a document, doctrine, etc.)

summary of a plot, story (of a book, movie, etc.)


vitimismo

victimism, victimhood (tendency to act like a victim)


baldio

[baʊ̯ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

abandoned land that is not being used for cultivation


aquele lugar

E se fosses para aquele lugar?


palito de dente

palito de dente m (plural palitos de dente)

palito de dentes
palito de dentes#Portuguese


pegapacapá

pega pra capar
pega pra capar#Portuguese


pega pra capar

pega pra capar m (plural pegas pra capar)

(informal) a decisive, crucial, exact or opportune moment

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pega, pra, capar.


hora H

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ aˈɡa/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ aˈɡa/

(informal) H-hour; a decisive, crucial, exact or opportune moment

(Brazil, euphemistic) the moment of sex or (more specifically) the orgasm


desentendimento

desentendimento m (plural desentendimentos)


meu irmão

(colloquial) bro, dude (term to address a male)


piriguete

From earlier periguete, perhaps from perigo + -ete.

(Brazil, derogatory) whore, slut, bitch (promiscuous woman)


juliet

(Brazil) a type of colourful sunglasses manufactured by Oakley, Inc. which in Brazil became popular among funkeiros


peguete

peguete m or f by sense (plural peguetes)

(Brazil, informal) a person one has occasional romantic or sexual encounters with


joguete

that which is left to some force such as fate


caguete

caguete m or f by sense (plural caguetes)

(Brazil, slang) Alternative form of cagueta


vinagrete

Borrowed from French vinaigrette. By surface analysis, vinagre + -ete.


intangibilidade

intangibilidade f (plural intangibilidades)


pão de cada dia

pão de cada dia m (plural pães de cada dia)

Literally, “bread of each day”. From the Lord's Prayer. Akin to Spanish pan de cada día.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pão, de, cada, dia.


papo reto

Não enrola. Manda o papo reto!

Don't fool around. Be straight to the point!

(Brazil, informal, slang) an objective, straightforward conversation

Papo reto que ele morreu?

(Brazil, informal, slang) a true information, as opposed to a rumor


taboca

(Brazil) bamboo, or a particular species of it found in Brazil

(Northeastern Brazil) bamboo bud full of gunpowder that is used to craft rockets


taquara

→ English: taquara

a species of lizard that inhabits that wood


quitanda

(Angola, Brazil) a small shop selling certain items such as vegetables, fruit, eggs and coal

(Brazil) a board used by owners of these shops to carry commodities


bassula

(Angola) the act of tripping someone in a physical fight; trip


fofura

(informal) something or someone with those qualities


altura do campeonato

altura do campeonato f (plural alturas do campeonato)

Literally, “height of the championship”, with altura (“height”) in the sense of a specific point or moment.

(idiomatic) an advanced point or moment in an event or series of events


bola de gude

[ˈbɔ.lɐ ðɨ ˈɣu.ðɨ]


bolinha de gude

bolinha de gude f (plural bolinha de gudes)

/bɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡu.d͡ʒi/

/bɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡu.d͡ʒi/

[bɔˈli.ɲɐ ðɨ ˈɣu.ðɨ]


pajé

(Brazil) a type of shaman in some indigenous cultures in Brazil


boco

a small pit dug in the ground to play a game of marbles (spherical balls)


cabeça de bagre

cabeça de bagre m or f by sense (plural cabeças de bagre)

(derogatory) airhead, fool (a stupid person)


bocó

Unknown. Possibly related to bobo, boboca and babaca.

(Brazil, informal, of a person) a stupid, idiotic person; a fool; an idiot


lorpa

peasant; someone who lives in the countryside


pascácio

pascácio m (plural pascácios, feminine pascácia, feminine plural pascácias)

pascácios (plural)
pascácia (feminine)
pascácias (feminine plural)


chulé

Unknown. Maybe borrowed from Romani chullí and influenced by pé (“foot”).

(colloquial) bromodosis (smelly-foot odor)


nababo

nababo m (plural nababos, feminine nababa, feminine plural nababas)

nababos (plural)
nababa (feminine)
nababas (feminine plural)

From Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian [Term?], from the honorific plural of Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).


bocel

(architecture) torus (a large convex molding)


bureta

(chemistry) burette (glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock used for titration)


inactividade

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


checagem

[ʃeˈka.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ʃɛˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃/


corretora

brokerage (company whose business is to act as a broker)


regueira

[χeˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

ditch (a small channel of water for irrigation or drainage)


regueira

[χeˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]


rede de dormir

rede de dormir f (plural redes de dormir)


rede de descanso

rede de descanso f (plural redes de descanso)

rede de dormir
rede de dormir#Portuguese


flecheiro

flecheiro m (plural flecheiros, feminine flecheira, feminine plural flecheiras)

flecheiros (plural)
flecheira (feminine)
flecheiras (feminine plural)


marambaia

After the Restinga da Marambaia, a sandspit used by the Brazilian Army as a leisure ground.

— metáforas patescas de um marambaia —

March 1959, Revista de Portugal, n. 173, volume 14, page 404

(nautical jargon, derogatory) landlubber (a seaman who prefers being on land)


pão de queijo

a small, baked cheese roll, which is a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil


propagação

Learned borrowing from Latin prōpāgātiōnem. By surface analysis, propagar + -ção.


pharmaceutico

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


criptomnésia

cryptomnesia (phenomenon of the reappearance of long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience)


criptossistema

pt-noun

criptossistema m (plural criptossistemas)


criptoanarquismo

criptoanarquismo m (plural criptoanarquismos)


criptofascismo

criptofascismo m (plural criptofascismos)


criptomoeda

From cripto- + moeda. Cognate with Galician criptomoeda and Spanish criptomoneda.


criptosporidíase

criptosporidíase f (plural criptosporidíases)


criptoanarquista

criptoanarquista m or f by sense (plural criptoanarquistas)


criptoanarquia

criptoanarquia f (plural criptoanarquias)


domingueiro

domingueiro m (plural domingueiros, feminine domingueira, feminine plural domingueiras)

domingueiros (plural)
domingueira (feminine)
domingueiras (feminine plural)

From domingo + -eiro. Compare Spanish dominguero.


oftalmo

oftalmo m or f by sense (plural oftalmos)

Preciso ir no meu oftalmo esta semana.

I need to see my ophthalmologist this week.

(Brazil, medicine, informal) ophthalmologist


criptojudeu

criptojudeu m (plural criptojudeus, feminine criptojudia, feminine plural criptojudias)

criptojudeus (plural)
criptojudia (feminine)
criptojudias (feminine plural)


interesseiro

interesseiro m (plural interesseiros, feminine interesseira, feminine plural interesseiras)

interesseiros (plural)
interesseira (feminine)
interesseiras (feminine plural)

(Brazil, Southern Portugal, with j-dropping) -eɾu

From interesse (“self-interest”) + -eiro.

[…] e o meo vizinho quando troca commigo cousas, que eu não tenho, he um interesseiro, quando me acconselha, e me ajuda a adoçar os males da vida he uma especie de Anjo tutelar, que a Divina Providencia pôz junto a mim, porque sabia bem o para quão pouco presta hum homem só.

1823 April 14, Filoordinis, “Correspondencia”, in Imperio do Brazil – Diario do Governo, volume 1, number 82, Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, page 378:

Não é um interesseiro, Sardou, mas entre o luctar de uma vida inteira na miseria e a escolha de dois caminhos, um que leva á abundancia e á gloria e outro que conduz á pobreza e ao esquecimento, o combate intimo é grande e o espirito do homem dá quasi sempre logar ao animal que o domina.

1895 November 15, G. de V., “Opiniões e Criticas – Sardou”, in Revista Theatral, volume 1, number 22, Lisbon: Imprensa de Libiano da Silva, page 349, column 1:

(derogatory) someone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker


criptojudaísmo

criptojudaísmo m (plural criptojudaísmos)


caquexia

caquexia f (usually uncountable, plural caquexias)

From Ancient Greek καχεξία (kakhexía), trough Late Latin cachexia.


estampa ilustrada

estampa ilustrada f (plural estampas ilustradas)

From estampa (“stamp”) + ilustrada (“illustrated”).


distribuição normal

pt-noun

distribuição normal f (plural distribuições normais)

[d͡ʒiʃ.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ noʁˈmaʊ̯]


tuxaua

a type of cacique in some tribal cultures in Brazil


gigô

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of gigó.


gigó

gigós (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


gamote

(nautical) cannister used to empty water from a small vessel


saiote

petticoat (thin piece of clothing wore under a skirt or dress)


casquilho

casquilho m (plural casquilhos, feminine casquilha, feminine plural casquilhas)

casquilhos (plural)
casquilha (feminine)
casquilhas (feminine plural)

Wilson's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel

Oceanites oceanicus
Oceanites oceanicus#Translingual

Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus, a seabird)

(mechanics) a metallic, hollow cylindrical extremity on an automobile's section connecting its wheels


tumefacção

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


bipartidarismo

bipartidarismo m (plural bipartidarismos)


bonachão

bonachão m (plural bonachões, feminine bonachona, feminine plural bonachonas)

bonachões (plural)
bonachona (feminine)
bonachonas (feminine plural)

[bo.naˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


bom-serás

/ˌbõ.sɨˈɾaʃ/

From bom + serás, literally “you-will-be-good”.


bonacheirão

pt-noun

bonacheirão m (plural bonacheirões, feminine bonacheirona, feminine plural bonacheironas)

bonacheirões (plural)
bonacheirona (feminine)
bonacheironas (feminine plural)


cadência

Latinised form of Italian cadenza. Doublet of chance.

cadence
rhythm, especially a pleasant one

any harmonious sequence of sounds similar to rhythm


pinoia

(derogatory) a facile and bad-mannered woman

(Portugal, Lisbon) bargain (advantageous business)


trambiqueiro

trambiqueiro m (plural trambiqueiros, feminine trambiqueira, feminine plural trambiqueiras)

trambiqueiros (plural)
trambiqueira (feminine)
trambiqueiras (feminine plural)


guará

Eudocimus ruber
Eudocimus ruber#Translingual


côvão

[ˈko.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Compare Italian cofano, Spanish cuévano. Doublet of cofre. See also Portuguese covo, cobo.


abraço de tamanduá

pt-noun

abraço de tamanduá m (plural abraços de tamanduá)

Literally, “anteater hug”. From the giant anteater's deadly defensive move, standing on his hindlimbs and embracing the predator with its claws.

(Brazil, figurative) betrayal, disloyalty


corda bamba

Sapateia menino que eu quero ver / aprender a viver na corda bamba

1975, “Guitarras, violinos e instrumentos de samba”, in Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda, performed by Hyldon:


balaço

association football
association football

(sports) a precise and strong kick in association football and similar sports

(fiction) bludger, a fictional ball in Quidditch, a wizarding sport in the Harry Potter universe


inconstitucionalidade

inconstitucionalidade f (plural inconstitucionalidades)

unconstitutionality (the status of being unconstitutional)


mesinha

From mesa (“table”) + -inha (diminutive suffix).


delaware

pt-noun

delaware m or f by sense (plural delaware or delawares)

Unadapted borrowing from English Delaware.

ubor

Delaware; Lenape (member of a native people of eastern North America)


palavra-ônibus

pt-noun

palavra-ônibus f (plural palavras-ônibus)

(linguistics) polysemous word: specifically, word with a network of multiple, related, context-dependent senses, eluding formal definition


portinha

/pɔʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[pɔhˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/pɔʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[pɔhˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/pɔɾˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[pɔɾˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/pɔʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[pɔχˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

From porta (“door”) + -inha (diminutive suffix).


mãozinha

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzi.ɲa]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈzi.ɲɐ/

From mão (“hand”) + -zinha (diminutive suffix).


nágua

Borrowed, via Spanish nagua, from Taíno *nawa (“woman's loincloth”).


especialização

pt-noun

especialização f (plural especializações)


interiorano

interiorano m (plural interioranos, feminine interiorana, feminine plural interioranas)

interioranos (plural)
interiorana (feminine)
interioranas (feminine plural)


mocho-de-orelhas

mocho-de-orelhas m (plural mochos-de-orelhas)


mocho-d'orelhas

mocho-d’orelhas m (plural mochos-d'orelhas)

mocho-d’orelhas (canonical masculine)
mochos-d'orelhas (plural)


sapatênis

Blend of sapato (“shoe”) + tênis (“sneaker”).

blend

(Brazil) a type of footwear that combines sneakers with traditional shoes


violonista

pt-noun

violonista m or f by sense (plural violonistas)

From violão (“classical guitar”) + -ista.

(Brazil) person who plays a classical guitar


opróbrio

[ɔˈpɾɔ.βɾju]

Learned borrowing from Latin opprobrium.

opprobrium (shameful and humiliating behaviour)


ngá

(Angola) mister, mistress, lady (a respectful term of address for both men and women)


terceirense

terceirense m or f by sense (plural terceirenses)


averbação

/ɐ.vɨɾ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.vɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.vɨɾ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.vɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.bɨɾ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


patesca

(nautical) a type of simple pulley system


patesca

(nautical jargon, dated) seadog (an experienced seaman)


guaxima

No Rio de Janeiro, e talvez por todo o nosso Brazil, nasce espontanea e abundante huma planta propriamente arbusto, a qual os do Paiz chamaõ Guaxima […]

1789, Jozé Henriques Ferreira, Memorias Economicas da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, para o Adiantamento da Agricultura, das Artes, e da Industria em Portugal, e suas Conquistas. Tomo I, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, page 1:

guaxima (Urena lobata, a flowering plant of Brazil sometimes grown for its fibre)

sida (any of the flowering plants of the genus Sida)


inajá

→ English: inajá


touriga

Touriga Nacional, a grape type from Portugal


producção

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


webamigo

webamigo m (plural webamigos, feminine webamiga, feminine plural webamigas)

webamigos (plural)
webamiga (feminine)
webamigas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, neologism, Internet) a virtual friend; an online friend


escravoceta

Blend of escravo (“slave”) + boceta (“vagina”, vulgar).

blend

(derogatory, vulgar) simp, white knight (man who defends a woman to get favors)


internação

/ĩ.tɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

hospitalization/hospitalisation (act of confining someone in a hospital or clinic for assisted treatment)


irmãzinha

/iʁˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[iɦˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/iʁˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[iɦˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/iɾˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[iɾˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/iʁˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[iʁˌmɐ̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/iɾˌmɐ̃ˈzi.ɲɐ/


robozinho

Eu caminhava tão distraído que tomei um susto quando vi um robozinho da Nasa surgir do nada à minha frente. Paralisado de pânico, vi a engenhoca espichar sua lente até quase tocar meu nariz.

2004, Ana Beatriz B. Silva, Eduardo Mello, Luis Negreiros, Sorria: você está sendo filmado, →ISBN:


desculpa esfarrapada

pt-noun

desculpa esfarrapada f (plural desculpas esfarrapadas)


Deagle

Unadapted borrowing from English Deagle, blend of Desert + Eagle.

O terrorista soltou uma Deagle no exato instante que o tiro saiu da arma do jogador.

2014 August 11, “Esta é uma das jogadas mais incríveis já vistas em Counter-Strike [vídeo]”, in TecMundo:

No terceiro e último mapa (Cache), o Liquid tornou a realizar dois halfs absolutos, com a dupla NAF e Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken em alta e cravando mais uma vitória expressiva, desta vez por 16 a 8, com direito a Epitácio "TACO" de Melo resolvendo o jogo com sua Deagle.

2018 September 22, “CS:GO: Liquid vence HellRaisers e garante vaga na semifinal do FACEIT Major”, in Versus, archived from the original on 2019-04-20:

(slang, video games) Desert Eagle (a type of pistol)


parceria civil

parceria civil f (plural parcerias civis)


ergástulo

Learned borrowing from Latin ergastulum.

(historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse, labour camp


neomulher

(Brazil, slang, humorous, possibly derogatory) trap (a trans woman or transvestite)


mostajeiro

From a Vulgar Latin extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates.

Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)


baderneira

[bɐ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɐ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɐ.ðɨɾˈne.ɾɐ]


inhaca

(Brazil, colloquial) funk (a very unpleasant smell emanated from a person or animal, often resulting from a combination of multiple bad smells)

Acabei de acordar, mas preciso tomar um banho pra tirar essa inhaca.

(Brazil, slang) lack of will or motivation

(Brazil, slang) something poorly made or prepared, especially food


balzaquiana

Named after French writer Honoré de Balzac + -iana, referring to his 1842 novel La Femme de trente ans [The Thirty-Year-Old Woman].

named-after

Entre o elemento feminino sobressaiu-se desde logo uma mulher alta, morena, olhos negros, desempenada, dos seus vinte e oito a trinta anos, em todo o caso nada além dos trinta, uma balzaquiana como se costuma dizer.

1959, Clodomir Vianna Moog, Uma jangada para Ulisses:

Among the feminine element a tall, dark-haired woman with black eyes and straight posture soon stood out, twenty-eight to thirty years old, certainly not over thirty, a thirtysomething, as they say.

O elemento etário como componente da sedução erótica perdeu largamente o seu peso. De repente, não há diferença entre Balzac e Nabokov: uma balzaquiana pode também ser uma lolita.

2006, Pedro Mexia, Primeira pessoa, →ISBN:

The age element as a component of erotic seduction has largely lost its weight. Suddenly, there is no difference between Balzac and Nabokov: a woman in her thirties can also be a lolita.

female equivalent of balzaquiano (“thirtysomething”)


ênclise

(grammar) enclisis (use of a clitic after a word)


puta que lhe pariu

puta que pariu
puta que pariu#Portuguese


próclise

(grammar) proclisis (use of a clitic before a word)


puta que te pariu

Literally, “whore that gave birth to you”.


outra história

pt-noun

outra história f (plural outras histórias)

[ˈo(ʊ̯).tɾɐ iʃˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

(idiomatic) "another thing": a different case or situation, often where rules of previous cases do not apply


união estável

união estável f (plural uniões estáveis)

domestic partnership
domestic partnership

(Brazil) domestic partnership, civil union (legal union established in 2002 in Brazil to regulate the relationship of cohabiting couples, expanded in 2011 to include gay and lesbian couples)


uniões de facto

união de facto
união de facto#Portuguese


parcerias civis

parceria civil
parceria civil#Portuguese


união de facto

união de facto f (plural uniões de facto)

(Portugal) domestic partnership, civil union (legal union established in 1999 in Portugal to regulate the relationship of cohabiting couples, expanded in 2001 to include gay and lesbian couples)


presepada

(Brazil) extravagant and bizarre situation

(Brazil) something poorly done or unpleasant


emburrecimento

emburrecimento m (plural emburrecimentos)

dumbification, the act of becoming or making dumb, less intelligent


primípara

primipara (woman who had her first birth)


transexualidade

From transexual + -idade or trans- + sexualidade.

De acordo com a organização, a transexualidade ainda está presente na CID, mas agora em uma nova categoria, denominada "saúde sexual".

2018 June 18, “OMS retira a transexualidade da lista de doenças mentais”, in Glovo:

According to the organization, transsexuality is still present in the ICD [International Classification of Diseases], but now it is in a new category, designated "sexual health".


externalização

externalização f (plural externalizações)


desfragmentador

desfragmentador m (plural desfragmentadores)


despolitização

despolitização f (plural despolitizações)

From des- + politização or despolitizar + -ção.


politização

politicization (US), politicisation (UK)


nojeira

something dirty, disgusting and repulsive


pink money

Unadapted borrowing from English pink money.

ubor

pink money (the business generated by providing goods and services to the homosexual community)


contingenciamento

pt-noun

contingenciamento m (plural contingenciamentos)


corresponsabilidade

corresponsabilidade f (plural corresponsabilidades)


corresponsável

corresponsável m or f by sense (plural corresponsáveis)

co-responsible, someone jointly with somebody else


fumígeno

fumigant (substance that produces smoke)


arruaça

disorderly situation, ruckus, turmoil, mutiny


cheque em branco

cheque em branco m (plural cheques em branco)

blank check (US), blank cheque (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) (a signed cheque with the value left blank)


ilegalização

From i- + legalização or ilegalizar + -ção.


licanço

Alternative form of licranço (“slowworm”)


cobra-de-vidro

cobra-de-vidro f (plural cobras-de-vidro)

[ˌkɔ.βɾɐ.ðɨˈvi.ðɾu]

[ˌkɔ.βɾɐ.ðɨˈvi.ðɾu]

[ˌkɔ.βɾɐ.ðɨˈβi.ðɾu]

cobra de vidro
cobra de vidro#Portuguese


negociabilidade

negociabilidade f (plural negociabilidades)

From negociar + -abilidade or negociable + -abilidade.


automatização

automation, automatization (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system)


familiarização

familiarização f (plural familiarizações)


colectivização

colectivização f (plural colectivizações)

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


bolsominion

bolsominion m or f by sense (plural bolsominions)

blend

English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">minion</i>

Felipe Pena (2016 April 27) “Bolsominions: quem são e do que se alimentam [Bolsominions: who they are and what they feed from]”, in Extra (in Portuguese), Globo

(Brazil, politics, neologism, derogatory) a supporter of Jair Bolsonaro, especially a fanatical one


lymphadenectomia

pt-noun

lymphadenectomia f (plural lymphadenectomias)

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


queixume

Fervendo-me no peito o amor, e a ira, / Logo, logo em pedaços fiz a Lira, / E em mil imprecações, em mil queixumes / O furor exhalei dos meus ciumes, / Ameaçando a infiel, que eu me vingava / No odioso Rival, que me affrontava, / Se huma satisfação, que Inálio visse, / Logo o meu pundonor não ressarcisse.

1791, Bocage, Queixumes do Pastor Elmano Contra a Falsidade da Pastora Urselina:


pão sovado

a type of smooth, often sweetened bread originally from Provence, France


pão tatu

Literally, “armadillo bread”, referring to its shape.

(Brazil, regional) a type of smooth, often sweetened bread originally from Provence, France


pão massa fina

pão massa fina m (plural pães massa fina)

(Meio-norte and parts of the North) a type of smooth, often sweetened bread originally from Provence, France


electrificação

electrificação f (plural electrificações)

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


bicho do mato

— Anda pra cá, Angelina! gritou o roceiro. Pareces um bicho do mato! Nunca viste gente, rapariga?!

1881, Aluísio Azevedo, chapter XI, in O Mulato:

Afinal, este gênero de literatura e uma arte de sociedade, - que fica um pouco acima do jogo de prendas e muito abaixo de um step qualquer; e eu, apesar de ser um sujeito sociável e que passo, das vinte e quatro horas do dia, mais de quatorze na rua, conversando com pessoas de todas as condições e classes, nunca fui homem de sociedade: sou um bicho-do-mato.

(Can we date this quote?), Lima Barreto, “O destino da literatura”, in Marginália, published 1953:


desmobilização

desmobilização f (plural desmobilizações)

From desmobilizar + -ção or des- + mobilização.


humanização

humanization (act, process of making more human)


desumanização

From des- + humanização or desumanizar + -ção.


geolocalização

geolocalização f (plural geolocalizações)

From geo- + localização or geolocalizar + -ção.


georreferenciamento

georreferenciamento m (plural georreferenciamentos)

From geo- + referenciamento or georreferenciar + -mento.


geobloqueio

(computing, Internet) geoblocking, geo-blocking


estrupo

(archaic) loud noise caused by too many people walking disorderly


gaitaço

2016, Valmir Zanelato, Elio Moreira, Adelar Bertussi: a lenda viva dos pagos, Foto Arte, page 210

But don’t worry about it, the news spread through town: it was Valmir Zanelato’s birthday and it would be celebrated at Nunes Farm with a great and wonderful party, which would be brightened by the sound of accordions and by songs that had greased the wheels of Gaucho music.

Mas, deixa estar, a notícia se espalhou pela cidade: o Valmir Zanelato estava de aniversário e o comemoraria no Sítio Nunes com uma grande e bela festança, que seria abrilhantada pelos gaitaços e por canções que moveram as engrenagens da música gaúcha.

(South Brazil) skillful accordion playing


georreferenciação

georreferenciação f (plural georreferenciações)

From geo- + referenciação or georreferenciar + -ção.


branquelo

Ei, branquelo sujo! Coloquei minha mala no chão. Uma mulatona estava sentada nos degraus da varanda, balançando as pernas. Tinha uma boa aparência. –Olá, branquelo sujo! Eu não disse nada. Fiquei apenas olhando para ela.

2007, Charles Bukowski, Factótum, L&PM, →ISBN:

Hey, dirty whiteboy! I placed my suitcase on the floor. A big mulatto woman was sitting on the porch steps, swinging her legs. She had good looks. –Hello, dirty whiteboy! I said nothing. I just looked at her.

(informal, usually derogatory) whiteboy, cracker (white person)


caboco

caboco m (plural cabocos, feminine caboca, feminine plural cabocas)

cabocos (plural)
caboca (feminine)
cabocas (feminine plural)


cafuzo

Coordinate term: caboclo

(Brazil) someone of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry


cômpito

crossroad, intersection (point of concurrence of several paths)


assessoria

advisory (the activity or business of advising or consulting)

an organ responsible for such activity or business


duopólio

From duo- + -pólio, by analogy with monopólio (“monopoly”).


exibicionista

exibicionista m or f by sense (plural exibicionistas)

From exhibitiōne (“exibição (exhibitionism) in Latin”) + -ista.

exhibitionist (one who attempts to draw attention to himself or herself)


jogadora

[ʒu.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


grevista

grevista m or f by sense (plural grevistas)

/ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/

/ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/

/ɡɾɛˈbiʃ.tɐ/

[ɡɾɛˈβiʃ.tɐ]

Borrowed from French gréviste. By surface analysis, greve + -ista.


mufana

From Tsonga mufana (and cognates in closely related languages).


pinador

nail gun/nailgun, nailer (gun which drives nails)


cálculo diferencial

differential calculus
differential calculus


poder de compra

poder de compra m (plural poderes de compra)


paridade do poder de compra

paridade do poder de compra f (plural paridades do poder de compra)

purchasing power parity
purchasing power parity


femicídio

From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + -cídio, on the pattern of English femicide.


força do hábito

força do hábito f (plural forças do hábito)

(idiomatic) the tendency of doing something because it is a habit even when it is not necessary or expected


deprê

Clipping of deprimido or depressão. Akin to Spanish depre.


verborreia

[vɨɾ.βuˈʁɐj.ɐ]

[vɨɾ.βuˈʁɐj.ɐ]

From verbo + -reia, analogously to diarreia.


multiculturalidade

multiculturalidade f (plural multiculturalidades)


infantilização

infantilização f (plural infantilizações)


libertário

libertário m (plural libertários, feminine libertária, feminine plural libertárias)

libertários (plural)
libertária (feminine)
libertárias (feminine plural)


tecnocrata

tecnocrata m or f by sense (plural tecnocratas)


livre-pensador

livre-pensador m (plural librepensadores, feminine librepensadora, feminine plural librepensadoras)

librepensadores (plural)
librepensadora (feminine)
librepensadoras (feminine plural)

From livre (“free”) + pensador (“thinker”).


misândrico

misândrico m (plural misândricos, feminine misândrica, feminine plural misândricas)

misândricos (plural)
misândrica (feminine)
misândricas (feminine plural)


degrais

As if the singular was *degral, homophonous in most Brazilian dialects.


heterofóbico

heterofóbico m (plural heterofóbicos, feminine heterofóbica, feminine plural heterofóbicas)

heterofóbicos (plural)
heterofóbica (feminine)
heterofóbicas (feminine plural)


heterófobo

heterófobo m (plural heterófobos, feminine heterófoba, feminine plural heterófobas)

heterófobos (plural)
heterófoba (feminine)
heterófobas (feminine plural)


droguinha

[dɾɔˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]

[dɾɔˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]


zé-droguinha

/ˌzɛ.dɾɔˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˌzɛ.dɾɔˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˌzɛ.dɾɔˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˌzɛ.dɾɔˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil, slang) someone who consumes recreational drugs, especially if the person is young and does so largely for attention; a stoner


estigmatização

estigmatização f (plural estigmatizações)


beldroegas

[beʊ̯.dɾoˈɛ.ɡɐʃ]

[bɛɫ.dɾuˈɛ.ɣɐʃ]

/bɛlˈdɾwɛ.ɡɐʃ/

[bɛɫˈdɾwɛ.ɣɐʃ]


beldroegas

[beʊ̯.dɾoˈɛ.ɡɐʃ]

[bɛɫ.dɾuˈɛ.ɣɐʃ]

/bɛlˈdɾwɛ.ɡɐʃ/

[bɛɫˈdɾwɛ.ɣɐʃ]


perda total

Literally, “total loss”; also abbreviated “PT”.

lit

(Brazil) a totaled car; one that has lost all of its value after an accident

(Brazil, slang) a person who has gotten very drunk


/ˈʃiʒ ˈnɔ.vɨ/

/ˈʃiʒ ˈnɔ.vɨ/

/ˈʃiʒ ˈnɔ.bɨ/

[ˈʃiʒ ˈnɔ.βɨ]

Different origins are proposed. One relates it to Secret Agent X-9, a comics detective character. Another one connects it to the inmates of "pavilion 9" of the former Carandiru Penitentiary, many of which were informers.


farofeiro

pt-noun

farofeiro m (plural farofeiros, feminine farofeira, feminine plural farofeiras)

farofeiros (plural)
farofeira (feminine)
farofeiras (feminine plural)

(derogatory) one who brings a lunchbox, which usually contains chicken with farofa, to eat at the beach

(derogatory) one who annoys others at the beach


futum

(Brazil, slang) stench; reek (foul smell)


macumbeiro

macumbeiro m (plural macumbeiros, feminine macumbeira, feminine plural macumbeiras)

macumbeiros (plural)
macumbeira (feminine)
macumbeiras (feminine plural)


mão na roda

(idiomatic) something very convenient and helpful; something that comes in handy


telelixo

Sinto tristeza por ver como cada vez mais o telelixo tomou conta das opções dos programadores dos canais portugueses.

2019 February 21, Duarte Costa, “Caras Lindas recusa trabalho em televisão: “Não quero estar associada a telelixo””, in atelevisao:

(colloquial, derogatory) trash TV, junk TV


auspícios

expression of support (financial or otherwise) or protection


auspício

omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)

(in the plural) expression of support (financial or otherwise) or protection

(obsolete) prophecy based on how birds behaved


vólei de praia

vôlei de praia
vôlei de praia#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of vôlei de praia.


criminalidade

Borrowed from Latin crīminālitātem or from criminal + -idade.

crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively)

criminality, criminalness (state of being criminal)


escravagista

escravagista m or f by sense (plural escravagistas)


escravagismo

a societal or political system in which slavery is practiced


canastrão

[ka.naʃˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ.nɐʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

(Brazil, zoology) an individual of a prestigious Brazilian breed of pigs


paranho

From Old Galician-Portuguese paranho. Cognate with Galician paraño, Spanish páramo and English paramo.


personalização

personalização f (plural personalizações)

personalization (act of personalizing something)


caimento

trim, drape (the way in which fabric falls or hangs)


profissionalização

profissionalização f (plural profissionalizações)


paraplégico

paraplégico m (plural paraplégicos, feminine paraplégica, feminine plural paraplégicas)

paraplégicos (plural)
paraplégica (feminine)
paraplégicas (feminine plural)


precarização

casualization (the increase of precarious work in the labour market)


masculinista

From masculino + -ista, as opposed to feminista (“feminist”).


masculinização

masculinização f (plural masculinizações)


masculinismo

From masculino + -ismo, as opposed to feminismo (“feminism”).

masculinism, masculism (advocacy of men's rights)


epigénese

European Portuguese standard spelling of epigênese.


friagem

[fɾɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈfɾja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]


irascibilidade

irascibilidade f (plural irascibilidades)


frialdade

coldness, coolness
low temperatures, cold


occasião

Nessa occasião recebemos os agradecimentos do povo Belga pela nossa intervenção era um notavel documento.

1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 3:

We received at that time the thanks of the Belgium people for our intervention in a very remarkable document.


instrumentalização

instrumentalização f (plural instrumentalizações)


gabiroba

Hunsrik: Gabirob

[ɡɐ.βiˈɾɔ.βɐ]

the fruit of the plant Campomanesia xanthocarpa


mandubi

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi. Doublet of amendoim.


poliúria

(medicine) polyuria, diuresis (excessive urination)


cajá

Spondias mombin
Spondias mombin#Translingual

(Brazil) yellow mombin (tree) (Spondias mombin)


araçá

any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum or Mosiera guineensis (syn. Psidium araca) or another Psidium, or Eugenia stipitata


cambucá

a tropical fruit tree native to South America (Eugenia dysenterica)


cagaita

a tropical fruit tree native to South America (Plinia edulis)


grumixama

grumichama (A tropical fruit tree native to South America (Eugenia brasiliensis)


guarulhense

guarulhense m or f by sense (plural guarulhenses)

/ɡwɐ.ɾuˈʎẽ.sɨ/

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


urupemense

urupemense m or f by sense (plural urupemenses)

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


poaense

poaense m or f by sense (plural poaenses)

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


urubiciense

urubiciense m or f by sense (plural urubicienses)

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


cotiano

cotiano m (plural cotianos, feminine cotiana, feminine plural cotianas)

cotianos (plural)
cotiana (feminine)
cotianas (feminine plural)

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


embu-guaçuense

embu-guaçuense m or f by sense (plural embu-guaçuenses)

(demonym) native or inhabitant of Embu-Guaçu (Brazilian municipality)


cordão sanitário

cordão sanitário m (plural cordões sanitários)


governabilidade

governabilidade f (plural gobernabilidades)


judicialização

judicialização f (plural judicializações)


chefete

chefete m or f by sense (plural chefetes)

a boss of low prestige; someone who occupies a leading position but is thought not to deserve or be suitable for it


chefículo

chefículo m or f by sense (plural chefículos)


usbeque

usbeque m or f by sense (plural usbeques)


pão com ovo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pão, com, ovo.


candango

candango m (plural candangos, feminine candanga, feminine plural candangas)

candangos (plural)
candanga (feminine)
candangas (feminine plural)

/kɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.ɡu/

(Brazil, historical, derogatory) a Portuguese person as designated by Africans

(Brazil, historical) one of the builders of Brasília, who came mainly from the Northeast


pingolim

Uncertain. Possibly an alteration of pingalim.


retrocompatibilidade

retrocompatibilidade f (plural retrocompatibilidades)

backward compatibility
backward compatibility


desindustrialização

desindustrialização f (plural desindustrializações)

From des- + industrialização or desindustrializar + -ção.


responsabilização

responsabilização f (plural responsabilizações)

responsibilization (act or effect of holding oneself responsible or liable)

inculpation (imputation or assumption of responsibilities)


bravateiro

bravateiro m (plural bravateiros, feminine bravateira, feminine plural bravateiras)

bravateiros (plural)
bravateira (feminine)
bravateiras (feminine plural)

one who boasts about their own braveness


gravímetros

[ɡɾɐˈβi.mɨ.tɾuʃ]


ciência das religiões

ciência das religiões f (plural ciências das religiões)

[sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ daʒ χe.li.ʒɪˈõɪ̯̃ʃ]

[ˈsjẽ.sjɐ ðɐʒ ʁɨ.liˈʒjõj̃ʃ]

Calque of German Religionswissenschaft (literally “religion science”).

cal

religious studies; the scientific study of religions


piracanjuba

From Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) + akanga (“head”) + îub (“yellow”) + -a: yellow headed fish.

(Brazil) a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Brycon orbignyanus)


pirapitinga

From Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) + piting (“spotted”) + -a.

(Brazil) a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Piaractus brachypomus)


coxia

Agarrou na mala e, arrastando os pés para não tropeçar, apalpando com a mão livre, passou para a coxia que separava as duas filas de catres […]

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

He grabbed his suitcase and, dragging his feet so as not to stumble and groping with his free hand, moved to the gangway separating the two lines of cots […]


entimema

Borrowed from Latin enthȳmēma, from Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma).

(logic) enthymeme (syllogism in which a premise or conclusion is implied)


desforra

/d͡ʒiʃˈfɔ.ʁɐ/

[d͡ʒiʃˈfɔ.χɐ]

[…] o ladrão do carro cumpria como podia a ameaça de tirar desforra do causador dos seus males.

[…] the car thief fulfilled as well as he could his threat to get redress from the one who had caused him grief.


maioria qualificada

pt-noun

maioria qualificada f (plural maiorias qualificadas)


disco compacto

disco compacto m (plural discos compactos)

Calque of English compact disc, from disco (“disc”) + compacto (“compact”).


ombreira

[õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

From ombro + -eira. Compare Spanish hombrera.

[…] procurando à passagem o apoio de algo sólido, uma parede, a ombreira duma porta.

[…] in passing searching for the support of something solid: a wall, a door stile.

jamb, stile (vertical component of frame)


catapúcia

(botany) any of several plants of the Euphorbia genus, which have purgative seeds


fidúcia

(derogatory) an audacious act, an outrage

a tax over a property that belongs to the fiduciary until their death, after which it is transferred to the heir


laçadeira

Amparando-se aos ferros das camas, passando de uma para outra como uma laçadeira, foi avançando entre os adormecidos.

Leaning against the iron of the beds, going from one to the other like a shuttle hook, he advanced between the sleepers.


puxador

[…] uma espécie de corda, uma ponta da qual estaria sempre presa ao puxador exterior da porta da camarata, […]

[…] a kind of rope, one side whereof would always be attached to the exterior knob of the dormitory door, […]


gelado de água

gelado de água m (plural gelados de água)

[ʒɨˈla.ðu ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

(Portugal) ice pop (ice cream or frozen fruit juice on a stick)


gelinho

(Brazil, regional) a frozen dessert in a tube, freezepop, ice pop, freezie


repelão

[χe.peˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.pɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

Já as levavam para as camas, já as despiam aos repelões,[…]

They were already taking them to the beds, they were already taking their clothes off by shoves, […]


pprt

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of papo reto.


esquerdomacho

a "fake mangina", who fakes feminist or otherwise leftist political opinions in order to attract women


camelódromo

(Brazil) a designated location where hucksters can sell their goods legally


copeiro

copeiro m (plural copeiros, feminine copeira, feminine plural copeiras)

copeiros (plural)
copeira (feminine)
copeiras (feminine plural)

one who prepares and/or sells sweets and liquor

(Brazil) house or kitchen servant; butler


copeiro

a location, such as a kitchen cabinet, where glasses, cups and similar containers are kept


espanador

[…] diga-se a propósito que são essas as únicas ocasiões que ele tem para descansar, sem agitações de espanador ou de aspirador, sem correrias de crianças que desencadeiam turbilhões atmosféricos à passagem,[…]

[…] let me say by the way that these are the only times it has to rest, without being disturbed by duster or vacuum cleaner, without children rushing by and causing atmospheric turbulence when passing, […]


presilha

one of several objects used to bond or stick together

cord, string, thread, or similar object, generally in the shape of a loop or flap, used to fasten, squeeze, or stretch

(Madeira) pin used to attach sheets of paper together

(Brazil) object used in the hair to hold it, interlace parts of it together and/or adorn it; hairclip


Caipora

[kaɪ̯ˈpɔ.ɾɐ]

[kaɪ̯ˈpɔ.ɾɐ]

From Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + porá (“dweller”).

(Brazil, folklore) a supernatural being in Brazilian folklore


vidência

From Latin videntia. Compare Galician and Spanish videncia.

— Vê-lo-ás, tornou ele, e prosseguiu: terás a visão do bem e hás de ser por ela infeliz; veras demais no presente, e poderias ler no futuro, fixando-a por mais de treze minutos sobre o mesmo objeto; eu tenho porem piedade de ti, e te proíbo ainda a vidência do futuro: Cashiel! Schaltiel! Aphiel! Zarabiel! eu impeço a vidência do futuro a este mancebo, e esta luneta quebrar-se-á em suas mãos antes do décimo quarto minuto de fixidade.

1869, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, “Segunda Parte - Introdução, Capítulo XI”, in A Luneta Mágica:


mundividência

Romances da maturidade: é o conjunto das sete narrativas (Crime e castigo, O jogador, O idiota, O eterno marido, Os demônios, O adolescente e Os irmãos Karamazov) em que Dostoievski atinge a plenitude de sua técnica formal e consegue expressar sua mundividência pela temática existencial e pela construção de personagens que se tornaram imortais.

2010, Salvatore D’Onofrio, “Dostoievski”, in Dicionário de Cultura Básica:


pé-de-altar

(ecclesiastical) budget that a curate obtains from ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings and burials


vagido

[…] era como uma criancinha que tivesse acabado de nascer e este choro fosse o seu primeiro e ainda inconsciente vagido.

[…] she was like a baby girl just born and this weeping was like her first and still unconscious wail.


benesse

Borrowed from Latin bene esse (literally “being well, to be well”).

bor+

profit or budget obtained without much work or effort; bargain


pároco

pt-noun

pároco m (plural párocos, feminine pároca, feminine plural párocas)

párocos (plural)
pároca (feminine)
párocas (feminine plural)


roldão

[hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


paraibano

paraibano m (plural paraibanos, feminine paraibana, feminine plural paraibanas)

paraibanos (plural)
paraibana (feminine)
paraibanas (feminine plural)


sergipano

sergipano m (plural sergipanos, feminine sergipana, feminine plural sergipanas)

sergipanos (plural)
sergipana (feminine)
sergipanas (feminine plural)


tocantinense

tocantinense m or f by sense (plural tocantinenses)


piauiense

piauiense m or f by sense (plural piauienses)


rondoniano

rondoniano m (plural rondonianos, feminine rondoniana, feminine plural rondonianas)

rondonianos (plural)
rondoniana (feminine)
rondonianas (feminine plural)


rondoniense

rondoniense m or f by sense (plural rondonienses)


picanha

→ English: picanha

→ French: picanha

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Spanish picaña, from earlier picana (“cattle prod”).


caruncho

Unknown. Maybe from Latin carbunculus. If so, it is a doublet of carbúnculo.
Alternative theories include derivation from Latin cariēs or caruncula. Possibly entered Portuguese via Spanish caroncho.

/kɐˈɾũ.t͡ʃu/

any of several grubs and beetles that bore through wood or books, or that infest grain


rejunte

/ʁeˈʒũ.t͡ʃi/

/ʁeˈʒũ.t͡ʃi/

/ʁeˈʒũ.t͡ʃi/

[χeˈʒũ.t͡ʃi]

(construction) grout (thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities)


descentralização

descentralização f (plural descentralizações)

From des- + centralização or descentralizar + -ção.


grafiteira

female equivalent of grafiteiro; female graffitist, graffiti artist


grafíti

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


grafiteiro

grafiteiro m (plural grafiteiros, feminine grafiteira, feminine plural grafiteiras)

grafiteiros (plural)
grafiteira (feminine)
grafiteiras (feminine plural)


tiete

[t͡ʃɪˈɛ.t͡ʃi]

[t͡ʃɪˈɛ.t͡ʃi]

Attributed to Brazilian actress Duse Nacaratti (1942–2009), who used that epithet inspired by a friend of her mother to describe female fans of the "Dzi Croquettes" musical group. Achieved widespread usage in the late 1970s.


abelheira

/ɐ.bɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ.βɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐ.bɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ.βɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ.βɨˈʎej.ɾɐ]

[ɐ.βɨˈʎej.ɾɐ]

/ɐ.bɨˈʎe.ɾɐ/

[ɐ.βɨˈʎe.ɾɐ]


chocottone

(nonstandard) Alternative form of chocotone


subemprego

From sub- + emprego, literally “underjob”.

a low-paying job or a job that does not require qualification


aidético

aidético m (plural aidéticos, feminine aidética, feminine plural aidéticas)

aidéticos (plural)
aidética (feminine)
aidéticas (feminine plural)


colírio

Learned borrowing from Latin collȳrium, from Ancient Greek κολλύριον (kollúrion).

(pharmacy) collyrium, eyedrop (medicated liquid that is applied directly to the eyeball)

(Brazil, informal) a very attractive or beautiful person; an eye candy


ovação

/ɔ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɔ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɔ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɔ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin ovātiōnem. Akin to Spanish ovación.


abração

[a.bɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


enganadora

[ẽ.ɡɐ.nɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


embalsamamento

embalsamamento m (plural embalsamamentos)


digestibilidade

digestibilidade f (plural digestibilidades)


centenas de milhares

Centenas de milhares de pessoas foram às ruas.

Hundreds of thousands of people were in the streets.

hundreds of thousands
hundreds of thousands

(usually with no article) hundreds of thousands


carro de combate principal

carro de combate principal m (plural carros de combate principais)


pobretão

pobretão m (plural pobretões, feminine pobretona, feminine plural pobretonas)

pobretões (plural)
pobretona (feminine)
pobretonas (feminine plural)

[pu.βɾɨˈtɐ̃w̃]

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a very poor person


brinco-de-princesa

brinco-de-princesa m (plural brincos-de-princesa)

Coordinate term: brinco-de-princesa-da-mata

Fuchsia hybrida
Wikispecies:Fuchsia hybrida


carros de combate principais

carro de combate principal
carro de combate principal#Portuguese


beijo grego

(colloquial) anilingus (the sexual practice of stimulating someone's anus with the mouth)


rotim

Borrowed from French rotin, from Malay rotan.


conhecidência

Probably from mishearing the "coinci" in coincidência as "conheci", as in conhecer or conhecimento.


queniano

queniano m (plural quenianos, feminine queniana, feminine plural quenianas)

quenianos (plural)
queniana (feminine)
quenianas (feminine plural)


restabelecimento

restabelecimento m (plural restabelecimentos)


racionalização

racionalização f (plural racionalizações)


vozinha

[ˌvɔˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

[ˌvɔˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

Amo minha vozinha.


EPI

equipamento de proteção individual#Portuguese

Acronym of equipamento de proteção individual (“PPE (personal protective equipment)”).


chazada

[t͡ʃɐˈza.ðɐ]

A intervalos a Ruça, toda de negro, entrava com o tabuleiro de doces e copos de chazada; levantava-se então o abajur; e as velhas, que já iam cerrando as pálpebras, sentindo a sala mais clara, levavam logo os lenços aos olhos, e, com ais, serviam-se de bolinhos da Encarnação.

1875, Eça de Queirós, chapter XII, in O Crime do Padre Amaro:


ombreiras

[õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]

/õˈbɾɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/õˈbɾɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/õˈbɾej.ɾɐʃ/

/õˈbɾej.ɾɐʃ/


guabiju

Hunsrik: Gabischu


garrafinha

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfi.ɲɐ/


remeiro

remeiro m (plural remeiros, feminine remeira, feminine plural remeiras)

remeiros (plural)
remeira (feminine)
remeiras (feminine plural)


mau-caráter

mau-caráter m or f by sense (plural maus-caracteres)


esfirra

Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic صفيحة (ṣfīḥa), from Arabic صفيحة (ṣafīḥa).


descolonização

pt-noun

descolonização f (plural descolonizações)


comunicabilidade

comunicabilidade f (plural comunicabilidades)


alabamiense

alabamiense m or f by sense (plural alabamienses)

Alabamian (native or resident of Alabama)


buchicho

Variant of cochicho or from Spanish bochinche.

(Brazil, informal) commotion, tumult, agitation

(Brazil, informal) the habit of badmouthing, maligning, criticizing/criticising (something or someone)


quitute

Borrowed from Kimbundu kitutu (“indigestion”).

bor+

(Angola, Brazil) delicacy (delicious food or dish)

(Brazil) an affectionate action or gesture, such as a cuddle


galrito

Borrowed from Spanish garlito. By surface analysis, galra + -ito.

a net or another fishing instrument used to catch small fish


carrapicho

(botany) any plant of the Acanthospermum genus

any plant of the Acanthospermum genus
the seed of that plant

any plant of the Acanthospermum genus
the fruit of that plant

bun, part of the hair lying on the back of the head


gostosura

(of food) tastiness; the quality of being tasty or delicious

that which is tasty; a delicacy, especially sweets/candy

the quality of being romantically or sexually attractive


rabicho

[ʁɐˈβi.t͡ʃu]

small piece of hair, such as a braid/plait, that hangs on one's nape

a type of leather strip (similar to a correia) that is guided through below a horse's tail and fastened to the back part of the saddle

a type of wire or steel cable used to fasten a utility pole or similar structure by connecting its top extremity to the ground

(informal) passion, crush (romantic attraction to someone)

a bull with no hair on the tip of its tail


galricho

[ɡaʊ̯ˈχi.ʃu]

Borrowed from Spanish garlito. By surface analysis, galra + -icho.


pitéu

(cooking) delicacy (delicious food or dish)

(cooking) a stew made with chops of meat and sauce thickened with cassava flour

(informal) a beautiful person, usually a woman


paparicho

(cooking) delicacy (delicious dish or food)


acepipe

Borrowed from Arabic اَلزَّبِيب (az-zabīb, “raisin”). Compare Spanish acebibe.

appetiser, antipasto, hors d'oeuvre (food served before the main course)


motoqueiro

pt-noun

motoqueiro m (plural motoqueiros, feminine motoqueira, feminine plural motoqueiras)

motoqueiros (plural)
motoqueira (feminine)
motoqueiras (feminine plural)


negão

negão m (plural negões, feminine negona, feminine plural negonas)

negões (plural)
negona (feminine)
negonas (feminine plural)

Aquele negão ali perguntou por você

(Brazil, sometimes euphemistic) a black man (especially a dark-skinned one)

E aí, negão! Quer ir tomar uma?

[to a black friend] What's up, my man! Wanna have some drinks?

(Brazil, endearing) a black man (regardless of skin tone)

(Brazil, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) black; negro


praiense

Praia da Vitória
Praia da Vitória#English

native or inhabitant of Praia da Vitória


e-girl

Unadapted borrowing from English e-girl.


bemaventurança

bemaventurança f (plural bemaventuranças)


bem-aventurança

bem-aventurança f (plural bem-aventuranças)

[ˌbɐ̃j̃.ɐ.βẽ.tuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ]


subunidade

subunit (any subdivision of a larger unit)


monturo

a bunch of garbage or disposable objects

(figurative) an amount of repulsive, disgusting things

(figurative) a dirty, disgusting or repulsive place


coronavírus

(virology) coronavirus (a member of the genus Coronavirus)

2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
w:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

(in particular) coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that caused the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)


megalomártir

megalomártir m or f by sense (plural megalomártires)


mata-sãos

mata-sãos m or f by sense (plural mata-saõs)

[ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃s]

[ˌma.tɐˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


teocrata

teocrata m or f by sense (plural teocratas)


cupincha

cupincha m or f by sense (plural cupinchas)

Possibly borrowed from Spanish compinche.

(Rio Grande do Sul) homie, homeboy, homegirl, buddy


engraxadora

/ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ẽ.ɡɾa.ʃɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


zuero

someone who doesn't take things seriously


escavadora

(Portugal) excavator, digger (tracked vehicle used to dig ditches)


papas na língua

Não tem papas na língua. Sempre critica a todos.

He can't hold his tongue. He always criticizes everyone.

the discernment that holds someone from being excessively sincere (mostly used negatively to indicate that someone lacks it); the ability to hold one's tongue


zona de guerra

zona de guerra f (plural zonas de guerra)

/ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.hɐ]

/ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.hɐ]

/ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈzõ.nɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡɛ.χɐ]

/ˈzo.nɐ dɨ ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈzo.nɐ ðɨ ˈɣɛ.ʁɐ]


gazua

Borrowed from Spanish ganzúa, borrowed from Basque gantzua.


caixeira

[kaɪ̯ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[kaɪ̯ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]


despachante

despachante m or f by sense (plural despachantes)

/dɨʃ.pɐˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/

/dɨʃ.pɐˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/

/dɨʃ.pɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɨ/

despachante aduaneiro

broker, agent, professional who does bureaucracy at the behalf of another


bangalafumenga

bangalafumenga m or f by sense (plural bangalafumengas)

(derogatory) a worthless or useless individual


berdamerda

berdamerda m or f by sense (plural berdamerdas)


bunda-suja

bunda-suja m or f by sense (plural bundas-sujas)


pobre-diabo

(derogatory) a worthless, useless, weak, or inoffensive individual


pé-rachado

(Rio Grande do Sul) Alternative form of pé-rapado


pé de poeira

pé de poeira m or f by sense (plural pés de poeira)


meia-dúzia de gato-pingado

meia-dúzia de gato-pingado f (plural meias-dúzias de gato-pingado)

meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados
meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados#Portuguese

Alternative form of meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados


pé de chinelo

pé de chinelo m or f by sense (plural pés de chinelo)

(Brazil) a criminal who is not very dangerous

(Brazil) poor, insignificant or inexpressive individual


meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados

meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados f (plural meias-dúzias de gatos-pingados)

(idiomatic) very few people (attending an event)


zé-prequeté

(Brazil, derogatory) a worthless or useless individual


beré-beré

beré-beré m or f by sense (plural beré-berés)


lagalhé

lagalhé m or f by sense (plural lagalhés)

(derogatory) worthless or useless individual

(derogatory) someone who is poor and wears shaggy, dirty clothes


fubica

(Brazil, derogatory) short and unimportant individual


fubica

(Brazil, regional) small and often dilapidated car; jalopy


titica

(Brazil) feces, excrement (especially of birds)

(Brazil, derogatory) something or someone considered worthless, useless, despicable, or repulsive


bicho-careta

bicho-careta m or f by sense (plural bichos-caretas or bichos-careta)

bichos-caretas (plural)
bichos-careta (plural)


ningres-ningres

ningres-ningres m or f by sense (invariable)

/ˌnĩ.ɡɾiʒˈnĩ.ɡɾiʃ/

/ˌnĩ.ɡɾɨʒˈnĩ.ɡɾɨʃ/


gato-pingado

funeral home worker responsible for burial ceremonies

historically and more specifically, the one who accompanied hearses with a torch

(informal) each of a few individuals who attended an event; often used in the phrase meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados

(derogatory) useless or worthless person


joão-fernandes

joão-fernandes m or f by sense (plural joões-fernandes)

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.feɦˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis]

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.feɦˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis]

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.feɾˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis]

/ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.feʁˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒiʃ/

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.feʁˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒiʃ]

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.feɻˈnɐ̃.des]

/ˌʒwɐ̃w̃.fɨɾˈnɐ̃.dɨʃ/

a type of countryside dance from Rio Grande do Sul


muxiba

muxiba f (usually uncountable, plural muxibas)

Borrowed from Kimbundu muxiba (“sinew, blood vessel”).

(Brazil, colloquial) loose skin, sagging or drooping flesh; flab

(Brazil, colloquial) lean, sinewy meat trimmings, especially when fed to pets or livestock


muxibas

(Brazil, derogatory) loose, saggy breasts


molambento

molambento m (plural molambentos, feminine molambenta, feminine plural molambentas)

molambentos (plural)
molambenta (feminine)
molambentas (feminine plural)


brochote

brochote m or f by sense (plural brochotes)


gaiense

gaiense m or f by sense (plural gaienses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Gaia


chorinho

Nessa ocasião, a partir de gêneros musicais nativos como o samba, o chorinho e o samba-canção somados à influência do jazz, introduzido com as grandes orquestras do início do século, desenvolvia-se, rapidamente, a ainda embrionária Bossa Nova.

2001, Toquei Algo Como Blues, Sem Me Dar Conta Disso…, José Veríssimo da Silva, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 71:

(music, uncountable) Synonym of choro (“Brazilian popular music genre”)


passaralho

(colloquial, humorous) depiction of a penis with wings

(colloquial, humorous) the act of firing a large number of employees


golpe palaciano

golpe palaciano m (plural golpes palacianos)


recentralização

recentralização f (plural recentralizações)

From re- + centralização or recentralizar + -ção.


cânave

From Latin cannăbe. Doublet of cânhamo, canábis, cânabis, and canvas.


canavês

pt-noun

canavês m (plural canaveses, feminine canavesa, feminine plural canavesas)

canaveses (plural)
canavesa (feminine)
canavesas (feminine plural)

a person from, or an inhabitant of, Marco de Canaveses


marcuense

marcuense m or f by sense (plural marcuenses)

a person from, or an inhabitant of, Marco de Canaveses.


quaternião

Learned borrowing from Late Latin quaterniōnem. Doublet of carrilhão.


ultradireitismo

From ultradireita (“far right”) + -ismo.


extrema-direita

[iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tɐ]

[eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tɐ]


extrema-esquerda

From extrema (“extreme”) + esquerda (“left”).


VTuber

Unadapted borrowing from English VTuber.


goiabada

guava cheese; guava paste (a thick confectionery made from guavas)


filho duma rapariga

pt-noun

filho duma rapariga m (plural filhos duma rapariga, feminine filha duma rapariga, feminine plural filhas duma rapariga)

filhos duma rapariga (plural)
filha duma rapariga (feminine)
filhas duma rapariga (feminine plural)

Literally, “son of a bitch”. Rapariga is a Brazilian regional word for puta.

(Brazil, derogatory, vulgar) son of a bitch (objectionable person)


filho duma égua

filho duma égua m (plural filhos duma égua, feminine filha duma égua, feminine plural filhas duma égua)

filhos duma égua (plural)
filha duma égua (feminine)
filhas duma égua (feminine plural)

(Brazil, derogatory, euphemistic) son of a bitch (objectionable person)


pneumologista

pneumologista m or f by sense (plural pneumologistas)


ubá

(botany) Gynerium sagittatum, a tall grass of South America

(Brazil) a simple canoe made from a single piece of tree bark


pilotos automáticos

piloto automático
piloto automático#Portuguese


noveleiro

noveleiro m (plural noveleiros, feminine noveleira, feminine plural noveleiras)

noveleiros (plural)
noveleira (feminine)
noveleiras (feminine plural)

From novela (“novella; soap opera”) + -eiro.

Esta comodidade aproveitaram-na todos os noveleiros que vieram depois de Lobeira; […]

1987, João Gaspar Simões, Perspectiva histórica da ficção portuguesa: das origens ao século XX, Publicações Dom Quixote, page 272

This convenience was made use of by all novella writers who came after Lobeira; […]

Se envergonha demais de ser tida como noveleira, viciada, dessas que vivem mais os dramas apaixonantes da TV que suas próprias insossas vidas.

2015, Darcy Ribeiro, Migo, Global Editora, page 415:

She is very ashamed of being considered a fan of soap operas, an addict, the kind who would rather live through captivating TV dramas than live their own boring life.

He curioſo de profiſsão , fallador por officio , noveleiro por coſtume , inimigo do ſegredo, ſatyrico por moda , mentiroſo por devoção.

1800, Theodoro de Almeida, Ethica, ou Filosofia Moral, volume 10, Regia Officina Typografica, page 247:

He is a curious person by profession, talkative as a job, a gossip by custom, an enemy of secrecy, a mocker by habit, a liar by devotion.

gossip; gossiper (someone who gossips often)


noveleiro

Se você tem propensão à tensão muscular, o noveleiro talvez seja a erva para você.

2014, Ervas que curam: Descubra e usufrua do poder medicinal da natureza, Readers Digest Brasil, page 152:

If you are susceptible to muscle tightness, the guelder rose might be the herb you need.

Viburnum opulus
Viburnum opulus#Translingual

guelder rose (Viburnum opulus, a shrub of Eurasia and North Africa)


espinheiro-preto

espinheiro-preto m (plural espinheiros-pretos)

viburnum (any plant of the genus Viburnum)

Rhamnus lycioides
Wikispecies:Rhamnus lycioides

black hawthorn; European buckthorn (Rhamnus lycioides, a shrub of the Mediterranean region)

Acacia glomerosa
Acacia glomerosa#Translingual

Mimosa tenuiflora, a tree or shrub of the Americas known for its medicinal properties


botilhão

[bo.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn). Doublet of abutilão and abutilo.

bor+

أَبُو طِيلُون

Fucus vesiculosus
Fucus vesiculosus#Translingual

bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus, an edible seaweed of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans)


abutilão

From the genus name Abutilon, from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn). Doublet of botilhão and butilhão.

der

أَبُو طِيلُون

Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn)

abutilon; Indian mallow (any plant of the genus Abutilon)


dourador

pt-noun

dourador m (plural douradores, feminine douradora, feminine plural douradoras)

douradores (plural)
douradora (feminine)
douradoras (feminine plural)


doirador

doirador m (plural doiradores, feminine doiradora, feminine plural doiradoras)

doiradores (plural)
doiradora (feminine)
doiradoras (feminine plural)


caruru-azedo

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual

roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa, a shrub grown for its fibre and edible flowers)


malvácea

(botany) any plant of the family Malvaceae


rosa da China

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis#Translingual

Chinese hibiscus; China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)


baguitche

/bɐˈɡi.t͡ʃɨ/

[bɐˈɣi.t͡ʃɨ]

(Guinea-Bissau) roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa, a shrub grown for its fibre and edible flowers)


dinamómetro

dinamómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


trevo-azedo

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual

wood sorrel (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella)


panelaço

Os panelaços contra o presidente começaram no dia 17 de março e coincidiram com o início da fase mais aguda das medidas de quarentena pelo país contra o novo coronavírus.

2020 April 16, “Demissão de Mandetta provoca panelaços contra Bolsonaro em diferentes pontos do país”, in Folha de São Paulo:

The pot-and-pan protests against the president started on 17th March, matching the beggining of the intensest phase of the new coronavirus quarantine measures.

(Brazil) form of protest in which people create noise with pots and pans; pan-bashing; pot-and-pan protest

Panelaço distribui 400 marmitas para população em frente à prefeitura de Cuiabá.

2022 March 29, Rodrigo Costa, “Protesto para reabrir restaurante popular serve galinhada na praça”, in Gazeta Digital:

Panful distributes 400 lunchboxes amongst the population in front of Cuiabá's city hall.

(Brazil) panful (as much as a pan will hold, usually referring to a big pan)


gravata colorada

gravata colorada f (plural gravatas coloradas)

(Rio Grande do Sul) a slashed throat, especially one given to a captured combatant during the Federalist Riograndense Revolution


graxa-de-estudante

graxa-de-estudante f (plural graxas-de-estudante)


releitura

rereading; reread (act of reading something again)

Mona Lisa é o quadro com mais releituras da história.

Mona Lisa is the painting with reinterpretations in history.

(chiefly art and humanities) reinterpretation of a work

(art) a recreation of a work of art based on a reinterpretation of some aspect of it, typically under a different ideological or artistic lens


bem-te-vi

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.t͡ʃiˈvi]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.t͡ʃiˈvi]

[ˌbɐ̃j̃.tɨˈβi]

Literally, “I saw you well”, onomatopoeic from the bird's call.

(Brazil, strictly) great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

(Brazil, broadly) any of various tyrant flycatchers in the subfamily Tyranninae that have a simillar call


eritreu

eritreu m (plural eritreus, feminine eritreia, feminine plural eritreias)

eritreus (plural)
eritreia (feminine)
eritreias (feminine plural)


ovelheiro

ovelheiro m (plural ovelheiros, feminine ovelheira, feminine plural ovelheiras)

ovelheiros (plural)
ovelheira (feminine)
ovelheiras (feminine plural)


fumacê

(Brazil, colloquial) an excessive amount of smoke

(Brazil, colloquial) a truck mounted with an insecticide sprayer


milola

Talipariti tiliaceum
Talipariti tiliaceum#Translingual

(Angola, Mozambique) cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum)


malva-comum

Malva sylvestris
Malva sylvestris#Translingual


malva-bastarda

malva-bastarda f (plural malvas-bastardas)

Lavatera cretica
Wikispecies:Lavatera cretica

Cornish mallow (Lavatera cretica, a herb of western Europe and northern Africa)


malva-branca

Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis#Translingual

marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)


porta giratória

porta giratória f (plural portas giratórias)


algodão-da-praia

algodão-da-praia m (plural algodões-da-praia)

[aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.daˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.daˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.daˈpɾaɪ̯.a]


guaxima-do-mangue

guaxima-do-mangue f (plural guaximas-do-mangue)

[ɡwɐˌʃi.mɐ.ðuˈmɐ̃.ɡɨ]

Talipariti tiliaceum var. pernambucensis; the seaside mahoe