abetalipoproteinemia

(pathology) abetalipoproteinemia (a rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food)


etanal

(organic chemistry) acetaldehyde; ethanal (an organic chemical compound)


hipotálamo

(anatomy) hypothalamus (a region of the brain, below the thalamus)


pentecostalismo

pt-noun

pentecostalismo m (usually uncountable, plural pentecostalismos)

Pentecostalism (a Christian religious movement)


fertilizante

fertiliser (substance used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants)


epicicloide

(geometry) epicycloid (a plane curve produced by tracing an epicycle)


satanista

satanista m or f by sense (plural satanistas)


glicano

(organic chemistry) glycan (any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide)


minoico

minoico m (plural minoicos, feminine minoica, feminine plural minoicas)

minoicos (plural)
minoica (feminine)
minoicas (feminine plural)


crápula

crápula m or f by sense (plural crápulas)

(Brazil, derogatory) a despicable person


laplaciano

(mathematics) Laplacian, Laplace operator (mathematical operator)


penicilina

From English penicillin, coined by Alexander Fleming after New Latin Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.


automorfismo

(mathematics) automorphism (an isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself)


coador

From coar + -dor. Compare Spanish colador.


comunidade

Borrowed from Latin commūnitātem, from commūnis (“common; public”).

community (group sharing a common understanding)

community (condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common)

(ecology) community (group of organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other)

(Brazil, euphemistic) a poor neighbourhood; a favela


hipotrocoide

(geometry) hypotrochoid (a type of geometric curve)


transportador

transportador m (plural transportadores, feminine transportadora, feminine plural transportadoras)

transportadores (plural)
transportadora (feminine)
transportadoras (feminine plural)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.puɾ.tɐˈðoɾ]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.puɾ.tɐˈðoɾ]

transporter (one who, or that which transports)


blogue

Blogueiro: Pessoa que edita um blogue.

2003, Paulo Querido, Luís Ene, Blogs, Centro Atlantico, →ISBN, page 152:


expresso

Borrowed from Latin expressus. Sense of "espresso" taken from Italian espresso.


ácido oleico

(organic chemistry) oleic acid (fatty acid found in olive oil)


cupulate

cupulate m (usually uncountable, plural cupulates)

Etymology tree
Old Tupi *kupu'y
Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu
Old Tupi -gûasu
Old Tupi kupu'yûasu
Nheengatu kupuasúbor.
Portuguese cupuaçublend.
Classical Nahuatl chocolatlbor.
Spanish chocolatebor.
Portuguese chocolateblend.
Portuguese cupulate
Blend of cupuaçu + chocolate.

etymon

(Brazil, neologism) chocolate made from cupuassu pulp


saídas

Mandaram lacrar todas as saídas e não deixar ninguém...

2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 211:

They ordered me to seal all the exits and not let anyone...


eneágono

By surface analysis, enea- + -gono. Cognate with English enneagon and French ennéagone.

(geometry) nonagon (polygon with nine sides and nine angles)


divulgação

[d͡ʒi.vuʊ̯.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīvulgātiōnem.


pentagrama

/pẽ.tɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[pẽ.tɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/pẽ.tɐˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[pẽ.tɐˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

(music) staff, stave (five lines to write music)

pentagram (shape of a five-pointed star)


saída

From Old Galician-Portuguese saida, sayda, feminine past participle of sair.

Onde fica a saída?

A saída do pintinho do ovo demorou alguns minutos.

It took a few minutes for the chick to get out the egg.

exit (the act of going out, getting out of a place)

O doutor teve que dar uma saída no meio da cirurgia.

The doctor had to go out during the surgery.

(Brazil, specifically) an instance of going out of one’s house, workplace or similar to do something


ácido oxálico

pt-noun

ácido oxálico m (plural ácidos oxálicos)

(organic chemistry) oxalic acid (a dicarboxylic acid)


hemoglobina

hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)


cadeado

Hunsrik: Katëaat

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadẽado, from Late Latin catēnātum, derived from Latin catēna (“chain”).


separatismo

separatism (advocacy for the political separation of a region)


estouro

Deverbal from estourar. Compare Galician estourar.

(figurative) outburst (sudden and violent expression of emotion)

(figurative) an unexpected occurrence with wide repercussion

(informal) blast (a good time; an enjoyable moment)


saíra

(Brazil) tanager, common name of various birds in the families Thraupidae and Emberizidae


xilografia

(uncountable) xylography (art of making engravings in wood)


sacode

(Brazil, slang) the act of beating or punching someone


sumido

sumido m (plural sumidos, feminine sumida, feminine plural sumidas)

sumidos (plural)
sumida (feminine)
sumidas (feminine plural)

(humorous, usually in the vocative) stranger (one who has not been seen for a long time)


rosa dos ventos

rosa dos ventos f (plural rosas dos ventos)

compass rose (circle indicating compass directions)


fagotista

fagotista m or f by sense (plural fagotistas)

bassoonist (person who plays the bassoon)


patrocinador

patrocinador m (plural patrocinadores, feminine patrocinadora, feminine plural patrocinadoras)

patrocinadores (plural)
patrocinadora (feminine)
patrocinadoras (feminine plural)

sponsor (person or organisation that pays part of the cost of an event or service)


profetisa

From profeta (“prophet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

female equivalent of profeta; prophetess


vocábulo

(linguistics) vocable (word or utterance)


cabaceira

[kɐ.βɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.βɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

gourd (any of the vines producing fruit with hard rind)


tempestade

From Old Galician-Portuguese tempestade, from Latin tempestātem.

storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere)


triga

(historical) a car pulled by tree horses


nespereira

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾe.ɾɐ/

either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera:


didáctica

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


ril

reel (lively dance and music originating in Scotland)


ril

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *rẽil > *rĩĩl , from Vulgar Latin *rēnile, from Latin rēn. Doublet of rim.
Compare Galician ril.


soberanas

[su.βɨˈɾɐ.nɐʃ]

[su.βɨˈɾɐ.nɐʃ]


terrina

tureen (dish of glazed earthenware for serving soup)

terrine (French forcemeat loaf similar to a pâté)


mordedura

[muɾ.ðɨˈðu.ɾɐ]


manicura

Alternative form of manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)

female equivalent of manicuro (person who performs manicures)


desembocadura

mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)


triunvirato

(historical, politics) triumvirate (political regime dominated by three powerful individuals)


estímulo

Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad; incentive”).

stimulus (anything that induces a person to take action)

(physiology) stimulus (something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response)

(psychology) stimulus (anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism)

(economics) stimulus (a policy that attempts to improve the economy)


comprimido

pill (a small portion of a drug or drugs to be taken orally)


aldol

(organic chemistry) aldol (aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position)


diabético

pt-noun

diabético m (plural diabéticos, feminine diabética, feminine plural diabéticas)

diabéticos (plural)
diabética (feminine)
diabéticas (feminine plural)


óbito

Learned borrowing from Latin obitus. Compare archaic English obit.


quaresma

→ Konkani: कोरेज्म (korejma)

/kwɐˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Spanish Cuaresma. Doublet of quadragésima, which was a borrowing.

inh

(Christianity) Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)


meles

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


cordeiro

pt-noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros, feminine cordeira, feminine plural cordeiras)

cordeiros (plural)
cordeira (feminine)
cordeiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cordeiro, from Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from the Latin agnus cordus (“late-born lamb”).


leituga

From Old Galician-Portuguese leituga, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce, wolf's milk”), from lac (“milk”).
Cognate with Galician leituga, Spanish lechuga, Catalan lletuga, French laitue, Italian lattuga and Romanian lăptucă.

Hypochaeris radicata
Wikispecies:Hypochaeris radicata

Hypochaeris glabra
Wikispecies:Hypochaeris glabra

cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata); smooth cat's ear (Hypochaeris glabra)

Sonchus fruticosus
Wikispecies:Sonchus fruticosus

S. pinnatus
Wikispecies:Sonchus pinnatus

hare lettuce (Sonchus fruticosus and S. pinnatus)

Lactuca serriola
Wikispecies:Lactuca serriola

Tolpis barbata
Wikispecies:Tolpis barbata

European umbrella milkwort (Tolpis barbata)


hóspedes

/ˈɔʃ.pɨ.dɨʃ/

[ˈɔʃ.pɨ.ðɨʃ]


cabelos

Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...


frecha

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of flecha


papel higiénico

papel higiénico m (plural papéis higiénicos)

papel higiênico
papel higiênico#Portuguese


auto da fé

→ English: auto da fe


hóspede

hóspede m or f by sense (plural hóspedes)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ospede, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰost(i)potis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also hoste. Compare Spanish huésped.

Coordinate term: anfitrião

guest (person lodged in someone else’s house)


cetologia

whalelore, cetology (study of cetaceans)


roentgénio

European Portuguese standard spelling of roentgênio.


tuvaluano

tuvaluano m (plural tuvaluanos, feminine tuvaluana, feminine plural tuvaluanas)

tuvaluanos (plural)
tuvaluana (feminine)
tuvaluanas (feminine plural)


aeroplanos

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈplɐ.nuʃ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈplɐ.nuʃ/


arquipélago

From Italian arcipelago, Byzantine Greek ἀρχιπέλαγος (arkhipélagos), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “main”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).


timorense

pt-noun

timorense m or f by sense (plural timorenses)


filé

Borrowed from French filet, ultimately from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filete.

(Brazil) fillet (strip of deboned meat or fish)


vanuatuense

vanuatuense m or f by sense (plural vanuatuenses)


jambo

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).

uder

Syzygium jambos
Syzygium jambos#Translingual

fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul


xenartro

Learned borrowing from New Latin Xenarthra, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, alien”)
+ ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).


maliense

pt-noun

maliense m or f by sense (plural malienses)


poetisa

From poeta (“poet”) + -isa (“-ess”, female-specific noun-forming suffix).

suffix

Florbela Espanca foi uma poetisa portuguesa.
Florbela Espanca was a Portuguese poet/-ess.

female poet, poetess (female equivalent of poeta)


sepse

(pathology) sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed)


mauriciano

pt-noun

mauriciano m (plural mauricianos, feminine mauriciana, feminine plural mauricianas)

mauricianos (plural)
mauriciana (feminine)
mauricianas (feminine plural)

Mauritian (of, from, or relating to Mauritius)


nauruano

nauruano m (plural nauruanos, feminine nauruana, feminine plural nauruanas)

nauruanos (plural)
nauruana (feminine)
nauruanas (feminine plural)


nauruano

(uncountable) Nauruan (an Oceanic language spoken in Nauru)


granadino

granadino m (plural granadinos, feminine granadina, feminine plural granadinas)

granadinos (plural)
granadina (feminine)
granadinas (feminine plural)


etíope

Borrowed from Latin Aethiopem (“Ethiopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “Ethiopian”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).


comorense

pt-noun

comorense m or f by sense (plural comorenses)


comorense

Comorian (Bantu language spoken in the Comoros)


antiguano

antiguano m (plural antiguanos, feminine antiguana, feminine plural antiguanas)

antiguanos (plural)
antiguana (feminine)
antiguanas (feminine plural)

Antiguan (person from Antigua and Barbuda)


arqueólogo

arqueólogo m (plural arqueólogos, feminine arqueóloga, feminine plural arqueólogas)

arqueólogos (plural)
arqueóloga (feminine)
arqueólogas (feminine plural)


chadiano

chadiano m (plural chadianos, feminine chadiana, feminine plural chadianas)

chadianos (plural)
chadiana (feminine)
chadianas (feminine plural)


desacato

From desacatar (“to flout”), from des- + acatar (“to respect”).

(law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)


morfo

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”).


grelos

plural of grelo (“sprouts; turnip greens”)


boceta

boceta de Pandora

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) pussy; the female sexual organs

Tire essa boceta do caminho!

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) fuck, shit (indicating something useless or annoying)


ribaldo

rascal; rogue (deceitful and unreliable person)


tratamento

treatment (process or manner of treating)

treatment (medical care for an illness or injury)

treatment (the use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something)

treatment (description or characterisation of a subject)


túmulo

Learned borrowing from Latin tumulus (“mound; barrow”), from tumeō (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to swell, to increase”).

der

tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)


granadina

[ɡɾɐ.nɐˈði.nɐ]


cogombro

From Old Galician-Portuguese cogombro, from Latin cucumerem (“cucumber”).

(obsolete) cucumber (the fruit of the cucumber plant, used as a vegetable)


estampido

From Old Occitan estampida, estampia, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stampjan).


apologética

apologetics (field of study concerned with the systematic defence of a position)


cacografia

From caco- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós, “bad”), γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to write”).


psychiatra

pt-noun

psychiatra m or f by sense (plural psychiatras)

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


mulato

mulato m (plural mulatos, feminine mulata, feminine plural mulatas)

mulatos (plural)
mulata (feminine)
mulatas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish mulato (“mulatto”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mūlus (“mule”). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.


retentor

Borrowed from Latin retentōrem, from retentō (“to hold back, to hold fast”), from retineō (“to retain, to hold back”), from re- + teneō (“to hold”).

retainer (any thing or person that retains)

(law) holder (person who holds a property)


administradora

pt-noun

administradora f (plural administradoras)


matcha

Internationalism. Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

matcha (powder resulting from crushing green tea buds, used in the preparation of infusions and as a culinary ingredient)


histopatologia

histopatologia f (usually uncountable, plural histopatologias)

(medicine) histopathology (study of diseased tissue)


zincografia

From zinco (“zinc”) + -grafia (“-graphy”).


zigoma

From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).


crannog

Unadapted borrowing from English crannog, from Irish crannóg, from Middle Irish crannóc.

ubor

(rare) crannog (artificial island used in prehistoric and medieval Scotland and Ireland)


coturno

From Latin cothurnus and for extension Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos)


vibrador

[vi.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[vi.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[bi.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

Eu controlo o vibrador da calcinha dela enquanto ela dirige
Sua respiração pesada
Seu corpo suado, 'tá nervosa?
Goza enquanto a cidade te assiste

2024, “fetiche”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues:

I control the vibrator in her panties while she's driving
Your heavy breathing
Your sweaty body, you nervous?
Cum while the city watches you

vibrator (device used for massage or sexual stimulation)


paralítico

pt-noun

paralítico m (plural paralíticos, feminine paralítica, feminine plural paralíticas)

paralíticos (plural)
paralítica (feminine)
paralíticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

der

paralytic (person suffering from paralysis)


pugilista

pt-noun

pugilista m or f by sense (plural pugilistas)


pervertida

[pɨɾ.βɨɾˈti.ðɐ]


acromatopsia

achromatopsia (full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes)


acrocefalia

acrocephaly (condition of suffering from a pointed skull)


francês antigo

[fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]

[fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)z ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo]


acrofonia

acrophony (naming of letters so their names begin with the letter itself)


acromatismo

achromatism (state or quality of being achromatic)


acromia

From a- + -cromia or a- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) + -ia. Compare French achromie.

(medicine) achromia (absence of pigmentation)


aerografia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(art) aerography (art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil)


aquênio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of aquénio.


gabardina

[ɡɐ.βɐɾˈði.nɐ]


aniridia

(teratology) aniridia (absence of the iris)


avidez

Não obstante, as casinhas do cortiço, à proporção que se atamancavam, enchiam-se logo, sem mesmo dar tempo a que as tintas secassem. Havia grande avidez em alugá-las; aquele era o melhor ponto do bairro para a gente do trabalho. Os empregados da pedreira preferiam todos morar lá, porque ficavam a dois passos da obrigação.

Nonetheless, the slum's little houses, as soon as they got finished, they rapidly got filled, leaving no time for even the paint to dry. There was some eagerness in renting them; that was the best place in the neighborhood for the workperson. All the quarrymen preferred to live there, as it was two feet away from their workplace.


aerometria

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

(dated, rare) aerometry (the science of measuring the air)


aeronomia

aeronomy (study of the upper atmosphere)


amilopsina

(biochemistry) amylopsin (pancreatic form of amylase)


hiperónimo

hiperónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(semantics) hypernym, hyperonym (superordinate term)


aerologia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.luˈʒi.ɐ/


algometria

(medicine) algometry (measurement of pain)


pistilo

(botany) pistil (unit in the centre of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)


amiloplasto

(cytology) amyloplast (leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin)


saim

From Latin *saginus. Compare Galician saín.


agrobiotecnologia

agrobiotechnology (the application of biotechnology to agriculture)


algofilia

algophilia (pleasure from experiencing pain)


agrobiologia

agrobiology (the science of plant life and nutrition)


anacoluto

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).

lbor

(rhetoric, grammar) anacoluthon; anacoluthia (grammatically inconsistent construction)


anabolismo

anabolism (the constructive metabolism of the body)


algologia

algology (branch of botany dealing with algae)


advogados do diabo

advogado do diabo
advogado do diabo#Portuguese


veia

From Old Galician-Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician vea, Spanish vena, and English vein.

(geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)

(anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)

(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)


anadema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα (anádēma).

anadem (garland of flowers worn on the head)


maldivo

pt-noun

maldivo m (plural maldivos, feminine maldiva, feminine plural maldivas)

maldivos (plural)
maldiva (feminine)
maldivas (feminine plural)


grão

Macanese: grám

From Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Cognate with Galician gran, Spanish grano, and Catalan gra.

grain, similar particles of any substance

(historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm

(historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg


caril

curry (sauce or relish flavored with curry powder)


advogado do diabo

advogado do diabo m (plural advogados do diabo, feminine advogada do diabo, feminine plural advogadas do diabo)

advogados do diabo (plural)
advogada do diabo (feminine)
advogadas do diabo (feminine plural)

devil's advocate (one who debates from a view they may not actually hold)

(Roman Catholicism) devil's advocate (lawyer appointed to argue against the canonisation of the proposed candidate)


anafrodisia

(medicine) anaphrodisia (lack of desire for sex)


anaglifo

(stereoscopy) anaglyph (matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect)


farinha

farinha f (usually uncountable, plural farinhas)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: forinha

Korlai Creole Portuguese: fari

Kristang: farinya

→ Kaingang: farĩnh

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-farinha.wav

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinha, from Latin farīna (“flour”), from far (“emmer”). Compare Galician, Fala, and Asturian fariña and Spanish harina.

inh+

(Central-West Brazil, Southeast Brazil) tree of Dimorphandra mollis

Central-West Brazil; Southeast Brazil; Central-West Brazil; Southeast Brazil

Peltophorum dubium
Wikispecies:Peltophorum dubium

(Pernambuco) copperpod (tree of Peltophorum dubium)


anagogia

(religion) anagoge (spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage)


glifo

Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ).

glyph (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea)


anasarca

(medicine) anasarca (generalised oedema)


ferro fundido

pt-noun

ferro fundido m (usually uncountable, plural ferros fundidos)

cast iron (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon and silicon)


canteiros centrais

canteiro central
canteiro central#Portuguese


canteiro central

canteiro central m (plural canteiros centrais)

median, central reservation (the area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic)


cardiografia

Borrowed from French cardiographie, ultimately from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) and γράφειν (gráphein, “write”). By surface analysis, cardio- + -grafia.


anatematismo

anathematism (words used to cast anathema upon someone)


anemografia

anemography (scientific description of the winds)


anapesto

Borrowed from Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back”, “reversed”).

der

(prosody) anapest (metrical foot consisting of two short syllables and a long one)

(prosody) anapest (verse using this meter)


anfibolia

(rhetoric) amphibologia (ambiguity of grammatical structure)


andropausa

andropause (male equivalent of the menopause)


anatomista

pt-noun

anatomista m or f by sense (plural anatomistas)

anatomist (one involved in the science of anatomical structures)


anemometria

anemometry (measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind)


arboreto

Borrowed from Latin arborētum. Doublet of arvoredo.

arboretum (place where many varieties of tree are grown)


anemofilia

(botany) anemophily (pollination by the wind)


divórcio

divorce (legal dissolution of a marriage)


maça

From Old Galician-Portuguese maça, from Late Latin mattia or Vulgar Latin *mattea, probably from Latin mateola, from Proto-Indo-European *mat (“hoe, plow”). Compare Spanish maza, Italian mazza, Catalan maça, French masse.

mallet (type of hammer with a head made of a non-iron material)


anglofobia

Anglophobia (hatred or fear of England or anything English)


antocianidina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanidin (an aglycone of an anthocyanin)


anglofilia

Anglophilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England)


camomila

Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.


antocianina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanin (any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments)


dinda

From dindinha, an alteration of madrinha.


antologista

pt-noun

antologista m or f by sense (plural antologistas)

anthologist (person who compiles anthologies)


anfisbena

Learned borrowing from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina).

lbor

(Greek mythology) amphisbaena (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body)

amphisbaena (any of the genus Amphisbaena of legless lizards)


clã

Borrowed from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of planta and chanta.

(anthropology) clan (group having common ancestor)

family; clan; gang (an exclusive social group)


anarquismo

From anarquia + -ismo, from New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχίᾱ (anarkhíā).

anarchism (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms)


semelhança

/sɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semelhança, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiantia, from Late Latin similantia, plural of similāns (“similar”), from Latin similō (“to imitate”). By surface analysis, semelhar + -ança.
Compare Galician semellanza, Spanish semejanza, Catalan semblança, French ressemblance (Old French semblance), Italian somiglianza.

inh+

(uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)

an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects


krio

Unadapted borrowing from Krio Krio, from English creole, from French créole, from Spanish criollo, from Portuguese crioulo, from Latin creō (“to create”).


jabuticaba

From Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”). Literally, “jabuti fat”.


discriminação

Learned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiōnem (“the contrasting of opposite thoughts”). By surface analysis, discriminar + -ção.

lbor

discrimination (unfair treatment on the basis of prejudice)

discernment (distinguishing between things)


hostilidade

Learned borrowing from Latin hostilitātem, from hostis (“enemy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”).

der

(uncountable) hostility (state of being hostile)

hostility (a hostile act, usually in plural)


jaborandi

English: jaborandi

[ʒɐ.βu.ɾɐ̃ˈdi]

(botany) jaborandi (any plant of the genus Pilocarpus)


citofagia

cytophagy (the ingestion of cells by phagocytes)


guerra mundial

pt-noun

guerra mundial f (plural guerras mundiais)


afagia

From a- + -fagia. Based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ία (-ía).

af

(medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)


onicofagia

(psychopathology) onychophagia (compulsive biting of one’s nails)


necrofagia

(biology) necrophagy (consumption of dead or decaying animal flesh)


capuz

From Spanish capuz, ultimately from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Doublet of cabo, caput, and chefe.


burca

Borrowed from Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu برقع (burqa'), from Persian برقع (borqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

(Islam) burka (a garment that covers the whole body)


osso palatino

pt-noun

osso palatino m (plural ossos palatinos)


curandeiro

curandeiro m (plural curandeiros, feminine curandeira, feminine plural curandeiras)

curandeiros (plural)
curandeira (feminine)
curandeiras (feminine plural)

From curar (“to cure”), from Latin curō, from Proto-Indo-European *koys- (“to care for, cure”). By surface analysis, curar + -eiro.

uder

shaman (practitioner of plant/folk medicines)


pedófilo

pt-noun

pedófilo m (plural pedófilos, feminine pedófila, feminine plural pedófilas)

pedófilos (plural)
pedófila (feminine)
pedófilas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) + -filo, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

pedophile (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)


caneta esferográfica

caneta esferográfica f (plural canetas esferográficas)

Literally, “spherographic (sphere-writing) pen”.


catarse

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).


leilão

→ Bengali: নিলাম (nilam)

→ Gujarati: લિલામ (lilām)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: नीलाम (nīlām)

Urdu: نِیلَام (nīlām)

→ Kannada: ಲಿಲಾವು (lilāvu)

desctree

→ Malay: lelong
Indonesian: lelang
→ Min Nan: 黎壟／黎垄 (lê-lóng)

→ Marathi: लिलाव (lilāv)

[leɪ̯ˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Etymology tree
Arabic أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama)
Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām)bor.
Portuguese leilãoBorrowed from Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām).


regimento

Borrowed from Latin regimentum, from regimen (“rule, direction”), from regō (“to rule”).


coldre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coldre.

inh+

holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)


leitor

pt-noun

leitor m (plural leitores, feminine leitora, feminine plural leitoras)

leitores (plural)
leitora (feminine)
leitoras (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin lēctōrem (“reader”).

slbor

lector (lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service)


leitor

reader (device which reads digital information)


arformoterol

(pharmacology) arformoterol (a long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist drug)


colher de chá

pt-noun

colher de chá f (plural colheres de chá)

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛɾ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

[koˈʎɛχ d͡ʒi ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈt͡ʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈt͡ʃa]

[kuˈʎɛ.ɾi ðɨ ˈʃa]

From colher (“spoon”) + de (“of”) + chá (“tea”).

teaspoon (a unit of volumetric measure, one-third of a tablespoon)

(figurative) an opportunity given to someone for little or no effort


preparação

/pɾɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Latin praeparātiōnem (“preparation”). By surface analysis, preparar + -ção.

preparation (act of preparing or getting ready)


aposentadoria

From aposento (“home”).
Folk etymology suggests that the term's meaning shifted with when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal and the Portuguese nobles fled to Brazil, claiming for themselves a right to expel someone from their house and move in, subject only to the requirement that they pay the expellee rent.

(uncountable, Brazil) retirement (the state of being retired)


horizontes de eventos

horizonte de eventos
horizonte de eventos#Portuguese


horizonte de eventos

horizonte de eventos m (plural horizontes de eventos)


maracujá

→ English: maracuja

→ German: Maracuja

→ Russian: маракуйя (marakujja)

passion flower (any plant in the genus Passiflora)

passion fruit (fruit of the passion flower)


transístor

/tɾɐ̃ˈziʃ.tɔɾ/

Borrowed from English transistor, blend of transconductance (or transfer) and resistor.

(electronics, European Portuguese spelling) transistor (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals)


ressentimento

From ressentir (“to feel resentment”) + -mento, from re- (“re-”) + sentir (“to feel”).

suffix

resentment (feeling of anger, indignation or extreme displeasure)


axé

each one of the sacred objects of the orisha in West African religions

(Brazil) a Brazilian music style that originated in Bahia


safa

eraser (piece of rubber used to erase writing)


microprocessador

pt-noun

microprocessador m (plural microprocessadores)

From micro- (“micro-”) + processador (“processor”), calque of English microprocessor.

prefix

microprocessor (the entire CPU of a computer)


gatilho

Borrowed from Spanish gatillo (“trigger”).

bor+

trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)

(figuratively) trigger (event that initiates others)

(psychology) trigger (stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory)


coincidência

From co- + incidência or coincidir + -ência.


acirologia

Learned borrowing from Latin acyrologia, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología). First attested in c. 16th century.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Acirologia”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 75

(rhetoric) acyrologia (improper use of a word)


metástase

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάστασις (metástasis, “removal, change”).

lbor

(oncology) metastasis (the transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body)


fundíbulo

Borrowed from Latin fundibulum. Doublet of funil.

(weaponry) sling (weapon used for throwing rocks)


quebra-gelo

icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)

icebreaker (game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc. designed to relax a group)


antropogeografia

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(anthropology) anthropogeography (study of the geographical distribution of humankind)


grande osso

pt-noun

grande osso m (plural grandes ossos, metaphonic)

grandes ossos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

/ˌɡɾɐ̃ˈd‿o.su/

Literally, “big bone”, as it is the biggest bone of the carpus.


antilogia

(rhetoric) antilogy (contradiction in related terms or ideas)


artrologia

(anatomy) arthrology (branch of anatomy dealing with the joints)


antropoide

[ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾɔˈpɔj.ðɨ]


bibliologia

bibliology (the study of the history of books and the art of printing)


setor

setores (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin sectōrem (“cutter”), from secō (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

lbor

sector; section (part, piece, subdivision of anything)

(geometry) sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)

(military) sector (military operation area)

(economics) sector (a part of the economy)


setor

pt-noun

setor m (plural setores, feminine setora, feminine plural setoras)

setores (plural)
setora (feminine)
setoras (feminine plural)


osso pisiforme

osso pisiforme m (plural ossos pisiformes)


cinesiologia

(medicine) kinesiology (the study of body movement)


aritenoide

(anatomy) arytenoid (either of a pair of movable cartilages in the larynx)


bacteriologia

bacteriology (scientific study of bacteria)


pisiforme

(anatomy) pisiform (innermost bone of the second row of the carpal bones)


budista

budista m or f by sense (plural budistas)


latim vulgar

[lɐˈtĩ vuɫˈɣaɾ]

[lɐˈtĩ vuɫˈɣaɾ]

[lɐˈtĩ buɫˈɣaɾ]


acondroplasia

(teratology) achondroplasia (a genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism)


cuneiforme

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneifōrmis (“cuneiform”).


albuminose

(pathology) albuminosis (presence of more than the usual amount of albumin in the blood)


antroposfera

/ɐ̃.tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(ecology) anthroposphere (part of the environment made or modified by humans)


albumose

albumose (substance formed by proteins during digestion)


aponia

(philosophy) aponia (the absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity)


regicida

pt-noun

regicida m or f by sense (plural regicidas)


apologista

apologista m or f by sense (plural apologistas)

apologist (one who speaks or writes in defence of something)


areometria

(physics) areometry (measurement of the specific gravity of liquids)


chantre

/ˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɾɨ/

chanter (a priest who sings in a chantry)


tomada de decisão

tomada de decisão f (plural tomadas de decisão)

decision making (process of reaching a decision)


ictiólogo

ictiólogo m (plural ictiólogos, feminine ictióloga, feminine plural ictiólogas)

ictiólogos (plural)
ictióloga (feminine)
ictiólogas (feminine plural)

From ictio- + -logo, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”).


olifante

Small ivory horn of knights from the Middle Ages


chanceler

chanceler m or f by sense (plural chanceleres)

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/t͡ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛ.ɾi/

chancellor (important notary; person in charge of some area of government)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


cronobiologia

(biology) chronobiology (study of the effects of time on biological systems)


autoanticorpo

autoanticorpo m (plural autoanticorpos, metaphonic)

autoanticorpos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(immunology) autoantibody (antibody formed in response to an autoantigen)


adrenalectomia

adrenalectomia f (plural adrenalectomias)

(surgery) adrenalectomy (removal of one or both adrenal glands)


lingüista

lingüista m or f by sense (plural lingüistas)

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


ácido cítrico

(organic chemistry) citric acid (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇)


toroide

[toˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[toˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


planejamento urbano

planejamento urbano m (plural planejamentos urbanos)


vértice

Learned borrowing from Latin verticem. Doublet of vórtex and vórtice.

(anatomy) vertex (highest point of the cranial vault)

(geometry) vertex (common origin of the rays that form an angle)

(geometry) vertex (point of convergence of three or more edges in a polyhedron, or of the generators in a cone)

(geometry) vertex (discordant junction of two arches)

(geometry) vertex (each of the points on a curve where the curvature is maximum or minimum)

(geometry) vertex (point of a polygonal line or of a polyhedron that is the intersection, respectively, of sides or edges)

(figuratively) eminence (supreme degree or dignity)


edafologia

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos) + -logia.


ecocardiografia

ecocardiografia f (plural ecocardiografias)


vasectomia

(surgery) vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)


adenoidectomia

adenoidectomia f (plural adenoidectomias)

(surgery) adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids)


fonocardiografia

fonocardiografia f (plural fonocardiografias)


excedente

excedente orçamental


eucologia

set of prayers from a book or liturgical celebration


obsidiana

obsidian (a type of black volcanic glass)


térmica

garrafa térmica
garrafa térmica#Portuguese


planejamento

planejamentos (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

planning (the act of formulating a plan)


angioplastia

(surgery) angioplasty (widening of a blood vessel)


rinoplastia

(surgery) rhinoplasty (plastic surgery done to improve a person’s nose)


blefaroplastia

blefaroplastia f (plural blefaroplastias)

From Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -plastia.


abdominoplastia

pt-noun

abdominoplastia f (plural abdominoplastias)

(surgery) abdominoplasty (removal of excess flesh from the abdomen)


adrenomieloneuropatia

adrenomyeloneuropathy (a genetic disorder that deteriorates the myelin sheath that protects the spinal cord)


cortador

cortador m (plural cortadores, feminine cortadora, feminine plural cortadoras)

cortadores (plural)
cortadora (feminine)
cortadoras (feminine plural)


angiopatia

(pathology) angiopathy (any disease of the blood vessels)


burguesa

From burguês (“burgher, bourgeois”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


bálsamo

Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

balsam (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants)


Angry Young Man

pt-noun

Angry Young Man m (plural Angry Young Men)

(literature) Angry Young Man (any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s)


cota

quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division)


cota

From Old French cotte, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), see also German Kutte.


etnomusicologia

From etno- + musicologia (compare French ethnomusicologie).

(music) ethnomusicology (study of music and culture)


lés

east (one of the four principal compass points)


artrotomia

(surgery) arthrotomy (the surgical incision of a joint)


densitometria

densitometry (measurement of optical density)


tecto

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


matina

Acordei sete da matina hoje.

I woke up seven o'clock (in the morning) today.


bodo

Inherited from Latin vōtum (“vow”). Doublet of boda and voto.

a donation of food traditionally given to the poor to mark an occasion


tripulante

tripulante m or f by sense (plural tripulantes)


bojo

Deverbal from bojar, borrowed from Spanish bojar.


existencialismo

existencialismo m (plural existencialismos)


amnioscopia

(obstetrics) amnioscopy (examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid)


antroposcopia

anthroposcopy (form of anthropology based upon observation of the physical characteristics of the human body)


recepcionista

recepcionista m or f by sense (plural recepcionistas)

recepcionistas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

receptionist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls)


congelador

[kõ.ʒɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]

[kõ.ʒɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]


chilena

female equivalent of chileno (“Chilean”)


snobe

European Portuguese standard spelling of esnobe.


pincel

From Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”).


laringologia

laryngology (branch of physiology that deals with the larynx)


delator

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

delatores (plural)
delatora (feminine)
delatoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātōrem (“informer, denouncer”).


sacrilégio

Learned borrowing from Latin sacrilegium.

sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred)


ecoturismo

ecotourism (tourism involving low-impact visits to natural areas)


esporo

From Late Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).


batida

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) trail (land path made in the woods)

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) trail (mark left by something that has passed along)

(figurative, colloquial) admonition, telling-off

(fencing) beat (a smart tap on the adversary's blade)


ocelote

Felis pardalis
Felis pardalis#Translingual

ocelot (Felis pardalis, a feline of the Americas)


cardiolipina

(organic chemistry) cardiolipin (any phospholipid having the structure of a bisphosphatidylglycerol present in the muscles of the heart)


heterogeneidade

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.neˈða.ðɨ]

heterogeneity (a composition of diverse parts)


batiscafo

bathyscaphe (self-propelled deep-sea submersible)


anunciante

pt-noun

anunciante m or f by sense (plural anunciantes)

From anunciar (“announce”) + -ante, from Latin annūntiāre.


batimetria

bathymetry (the measurement of the depths of the seas)


biblioteconomia

biblioteconomia f (plural biblioteconomias)


acantácea

acanthad (plant that is a member of the family Acanthaceae)


bibliopola

bibliopola m or f by sense (plural bibliopolas)

bibliopole (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books)


senologia

(medicine) branch of medicine that specializes in problems of the breast


bibliolatria

bibliolatry (worship of the Bible or other books)


biofilia

biophilia (love of nature and all living things)


calorímetro

(thermodynamics) calorimeter (apparatus for measuring heat)


biogeografia

biogeography (study of the geographical distribution of living things)


marasmo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

lbor

(pathology) marasmus (any wasting disease)

(pathology) apathy (lack of emotion or motivation)

stagnation (lack of improvement or change)


ilmenita

(mineralogy) ilmenite (a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral)


hipónimo

hipónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(semantics) hyponym (word with a more specific meaning)


exosfera

/ɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) exosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


frequência

Learned borrowing from Latin frequentia.

frequency (rate of occurrence of anything)


pansexualidade

pt-noun

pansexualidade f (plural pansexualidades)


biombo

Borrowed from Japanese 屏風(びょうぶ) (byōbu, “folding screen”).


terçol

Uncertain. Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *tertiolus, from Latin tertius. It may have been confused with a different word, hordeolus, which was the source of its Romance language equivalents, such as Spanish orzuelo, Italian orzaiolo, Catalan urçol, Romanian urcior. Compare also Galician tirizó.

(colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)


comboio

Borrowed from French convoi, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).

der

(rail transport, Portugal, Africa) train (line of connected cars or carriages)


óvulo

Learned borrowing from Latin ōvulum, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

(cytology, embryology) ovum; egg cell (female gamete in animals)


canário

pt-noun

canário m (plural canários, feminine canária, feminine plural canárias)

canários (plural)
canária (feminine)
canárias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin [Īnsula] Canāria (“Canary Islands”); īnsula (“island”) + canāria (“of the dogs”), from canis (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. The bird is named after its original which included the Canary Islands.

bor+

Canarian (an inhabitant of the Canary islands)


biógrafo

pt-noun

biógrafo m (plural biógrafos, feminine biógrafa, feminine plural biógrafas)

biógrafos (plural)
biógrafa (feminine)
biógrafas (feminine plural)


fator

Learned borrowing from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Doublet of feitor. Piecewise doublet of fazedor.


pretérito perfeito simples

pt-noun

pretérito perfeito simples m (uncountable)


lembrança

/lẽˈbɾɐ̃.sɐ/

From lembrar (“to remember”) + -ança (“-ance”).

af

souvenir (item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location)


á-bê-cê

Á (“name of the letter A”) + bê (“name of the letter B”) + cê (“name of the letter C”), after the three first letters of the modern Latin alphabet.


rédea

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈχɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese redẽa, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”). Compare Galician rédea, renda and Spanish rienda.

rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)


térbio

pt-noun

térbio m (usually uncountable, plural térbios)


ununóctio

From Latin ūnus (“one”) (twice) + Latin octō (“eight”) + -io (“-ium”), after the element’s atomic number 118.


micrómetro

micrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

micrometer (instrument used to measure small distances)


polímata

pt-noun

polímata m or f by sense (plural polímatas)

polymath (person with knowledgeable in various fields)


neodímio

neodímio m (usually uncountable, plural neodímios)

From neo- (“neo-”) + (di)dímio (“didymium”).

(chemistry) neodymium (chemical element)


negre

negre n (plural negres, masculine negro, masculine plural negros, feminine negra, feminine plural negras)

negres (plural)
negro (masculine)
negros (masculine plural)
negra (feminine)
negras (feminine plural)

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) gender-neutral singular of negro


têmpora

From Latin tempora, from tempus (“temple”).

(anatomy) temple (the thinner part of the side of the skull)


têmpora

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”).

(Roman Catholicism, historical) Usually in the plural: a day of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of the first week of each season; an Ember day


calcopirite

European Portuguese standard spelling of calcopirita.


panacéia

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


micropaleontologia

micropaleontology (the study of microfossils)


uruguaio

uruguaio m (plural uruguaios, feminine uruguaia, feminine plural uruguaias)

uruguaios (plural)
uruguaia (feminine)
uruguaias (feminine plural)

From Uruguai (“Uruguay”) + -o (forms masculine nouns and adjectives), from Guaraní.

af

-o<pos:forms masculine nouns and adjectives>


milionésimo

(fractional number) millionth (one of one million parts of a whole)


músculo auricular anterior

pt-noun

músculo auricular anterior m (uncountable)

anterior auricular muscle
anterior auricular muscle

(anatomy) anterior auricular muscle (muscle surrounding the auricula)


tríceps sural

triceps surae (a pair of muscles located at the calf)


bíceps braquial

bíceps braquial m (plural bíceps braquiais)

(anatomy) biceps brachii (flexor muscle in the upper arm)


linho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lynno, lỹo, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-. Cognate with Galician liño, Spanish and Italian lino, Catalan lli, Occitan and French lin and Romanian in.


eixo

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixe, from Latin axis (“axletree”) (with change of declension), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Compare Galician eixe, Spanish eje. Doublet of the borrowing áxis.

axle, axletree (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)


aflição

Learned borrowing from Latin afflīctiōnem.

lbor

affliction (a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony)


clítoris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

bor+

(anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)


narratologia

pt-noun

narratologia f (usually uncountable, plural narratologias)

narratology (the study of narrative structure)


tríceps

(anatomy) triceps (any muscle having three heads)


braquial

Borrowed from Latin bracchiālis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braçal.

(anatomy) brachialis (muscle that flexes the elbow joint)


insolação

Borrowed from Latin īnsōlātiōnem (“insolation”).

bor+

sunstroke (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)


serifa

(typography) serif (short line in a font)


espaço-tempo

Simple hyphenated compound of espaço (“space”) + tempo (“time”)


telescópio

telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)


esturjão

[is.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.tuɾˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.tuɾˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[iʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[eʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.tuɻˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from French esturgeon, from Old French esturjon, from Frankish *sturjo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

sturgeon (fish of the family Acipenseridae)


azerbaijano

pt-noun

azerbaijano m (plural azerbaijanos, feminine azerbaijana, feminine plural azerbaijanas)

azerbaijanos (plural)
azerbaijana (feminine)
azerbaijanas (feminine plural)


nosologia

From Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”).


comédia

From Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, caurousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).


feriado

From féria + -ado, from Latin fēria (“holiday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhēs- (“god, godhead, deity”).


luxo

From Latin luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).

luxury (something pleasant but unnecessary)


homenagem

From Old Galician-Portuguese omenage, from Old Occitan homenatge, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”).

(historical) homage (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord)


braquiorradial

pt-noun

braquiorradial m (plural braquiorradiais)

(anatomy) brachioradialis (muscle that flexes the forearm)


otologia

(medicine) otology (the branch of medicine that deals with the ear)


bisavô

bisavô m (plural bisavôs, feminine bisavó, feminine plural bisavós)

bisavôs (plural)
bisavó (feminine)
bisavós (feminine plural)


ancóneo

ancóneos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(anatomy) anconeus (muscle of the elbow and forearm)


anamorfo

(mycology) anamorph (asexual reproductive stage in the life cycle of certain fungi)


onomasiologia

onomasiology (branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts)


checheno

checheno m (plural chechenos, feminine chechena, feminine plural chechenas)

chechenos (plural)
chechena (feminine)
chechenas (feminine plural)


excêntrico

From Medieval Latin excentricus, from ex- (“away”) + centrum (“centre”).


primata

primata m or f by sense (plural primatas)


toucinho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese toucinho. Compare Galician touciño and Spanish tocino.

inh+

bacon (cut of meat), not necessarily cured


disquete

pt-noun

disquete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural disquetes)

diskette, floppy disk (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data)


alaúde

Borrowed from Arabic الْعُود (al-ʕūd), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish laúd.


espaguete

Borrowed from Italian spaghetti (“spaghetti”), plural of spaghetto, diminutive of spago (“cord, string”), from Latin spagus (“string”).


diafragma

(anatomy) diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)

(mechanics) diaphragm (flexible membrane)


mensageiro

pt-noun

mensageiro m (plural mensageiros, feminine mensageira, feminine plural mensageiras)

mensageiros (plural)
mensageira (feminine)
mensageiras (feminine plural)

From mensagem (“message”) + -eiro (“-eer”) (compare Galician mensaxeiro, Spanish mensajero), from Old French message (“message”), from Late Latin missāticum, from Latin missum, the supine of mittō (“to send”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

der

mailman (one who delivers and collects mail and packages)


nucleotídeo

From núcleo (“nucleus”) + -t- + -ídeo (“-ide”).

affix

(biochemistry, Brazil) nucleotide (monomer comprising DNA or RNA)


endro

From Old Galician-Portuguese ãedlo, from Vulgar Latin *anēthulum, diminutive of anēthum, from Ancient Greek ἄνηθον (ánēthon). Cognate with Spanish eneldo.


rébus

rebus (puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words)


neurónio

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + -io (“-ium”).

af

(European Portuguese spelling) neuron (a cell of the nervous system)


podologia

(medicine, anatomy) podiatry (care or study of the feet)


eutanásia

From Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).


obediência

[ɔ.βɨˈðjẽ.sjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin oboedientia, displacing Old Portuguese obedeença.

obedience (the quality of being obedient)


ornamentação

From ornamentar (“to adorn”) + -ção (“-tion”).

ornamentation (the act or process of decorating)

ornamentation; decoration; adornment; embellishment


bochecha

Of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from some derivation of Latin bucca (e.g. buccella).

(Ceará) mouthfull (amount that fits in a mouth)


permacultura

(agriculture) permaculture (agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems)


análise numérica

numerical analysis (study of algorithms)


prelado

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prelado, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin praelātus, form past participle of praeferō (“to prefer”).

inh+

(Christianity) prelate (a clergyman of high rank and authority)


matamoscas

flyswatter (hand-held device for swatting flies)


prudência

prudence (the quality or state of being prudent)


chuveiro

From chuva (“rain”) + -eiro (“-eer, -ary”).


cardinalidade

From cardinal (“cardinal number”) + -idade (“-ity”).

af

(mathematics) cardinality (in set theory)


sobrevivência

continuity (quality of what resists the passage of time)

conservation of cellular life for some time after the death of the organism


varejista

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/bɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

From varejo (“retail”) + -ista (“-ist”), from varejar (“to sell at retail; to beat with a stick”), from vara (“stick; rod”).

(Brazil) retailer (retail sales company)


varejista

pt-noun

varejista m or f by sense (plural varejistas)

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/bɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

(Brazil) retailer (retail salesman or woman)


hospitaleiro

hospitaleiro m (plural hospitaleiros, feminine hospitaleira, feminine plural hospitaleiras)

hospitaleiros (plural)
hospitaleira (feminine)
hospitaleiras (feminine plural)

one in charge of or who owns a guesthouse


necrópole

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead”), from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).


juke-box

jukebox (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music)


babucha

[bɐˈβu.t͡ʃɐ]


quantificador

pt-noun

quantificador m (plural quantificadores, feminine quantificadora, feminine plural quantificadoras)

quantificadores (plural)
quantificadora (feminine)
quantificadoras (feminine plural)

From quantificar (“to quantify”) + -dor (“-er”), from quanto (“amount”) + -ificar (“-ify”).

suffix

(grammar) quantifier (a word, such as all or many, which expresses a quantity)

(logic) quantifier (operator which indicates the degree a predicate is true for a specified set)


naturalidade

Learned borrowing from Latin nātūrālitātem, from nātūra (“nature”).

lbor

(uncountable) naturalness (state or quality of being natural)

Minha naturalidade é brasileira.

place of birth, as described by an adjective


orientação sexual

pt-noun

orientação sexual f (plural orientações sexuais)


aconitase

(biochemistry) aconitase (aconitate hydratase)


jogador

jogador m (plural jogadores, feminine jogadora, feminine plural jogadoras)

jogadores (plural)
jogadora (feminine)
jogadoras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese jogador, from jogar + -dor.

player, gamer (one who plays a videogame)

player (one who plays any game)
player (one who plays a sport)


jogador

From jogar (“to throw; to hurl”) + -dor, from Latin iaciō (“to throw; to hurl”).


inspiração

[ĩʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩʃ.pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin īnspīrō.

inspiration (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)


ilustração

illustration (picture designed to decorate)

illustration (act of illustrating: making clear by example)


vidente

vidente m or f by sense (plural videntes)

Learned borrowing from Latin videntem (“seeing”), present active participle of videō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; to see”).

der

someone who can see; someone who is not blind


otimista

pt-noun

otimista m or f by sense (plural otimistas)

From ótimo (“optimal”) + -ista (“-ist”), from Latin optimus (“best”).

optimist (person who expects a favourable outcome)


fatorial

Borrowed from New Latin factoriālis, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

der

(mathematics, combinatorics) factorial (mathematical operation or its result)


início

Borrowed from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineō (“go in, make a start”), from in (“in, into”) + eō (“go”).

beginning (initial portion of some extended thing)


fuligem

From Latin fūlīginem (“soot”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-.

soot (fine black or dull brown particles)


disfunção

[d͡ʒis.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒiʃ.fũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiʃ.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


abatedouro

From abater (“to butcher”) + -douro (suffix indicating location). Cognate with English and French abattoir.

af

(Brazil) slaughterhouse (place where animals are slaughtered)

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


estereótipo

From Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”) + tipo (“type”).

uder

stereotype (a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image)


capota

(automotive) hood; soft top (foldable roof of a convertible)


língua materna

pt-noun

língua materna f (plural línguas maternas)


féria

Borrowed from Late Latin feria < Latin feriae. Compare the doublet feira.

a wage paid weekly or every fifteen days


férias

vacation / holiday (period taken off work or education)


maltês

maltês m (plural malteses, feminine maltesa, feminine plural maltesas)

malteses (plural)
maltesa (feminine)
maltesas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Maltese (Semitic language of Malta)

Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Sovereign Military Order of Malta

a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta


maltês

From malta (“group of itinerant workers or vagabonds”) + -ês (“-ese”), from Malta (“Malta”).


líquen

pt-noun

líquen m (plural (Brazil) liquens or (Portugal) líquenes)

liquens (Brazil plural)
líquenes (Portugal plural)


epígrafe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).


sedimentologia

(geology) sedimentology (the study of natural sediments)


astrofísica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

female equivalent of astrofísico (“astrophysicist”)


destruidor

pt-noun

destruidor m (plural destruidores, feminine destruidora, feminine plural destruidoras)

destruidores (plural)
destruidora (feminine)
destruidoras (feminine plural)


juche

Juche (North Korean self-reliance state ideology)


intenção

/ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Modified (to more closely reflect the Latin word) from Old Galician-Portuguese entençon, from Latin intentiōnem (or borrowed directly from it later).


regressão

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[he.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[he.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[χe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]


relação

[χe.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Latin relātiōnem (“a bringing back, restoring”), from relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”).

der

relationship
relation, connection, association

involvement between people, affective or not


chancela

/t͡ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/


ácido nítrico

(inorganic chemistry) nitric acid (HNO₃)


oncologista

pt-noun

oncologista m or f by sense (plural oncologistas)

oncologist (one who specialises in oncology)


ácido sulfúrico

(inorganic chemistry) sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄)


prédio

Guinea-Bissau Creole: prediu

Kabuverdianu: prédiu

edifice (a building, especially an imposing one)

(specifically) a large, multi-story building with rooms or floor belonging to different people or used for different purposes, such as an apartment block or skyscraper


onagro

Borrowed from Latin onagrum (“wild ass”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros). War machine sense due to its kicking action, similar to that of the ass.


aeronaves

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨʃ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨʃ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.bɨʃ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.βɨʃ]


apócrifos

(Chritianity) Apocrypha (writings recognised by some Christians)


algaravia

[aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese algaravia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabíyya), from Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabiyya, “Arabic [language]”). Compare Galician and Spanish algarabía.

اَلْعَرَبِيَّة

اَلْعَرَبِيَّة

(uncountable, archaic) the Arabic language

gibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)


tradição

[tɾa.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin trāditiōnem. Compare traição.


condição

[kõ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin conditiōnem, formed as the noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -iō.


americanice

(figuratively) apple pie (anything quintessentially American)


satiríase

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis), from σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”).

lbor

satyriasis (uncontrollable sexual desire in men)


báculo

Learned borrowing from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European *bak-.


círculos viciosos

círculo vicioso
círculo vicioso#Portuguese


raque

rachis (main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain or fern frond)


cálamo

Borrowed from Latin calamus (“reed, cane”).

object made from a reed, such as a pen or arrow

Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus#Translingual

sweet flag; calamus (Acorus calamus, a perennial wetland plant with an aromatic medicinal root)


vexilo

(Ancient Rome) vexillum (banner carried by a legion)

[…]; nos balsões imperiais do Brasil, na primeira bandeira da Republica e nos vexilos dos inconfidentes mineiros de 1789 e dos revolucionários pernambucanos de 1817.

1965, Congresso Nacional do Brasil, Anais da Câmara dos Deputados, volume 26, Departamente de Imprensa Nacional, page 822

[…] ; on the imperial flags of Brazil, on the first flag of the Republic and on the banners Minas Gerais rebels and of the Pernambuco revolutionaries of 1817.

Asperge, em seguida, com a agua lustral os vexilos, e, assentado no sólio, mitra na cabeça, os entrega ao soberano exclamando: […]

2003, E. Vilhena de Moraes, O duque de ferro: novo aspectos da figura de Caxias, Biblioteca do Exército, page 20:

He then sprinkles the banners with holy water and, [while] sitting on the throne [with a] mitre on his head, hands them to the sovereign and declaring: […]

2014 (originally 1821), Almeida Garrett, Catão, Edições Vercial, page 130

Neither loved freedom; neither served it; but both displayed it on their banners as a disguise for their passions, their hatreds, their ambitions, their personal fancies.

Nenhum amava a liberdade, nenhum a served; mas ambos a arvoraram em seus vexilos para capa de paixões, de ódios, de ambições, de caprichos pessoais.

2017, Dante Alighieri (translator: Xavier Pinheiro), A Divina Comédia, Nova Fronteira, page 99

(botany) vexillum (the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)

(ornithology) vane (flattened web-like part of a feather)


navegação

/nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/nɐ.bɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin nāvigātiōnem. By surface analysis, navegar + -ção.


igualdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese ygualdade (compare Galician igualdade), from Latin aequālitātem (compare Spanish igualdad, Catalan igualtat, French égalité).


comentarista

pt-noun

comentarista m or f by sense (plural comentaristas)

commentator (person who comments professionally)


lusófono

lusófono m (plural lusófonos, feminine lusófona, feminine plural lusófonas)

lusófonos (plural)
lusófona (feminine)
lusófonas (feminine plural)

Meu irmão e sua mulher são lusófonos.


plutocracia

plutocracy (controlling class of the wealthy)


analfabeto

analfabeto m (plural analfabetos, feminine analfabeta, feminine plural analfabetas)

analfabetos (plural)
analfabeta (feminine)
analfabetas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).


escapada

escapade (undertaking which goes against convention)


chernozem

[ʃeɦˈnɔ.zẽɪ̯̃]

[ʃeɦˈnɔ.zẽɪ̯̃]

[ʃeɾˈnɔ.zẽɪ̯̃]

[ʃeʁˈnɔ.zẽɪ̯̃]

[ʃeɻˈnɔ.zẽɪ̯̃]

/ʃɨɾˈnɔ.zɐ̃j̃/

/ʃɨɾˈnɔ.zɐ̃j̃/

/t͡ʃɨɾˈnɔ.zɐ̃j̃/

Borrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm)

bor+

chernozem (black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus)


areca

→ English: areca

→ Spanish: areca

Borrowed from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) / Tamil அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭaykkāy (“areca nut”).

Areca catechu
Areca catechu#Translingual

areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)


internacionalismo

pt-noun

internacionalismo m (plural internacionalismos)

(politics) internationalism (cooperation between nations)


migração

[mi.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mi.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[mi.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin migrātiōnem. By surface analysis, migrar + -ção.


imersão

[i.meɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[i.meχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[i.meɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


arrogância

/ɐ.ʁuˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐ.ʁuˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]


orquestra

/oʁˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ/

[oχˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ]

/ɔɾˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ/

From Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).


ansiolítico

(pharmacology) anxiolytic (drug for the treatment of anxiety)


imaginação

Learned borrowing from Latin imāginātiōnem. By surface analysis, imaginar + -ção.


programador

pt-noun

programador m (plural programadores, feminine programadora, feminine plural programadoras)

programadores (plural)
programadora (feminine)
programadoras (feminine plural)

[pɾu.ɣɾɐ.mɐˈðoɾ]

[pɾu.ɣɾɐ.mɐˈðoɾ]

(computing) programmer (one who writes software)


vestimenta

From Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

vestment (robe worn by members of the clergy)


inspectora

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


angélica

angelica (any plant of the genus Angelica)


patologista

patologista m or f by sense (plural patologistas)


vesícula seminal

vesícula seminal f (plural vesículas seminais)


malabarista

malabarista m or f by sense (plural malabaristas)


vesícula biliar

vesícula biliar f (plural vesículas biliares)

(anatomy) gall bladder (organ that stores bile)


cronómetro

cronómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


virilidade

Borrowed from Latin virīlitātem, from vir (“man”).


mitose

(cytology) mitosis (division of a cell nucleus)


hipnotizador

hipnotizador m (plural hipnotizadores, feminine hipnotizadora, feminine plural hipnotizadoras)

hipnotizadores (plural)
hipnotizadora (feminine)
hipnotizadoras (feminine plural)


cotinga

/koˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

/koˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cotinga.

lbor

cotinga (any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus Cotinga)


flagrantes

/flaˈɡɾɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/

/flɐˈɡɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

[flɐˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨʃ]


antimonial

(pharmacology) antimonial (any drug or medical preparation containing antimony)


calça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese calça, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).


baitola

(Ceará, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio grande do Norte dialects, humorous or derogatory) sissy, faggot


hashtag

Unadapted borrowing from English hashtag.

ubor

(Internet) hashtag (a tag with a hash sign)


comediante

pt-noun

comediante m or f by sense (plural comediantes)


artemotil

(pharmacology) artemotil (a fast-acting blood schizonticide)


antecessor

antecessor m (plural antecessores, feminine antecessora, feminine plural antecessoras)

antecessores (plural)
antecessora (feminine)
antecessoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin antecessōrem.


transportadora

pt-noun

transportadora f (plural transportadoras)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.puɾ.tɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

freight company (company in the business of transporting goods)


cubículo

Learned borrowing from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedroom; bedchamber”), from cubō (“to lie down, to sleep”).


tagetes

marigold (any plant of the genus Tagetes)


neurótico

pt-noun

neurótico m (plural neuróticos, feminine neurótica, feminine plural neuróticas)

neuróticos (plural)
neurótica (feminine)
neuróticas (feminine plural)


programadora

[pɾu.ɣɾɐ.mɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


criptocomunista

criptocomunista m or f by sense (plural criptocomunistas)


criptofascista

criptofascista m or f by sense (plural criptofascistas)


criptografia

(uncountable) cryptography (discipline concerned with communication security)


desinfectante

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


cronostratigrafia

cronostratigrafia f (plural cronostratigrafias)


alopecia areata

(pathology) alopecia areata (form of alopecia)


cronografia

chronography (description or record of past time)


cronologista

cronologista m or f by sense (plural cronologistas)

chronologist (a person skilled in chronology)


sátira

Learned borrowing from Latin satira, from (lanx (“plate; dish”)) satura, feminine of satur (“full”).

(uncountable, literature) satire (literary technique)


socrático

From Latin Sōcraticus, from Ancient Greek Σωκρατικός (Sōkratikós, “of Socrates”). By surface analysis, Sócrates + -ico.


cronoterapia

chronotherapy (therapy based on a cyclical schedule)


cronofotografia

pt-noun

cronofotografia f (plural cronofotografias)

chronophotography (photographic technique which captures movement in several frames)


paisano

paisano m (plural paisanos, feminine paisana, feminine plural paisanas)

paisanos (plural)
paisana (feminine)
paisanas (feminine plural)

a peasant or countryman (someone who lives in the countryside)


arni

Bubalus arnee
Bubalus arnee#Translingual

arni; wild water buffalo; Asiatic buffalo (Bubalus arnee, a bovine of southeast Asia)


cocó

onomatopoeic

Onomatopoeic


cocó

Uncertain, but compare Italian cacare (“to shit, defecate”)


ómicron

pt-noun

ómicron m (plural (Portugal) omícrones or ómicrons)

omícrones (Portugal plural)
ómicrons (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


épsilon

épsilon m (plural (Portugal) epsílones or (Brazil) épsilons)

epsílones (Portugal plural)
épsilons (Brazil plural)


istriota

Istriot (an Italo-Romance language spoken in Istria)


esquistossomose

From esquistossomo + -ose, from Ancient Greek.


hidráulica

(countable) female equivalent of hidráulico


rosca

Probably from a Germanic source *rothsko (“spinning object”), from *rotha (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia language is possible.


lagarta

From Vulgar Latin *lacarta, from Latin lacerta.


e-mail

Unadapted borrowing from English e-mail.

(uncountable) e-mail (system for sending messages via the Internet)

Liguei meu notebook para ver as mensagens do dia. Aos poucos eu estava voltando a responder os e-mails de meus leitores.

2012, Vanessa de Oliveira, Psicopatas do coração, Matrix Editora, →ISBN, page 110:


geral

From Old Galician-Portuguese gẽeral, from Latin generālis (“general”). Doublet of general.


selfie

selfie f or (Brazil, less common) m (plural selfies)

Unadapted borrowing from English selfie.

(proscribed) selfie (photographic self-portrait)


catequista

catequista m or f by sense (plural catequistas)

From Late Latin catēchista, from Ancient Greek κατηχιστής (katēkhistḗs, “oral instructor”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to instruct orally”).


belicoso

pt-noun

belicoso m (plural belicosos, metaphonic)

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

aggressive, combative, quarrelsome person


afrobeat

Unadapted borrowing from English afrobeat.

ubor

(music) afrobeat (a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria)


fetiche

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin factus
Latin -īcius
Latin factīcius
Portuguese feitiçobor.
French fétichebor.
Portuguese fetiche
Borrowed from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of feitiço.


losango

Borrowed from French losange, from Old Occitan lausa (“flat stone”), from Gaulish.

rhombus (a parallelogram having all sides of equal length)


gueto

(historical) ghetto (area of a city in which Jews were concentrated)

(sociology) ghetto (very impoverished or segregated area of a city)


ortofonia

orthophony (perfect articulation of the sounds of a language)

orthophony (art of correcting pronunciation defects)


taikonauta

pt-noun

taikonauta m or f by sense (plural taikonautas)

taikonaut (astronaut in the Chinese space program)


antifonia

(music) antiphony (singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner)


auxina

(botany) auxin (class of plant growth hormones)


opala

From Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).


geólogo

geólogo m (plural geólogos, feminine geóloga, feminine plural geólogas)

geólogos (plural)
geóloga (feminine)
geólogas (feminine plural)


vocalista

vocalista m or f by sense (plural vocalistas)


egiptólogo

egiptólogo m (plural egiptólogos, feminine egiptóloga, feminine plural egiptólogas)

egiptólogos (plural)
egiptóloga (feminine)
egiptólogas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French égyptologue. By surface analysis, Egipto + -logo.

Egyptologist (person who studies Ancient Egypt)


egipciano

egipciano m (plural egipcianos, feminine egipciana, feminine plural egipcianas)

egipcianos (plural)
egipciana (feminine)
egipcianas (feminine plural)


blasfemas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sucursal

Borrowed from French succursale. By surface analysis, Latin succursus + -al.


nómada

nómadas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


pirueta

pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)

(by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis


palestino

pt-noun

palestino m (plural palestinos, feminine palestina, feminine plural palestinas)

palestinos (plural)
palestina (feminine)
palestinas (feminine plural)


capacidade

capacity (the ability to hold, receive or absorb)


ailanto

From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).


laboratório

Borrowed from French laboratoire, from Medieval Latin laborātōrium.

laboratory (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research)


reformista

pt-noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistas)


beringela

beringelas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

→ English: brinjal

→ Gujarati: બ્રિંજલ (briñjal)

→ Hunsrik: Bërinschela

/bɨ.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”), of Dravidian origin. Compare Galician berinxela, berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

bor

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


estupefaciente

pt-noun

estupefaciente m (plural estupefacientes)


sânscrito

From Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta, “perfected, prepared, constructed, refined”).


náutica

From Ancient Greek ναυτῐκή (nautikḗ), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

(nautical) navigation (the art of navigating ships)


terráqueo

pt-noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos, feminine terráquea, feminine plural terráqueas)

terráqueos (plural)
terráquea (feminine)
terráqueas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.

(chiefly in ufology or science fiction) Earthling (inhabitant of the planet Earth)


utilidade

Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilitātem (“usefulness”), from ūtor (“to use; to employ”).

lbor

(uncountable) usefulness (quality of being useful)


desilusão

disillusion (act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief)


katorga

(historical) katorga (penal servitude in a Russian or Soviet labour camp)

(historical) katorga (a Tsarist or Soviet labour camp)


engarrafamento

pt-noun

engarrafamento m (plural engarrafamentos)

traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow)


reprodução

From reproduzir (“to reproduce”) + -ção (“-tion”).

af

(biology) reproduction (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically)


espasmo

Borrowed from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).


epirota

pt-noun

epirota m or f by sense (plural epirotas)


dedicação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicātiōnem (“dedication”). By surface analysis, dedicar + -ção.

lbor

(uncountable) dedication (state of being dedicated)

dedication (note prefixed to a work of art)


ensino

pt-noun

ensino m (usually uncountable, plural ensinos)

Deverbal from ensinar (“to teach”), from Old Galician-Portuguese ensinar, from Vulgar Latin īnsignō (“to engrave”), Latin signum (“mark”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).


epílogo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos).

lbor

epilogue (short speech at the end of a play)

epilogue (brief script at the end of a literary piece)


piquete

Refers to a relatively small to medium-sized group of people.

(military) any other group of soldiers, firefighters or policemen

a number of workers designated for turn-based work


número irracional

pt-noun

número irracional m (plural números irracionais)


nanómetro

European Portuguese standard spelling of nanômetro.


pisada

O candidato seguiu as pisadas do Presidente anterior.

The candidate followed in the footsteps of the previous president.


superávit

surplus (funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs)


phantasma

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


nauruana

[naʊ̯.ɾʊˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[naʊ̯ˈɾwɐ̃.nɐ]

[naʊ̯.ɾʊˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[naʊ̯ˈɾwɐ̃.nɐ]


supergigante azul

supergigante azul f (plural supergigantes azuis)


gigante azul

(astronomy) blue giant (hot star with a luminosity class of III or II)


olimpíada

(historical, Ancient Greece) Olympiad (period of four years)

Olympiad (an occurrence of the Olympic games)

Olimpíadas da Matemática

Olympiad (competition or series of competitions involving an academic discipline or game)


groselha

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

gooseberry (berry), especially redcurrant

(uncountable) the colour of the redcurrant berry


meristema

(botany) meristem (zone of active cell division)


actinorriza

(biology) actinorhiza (nodule formed from a symbiotic relationship between an actinomycete and fine plant roots)


natureza-morta

natureza-morta f (plural naturezas-mortas)

Literally, “dead nature”. Possibly a calque of French nature morte (“still life”).


anilazine

(agriculture) anilazine (pesticide used on crops)


ibérico

pt-noun

ibérico m (plural ibéricos, feminine ibérica, feminine plural ibéricas)

ibéricos (plural)
ibérica (feminine)
ibéricas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Hibēricus (“Iberian”).


ibérico

Iberian (ancient pre-Indo-European language spoken in southeastern Iberia)


epiciclo

Learned borrowing from Late Latin epicy̆clus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos). By surface analysis, epi- + ciclo.

lbor

(astronomy, geometry) epicycle (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)


baguete

baguette (long and narrow variety of bread)


insecticida

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


denotação

From denotar + -ção, from Latin dēnotō (“to mark, to indicate”).


activismo

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


epigrafista

pt-noun

epigrafista m or f by sense (plural epigrafistas)

epigraphist (person who studies ancient inscriptions)


antiguana

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwɐ̃.nɐ/

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwɐ̃.nɐ/


amor

Macanese: amôr

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amor, from Latin amōrem.

inh+

1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver

Love is a fire that burns but is not seen

Amor, você é como o sol / Ilumina o meu dia, mas queima minha pele

2018, “Queima Minha Pele”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues:

Darling, you're like the sun / You light up my day, but burn my skin

Amor, cheguei.

(figuratively, endearing) honey, babe, sweetheart, darling (term of endearing)

Ele é um amor.


hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus
Wikispecies:Alcelaphus buselaphus

hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus, an African antelope)


ácido linoleico

pt-noun

ácido linoleico m (plural ácidos linoleicos)


aeróbica

[ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.βi.kɐ]

aerobics (exercise for cardiovascular fitness)


arabitol

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈtɔɫ]

(biochemistry) arabitol (a sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose)


ergometria

/ɛɾ.ɡɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

[ɛɾ.ɣɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ]


trombose

(pathology) thrombosis (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation)


epigrafia

epigraphy (study of ancient inscriptions)


metanfetamina

methamphetamine (a highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug)


alozima

(genetics, biochemistry) allozyme (either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene)


aminociclopropano

(organic chemistry) aminocyclopropane (univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the ring of cyclopropylamine)


estoniano

estoniano m (plural estonianos, feminine estoniana, feminine plural estonianas)

estonianos (plural)
estoniana (feminine)
estonianas (feminine plural)

(countable) Estonian (person from Estonia)


xaque

Alternative form of xeque (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)


europoide

europoide m or f by sense (plural europoides)

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


koiné

(linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)

(uncountable) Koine (the common Greek language during late antiquity)


iboga

Tabernanthe iboga
Wikispecies:Tabernanthe iboga

iboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)


eurocomunista

eurocomunista m or f by sense (plural eurocomunistas)


monocultura

(agriculture) monoculture (cultivation of a single agricultural species)

(figuratively, derogatory) monoculture (excessive dependence on a single economic sector or a single type of economic activity)


isómero

European Portuguese standard spelling of isômero.


Gauleiter

Gauleiter m (plural Gauleiters or Gauleiter)

Alternative letter-case form of gauleiter


zoroastriano

zoroastriano m (plural zoroastrianos, feminine zoroastriana, feminine plural zoroastrianas)

zoroastrianos (plural)
zoroastriana (feminine)
zoroastrianas (feminine plural)


plagiador

plagiador m (plural plagiadores, feminine plagiadora, feminine plural plagiadoras)

plagiadores (plural)
plagiadora (feminine)
plagiadoras (feminine plural)


francófilo

francófilo m (plural francófilos, feminine francófila, feminine plural francófilas)

francófilos (plural)
francófila (feminine)
francófilas (feminine plural)


obsessão

[ɔ.βsɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin obsessiōnem (“siege; obsession”), from obsideō (“to siege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

bor+

(psychology) obsession (compulsive or irrational preoccupation)

(theology) vexation caused by the Devil’s influence, without possession


grupos abelianos

grupo abeliano
grupo abeliano#Portuguese


grupo abeliano

pt-noun

grupo abeliano m (plural grupos abelianos)

(algebra) abelian group (a group in which the group operation is commutative)


liceu

Borrowed from Latin Lyceum, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion).


tabanca

Agência Lusa (2021 December 14) “Portugal e Guiné-Bissau afinam estratégias de cooperação militar no âmbito do Atlântico Norte”, in Observador: “O responsável guineense disse ser inaceitável que se retire uma pessoa da sua “tabanca” (aldeia), sem qualquer preparação ou formação, dando-lhe uma arma e ainda permitindo-lhe que faça a sua própria farda militar.”


lide

From Old Galician-Portuguese lide, from Latin lītem (“contention, strife”). Compare Spanish lid.


gigametro

(rare) gigametre (a distance of 1,000,000 kilometres)


folíolo

(botany) leaflet (Each of the parts into which the limbus of a compound vegetable leaf is divided)

(botany) leaflet (Each of the small modified plant leaves (bracteoles) that make up a stem)


escaravelho

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).


canhão

[kɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Italian cannone (“cannon”), from Latin canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Or from Spanish cañón (“cannon”) (compare cânion).


noiva

From Old Galician-Portuguese novia, from a Vulgar Latin root novia, from Latin nova, possibly influenced by nupta. Compare Spanish novia.

fiancée (an engaged woman about to marry)


armadilha

[ɐɾ.mɐˈði.ʎɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese armadilha, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.

trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)


fralda

From Old Galician-Portuguese *faldra, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”). Doublet of falda.

diaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)


nação

From Old Galician-Portuguese naçon, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin nātiōnem, from Proto-Italic *gnātiō (“family”).

nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)


emprego

Qual é o seu emprego?

job (economic role for which a person is paid)

O emprego de um martelo é necessário.

use; usage (the act of using something or the way something is used)

(uncountable) employment (the state of being employed)


íris

Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).

(botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris), or its flower


batalha

From Old Galician-Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish.

battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)


canudo

From Old Galician-Portuguese canudo. By surface analysis, cano + -udo.

(Brazil) drinking straw (small hollow tube through which drink is sucked)


molho

Deverbal from molhar (“to wet; to water”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mollar, from Latin mollīre (“to soften”), from mollis (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”).

der

(cooking) sauce (liquid condiment placed on food)


molho

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo, from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from manipulus (“maniple; handful”), from manus (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Doublet of manolho and manojo. Compare Spanish manojo.

(collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)


galão

Borrowed from English gallon, from Old French galon, galun (“liquid measure”).

gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)

(Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk


artesão

pt-noun

artesão m (plural artesãos, feminine artesã, feminine plural artesãs)

artesãos (plural)
artesã (feminine)
artesãs (feminine plural)

[aɾ.teˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aχ.teˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aɻ.teˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐɾ.tɨˈzɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from French artisan, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”).

artisan, craftsman (skilled manual worker)


filho da puta

filho da puta m (plural filhos da puta, feminine filha da puta, feminine plural filhas da puta)

filhos da puta (plural)
filha da puta (feminine)
filhas da puta (feminine plural)

(derogatory, vulgar) son of a bitch, motherfucker, cunt (objectionable person)


chinelo

flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)


papoula

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic حَبَّبَوْر (ḥabbabawr).


genocídio

Coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1943. From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) or Latin gēns (“tribe, clan”) + -cídio (“kill”).

uder

genocide (systematic killing of substantial numbers of people)


berço

Borrowed from French berceau, ultimately from Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).
Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol.

(historical, weaponry) a type of short cannon


espiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.


radiador

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðo.ɾi]

(automotive) radiator (device that lowers engine coolant temperature)


kwashiorkor

(pathology) kwashiorkor (malnutrition caused by protein deficiency)


machista

pt-noun

machista m or f by sense (plural machistas)

male chauvinist (advocate of male chauvinism)


diretório

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctōrium.

slbor

directory (list of names, addresses etc.)


veículo

Learned borrowing from Latin vehiculum (“vehicle”), from vehō (“to bear, to carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to ride”).

lbor

vehicle; conveyance (device for carrying or transporting)

medium (the means or channel by which an aim is achieved)

anything which conducts or transmits something


depressão

/dɨ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

(psychology) depression (state of mind producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment)


chaleira

kettle; teakettle (vessel for boiling a liquid)

chaleira elétrica
chaleira elétrica#Portuguese

Clipping of chaleira elétrica (“electric kettle”).


cara de pau

pt-noun

cara de pau m or f by sense (plural caras de pau)

(informal) poker face (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing)

(informal, derogatory) someone who tries to take advantage of others

(informal, derogatory) someone who openly and shamelessly lies or acts in a deceptive way


herbívoro

From French herbivore, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”).


funcionalidade

funcionalidade f (plural funcionalidades)

(uncountable) functionality (the ability to perform a task or function)


cooperação

cooperation (act of cooperating or being cooperative)


pirulito

Hunsrik: Pirulitt (“lollipop”)

From pirlito (“hawthorn fruit”), metathetical form of pilrito.

Pirulito, todo menino acha bacana / Quem tem dente chupa cana

(Can we date this quote?), Jacinto Silva, Lídio Cavalcante (lyrics and music), “Cantando a Minha Loa”:

(Brazil) lollipop (confectionery on a stick)


caridade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.

inh+

(uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)


mutualismo

From Latin mūtuus (“mutual, reciprocal”) + -ismo.

affix

(ecology) mutualism (interaction between two species that benefits both)

(politics) mutualism (anarchist economic theory)


desodorante

deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)


maltez

pt-noun

maltez m (plural maltezes, feminine malteza, feminine plural maltezas)

maltezes (plural)
malteza (feminine)
maltezas (feminine plural)


blasfémia

blasfémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”).

der

blasphemy (irreverence toward something sacred)


maravilha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese maravilha, from Latin mīrābilia, plural of mīrābilis (“wonderful”), from mīrus (“wonderful”).

inh+

[mɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ʎɐ]

wonder; marvel (something that causes amazement or awe)

Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa#Translingual


verniz

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).

der

varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)

(uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish

(figurative) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)


remendo

Deverbal from remendar (“to mend”), from re- + emendar (“to attach; to amend”), from Old Galician-Portuguese emendar, from Latin ēmendāre (“to amend”).

patch (piece of cloth used to repair something)

(figurative) patch (a repair intended to be used for a limited time)


balada

From French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballāre.


etimologista

pt-noun

etimologista m or f by sense (plural etimologistas)

etymologist (person who specialises in etymology)


árvore de Natal

árvore de Natal f (plural árvores de Natal)

[ˈaɾ.βu.ɾɨ ðɨ nɐˈtaɫ]

Christmas tree (a tree used during the Christmas holiday season)


isoglossa

(linguistics) isogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)


disjunção

/d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin disiūnctiōnem (“separation”).


planície

(geography) plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)


isotopia

(mathematics) isotopy (form of homotopy that is always an embedding)


farda

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْدَة (farda, “cloth, woman's clothes”). Cognate with fardo.


pedreiro

pt-noun

pedreiro m (plural pedreiros, feminine pedreira, feminine plural pedreiras)

pedreiros (plural)
pedreira (feminine)
pedreiras (feminine plural)

[pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾu]

[pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾu]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedreiro, from pedra (“rock”) + -eiro (“-eer”), or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *petrārius, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”). Compare Spanish pedrero, Asturian pedreru, Catalan pedrer, Occitan peirièr, Romanian pietrar.


coqueluche

From French coqueluche, from Italian coccolucio, from Latin cucullus. First attested in 1840.

ref

Sérgio Rodrigues (2011 September 22) “A coqueluche surgiu com o sentido de ‘capuz’”, in Veja (in Portuguese), Brazil, retrieved 2023-05-18

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)

(figurative, colloquial) craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)


renúncia

Deverbal from renunciar (“to renounce”), from Latin renūntiāre (“to reject”).

renunciation (act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid)


estreito

From Old Galician-Portuguese estreito, from Latin strictus. Compare Spanish estrecho and French étroit. Doublet of estrito, which was a borrowing.


andaime

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.mi]

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.mi]

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.me]

Possibly derived from andar, or Arabic الدَاعِم (ad-dāʕim, “supporter”). Compare Spanish andamio.

Para se trabalhar na construção civil em locais altos, são necessários painéis metálicos que, montados, formam os andaimes.

2016 May 17, Casa do Construtor, 0:17 from the start, in Como montar andaimes, via Youtube:

To work in civil construction in high places, metal panels are needed which, when assembled, form scaffolding.


logogrifo

logogriph (word puzzle in which the clues are in verse)


contínuo

pt-noun

contínuo m (plural contínuos, feminine contínua, feminine plural contínuas)

contínuos (plural)
contínua (feminine)
contínuas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin continuus. Doublet of continuum.

E tem mais! Eu sou um ex-contínuo e você é um filho da puta! Seu filho da puta!

1981, Braz Chediak, director, Bonitinha, mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Resende, spoken by Edgar (José Wilker):


mastografia

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


covardia

From Old Galician-Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.


oosfera

/ɔ.ɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/


genérico

generic (a product sold under a generic name, especially medicine)


megâmetro

an instrument for measuring angular distance between astronomical objects

an instrument for measuring great distances at sea


odalisca

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).

der

(historical) odalisque (a female harem slave)


anismo

(pathology) anismus (malfunction of the external anal sphincter)


objetividade

From objetivo (“objective”) + -idade (“-ity”).

suffix

objectivity (the state of being objective, unbiased)


células dendríticas foliculares

célula dendrítica folicular
célula dendrítica folicular#Portuguese


abaton

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton).

abaton (enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept)