provençal

Provençal; Occitan (language spoken in southern France)

Provençal (the Occitan dialect spoken in Provence)


provençal

pt-noun

provençal m or f by sense (plural provençais)


ananás

→ Bengali: আনারস (anaroś)

→ Catalan: ananàs

→ German: Ananas

→ Greek: ανανάς (ananás)

→ Hindi: अनन्नास (anannās)

→ Marathi: अननस (annas)

→ Spanish: ananás (see there for further descendants)

→ Swahili: nanasi

→ Tetum: ananás


pua

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa and Spanish púa. The sense "womanizer", "player" is influenced by English PUA.

der

(Brazil, Northeast Region, colloquial) womanizer, player


mexicana

female equivalent of mexicano (“Mexican”)


tubarão

[tu.baˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tu.βɐˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Uncertain. Probably from Old Tupi yperu, with the addition of an initial t- under the influence of another native word (possibly from a different language family like Arawakan).
Compare Spanish tiburón, Galician tabeirón, Catalan tauró.

[…]e leuaram daly huũ tubaram que bertolameu dijz matou[…]

1500 May 1, Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha^(https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Carta_a_El_Rei_D._Manuel_(ortografia_original)), Porto Seguro, page 7v:


messe

(agriculture) a field whose crops are ready for harvest

(figurative) harvest; reward (product of labour)


formiga

Kabuverdianu: furminga, forminga

Papiamentu: fruminga, vruminga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (“ant”). Compare Galician formiga and Spanish hormiga.


incompetente

pt-noun

incompetente m or f by sense (plural incompetentes)


gaiola

→ Hunsrik: Gaioll

>? Macanese: cajola

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Cognate to Spanish gayola. Compare jaula, a doublet borrowed through French.


pausa

Borrowed from Latin pausa (“pause; halt”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from the verb παύω (paúō, “to cause to cease, to stop”).

bor+

interruption (time interval during which there is a cessation of something)


protestante

pt-noun

protestante m or f by sense (plural protestantes)

Borrowed from French protestant (“Protestant”).

bor+

(Christianity) Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions)


incesto

incest (sexual relations between close relatives)


gambá

Unknown. Many dictionaries cite a supposedly Old Tupi word gãbá, meaning “hollow belly”, but give no source.

opossum (any species in the family Didelphidae)

skunk (any species in the family Mephitidae)

(Brazil, figurative, soccer, derogatory) a player or supporter of Corinthians football team

(South Brazil, figurative) a stinky person, stinker


gambá

a kind of drum consisting of a hollow log covered at one end

a kind of dance whose music uses this drum


gambá

(Piauí, collective, usually derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)


inconveniente

nuisance; inconvenience (minor annoyance)


cangambá

/kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/

/kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/

Uncertain. One theory suggests cão (“dog”) + gambá.


indigente

pt-noun

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigentes)

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

Learned borrowing from Latin indigentem (“needing, requiring”).

lbor

pauper; indigent (one who is extremely poor)


agressor

pt-noun

agressor m (plural agressores, feminine agressora, feminine plural agressoras)

agressores (plural)
agressora (feminine)
agressoras (feminine plural)

aggressor (the person or country that makes an aggression)


limitação

Learned borrowing from Latin līmitātiōnem. By surface analysis, limitar + -ção.


afta

From Latin aphtha, from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).


indicativo

(grammar) indicative (verbal mood used for ordinary factual or objective statements)

(broadcasting) call sign (sign used to identify a station)


indiano

pt-noun

indiano m (plural indianos, feminine indiana, feminine plural indianas)

indianos (plural)
indiana (feminine)
indianas (feminine plural)

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nu]

Learned borrowing from Latin indiānus (“Indian”). By surface analysis, Índia + -ano.

lbor

índio

Indian, Native American, aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas

indígena

indigenous person, especially an aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas


infuso

infusion (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities)


teologia

From Latin theologia, from Ancient Greek θεολογία (theología). By surface analysis, teo- + -logia.


insensato

pt-noun

insensato m (plural insensatos, feminine insensata, feminine plural insensatas)

insensatos (plural)
insensata (feminine)
insensatas (feminine plural)


integralismo

(Brazil, historical) a Brazilian far-right political movement influenced by Italian and German fascism founded in 1932 as AIB


baia

Borrowed from Kimbundu ribaia (“board”).

a horse stall (compartment for a horses)

(by extension) cubicle (a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room)


integralista

integralista m or f by sense (plural integralistas)

(Brazil) a member of the integralismo movement


internamento

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


golfo

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).


fata morgana

fata morgana f or (less common) m (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of Fata Morgana


ingrato

ingrato m (plural ingratos, feminine ingrata, feminine plural ingratas)

ingratos (plural)
ingrata (feminine)
ingratas (feminine plural)


pilaf

pilaf (dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth)


verão

verão m (plural verões or (dated) verãos)

From Old Galician-Portuguese verão (“spring”), from Vulgar Latin *veranum (tempus), from Latin vēr (“spring”), from earlier *veror, from Proto-Italic *wezor, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). Compare Galician verán, Spanish verano and Romanian vară.

inh

A segurança está cem vezes mais rigorosa este verão.

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:

The security is a hundred times more severe this summer.


pronaos

(architecture) pronaos (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)


introito

Borrowed from Latin introitus (“entrance”).


anisometropia

(ophthalmology) anisometropia (condition in which the eyes have different refractive power)


fechadura

[fɨ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[fɨ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[fɨ.t͡ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


ametropia

(ophthalmology) ametropia (any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability)


intruso

pt-noun

intruso m (plural intrusos, feminine intrusa, feminine plural intrusas)

intrusos (plural)
intrusa (feminine)
intrusas (feminine plural)

intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes)


intuitivo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin intuitīvus. By surface analysis, intuir + -tivo.


gafanhoto

→ Hunsrik: Gafengjott

From *Gafanho + -oto. From gafa (“gaff”).


investimento

(finance) investment (a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use)


bíblia

Learned borrowing from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”).

Você acha que eu vou ler essa bíblia?

Do you think I am going to read that bible?

(figurative) a very extensive, often complex, book or text

Não devemos idolatrar a constituição como uma bíblia, afinal ela é sujeita a erros.

We should not worship the constitution as a bible, since it is susceptible to errors.

(figurative) a praised or well regarded book or text


factoring

Unadapted borrowing from English factoring.

ubor

(economics) factoring (financial transaction)


Sra

Abbreviation of senhora. as a title; Mrs


esquerda

Guinea-Bissau Creole: skerda

Kabuverdianu: skérda

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

Por que você segura o lápis com a esquerda?

Why do you hold the pencil on your left hand?

the left side, part, half or direction
the left hand or leg

(martial arts, by extension) left (punch with the left fist)

the left side, part, half or direction
left (punch with the left fist)

(theater) the left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective

Cuidado, tem um bicho à sua esquerda!

Watch out, there’s a creature to your left!

A minhã mãe está na esquerda da foto.

My mother is on the left side of the picture.

Pega a esquerda que você chega mais rápido.

Take the left and you’ll get there faster.

A esquerda quer vencer a eleição, mas os partidos não chegam a um acordo.

The left wants to win the election, but the parties can’t reach an agreement.


esquerda

pt-noun

esquerda m or f by sense (plural esquerdas)

(Brazil, informal) leftist (a person who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)


tripa

Uncertain; possibly from Arabic تَرْب (tarb, “bowels”), or perhaps connected to Old Norse torf (“turf, sod”) (see e.g. Middle Irish tarpán/torpán (“bunch of grapes; clod”)). See Spanish tripa and Italian trippa.

cog

(Portugal, Aveiro) a type of sweet, typical from the city of Aveiro


iraniano

pt-noun

iraniano m (plural iranianos, feminine iraniana, feminine plural iranianas)

iranianos (plural)
iraniana (feminine)
iranianas (feminine plural)

Iranian (person from Iran or of Iranian descent)

Persian (Indo-European language spoken in Iran)


escocesa

female equivalent of escocês; Scotswoman


ratel

Mellivora capensis
Mellivora capensis#Translingual

honey badger (Mellivora capensis, a mustelid of Africa, Arabia and India)


tosk

Tosk (southern variant of the Albanian language)


debugger

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


búlgara

[ˈbuɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐ]


ironia

Borrowed from Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía).


lexema

(linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)


lituano

lituano m (plural lituanos, feminine lituana, feminine plural lituanas)

lituanos (plural)
lituana (feminine)
lituanas (feminine plural)

Lithuanian (Baltic language spoken in Lithuania)


orvalho

Unknown. Cognate with Galician orballo, Asturian orbayu and dialectal Spanish urbajo, orvayo.


escandinavo

escandinavo m (plural escandinavos, feminine escandinava, feminine plural escandinavas)

escandinavos (plural)
escandinava (feminine)
escandinavas (feminine plural)

From French scandinave, from Medieval Latin Scandināvia.


confidente

confidente m or f by sense (plural confidentes)

confidant (a person in whom one can confide or share one’s secrets)


croata

From Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“a Croat”), via French croate or New Latin Croata. Doublet of gravata.


croata

Croatian (the form of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Croatia)


búlgaro

búlgaro m (plural búlgaros, feminine búlgara, feminine plural búlgaras)

búlgaros (plural)
búlgara (feminine)
búlgaras (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Ottoman Turkish [Term?]. Doublet of bugre.

(uncountable) Bulgarian (Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria)


eslovaco

eslovaco m (plural eslovacos, feminine eslovaca, feminine plural eslovacas)

eslovacos (plural)
eslovaca (feminine)
eslovacas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), from slovo (“word”).


centímetro

From centi- + -metro (“meter”), calqued from French centimètre.


isolamento

(diplomacy, of a country) isolation (state of avoiding diplomatic relations)


isolante

insulator (material that doesn’t transmit electricity)


gás

Borrowed from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).


esloveno

esloveno m (plural eslovenos, feminine eslovena, feminine plural eslovenas)

eslovenos (plural)
eslovena (feminine)
eslovenas (feminine plural)

Ultimately from Slovene Slovénec (“Slovene”), possibly via French Slovène or as a back-formation from Eslovénia. Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esclavão / eslavão, and tchau / chau.

doublet

Slovene; Slovenian (person from Slovenia)


esloveno

Slovene; Slovenian (Slavic language of Slovenia)


cicerone

pt-noun

cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)

From Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

named-after

cicerone (guide who shows people tourist sights)


ê

close-mid front unrounded vowel
w:Close-mid front unrounded vowel


canibal

From Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba.


idealismo

(philosophy, uncountable) idealism (an approach to philosophical enquiry)

(uncountable) idealism (property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealisable or at odds with practical life)


candiru

Vandellia cirrhosa
Wikispecies:Vandellia cirrhosa

candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river)


alalia

(medicine) alalia (loss of the ability to speak)


idealista

pt-noun

idealista m or f by sense (plural idealistas)

idealist (unrealistic or impractical visionary)


túnel

From English tunnel, from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne (“cask”).

tunnel (an underground or underwater passage)

(Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)


cautela

Learned borrowing from Latin cautēla (“caution”).


anuria

(pathology) anuria (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine)


prematuro

pt-noun

prematuro m (plural prematuros, feminine prematura, feminine plural prematuras)

prematuros (plural)
prematura (feminine)
prematuras (feminine plural)


parapente

paraglider (lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure)


ebonite

ebonite (product of vulcanising rubber with sulphur)


handler

Unadapted borrowing from English handler.


close-up

Unadapted borrowing from English close-up.

(photography) close-up (photography in which the subject is shown at a large scale)


ignorante

pt-noun

ignorante m or f by sense (plural ignorantes)

Borrowed from Latin ignōrantem (“ignorant”).


mandola

(music) mandola (a stringed musical instrument)


aq

(chemistry) Abbreviation of solução aquosa (“aqueous solution”).


emigrante

pt-noun

emigrante m or f by sense (plural emigrantes)


bj

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


capatazia

a handling charge, such as on items passing through a port


detergente

/dɨ.tɨɾˈʒẽ.tɨ/


aval

permit (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)


sutileza

(uncountable) subtlety (the quality of being subtle)

(countable) subtlety (a subtle thing or act)


tauromaquia

bullfighting (performance art in which a matador manipulates and kills a bull)


malanga

any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo


detrito

debris, detritus (residue of a substance that has become disorganized by friction or for any other reason)

debris, detritus (remainder of organic or inorganic substance that has decomposed)

(geology) debris, detritus (product of any erosion, in transport or deposited)


crista

From Old Galician-Portuguese crista, cresta, from Latin crista.


laico

Learned borrowing from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of the inherited leigo.

der

layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)


porta USB

(computing) USB port (port for USB connection)


laringe

From Ancient Greek λάρυγξ, λάρυγγος (lárunx, lárungos, “larynx, throat”).

uder

λάρυγξ, λάρυγγος


troglodita

pt-noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)


diaconato

(ecclesiastical) diaconate (the rank or position of a deacon)


glande

/ˈɡlɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈɡlɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

Borrowed from Latin glandem. Compare the inherited doublet lande. Cf. also landra.

glans (vascular body on the apex of the penis)


ácido carboxílico

ácido carboxílico m (plural ácidos carboxílicos)


teanina

(chemistry) theanine (aminoacid commonly found in tea)


annuncio

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


bombazine

calças de bombazine

(Portugal) corduroy (heavy fabric with vertical ribs)


bochinche

/buˈt͡ʃĩ.t͡ʃɨ/

(South Brazil) a popular dance or ball, often accompanied by batuque

(South Brazil) commotion, agitation, tumult

(South Brazil, derogatory) poor administration or negligence


diadema

Learned borrowing from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma), from διαδέω (diadéō, “to bind around”).


alcoolato

(organic chemistry) alcoholate; alkoxide (salt of an alcohol)


climatologia

climatologia f (usually uncountable, plural climatologias)

climatology (science that studies the climate)


alcoolismo

(pathology) alcoholism (chronic disease)


imposto

From Old Galician-Portuguese imposto, itself a semi-learned borrowing or adaptation of Latin impōsitus, or simply derived from the past participle of the Portuguese verb impor, which is itself borrowed from Latin.


impressionismo

impressionismo m (usually uncountable, plural impressionismos)

(art) impressionism (movement in art characterised by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light)


acrónimo

acrónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

acronym (word formed by initial letters)


agonizante

agonizante m or f by sense (plural agonizantes)


fast-food

/ˌfɛʃt͡ʃˈfud͡ʒ/


cisma

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”).

der

(chiefly religion) schism (a split or separation within a group or organisation)


cisma

spite (deep-seated enmity or ill-will towards someone)

obstinacy; stubbornness (insistence in doing something, especially something that is likely not to work out)


impressionista

pt-noun

impressionista m or f by sense (plural impressionistas)

(art) impressionist (artist involved in impressionism)


ceramista

ceramista m or f by sense (plural ceramistas)

potter (one who makes pots and ceramic wares)


dieta

From Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita). Doublet of diet.


saiga

Saiga tatarica
Wikispecies:Saiga tatarica

saiga (Saiga tatarica, an antelope of Siberia)


vieira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vẽeira, from Early Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin Venus. Doublet of venera. Cognate with Galician vieira and Spanish venera.

inh+

scallop (mollusc of the family Pectinidae)


rollerblade

Unadapted borrowing from English rollerblade.

ubor

rollerblade (roller skate with wheels aligned in a row)


veneziana

Venetian blind (blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats)


sacramento

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacramento, sagramento, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō.


belvedere

Borrowed from Italian belvedere (literally “fair view”).

bor

(architecture) belvedere (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area)


veneziano

pt-noun

veneziano m (plural venezianos, feminine veneziana, feminine plural venezianas)

venezianos (plural)
veneziana (feminine)
venezianas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) the dialect of the Venetian language spoken in Venice


Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)


muesli

muesli (a Swiss and German breakfast dish made with rolled oats)


sacolão

[sa.kɔˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

grocery store (fruit and vegetable market)


paladino

Borrowed from French paladin, from Italian paladino, from Latin palātīnus.

(military, historical) paladin (knight in Charlemagne’s retinue)


grávida

[ˈɡɾa.βi.ðɐ]


estupidez

estupidez f (usually uncountable, plural estupidezes)


hámster

hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)


fluido

(physics) fluid (any state of matter which can flow)


desenrascanço

From desenrascar (“to disentangle”) + -anço, from des- (“un-”) + enrascar (“to entangle”), from rasca (“dragnet”).

São, de facto, muitos os jovens, depois os problemas de emprego, que justificam essa tentativa de desenrascanço».

1991, Cadernos de Ciências Sociais, Edições Afrontamento:

It is, in fact, many the youth who, after employment problems, justify this disentanglement attempt”.

(Portugal) disentanglement (removal of complications or confusion)

[…]: apenas o “desenrascanço” habitual de varejar o conteúdo de cestos e alcofas, […]

2007, José Cardoso, O Curandeiro Branco: e outras histórias, Escola Portuguesa de Moçambique, →ISBN, page 141:

[…] only the habitual “hack” of rummaging the content of baskets and shopping bags, […]

(Portugal) hack, improvised solution; a “MacGyverism”

O culpado é o ser português com todo o desenrascanço inerente a essa condição.

originally 2001, Jorge Candeias, Os Pés e a Cabeça →ISBN, Lulu.com, page 30

The guilty one is the Portuguese being, with all the desenrascanço inherent to this condition.

(uncountable, Portugal) the ability to find improvised solutions to problems


terrestre

terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)

/tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)


fase

Hunsrik: Fasë

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).


compressa

From French compresse, from Latin compressus, past participle of comprimĕre.

(medicine) compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)


menopausa

Compound of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + pausa (“break”).

com+

(physiology) menopause (definitive cessation of menstruation)

(physiology) menopause (the stage of a woman's life at which this process occurs (the average age at which menopause begins is 51))


ecografia

/ˌɛ.kɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ˌɛ.kɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(medicine) ultrasonography; sonography; ultrasound; echography


alfaiate

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaiate, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, “the tailor”). Compare Galician alfaiate.

der

water strider, an insect of the family Gerridae


catedral

[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]

[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). By surface analysis, cátedra + -al. Piecewise doublet of cadeiral.


recinto

From Latin recīnctus, perfect passive participle of recingō. Compare Latin re-, cīnctus.


cólera

Learned borrowing from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

(pathology) cholera (infectious disease)


nervo

From Old Galician-Portuguese nervo, nervio from Latin nervus (“nerve; tendon”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)new-.


ambientalista

pt-noun

ambientalista m or f by sense (plural ambientalistas)

From ambiental (“environmental”) + -ista.

environmental activist
environmental activist

environmentalist, environmental activist, ecologist, eco-warrior (one who advocates for the protection of the environment)


culturista

culturista m or f by sense (plural culturistas)

From cultura + -ista, compare French culturiste.

(bodybuilding) bodybuilder (person who practices bodybuilding)


procedimento

From proceder (“to proceed”) + -mento (“-ment”), from Latin prōcēdere (“to proceed”), prō + cēdō (“to go”).

suffix

procedure (series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end)

procedure (particular method for performing a task)


malgrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)). Compare Catalan malgrat and French malgré.

displeasure (feeling of being displeased)


microarray

Unadapted borrowing from English microarray.

ubor

microarray (two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material)


aeronave

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.bɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.βɨ]

From aero- (“aero-”) + nave (“ship”) (from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) and Latin nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us). Compare French aéronef.


acromegalia

(pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)


lichia

From Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi) + -a, possibly via Spanish lechía.


léxico

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).

lbor

Alternative form: léxicon

lexicon (the words of a language or in a given field)


papagaio

pt-noun

papagaio m (plural papagaios, feminine papagaia, feminine plural papagaias)

papagaios (plural)
papagaia (feminine)
papagaias (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese papagay (“parrot”), from Old Occitan papagay (“parrot”), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.


telha

From Old Galician-Portuguese telha, from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula (“a roof tile”).


laudo

report; report containing a technical opinion resulting from an examination or assessment

report; opinion of the commended person or the arbitrator


estafeta

pt-noun

estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas)

Borrowed from Italian staffetta (“courier”).

bor+

delivery person
courier (person who delivers messages)


internato

boarding school (school which provides board and lodging)


cargo cult

cargo cult (Melanesian religion based upon Western manufactured goods)


consulente

pt-noun

consulente m or f by sense (plural consulentes)

a person who consults someone or something


ciclista

ciclista m or f by sense (plural ciclistas)

biker; cyclist (a person who rides a bicycle)


macroeconomia

macroeconomics (study of the entire economy)


arguido

arguido m (plural arguidos, feminine arguida, feminine plural arguidas)

arguidos (plural)
arguida (feminine)
arguidas (feminine plural)

(law) under the Portuguese legal system, a person kept for questioning as a witness to a crime, who is not a formal suspect


palestra

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

der

/pɐˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/

lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)

(literary) chat, talk (informal conversation)

(historical) palaestra (public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports)


empatia

empathy (capacity to understand another person’s point of view or feelings)


legislativo

poder legislativo
poder legislativo#Portuguese

(politics) Ellipsis of poder legislativo.


mulo

pt-noun

mulo m (plural mulos, feminine mula, feminine plural mulas)

mulos (plural)
mula (feminine)
mulas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin mūlus. Doublet of mu.

mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)


requisito

Learned borrowing from Latin requīsītus (“required”), past passive participle of requīrō (“to require”).


verbasco

mullein (any plant of the genus Verbascum)


suficiente

Borrowed from Latin sufficientem, present participle of sufficiō.

Isso é o suficiente.


magistratura

magistracy (the office or dignity of a magistrate)


fordo

pt-noun

fordo m (plural fordos, feminine forda, feminine plural fordas)

fordos (plural)
forda (feminine)
fordas (feminine plural)

Blend of forte (“strong”) + gordo (“fat, chubby”).

blend

(informal) someone who is both strong/athletic and chubby; a strong or athletic person with high body fat.


senhora

Kabuverdianu: Nha


estaca

From Old Galician-Portuguese estaca, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from *(s)teg-.
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and Occitan estaca, Old French estaque and English stake.

cog

(agriculture) cutting (piece of a branch removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant)


cume

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic *kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-.


pensionato

boarding house (house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals)


rábano

Probably borrowed from Spanish rábano, from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos). A native variant rábão also exists, reflecting the expected loss of intervocalic Latin /n/ and showing /b/ for an original Latin /p/, a sound frequently used in borrowings to render the Ancient Greek /pʰ/. According to da Cunha, rábano and rábão are first attested in 1813, and a variant rabom was first attested in the 15th century. Compare Galician ravo, Catalan rave, and Italian rafano.

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico


religioso

pt-noun

religioso m (plural religiosos, metaphonic)


freelancer

freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.


poligamia

From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, poli- + -gamia.

polygamy (the practice of having multiple spouses or partners)


monogamia

Learned borrowing from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamia.

lbor

monogamy (form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time)


seguro

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).
Cognate with Galician and Spanish seguro, Catalan and Occitan segur, French sûr, Italian sicuro and English sicker.

Comprei um seguro contra incêndios.

(finance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event)


pul

pul (subdivision of the currency of Afghanistan)


nave espacial

pt-noun

nave espacial f (plural naves espaciais)


jibóia

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


docente

docente m or f by sense (plural docentes)

lecturer (member of university or college)


ingrediente

[ĩ.ɡɾe.d͡ʒɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi]

/ĩ.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒjẽ.t͡ʃi/

[ĩ.ɡɾe.d͡ʒɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi]

/ĩ.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒjẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.ɡɾɨˈdjẽ.tɨ/

[ĩ.ɡɾɨˈðjẽ.tɨ]

Borrowed from Latin ingredientem (“entering”), from ingredior (“to enter”).

bor+

ingredient (one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food)

(figuratively) element which forms a concept or situation


screencast

Unadapted borrowing from English screencast.


minimalismo

(art) minimalism (style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity)


citologia

From cito- + -logia, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”) and -λογία (-logía).


mitologia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthología).

lbor

mythology (collection and study of myths)


tufo

tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)


calcar

(zoology) in arthropods, a mobile process similar to a spike

(zoology) in certain insects, the strongest spur located in the tibia


abati

Assim é que, na mandioca, vinham procurar o honesto pão de trigo, no pinhão da araucária, a castanha europeia; no abati, o milho, milho alvo do reino.

1936, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, “Botica da natureza”, in O homem cordial, São Paulo: Schwarcz S.A., published 2012, →ISBN, page 65:


alsaciano

pt-noun

alsaciano m (plural alsacianos, feminine alsaciana, feminine plural alsacianas)

alsacianos (plural)
alsaciana (feminine)
alsacianas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Alsatian (Germanic language spoken in Alsace)


traque

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish triquitraque.

(slang) fart (emission of digestive gases from the anus)


capitato

From Latin capitātus (“forming a head”).


anarquista

anarquista m or f by sense (plural anarquistas)

anarchist (one who believes in or advocates the absence of authority)


vibrante

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[biˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

(phonetics) vibrant (vibrating consonant)


gelatina

Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelāre (“to freeze”).


restante

/ʁeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ʁɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

remainder (what remains after some has been removed)


minimalista

pt-noun

minimalista m or f by sense (plural minimalistas)

minimalist (artists who creates minimalist art)


apócope

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

(prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)


mutante

mutante m or f by sense (plural mutantes)

mutant (something that or someone who has mutated)


nau

→ English: nau

Borrowed from Catalan nau, from Latin nāvis. Compare Spanish nao. Doublet of nave.

a three or four-masted sailing ship used all along the 15th century and early 16th created by the Portuguese (Lusitanians) to explore a new trade route via the Atlantic to India and the New World


fumante

fumante m or f by sense (plural fumantes)

Borrowed from Latin fūmantem, present participle of fūmō.

smoker (person who smokes tobacco habitually)


magnetismo

From French magnétisme (“magnetism”), from Old French magnete (“magnetite”), from Latin magnētum, genitive plural of magnēs (“magnet; loadstone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνής λίθος (magnḗs líthos, “Magnesian stone”). By surface analysis, magnete + -ismo.

der

μαγνής λίθος

magnetism (the property of being magnetic)

magnetism (power of attraction; power to excite feelings and to gain affections)


rapino

earwig (any of various insects of the order Dermaptera)


manjar

any food or dish, chiefly a well-prepared or sophisticated one

(Brazil) a short name for a number of desserts of Brazilian origin


lavanderia

[lɐ.βɐ̃.dɨˈɾi.ɐ]


spray

spray; atomizer (pressurised container with a nozzle that lets out a spray)

spray (fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid)


bisturi

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”).

(surgery) scalpel (small straight knife)


afã

From Old Galician-Portuguese afan, from Old Occitan afan, from afanar. Cognate with Spanish afán.


urologia

(medicine) urology (branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system)


contato

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin contāctus.


emergente

pt-noun

emergente m or f by sense (plural emergentes)


calmante

(pharmacology) antianxiety (a substance that combats or reduces anxiety)


dermatologia

(medicine) dermatology (the study of the skin and its diseases)


conta

Resolva essa conta: cinco mais sete.

A minha conta não tem um centavo furado.

account (a registration of someone’s permission to use a service, such as a bank or website)

O fio do colar estourou e as contas caíram no chão. ― The necklace’s string ripped and the beads fell on the ground. Synonym: miçanga

bead (small perforated object that can be threaded)

A conta de luz deu trezentos reais esse mês.

The electricity bill was three hundred reais this month.

bill; check (document that lists values to be paid)


preservante

preservative (any agent that acts to preserve, especially food)


erro

From Old Galician-Portuguese erro, from earlier error, borrowed from Latin errōrem.


determinante

(grammar) determiner (class of words that identify or distinguish a referent without modifying it)

(mathematics) determinant (a value associated with a square matrix)


gravata

From French cravate (“necktie”), from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”). Doublet of croata.

tie; necktie (strip of cloth tied around the neck)

choke; chokehold; stranglehold (hold around the opponent’s neck)


ene

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

Tenho ene coisas para fazer hoje!

(informal) a often large, unspecified number


arabesco

arabesque (ornamental design used in Islamic Art)


turbante

[tuɾˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

From Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband). Doublet of tulipa (“tulip”).


votante

pt-noun

votante m or f by sense (plural votantes)

voter (one who votes or has the right to vote)


informante

informante m or f by sense (plural informantes)

informant (one who relays confidential information)


merenda

From Old Galician-Portuguese merenda, from Latin merenda (“light evening meal”).

dunch (small meal between lunch and dinner)


patrono

Borrowed from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of patrão and padrão.

(religion) patron saint (saint who protects a specific place, group of people or profession)

(Ancient Rome) patron (master who had freed his slave but still retained some paternal rights over him)


residente

residente m or f by sense (plural residentes)

From the past active participle of residir, from Latin resĭdentem.

resident (persons living at a given location)

resident (graduate medical student receiving medical training)


mansarda

[mɐ̃ˈsaɾ.ðɐ]


gastronomia

From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία (gastronomía). By surface analysis, gastro- + -nomia.

(uncountable) gastronomy (study of the relationship between food and culture)

cuisine (characteristic style of preparing food)


parça

(Brazil, slang) Clipping of parceiro; fella, pal


claustro

Borrowed from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”).


trombo

(hematology, pathology) thrombus (blood clot that leads to thrombosis)


reumatismo

(pathology) rheumatism (any painful disorder of muscles, tendons, joints, bones or nerves)


lêmure

Learned borrowing from Latin lemures (“the ghosts of the dead”).

lbor

(Roman mythology) lemures (spirits or ghosts of the dead)

lemur (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea)


açafrão

[a.saˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.sɐˈfɾɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Arabic الزَّعْفَرَان (az-zaʕfarān, “saffron”), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Asturian and Spanish azafrán.

bor+

الزَّعْفَرَان


tamanduá

anteater (any of several New World mammals in suborder Vermilingua)


tamanduá

pt-noun

tamanduá m or f by sense (plural tamanduás)


artrite

Borrowed from Latin arthrītis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”).


otite

(pathology) otitis (inflammation of the ear)


baleia-azul

Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus#Translingual


valquíria

(Norse mythology) valkyrie (any of the female attendants of Odin)


mandrágora

Learned borrowing from Latin mandragora.


sinusite

(pathology) sinusitis (inflammation of the paranasal sinuses)


carcaju

Borrowed from French carcajou, from Algonquian.


gastrite

/ɡɐʃˈtɾi.tɨ/

(pathology) gastritis (inflammation of the lining of the stomach)


cardiologia

Borrowed from French cardiologie. By surface analysis, cardio- + -logia.

cardiology (study of the structure of the heart)


pediatra

pt-noun

pediatra m or f by sense (plural pediatras)

paediatrician (physician who specialises in paediatrics)


oncologia

oncology (branch of medicine that studies tumours)


anestesista

anestesista m or f by sense (plural anestesistas)

anesthesiologist; anesthetist (physician specializing in anesthesiology)


titina

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(bird with grey feathers spotted in white)


endocrinologia

(physiology) endocrinology (study of the endocrine glands)


geriatria

geriatria f (usually uncountable, plural geriatrias)

/ʒɨ.ɾjɐˈtɾi.ɐ/

(medicine) geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)


brande

/ˈbɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈbɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/


pagante

pagante m or f by sense (plural pagantes)


ortopedia

(medicine) orthopedics (branch of medicine concerned with the musculoskeletal system)


acaso

um acaso feliz

a fluke (literally, “a lucky occurrence”)


neurologia

neurology (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system)


biotecnologia

biotechnology (the use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications)


anestesiologia

(medicine) anaesthesiology (the science of administering anaesthetics)


miga

From Old Galician-Portuguese miga, from Latin mīca (“crumb”), from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (“small, thin, delicate”). Compare the borrowed doublet mica.

der

crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)

(in the plural, cooking) a traditional Iberian dish consisting of leftover bread and various ingredients


miga

pt-noun

miga f (plural migas, masculine migo, masculine plural migos)

migas (plural)
migo (masculine)
migos (masculine plural)

(endearing, chiefly women's speech) female friend


placa

From French plaque (“plaque, plate”), from Dutch placke, from Old Dutch *plagga (“patch”), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“patch”).


significante

(linguistics) meaning, significance, the thing that is signified


meningite

(pathology) meningitis (inflammation of the meninges)


abacá

abaca (Musa textilis, a species of banana)

Manila hemp (a fibre extracted from the abaca)


meninge

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).

lbor

μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος

(anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)


abdicante

pt-noun

abdicante m or f by sense (plural abdicantes)


adarga

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”), via Andalusian Arabic.

bor+

a type of oval or heart-shaped leather shield


vagante

pt-noun

vagante m or f by sense (plural vagantes)


lucro

Borrowed from Latin lucrum. Doublet of the inherited logro (“fraud”).

(economics) profit (positive income minus expenditures)


andamento

O primeiro andamento é vigoroso

(music) movement (division of a larger composition)


siberiano

siberiano m (plural siberianos, feminine siberiana, feminine plural siberianas)

siberianos (plural)
siberiana (feminine)
siberianas (feminine plural)


nomenclatura

Borrowed from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”). The second meaning is a borrowing from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), ultimately from the same Latin source.

bor

номенклату́ра


aromaterapia

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) aromatherapy (therapy using fragrances)


conservante

[kõ.sɨɾˈβɐ̃.tɨ]


campestre

/kɐ̃ˈpɛʃ.tɾɨ/

clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)


gado

From Old Galician-Portuguese gãado, possibly from Old Spanish ganado. Cognate to Galician gando and Spanish ganado.

(figurative, derogatory) the manipulated masses, sheeple

(figurative, derogatory) cuckold, in allusion to corno

(Brazil, slang, derogatory, politics) political supporter of former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro


galera

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).


nefrologia

(medicine) nephrology (branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys)


bacia

Kadiwéu: baxia

→ Gujarati: બશી (baśī)

From Vulgar Latin *baccinum, from Gaulish.


nego

pt-noun

nego m (plural negos, feminine nega, feminine plural negas)

negos (plural)
nega (feminine)
negas (feminine plural)

From negro (“negro; black”), with reduction of final unstressed cluster (common in Brazil).

Isso é coisa de nego

Ei, neguin, tu foi pra festa ontem?

Hey, my nigga, did you go to the party yesterday?.

(Brazil, endearing or mildly derogatory, nonstandard) nigga (black person)

Ganhei de presente do meu nego

(Brazil, endearing, nonstandard) a lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one

Nego sabe que isso é perigoso, mas não tá nem aí

People know that's dangerous, but they don't care

(Brazil, colloquial, nonstandard) used as a placeholder when referring to people in general


nega

Convidei-a para sair, mas ela deu-me uma nega.

I asked her out, but she gave me a refusal.

Tive nega no exame final.

(Portugal, informal) fail (a failing grade in an academic examination)


nega

Minha nega tá viajando

Procure uma nega baiana, ô / Que saiba mexer

1976, “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:

(Brazil, endearing) female lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one

Vi uma nega bem bonita hoje


denunciante

denunciante m or f by sense (plural denunciantes)


fiasco

Borrowed from Italian fiasco, from Late Latin flascō. Doublet of frasco.

fiasco (ludicrous or humiliating situation)


pisciano

pisciano m (plural piscianos, feminine pisciana, feminine plural piscianas)

piscianos (plural)
pisciana (feminine)
piscianas (feminine plural)

Piscean (a person born under the astrological sign of Pisces)


consumista

consumista m or f by sense (plural consumistas)


conseguimento

obtainment, attainment (the act of obtaining or attaining)

achievement, attainment (that which is achieved, attained)


abortivo

abortive; abortifacient (drug that induces an abortion)


sorva

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, with a change in gender from the plural of Latin sorbum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Compare Galician sorba, Spanish serba.

Sorbus domestica
Sorbus domestica#Translingual

service tree (Sorbus domestica, a deciduous tree or shrub of Eurasia)

Couma macrocarpa
Wikispecies:Couma macrocarpa


magnetosfera

/maˌɡnɛ.tɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

[maˌɣnɛ.tɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ]

(astronomy) magnetosphere (region around a planet affected by its magnetic field)


abominação

Learned borrowing from Latin abōminātiōnem. By surface analysis, abominar + -ção.


cooperativa

cooperative (company owned partially or wholly by its employees)


toscano

pt-noun

toscano m (plural toscanos, feminine toscana, feminine plural toscanas)

toscanos (plural)
toscana (feminine)
toscanas (feminine plural)


toscano

Tuscan (the dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany)


perito

expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)


cheta

Eu não tenho cheta.

(colloquial) small coin (small amount of money)


epilepsia

Learned borrowing from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία (epilēpsía), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”).

(pathology) epilepsy (condition characterised by recurring seizures)


beata

Numa campanha inédita um grupo de voluntários, da cidade de Setúbal, recolheu, ao longo de 9 acções em diferentes locais, 53 032 beatas. Os números, a que dificilmente se atribui um peso estatístico, são uma útil chamada de atenção para todos os fumadores com o mau hábito de atirar a beata para o chão.

2017 December 5, “Retiraram 50 mil beatas do chão e areia de Setúbal”, in Shifter, archived from the original on 2017-12-04:

(colloquial) butt, stub (of a cigarette)


beata

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


mascote

pt-noun

mascote (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural mascotes)

Borrowed from French mascotte, from Provençal mascoto.


anzol

From Vulgar Latin *hamiceolus, diminutive of Latin hamus. Compare Galician anzol and Spanish anzuelo.


astrolábio

From Medieval Latin astrolabium, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).


cuba

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuba, from Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Doublet of copa, which came through a Late Latin intermediary variant.

cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks)


menestrel

[mɨ.nɨʃˈtɾɛɫ]

[mɨ.nɨʃˈtɾɛɫ]

Borrowed from French ménestrel, from Late Latin ministeriāle(m), from Latin ministerium.


discografia

discography (complete collection of the releases of a musical act)


guarita

Unknown. Possibly from French garite/guarite

security cabin or post (small building that shelters one or more guards)

(historical) a tower where sentinels stood


narrativa

From narrativo (“narrative”), from Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).

narrative (systematic recitation of an event)

literary works or style peculiar to a specific person, location or time


mediana

(statistics) median (measure of central tendency)

(geometry) median (line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side)


cartomante

pt-noun

cartomante m or f by sense (plural cartomantes)

From carto- (“prefix that forms terms relating to maps or cards”) + -mante (“-mancer”).


médico

pt-noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

médicos (plural)
médica (feminine)
médicas (feminine plural)

(by extension, figurative) consulting room, clinic

(Brazil, by extension, figurative) remedy


parca

Borrowed from English parka, itself borrowed from Russian парка (parka).


progressiva

escova progressiva
escova progressiva#Portuguese


automobilismo

(sports) motor racing, auto racing, motorsport, autosport

(US) automobile industry, car industry, automotive industry, (UK) motorcar industry


automobilista

automobilista m or f by sense (plural automobilistas)

(formal) driver; motorist; automobilist (person who drives an automobile)


nutri

(Brazil, informal) Clipping of nutricionista.


servente

servente m or f by sense (plural serventes)

Inherited from Latin servientem. By surface analysis, servir + -ente. Doublet of sargento.

assistant, servant (one who is hired to perform regular, less important duties)

(military) component of the garrison of a light or heavy collective weapon

unskilled construction worker who performs secondary tasks

former low-ranking public service employee


agonia

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin agonia, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).


humano

pt-noun

humano m (plural humanos, feminine humana, feminine plural humanas)

humanos (plural)
humana (feminine)
humanas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese humano, umano (displacing collateral form humão), from Latin hūmānus. Cognate with Galician and Spanish humano, Catalan humà, Occitan and Romanian uman, French humain, Italian umano.


asilo

Borrowed from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)

residence for the elderly
residence for the elderly

old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)


daikon

(botany) daikon (a large East Asian radish cultivar)


sargento

sargento m or f by sense (plural sargentos, feminine sargento or (less common) sargenta, feminine plural sargentos or (less common) sargentas)

sargentos (plural)
sargento (feminine)
sargenta (feminine uncommon)
sargentos (feminine plural)
sargentas (feminine plural uncommon)

Kadiwéu: jajeentegi

Borrowed from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin servientem (“a servant, a vassal, a soldier or an apparitor”). Doublet of servente.

uder

(military) sergeant (rank above that of a corporal)

(law enforcement) sergeant (rank in some police forces)

(informal, humorous) captain (someone who bosses others around)


etologia

pt-noun

etologia f (usually uncountable, plural etologias)

(zoology) ethology (study of human and animal behaviour)


elegia

From Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).


roca

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, although the intermediate language is uncertain. Possibly Gothic rukka, 𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (rukka), however, the vowel quality in Iberian Romance (/ɔ/ in Portuguese, /we/ in Spanish) points to a possible West Germanic loanword, or to the influence of Latin rota (“wheel”). Cognate to Galician roca, Spanish rueca, Italian rocca, Old High German rocko (German Rocken).

(spinning) distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)


roca

From Old Galician-Portuguese roca, from Old Catalan roca, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of rocha.


paciente

paciente m or f by sense (plural pacientes)

Hunsrik: Passient

Borrowed from Latin patientem (“enduring; patient”).

(healthcare) patient (person receiving medical treatment)


paciente

(linguistics) patient (noun phrase semantically on the receiving end of an action)


epidemiologia

epidemiologia f (usually uncountable, plural epidemiologias)

From epidemia + -o- + -logia, ultimately from Ancient Greek elements.

(sciences) epidemiology (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations)


mitra

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).


mitra

(Portugal, Porto, colloquial) someone who joins a social gathering without an invitation


euforia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐφορία (euphoría), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”).


margarina

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.nɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.nɐ]

Borrowed from French margarine (“margarine”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”).


etnografia

(anthropology) ethnography (branch of anthropology that studies human cultures and societies)


monotonia

(mathematics) monotony (property of mathematical function)


meridiano

(astronomy, geography) meridian (imaginary circle passing through a planet’s poles)

(alternative medicine) meridian (pathway along which acupoints are distributed)


epidemia

Borrowed from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).


etnologia

From etno- + -logia (compare French ethnologie).

(anthropology) ethnology (branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures)


genealogia

Borrowed from Late Latin geneālogia, from Ancient Greek γενεᾱλογία (geneālogía), from γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

(countable) genealogy (the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors)

(countable) genealogy (a record or table of such descent)

(uncountable) genealogy (study and recording of descents)


mártir

pt-noun

mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

→ Indonesian: martir

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

der

(by extension) martyr (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause)


comanche

pt-noun

comanche m or f by sense (plural comanches)

one of the Comanche (Native-American ethnic group)


lisura

flatness (physical characteristic of being flat)


caspa

Uncertain; possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


cabo

From Old Galician-Portuguese cabo (“besides; nearby”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Doublet of caput, capuz, chefe, and chef.

doublet

(military) rank roughly equivalent to corporal

(geomorphology) cape (piece of land extending beyond the coast)

head man (person in charge of an organisation or group)


cabo

From Old Galician-Portuguese caboo, from Late Latin capulum (“rope; halter”), from Latin capiō (“to seize”). Doublet of cacho.

cable (strong, large-diameter wire or rope)

cable (assembly of wires used for electrical power or data circuits)

(nautical) any rope in a ship except the bell rope and the clock rope


maionese

Borrowed from French mayonnaise (“mayonnaise”), possibly from Spanish Mahón (“a city in the Balearic Islands”).

der

mayonnaise (a dressing made from raw egg yolks and oil)

(Brazilian cuisine) a cold dish made with mayonnaise, potatoes and eggs


público

people (human beings considered generally or collectively)

audience (group of people listening to a performance, speech etc.)


carga

From Old Galician-Portuguese carga, carrega, a back-formation from carregar (“to carry”) (Modern Portuguese carregar).

A bateria tem carga suficiente.


truco

Borrowed from Spanish truco. Doublet of truque.

O que ele queria era gente, peonada, andantes, vagabundos, carreteiros, para poder vender canha e comida e doces; e de noite facilitava umas mesas de primeira, de truco ou de sete-em-porta para tirar o cafife.

1912, João Simões Lopes Neto, “Jogo do osso”, in Contos gäuchescos, Pelotas: Echenique & C. Editores, page 168:

Wallisson e Júnior saíram da jogada. Outra roda se iniciou e, dessa vez, Júnior colocava a primeira carta. A rodada acabou com a vitória da dupla de Daniel. Na rodada seguinte, outra carta foi jogada por ele. Dessa vez, não pediu truco.

2014, Jorge André Sevillis Almeida, “Morada do destino”, in Isaac: prólogo de um novo mundo, Brasília, →ISBN, page 518:


amento

(botany) catkin (botany: a type of inflorescence)


orgia

Borrowed from Latin orgia or French orgie, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia).


terno

(card games) the playing card featuring three pips


ácaro

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).


amuleto

amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)


zoofilia

zoophilia (sexual attraction towards or sexual interaction with animals)


necrose

(pathology) necrosis (localised death of cells or tissue)


palco

Borrowed from Italian palco (“stand, stage”). Doublet of balcão.

(figurative) a location where something important happens


seita

From Old Galician-Portuguese seita, from Latin secta (“sect”), probably from sectus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of secō (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), or alternatively from sequor.


black metal

Unadapted borrowing from English black metal.

ubor

(music) black metal (a subgenre of heavy metal)


membra

A recomendação é realmente não usar — encerra a doutora, membra da Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia.

2016, “Produtos para alisamento de cabelos seguem fazendo uso de formol; Aprenda a identificar”, in O Globo, archived from the original on 2016-08-18:

The recommendation is really to not use them — finishes the doctor, member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology.

female equivalent of membro (“one who officially belongs to a group”)


meandro

(in the plural, figuratively) intrigue; ins and outs (details or fine points of something)


consciente

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientem, from cōnsciō (“to be conscious of”), from con- + sciō (“to know”).

(psychology) the part of the mind one consciously perceives


argentino

pt-noun

argentino m (plural argentinos, feminine argentina, feminine plural argentinas)

argentinos (plural)
argentina (feminine)
argentinas (feminine plural)


sidra

cider (alcoholic beverage made from apples)


terminologia

terminology (words used in a particular field)


membro

membro m or f by sense (plural membros, feminine membra, feminine plural membras)

membros (plural)
membra (feminine)
membras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese membro (displacing nembro), from Latin membrum (“member; limb”), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”).

inh+

member (one who officially belongs to a group)

Holonyms: frase, oração, periodo, sentença


federalismo

(politics) federalism (system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and regions)


anticonformista

pt-noun

anticonformista m or f by sense (plural anticonformistas)

anticonformist (one who rejects conformity)


berma

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

(Portugal) shoulder (part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency)


androginia

(biology) androgyny; hermaphroditism (the condition of having traits of both male and female genders)

androgyny (appearance that is neither definitely feminine nor masculine)


anticonformismo

anticonformismo m (usually uncountable, plural anticonformismos)

anticonformity (rejection of conformity)


duplicata

From French duplicata, from Latin duplicāta (littera), from duplicātus. Doublet of duplicada.


tormento

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tormentō.

slbor

torment (extreme physical or psychological pain)


semifinalista

pt-noun

semifinalista m or f by sense (plural semifinalistas)


trinco

snap (sound made by hitting the fingers against the palm)


tucano

toucan (any bird from the family Ramphastidae)


tucano

tucano m (plural tucanos, feminine tucana, feminine plural tucanas)

tucanos (plural)
tucana (feminine)
tucanas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, figurative, politics, often derogatory) a person who supports or is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), whose mascot is a toucan


tucano

→ English: Tucano

→ Galician: tucano m

→ Italian: tucano m

→ Nheengatu: tukanu

→ Spanish: tucano m


mochila

Borrowed from Spanish mochila, from mochil (“messenger, letter carrier”), from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil (“boy”).


trinca

Like Spanish trinca, probably originally an informal slang word.


trinca

crack (thin break opened in a previously solid material)


duodécimo

(fractional number) twelfth (one of twelve parts of a whole)


trigésimo

(fractional number) thirtieth (one of thirty parts of a whole)


quingentésimo

(fractional number) five hundredth (one of five hundred parts of a whole)


milésimo

Learned borrowing from Latin mīllēsimus.

(fractional number) thousandth (one of one thousand parts of a whole)


fibra

Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet fêvera.

fiber / fibre (single elongated piece of material)


ducentésimo

(fractional number) two hundredth (one of two hundred parts of a whole)


sexagésimo

(fractional number) sixtieth (one of sixty parts of a whole)


finalista

finalista m or f by sense (plural finalistas)


tricentésimo

(fractional number) three hundredth (one of three hundred parts of a whole)


nonagésimo

(fractional number) ninetieth (one of ninety parts of a whole)


octingentésimo

octingentésimo m (plural octingentésimos)

(fractional number) eight hundredth (one of eight hundred parts of a whole)


comparsa

comparsa m or f by sense (plural comparsas)

(drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary


sexcentésimo

(fractional number) six hundredth (one of six hundred parts of a whole)


noningentésimo

noningentésimo m (plural noningentésimos)

(fractional number) nine hundredth (one of nine hundred parts of a whole)


convento

Kristang: konventu

From Old Galician-Portuguese convento, from Latin conventus.


septuagésimo

septuagésimos (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(fractional number) seventieth (one of seventy parts of a whole)


septingentésimo

septingentésimo m (plural septingentésimos)

(fractional number) seven hundredth (one of seven hundred parts of a whole)


metodologia

From método (“method”) + -logia (“-logy”).

methodology (study of methods used in a field)

methodology (a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field)

methodology (implementation of such methods)


octogésimo

(fractional number) eightieth (one of eighty parts of a whole)


peão

peão m (plural peões, feminine peã or peoa or peona, feminine plural peãs or peoas or peonas)

peões (plural)
peã (feminine)
peoa (feminine)
peona (feminine)
peãs (feminine plural)
peoas (feminine plural)
peonas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, an early semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pedōnem (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs (“foot”). Compare Galician peón, Spanish peón, French pion, Italian pedone.


rainha

pt-noun

rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

rainhas (plural)
rei (masculine)
reis (masculine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.


bispo

From Old Galician-Portuguese bispo, inherited from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of epíscopo. Compare Sicilian viscu.


genro

pt-noun

genro m (plural genros, feminine nora, feminine plural noras)

genros (plural)
nora (feminine)
noras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese genrro, *gẽero (“son-in-law”), from Latin generum (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Cognate with Galician xenro, Spanish yerno, Catalan, Occitan, and French gendre.


tanque

→ Bengali: টাংকি (ṭaṅki)

→ English: tank (see there for further descendants)

→ Malay: tangki

desctree

→ Spanish: tanque
→ Cebuano: tangke
→ Tagalog: tangke

Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”), from Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), ultimately from Sanskrit तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).


tanque

Reborrowed from English tank (“tank vehicle”), from Portuguese tanque. Tanks were originally disguised as moving water tanks.


malandra

/mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾɐ/


expediente

resource; expedient (something that one uses to achieve an objective)

errand; expedience (journey undertaken to accomplish some task)


assyriologia

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


indirecta

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


liturgia

Learned borrowing from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía).

liturgy (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals)


cómodo

cómodos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


jihadi

(Islam) mujahid; jihadist (a Muslim engaging in jihad)


pedagogo

pt-noun

pedagogo m (plural pedagogos, feminine pedagoga, feminine plural pedagogas)

pedagogos (plural)
pedagoga (feminine)
pedagogas (feminine plural)

From Latin paedagōgus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós).

pedagogue (teacher or instructor of children)

(historical, Ancient Greece) pedagogue (slave who led the master’s children to school)


criatura

From Old Galician-Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (“create, make”).


recipiente

Learned borrowing from Latin recipientem, from recipiō (“to take back; to receive”), from re- + capiō.

lbor

vessel; container (item in which objects may be stored and transported)


gestante

/ʒeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


traficante

pt-noun

traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

trafficker (someone who transports and/or commercial illegal goods)

(specifically) dealer (one who peddles illicit drugs)


temporada

season (part of a year when something particular happens)

Qual é o seu episódio favorito da segunda temporada?

What's your favorite episode from season two?

(television) season, series (group of episodes of a television broadcast)


checa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


etnia

From Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “group, nation, people”).

der

ethnicity (the characteristics of an ethnic group)


amprenavir

[ɐ̃.pɾɨ.nɐˈβiɾ]

(pharmacology) amprenavir (anti-retroviral drug)


checo

pt-noun

checo m (plural checos, feminine checa, feminine plural checas)

checos (plural)
checa (feminine)
checas (feminine plural)


compadres

[kõˈpa.ðɾɨʃ]


playlist

playlist f or (less common) m (plural playlists)

Unadapted borrowing from English playlist.

ubor

playlist (list of music tracks to be played)


malta

(collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble

Todos os jornais abolicionistas anunciaram e, no dia aprazado, à tarde, um homem misterioso apareceu na redação para prevenir o intrépido jornalista: "que uma grande malta estava assalariada para invadir o teatro no momento em que o primeiro orador aparecesse na tribuna".

1899, Coelho Neto, “XIV”, in A Conquista:

farm workers, especially those working seasonally


recluso

pt-noun

recluso m (plural reclusos, feminine reclusa, feminine plural reclusas)

reclusos (plural)
reclusa (feminine)
reclusas (feminine plural)

recluse (a person who lives in isolation)


mirante

overlook (elevated location where a panorama can be observed)


recesso

recess
a place of retirement or seclusion

(chiefly anatomy) inset, hole, space or opening


assistente

assistente m or f by sense (plural assistentes)


paquete

a small cargo and/or messenger sailing ship

(by extension) referring to different types of boats


condado

From Old Galician-Portuguese condado (“county”), from Latin comitātus.

inh

county (land ruled by a count or countess)

(government) county (administrative subdivision used in some countries)


fisionomia

Borrowed from Late Latin physiognōmia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμία (phusiognōmía, “physiology”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “means of knowing”).


precioso

pt-noun

precioso m (plural preciosos, feminine preciosa, feminine plural preciosas, metaphonic)

preciosos (plural)
preciosa (feminine)
preciosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese precioso, borrowed from Latin pretiōsus.

precious (someone (or something) who is loved)


trago

swig; gulp (a swallowed sip, especially of an alcoholic beverage)

Vamos tomar um trago?

(Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul) any alcoholic beverage (especially of beer)


saco

Kadiwéu: jaaco

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

der

Coloque os pães no saco.

Chutaram meu saco.

(Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum)

Não tenho saco para isso.

(Brazil, mildly vulgar) patience, tolerance

Esta aula está um saco.

(Brazil, mildly vulgar) something very tedious or annoying


cobarde

pt-noun

cobarde m or f by sense (plural cobardes)

Borrowed from French couard, from Old French cuard.


pingente

/pĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/pĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

a bob or pendant, especially one shaped like a drop


contingente

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/


mene

(Internet slang) Alternative form of meme


precinto

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praecīnctus.


passatempo

From passar (“to spend”) + tempo (“time”).

pastime (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)


propano

(organic chemistry) propane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, a constituent of natural gas)


torneira

tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)


castigo

crime e castigo

punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)

(figurative) something which causes suffering

grounding (state of being confined by one’s parents, as punishment)


mosto

From Old Galician-Portuguese mosto, from Latin mustum, neuter of mustus (“fresh, young", and, of wine, "unfermented”), from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp”).


vulcanismo

(volcanology) volcanism (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes)


praticante

pt-noun

praticante m or f by sense (plural praticantes)


cadete

Borrowed from French cadet. Doublet of coudel, cabedelo, caudilho, capitel, and capitelo.

doublet

cadet (a student at a military school who is training to be an officer)


musa

Learned borrowing from Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).


cartografia

cartography (the creation of charts and maps)


caricatura

From Italian caricatura (“caricature”), from caricare (“carry”), from Late Latin carricāre (“carry”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *k̑ers- (“to run”).

caricature (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect)


grafite

Borrowed from French graphite, from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).


grafite

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


metano

pt-noun

metano m (usually uncountable, plural metanos)

(organic chemistry) methane (the compound CH₄)


ogro

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogra, feminine plural ogras)

ogros (plural)
ogra (feminine)
ogras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος (Órkos).


luita

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of luta


entalpia

(thermodynamics) enthalpy (internal heat content of a system)


novelista

novelista m or f by sense (plural novelistas)


alicate

Borrowed from Arabic لَقَّاط (laqqāṭ), via Andalusian Arabic.


cado

Learned borrowing from Latin cadus, from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “jar”).

(historical) cadus (measure for liquids containing three "urnas", or ~39 liters.)


adenite

From New Latin, French adénite, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn) + -itis. By surface analysis, aden(o)- + -ite.

(medicine, pathology) adenitis (glandular inflammation)


carabina

From French carabine (“carbine”), from carabin (“dragoon”), from regional escarrabin (“grave digger”), from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).


pingo

(Portugal, regional) espresso with milk, similar to a cortado

colocar os pingos nos is

(Brazil, typography) a small dot that is part of a letter; a tittle


nanotecnologia

pt-noun

nanotecnologia f (plural nanotecnologias)

nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on the molecular level)


dominicano

dominicano m (plural dominicanos, feminine dominicana, feminine plural dominicanas)

dominicanos (plural)
dominicana (feminine)
dominicanas (feminine plural)

Dominican (member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic)

Dominican (person from the Dominican Republic)


troposfera

/tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

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


astronave

spacecraft (vehicle that travels through space)


musicista

musicista m or f by sense (plural musicistas)

musician (one who writes or plays music)


rasca

dragnet (net dragged across the bottom of the sea)


prega

From Vulgar Latin *plica, from Latin plicō (“to fold”). Doublet of plica.

an ornamental fold that is part of an item of clothing, curtain or similar


malga

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *madiga, from Latin magida, from Ancient Greek μαγίδα (magída).


anonimato

anonymity (the quality or state of being anonymous)


manto

cloak (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)

(zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)

(geology) mantle (layer between the Earth’s core and crust)


recta

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


ascese

Borrowed from Late Latin ascēsis, from Ancient Greek ἄσκησις (áskēsis, “exercise”).

der

(religion) a set practices, such as prayer and meditation, for spiritual enrichment


maliano

pt-noun

maliano m (plural malianos, feminine maliana, feminine plural malianas)

malianos (plural)
maliana (feminine)
malianas (feminine plural)


alcance

O objeto está ao alcance dos meus braços.

Esta arma tem um alcance maior do que aquela.

This weapon has a longer range than that one.

reach, range, scope (maximum distance something can reach)

Vou ao alcance dos outros corredores.

Vencer esta corrida está fora do meu alcance.

Essa lição está dentro do meu alcance.

(figurative) what one is capable of doing or understanding


senador

senador m (plural senadores, feminine senadora, feminine plural senadoras)

senadores (plural)
senadora (feminine)
senadoras (feminine plural)


proponente

proponente m or f by sense (plural proponentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin prōpōnentem. By surface analysis, propor + -ente.


riponga

pt-noun

riponga m or f by sense (plural ripongas)

Ela era uma tremenda duma riponga, usava sempre umas saias coloridas, blusas no mesmo estilo, brincos enormes, sandálias rasteiras e toda essa coisa hippie adolescente de quando se acha que salvará o mundo tocando violão e bebendo vinho numa praça.

2009, Sérgio Henrique Schüler, “Cenoura”, in Mulheres Fantásticas, Lulu.com, →ISBN, pages 27–28:

Eu ri. Realmente, ela tinha uma cara de fazedora de xampu. Riponga fazedora de xampu, disse em voz alta, sem querer. Clarissa riu também.

2022, Flávio Izhaki, Movimento 78, São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, →ISBN, unnumbered page:


perfeccionismo

perfeccionismo m (plural perfeccionismos)

perfectionism (obsession with perfection)


gavião

gavião m (plural gaviões, feminine gaviã or gavioa, feminine plural gaviãs or gavioas)

gaviões (plural)
gaviã (feminine)
gavioa (feminine)
gaviãs (feminine plural)
gavioas (feminine plural)

[ɡa.vɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡaˈvjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese gavian, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
* From Latin gāvia (“kind of bird; seagull”), with the suffix -ão, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gavianus (compare Italian gabbiano); compare gaivota from the same etymon;
* From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”).
Cognate with Galician gabián, Mirandese gabilan and Spanish gavilán.


perfeccionista

pt-noun

perfeccionista m or f by sense (plural perfeccionistas)

perfectionist (person who needs everything to be perfect)


apartamento

Borrowed from Italian appartamento, possibly through French appartement and/or Spanish apartamento. Ultimately from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), from apartar (“to separate”). By surface analysis, apartar + -mento.


mytho

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


lixo

→ Hunsrik: Lischo

From Old Galician-Portuguese lixo, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Latin lixa (“ashes, lye”). Cognate with Galician lixo.

garbage; waste; rubbish (useless material to be discarded)

Fiquei muito chocada na França quando não tinha lixo no banheiro.

I was really shocked in France when there wasn't a trash can in the bathroom.

rubbish bin, trash can (small container for waste)

(colloquial) crap (something of poor quality)

(figurative, derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)


bestie

Fui pessear com a minha bestie.


convalescente

pt-noun

convalescente m or f by sense (plural convalescentes)


gnomo

Borrowed from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).


lençol

From Latin linteolum, from linteum, nominal form of linteus (“linen”), from linum (“linen; flax”).


conde

conde m (plural condes, feminine condessa, feminine plural condessas)

condes (plural)
condessa (feminine)
condessas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese conde (“count”), from Latin comitem (“companion”).


chaminé

Borrowed from French cheminée, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin caminus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”).

der

(colloquial) chain smoker (one who habitually smokes a lot)


helicóptero

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)


garfo

→ Malay: garpu

Indonesian: garpu

→ Konkani: गार्फ (gārph)

From Latin graphium (“pen, stylus”), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō); influenced by garfa (“claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (“handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”).


ribalta

Borrowed from Italian ribalta (“forestage”).

Ainda que com escassos poderes formais, os presidentes foram arrastados para a ribalta política, devido à instabilidade política, quase desde a aprovação da Constituição. O primeiro Presidente da República, Manuel de Arriaga, é disso ...

2011, André Freire, O Poder Presidencial em Portugal, Leya, →ISBN, page 19:


antimeria

(rhetoric) antimeria (the use of one word class as if it were a member of another)

(biology) antimerism (the division of the body into antimeres)


camioneta

camionetas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from French camionnette. By surface analysis, camião + -eta.


ostra

→ Catalan: ostra

→ Spanish: ostra

From Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).


arame

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *aramen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen (“copper, bronze”), from Latin aes. Compare Galician arame, Spanish alambre.

(archaic) alloy of copper, usually bronze or brass

(by extension, figurative, colloquial) money

(by extension) balance pole (balancing tool for tightrope walking)


armamento

From Latin armāmentum (“equipment”), from arma (“weapon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”)) + -mentum (from Proto-Indo-European *-men- and *-nteh₂-).


mandorla

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.


pinguim

From French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn of uncertain origin. Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) + gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”).


congelamento

freezing (the act or process of becoming frozen)


varano

monitor lizard (any lizard of the genus Varanus)


concorrente

pt-noun

concorrente m or f by sense (plural concorrentes)

From Latin concurrentem, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).

competitor (person against whom one is competing)


mico

→ Chinese: 搣咕

From a Cariban language, likely via Spanish mico.

(Brazil) any of several very small and long-tailed monkeys, such as capuchins and marmosets


mico

Short for mico-preto, a children's card game where the players have to amass pairs of matching cards, and the card that traditionally depicts a small monkey is the only one without a pair.

passar mico

(Brazil) gaffe, blunder, faux pas (an embarrassing mistake or situation)


refrigerante

/ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

From refrigerar + -ante, from Latin refrīgerantem, present participle of refrīgerō (“to refresh”).

refrigerant (that which makes cool or cold)


escuta

(Portugal) bug, wire (hidden listening device)


nó

From Old Galician-Portuguese noo, from Latin nodus, from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Doublet of nodo.


espectáculo

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


fuso

(spinning) spindle (rod used for spinning and winding thread)


máximo

(mathematics) maximum (greatest value of a set)

(usually in the plural) high-beam (automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance)


amb

(palynology) amb (outline of a spore or pollen grain)


crédito

Borrowed from Italian credito, or Latin creditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of creditus, past participe of credere (“to believe”).


prateleira

→ Hunsrik: Partileer


discurso

talk; lecture; speech (session of speaking)

(uncountable) discourse (expression in (spoken or written) words)


palhaço

palhaço m (plural palhaços, feminine palhaça, feminine plural palhaças)

palhaços (plural)
palhaça (feminine)
palhaças (feminine plural)

→ Hunsrik: Paliass

→ Tetum: pallasu

Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”). Compare Spanish payaso.

A apresentação do circo contará com palhaços.

The circus presentation will feature clowns.

Esse cara é o palhaço da classe, sempre contando piadas!

That dude is the funny guy in our class, always telling jokes!

Saia da minha frente, seu palhaço!

(derogatory) a silly or stupid person; imbecile


travesseiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese travesseyro, from Vulgar Latin *trāversārius, from Latin trānsversārius, from trānsversus.
Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

(chiefly Portugal) bolster (a large pillow)


camarada

camarada m or f by sense (plural camaradas)

buddy; pal; mate (a friendly term of address for an unknown person)

comrade (term of address used among communists)


instituto

institute (organisation founded to promote a cause)


almirante

From Old Galician-Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). See Spanish almirante, French amiral, and English admiral.


comité

Borrowed from French comité, from English committee, from Latin committere.

(Portugal) committee (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose)


morso

bit (metal mouthpiece of a horse’s harness)


anodo

Coordinate term: catodo

(electricity) anode (the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs)


barbante

/bɐɾˈbɐ̃.tɨ/

[bɐɾˈβɐ̃.tɨ]


anão

anão m (plural anãos or anões, feminine anã, feminine plural anãs)

anãos (plural)
anões (plural)
anã (feminine)
anãs (feminine plural)

From Latin nānus. Cognate with Spanish enano.

(sometimes offensive) short person, especially one who suffers from dwarfism

(Germanic mythology, fantasy) dwarf (member of a short, underground humanoid race)

(by extension, figurative, derogatory) anything that is small in stature or importance


anão

(Brazil, Internet slang) anon (an anonymous person)


solvente

(chemistry) solvent (liquid that dissolves a something)


calçado

→? Malay: kasut

From Old Galician-Portuguese calçado, from Latin calceātus, perfect passive participle of calceō.


faísca

From Old Galician-Portuguese faisca, feisca (attested in Medieval Latin as falisca), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *falwiskǭ (“spark, ash over burning ambers”), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“fallow”) from Proto-Indo-European *polʷos, or from Vulgar Latin *favillesca, from favilla (“embers”).
Cognate with Galician faísca and Asturian falisca. Compare also Middle French falivoche, Old High German valwische, Old Italian falavesca, Old Norse fǫlski, Old Spanish fuisca and Swedish falaska.


amianto

Borrowed from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος (amíantos).

asbestos (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate)


janela

desc

→ Bengali: জানালা (janala), জানলা (janla)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: djanela

Indo-Portuguese: jinel

Kabuverdianu: janéla, jinéla

→ Kaingang: janẽra

Karipúna Creole French: janél

→ Konkani: जनेल (j̈anel)

Korlai Creole Portuguese: janɛl

Macanese: jinela

Kristang: janela

→ Malay: jendela / جنديلا

Indonesian: jendela

Kimaragang: jondila

Rungus: gondila

→ Malayalam: ജനാല (janāla)

Principense: jinela

Sãotomense: zanela

→ Sinhalese: ජනේලය (janēlaya)

→ Tamil: ஜன்னல் (jaṉṉal)

→ Tetum: janela

From Old Galician-Portuguese janella, from Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (“door”). Compare Galician xanela, Mirandese jinela. Related to Mozarabic יאנה (yʔnh).

Começou a chover! Fecha as janelas!

Fui devagar, mas o pé ou o espelho traiu-me. Este pode ser que não fosse; era um espelhinho de pataca (perdoai a barateza), comprado a um mascate italiano, moldura tosca, argolinha de latão, pendente da parede, entre as duas janelas.

1899, Machado de Assis, chapter 32, in Dom Casmurro, Obliqpress, published 2013:

Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa:

When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…


sapato

→ Chichewa: nsapato

→ Itsekiri: sabátù

→ Lingala: sapáto

→ Makalero: saapatu (“shoe”)

desctree

→ Malay: sepatu
Indonesian: sepatu
→ Chinese: 十巴拄, 巴拄

→ Old Tupi: sapatu
Nheengatu: sapatú

→ Sranan Tongo: pata
Dutch: patta

→ Tamil: சப்பாத்து (cappāttu)

→ Tetum: sapatu

→ Urhobo: isabatu

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese çapato, çapata, from Old Spanish çapato, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician zapato (“shoe”), Spanish zapato (“shoe”), Basque zapata (“shoe”), Catalan sabata (“shoe”), Occitan sabata (“shoe”), French savate (“worn-out (old) shoe”) and Italian ciabatta (“slipper”).


mamã

Borrowed from French maman, from Latin mamma.

(Portugal, informal or childish) mummy, mum, mom (USA)


mandíbula

Learned borrowing from Latin mandibula (“mandible”), from mandō (“to bite; to chew”).


clorose

From Medieval Latin chlorosis and French chlorose. By surface analysis, cloro- + -ose.

(pathology) chlorosis (yellow-green colouration of the skin)

(botany, phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue)


viagem

Macanese: viázi

[vɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈvja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese viagem, viagen, viage, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum. Compare Spanish viaje.

(slang, Brazil) trip (period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations)

Véi, que viagem é essa, véi? Da onde veio essa miséria?

2014 February 14, 10ocupados, 1:49 from the start, in O ANIVERSARIANTE, Lukas Lelé (actor), Salvador: YouTube:

(informal, Brazil) nonsense; farfetchedness


alecrim

Borrowed from Arabic اَلإِكْلِيل (al-ʔiklīl).

bor+

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


verruga

From Latin verrūca (“heights; wart”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.

(pathology) wart (type of growth occurring on the skin)


pirite

European Portuguese standard spelling of pirita.


renda

From Old Galician-Portuguese renda, probably from Old Catalan or Old Occitan renda, either way from Early Medieval Latin rendita. Compare Galician renda, Spanish renta.

(economics) income (money one earns by working)

rent (payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property)


renda

Malay: renda

Indonesian: renda

(uncountable) lace (light fabric containing patterns of holes)

a piece of fabric or clothes made of lace


espargo

espargos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).


caranguejo

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *kankros
Latin cancer
Old Spanish cangro
Spanish -ejo
Spanish cangrejoblend.
Portuguese carangoblend.
Portuguese caranguejo
Borrowed from Spanish cangrejo (from Old Spanish cangro + -ejo) and blended with the native Portuguese carango, both ultimately from Latin cancer.


interferon

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interferão.


poço

From Old Galician-Portuguese poço, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). Compare Galician pozo, Spanish pozo, Catalan pou, Occitan potz, French puits, Italian pozzo and Romanian puț.


baço

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baço, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον (hēpátion), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). Alternatively from Latin badius. Compare Spanish bazo.


rodo

trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)


chifre

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcifri

Kabuverdianu: tchifri

Borrowed from Spanish chifle, from chiflar (“to hiss, to whistle”), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, from Latin sībilāre (“to hiss, to whistle”). For sense 2, compare chifrudo and Spanish poner los cuernos.

horn, antler (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)

colocar chifre em alguém

cheat on someone (lit. put a horn on someone)

(Brazil, colloquial) a romantic betrayal; cheating; cuckolding


queixo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese queixo, from Vulgar Latin *capseus, from Latin capsa (“box”).

each of the curved parts of the turquoise or other similar instruments


ático

Attic (Ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica)

(architecture) a story or low wall above the cornice of a façade


pesticida

Borrowed from English pesticide. By surface analysis, peste + -cida.

(agriculture) pesticide (generic term for insecticidal substances used to protect plants from attack by parasites)


foice

Alteration of fouce. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare Galician fouce, Sicilian fauci, Spanish hoz.


bainha

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.ɲa]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.


flogisto

(chemistry, historical) phlogiston (hypothetical fiery principle)


círculo vicioso

pt-noun

círculo vicioso m (plural círculos viciosos, metaphonic)

círculos viciosos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


região

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


acerola

/ɐ.sɨˈɾɔ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الزَعْرُورَة (az-zaʕrúra).

bor+

الزَعْرُورَة

Malpighia emarginata
w:Malpighia emarginata

(botany) acerola (Malpighia emarginata)
acerola (the fruit of this plant)


pezunho

From Latin pedis ungula. Compare Galician pezuño and Spanish pezuña.


puã

Borrowed from Old Tupi pûã (“finger”).
Cognate with Nheengatu puã.

(Brazil) pincer, claw (of crustaceans etc)


modo indicativo

pt-noun

modo indicativo m (plural modos indicativos)


glicemia

(medicine) glycemia (presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood)


mure

From Old Galician-Portuguese mur, from Latin mūrem, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. Cognate with Spanish mur and Romansh mieur.


coisa

Kabuverdianu: kusa

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kusa

Macanese: cuza, ancusa

Papiamentu: kousa

Alteration of cousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”), meaning "thing" in Late and Vulgar Latin. Doublet of causa, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician cousa, Spanish, Italian, and Catalan cosa, and French chose.

Aconteceu uma coisa bastante estranha ontem à noite.

A very strange thing happened last night.

Comprei umas coisas com o salário desse mês.

I bought some stuff with this month’s salary.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:coisa.

thing (a physical object, entity, or situation)

Dá-me aquela coisa.

thingamajig; gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)


cousa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cousa, inherited from Latin causa (“cause, reason”).

inh+

1595, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, “Transforma-se o amador na cousa amada”


unha

From Old Galician-Portuguese unna, unlla, from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Compare Galician uña, unlla and Spanish uña. Doublet of úngula.


lustro

Borrowed from Latin lūstrum, denoting a lavatory sacrifice after a quinquennial census, possibly cognate to luō (“to wash, to cleanse”).


modo subjuntivo

pt-noun

modo subjuntivo m (plural modos subjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Brazil) subjunctive mood


teso

From Latin tēnsus. Compare the borrowed doublet of tenso.


condicional

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).

bor+

(law) parole (release of a prisoner on the understanding that he checks in regularly and obeys the law)

(grammar) a conjunction expressing a condition


condicional

(grammar) conditional mood (form of the verb used to signify that something is contingent upon the outcome of something else)


tese

From Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).

dissertação

written essay submitted for a MSc degree

(sciences) thesis (statement supported by arguments)

thesis (written essay submitted for a PhD degree)


infinitivo

(grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)


bronzina

bushing (mechanics, especially one made of brass)


subjuntivo

Borrowed from Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting; of the subjunctive mode”), from subiungō (“to add, to join, to subjoin”), from sub- (“under”) + iungō (“to join”).

bor

(uncountable, grammar) subjunctive (subjunctive mood)


quadrante

[kwɐˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ]

(geometry, mathematics) quadrant (one of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines)

(nautical, astronomy) quadrant (instrument used to measure angles of altitude)


quantitativo

sum (an amount of money, especially a total amount)


crescente

/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant.


crescente

/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/


borboleta

desc

Kabuverdianu: barbuléta, borboléta, burboléta

Papiamentu: barbulètè

From Old Galician-Portuguese berbeleta of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
* Old Galician-Portuguese *belbeleta, from Vulgar Latin *belbellita, from bellus (“beautiful”).
* Vulgar Latin *papilitta, from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”).
Cognate with Galician bolboreta.

(Brazil, informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)


algema

Borrowed from Arabic الجَامِعَة (al-jāmiʕa, “a shackle of iron, collecting together the two hands to the neck”), from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect”).

bor+

(chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle


minutos

[...] e voltou, quinze minutos depois, [...]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 168:

… and he came back, fifteen minutes later, …

Passaram-se vários minutos [...]

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 159:


microorganismo

pt-noun

microorganismo m (plural microorganismos)


self-service

Unadapted borrowing from English self-service.

ubor

self-service (the practice of serving oneself)


cabelo

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kabelu

Kabuverdianu: kabelu

From Old Galician-Portuguese cabelo (“hair”), from Latin capillus (“hair”), from caput (“head”) + pilus (“hair”).

O cabelo dela era louro.

Há um cabelo na minha sopa!


art nouveau

Unadapted borrowing from French art nouveau.

art nouveau (a style of art and architecture)


mexilhão

[me.ʃiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɨ.ʃiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

From Iberian Vulgar Latin *musceliōnem (“mussel”), from Latin muscellus, from Latin musculus (“muscle, mussel”). Cognate of Galician mexillón and of Spanish mejillón (“mussel”).


aqui

From Old Galician-Portuguese aqui, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, etymologically Latin eccum (“here he is!”) + hīc (“here”).

(chiefly literary) here (the present place)

(chiefly literary) here (the present situation)


pigmento

Borrowed from Latin pigmentum. Compare inherited doublets pimento and pimenta.


ceruloplasmina

pt-noun

ceruloplasmina f (plural ceruloplasminas)


indulto

(law) pardon (forgiveness for an offence)


tímpano

Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of timbre.

der

(anatomy) eardrum; tympanum (membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear)

(music) kettledrum (large drum with a tunable drumhead)

(architecture) tympanum (space between the sides of a pediment)

(biology) tympanum (hearing organ of some amphibians and insects)

the part of a bell that is struck by the clapper


CD player

Unadapted borrowing from English CD player.


guelfo

(historical) Guelph (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope)


extraterrestre

pt-noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)


rutilo

(mineralogy) rutile (mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide)


praia

→ Hong Kong English: praya

→ Hunsrik: Praia

→ Nheengatu: praya

From Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”). Doublet of plaga.
Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Mas os Mouros que andauão pela praya, / Por lhe defender a agoa deſejada, / Hum de eſcudo embarcado, & de azagaya, / Outro de arco encuruado, & ſeta eruada: […]

1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:

But the Moors who were around the beach, / to defend its desired water, / one who was embarked with a shield and an assegai, / other with a harsh bow and thrown arrow: …

beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)


agrícola

Learned borrowing from Latin agricola (“farmer”).


folia

From Old Galician-Portuguese folia, from fol + -ia.


Armagnac

Unadapted borrowing from French Armagnac.


cirílico

From Cirilo + -ico after Saint Cyril, creator of the Glagolitic alphabet.


valete

Borrowed from French valet (“jack”), from Vulgar Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassus.


dó

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doo, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolor (“pain”). Compare Spanish duelo.

inh+

pity (feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)


dó

(music) do (first tonic of a major scale)


alterante

pt-noun

alterante m or f by sense (plural alterantes)

[aɫ.tɨˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

alterant (something that causes alteration)