traje de banho

traje de banho m (plural trajes de banho)

(Brazil) swimsuit (tight-fitting garment worn for swimming)


traça-dos-livros

pt-noun

traça-dos-livros f (plural traças-dos-livros)

any of several insects known for damaging books, such as the silverfish


sobrepopulação

sobrepopulação f (plural sobrepopulações)

overpopulation (population larger than a region can hold)


tsé-tsé

From English tsetse, from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

tsetse (an African fly known for carrying trypanosomes)


torre de marfim

torre de marfim f (plural torres de marfim)

(idiomatic) ivory tower (sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective)


ácido aconítico

(organic chemistry) aconitic acid (organic acid involved in the isomerisation of citrate to isocitrate)


ácido abiético

(organic chemistry) abietic acid (a yellowish resin acid isolated from rosin and used in varnishes)


zona de abscisão

zona de abscisão f (plural zonas de abscisão)

(botany) abscission zone (area where the abscission layer if formed)


adesina

(biochemistry) adhesin (factor enabling bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces)


reticulado

mesh (structure made of interwoven strips, with evenly spaced openings between them)

(order theory) lattice (partially ordered set in algebra)


álgebra comutativa

álgebra comutativa f (plural álgebras comutativas)

(mathematics) commutative algebra (any algebra in which multiplication is commutative)


ácido fosfórico

(inorganic chemistry) phosphoric acid (a colourless liquid; H₃PO₄)


tosse convulsa

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tosse, convulsa.


ácido acetoidroxâmico

acetohydroxamic acid
acetohydroxamic acid

(organic chemistry) acetohydroxamic acid (acetyl derivative of hydroxamic acid)


ácido acetoacético

(organic chemistry) acetoacetic acid (an acid present in the urine of people suffering from starvation or some forms of diabetes)


zona abissal

(geography) abyssal zone (deep part of the ocean)


zoeira

noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

(colloquial, Brazil) mockery; the act of mocking

Paguei R$500 por este objeto! Zoeira, foram apenas R$30!

I paid R$500 for this object! Sike, it was only R$30!

(colloquial, Brazil) a playful lie told with the intent of quickly revealing the truth afterwards; just kidding


tapete mágico

tapete mágico m (plural tapetes mágicos)

(fantasy) magic carpet (a carpet capable of magical flight)


subártico

subarctic (the region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle)


válvulas termiônicas

válvula termiônica
válvula termiônica#Portuguese


suspeição

[suʃ.peɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

suspicion (act of suspecting something or someone)

(Brazil, law) circumstance in which a representative of the Public Ministry (such as a judge, prosecutor, lawyer, etc.) is related or acquainted to the defendant, therefore legally unable to exercise their functions


vento ponteiro

vento ponteiro m (plural ventos ponteiros)

(nautical) foul wind (wind against travelled direction)


verdade ou desafio

(games) truth or dare (game where players perform a dare or answer a question)


vinho rosé

rosé wine (wine that incorporates some of the colour from the grape skins)


vento repugnante

vento repugnante m (plural ventos repugnantes)


seção rítmica

seção rítmica f (plural seções rítmicas)

(music) rhythm section (musicians who provide the accompaniment)


visão de mundo

visão de mundo f (plural visões de mundo)

worldview (a person’s general philosophy or perception of reality)


simultaneidade

simultaneidade f (plural simultaneidades)

simultaneity; simultaneousness (the quality or state of being simultaneous)


toalha de mesa

toalha de mesa f (plural toalhas de mesa)

tablecloth (a cloth used to cover a dining table)


van Gogh

a painter with a style or life story similar to Vincent van Gogh’s


válvula termiônica

válvula termiônica f (plural válvulas termiônicas)


ácido abscísico

(biochemistry) abscisic acid (plant hormone that inhibits seed germination)


semiautomática

semiautomática f (plural semiautomáticas)

semi-automatic (a semi-automatic firearm)


televisão digital

digital television (broadcast of television services via digital signals)


verbo auxiliar

verbo auxiliar m (plural verbos auxiliares)

(grammar) auxiliary verb (verb that accompanies the main verb of a clause)


telefone sem fio

telefone sem fio m (plural telefones sem fio)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see telefone, sem, fio.

(Brazil, games) Chinese whispers (game where a phrase is whispered from person to person)


sendeiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese sendeiro, from Early Medieval Latin sēmitārius, derived from Latin sēmita. Compare Galician sendeiro, Spanish sendero.


actinina

(biochemistry) actinin (protein responsible for the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells)


têmpera

temper (heat treatment applied to material, especially metal)


vagação

[va.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/vɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[vɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/vɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[vɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

vacation (the act of vacating something)


salão de beleza

salão de beleza m (plural salões de beleza)

[sɐˈlɐ̃w̃ dɨ βɨˈle.zɐ]

beauty salon, beauty parlor (salon with hairdressers and beauticians)


sintetizador

(music instrument) synthesizer (an electronic keyboard instrument)


trilobita

(biology) trilobite (extinct arthropod of the class Trilobita)


vacação

vacation (period of leisure time away from work)

vacation (the act of vacating something; moving out of something)


xairel

saddlecloth (blanket placed under a saddle)


vozerio

clamor (noise from multiple people talking)


cacetinho

(Brazil, Alagoas) a finger-shaped cookie

(Brazil) Misspelling of cassetinho (“a type of bread”).


salto plataforma

salto plataforma m (plural saltos plataforma)


togolês

togolês m (plural togoleses, feminine togolesa, feminine plural togolesas)

togoleses (plural)
togolesa (feminine)
togolesas (feminine plural)


veladura

vigil (watch kept during the night over the body of a person)


transbordamento

transbordamento m (plural transbordamentos)

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.βuɾ.ðɐˈmẽ.tu]

overflow (spillage occurring when the volume of liquid exceeds the volume of the container)

(computing) overflow (situation where a value exceeds the available range)


xará

Borrowed from Old Tupi xe rera (“my name”).

bor+

(Brazil) namesake (person with the same name as another)

(Brazil, slang) bro; pal; mate (informal term of address)


revelador

pt-noun

revelador m (plural reveladores, feminine reveladora, feminine plural reveladoras)

reveladores (plural)
reveladora (feminine)
reveladoras (feminine plural)

[ʁɨ.vɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.vɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.βɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]

From Latin revelātōrem. By surface analysis, revelar + -dor.

developer (liquid used in chemical film processing)


geopolítica

geopolitics (the study of the effects of geography on international politics)


urucuzeiro

Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana#Translingual

achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)


vermelhão

[veɦ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɦ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɾ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veʁ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɻ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/vɨɾ.mɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/

/vɨɾ.mɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/

/bɨɾ.mɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/

vermilion (a vivid red pigment made of mercury sulfide)

vermilion (a vivid red or slightly orange colour)


xamanismo

shamanism (any of several traditional beliefs involving altered states of consciousness)


tosquiadeira

shear (type of scissors used to shear sheep)


urologista

urologista m or f by sense (plural urologistas)


todo-poderoso

todo-poderoso m (plural todo-poderosos, feminine todo-poderosa, feminine plural todo-poderosas, metaphonic)

todo-poderosos (plural)
todo-poderosa (feminine)
todo-poderosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


mauricinho

From Maurício (“Maurice”, given name) + -inho.

af

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a young, upper-class man frequently worried about dressing well in parties; a dandy


sobrepovoamento

pt-noun

sobrepovoamento m (plural sobrepovoamentos)

overpopulation (population larger than a region can hold)


mosca volante

mosca volante f (plural moscas volantes)

(ophthalmology) floater (deformed speck in the visual field)


testeira

/tɨʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɨʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

headband (strip of fabric worn around the head)

headstall (the part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head)


cavalinho

horsy (game where a child rides on the back of another)


autarca

autarca m or f by sense (plural autarcas)

From Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, “self-sufficient”). By surface analysis, auto- + -arca.


fubá

(Brazil) a flour made with milled corn or rice pertaining to the Brazilian cuisine, often combined with corn meal


vinho rosado

rosé wine (wine that incorporates some of the colour from the grape skins)


lança-perfume

(Brazil) chloroethane when used as a recreational drug, a popular practice in Brazil


chapéu-de-chuva

pt-noun

chapéu-de-chuva m (plural chapéus-de-chuva)

[ʃaˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi ˈʃu.vɐ]

[ʃaˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi ˈʃu.vɐ]

/ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈʃu.vɐ/

[ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈʃu.vɐ]

/ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈʃu.vɐ/

[ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈʃu.vɐ]

/t͡ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈt͡ʃu.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]


goteira

accidental hole in a ceiling whereby drips of water fall into the ground or floor


ventríloquo

ventríloquo m (plural ventríloquos, feminine ventríloqua, feminine plural ventríloquas)

ventríloquos (plural)
ventríloqua (feminine)
ventríloquas (feminine plural)

ventriloquist (a person who practices ventriloquism)


tradicionalista

tradicionalista m or f by sense (plural tradicionalistas)

traditionalist (person who adheres to tradition)


insectologia

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


cangalheiro

cangalheiro m (plural cangalheiros, feminine cangalheira, feminine plural cangalheiras)

cangalheiros (plural)
cangalheira (feminine)
cangalheiras (feminine plural)

/kɐ̃.ɡɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/

/kɐ̃.ɡɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/

/kɐ̃.ɡɐˈʎe.ɾu/


neo-nazi

neo-nazi m or f by sense (plural neo-nazis)


tonneladas métricas

tonnelada métrica
tonnelada métrica#Portuguese


fornos de micro-ondas

forno de micro-ondas
forno de micro-ondas#Portuguese


arrozes de festa

arroz de festa
arroz de festa#Portuguese


antiderrapante

antiderrapante m (plural antiderrapantes)

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ðɨ.ʁɐˈpɐ̃.tɨ]

a substance or object that prevents skidding


obrigatoriedade

obrigatoriedade f (plural obrigatoriedades)

From obrigatório (“obligatory”) + -dade.


açucar

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


piolho púbico

piolho púbico m (plural piolhos púbicos)

Pthirus pubis
Pthirus pubis#Translingual

crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a louse that lives amongst the pubic hair of humans)


hierosolimitana

hierosolimitana f (plural hierosolimitanas)


trasgo

(Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper)


monga

Fortê, cê tem certeza que quer deixar a única moeda que temos nas mãos daquela monga que não sabe fazer nada a não ser ter sorte?

2007, 07:21 from the start, in Galaxy Angel, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Lanfá Framboise (Tati Keplmair), São Paulo: Álamo, via Animax Brasil:

Forte, are you sure you wanna leave our only coin in the hands of that idiot that knows nothing but to be lucky?


fml

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of família (“family”).


mangra

mangra f (usually uncountable, plural mangras)

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“blemish”), probably via Spanish mangla. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, mácula, and maquis.

doublet

(obsolete) mildew (growth of minute fungi on plants)


rés do chão

[ˈhɛ(ɪ̯)z du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈhɛ(ɪ̯)z du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈʁɛ(j)ʒ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[ˈχɛ(ɪ̯)ʒ du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈhɛ(ɪ̯)z do ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈʁɛʒ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[ˈʁɛʒ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

/ˈʁɛʒ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[ˈʁɛʒ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

/ˈʁɛʒ du ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

[ˈʁɛʒ ðu ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]


manjelão

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul


guapê

(Brazil) fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul


brinco-de-viúva

pt-noun

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


baga-de-freira

baga-de-freira m (plural bagas-de-freiras)


jamelão

[ʒa.meˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʒɐ.mɨˈlɐ̃w̃/


jambolão

→ Swahili: zambarau

/ʒɐ̃.boˈlɐ̃w̃/

[ʒɐ̃.boˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʒɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃w̃/


jambo-rosa

/ˌʒɐ̃.buˈʁɔ.zɐ/

/ˌʒɐ̃.buˈʁɔ.zɐ/

/ˌʒɐ̃.buˈʁɔ.zɐ/

[ˌʒɐ̃.buˈχɔ.zɐ]

/ˌʒɐ̃.buˈʁɔ.zɐ/

Syzygium jambos
Syzygium jambos#Translingual

fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple


jerosolimitana

jerosolimitana f (plural jerosolimitanas)


reparadora

/ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


correção política

political correctness
political correctness

(Brazil) political correctness (the practice of being politically correct)


tirana

/t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/


candonga

Borrowed from Spanish candonga with the same meaning, or from Kimbundu kandonge (“weak love”), from ka- (diminutive suffix) + ndonge (“love”).


candonga

Borrowed from Kimbundu kandenge, from ka- (diminutive suffix) + ndenge (“small, petty”).

(Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) moonshine made from water, alcohol and syrup

(Guinea-Bissau) mixed means of transport (both for merch and passengers)


cenrada

Inherited from Latin *cinerata, from cinis.


trepadora

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]

[tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]


tortéi

(South Brazil) a type of filled pasta similar to ravioli


bíceps braquiais

bíceps braquial
bíceps braquial#Portuguese


aduncidade

Learned borrowing from Latin aduncitātem. By surface analysis, adunco + -idade.

lbor

(rare) aduncity (hookedness) of the nose


filáucia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”), and αὐτός (autós, “self”).


tubos de escape

tubo de escape
tubo de escape#Portuguese


vesículas biliares

vesícula biliar
vesícula biliar#Portuguese


elementos químicos

elemento químico
elemento químico#Portuguese


auroras austrais

aurora austral
aurora austral#Portuguese


analistas de sistemas

analista de sistemas
analista de sistemas#Portuguese


ácidos linoleicos

ácido linoleico
ácido linoleico#Portuguese


ácidos carboxílicos

ácido carboxílico
ácido carboxílico#Portuguese


cantos gregorianos

canto gregoriano
canto gregoriano#Portuguese


fórmulas químicas

fórmula química
fórmula química#Portuguese


salvadora

[saɫ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


salvadoras

[saɫ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐʃ]


intestinos delgados

intestino delgado
intestino delgado#Portuguese


marcas registradas

marca registrada
marca registrada#Portuguese


pecados originais

pecado original
pecado original#Portuguese


sumas sacerdotisas

suma sacerdotisa
suma sacerdotisa#Portuguese


sumos sacerdotes

sumo sacerdote
sumo sacerdote#Portuguese


sistemas operativos

sistema operativo
sistema operativo#Portuguese


grafómetros

/ɡɾɐˈfɔ.mɨ.tɾuʃ/


tico-tico

Hunsrik: Tickutick

rufous-collared sparrow
rufous-collared sparrow

rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis), an american sparrow found in Latin America


catraio

pt-noun

catraio m (plural catraios, feminine catraia, feminine plural catraias)

catraios (plural)
catraia (feminine)
catraias (feminine plural)


códigos de barras

código de barras
código de barras#Portuguese


tejadilho

(automotive) roof (the top or cover of a vehicle)


vrdd

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of verdade.


tiririca

Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”), lit. "that which drags or creeps".

bor

Nunca soube fazer verso,
senão como tiririca,
porque como ela é, que pica,
e corta todo o universo[…]

17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista

He has never known how to make poetry
that is not like the sedge,
which by its nature stings
and runs through the whole universe[…]

Cyperus rotundus
Cyperus rotundus#Translingual

(Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari#Translingual

white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America

(Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief

(Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters


vdd

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of verdade.


gineta

Genetta genetta
Genetta genetta#Translingual


nhanhanhã

/ɲɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɲɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

/ɲɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɲɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

onomatopoeia

Imitative

(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) muttering (words uttered roughly or incompletely)

(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining


míngua

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mingua, from minguar. Compare Galician mingua and Spanish mengua.


quarto minguante

pt-noun

quarto minguante m (plural quartos minguantes)


bufê

Borrowed from French buffet. Doublet of bufete.

buffet (food laid out so diners may serve themselves)


fogaréu

[fo.ɡaˈɾɛʊ̯]

(architecture) an architectural ornament in the form of a flickering flame


agrónomas

/ɐˈɡɾɔ.nu.mɐʃ/

[ɐˈɣɾɔ.nu.mɐʃ]


criadora

[kɾjɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


chibo

chibo m (plural chibos, feminine chiba, feminine plural chibas)

chibos (plural)
chiba (feminine)
chibas (feminine plural)

(Portugal, colloquial) informant, snitch


amsterdamesa

[ɐ̃ʃ.tɨɾ.ðɐˈme.zɐ]


tágide

From Latin Tagus. The term was coined by André de Resende.

1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto

(Portuguese mythology) a water nymph dwelling in the Tagus river


marafona

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْأَة هَيْنَة (marʔa hayna, literally “deceiving woman”).

bor+

مَرْأَة هَيْنَة

man dressed in woman’s clothing during Carnival


arainha

/a.ɾɐ̃ˈĩ.ɲɐ/

[a.ɾɐ̃ˈĩ.j̃ɐ]

/a.ɾɐ̃ˈĩ.ɲɐ/

[a.ɾɐ̃ˈĩ.j̃ɐ]


seriação

[se.ɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/sɨ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


forrobodó

[fɔ.ʁɔ.βɔˈðɔ]

(chiefly colloquial) a chaotic situation involving many people


póvoa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese póvoa (“land to be peopled”), from Early Medieval Latin popula, a derivative of populus. Cognate Galician Poboa, Spanish Puebla and Pobla.

inh+

hamlet (small village or a group of houses)


ubicação

ubication (the condition occupying a certain place or position)


ximbo

(Rio Grande do Sul) horse whose owner is unknown


sefardim

pt-noun

sefardim m or f by sense (plural sefardins)


azeiteiro

azeiteiro m (plural azeiteiros, feminine azeiteira, feminine plural azeiteiras)

azeiteiros (plural)
azeiteira (feminine)
azeiteiras (feminine plural)

a person involved in the production or sale of olive oil; oilman

(Portugal, colloquial) a tasteless person


arrumador

usher (a person who shows people to their seats)

car park attendant, valet (a person who helps drivers to find a parking space, often in exchange for money)


esquerdopata

esquerdopata m or f by sense (plural esquerdopatas)

From esquerdo + -pata (coined by Olavo de Carvalho).

(Brazil, politics, derogatory) a left-wing extremist; a fanatic about left-wing ideals

(Brazil, politics, derogatory) leftist (to any degree)


gayzismo

(Brazil, politics, derogatory, used by the Brazilian right) the LGBT movement in Brazil, specially the mainstream set associated with left-wing and anti-conservative politics


lanterninha

lanterninha m or f by sense (plural lanterninhas)

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil) usher (a person who shows people to their seats, especially in cinemas or theatres)


lanterninha

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]


sefardi

sefardi m or f by sense (plural sefardis)

From Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (sfaradi), from סְפָרַד (s'farád) (a Biblical location, identified by later Jews as the Iberian Peninsula).


reaça

(Brazil, politics, neologism, derogatory) Clipping of reacionário (reactionary, a rightist or conservative person)


direitismo

direitismo m (usually uncountable, plural direitismos)

rightism (movement pro- or belief in right-wing politics)


direitista

direitista m or f by sense (plural direitistas)

[d͡ʒi.ɾeɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]

rightist (a person who holds views associated with the political right)


sociopata

sociopata m or f by sense (plural sociopatas)


gôta

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of gota.


acroleto

(linguistics) acrolect (variety of speech that is considered the standard form)


philaucia

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


geléia real

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


mirrha

mirrha f (usually uncountable, plural mirrhas)


golo de honra

European Portuguese standard spelling of gol de honra.


pôrto

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of porto.


gayzista

gayzista m or f by sense (plural gayzistas)

(Brazil, politics, derogatory, used by the Brazilian right) a person who follows or supports the LGBT movement in Brazil, specially the mainstream set associated with left-wing and anti-conservative politics


aquiléia

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


cristaõ

cristaõ m (plural cristaõs, feminine cristã, feminine plural cristãs)

cristaõs (plural)
cristã (feminine)
cristãs (feminine plural)


prisão domiciliar

prisão domiciliar f (usually uncountable, plural prisões domiciliares)

prisão domiciliária
prisão domiciliária#Portuguese


risco de cabelo

risco do cabelo
risco do cabelo#Portuguese


riscas de giz

riscas de giz m or f by sense (invariable)


fôrro

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of forro.


transbôrdo

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of transbordo.


quilômetro quadrado

quilômetro quadrado m (plural quilômetros quadrados)

quilómetro quadrado
quilómetro quadrado#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of quilómetro quadrado.


refratômetro de Abbe

refratômetro de Abbe m (plural refratômetros de Abbe)

refratómetro de Abbe
refratómetro de Abbe#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of refratómetro de Abbe.


egypcio

egypcio m (plural egypcios, feminine egypcia, feminine plural egypcias)

egypcios (plural)
egypcia (feminine)
egypcias (feminine plural)

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


christaõ

christaõ m (plural christaõs, feminine christã, feminine plural christãs)

christaõs (plural)
christã (feminine)
christãs (feminine plural)


christão

christão m (plural christãos, feminine christã, feminine plural christãs)

christãos (plural)
christã (feminine)
christãs (feminine plural)

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


silhueta ampulheta

silhueta ampulheta f (plural silhuetas ampulheta)

silhueta de ampulheta
silhueta de ampulheta#Portuguese

Alternative form of silhueta de ampulheta


sinal de Romana

sinal de Romana m (plural sinais de Romana)

sinal de Romaña
sinal de Romaña#Portuguese


solução-tampão

solução-tampão f (plural soluções-tampão)

solução tampão
solução tampão#Portuguese


traça dos livros

traça dos livros f (plural traças dos livros)

Alternative spelling of traça-dos-livros


prêto

prêto m (plural prêtos, feminine prêta, feminine plural prêtas)

prêtos (plural)
prêta (feminine)
prêtas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of preto.


tempestade num copo d'água

tempestade num copo d'água f (plural tempestades num copo d'água)

tempestade em copo d'água
tempestade em copo d'água#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of tempestade em copo d'água.


códon

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of codão.


glúon

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of gluão.


semi-automática

semi-automática f (plural semi-automáticas)


aberrômetro

Brazilian Portuguese spelling of aberrómetro


rinha de galos

rinha de galos f (plural rinhas de galos)


acondrogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acondrogénese.


acetogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acetogénese.


exão

European Portuguese standard spelling of éxon.


aquemênida

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of aqueménida.


tacômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of tacómetro.


agrônomo

agrônomo m (plural agrônomos, feminine agrônoma, feminine plural agrônomas)

agrônomos (plural)
agrônoma (feminine)
agrônomas (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of agrónomo.


amónio

European Portuguese standard spelling of amônio.


acotiledônea

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acotiledónea.


espectrómetro

European Portuguese standard spelling of espectrômetro.


barquinha

→ Marathi: बरकीण (barkīṇ)

→ Swahili: barakinya


abruzês

abruzês m (plural abruzeses, feminine abruzesa, feminine plural abruzesas)

abruzeses (plural)
abruzesa (feminine)
abruzesas (feminine plural)


esquerdismo

esquerdismo m (usually uncountable, plural esquerdismos)

leftism (movement pro- or belief in left-wing politics)


tourão

Spanish: turón

[to(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Mustela putorius
Mustela putorius#Translingual

polecat (Mustela putorius, a mustelid of Eurasia)


cingapuriano

cingapuriano m (plural cingapurianos, feminine cingapuriana, feminine plural cingapurianas)

cingapurianos (plural)
cingapuriana (feminine)
cingapurianas (feminine plural)


tchadiano

tchadiano m (plural tchadianos, feminine tchadiana, feminine plural tchadianas)

tchadianos (plural)
tchadiana (feminine)
tchadianas (feminine plural)


absorciômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of absorciómetro.


saboneteiro

saboneteiro m (plural saboneteiros, feminine saboneteira, feminine plural saboneteiras)

saboneteiros (plural)
saboneteira (feminine)
saboneteiras (feminine plural)

(Brazil, slang) someone who avoids confrontation or responsibility


adstrato

(linguistics) adstratum (any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages)


entremez

Borrowed from Spanish entremés, from French entremets.


adinamia

(pathology) adynamia (lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease)


quatrilião

(Angola, Portugal, cardinal number) septillion (10²⁴)


frincha

Unknown. Possibly related to fresta (“narrow opening”).


agerato

ageratum (any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs)


petista

petista m or f by sense (plural petistas)

From PT (“acronym for Partido dos Trabalhadores”) + -ista.

af

PT<t:acronym for Partido dos Trabalhadores>

(Brazil, politics, neologism) a person who is affiliated to or supports the Workers' Party.


tiro de partida

pt-noun

tiro de partida m (plural tiros de partida)

(by extension) kick-off (the opening sequence of any event)


bastão de Esculápio

Aesculapian staff (symbol of the medical profession)


Ahmadia

Ahmadiyya (Islamic denomination founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed)


acetosela

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual

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


abadá

agbada (robe worn by men in West Africa)

a colourful uniform used by Brazilian carnival schools

a loose robe used by practitioners of capoeira


acilação

(organic chemistry) acylation (the process of adding an acyl group to a compound)


acilamida

(organic chemistry) acylamide (any acyl amide)


rescaldo

Deverbal from rescaldar. Cognate with Spanish rescoldo.

cinder (partially or mostly burnt material)

O que é que se passou no rescaldo do acontecimento?

What happened in the aftermath of the event?


florzinha

florzinha f (plural florzinhas or florezinhas)

florzinhas (plural)
florezinhas (plural)


acetilesterase

acetilesterase f (plural acetilesterases)

(biochemistry) acetylesterase (any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester)


acicloguanosina

acycloguanosine (a guanosine analogue antiviral drug)


aconselhabilidade

(rare) advisability (the quality of being advisable)


abelha-operária

abelha-operária f (plural abelhas-operárias)

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

worker bee (sterile bee who collects pollen)


aciltransferase

aciltransferase f (plural aciltransferases)

(biochemistry) acyltransferase (any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids)


BTT

Initialism of bicicleta todo o terreno; mountain bike


abrunheiro-bravo

abrunheiro-bravo m (plural abrunheiros-bravos)

Compound of abrunheiro + bravo. Literally, “brave plum tree”.

Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa#Translingual


apaziguamento

From apaziguar + -mento. Compare Spanish apaciguamiento.


sertã

From Old Galician-Portuguese sertan, from Late Latin sartāginem (“frying pan”). Compare Spanish sartén.


acropustulose

acropustulosis (acrodermatitis with pustular involvement)


acrodermatose

(pathology) acrodermatosis (dermatosis that affects the hands or feet)


actigrafia

actigraphy (the use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject)


actema

(psychology, semiotics) acteme (a unit of behavior)


acrodermatite enteropática

acrodermatite enteropática f (uncountable)

acrodermatitis enteropathica
acrodermatitis enteropathica

(pathology) acrodermatitis enteropathica (metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc)


acrossomo

acrosome (end of the head of a spermatozoon)


actinidina

actinidin (an enzyme present in kiwi fruit)


actinismo

(chemistry, physics) actinism (the property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects)


actograma

actogram (representation of the activity of an animal isolated from environmental cues as to the time of day)


actígrafo

(medicine) actigraph (accelerometer that records sleep activities)


acuponto

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) acupoint (a specific point on the body where acupuncture is applied)


adactilia

(pathology) adactylism (absence of fingers or toes)


adapaleno

(pharmacology) adapalene (a medicine used to treat skin conditions)


activina

activin (a peptide that participates in diverse bodily functions)


adaptacionismo

(evolutionary theory) adaptationism (the view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations)


adaptometria

(optics) adaptometry (measurement of the threshold of brightness)


adaptacionista

adaptacionista m or f by sense (plural adaptacionistas)

adaptationist (supporter of adaptationism)


adaptina

(biochemistry) adaptin (protein that mediates the formation of vesicles by clathrin-coated pits)


adaptómetro

adaptómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

adaptometer (an optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment)


adenilato ciclase

(biochemistry) adenylate cyclase (an enzyme)


adenocistoma

(pathology) adenocystoma (adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts)


actante

(grammar) actant (any of the participants in a grammatical clause)


adenoacantoma

(pathology) adenoacanthoma (adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells)


adenoamigdalectomia

adenoamigdalectomia f (plural adenoamigdalectomias)

(surgery) adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils)


adenolinfoma

(oncology) adenolymphoma (a type of benign tumor)


adenomiomatose

(pathology) adenomyomatosis (the condition of having adenomyomas)


adenomioma

(oncology) adenomyoma (complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle)


actomiosina

(biochemistry) actomyosin (a protein complex found in muscle fibres)


adipocera

adipocere (waxy substance that forms on dead animal tissues)


acrómio

acrómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(anatomy) acromion (outermost point of the shoulder blade)


terapia adjuvante

terapia adjuvante f (plural terapias adjuvantes)

(medicine) adjuvant therapy (therapy that is given in addition to the primary, main, or initial therapy)


alperche

[aʊ̯ˈpɛɾ.ʃi]

[aʊ̯ˈpɛχ.ʃi]

[aʊ̯ˈpɛɻ.ʃe]

[aɫˈpɛɾ.t͡ʃɨ]


acrópole

acropolis (promontory of Ancient Greek cities)


adenómero

adenómeros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(anatomy) adenomere (functional unit in a salivary gland)


adposição

(grammar) adposition (element expressing a spatial or temporal relation)


aderno

From Latin alaternus. Doublet of alaterno.


adrenosterona

(biochemistry) adrenosterone (a hormone with weak androgenic effects)


acupressão

acupressure (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)


adipogénese

adipogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(biochemistry) adipogenesis (the formation of fatty tissue)


acropaquia

acropachy (subperiosteal formation of new bone)


acrofase

(physiology) acrophase (time period during which a cycle peaks)


céu da boca

[ˈsɛw ðɐ ˈβo.kɐ]

Literally, “mouth's sky”, possibly related to Latin palātum, Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 (faladum, “sky”).
Compare Galician ceo da boca, Romanian cerul gurii, Spanish cielo de la boca.


adequação

[ɐ.ðɨ.kwɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adequacy (the condition of being adequate)


acrotomofilia

(psychology) acrotomophilia (sexual attraction toward amputees)


acrotério

(architecture) acroterium (small pedestal for a statue or ornament)


acrilonitrila

acrilonitrilas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(organic chemistry) acrylonitrile (toxic colourless liquid)


adenilação

(biochemistry) adenylation (process that forms an adenylate)


adornador

adornador m (plural adornadores, feminine adornadora, feminine plural adornadoras)

adornadores (plural)
adornadora (feminine)
adornadoras (feminine plural)


acrosina

(biochemistry) acrosin (proteolytic enzyme found in acrosomes)


adipoíla

(organic chemistry) adipoyl (divalent radical obtained by removing the two hydroxyl groups of adipic acid)


adamantila

(organic chemistry) adamantyl (univalent radical derived from adamantane)


actinomicina

(biochemistry, pharmacology) actinomycin (antibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces)


actinomicose

(pathology) actinomycosis (infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine)


adenoidite

(medicine) adenoiditis (inflammation of the adenoid)


adelfogamia

(rare) adelphogamy (marriage between brothers and a sisters)


adivasi

Adivasi (member of the tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia)


actinostelo

(botany) actinostele (protostele in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward)


actinoterapia

(medicine) actinotherapy (treatment of disease by ultraviolet light)


adipocina

(biochemistry) adipokine (any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue)


actinopterígio

actinopterígio m (plural actinopterígios)

(zoology) actinopterygian (any of the ray-finned fish of the class Actinopterygii)


acromioplastia

acromioplastia f (plural acromioplastias)

acromioplasty (surgical removal of the acromion bone)


adesividade

adesividade f (usually uncountable, plural adesividades)

adhesiveness (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive)


adipócito

(cytology) adipocyte (a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy)


adenovírus

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔˈvi.ɾuʃ]

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔˈvi.ɾuʃ]

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔˈβi.ɾuʃ]

(medicine) adenovirus (any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans)


adiponitrila

(chemistry) adiponitrile (an organic compound)


adenoipófise

(anatomy) adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland)


adiposidade

adiposeness (the state or quality of being adipose)

(medicine) adiposity (accumulation of fat in a tissue)


adiabaticidade

(physics, physical chemistry) adiabaticity (the condition of being adiabatic; A measure of the extent to which a process is adiabatic)


adenosiltransferase

(biochemistry) adenosyltransferase (any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of an adenosyl group)


adenectomia

(surgery) adenectomy (surgical removal of the adenoid glands)


acupunturista

acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)

acupuncturist (professional engaged in the practice of acupuncture)


adorabilidade

adorableness (the quality of being adorable)


actinologia

actinology (study of the effect of light on chemicals)


adressina

(biochemistry) addressin (an extracellular protein of the endothelium of venules)


adjunção

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.d͡ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðʒũˈsɐ̃w̃]


adsortividade

adsorptiveness (the property of being adsorptive)


adrenalite

(pathology) adrenalitis (inflammation of one or both adrenal glands)


actinobacilose

(medicine) actinobacillosis (zoonotic disease caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria)


adsorvedor

adsorber (something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid)


adiadococinesia

adiadochokinesia (inability to perform rapid alternating movements)


adsorvente

adsorbent (the solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates)


aditividade

additivity (the property of being additive)


adotabilidade

adoptability (the property of being adoptable)


adjuração

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.d͡ʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


adelfofagia

adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)


adotante

adotante m or f by sense (plural adotantes)

[ɐ.ðɔˈtɐ̃.tɨ]


adscrição

adscription (the state of being joined, bound or annexed)


adocionismo

(Christianity) adoptionism (a form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity)


adaptatividade

adaptiveness; adaptivity (the state or quality of being adaptive)


adjacência

[ɐ.ðʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐ]

adjacency (the quality of being adjacent)


adrenocromo

(biochemistry) adrenochrome (oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine)

adrenochrome (fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands)


actinobactéria

actinobactéria f (plural actinobactérias)

actinobacterium (any member of the Actinobacteria)


advaita

(Hinduism) Advaita (doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory)


adnação

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðnɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(botany) adnation (adhesion of different floral verticils)


adulterador

adulterador m (plural adulteradores, feminine adulteradora, feminine plural adulteradoras)

adulteradores (plural)
adulteradora (feminine)
adulteradoras (feminine plural)


adocionista

adocionista m or f by sense (plural adocionistas)

(Christianity) adoptionist (believer in adoptionism)


adsorvato

adsorbate (a substance that has been adsorbed)


adansónia

adansónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ɐ.ðɐ̃ˈsɔ.njɐ]

adansonia (any member of the tree genus Adansonia)

Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata#Translingual

Synonym of embondeiro (“baobab”) (Adansonia digitata, a large tree of tropical Africa)


adaptabilidade

adaptabilidade f (plural adaptabilidades)

adaptability (the quality of being adaptable)


aventurista

aventurista m or f by sense (plural aventuristas)

(politics) adventurist (politician involved in adventurism)


adjetivação

[ɐ.ðʒɛ.ti.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adjectivization (the process of turning into an adjective)


adrenomedulina

adrenomedullin (a peptide associated with pheochromocytoma)


adoratório

adoratory (room for the adoration of idols)


admirabilidade

admirability (the quality of being admirable)


série temporal

série temporal f (plural séries temporais)


onzena

. By surface analysis, onze (“eleven”) + -ena.


aerador

aerator (a device which mixes air with a substance)


adjacências

/ɐ.d͡ʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐʃ/

[ɐ.ðʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐʃ]

surroundings; neighbourhood (area surrounding a place)


adjuvância

[ɐ.ðʒuˈβɐ̃.sjɐ]

(medicine) adjuvant therapy (therapy that is given in addition to the primary, main, or initial therapy)


adenotonsilectomia

pt-noun

adenotonsilectomia f (plural adenotonsilectomias)

(surgery) adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils)


aflatoxicose

aflatoxicosis (a disease caused by aflatoxin)


afogador

choke (control to adjust the air/fuel mixture of an engine)


adicionalidade

adicionalidade f (plural adicionalidades)

additionality (the property of being additional)


aflatoxina

(toxicology) aflatoxin (mycotoxin produced by moulds of the Aspergillus genus)


adamsita

adamsite (an organic compound used as a riot-control agent)


afirmador

afirmador m (plural afirmadores, feminine afirmadora, feminine plural afirmadoras)

afirmadores (plural)
afirmadora (feminine)
afirmadoras (feminine plural)


adulamita

adulamita m or f by sense (plural adulamitas)

(biblical) Adullamite (inhabitant of Adullam)


adução

[ɐ.ðuˈsɐ̃w̃]

(physiology) adduction (action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis)


admissor

admissor m (plural admissores, feminine admissora, feminine plural admissoras)

admissores (plural)
admissora (feminine)
admissoras (feminine plural)

admitter (someone who admits to something)


aerotrem

/aˌɛ.ɾoˈtɾẽj̃/

[aˌɛ.ɾoˈtɾẽɪ̯̃]

(Brazil) aerotrain (train that is supported on a cushion of air)


aganglionose

(medicine) aganglionosis (absence of ganglia)


agaropectina

(biochemistry) agaropectin (part of agar that is not agarose)


adulação

Learned borrowing from Latin adūlātiōnem. By surface analysis, adular + -ção.


adustão

[a.duʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðuʃˈtɐ̃w̃]

adustion (the act of burning or heating to dryness)


adátomo

(materials science) adatom (atom that lies on a crystal surface)


adultização

adultization (the process of adultizing)


aflorestamento

pt-noun

aflorestamento m (plural aflorestamentos)


aegirina

(mineralogy) aegirine (a mineral with monoclinic crystals in the pyroxene group)


actinolita

(mineralogy) actinolite (mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group)


adularescência

adularescence (bluish sheen along crystal faces)


adultismo

adultism (predisposition towards adults)


aerênquima

(botany) aerenchyma (airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants)


adágio

(music) adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly)


adenomiose

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔˈmjɔ.zɨ]

(medicine) adenomyosis (presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles)


actinometria

actinometry (measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation)


afabilidade

affability (state or quality of being affable)


aerodinamicista

aerodinamicista m or f by sense (plural aerodinamicistas)

aerodynamicist (a person who studies aerodynamics)


aeronavegação

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.bɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


aferência

(biology) afference (the brain’s reception of signals from the body)


agapornis

lovebird (parrot of the genus Agapornis)


aeroponia

aeroponics (the growing of plants in a mist-laden atmosphere)


aetossauro

aetosaur (any dinosaur of the order Aetosauria)


aerossolização

aerossolização f (plural aerossolizações)

aerosolisation (process by which a material is dispersed into an aerosol form)


afoxé

(music) afoxe (genre of Afro-Brazilian music)


afirmante

afirmante m or f by sense (plural afirmantes)


aeroscópio

aeroscope (device used to collect particles from the air)


aeromodelista

aeromodelista m or f by sense (plural aeromodelistas)


adriamicina

adriamycin (a drug used in cancer chemotherapy)


adversidade

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]

(uncountable) adversity (state of being adverse)


aerobactina

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.βɐˈkti.nɐ]

aerobactin (a siderophore produced by E. coli)


africanização

Africanization (the act or process of Africanizing)


agalmatolita

(mineralogy) agalmatolite (soft, compact stone carved into images by the Chinese)


aeroelasticidade

(physics) aeroelasticity (the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures)


afirmabilidade

affirmability (the quality of being affirmable)


afetabilidade

affectability (the condition of being affectable)


afixoide

(linguistics) affixoid (regular word that also works as an affix)


adulticida

adulticide (pesticide designed to kill adult insects)


agelasta

agelasta m or f by sense (plural agelastas)


aerograma

/aˌɛ.ɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/aˌɛ.ɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɡɾa.mɐ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈɣɾa.mɐ]

aerogram (a thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail)


alestesia

(pathology) allesthesia (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)


africação

(phonetics, of a consonant) affrication (the process of becoming an affricate)


aerotolerância

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.tu.lɨˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/

aerotolerance (the quality of being aerotolerant)


africanidade

Africanness (the state or quality of being African)


aducina

(biochemistry) adducin (any of a group of related actin-regulating proteins)


admoestador

admoestador m (plural admoestadores, feminine admoestadora, feminine plural admoestadoras)

admoestadores (plural)
admoestadora (feminine)
admoestadoras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.ðmwɨʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.ðmwɨʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]


aerotermodinâmica

(physics) aerothermodynamics (scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases)


agadá

From Aramaic אַגָּדְתָא (ʾaggāḏ'ṯā, “tale, lore”), from Hebrew הֲגָדָה (haggāḏā).

der

(Judaism) Aggadah (parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud)


aerobiose

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.biˈɔ.zɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.βiˈɔ.zɨ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈbjɔ.zɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈβjɔ.zɨ]

(biology) aerobiosis (form of life that is sustained by the presence of air)


aerocarro

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈka.ʁu/

(chiefly science fiction) aircar (car capable of flight)


adventícia

(anatomy, histology) adventitia (layer encasing a visceral organ)


adversariedade

pt-noun

adversariedade f (plural adversariedades)

[ɐ.ðvɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

[ɐ.ðvɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

adversariness (the quality of being adversary)


aeragem

[a.eˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɨˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


aerofísica

(physics) aerophysics (physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices)


adverbializador

adverbializador m (plural adverbializadores)

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

(grammar) adverbializer (morpheme that converts a word into an adverb)


agamospermia

(botany) agamospermy (asexual production of embryos and seeds)


afluência

(hydrology) confluence (place where two rivers meet)


agamaglobulinemia

(medicine) agammaglobulinemia (condition in which gammaglobulins are absent from the blood)


aeroalérgeno

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ɐˈlɛɾ.ʒɨ.nu/


adverbialização

adverbialização f (plural adverbializações)

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adverbialization (the process of adverbializing)


aeródino

Borrowed from French aérodyne, from Ancient Greek roots. By surface analysis, aero- + -dino.

(aviation, rare) aerodyne (heavier-than-air aircraft)


aequorina

(biochemistry) aequorin (a photoprotein isolated from luminescent jellyfish)


adutor

(anatomy) adductor (muscle which closes extended parts of the body)


aeropalinologia

aeropalynology (study of pollen grains and spores in the atmosphere)


aeronavegabilidade

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐ.βi.liˈða.ðɨ]

airworthiness (the state of being airworthy)


afiadeira

[ɐ.fjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ.fjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


afrocentrismo

Afrocentrism (black African ethnocentrism)


agatologia

From Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós) + -logia.

(philosophy) agathology (the science or theory of goodness)


afirmatividade

affirmativeness (the property of being affirmative)


agente laranja

Agent Orange (herbicide and defoliant used by the US military in Vietnam)


agnose

agnosis (lack, denial or indifference to knowledge)


agmatina

(biochemistry) agmatine (amine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine)


adversatividade

adversatividade f (plural adversatividades)

adversativeness; adversativity (the quality of being adversative)


aglicona

(organic chemistry) aglycone (non-sugar fragment of a glycoside)


agnus dei

(Roman Catholicism) Agnus Dei (liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass)


agnação

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātiōnem.

agnation (consanguinity by a line of males)


aglomerador

agglomerator (device that agglomerates material)


agranulocitose

agranulocitose f (plural agranulocitoses)

(pathology) agranulocytosis (condition involving severe leukopenia)


agonoteta

agonoteta m or f by sense (plural agonotetas)

(historical) agonothete (officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece)


agroecossistema

agroecossistema m (plural agroecossistemas)

agroecosystem (conceptual model of an agricultural system)


agrobactéria

agrobacterium (soil bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium)


agrofloresta

agroforest (forest used for agroforestry)


agravador

agravador m (plural agravadores, feminine agravadora, feminine plural agravadoras)

agravadores (plural)
agravadora (feminine)
agravadoras (feminine plural)

aggravator (one who or that which aggravates)


alacloro

alachlor (a chloroacetanilide herbicide)


aeromodelismo

aeromodelling (the building and flying of model aircraft)


agregómetro

agregómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ɐ.ɡɾɨˈɡɔ.mɨ.tɾu/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨˈɣɔ.mɨ.tɾu]

(medicine) aggregometer (device used to measure the adhesive aggregation of platelets)


alcmeónida

alcmeónida m or f by sense (plural alcmeónidas)

alcmeónidas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(historical) Alcmaeonid (member of a powerful noble family of ancient Athens)


aikidoca

aikidoca m or f by sense (plural aikidocas)


agente provocador

agente provocador m (plural agentes provocadores, feminine agente provocadora, feminine plural agentes provocadoras)

agentes provocadores (plural)
agente provocadora (feminine)
agentes provocadoras (feminine plural)

agent provocateur (a person who disrupts a group’s activities from within)


alectória

alectoria (magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks)


aldoxima

(organic chemistry) aldoxime (any oxime derived from an aldehyde)


aldoexose

(organic chemistry) aldohexose (any hexose containing an aldehyde group)


alectromancia

alectryomancy (form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird pecking at grain)


alexina

(biochemistry) alexin (protective substance that exists in the serum)


agressoma

(physiology) aggresome (proteinaceous inclusion body that forms when cellular degradation machinery is impaired)


aleurona

(biochemistry) aleurone (protein content of the embryo, endosperm or perisperm of cereals)


agnome

Borrowed from Latin agnomen and adapted to Portuguese nome (“name”).

agnomen (additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen)


alclometasona

alclometasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid steroid)


alfaxolona

alfaxalone (a neurosteroid general anaesthetic)


agogô

agogo bell (percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells)


aglutinógeno

(biochemistry) agglutinogen (any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin)


amanita mata-moscas

amanita mata-moscas m or f (plural amanitas mata-moscas)

Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria#Translingual

fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, a poisonous mushroom)


agressina

(biology) aggressin (substance that enhances the virulence of the bacteria)


apatossauro

apatosaur (large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus)


agradação

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(geology) aggradation (increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment)


aglicosúria

(medicine) aglycosuria (absence of sugar in the blood)


anêmona dos bosques

anêmona dos bosques f (plural anêmonas dos bosques)

Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa#Translingual

wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa, a small flowering plant of Europe)


ano novo chinês

ano novo chinês m (plural anos novos chineses)


apêndice cecal

apêndice cecal m (plural apêndices cecais)

(anatomy) vermiform appendix (blind tube projecting from the caecum)


agentividade

(grammar) agentivity (the state or condition of being agentive)


angina de peito

angina de peito f (plural anginas de peito)

(cardiology, pathology) angina pectoris (intermittent chest pain)


albedómetro

albedómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

albedometer (instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface)


apêndice vermiforme

apêndice vermiforme m (plural apêndices vermiformes)


agravação

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


adverbialidade

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.liˈða.ðɨ]

adverbiality (condition of being an adverb)


agonistarca

agonistarca m or f by sense (plural agonistarcas)

(Ancient Greece) agonistarch (one who trained persons to compete in public games and contests)


agranulócito

(biochemistry) agranulocyte (white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in its cytoplasm)


agulhão

/a.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[a.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣuˈʎɐ̃w̃]

needlefish (slender marine fish in the family Belonidae)


agrecanase

(biochemistry) aggrecanase (proteolytic enzyme that acts on aggrecans)


agrarismo

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈɾiʒ.mu/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈɾiʒ.mu]

agrarianism (philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land)


agramatismo

From Ancient Greek ἀγράμματος (agrámmatos, “illiterate”) + -ismo.

af

grc:ἀγράμματος

(pathology) agrammatism (inability to form sentences)


albigense

pt-noun

albigense m or f by sense (plural albigenses)

Albigense (member of a 12th century sect of Roman Catholic reformers)


alef zero

(set theory) aleph-null (first of the transfinite cardinal numbers)


aglutinina

agglutinin (substance that causes cells to clump)


albertita

(mineralogy) albertite (a bituminous mineral resembling asphalt)


agárico

agaric (any fungus having a cap with gills)


albanólogo

Albanologist (one who studies Albanian language or culture)


alarmina

(biochemistry) alarmin (substance that signals tissue and cell damage)


agrostólogo

agrostologist (one who studies agrostology)


aglomerado estelar

aglomerado estelar m (plural aglomerados estelares)

(astronomy) star cluster (group of stars)


agriculturização

agriculturização f (plural agriculturizações)

agriculturalization (the process of agriculturalizing)


alabarca

alabarch (chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors)


alcoologia

(sociology) alcohology (study of the effects of alcohol)


ajmalicina

(organic chemistry) ajmalicine (an antihypertensive drug)


agrariedade

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

agrarianness (the quality of being agrarian)


alcoolização

alcoolização f (usually uncountable, plural alcoolizações)

alcoholization (subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits)


alquemila

alchemilla (any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants)


alcurônio

alcuronium (a semisynthetic muscle relaxant)


amarílis

Amaryllis belladonna
Wikispecies:Amaryllis belladonna

amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna, a flowering plant of South Africa)


alerião

[a.le.ɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.leˈɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.lɨˈɾjɐ̃w̃/


ajustabilidade

adjustability (the condition of being adjustable)


aldrina

[aʊ̯ˈdɾĩ.nɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈdɾĩ.nɐ]

(organic chemistry) aldrin (an insecticide)


aldolização

(organic chemistry) aldolization (the formation of an aldol)


aguaruna

Aguaruna (Jivaroan language spoken in Peru)


albitização

(mineralogy) albitization (conversion into albite)


alcoometria

alcoholometry (measurement of concentration of alcohol in a liquid)


alcoolicidade

alcoholicity (measure of alcoholic content)


albugínea

(anatomy) albuginea (layer of white, fibrous tissue)


agroterrorismo

agroterrorism (terrorism designed to damage the agriculture of a state)


agregabilidade

[ɐ.ɣɾɨ.ɣɐ.βi.liˈða.ðɨ]


hiperalbuminemia

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


aniagem

[a.nɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

hessian, burlap (strong, coarse cloth used to make sacks)


aipo-rábano

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens#Translingual

celeriac (Apium graveolens, a species of celery)


alendronato

(medicine) alendronate (sodium salt of alendronic acid used to treat osteoporosis)


amostragem

sampling (process or technique of obtaining a representative sample)


agronegociante

agronegociante m or f by sense (plural agronegociantes)

agribusinessman (businessman involved in agribusiness)


alauíta

alauíta m or f by sense (plural alauítas)

(Islam) Alawite (member of a mystical Shiite Islamic group that reveres Ali ibn Abi Talib)


agroturismo

agritourism (tourism in which tourists stay in farms)


alasquiano

alasquiano m (plural alasquianos, feminine alasquiana, feminine plural alasquianas)

alasquianos (plural)
alasquiana (feminine)
alasquianas (feminine plural)


anamnese

(medicine) anamnesis; history (list of past and continuing medical conditions of a patient)

anamnesis; recollection (ability to remember past events)


agroindústria

agroindustry (agricultural activity of an area viewed as an industrial sector)


aleirodídeo

(zoology) aleyrodid (any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae)


aletiologia

(logic) alethiology (branch of logic dealing with truth and error)


anti-herói

anti-herói m (plural anti-heróis, feminine anti-heroína, feminine plural anti-heroínas)

anti-heróis (plural)
anti-heroína (feminine)
anti-heroínas (feminine plural)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.eˈɾɔj/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.eˈɾɔɪ̯]

(literature) antihero (protagonist who acts in an unheroic manner)


antiprotão

antiprotões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pɾoˈtɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pɾoˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌɐ̃.ti.pɾɔˈtɐ̃w̃/

(physics) antiproton (antiparticle of the proton)


agroquímico

agroquímico m (plural agroquímicos, feminine agroquímica, feminine plural agroquímicas)

agroquímicos (plural)
agroquímica (feminine)
agroquímicas (feminine plural)

agrochemist (chemist who works in the field of agrochemistry)


amplificação

Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiōnem. By surface analysis, amplificar + -ção.


agroquímica

(chemistry) agrochemistry (branch of chemistry related to agriculture)


alexitimia

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξῐς (aléxis) + Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós) + -ia.

af

(medicine) alexithymia (psychological disorder characterized by the inability to feel, manage and express one's emotions, as a result of not understanding them)


alão

alãos (plural)
alões (plural)
alães (plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alão. Generally thought to be a derivative of or related to Latin Alānus (“Alan”), perhaps via Old Spanish, itself via Gothic. If so, it is a doublet of alano.


ano escolar

school year (period during which students attend school)


alcoólise

(chemistry) alcoholysis (solvolysis using an alcohol)


anticiganismo

antigypsyism (prejudice or hostility against gypsies)


agroproduto

agriproduct (any product of agriculture)


agrotecnologia

pt-noun

agrotecnologia f (plural agrotecnologias)

agrotechnology (the application of modern technology to agriculture)


albanização

Albanisation (adoption of Albanian culture)


aldimina

(organic chemistry) aldimine (an imine derived from an aldehyde)


anel rodoviário

anel rodoviário m (plural anéis rodoviários)

(Brazil) ring road (highway around a town)


alevita

alevita m or f by sense (plural alevitas)


agrecano

(biochemistry) aggrecan (a proteoglycan that is a major component of cartilage)


akermanita

(mineralogy) åkermanite (a melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group)


alexandrita

(mineralogy) alexandrite (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)


anis-estrelado

anis-estrelado m (plural anises-estrelados)

Illicium verum
Illicium verum#Translingual

star anise (Illicium verum, a plant whose seeds are used as spice)


alabandita

(mineralogy) alabandite (mineral form of manganese sulfide)


agronegócio

agribusiness (big business connected to agriculture)


aldosteronismo

(pathology) aldosteronism (condition marked by excessive aldosterone secretion)


anidrose

(medicine) anhidrosis (reduced ability or inability to sweat)


alemânico

Alemannic (a Germanic language spoken in southwestern Germany, Switzerland and Alsace)


agrocombustível

agrocombustível m (plural agrocombustíveis)

agrofuel (any biofuel produced by agricultural means)


anelídeo

annelid (any of various wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida)


alvéola-branca

alvéola-branca f (plural alvéolas-brancas)

[aɫˌvɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

[aɫˌvɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

[aɫˌβɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual

white wagtail (Motacilla alba, a small Old-World bird)


análise de ativação

análise de ativação f (plural análises de ativação)

(chemistry) activation analysis (technique in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide)


trela

From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō.

leash (strip usually made of leather or metal that is attached to the collar to guide dogs)


arte pela arte

(art) art for art's sake (art with no practical function)


armadilha do desemprego

(sociology) welfare trap; unemployment trap (situation where someone stays in welfare because the benefits of a low-paying job are lower)


linguagem de montagem

linguagem de montagem f (plural linguagens de montagem)

(computing) assembly language (programming language using mnemonics that correspond to processor instructions)


atestado médico

atestado médico m (plural atestados médicos)

aegrotat (certificate indicating that someone is ill)


artemigem

Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia vulgaris#Translingual

(botany) mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris, a herb used in cooking)


arroz glutinoso

arroz glutinoso m (uncountable, metaphonic)


aventurismo

(politics) adventurism (policy led by excessive risk taking)


baleia-sei

Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera borealis#Translingual

sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis, a rorqual whale)


baleia-boreal

baleia-boreal f (plural baleias-boreais)


baleia-fin

Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenoptera physalus#Translingual

fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, a rorqual whale)


baleia-comum

fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, a rorqual)


aspérula

Galium odoratum
Galium odoratum#Translingual

woodruff; sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum, a herb)


barra de endereço

barra de endereço f (plural barras de endereço)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(computing, graphical user interface) address bar (bar in a web browser that displays the address)


assadura

[ɐ.sɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


assiduidade

attendance (frequency of one’s presence)


atualismo

(philosophy) actualism (the belief that only actual things exist)


atualista

atualista m or f by sense (plural atualistas)


asfódelo

Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos).

asphodel (any of the flowering plants of the genus Asphodelus)


azedinha

[ɐ.zɨˈði.ɲɐ]

From azeda (“sour”) + -inha (diminutive suffix).

affix

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

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual

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


atuador

actuator (something that actuates something else)

(computing) actuator (the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive)


besouro-da-batata

pt-noun

besouro-da-batata m (plural besouros-da-batata)

Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Leptinotarsa decemlineata#Translingual

Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata, a pest of potato crops)


besouro do Colorado

besouro do Colorado m (plural besouros do Colorado)


arcaísmo

From New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

der

archaism (an archaic word or expression)


argueiro

(figurative) fluff (something that is insignificant)


axumita

pt-noun

axumita m or f by sense (plural axumitas)

Aksumite (native of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum)


arteriosclerose

(pathology) arteriosclerosis (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity of blood vessels)


ayurveda

Ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine)


bom samaritano

bom samaritano m (plural bons samaritanos, feminine boa samaritana, feminine plural boas samaritanas)

bons samaritanos (plural)
boa samaritana (feminine)
boas samaritanas (feminine plural)

Good Samaritan (person who aids someone in distress)


autofunção

[ˌaʊ̯.tu.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.tu.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


bandidinho

bandidinho m (plural bandidinhos, feminine bandidinha, feminine plural bandidinhas)

bandidinhos (plural)
bandidinha (feminine)
bandidinhas (feminine plural)

/bɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

/bɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/


badejo

Shortened from abadejo, borrowed from Spanish abadejo

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual

whiting (Merlangius merlangus, a fish similar to cod)


braço de ferro

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

(sports) arm wrestling (a strength sport)


atacadista

atacadista m or f by sense (plural atacadistas)

wholesaler (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers)


bendição

[bẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From bendizer + -ção, corresponding to Latin benedictiōnem (probably a semi-learned adaptation; compare the inherited doublet bênção).

blessing (divine or supernatural aid or reward)


autoconhecimento

autoconhecimento m (usually uncountable, plural autoconhecimentos)

self-awareness (the of state of being self-aware)


berbigão

[beɦ.biˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[beɦ.biˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[beɾ.biˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[beʁ.biˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[beɻ.biˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɨɾ.biˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[bɨɾ.βiˈɣɐ̃w̃]

cockle (any of various edible bivalve molluscs)

(colloquial, vulgar) vagina (female genitalia)


caama

Alcelaphus bucelaphus
Alcelaphus bucelaphus#Translingual

hartebeest (Alcelaphus bucelaphus, an African antelope)


buraco negro supermassivo

buraco negro supermassivo m (plural buracos negros supermassivos)

supermassive black hole
supermassive black hole


búfalo africano

búfalo africano m (plural búfalos africanos)

Syncerus caffer
Wikispecies:Syncerus caffer

African buffalo (Syncerus caffer, a wild species of buffalo)


cabeça de ponte

cabeça de ponte f (plural cabeças de ponte)

(military) bridgehead (area of ground on the enemy’s side of an obstacle)


ténis de mesa

Calque of English table tennis. Compare Spanish tenis de mesa.


benzimento

the act of blessing someone or something


calmaria antes da tempestade

calmaria antes da tempestade f (uncountable)

calm before the storm
calm before the storm

(idiomatic) calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance)


café instantâneo

café instantâneo m (plural cafés instantâneos)

instant coffee (granules of concentrated coffee)


caixa de música

caixa de música f (plural caixas de música)

music box (box that generates or plays music)


berlinês

berlinês m (plural berlineses, feminine berlinesa, feminine plural berlinesas)

berlineses (plural)
berlinesa (feminine)
berlinesas (feminine plural)


caixa de coleta

caixa de coleta f (plural caixas de coleta)

post-office box (box used as collection point for mail)


bilina

bylina (traditional East Slavic epic poem)

(biochemistry) bilin (pigment formed as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins)


caixa económica

caixa económica f (plural caixas económicas)

savings bank (financial institution that focuses on retail banking)


berlinense

berlinense m or f by sense (plural berlinenses)


botaréu

(architecture) buttress (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)


autenticação

authentication (something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something)

(computing) authentication (proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network)


bilheteria

(Brazil) ticket office, (UK) booking office (an office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel, in train station)

(Brazil) box office (a place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema)

(Brazil) ticket booth (a small stall for the sale of tickets)


búfalo do Cabo

búfalo do Cabo m (plural búfalos do Cabo)


brechó

From Belchior, the owner of the first thrift-shop in Rio de Janeiro in the nineteenth century. The name is of Hebrew origin. Doublet of belchior.

No principio do mez passado, — disse elle, — indo por uma rua, succedeu que um tilbury á disparada, quasi me atirou ao chão. Escapei saltando para dentro de uma loja de belchior. Nem o estrepito do cavallo e do vehiculo, nem a minha entrada fez levantar o dono do negocio, que cochilava ao fundo, sentado n'uma cadeira de abrir.

1895, Machado de Assis, “Ideias de canario”, in Paginas Recolhidas, Rio de Janeiro: H. Garnier, Livreiro-Editor, published 1899, page 89:

(Brazil) thrift shop (shop which sells used goods)


autodeterminação

autodeterminação f (usually uncountable, plural autodeterminações)

(politics) self-determination (political independence of a people)


bicho-pau

bicho-pau m (plural bichos-pau or bichos-paus)

bichos-pau (plural)
bichos-paus (plural)

The majority of stick insects come from South East Asia, but they are plentiful in numerous tropical climates including Australia and the southern states of America.

2020 August 12, Vinicius José Moreira Peixoto, transl., Animais de Estimação Domésticos e Exóticos: Uma introdução a alguns aspectos não usuais dos animais domésticos e exóticos, Babelcube Inc., translation of Exotic and Domestic Pet by Owen Jones, →ISBN:

Most stick insects come from Southeast Asia, but they are found in many tropical climates, including Australia and the southern states of the USA.

stick insect; walking stick (any insect of the family Phasmatidae)


caneta marca-texto

caneta marca-texto f (plural canetas marca-texto)


bombeira

female equivalent of bombeiro; firewoman


canal auditivo

canal auditivo m (plural canais auditivos)

(anatomy) ear canal (tube running from the outer ear to the eardrum)


açafroa

Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius#Translingual


bujão

(Brazil) cylinder (container for pressurised gas)


amarantino

amarantino m (plural amarantinos, feminine amarantina, feminine plural amarantinas)

amarantinos (plural)
amarantina (feminine)
amarantinas (feminine plural)


capsulite adesiva

(pathology) adhesive capsulitis (disorder in which the shoulder capsule becomes inflamed)


capim-doce

any of several species of sweet-tasting grasses


capim-limão

lemongrass (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon)


canhão d'água

water cannon (device for shooting pressurised water)


autognose

autognose f (usually uncountable, plural autognoses)

self-awareness (the state of being self-aware)


botijão

[bo.t͡ʃiˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[bu.t͡ʃiˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[bo.t͡ʃiˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[bu.t͡ʃiˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[bo.t͡ʃiˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


braçadeira

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

clamp (brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together)

hose clamp, hose clip, (UK) Jubilee clip


biopirata

biopirata m or f by sense (plural biopiratas)

biopirate (one who engages in biopiracy)


xote

Borrowed from German schottisch (“Scottish”).

(Brazil) a Brazilian dance and music subgenre associated with forró

(South Brazil) a dance and music genre of South Brazil

(dated) schottische; schottisch (a lively dance similar to polka)


veado-de-cauda-branca

veado-de-cauda-branca m (plural veados-de-cauda-branca)

Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus#Translingual

white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, a deer of the Americas)


carro blindado de transporte de pessoal

carro blindado de transporte de pessoal m (plural carros blindados de transporte pessoal)

carros blindados de transporte pessoal (plural)

armored personnel carrier
armored personnel carrier

armored personnel carrier (armoured vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat)


biqueira

toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe)

spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)


biomarcador

(medicine) biomarker (substance that indicates a biological condition)


saci-pererê

saci-pererê m (plural saci-pererês or sacis-pererês)

saci-pererês (plural)
sacis-pererês (plural)

Borrowed from Old Tupi Yaci-Yaterê; some authors admit the origin of the Çaa cy perereg, perereg in turn derived from the verb pererek which means "to jump".

Saci (Brazilian folkloric being personified in a black boy with one leg, who wears a red hat, smokes a pipe, makes mischief, frightens visitors and scares away cattle.)


cartão de memória

cartão de memória m (plural cartões de memória)

(computing) memory card (a type of small data storage device)


belicista

belicista m or f by sense (plural belicistas)

bellicist; warmonger (one who advocates war)


bérberis

[ˈbɛɾ.βɨ.ɾiʃ]

barberry (Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis)


bacteriologista

bacteriologista m or f by sense (plural bacteriologistas)

bacteriologist (person who studies bacteria)


calçadão

[kaʊ̯.saˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kaɫ.sɐˈðɐ̃w̃]

promenade (clear, level space used for public walks)


caimão

caimão m (plural caimões or caimães or caimãos)

caimões (plural)
caimães (plural)
caimãos (plural)

q

or perhaps from Spanish <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">caimán</i>

→ English: caiman (or perhaps from Spanish caimán)

[kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

caiman (any of the small crocodilians of genus Caiman)


calambuco

Aquilaria malaccensis
Aquilaria malaccensis#Translingual

agalloch (soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis)


brontossauro

brontosaur; apatosaur (large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus)


torre d'água

water tower (large, elevated tank of water serving as a municipal reservoir)


caderneta

(banking) bankbook; passbook (booklet used to record bank transactions)


castelo d'água

pt-noun

castelo d'água m (plural castelos d'água)


cartão perfurado

cartão perfurado m (plural cartões perfurados)

punch card (card with have holes or notches used for storing data)


caixa d'água

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

water tank (container for storing water for domestic or municipal use)


camaradagem

[kɐ.mɐ.ɾɐˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

By surface analysis, from camarada (“comrade, friend”) + -agem.


black power

Pseudo-anglicism, from English black power.


cambota

(of a vehicle) crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)


carro desportivo

carro desportivo m (plural carros desportivos)

(Portugal) sports car (automobile designed for high speed)


vernáculo afro-americano

vernáculo afro-americano m (uncountable)

African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English

African American Vernacular English (Modern English lect spoken by African-Americans)


técnica de Alexander

técnica de Alexander f (plural técnicas de Alexander)

Alexander technique (technique to prevent unnecessary levels of muscular and mental tension during everyday activities)


campânula

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin campanula.


cariacu

white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, a deer of the Americas)


camaronês

pt-noun

camaronês m (plural camaroneses, feminine camaronesa, feminine plural camaronesas)

camaroneses (plural)
camaronesa (feminine)
camaronesas (feminine plural)

From Camarões + -ês. Doublet of camaronense.


amielia

(teratology) amyelia (congenital lack of a spinal cord)


namíbio

namíbio m (plural namíbios, feminine namíbia, feminine plural namíbias)

namíbios (plural)
namíbia (feminine)
namíbias (feminine plural)


autoconsciência

autoconsciência f (usually uncountable, plural autoconsciências)

self-awareness (the state of being self-aware)


biopirataria

biopirataria f (usually uncountable, plural biopiratarias)

biopiracy (the patenting of naturally occurring substances)


cargueiro

/kɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾu/

[kɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾu]

/kɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾu/

[kɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾu]


butanês

butanês m (plural butaneses, feminine butanesa, feminine plural butanesas)

butaneses (plural)
butanesa (feminine)
butanesas (feminine plural)


camião-cisterna

camião-cisterna m (plural camiões-cisterna)

(Portugal) tanker (lorry designed to carry liquids)


biologia molecular

(biochemistry, biology) molecular biology (study of the functional properties, structure, degradation and synthesis of constituent molecules of living beings)


carranca

scowl (facial expression of displeasure)


carnaúba

Copernicia prunifera
Wikispecies:Copernicia prunifera

carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)

carnauba (wax extracted from the carnauba palm)


catador

catador m (plural catadores, feminine catadora, feminine plural catadoras)

catadores (plural)
catadora (feminine)
catadoras (feminine plural)


brandal

(nautical) shroud (rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways)


casamenteiro

casamenteiro m (plural casamenteiros, feminine casamenteira, feminine plural casamenteiras)

casamenteiros (plural)
casamenteira (feminine)
casamenteiras (feminine plural)

matchmaker (someone who finds suitable marriage partners for other people)


cartela

a tablet containing small doses of a product


cascudo

any of several species of catfish known for their hard skin


capelo

Probably from Old Galician-Portuguese capelo, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus (“hat”), diminutive from Late Latin cappa, or less likely through Italian cappello (although this probably applies in the sense of a cardinal's red hat). Doublet of chapéu, which came through French.

red hat worn by cardinals, or a galero (hat worn by clergy)


carvão ativado

(chemistry) activated carbon (a very absorbent form of finely-powdered carbon)


ádito

adytum (innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples)


ádito

aditus (the entrance to a cavity or channel)


anemocoria

(botany) anemochory (dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind)


bonina

Borrowed from Spanish bonina, from Latin bonus.

Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa#Translingual

(Brazil) marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa)


polibã

dá para os 2 o polibã e o salão para 9 pedes

2011, “os 2 no polibã”, in b fachada, performed by B Fachada:


poliban

(Portugal) shower tray, shower cabin (rectangular base of a shower)


bácoro

Unknown. Possible origins include:
* Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhúr, “Jewish child; piglet”);
* Arabic البُكْس (al-buks, “young camel; veal”);
* Arabic بُكَيْرَة (bukayra), diminutive of بَكْرُن (bakrun, “bull”);
* a Germanic word related to French bacon;
* Medieval Latin bacharus.
Cognate with Galician bácoro.


caminhão-tanque

pt-noun

caminhão-tanque m (plural caminhões-tanque)

[ka.mĩˌj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈtɐ̃.ki]

[ka.mĩˌj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈtɐ̃.ki]

(Brazil) tanker (lorry designed to carry liquids)


suaçuapara

Borrowed from Old Tupi sûasuapara, although it probably referred to a different species.
Cognate with Nheengatu suasú-apara.

white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, a deer of the Americas)


anaplastia

(surgery) anaplasty (restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue)


cadeia alimentar

cadeia alimentar f (plural cadeias alimentares)

(biology) food chain (feeding relationship between species)


massificação

massification (the process of bringing something to a mass audience)


biologia marinha

(biology) marine biology (branch of biology studying sea creatures)


choupo branco

choupo branco m (plural choupos brancos)

white poplar; abele (Populus alba, a poplar of Europe)


cavalo de Troia

cavalo de Troia m (plural cavalos de Troia)

(Greek mythology) Trojan horse (wooden horse used by the Greeks to infiltrate Troy)

(by extension) Trojan horse (something which looks innocent placed among the enemy)

(computing) Trojan horse; Trojan (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)


anemologia

anemology (study of the movements of the winds)


cegueira noturna

(ophthalmology) night blindness (the inability to see clearly in faint light)


cegonha-branca

cegonha-branca f (plural cegonhas-brancas)

Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia ciconia#Translingual

white stork (Ciconia ciconia, large wading bird of the Old World)


líder de torcida

líder de torcida f (plural líderes de torcida)

(Brazil) cheerleader (person who encourages a team or entertains the audience)


ceratose actínica

ceratose actínica f (plural ceratoses actínicas)

(medicine) actinic keratosis (lesion on the skin characterised by discoloured, thickened growths of keratin)


clique duplo

(computing) double-click (the action of pushing a mouse button twice in quick succession)


centro de mesa

centro de mesa m (plural centros de mesa)

an object used to decorate the centre of a table


cohomologia

(mathematics) cohomology (theory associating a system of quotient groups to each topological space)


coruja das neves

coruja das neves f (plural corujas das neves)

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual

snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus, a large white owl of the Arctic region)


cirurgia cosmética

cirurgia cosmética f (plural cirurgias cosméticas)

plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery (surgery to improve appearance)


cirurgia estética

cirurgia estética f (plural cirurgias estéticas)


ciência natural

ciência natural f (plural ciências naturais)

natural science (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world)


contradição em termos

contradição em termos f (plural contradições em termos)

contradiction in terms
contradiction in terms

(rhetoric, logic) contradiction in terms (expression in which the terms contradict one another)


computadorização

computadorização f (plural computadorizações)

computerization (the act of computerizing)


humor vítreo

(anatomy) vitreous humour (clear gel that fills the eyeball)


complemento direto

complemento direto m (plural complementos diretos)

(grammar) direct object (the noun phrase a verb is directly acting upon)


contador Geiger

contador Geiger m (plural contadores Geiger)

Geiger counter (device for measuring radiation)


constante de Avogadro

constante de Avogadro f (usually uncountable, plural constantes de Avogadro)

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


complexo de Édipo

complexo de Édipo m (plural complexos de Édipo)

(psychoanalysis) Oedipus complex (unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex)


contrainteligência

counterespionage (activities to prevent spying)


corpo vítreo

corpo vítreo m (usually uncountable, plural corpos vítreos)


correio lesma

(retronym, dysphemistic) snail mail (postal mail)


cirurgia plástica

cirurgia plástica f (plural cirurgias plásticas)

(surgery) plastic surgery (surgery involving the transfer of tissue)


glória matutina

glória matutina f (plural glórias matutinas)

morning glory (any of the flowering plants of genus Convolvulaceae)


cruz de Santo André

cruz de Santo André f (plural cruzes de Santo André)

Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrew's cross


corretor ortográfico

corretor ortográfico m (plural corretores ortográficos)

spell checker (software application that identifies misspelt words)


cão de colo

lapdog (a small and tame dog, to be held on one’s lap)


crime organizado

crime organizado m (plural crimes organizados)

organized crime (criminal organizations as a whole)


cobra de vidro

cobra de vidro f (plural cobras de vidro)

Anguis fragilis
Anguis fragilis#Translingual

slowworm (Anguis fragilis, a legless Old-World lizard)


chiquinha

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


crime contra a humanidade

crime contra a humanidade f (plural crimes contra a humanidade)

crime against humanity
crime against humanity

(international law) crime against humanity (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people)

(figurative) an inappropriate act or thing


culto de personalidade

culto de personalidade m (plural cultos de personalidade)

cult of personality (idolization of a national leader)


defesa Alekhine

(chess) Alekhine's Defence (a chess opening)


cisne-real

mute swan (Cygnus olor, a swan of Europe and Asia)


quiropraxista

quiropraxista m or f by sense (plural quiropraxistas)

chiropractor (practitioner who specialises in chiropractic)


cavalariço

cavalariço m (plural cavalariços, feminine cavalariça, feminine plural cavalariças)

cavalariços (plural)
cavalariça (feminine)
cavalariças (feminine plural)

From Late Latin caballāricius, from Latin caballus (“horse”). Compare Spanish caballerizo.


cigarrilha

cigarillo (thin cigar wrapped with tobacco leaves)


comedimento

composure (the ability to remain in stressful situations)


civilidade

civility (behaviour which conforms to social conventions)


servidor proxy

servidor proxy m (plural servidores proxy)

(computing) proxy server (server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server)


ciática

(neurology, pathology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)


apetência

From Latin appetentia, from appetere (“seek after”), from ad + petere (“seek”). Compare Spanish apetencia.

A apetência das pessoas para consumir, impulsionada pela moda, desempenhou poisum papel importante na primeira revolução industrial. Os artigos de luxo e de moda são uma área em que a Europa pode ainda demonstrar amplamente ...

2005, Raúl Galamba de Oliveira, João Castello Branco, Heino Fassbender, Conquistar o futuro da Europa: uma perspectiva estratégica, Principia, →ISBN, page 290:

People's appetite for consumption, driven by fashion, therefore played an important role in the first industrial revolution. Luxury and fashion items are an area where Europe can still largely demonstrate ...

appetence, desire (the state or action of desiring or craving)


tubarão da Groenlândia

tubarão da Groenlândia m (plural tubarões da Groenlândia)

Somniosus microcephalus
Somniosus microcephalus#Translingual

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus, a large shark of the Arctic)


codornizão

corncrake (Crex crex, a bird of the Old World)


conscrito

conscript; draftee (someone who was drafted into an organisation, especially the army)


caça às bruxas

caça às bruxas f (plural caças às bruxas)

[ˈka.sɐ aʒ ˈβɾu.ʃɐʃ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caça, às, bruxas.

A caça às bruxas era comum durante a Idade Média.

Witch-hunting was common during the Middle Ages.

(now chiefly historical) witch-hunt, witch-hunting

O governo deu início a uma verdadeira caça às bruxas.

The government started a real witch-hunt.

(figurative) witch-hunt (campaign to punish dissident persons)


requeijão

[he.ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.kɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.kɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.kejˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.kejˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.keˈʒɐ̃w̃/

From requeija + -ão. Compare Spanish requesón.

ricotta; cottage cheese (cheese curd product with a mild flavor)


confortador

confortador m (plural confortadores, feminine confortadora, feminine plural confortadoras)

confortadores (plural)
confortadora (feminine)
confortadoras (feminine plural)


cornija

From Occitan cornís, from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).

(architecture) cornice (element of a building that directs rainwater away from the walls)


cártula

(architecture) an ornamental figure simulating an open scroll


crisólito

peridot; chrysolite (a transparent olive-green form of olivine)


cornucópia

Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia, from cornū (“horn”) + cōpia (“abundance”).

(Greek mythology) cornucopia (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink)

cornucopia (abundance or plentiful supply of something)


coxeio

limp (an irregular, jerky or awkward gait)


contraespionagem

counterespionage (activities to prevent spying)


decoreba

(derogatory) cram (hasty memorisation of information)


centro-africano

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

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

Central African (person from the Central African Republic)


cordierita

(mineralogy) cordierite (a cyclosilicate)


contraforte

(architecture) buttress (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)

buttress (feature jutting out from mountain)

buttress (anything that serves to support something else)


delegação

/dɨ.lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[dɨ.lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlēgātiōnem, from dēlēgō. By surface analysis, delegar + -ção.


safári

Borrowed from English safari, from Swahili safari (“journey”).

safari (a trip to a wild area to observe or hunt animals)


credulidade

pt-noun

credulidade f (usually uncountable, plural credulidades)

gullibility (quality of being easily deceived)


cátaro

Cathar (a member of a mediaeval Christian sect of western Europe)


codificação

(cryptography) encoding (conversion of plain text into a code or cypher)

(programming) coding (the process of writing source code)

codification (the process of precisely formulating rules)


convolvulácea

Borrowed from translingual Convolvulaceae.

bor+

morning glory (any of the flowering plants of family Convolvulaceae)


depurador

(programming) debugger (program that helps the programmer debug code)


judiação

pt-noun

judiação f (usually uncountable, plural judiações)

[ʒu.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(obsolete, derogatory) a crime committed by a Jewish person


quiroprático

quiroprático m (plural quiropráticos, feminine quiroprática, feminine plural quiropráticas)

quiropráticos (plural)
quiroprática (feminine)
quiropráticas (feminine plural)

chiropractor (practitioner who specialises in chiropractic)


chauvinista

chauvinista m or f by sense (plural chauvinistas)

(derogatory) chauvinist (someone who is excessively patriotic)


darabuca

(music) darbouka; tombak (a type of goblet drum)


demonstrador

demonstrador m (plural demonstradores, feminine demonstradora, feminine plural demonstradoras)

demonstradores (plural)
demonstradora (feminine)
demonstradoras (feminine plural)

[dɨ.mõʃ.tɾɐˈðoɾ]

[dɨ.mõʃ.tɾɐˈðoɾ]


animalculismo

(biology, historical) animalculism (the theory that the spermatozoon contains the whole of the embryo)


conjurador

conjurador m (plural conjuradores, feminine conjuradora, feminine plural conjuradoras)

conjuradores (plural)
conjuradora (feminine)
conjuradoras (feminine plural)

[kõ.ʒu.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[kõ.ʒu.ɾɐˈðoɾ]


curvejão

[kuɦ.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɦ.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɾ.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuʁ.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɻ.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kuɾ.vɨˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/kuɾ.vɨˈʒɐ̃w̃/

/kuɾ.bɨˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[kuɾ.βɨˈʒɐ̃w̃]


clematite

From Latin clēmatidem (by confusion with Latin nouns in -tis with stems in -tit-), from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλήμα (klḗma, “vine, branch with vines”).

(botany) clematis (any of the flowering lianas of the genus Clematis)


dique seco

(nautical) drydock (dock that can be drained of water)


diretor executivo

diretor executivo m (plural diretores executivos, feminine diretora executiva, feminine plural diretoras executivas)

diretores executivos (plural)
diretora executiva (feminine)
diretoras executivas (feminine plural)

chief executive officer
chief executive officer

(business) chief executive officer (highest-ranking corporate officer)


discurso indireto

discurso indireto m (plural discursos indiretos)

(grammar) reported speech, indirect speech (a form of speech used to express what another has said)


tubarão-tigre

[tu.baˌɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi]

[tu.baˌɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi]

[tu.baˌɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾe]

/tu.bɐˌɾɐ̃w̃ˈti.ɡɾɨ/

[tu.βɐˌɾɐ̃w̃ˈti.ɣɾɨ]

Galeocerdo cuvier
Galeocerdo cuvier#Translingual

tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier, a large species of shark)


cúter

(nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)


mal de Addison

(pathology) Addison's disease (a disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids)


cão selvagem africano

cão selvagem africano m (plural cães selvagens africanos)

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ seʊ̯ˈva.ʒẽɪ̯̃ a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nu]

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ seʊ̯ˈva.ʒẽɪ̯̃ a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nu]

[ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ seʊ̯ˈva.ʒẽɪ̯̃ a.fɾiˈkɐ.no]

Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus#Translingual

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus, a wild dog of Africa)


combinatória

(mathematics) combinatorics (a branch of mathematics)


eciosporo

(botany) aeciospore (the binucleate spore of a rust fungus)


eclusa de ar

airlock (chamber used to provide access to and from a spacecraft or submarine)


desinfecção

desinfecções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(public health, medicine) disinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)


licranço

From Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”), compare lacrau.

slowworm (Anguis fragilis, a legless Old-World lizard)


dravidiano

(uncountable) Dravidian (family of languages spoken in southern India)

Dravidian (member of any of the aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka)


desajeitamento

desajeitamento m (plural desajeitamentos)

clumsiness (the quality of being clumsy)


dólar americano

dólar americano m (plural dólares americanos)

US dollar (official currency of the United States)


angustura

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

defile (narrow passage between mountains)


angustura

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

Angostura trifoliata
Wikispecies:Angostura trifoliata

angostura (Angostura trifoliata, a South American tree)


desempenadeira

desempenadeira f (plural desempenadeiras)

hawk (tool used to hold plaster or cement while applying it)


coxeadura

limp (an irregular, jerky or awkward gait)


dólar canadiano

dólar canadiano m (plural dólares canadianos)

(Portugal) Canadian dollar (official currency of Canada)


contratura

(medicine) contracture (abnormal contraction of a muscle)


sarrabulho

Unknown. Possibly related to Italian guazzabuglio (“mishmash”)


devoção

Macanese: devoçám

devotion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted)

(uncountable) devotion (feelings of strong or fervent affection)

(uncountable) devotion (religious veneration, zeal or piety)


digressão

/d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/di.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[di.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin digressiōnem (“deviation, digression”).

uder

Própria do discurso oratório, a digressão pode apresentar qualquer medida, aparecer em qualquer parte do texto e em obras de qualquer outra natureza, sobretudo a poesia épica, o romance e o ensaio. Empregada desde a Antiguidade ...

2002, Massaud Moisés, Dicionário de termos literários, Editora Cultrix, →ISBN, page 125:

Em maio de 1977, Bryan Ferry começou uma digressão mundial com os Roxy Music. Não querendo ficar isolada na casa de Ferry em Londres, Jerry Hall voou para Nova Iorque e, algumas noites mais tarde, jantou sentada entre Warren Beatty ...

2013, Philip Norman, Mick Jagger, Leya, →ISBN:

(music, entertainment) tour (journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts)


dissílabo

disyllabic (a word consisting of two syllables)


difeomorfismo

(mathematics) diffeomorphism (differentiable homeomorphism between differentiable manifolds)


edilato

(historical) aedileship (the office of an aedile)


edeago

aedeagus (copulatory organ of some insects)


determinador

pt-noun

determinador m (plural determinadores, feminine determinadora, feminine plural determinadoras)

determinadores (plural)
determinadora (feminine)
determinadoras (feminine plural)


ejaculação precoce

ejaculação precoce f (plural ejaculações precoces)

premature ejaculation
premature ejaculation

premature ejaculation (occurrence of male orgasm too quickly)


elefante da savana

elefante da savana m (plural elefantes da savana)

African savannah elephant
African savannah elephant

Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta africana#Translingual

African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana, a species of elephant found throughout Africa)


eixo de comando

eixo de comando m (plural eixos de comando)


dublagem

Borrowed from French doublage. Piecewise doublet of dobragem. By surface analysis, dublar + -agem.

(Brazil) dubbing (replacement of voice in film, usually into a different language)


elefante da floresta

elefante da floresta m (plural elefantes da floresta)

African forest elephant
African forest elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis
Loxodonta cyclotis#Translingual

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis, a species of elephant found in the Congo basin)


angelolatria

(religion) angelolatry (worship of angels)


objeto direto

objeto direto m (plural objetos diretos)

[ɔˈβʒɛ.tu ðiˈɾɛ.tu]

(grammar) direct object (the noun phrase a verb is directly acting upon)


ebulioscópio

(physics) ebullioscope (an instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids)


conscienciosidade

conscientiousness (state or characteristic of being conscientious)


desserviço

disservice (an act that does more harm than good)


ecídio

aecidium (the cupulate fruiting body on the mycelium of certain fungi)


anisogamia

(cytology) anisogamy (sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes)


distrofia muscular

distrofia muscular f (plural distrofias musculares)

(pathology) muscular dystrophy (genetic disease which causes progressive muscle weakness)


elo perdido

[…]os povos do Mosoch, do Gog, do Magog, do Thubal e tantos outros, cujos nomes pronunciamos na vasta solidão da historia, sem podermos dispertar um echo que nos responda, sem acharmos um monumento que nos traga o elo perdido da cadêa interrupta da historia da humanidade! E não obstante elle deve existir.

1873, Mendonça Cortez, “Finanças entre alguns povos antigos”, in O Instituto, volume XVII, Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, pages 243–244:

(evolutionary theory) missing link (transitional primate between apes and humans)


transformada integral

transformada integral f (plural transformadas integrais)


descongestionante

descongestionante m (plural descongestionantes)

decongestant (drug that relieves congestion)


dignitário

dignitário m (plural dignitários, feminine dignitária, feminine plural dignitárias)

dignitários (plural)
dignitária (feminine)
dignitárias (feminine plural)

dignitary (an important or influential person)


desobediência civil

desobediência civil f (plural desobediências civis)

civil disobedience (non-violent refusal to comply with the authorities)


egipã

(Classical mythology) aegipan (goat-like creature resembling a satyr)


dólar canadense

dólar canadense m (plural dólares canadenses)

(Brazil) Canadian dollar (official currency of Canada)


egineta

egineta m or f by sense (plural eginetas)


egocêntrico

egocêntrico m (plural egocêntricos, feminine egocêntrica, feminine plural egocêntricas)

egocêntricos (plural)
egocêntrica (feminine)
egocêntricas (feminine plural)


surrão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese çarron of uncertain origin. Maybe from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia (compare Basque zorro (“sack”)).
Cognate with Galician zurrón, Mirandese çurron, Asturian and Spanish zurrón.


açorda

Borrowed from Arabic الثُرْدَة (aṯ-ṯurda, “tharid”) (see Wikipedia's article on tharid).

bor+

(cooking) a typical Portuguese dish composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, vinegar, water, salt and poached eggs


diretoria

(business) board of directors (group of people elected by stockholders)

(computing) directory (structured listing of files)


emberiza

bunting (any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza)


eletroscópio

(physics) electroscope (device that detects the presence of an electric charge)