rectângulo

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


sceticismo

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1945) of ceticismo.


rhuibarbo

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


satyríase

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


reactivação

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


sanctuário

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


paixa

(Brazil, colloquial) Alternative form of paixão


senhôr

pt-noun

senhôr m (plural senhôres, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)

senhôres (plural)
senhora (feminine)
senhoras (feminine plural)


parochia

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


luxemburguez

luxemburguez m (plural luxemburguezes, feminine luxemburgueza, feminine plural luxemburguezas)

luxemburguezes (plural)
luxemburgueza (feminine)
luxemburguezas (feminine plural)


quéchua

quéchua m or f by sense (plural quéchuas)


rhetórica

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


qüera

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


romêno

romêno m (plural romênos, feminine romêna, feminine plural romênas)

romênos (plural)
romêna (feminine)
romênas (feminine plural)


schmier

Unadapted borrowing from Hunsrik Schmier. Cognate of English smear and German schmieren.


cor de laranja

/ˈkoʁ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

[ˈkoɦ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ]

/ˈkoʁ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

[ˈkoɦ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ]

/ˈkoɾ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

/ˈkoʁ d͡ʒi laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

/ˈkoɾ dɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

[ˈkoɾ ðɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ]

/ˈkoɾ dɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

[ˈkoɾ ðɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ]

/ˈko.ɾi dɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

[ˈko.ɾi ðɨ lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ]

From cor (“color”) + de (“of”) + laranja (“orange”).


thesoura

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


thesoiro

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


tornozêlo

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


terceyra pessoa

terceira pessoa
terceira pessoa#Portuguese


tracheia

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


translitteração

pt-noun

translitteração f (plural translitterações)


tartaruga cabeçuda

tartaruga cabeçuda f (plural tartarugas cabeçudas)

Alternative spelling of tartaruga-cabeçuda


tartaruga verde

tartaruga verde f (plural tartarugas verdes)


trajectória

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


tartaruga oliva

tartaruga oliva f (plural tartarugas oliva)


tristêza

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


tartaruga de couro

tartaruga de couro f (plural tartarugas de couro)

Alternative spelling of tartaruga-de-couro


traquéia

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


têrmo

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


sôldo

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


trôco

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


surprêsa

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


têta

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


urim e tumim

(as a common noun) Alternative form of Urim e Tumim


tractado

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


ôlha

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


symptoma

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


trapezóide

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


íschio

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


hierosolimita

hierosolimita m or f by sense (plural hierosolimitas)


tomada de decisões

tomada de decisões f (plural tomadas de decisões)

tomada de decisão
tomada de decisão#Portuguese


traidôr

traidôr m (plural traidôres, feminine traidôra, feminine plural traidôras)

traidôres (plural)
traidôra (feminine)
traidôras (feminine plural)


garção

garção m (plural garções, feminine garçonete, feminine plural garçonetes)

garções (plural)
garçonete (feminine)
garçonetes (feminine plural)

[ɡahˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡahˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡaɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡaχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡaɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


sidônio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sidónio.


zygomatico

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


éthica

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


relâmpado

[ʁɨˈlɐ̃.pɐ.ðu]


villão

villão m (plural villãos or villões or villães, feminine villã or villoa, feminine plural villãs or villoas)

villãos (plural)
villões (plural)
villães (plural)
villã (feminine)
villoa (feminine)
villãs (feminine plural)
villoas (feminine plural)


diabo da Tasmânia

diabo da Tasmânia m (plural diabos da Tasmânia)

Alternative spelling of diabo-da-tasmânia


sinhô

sinhô m (invariable, feminine sinhá, feminine plural sinhás)

sinhá (feminine)
sinhás (feminine plural)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of senhor, representing Caipira Portuguese.


sumô

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sumo.


rockeiro

rockeiro m (plural rockeiros, feminine rockeira, feminine plural rockeiras)

rockeiros (plural)
rockeira (feminine)
rockeiras (feminine plural)


vômer

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of vómer.


ukraniano

ukraniano m (plural ukranianos, feminine ukraniana, feminine plural ukranianas)

ukranianos (plural)
ukraniana (feminine)
ukranianas (feminine plural)


ônix

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of ónix.


zângão

/ˈzɐ̃.ɡɐ̃w̃/

[ˈzɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈzɐ̃.ɡɐ̃w̃/


relojeiro

relojeiro m (plural relojeiros, feminine relojeira, feminine plural relojeiras)

relojeiros (plural)
relojeira (feminine)
relojeiras (feminine plural)


âmphora

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


tartaruga-marinha

tartaruga-marinha f (plural tartarugas-marinhas)

/tɐɾ.tɐˌɾu.ɡɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

[tɐɾ.tɐˌɾu.ɣɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ]

sea turtle (any turtle in the superfamily Chelonioidea)


acometimento

commission (the act of committing, doing something)


pseudosciencia

pseudosciencia f (plural pseudosciencias)

(rare) Obsolete spelling of pseudociência.


sarabatana

[sɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]

[sɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]


estrolomia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrolomia, a remodelling of Latin astronomia after estrela (“star”).

inh+

1534, Gil Vicente, Auto da Cananea


agentes mutagênicos

agente mutagênico
agente mutagênico#Portuguese


calcanhares de Achiles

calcanhar de Achiles
calcanhar de Achiles#Portuguese


chaves de fendas

chave de fendas
chave de fendas#Portuguese


contactos imediatos

contacto imediato
contacto imediato#Portuguese


diabos da Tasmânia

diabo da Tasmânia
diabo da Tasmânia#Portuguese


bosões de Higgs

bosão de Higgs
bosão de Higgs#Portuguese


bosquímane

pt-noun

bosquímane m or f by sense (plural bosquímanes)


espinhos de maricá

espinho de maricá
espinho de maricá#Portuguese


espinhos agulha

espinho agulha
espinho agulha#Portuguese


espinhos de Jerusalém

espinho de Jerusalém
espinho de Jerusalém#Portuguese


espinhos brancos

espinho branco
espinho branco#Portuguese


espinhos de cerca

espinho de cerca
espinho de cerca#Portuguese


maxillares inferiores

maxillar inferior
maxillar inferior#Portuguese


macacos cairara

macaco cairara
macaco cairara#Portuguese


montanhas russas

montanha russa
montanha russa#Portuguese


machinas de escrever

machina de escrever
machina de escrever#Portuguese


pharmácias

plural of pharmácia; obsolete spelling of farmácias


macacos da noite

macaco da noite
macaco da noite#Portuguese


ossos semi-lunares

osso semi-lunar
osso semi-lunar#Portuguese


maxillares superiores

maxillar superior
maxillar superior#Portuguese


naturezas mortas

natureza morta
natureza morta#Portuguese


objectos voadores não-identificados

plural of objecto voador não-identificado


objectos voadores não identificados

objecto voador não identificado#Portuguese

plural of objecto voador não identificado


objetos voadores não-identificados

plural of objeto voador não-identificado


tartarugas verdes

tartaruga verde
tartaruga verde#Portuguese


tartarugas oliva

tartaruga oliva
tartaruga oliva#Portuguese


tartarugas de couro

tartaruga de couro
tartaruga de couro#Portuguese


tomadas de decisões

tomada de decisões
tomada de decisões#Portuguese


tartarugas cabeçudas

tartaruga cabeçuda
tartaruga cabeçuda#Portuguese


espinhos de Cristo

espinho de Cristo
espinho de Cristo#Portuguese


bebedor

bebedor m (plural bebedores, feminine bebedora, feminine plural bebedoras)

bebedores (plural)
bebedora (feminine)
bebedoras (feminine plural)

From beber + -dor, or from Latin bibitōrem.

water fountain (device that dispenses drinking water)


astronaves

[ˌaʃ.tɾɔˈna.βɨʃ]


falcatrua

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falcatrua, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician falcatrúa.

unk

unknown


fatia de mercado

pt-noun

fatia de mercado f (plural fatias de mercado)


parcela de mercado

parcela de mercado f (plural parcelas de mercado)


participação no mercado

participação no mercado f (plural participações no mercado)

participação em mercado
participação em mercado#Portuguese

Alternative form of participação em mercado


participação em mercado

participação em mercado f (plural participações em mercado)


braveza

braveza f (usually uncountable, plural bravezas)


democracia participativa

democracia participativa f (plural democracias participativas)

participatory democracy
participatory democracy

(politics) participatory democracy (political system emphasising participation in all decision-making)


participações no mercado

participação no mercado
participação no mercado#Portuguese


parcelas de mercado

parcela de mercado
parcela de mercado#Portuguese


fatias de mercado

fatia de mercado
fatia de mercado#Portuguese


talha dourada

[ˈta.ʎɐ ðoˈɾa.ðɐ]

talha (“carving”) + dourada (“gilded, golden”)


cátedra

Learned borrowing from Latin cathedra. Doublet of cadeira.

(academia) chair; professorship (the office of a full professor, one who is not an associate professor)

(ecclesiastical) the seat or office of a member of a high-ranked member of the clergy


entrevistador

pt-noun

entrevistador m (plural entrevistadores, feminine entrevistadora, feminine plural entrevistadoras)

entrevistadores (plural)
entrevistadora (feminine)
entrevistadoras (feminine plural)

[ẽ.tɾɨ.βiʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]


grisão

[ɡɾiˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

native or inhabitant of the Swiss canton of Graubünden

Romansch (Romance language spoken in Switzerland)


mermão

[meɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɾˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meʁˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɻˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


baladeira

slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)


bagagem de porão

bagagem de porão f (plural bagagens de porão)


bacia hidrográfica

bacia hidrográfica f (plural bacias hidrográficas)

(hydrology) watershed (drainage basin or catchment basin)


bagagem de mão

bagagem de mão f (plural bagagens de mão)

carry-on (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger)


baixa-mar

ebb; low tide (the tide at its lowest level)

low tide (the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level)


higrómetro

higrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) hygrometer (instrument that measures humidity)


baniana

banyan (type of loose gown worn in India)


baleia-anã

minke whale (balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis)


baleia-piloto

pilot whale (either of two species of whale)


balão meteorológico

balão meteorológico m (plural balões meteorológicos)

weather balloon (meteorological balloon)


bardoto

hinny (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)


baleia-jubarte

baleia-jubarte f (plural baleias-jubarte)

Megaptera novaeangliae
Megaptera novaeangliae#Translingual


fotómetro

European Portuguese standard spelling of fotômetro.


banho de sangue

banho de sangue m (plural banhos de sangue)

bloodbath (indiscriminate killing or slaughter)


banco de areia

banco de areia m (plural bancos de areia)


balão de ar quente

balão de ar quente m (plural balões de ar quente)

hot-air balloon (a balloon-shaped aircraft filled with hot air)


barbas de baleia

baleen (plates in mouth of baleen whale)


barco salva-vidas

barco salva-vidas m (plural barcos salva-vidas)

lifeboat (a boat to save shipwrecked people)


barco dragão

dragon boat (a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals)


dia-a-dia

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


banguelo

banguelo m (plural banguelos, feminine banguela, feminine plural banguelas)

banguelos (plural)
banguela (feminine)
banguelas (feminine plural)


barra lateral

barra lateral f (plural barras laterais)

(computing) sidebar (information placed at the side of a webpage)


arbitrariedade

arbitrariedade f (plural arbitrariedades)

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]


barra de ferramentas

barra de ferramentas f (plural barras de ferramentas)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(graphical user interface) toolbar (row of icons in a graphical user interface)


barreira hematoencefálica

barreira hematoencefálica f (plural barreiras hematoencefálicas)

(anatomy) blood-brain barrier (structure in the central nervous system)


batismo de fogo

batismo de fogo m (plural batismos de fogo)

(idiomatic) baptism of fire (the first experience of a severe ordeal)


bangladeshi

bangladeshi m or f by sense (plural bangladeshis)

Bangladeshi (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent)


barriga de aluguel

barriga de aluguel f (plural barrigas de aluguel)

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)


barreira linguística

barreira linguística f (plural barreiras linguísticas)

language barrier (barrier to communication)


base de dados

(computing) database (collection of information)


bafómetro

bafómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(colloquial) breathalyzer (a device that measures alcohol in expired air)


batalha naval

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see batalha, naval.


fonólogo

fonólogo m (plural fonólogos, feminine fonóloga, feminine plural fonólogas)

fonólogos (plural)
fonóloga (feminine)
fonólogas (feminine plural)

phonologist (person who specialises in phonology)


dia a dia

From dia (“day”) + a + dia (“day”). Compare Spanish día a día.


herpetólogo

herpetólogo m (plural herpetólogos, feminine herpetóloga, feminine plural herpetólogas)

herpetólogos (plural)
herpetóloga (feminine)
herpetólogas (feminine plural)

herpetologist (one who studies reptiles)


beco sem saída

beco sem saída m (plural becos sem saída)

(figurative) stalemate (blocked situation without personal loss)


barião

bariões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ba.ɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[baˈɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(physics) baryon (heavy subatomic particle)


banhista

banhista m or f by sense (plural banhistas)

/bɐ̃ˈɲiʃ.tɐ/


baiacu

(Brazil) blowfish; porcupinefish (any species of fish of the order Tetraodontiformes that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)


barra de rolagem

barra de rolagem f (plural barras de rolagem)

[ˈba.χɐ d͡ʒi χoˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(computing, Brazil) scroll bar (graphical widget)


banqueiro

banqueiro m (plural banqueiros, feminine banqueira, feminine plural banqueiras)

banqueiros (plural)
banqueira (feminine)
banqueiras (feminine plural)

banker (one who conducts the business of banking)


balaústre

banister (one of the vertical supports of a handrail)


barbacã

/bɐɾ.bɐˈkɐ̃/

[bɐɾ.βɐˈkɐ̃]

barbican (a tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town)


bairro de lata

bairro de lata m (plural bairros de lata)

(Portugal) slum (dilapidated neighbourhood)


bastilha

bastille (castle tower, or fortified building; small citadel or fortress)


vinha-d'alhos

→ Konkani: विंदालू (vindālū)

→ Hindi: विंदालू (vindālū)

→ English: vindaloo

/ˌvĩ.ɲɐˈd‿a.ʎuʃ/

[ˌvi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]

[ˌvi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]

[ˌbi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]


barbicha

[bɐɾˈβi.t͡ʃɐ]


bandarilha

/bɐ̃.dɐˈɾi.ʎɐ/

(bullfighting) banderilla (stick with a sharp end used in bullfighting)


bajulador

bajulador m (plural bajuladores, feminine bajuladora, feminine plural bajuladoras)

bajuladores (plural)
bajuladora (feminine)
bajuladoras (feminine plural)


beberrão

beberrão m (plural beberrões, feminine beberrona, feminine plural beberronas)

beberrões (plural)
beberrona (feminine)
beberronas (feminine plural)

[be.beˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɨ.bɨˈʁɐ̃w̃/

[bɨ.βɨˈʁɐ̃w̃]

drunkard (person who is habitually drunk)


barrão

From Old Galician-Portuguese varron, from a Vulgar Latin *verrōne(m), from Latin verrēs.


balcanização

(political science) Balkanization (fragmentation of a region into several small states)

Balkanization (any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves)


batedeira

[bɐ.tɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɐ.tɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


balinês

balinês m (plural balineses, feminine balinesa, feminine plural balinesas)

balineses (plural)
balinesa (feminine)
balinesas (feminine plural)


belizenho

belizenho m (plural belizenhos, feminine belizenha, feminine plural belizenhas)

belizenhos (plural)
belizenha (feminine)
belizenhas (feminine plural)


barregã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barragãa, of uncertain origin. Compare Spanish barragán.

inh+

(archaic) concubine (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife)


banho-maria

pt-noun

banho-maria m (plural banhos-maria or banhos-marias)

banhos-maria (plural)
banhos-marias (plural)

bain-marie, double boiler (cooking or heating something by putting its container in boiling water)


bate-papo

From bater (“to beat, to hit”) + papo (“craw, crop; the pouch-like part of the alimentary part of birds”).
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese into European Portuguese.

compound

(Brazil, informal) conversation (talking, exchanging of ideas)

(Brazil, by extension) chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)


bebum

(colloquial, derogatory) one who is frequently under the influence of alcohol; a drunkard


barragem

[baˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/bɐˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Borrowed from French barrage. By surface analysis, barrar (“to bar”) + -agem.

surf

dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)


beliche

bunk bed (two or more beds fixed on top of one another)


barítono

Borrowed from Late Latin barytŏnus, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos).


barbeador

[bɐɾ.βjɐˈðoɾ]

[bɐɾ.βjɐˈðoɾ]


batedor de carteira

pt-noun

batedor de carteira m (plural batedores de carteira, feminine batedora de carteira, feminine plural batedoras de carteira)

batedores de carteira (plural)
batedora de carteira (feminine)
batedoras de carteira (feminine plural)

(Brazil) pickpocket (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby)


barra de deslocamento

barra de deslocamento f (plural barras de deslocamento)

(computing, Portugal) scroll bar (graphical widget)


barraco

→ Kadiwéu: balaacogo

São mais de duas horas de ônibus, para se chegar a Paciência, na zona rural do Rio, onde fica o barraco de Arcanjo.

1979 May 18, Maria Helena Dutra, “Um atleta exemplar entre a fome e o recorde”, in Placar, number 473, São Paulo: Abril, page 44:

É que hoje vai ter festinha aqui dentro do meu barraco

2021 July 23, MC Kaique da VP (lyrics and music), “Taca a Xereca pra Mim” (0:31 from the start):

(Brazil, slang) intense verbal conflict (maybe edging toward physical conflict), specially between two persons or sides and concerning personal matters, in the presence of more people


bacurau

(Brazil) nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)


begónia

begónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

begonia (any of the flowering plants of the genus Begonia)


beldade

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

From Old Galician-Portuguese beldade, probably an internal formation based on belo + -dade (as with Spanish beldad).


franquista

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistas)

(Portugal, historical, politics) a supporter or member of the government of João Franco

(historical, politics) Francoist (supporter of Francisco Franco)


valão

valão m (plural valões, feminine valona, feminine plural valonas)

valões (plural)
valona (feminine)
valonas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Walloon (Romance language spoken in Wallonia)


bafafá

(Brazil, colloquial) brouhaha (fuss, uproar)


balbúrdia

pandemonium (an outburst; a loud, riotous uproar)


baderneiro

baderneiro m (plural baderneiros, feminine baderneira, feminine plural baderneiras)

baderneiros (plural)
baderneira (feminine)
baderneiras (feminine plural)

hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence)


beltrano

Digamos que três pessoas, fulano, sicrano e beltrano, leem um livro por dia cada.

Suppose three people, X, Y and Z, read one book per day each.


balastro

ballast (material laid to form a bed for a road)


aromeno

Aromanian (an Eastern Romance language spoken in the southern Balkans)


hibisco

hibiscus (a flower of the genus Hibiscus)


magnetómetro

magnetómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) magnetometer (instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field)


suevo

suevo m (plural suevos, feminine sueva, feminine plural suevas)

suevos (plural)
sueva (feminine)
suevas (feminine plural)


samicas

weakling (a person of weak character, lacking in courage)


do contra

go against the grain
go against the grain

someone who always disagrees with others or tries to go against the grain


torre sineira

torre sineira f (plural torres sineiras)

From torre (“tower”) + sineira (“of bells”).


mancada

(Brazil, slang) an attitude considered unfair or undesirably daring


planímetro

planimeter (instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape)


entruido

(dated, dialectal) Alternative form of entrudo


entrudo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese entroydo, from Latin introitus. Cognate with Galician entroido, Mirandese antruido and Asturian antroxu.

inh+

(usually capitalized) carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)

(usually capitalized, Christianity) Shrovetide (days immediately preceding Lent)


conceição

[kõ.seɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese conceiçon, from Latin conceptiōnem. Doublet of concepção.

(chiefly archaic) Alternative form of concepção

(Christianity, usually capitalized) Conception (moment when Mary was conceived)


xilindró

(colloquial) jail (place for the confinement of people)


açude

→ Hunsrik: Assute (“weir”)

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, dike”). Compare Spanish azud and Catalan assut.

bor+

dam (structure built across a body of water)


aragem

[aˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


aragem

[aˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(agriculture) ploughing (breaking of the ground into furrows)


anotador

pt-noun

anotador m (plural anotadores, feminine anotadora, feminine plural anotadoras)

anotadores (plural)
anotadora (feminine)
anotadoras (feminine plural)

From anotar (“to take notes; to write down”) + -dor (“-er”).

suffix

someone who writes down short notes, such as restaurant orders


antigualha

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwa.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwa.ʎɐ/


argumentador

pt-noun

argumentador m (plural argumentadores, feminine argumentadora, feminine plural argumentadoras)

argumentadores (plural)
argumentadora (feminine)
argumentadoras (feminine plural)


alongamento

an instance of lengthening (making or becoming longer)

(phonetics) lengthening (sound change in which a phoneme becomes long)

allonge (slip of paper attached to a document that is out of space)


apreço

Deverbal from apreçar (“to set a price; to hold in high regard”).


argumentista

pt-noun

argumentista m or f by sense (plural argumentistas)

From argumento (“argument; screenplay”) + -ista.


barcos salva-vidas

barco salva-vidas
barco salva-vidas#Portuguese


bacias hidrográficas

bacia hidrográfica
bacia hidrográfica#Portuguese


bairros de lata

bairro de lata
bairro de lata#Portuguese


bagagens de mão

bagagem de mão
bagagem de mão#Portuguese


balões de ar quente

balão de ar quente
balão de ar quente#Portuguese


banhos de sangue

banho de sangue
banho de sangue#Portuguese


barreiras hematoencefálicas

barreira hematoencefálica
barreira hematoencefálica#Portuguese


batismos de fogo

batismo de fogo
batismo de fogo#Portuguese


barrigas de aluguel

barriga de aluguel
barriga de aluguel#Portuguese


batedores de carteira

batedor de carteira
batedor de carteira#Portuguese


barreiras linguísticas

barreira linguística
barreira linguística#Portuguese


barras de deslocamento

barra de deslocamento
barra de deslocamento#Portuguese


bagagens de porão

bagagem de porão
bagagem de porão#Portuguese


becos sem saída

beco sem saída
beco sem saída#Portuguese


barras de ferramentas

barra de ferramentas
barra de ferramentas#Portuguese


bancos de areia

banco de areia
banco de areia#Portuguese


barras de rolagem

barra de rolagem
barra de rolagem#Portuguese


balões meteorológicos

balão meteorológico
balão meteorológico#Portuguese


batuque

(by extension, dance) type of dance accompanied by this instrument


barganha

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɦˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɦˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baɾˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɾˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baʁˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

advantageous business, such as something bought for a lower price

some gain obtained through dishonest methods such as cheating, often in the context of political corruption


rolezinho

From rôle, rolé (“hanging out, walk”) + -zinho.

affix

Os primeiros rolezinhos aconteceram em shoppings da periferia, e a presença de seguranças e policiais também ocorreu.

2014 January 12, Wagner Iglecias, Rafael Alcadipani, “Os “rolezinhos” e um apartheid à brasileira”, in Fórum:

(Brazil, neologism, slang) a type of flash mob


banguela

pt-noun

banguela m or f by sense (plural banguelas)

From Benguela, a city in Angola. It is said that its inhabitants once had the custom of filing their incisor teeth.


banguela

(Brazil, automotive, slang) neutral (position of gears)


badalada

Às onze baladas

E o tempo emperrado. Passou uma badalada. Dali a pouco, os ouvidos ansiosos esperavam a outra badalada, mas demorou, não veio. Êsse fato tomou importância arrasadora. Muitos gritaram: — A badalada! A badalada! O fidalgo voltou-se ...

1962, Afonso Schmidt, Histórias antigas: contos escolhidos:


tetrarquia

tetrarchy (an empire ruled by four rulers)


sueste

[sʊˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi]


azulejista

azulejista m or f by sense (plural azulejistas)


azulejador

From azulejar (“to set tiles”) + -dor (“-er”).


ciprestal

From cipreste (“cypress”) + -al (“field of”).


cabide

Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:
* Latin capitulum;
* Arabic مَقْبِض (maqbiḍ, “handle”), with the ma- being confused with the Portuguese feminine indefinite article uma;
* Arabic قَابِض (qābiḍ, “tongs, clamp”);
* cavidado, past participle of cavidar (“to protect”), with the suggestion that coat hangers were used to protect clothes from dust.

coat hanger (device, in the shape of shoulders, used to hang up coats, shirts, etc.)


caquesseitão

The term was most likely coined by Fernão Mendes Pinto but a Malay origin is not excluded.

a creature mentioned in Fernão Mendes Pinto’s memoir Peregrinação, described as having the size of a large duck, being black, having bat-like wings, a lizard-like tail, a snake-like neck, spikes the length of a quill on its back and a rooster-like spur on the back of its head


calculação

Learned borrowing from Latin calculātiōnem. By surface analysis, calcular + -ção.

lbor

calculation (act or process of calculating)


chouseira

From chouso (“temporary pasture fence”) + -eira.


chousura

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus. By surface analysis, chouso (“temporary pasture fence”) + -ura. Doublet of clausura.

surf

(archaic) a pasture fenced during the summer


avental

From avante (“front”) + -al, with dissimilation.

apron (article of clothing worn over the front of the torso)


sacanagem

Que sacanagem!

(slang, by extension) anything considered unfair, abusive or wrong

(slang) pornography or sexual promiscuity


yrmão

pt-noun

yrmão m (plural yrmãos, feminine yrmã, feminine plural yrmãs)

yrmãos (plural)
yrmã (feminine)
yrmãs (feminine plural)


majlis

majlis (council, assembly, or public meeting in some Muslim regions)


aquamanil

From Latin aquaemanālis, from aqua (“water”) + manus (“hand”).


freire

freire m (plural freires, feminine freira, feminine plural freiras)

freires (plural)
freira (feminine)
freiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese freire, fraire, borrowed from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frater (“brother”), from Proto-Italic *frātēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of frade, bróder, and brada.


ranço

From Old Galician-Portuguese ranço, from Latin rancidus. Doublet of the borrowed râncido.


pau-preto

From pau (“stick, wood”) + preto (“black”).

Dalbergia melanoxylon
w:Dalbergia melanoxylon


arrecada

[ɐ.ʁɨˈka.ðɐ]


alacrimia

(pathology) alacrimia (congenital inability to produce tears)


encantação

[ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encantaçon, from Latin incantātiōnem.


cu de Judas

[ˈku ðɨ ˈʒu.ðɐʃ]

A tua casa fica no cu de Judas.

the middle of nowhere
the middle of nowhere

(idiomatic, vulgar) the sticks, the middle of nowhere (in a very distant place)


zóio

Misdivision of os (“the”) olho (“eyes”). In colloquial Brazilian Portuguese nouns are often left uninflected for number.

Eye dialect spelling of olhos, representing Caipira Portuguese.


quartos de banho

quarto de banho
quarto de banho#Portuguese


janella

ſe o ſol nam alumea a caſa eſtando cerrada a janella nõ he culpa do ſol.

1497, Guilhermus Episcopus Parisiensis, translated by Rodrigo Álvares, Euangelhos & epiſtolas con ſuas expoſicões en romãce:

It's not the sun's fault, if it fails to illuminate the house when the window is shut.

1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”

It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.


adufe

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُّفّ (ad-duff, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /dap/, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Galician adufe.

(music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin


lenços de papel

lenço de papel
lenço de papel#Portuguese


quarto de banho

pt-noun

quarto de banho m (plural quartos de banho)

Literally, “room of bath, bath room”. Compare Galician and Spanish cuarto de baño.


aletria

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِطْرِيَة (al-ʔiṭriya) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā), from Ancient Greek ἴτριον (ítrion). Compare Spanish aletría.

bor+

الْإِطْرِيَة

der

Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā)


agrafador

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.fɐˈdoɾ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.fɐˈðoɾ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.fɐˈdoɾ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.fɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.fɐˈðo.ɾi]

From agrafar (“to staple”) + -dor, from agrafo (“staple”).

O agrafador ficou sem agrafos.

(Portugal) stapler (device which binds together paper)


lenço de papel

pt-noun

lenço de papel m (plural lenços de papel)

[ˈlẽ.su ðɨ pɐˈpɛɫ]

[ˈlẽ.su ðɨ pɐˈpɛɫ]


casa de banho

[ˈka.zɐ ðɨ ˈβɐ.ɲu]

[ˈka.zɐ ðɨ ˈβɐ.ɲu]


tira-agrafos

From tira (“(It) removes”) + agrafos (“staples”).

compound

(Portugal) staple remover (device for removing staples)


janeleiro

pt-noun

janeleiro m (plural janeleiros, feminine janeleira, feminine plural janeleiras)

janeleiros (plural)
janeleira (feminine)
janeleiras (feminine plural)

(dated) a person who loves being at the window


controle remoto

controle remoto m (plural controles remotos)

controlo remoto
controlo remoto#Portuguese

(chiefly Brazil) Alternative form of controlo remoto


trisavô

trisavô m (plural trisavôs, feminine trisavó, feminine plural trisavós)

trisavôs (plural)
trisavó (feminine)
trisavós (feminine plural)

great-great-grandfather, male great-great-grandparent (the father of a great-grandparent)


tio-avô

tio-avô m (plural tios-avôs, feminine tia-avó, feminine plural tias-avós)

tios-avôs (plural)
tia-avó (feminine)
tias-avós (feminine plural)

From tio (“uncle”) + avô (“grandfather”).

great-uncle (brother of one's grandparent; uncle of one's parent)


ventã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa, from Vulgar Latin *ventāna, derived from Latin ventus (“wind”). Compare Galician ventá, Spanish ventana. Doublet of venta and ventana.


controlo remoto

pt-noun

controlo remoto m (plural controlos remotos)


baldaquino

From Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca (“Baghdad”).


janeiras

/ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnej.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnej.ɾɐʃ/

Na véspera do dia de Ano Bom, vão ranchos cantar as janeiras defronte das casas das pessoas abastadas, para receberem alguma espórtula.

1884, Consiglieri Pedroso, Tradições Populares Portuguesas:

During New Year's Eve, in order to gather alms, groups of people sing the janeiras before the houses of the rich.

New Year's carols (traditional songs celebrating the New Year and Epiphany)


janelão

[ʒa.nɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʒɐ.nɨˈlɐ̃w̃/


painço

From Old Galician-Portuguese painço, peinço (earlier *pãiço), from Late Latin pānīcium, from Latin pānīcum, from pānus (“ear of millet”). Doublet of panico.
Cognate with Galician paínzo and Spanish panizo.

Panicum miliaceum
Panicum miliaceum#Translingual

millet, any grass in the genus Panicum
(specifically) Panicum miliaceum

millet, any grass in the genus Panicum
Panicum miliaceum


clarabóia

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


biatleta

biatleta m or f by sense (plural biatletas)


óblast

(government) oblast (a region or province in some countries)


traje espacial

traje espacial m (plural trajes espaciais)


trajes espaciais

traje espacial
traje espacial#Portuguese


controles remotos

controle remoto
controle remoto#Portuguese


trinidadiano

trinidadiano m (plural trinidadianos, feminine trinidadiana, feminine plural trinidadianas)

trinidadianos (plural)
trinidadiana (feminine)
trinidadianas (feminine plural)

Trinidadian (person from Trinidad and Tobago)


lacrau

From Old Galician-Portuguese alacran (“scorpion”), from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “scorpion”). Doublet of lacraia. Compare Spanish alacrán.


fato espacial

pt-noun

fato espacial m (plural fatos espaciais)


tigre-da-tasmânia

tigre-da-tasmânia m (plural tigres-da-tasmânia)

thylacine (extinct carnivorous marsupial)


bom senso

bom senso m (usually uncountable, plural bons sensos)


boneco de neve

boneco de neve m (plural bonecos de neve)


tigre-dente-de-sabre

tigre-dente-de-sabre m (plural tigres-dente-de-sabre)


arco composto

arco composto m (plural arcos compostos)

(archery) composite bow (bow made from horn, wood and sinew)


dactilologia

fingerspelling; dactylology (the use of the hands to spell out words, especially in the context of sign languages)


dama de honra

bridesmaid (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony)


dança das cadeiras

dança das cadeiras f (plural danças das cadeiras)


dança do ventre

dança do ventre f (plural danças do ventre)


dança da morte

dança da morte f (plural danças da morte)

(art) danse macabre (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing)


dança macabra

dança macabra f (plural danças macabras)


binómio

binómios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(algebra) binomial (polynomial with two terms)


dalmatense

dalmatense m or f by sense (plural dalmatenses)

(demonym) Dalmatian (person from Dalmatia)


dalai lama

From Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma).

Dalai Lama (the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism)


dança da chuva

dança da chuva f (plural danças da chuva)


bituca

(informal, Brazil) butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)


dedo mínimo

little finger (outermost and smallest finger of the hand)


dedo médio

middle finger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger)


dedo indicador

dedo indicador m (plural dedos indicadores)

(anatomy) forefinger (first finger next to the thumb)


deliciosidade

(rare) deliciousness (state or quality of being delicious)


borragem

[boˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borago officinalis
Borago officinalis#Translingual


delegacia de polícia

delegacia de polícia f (plural delegacias de polícia)

police station (building of police force)


dedo-duro

dedo-duro m or f by sense (plural dedos-duros)

Idiomatic. Literally, “hard finger”, referring to firmly pointing at someone in order to accuse.

(slang) informer, snitch, grass (someone who informs authorities about someone else's illegal behaviour, usually with bad intents)


delícia turca

delícia turca f (plural delícias turcas)

(chiefly in the plural) Turkish delight (confection)


aquicultura

aquaculture (the cultivation of the aquatic produce)


tia-avó

great-aunt (sister of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent)


derivação regressiva

derivação regressiva f (plural derivações regressivas)

(uncountable, linguistics) back-formation (linguistic process)


derramamento de sangue

derramamento de sangue m (plural derramamentos de sangue)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see derramamento, sangue.

a battle that results in injuries or deaths


demonstração do resultado do exercício

demonstração do resultado do exercício f (plural demonstrações do resultado do exercício)

demonstrações do resultado do exercício (plural)

(accounting) income statement (financial statement of net income)


bijeção

[bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(set theory) bijection (function that is both a surjection and an injection)


trácio

trácio m (plural trácios, feminine trácia, feminine plural trácias)

trácios (plural)
trácia (feminine)
trácias (feminine plural)


daroês

Dervish (a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity)


bolsão

[boʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

pocket (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another)


dacito

(geology) dacite (an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content)


deriva continental

deriva continental f (plural derivas continentais)


urso-pardo

Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus arctos horribilis#Translingual


arando-vermelho

arando-vermelho m (plural arandos-vermelhos)

[ɐˌɾɐ̃.du.βɨɾˈme.ʎu]


vadiagem

[va.d͡ʒɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[vaˈd͡ʒja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from vadiar (“to loiter”) + -agem.


tigre-de-sumatra

tigre-de-sumatra m (plural tigres-de-sumatra)

Panthera tigris sondaica
Panthera tigris sondaica#Translingual

Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)


decénio

decénios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


urso-polar

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


vaga-lume

vagar (“to wander”) + lume (“light”). Compare Galician vagalume.

"Pesa-me esta brilhante auréola de nume… / Enfara-me esta luz e desmedida umbela… / Por que não nasci eu um simples vaga-lume?"…

1880, Machado de Assis, “Círculo Vicioso”, in Ocidentais:


canhoto

(accounting) ledger (collection of accounting entries)

left-hander (a person who is left-handed)


urtiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese ortiga, from Latin urtīca.

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uɾˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

[uχˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ]


cantonês

cantonês m (plural cantoneses, feminine cantonesa, feminine plural cantonesas)

cantoneses (plural)
cantonesa (feminine)
cantonesas (feminine plural)


danês

danês m (plural daneses, feminine danesa, feminine plural danesas)

daneses (plural)
danesa (feminine)
danesas (feminine plural)


vadio

vadio m (plural vadios, feminine vadia, feminine plural vadias)

vadios (plural)
vadia (feminine)
vadias (feminine plural)

Kabuverdianu: badiu

→ English: Badiu

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vagātīvus, from Latin vagor (“to wander”).


daco-romeno

Daco-Romanian (a more specific name for the Romanian language)


bivaque

bivouac (encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering)


caneta-tinteiro

caneta-tinteiro f (plural canetas-tinteiro)

(Brazil) fountain pen (pen containing a reservoir of ink)


biodiversidade

biodiversidade f (plural biodiversidades)

(biology) biodiversity (diversity of flora and fauna)


aqueu

aqueu m (plural aqueus, feminine aqueia, feminine plural aqueias)

aqueus (plural)
aqueia (feminine)
aqueias (feminine plural)

From Latin Achaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιός (Akhaiós).


debandada

[dɨ.βɐ̃ˈda.ðɐ]

stampede (any sudden flight or dispersion)


souto

solto (Brazil, adjective and past participle)

From Old Galician-Portuguese souto, from Latin saltus (“a forest or mountain pasture”). Cognate with Galician souto, Fala soitu and Spanish soto. Doublet of salto.


botelha

→ Bengali: বোতল (bōtol)

q

or from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bottle</i>

→ Assamese: বটল (botol) (or from English bottle)

desctree

→ Hindi: बोतल (botal)
→ Dari: بوتل (bōtal)

Probably borrowed from French bouteille; compare Spanish botella. Doublet of botija.

bottle (container used for holding liquids)


tigre-siberiano

pt-noun

tigre-siberiano m (plural tigres-siberianos)

Panthera tigris tigris
Panthera tigris tigris#Translingual


dalmaciano

dalmaciano m (plural dalmacianos, feminine dalmaciana, feminine plural dalmacianas)

dalmacianos (plural)
dalmaciana (feminine)
dalmacianas (feminine plural)


dedilhação

[dɨ.ði.ʎɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(music) fingering (playing a musical instrument)

(Portugal) fingering; use of one's fingers to stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.


damão

From French daman, from Arabic دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل (damān ʔisrāʔīl).

der

دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل


turnê

tour (journey through given list of places)


deflação

(economics) deflation (decrease in the general price level)


data de nascimento

pt-noun

data de nascimento f (plural datas de nascimento)

date of birth (date and year when a person was born)


estrabismo

(ophthalmology) strabismus; squint (inability to point both eyes to the same point)


dedaleira

[dɨ.ðɐˈlɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨ.ðɐˈlɐj.ɾɐ]


deportação

deportation (act of deporting or exiling)


dervixe

dervish (a member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism)


delineação

definition (sharp demarcation of outlines or limits)


depreciação

deprecation (act or instance of deprecating)

depreciation (act or instance of depreciating)


derrapagem

/dɨ.ʁɐˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


derrotismo

defeatism (acceptance of defeat without struggle)


dedo auricular

dedo auricular m (plural dedos auriculares)

little finger (outermost and smallest finger of the hand)


decadência

Borrowed from French décadence, from Late Latin decadentia, from decadens.

decline, decay (deterioration of condition)

decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)


dermatologista

dermatologista m or f by sense (plural dermatologistas)

dermatologist (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology)


dente-de-leão

[ˌdẽ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌdẽ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌdẽ.tɨ.ðɨˈljɐ̃w̃]

(countable) dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)


biguá

→ Dutch: bigua-aalscholver


delinquência

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēlinquentia (compare Catalan delinqüència, Spanish delincuencia), from Latin dēlinquēns.


chefe de estação

pt-noun

chefe de estação m (plural chefes de estação)


desaparição

disappearance (action of disappearing or vanishing)


vesguice

squint (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus)


dente de leite

dente de leite m (plural dentes de leite)

milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)


urze

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ulze, from Latin ulīcem (“a shrub similar to rosemary”).

inh

heather (various species of the genus Erica)


desarmamento

disarmament (the reduction of military forces and armaments)


tutano

From an imitative base *tut. See also Spanish tuétano.


cantão

[kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from French canton. By surface analysis, canto + -ão.

(government) canton (state-level subdivision of Switzerland, Luxembourg and Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)

(government) canton (subdivision of an arrondissement in France)

(heraldry) canton (charge in upper dexter corner of shield)


cantão

[kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


descarregamento

pt-noun

descarregamento m (plural descarregamentos)

download (file transfer to the local computer)


deus-rio

(mythology) river god (tutelary deity of a river)


descaramento

effrontery (insolent and shameless audacity)


sanatório

From Latin sānātus (“healed, cured”) + -ório.


dia útil

workday (those days of a week in which work is done)


dever de casa

dever de casa m (plural deveres de casa)

homework (school work that is done at home)


bordô

Borrowed from French bordeaux. Doublet of Bordéus.

maroon (dark red, somewhat brownish colour)


tigre-de-bengala

tigre-de-bengala m (plural tigres-de-bengala)

[ˌti.ɣɾɨ.ðɨ.βẽˈɡa.lɐ]


difenol

(organic chemistry) diphenol (compound with two phenol groups)


diglota

diglota m or f by sense (plural diglotas)


diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell

diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell m (plural diagramas de Hertzsprung-Russell)

diagramas de Hertzsprung-Russell (plural)

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram


dicionário enciclopédico

dicionário enciclopédico m (plural dicionários enciclopédicos)

encyclopaedic dictionary
encyclopaedic dictionary

encyclopaedic dictionary (form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words)


democrata

democrata m or f by sense (plural democratas)

Democrat (member or supporter of the Democrat Party)


dia onomástico

dia onomástico m (plural dias onomásticos)

Compare Spanish onomástico, Italian onomastico.


decalque

calque (a word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language)


dicionário de sinónimos

dicionário de sinónimos m (plural dicionários de sinónimos)


direito humano

direito humano m (plural direitos humanos)

human right (a basic right that all humans should be guaranteed)


digrafo

From English digraph, a blend of directed + graph.

(graph theory) directed graph (type of graph)


direito exclusivo

direito exclusivo m (plural direitos exclusivos)

(law) exclusive right (the power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions)


direito penal

direito penal m (plural direitos penais)


direitos humanos

direito humano
direito humano#Portuguese


direito criminal

direito criminal m (plural direitos criminais)


direito consuetudinário

direito consuetudinário m (plural direitos consuetudinários)


direitos autorais

(uncountable) copyright (right to publish)


discordianismo

Discordianism (parodic religion based on the worship of Eris)


direito romano-germânico

direito romano-germânico m (uncountable)

(law) civil law (legal system contrasting with common law)


direito civil

(law) civil law (body of law dealing with private relations)


descanso eterno

(euphemistic) rest (repose afforded by death)


disco de hóquei

disco de hóquei m (plural discos de hóquei)


disco de acreção

disco de acreção m (plural discos de acreção)

(astronomy) accretion disk (structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source)


disco rígido

(computing) hard drive (device used for storing large amounts of data)


utilizador

utilizador m (plural utilizadores, feminine utilizadora, feminine plural utilizadoras)

utilizadores (plural)
utilizadora (feminine)
utilizadoras (feminine plural)

(computing) computer user (person who uses a computer or a computing network)


discurso indireto livre

discurso indireto livre m (plural discursos indiretos livres)

free indirect speech
free indirect speech

free indirect speech (indirect speech imitating direct speech)


diretor de cinema

diretor de cinema m (plural diretores de cinema, feminine diretora de cinema, feminine plural diretoras de cinema)

diretores de cinema (plural)
diretora de cinema (feminine)
diretoras de cinema (feminine plural)


descanso de tela

descanso de tela m (plural descansos de tela)

[dɨʃˈkɐ̃.su ðɨ ˈtɛ.lɐ]


diéster

(chemistry) diester (organic compound containing two ester functional groups)


distrito eleitoral

distrito eleitoral m (plural distritos eleitorais)

constituency; electoral district (district represented by one or more elected officials)


descontaminação

descontaminação f (plural descontaminações)

decontamination (process of removing contamination)


dissonância cognitiva

dissonância cognitiva f (plural dissonâncias cognitivas)

cognitive dissonance
cognitive dissonance

(psychology) cognitive dissonance (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one’s beliefs and one’s actions or other beliefs)


desabrigado

desabrigado m (plural desabrigados, feminine desabrigada, feminine plural desabrigadas)

desabrigados (plural)
desabrigada (feminine)
desabrigadas (feminine plural)

homeless, especially one who lost his dwelling due to a natural disaster or was unfairly expelled from it


distância focal

distância focal f (plural distâncias focais)


descomparecimento

descomparecimento m (plural descomparecimentos)

(idiomatic) no-show (a failure to make a scheduled appearance)


plasma sanguíneo

plasma sanguíneo m (plural plasmas sanguíneos)


derretimento nuclear

derretimento nuclear m (plural derretimentos nucleares)

meltdown (severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor)


disco intervertebral

disco intervertebral m (plural discos intervertebrais)

(anatomy) intervertebral disc (disc between the vertebra in the spine)


desenhação

/dɨ.zɨ.ɲɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(rare) drawing (act of producing a picture)


doença celíaca

coeliac disease (auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten)


doador de órgãos

doador de órgãos m (plural doadores de órgãos, feminine doadora de órgãos, feminine plural doadoras de órgãos)

doadores de órgãos (plural)
doadora de órgãos (feminine)
doadoras de órgãos (feminine plural)

organ donor (person from whom an organ is removed)


dogo argentino

dogo argentino m (plural dogos argentinos)


doença de Parkinson

(neurology, pathology) Parkinson's disease


diagrama de Venn

diagrama de Venn m (plural diagramas de Venn)

(set theory) Venn diagram (diagram representing sets by circles)


dois pesos

double standard (the situation of groups one of whom is excused from following a standard)


doença venérea

doença venérea f (plural doenças venéreas)

(pathology) venereal disease (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse)


doença de Alzheimer

(neurology, pathology) Alzheimer's disease (neurodegenerative disease causing dementia)


domínio público

domínio público m (plural domínios públicos)

public domain (realm of intellectual property)


doença sexualmente transmitida

doença sexualmente transmitida f (plural doenças sexualmente transmitidas)

doenças sexualmente transmitidas (plural)

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(pathology) sexually transmitted disease (disease contracted through sexual contact)


dona de casa

housekeeper; housewife (one who looks after the home by herself)


direito público

direito público m (plural direitos públicos)


dois-irmãos

Euphorbia tithymaloides
Wikispecies:Euphorbia tithymaloides

jewbush (Euphorbia tithymaloides, a low-growing tropical American shrub)


doença da vaca louca

(colloquial) mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)


disjuntor

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

(electrical engineering) circuit breaker (electrical switch)


donzela de ferro

donzela de ferro f (plural donzelas de ferro)


dióxido de carbono

dióxido de carbono m (plural dióxidos de carbono)

(inorganic chemistry) carbon dioxide (CO₂)


doze trabalhos de Hércules

doze trabalhos de Hércules m pl (plural only)

Twelve Labours of Hercules
Twelve Labours of Hercules

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Twelve Labours of Hercules


drogadição

drug addiction (dependency on illegal drugs)


caribenho

caribenho m (plural caribenhos, feminine caribenha, feminine plural caribenhas)

caribenhos (plural)
caribenha (feminine)
caribenhas (feminine plural)

From Caribe + -enho. Compare Spanish caribeño.

Caribbean (a native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region)


detetor de fumaça

detetor de fumaça m (plural detetores de fumaça)


devassidão

[dɨ.βɐ.siˈðɐ̃w̃]

profligacy (shameless and immoral behaviour)


ducto deferente

ducto deferente m (plural ductos deferentes)


difamação

defamation (act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication)


degelo

thaw (the melting of ice, snow or other congealed matter)


débil mental

débil mental m or f by sense (plural débeis mentais)


bioinformática

bioinformática f (plural bioinformáticas)

(biology, computer science) bioinformatics (field of science)


desfaçatez

(uncountable) effrontery (insolent and shameless audacity)


decímetro

Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metro.


diartrose

(anatomy) diarthrosis (a joint that can move freely in various planes)


trompete

Borrowed from French trompette. Doublet of trombeta and trompeta.


déficit comercial

déficit comercial m (plural déficits comerciais)

(economics) trade deficit (negative balance of trade)


dorsal oceânica

dorsal oceânica f (plural dorsais oceânicas)


dívida interna

dívida interna f (plural dívidas internas)

(economics) domestic debt (debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as debtor)


devanágari

From Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).

Devanagari (the Devanagari abugida script)


dívida pública

dívida pública f (plural dívidas públicas)


díodo emissor de luz

díodo emissor de luz m (plural díodos emissores de luz)

light-emitting diode
light-emitting diode

light-emitting diode (a rectifying semiconductor device)


deslizamento

slide (rubble, earth and stones moving down)

(geology) landslide; mudslide (natural disaster)


dissecação

dissection (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart)


digama

/d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/

digamma (letter of the Old Greek alphabet)


pau-rosa

[ˌpaʊ̯ˈχɔ.zɐ]


devastação

[dɨ.βɐʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēvāstātiōnem. By surface analysis, devastar + -ção.

lbor

Essa diversidade biológica ímpar, que pode ser muito maior pelo que ainda é desconhecido, está em constante ameaça diante dos recorrentes desafios impostos pela devastação do homem — desmatamento, queimadas, contaminação de rios e nascentes, caça ilegal, invasão de espécies exóticas, atividades econômicas predatórias — e pelas preocupantes intempéries climáticas.

2023 October 11, Paula Pimenta, “Amazônia sofre com devastação e extrema alteração climática”, in SENADO FEDERAL (Usenet):

This unique biological diversity, which could be much greater because of what is still unknown, is under constant threat from the recurring challenges posed by man's devastation - deforestation, fires, contamination of rivers and springs, illegal hunting, invasion of exotic species, predatory economic activities - and worrying weather conditions.


dissacarídeo

(biochemistry) disaccharide (a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides)


desmotivação

demotivation (feeling or state of being demotivated)


destemor

fearlessness (quality of being fearless)


dobradiça

hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)


desmoronamento

pt-noun

desmoronamento m (plural desmoronamentos)


destrutor

(programming) destructor (cleaning-up command in object oriented programming)


desmatamento

deforestation (thinning or cleaning of bush on land, area, etc.)

deforestation (cutting or destroying a large number of trees in a forest)


desinformação

desinformação f |desinformações (canonical)
desinformações (plural)

disinformation (dissemination of intentionally false information)


desflorestamento

desflorestamento m (plural desflorestamentos)

deforestation (process of destroying a forest)


disco flexível

disco flexível m (plural discos flexíveis)

(computer hardware) floppy disk; diskette (flexible disk used for storing digital data)


desfile de moda

desfile de moda m (plural desfiles de moda)

[dɨʃˈfi.lɨ ðɨ ˈmɔ.ðɐ]


desoxirribose

(biochemistry) deoxyribose (derivative of ribose)


docência

faculty (scholarly staff at colleges or universities)


dobrão

→ English: dobrão / dobrao

[doˈbɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

a gold coin minted by the Portuguese in the early 18th century

a copper coin formerly used in northeastern Brazil

(music) dobrão (a small piece of hard material (often a coin or pebble) pressed against the string of a berimbau in order to change its pitch and timbre)


desinstalador

desinstalador m (plural desinstaladores)

(computing) uninstaller (a program that uninstalls software)


dom-fafe

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual

bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula, a small passerine bird of Eurasia)


desinstalação

uninstallation (process of removing a program)


dobrador

dobrador m (plural dobradores, feminine dobradora, feminine plural dobradoras)

dobradores (plural)
dobradora (feminine)
dobradoras (feminine plural)

[du.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[du.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

From dobrar + -dor. Piecewise doublet of dublador.

(Portugal) voice actor (an actor who provides voices for animations, dubbed films, etc.)


diskman

[ˈd͡ʒiʃk.mẽɪ̯̃]


documentação

(computing) documentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular software program)


disenteria

(pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)


dossiê

dossier (a collection of papers and/or other sources)


diversificação

diversificação f (plural diversificações)


dobradura

[du.βɾɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


drenagem

[dɾeˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/dɾɨˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/


dodecafonismo

twelve-tone technique
twelve-tone technique

twelve-tone technique (system of musical composition)


difamador

difamador m (plural difamadores, feminine difamadora, feminine plural difamadoras)

difamadores (plural)
difamadora (feminine)
difamadoras (feminine plural)


descorante

/dɨʃ.kɔˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/


desinência

(linguistics) desinence (inflectional suffix)


dodói

Hey, are you alright? No ouchies or lost body parts?

2024 January 30, Mob Entertainment, Poppy Playtime – Capítulo 3: "Sono Profundo", spoken by Ollie (Leticia Celini), localization of Poppy Playtime – Chapter 3: "Deep Sleep":

Hey, are you well? No boo-boo nor missing parts?

(Brazil, childish) boo-boo (a minor injury)


dominância

(physiology) dominance (superior development or preference for one side of the body or for one of a pair of organs)

(biology, genetics) dominance (property of a gene)


doxologia

doxology (expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn)


dólmen

[ˈdɔʊ̯.mẽɪ̯̃]

dolmen (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones)


drinque

Planeje-se para assistir ao pôr do sol da Estação das Docas, curtindo o vento e a brisa, e um happy hour com petiscos, drinques e chope gelado, além do jantar mais tarde com direito a música ao vivo.

2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo:

(Brazil) drink (a fancy alcoholic beverage)


dragãozinho

/dɾaˌɡɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲu/

[dɾaˌɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

/dɾaˌɡɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲu/

[dɾaˌɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

[dɾaˌɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzi.ɲo]

/dɾɐˌɡɐ̃w̃ˈzi.ɲu/

[dɾɐˌɣɐ̃w̃ˈzi.ɲu]


desalinhamento

desalinhamento m (plural desalinhamentos)

misalignment (state of being misaligned)


díade

(music) dyad (any set of two different pitch classes)


desesperança

/dɨ.zɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

hopelessness (the lack of hope; despair)


diabolô

Borrowed from French diabolo, coined based on Latin diabolus (“devil”). Doublet of diabo and diabre.

(Brazil, juggling) diabolo (juggling apparatus)


dublê

Borrowed from French doublé. Doublet of duplo.

(film, television) stuntman (person who replaces an actor or actress in risky scenes)


ducado

From Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux.

duchy (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)

(historical) ducat (historical gold coin)


desequilíbrio

imbalance (property of not being in balance)


diapositivo

slide (transparent image for projecting)


dublador

dublador m (plural dubladores, feminine dubladora, feminine plural dubladoras)

dubladores (plural)
dubladora (feminine)
dubladoras (feminine plural)

From dublar + -dor. Piecewise doublet of dobrador.

(Brazil) dubber (an actor who replaces a voice part in a film or animation with a translation)

(Brazil, usually proscribed) voice actor (an actor who provides the original voice for animations)


despedida de solteira

despedida de solteira f (plural despedidas de solteira)

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ soɫˈtɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ sɔɫˈtɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ soɫˈtɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ sɔɫˈtɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ soɫˈtej.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ sɔɫˈtej.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ soɫˈtej.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ sɔɫˈtej.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ soɫˈte.ɾɐ]

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ ðɨ sɔɫˈte.ɾɐ]


dácio

Dacian (member of an ancient ethnic group from Dacia)


dízimo

Inherited from Latin decimus. Doublet of décimo.


dicção

[d͡ʒikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


douto

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doito, from Latin doctus. Compare Galician doito and Spanish ducho.


dígamo

hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)


desenvolvedor

pt-noun

desenvolvedor m (plural desenvolvedores, feminine desenvolvedora, feminine plural desenvolvedoras)

desenvolvedores (plural)
desenvolvedora (feminine)
desenvolvedoras (feminine plural)

[dɨ.zẽ.bɔɫ.βɨˈðoɾ]

developer (someone engaged in the development of something)

developer; programmer (someone who writes software)


docinho

(informal) baby (form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive)


desvio para o vermelho

desvio para o vermelho m (plural desvios para o vermelho)

(astronomy, relativity) redshift (change in wavelength)


javali-africano

javali-africano m (plural javalis-africanos)


desordeiro

desordeiro m (plural desordeiros, feminine desordeira, feminine plural desordeiras)

desordeiros (plural)
desordeira (feminine)
desordeiras (feminine plural)

troublemaker (one who causes trouble, especially deliberately)


desigualdade

(mathematics) inequality (statement that one quantity is less (or greater) than another)


jornalismo comunitário

(media) citizen journalism (reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event)


joguete nas mãos de

joguete nas mãos de m (plural joguetes nas mãos de)

putty in someone's hands
putty in someone's hands

(Brazil, idiomatic, of a person) putty in someone's hands (a person easily manipulated)


drogaria

(dated) pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are sold)


diapasão

[d͡ʒɪ.a.paˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(music) tuning fork (fork-shaped object which emits a tone)

(music) a musical note, generally A (la), used as a reference to tune instruments and voices

(music) any voice's or instrument's timbre, pitch or volume; the extension that a voice or instrument can reach

(music) in a normal sound scale, the position occupied by a voice or instrument

(by extension) small device used to diagnose deafness and other hearing-related conditions

(figuratively) a condition taken as a model or reference to make a comparison; level

(figuratively, colloquial) the vibrant pace or rhythm of life


zénite

zénites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Ultimately from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”).

(astronomy) zenith (point vertically above a position or observer)

(astronomy) zenith (highest point reached by a celestial body)

A popularidade deles chegou ao zénite nos anos 80.

Their popularity reached its peak in the 80s.

(figurative) zenith; peak; apogee (highest or best point or state)


desterro

exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)


zilhão

(informal) zillion (any very large number)


jacaré-açu

jacaré-açu m (plural jacarés-açus or (rare) jacarés-açu)

jacarés-açus (plural)
jacarés-açu (plural rare)

Borrowed from Nheengatu yakarewasú. Equivalent to jacaré + -açu.


desmotivador

desmotivador m (plural desmotivadores, feminine desmotivadora, feminine plural desmotivadoras)

desmotivadores (plural)
desmotivadora (feminine)
desmotivadoras (feminine plural)

demotivator (one who, or that which, demotivates)


zimbro

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from an earlier form *jĩbro < *jĩebro, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus. Compare Galician cimbro, Spanish enebro. Doublet of the learned borrowing junípero.

juniper (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus)


desentupidor

plunger (device for removing blockages by suction)


jacarandá

→ Catalan: xicranda

→ English: jacaranda

/ʒɐ.kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈda/

jacaranda (the tree of the genus Jacaranda)


ziguezague

Andamos em ziguezague para evitar as flechas.

zigzag (a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions)


joanete

Borrowed from Spanish juanete, from Juanete, diminutive of Juan. It is a name common in rural areas, whose depreciative stereotype in older times was the inhabitants having bunions, that is, "joanetes".

(pathology) bunion (bump on the big toe)


zarolho

zarolho m (plural zarolhos, feminine zarolha, feminine plural zarolhas)

zarolhos (plural)
zarolha (feminine)
zarolhas (feminine plural)


janízaro

Borrowed from Italian giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">yeniçeri</i>

(military, historical) janissary (member of the Ottoman sultan’s guard)


desencarnado

pt-noun

desencarnado m (plural desencarnados, feminine desencarnada, feminine plural desencarnadas)

desencarnados (plural)
desencarnada (feminine)
desencarnadas (feminine plural)

a disincarnate person; a ghost; a spirit


jogo eletrônico

jogo eletrônico m (plural jogos eletrônicos, metaphonic)

jogos eletrônicos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

electronic game (game played on an electronic device)


javanês

javanês m (plural javaneses, feminine javanesa, feminine plural javanesas)

javaneses (plural)
javanesa (feminine)
javanesas (feminine plural)

(uncountable) Javanese (language spoken in central and eastern Java)


jarreteira

/ʒɐ.ʁɨˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʒɐ.ʁɨˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʒɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾɐ/

/ʒɐ.ʁɨˈtej.ɾɐ/

/ʒɐ.ʁɨˈte.ɾɐ/

From jarrete + -eira, from French jarret.


jujubeira

[ʒu.ʒuˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʒu.ʒuˈβɐj.ɾɐ]


jardim botânico

jardim botânico m (plural jardins botânicos)

botanical garden (a place where a variety of plants are grown for scientific reasons)


distribuição hipergeométrica

distribuição hipergeométrica f (uncountable)

[d͡ʒis.tɾi.bʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˌi.peɾ.ʒe.oˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ]

[d͡ʒis.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˌi.peɾ.ʒe.oˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ]

[d͡ʒiʃ.tɾi.bʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˌi.peɾ.ʒe.oˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ]

[d͡ʒiʃ.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˌi.peɾ.ʒe.oˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ]

hypergeometric distribution
hypergeometric distribution

(probability theory, statistics) hypergeometric distribution (probability distribution)


jacu

(Brazil) guan (several birds within the family Cracidae)


jóquei

jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)


jérsei

jersey (garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body)


joão-ninguém

joão-ninguém m (plural joões-ninguém or joãos-ninguém)

joões-ninguém (plural)
joãos-ninguém (plural)

/ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.nĩˈɡẽj̃/

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃]

/ˌʒwɐ̃w̃.nĩˈɡɐ̃j̃/

zero; random; nobody (person of little importance)


adôrno

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


jogo de azar

jogo de azar m (plural jogos de azar, metaphonic)

jogos de azar (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

[ˈʒo.ɣu ð‿ɐˈzaɾ]

[ˈʒo.ɣu ð‿ɐˈzaɾ]


jogo da velha

jogo da velha m (plural jogos da velha, metaphonic)

jogos da velha (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

/ˈʒo.ɡu dɐ ˈbɛ.ʎɐ/

[ˈʒo.ɣu ðɐ ˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

/ˈʒo.ɡu dɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

[ˈʒo.ɣu ðɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

/ˈʒo.ɡu dɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

[ˈʒo.ɣu ðɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]


jerosolimita

jerosolimita m or f by sense (plural jerosolimitas)


jardineira

[ʒɐɾ.ðiˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʒɐɾ.ðiˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʒɐɾ.ðiˈne.ɾɐ]

(Brazil, Southern Portugal, yod dropping) -eɾɐ

overall (protective garment worn over clothing)


jornaleiro

jornaleiro m (plural jornaleiros, feminine jornaleira, feminine plural jornaleiras)

jornaleiros (plural)
jornaleira (feminine)
jornaleiras (feminine plural)

From jornal (“newspaper; a day's pay”) + -eiro.

suffix

(chiefly Brazil) newsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)


jejum

Kabuverdianu: djudjum

→ Tetum: jejún

From Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu, from Latin iēiūnium (“fast”), from iēiūnus (“hungry, abstinent”), from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Galician xaxún, xexún, French jeûne and Spanish ayuno. Doublet of the borrowed jejuno.

Que é o jejum? Jejum pode ser uma prática mais ampla do que a simples abstinência de alimentos. Jejuamos também quando nos abstemos de determinados pensamentos, emoções, ações e palavras.

1991, Jose Trigueirinho Netto, Mensagens Para Uma Vida de Harmonia, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN, page 95:

What is fasting? Fasting can be a broader practice than simply abstaining from food. We also fast when we abstain from certain thoughts, emotions, actions and words.

fasting (period of time when one abstains from food)


jogo de computador

pt-noun

jogo de computador m (plural jogos de computador, metaphonic)

jogos de computador (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


jaleco

From Turkish yelek. Compare Spanish chaleco.

coat of typical white colour worn by scientists, medics, professors, teachers and other professionals


aprêço

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


arrôjo

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


cíthara

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


exª

Abbreviation of excelência, as a form of address


cyprestal

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


atêrro

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


livreyro

livreyro m (plural livreyros, feminine livreyra, feminine plural livreyras)

livreyros (plural)
livreyra (feminine)
livreyras (feminine plural)


cidadaõ

cidadaõ m (plural cidadaõs, feminine cidadã, feminine plural cidadãs)

cidadaõs (plural)
cidadã (feminine)
cidadãs (feminine plural)


eslavónico eclesiástico

eslavo eclesiástico
eslavo eclesiástico#Portuguese

(rare) Alternative form of eslavo eclesiástico


água cinza

grey water (non-potable, but non-toxic water)


ácido pirolenhoso

ácido pirolenhoso m (uncountable, metaphonic)

(chemistry) pyroligneous acid (dark liquid)


ácido fórmico

(organic chemistry) formic acid (methanoic acid)


ácido clorídrico

(inorganic chemistry) hydrochloric acid (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride)


cabra-montesa

cabra-montesa f (plural cabras-montesas)


jardim zoológico

jardim zoológico m (plural jardins zoológicos)

zoo (park where live animals are exhibited)


pé-grande

Alternative form of Pé-Grande, seen as a member of a species and not as an individual


ácido carbâmico

(organic chemistry) carbamic acid (NH₂COOH)


cidadam

cidadam m (plural cidadãos, feminine cidadã, feminine plural cidadãs)

cidadãos (plural)
cidadã (feminine)
cidadãs (feminine plural)


ácido lisérgico

(organic chemistry) lysergic acid (the organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid)


cheque-mate

cheque-mate m (plural cheques-mate or cheques-mates)

cheques-mate (plural)
cheques-mates (plural)


água pesada

(chemistry) heavy water (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen)


água régia

(historical, inorganic chemistry) aqua regia (mixture of acids)


vallão

vallão m (plural vallões, feminine vallona, feminine plural vallonas)

vallões (plural)
vallona (feminine)
vallonas (feminine plural)


cathólico

cathólico m (plural cathólicos, feminine cathólica, feminine plural cathólicas)

cathólicos (plural)
cathólica (feminine)
cathólicas (feminine plural)

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


bielo-russo

bielo-russo m (plural bielo-russos, feminine bielo-russa, feminine plural bielo-russas)

bielo-russos (plural)
bielo-russa (feminine)
bielo-russas (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bielorrusso.


portuguez

portuguez m (plural portuguezes, feminine portugueza, feminine plural portuguezas)

portuguezes (plural)
portugueza (feminine)
portuguezas (feminine plural)


árabe andaluz

Andalusian Arabic (variety of the Arabic language)


árvore de extensão

árvore de extensão f (plural árvores de extensão)

(graph theory) spanning tree (tree which includes all vertices of a graph)


árvore geradora

árvore geradora f (plural árvores geradoras)


âmbar gris

(uncountable) ambergris (waxy substance produced by sperm whales)


íntron

(genetics) intron (portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing)


êmese

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “to vomit”).


ógea

Falco subbuteo
Falco subbuteo#Translingual


árvore rubro-negra

pt-noun

árvore rubro-negra f (plural árvores rubro-negras)

(computing) red-black tree (binary search tree)


óleo vegetal

vegetable oil (oil produced from plants)


óleo de girassol

óleo de girassol m (plural óleos de girassol)


bafômetro

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bafómetro.


begônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of begónia.


ônibus espacial

ônibus espacial m (plural ônibus espaciais)

(Brazil) space shuttle (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space)


índice de massa corporal

índice de massa corporal m (plural índices de massa corporal)

body mass index (the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person)


órgão sensorial

órgão sensorial m (plural órgãos sensoriais)


órgão do sentido

órgão do sentido m (plural órgãos de sentido)


óculos de sol

sunglasses (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun)


ónus da prova

(law) burden of proof (duty of a party in a legal proceeding)


área de transferência

área de transferência f (plural áreas de transferência)

(computing) clipboard (buffer for temporary storage)


área de serviço

área de serviço f (plural áreas de serviço)

laundry (place or room where laundering is done)


ametade

(obsolete or colloquial) Alternative form of metade


becape

(Brazil, computing) backup (copy of file or record)


áugure

augur (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences)


ázimo

unleavened bread (bread without a raising agent)


barco-dragão

[ˌbaɾ.ku.dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌbaχ.ku.dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌbaɻ.ko.dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌbaɾ.ku.ðɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]


água benta

água benta f (usually uncountable, plural águas bentas)

→ Old Tupi: 'ykaraíba (calque)

[ˈa.ɣwɐ ˈβẽ.tɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agua bẽeyta, from Late Latin aqua benedicta.


áspide

Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).


fôrma

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of forma. (Etymology 2)


íncola

(formal) resident; inhabitant (a person living in a given location)


água-viva

[ˌa.ɣwɐˈβi.βɐ]

A água-viva mais perigosa do mundo é a vespa-do-mar.

2007, Gracia Helena Anacleto, Fundo do mar: aventuras submarinas, Editora DCL, page 12:

The world’s most dangerous jellyfish is the sea wasp.

jellyfish (free-swimming, umbrella-shaped cnidarian)


úbere

Borrowed from Latin ūberem. Doublet of the inherited ubre.

udder (part of domestic milk-giving animal that expresses milk)


Exposição mundial

pt-noun

Exposição mundial f (plural Exposições mundiais)

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)


águia-real

[ˌa.ɡɪ.ɐ.χeˈaʊ̯]


óbolo

Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”).

(figuratively) alms (donation of little value, given to the poor)

(mathematics) unit of weight that is approximately equivalent to 0.72 grams

Charon's obol (a coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial)


cometimento

Ele é suspeito do cometimento de um crime grave.

He's suspected of committing a serious crime.

committing (the act by which something is committed)


adultescente

adultescente m or f by sense (plural adultescentes)

(informal) an adult who behaves as a teenager; kidult


acento diacrítico

acento diacrítico m (plural acentos diacríticos)


ítalo

ítalo m (plural ítalos, feminine ítala, feminine plural ítalas)

ítalos (plural)
ítala (feminine)
ítalas (feminine plural)


maminha

[mɐ̃ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]

[mɐ̃ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]

Os melhores cortes de carne para churrasco são: alcatra, picanha, costela, maminha e fraldinha. A picanha e a alcatra têm uma película fina, que deve ser retirada com a mão, como se retira um adesivo, para que não fiquem duras depois de […]

1993, Paulo Mario Bacariça Vasconcellos, Guia prático para o confinador, NBL Editora, →ISBN, page 219:


activo fixo

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


alta traição

high treason (criminal disloyalty to one’s country)


alfabeto fonético internacional

alfabeto fonético internacional m (uncountable)

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet (standardised symbols for speech)


administrador de banco de dados

administrador de banco de dados m (plural administradores de banco de dados, feminine administradora de banco de dados, feminine plural administradoras de banco de dados)

administradores de banco de dados (plural)
administradora de banco de dados (feminine)
administradoras de banco de dados (feminine plural)

database administrator
database administrator


alma gémea

soulmate (someone with whom one has a special connection)


águia-pesqueira

águia-pesqueira f (plural águias-pesqueiras)


ácido carbónico

carbonic acid (a weak unstable acid, H₂CO₃)


amigo por correspondência

amigo por correspondência m (plural amigos por correspondência, feminine amiga por correspondência, feminine plural amigas por correspondência)

amigos por correspondência (plural)
amiga por correspondência (feminine)
amigas por correspondência (feminine plural)

pen pal (person with whom one communicates using letters)


aparelho televisor

aparelho televisor m (plural aparelhos televisores)


órgão de reflexão

órgão de reflexão m (plural órgãos de reflexão)

/ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ʁe.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi he.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ʁe.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi he.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ʁe.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi he.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ʁe.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi χe.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de he.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃ dɨ ʁɨ.flɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

[ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃ dɨ ʁɨ.flɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

think tank (group producing research and recommendations)


ônibus escolar

ônibus escolar m (plural ônibus escolares)

(Brazil) school bus (transport for schoolchildren)


anúncio intersticial

anúncio intersticial m (plural anúncios intersticiais)

(Internet) interstitial (webpage displayed before a content page)


apontador de lápis

apontador de lápis m (plural apontadores de lápis)

pencil sharpener (a device used to sharpen pencils)


arcanos maiores

major arcana (22 trumps of a deck of tarot cards)


aparelho de mudança de via

aparelho de mudança de via m (plural aparelhos de mudança de via)

(rail transport) switch (movable section of railroad track)


arame farpado

arame farpado m (plural arames farpados)

barbed wire (twisted strands of steel wire)


ar condicionado

ar condicionado m (plural ares condicionados)

air conditioning (the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner)

air conditioning (an air conditioner or system of air conditioners)


arco seno

(trigonometry) arcsine (inverse of sine)


arco tangente

(trigonometry) arctangent (inverse of tangent function)


areia movediça

areia movediça f (plural areias movediças)

quicksand (wet sand that things readily sink in)


arco triunfal

arco triunfal m (plural arcos triunfais)

triumphal arch (monumental arch that commemorates a victory)


arianisimo

(Christianity) Arianism (nontrinitarian Christian teaching)


Expo

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)


aresta orientada

aresta orientada f (plural arestas orientadas)

(graph theory) directed edge (ordered pair of nodes)


ótico

ótico m (plural óticos, feminine ótica, feminine plural óticas)

óticos (plural)
ótica (feminine)
óticas (feminine plural)

Modified from learned form óptico, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”), from ὀπτός (optós, “seen, visible”).

der

European Portuguese standard spelling of óptico.


águia-de-asa-redonda

pt-noun

águia-de-asa-redonda f (plural águias-de-asa-redonda)

[ˌa.ɣjɐˌð‿a.zɐ.ʁɨˈðõ.dɐ]


órgão sexual

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sek.sʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sekˈswaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sek.sʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sekˈswaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sek.sʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sekˈswaʊ̯]

[ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sek.sʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sekˈswaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sek.sʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ sekˈswaʊ̯]

[ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃ sɛˈkswaɫ]

[ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃ sɛˈkswaɫ]

(anatomy) sex organ (organ used in sexual reproduction)


artes marciais mistas

artes marciais mistas f pl (plural only)

mixed martial arts (style of combat sport)


artigo definido

artigo definido m (plural artigos definidos)

(grammar) definite article (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered)


artigo indefinido

artigo indefinido m (plural artigos indefinidos)

(grammar) indefinite article (word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects)


andarilho

andarilho m (plural andarilhos, feminine andarilha, feminine plural andarilhas)

andarilhos (plural)
andarilha (feminine)
andarilhas (feminine plural)

vagabond, wanderer (a person who travels aimlessly, usually having no fixed dwelling)


arreios

harness (restraint or support, especially for horses or draft animals)


anexação

annexation (addition or incorporation of something)


aspirador de pó

aspirador de pó m (plural aspiradores de pó)


assassino em série

assassino em série m (plural assassinos em série, feminine assassina em série, feminine plural assassinas em série)

assassinos em série (plural)
assassina em série (feminine)
assassinas em série (feminine plural)

serial killer (person who commits multiple murders)


acónito

acónitos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).


aghori

one of the Aghori (order of Hindu ascetics)


antigalha

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡa.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡa.ʎɐ/


abadado

[ɐ.βɐˈða.ðu]

(rare) abbotship (the state or office of an abbot)


anémona-do-mar

pt-noun

anémona-do-mar f (plural anémonas-do-mar)


alhada

estar metido numa alhada

(figurative, colloquial) pinch, mess (difficult situation)


abridor de lata

abridor de lata m (plural abridores de lata)

(Brazil) can opener/tin opener (device to open tin cans)


anfitriã

[ɐ̃.fi.tɾɪˈɐ̃]


apátrida

apátrida m or f by sense (plural apátridas)


arinca

Related to arenque (“herring”), sharing a process in the fish's salting.


array associativo

array associativo m (plural arrays associativos)

(computing) dictionary; associative array


apuração

(countable) calculation (reckoning, estimate)

(journalism) fact-finding, newsgathering, field work


abelharuco

(Portugal) bee-eater (any of several birds in the family Meropidae)


arremesso de peso

(Brazil, athletics) shot put (athletics event)


amputação

Learned borrowing from Latin amputātiōnem. By surface analysis, amputar + -ção.


Grão-Mestre

pt-noun

Grão-Mestre m (plural Grão-Mestres, feminine Grã-Mestra, feminine plural Grã-Mestras)

Grão-Mestres (plural)
Grã-Mestra (feminine)
Grã-Mestras (feminine plural)

/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈmɛs.tɾi/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈmɛs.tɾi]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈmɛs.tɾi/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈmɛs.tɾi]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈmɛʃ.tɾi/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈmɛʃ.tɾi]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈmɛs.tɾe/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈmɛs.tɾe]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Grandmaster (highest title for chess player)


aquífero

aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel)


apótema

(geometry) apothem (the distance from the center of a polygon to a side)


antissemita

antissemita m or f by sense (plural antissemitas)


aprendizado

study (mental effort to acquire knowledge)


adido

From Latin additus. Attested since at least 1836.

a similar officer with different functions


arquiduque

arquiduque m (plural arquiduques, feminine arquiduquesa, feminine plural arquiduquesas)

arquiduques (plural)
arquiduquesa (feminine)
arquiduquesas (feminine plural)


abaixo-assinado

abaixo-assinado m (plural abaixo-assinados)


álgebra linear

(mathematics) linear algebra (branch of mathematics)


arruda

→ Indonesian: aruda

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).


ariranha

/a.ɾiˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[a.ɾiˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/a.ɾiˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[a.ɾiˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/

/ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/

/ɐ.ɾiˈɾa.ɲɐ/

Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteronura brasiliensis#Translingual


africada

(phonetics) affricate (a sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative)


apostila

(Brazil) textbook (formal manual of instruction)


ascáride

(biology) ascarid (any nematode of the family Ascarididae)


arquivista

arquivista m or f by sense (plural arquivistas)

archivist (person in charge of an archive)


alfarrobeira

Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratonia siliqua#Translingual

(botany) carob (Ceratonia siliqua, a tree of the Mediterranean region)


arauto

herald (a harbinger giving signs of things to come)


arquétipo

archetype (original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative)

(literature) archetype (person, story, concept, or object that is based on a known archetype)

archetype (ideal example of something; a quintessence)

(psychology) archetype (universal pattern of thought)


aerodinâmica

aerodynamics (the science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases)


aprisionamento

aprisionamento m (plural aprisionamentos)

imprisonment (being forced to serve a sentence in a jail or prison)


aquecedor

heater (device that produces and radiates heat)


ascensão

[a.sẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐʃ.sẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐ.ʃẽˈsɐ̃w̃/


arquimandrita

Borrowed from Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

der

ἀρχιμανδρίτης

archimandrite (the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church)


arranjamento

/ɐ.ʁɐ̃.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/


argeliano

pt-noun

argeliano m (plural argelianos, feminine argeliana, feminine plural argelianas)

argelianos (plural)
argeliana (feminine)
argelianas (feminine plural)


aranha-lobo

[ɐˌɾɐ.ɲɐˈlo.βu]

[ɐˌɾɐ.ɲɐˈlo.βu]


arrombamento

breaking and entering
breaking and entering


assentamento

settlement (a colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled)


anglo-saxão

anglo-saxão m (plural anglo-saxões, feminine anglo-saxã, feminine plural anglo-saxãs)

anglo-saxões (plural)
anglo-saxã (feminine)
anglo-saxãs (feminine plural)

[ˌɐ̃.ɡlu.sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌɐ̃.ɡlu.sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌɐ̃.ɡlo.sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Anglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England)

(uncountable) Anglo-Saxon; Old English (language)


asa-delta

asa-delta f (plural asas-delta or asas-deltas)

asas-delta (plural)
asas-deltas (plural)

[ˌa.zɐˈðɛɫ.tɐ]


artesanato

handicraft (trade requiring skill of hand)


assistente social

assistente social m or f by sense (plural assistentes sociais)

social worker (person whose profession is social work)


assamês

assamês m (plural assameses, feminine assamesa, feminine plural assamesas)

assameses (plural)
assamesa (feminine)
assamesas (feminine plural)


armeiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese armeyro, probably constructed in Old Portuguese as arma + -eiro, from Latin arma. Compare Spanish armero, Catalan armer, archaic Italian armaio. See also armário.
Equivalent to arma + -eiro.


ataque de nervos

ataque de nervos m (plural ataques de nervos)


ato falho

Freudian slip (subconscious mistake in speech or action)


assistência humanitária

assistência humanitária f (plural assistências humanitárias)


atestado de óbito

atestado de óbito m (plural atestados de óbito)


arcobotante

(architecture) flying buttress (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports)


artemísia

Borrowed from Latin artemisia. Doublet of artemija.

artemisia; mugwort (any of the aromatic flowering plants in the genus Artemisia)


arquidiocese

archdiocese (area administered by an archbishop)


arruaceiro

arruaceiro m (plural arruaceiros, feminine arruaceira, feminine plural arruaceiras)

arruaceiros (plural)
arruaceira (feminine)
arruaceiras (feminine plural)

hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence)


arroz selvagem

Zizania aquatica
Wikispecies:Zizania aquatica


ascendência

descent; ancestry; lineage (hereditary derivation)


albúmen

[aʊ̯ˈbũ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈbũ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈbu.mẽɪ̯̃]


apogeu

Borrowed from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόγειον (apógeion).

(astronomy) apogee (the point on the Moon's orbit, on the orbit of an artificial satellite or on the Sun's orbit in apparent annual motion, which is furthest from the Earth)

(figuratively) peak; maximum moment; culmination


argênteo

[aɦˈʒẽ.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[aɦˈʒẽ.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[aɾˈʒẽ.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[aʁˈʒẽ.t͡ʃɪ.u]

[aɻˈʒẽ.t͡ʃɪ.o]

Borrowed from Latin argenteus. Compare the inherited Old Portuguese arenço, cognate to Spanish arienzo.


arúspice

arúspice m or f by sense (plural arúspices)

Learned borrowing from Latin haruspicem.

haruspex (one who practices divination by inspecting entrails)


arraia

From a- + raia, from Old Galician-Portuguese raia, from Latin raia.

ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)


arraia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *arraia, borrowed from Arabic الرَعِيَّة (ar-raʕiyya).


anilha

(hydraulics) iron ring for supporting safety beams

(Brazil) weight (plate of a specified weight placed on a dumbbell)


auto-felação

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


auto-controle

self-control (ability to control one’s desires and impulses)


auto-serviço

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


anticoncepção

anticoncepções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kõ.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kõ.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kõ.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

contraception (use of a device or procedure to prevent conception)


ave de capoeira

pt-noun

ave de capoeira f (plural aves de capoeira)


avó paterna

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother

paternal grandmother (one’s father's mother)


avó materna

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother

maternal grandmother (the mother of one’s mother)


êxtase

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis), through Latin ecstasis.

ecstasy (state of mind in which the individual is dominated by emotions or senses, sometimes with a loss of awareness of the surrounding reality)


êxtase

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis) and Latin ecstasis through English ecstasy.

ecstasy (drug consisting of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) which, consisting of a mixture of stimulants and hallucinogens, acts on the central nervous system, causing effects such as feelings of euphoria and loss of inhibition)


aço inoxidável

aço inoxidável m (plural aços inoxidáveis)


arquibancada

bleachers; stands; terrace (tiered, exposed spectator seating)


açúcar de confeiteiro

powdered sugar (very finely ground sugar)


banco de igreja

banco de igreja m (plural bancos de igreja)

pew (type of long bench used in churches)


barra de estado

barra de estado f (plural barras de estado)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(computing, graphical user interface, Portugal) status bar (an information area typically found at the bottom of windows)


aquilégia

columbine (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)


baile de máscaras

baile de máscaras m (plural bailes de máscaras)

masquerade (party of people wearing masks)


arqui-inimigo

arqui-inimigo m (plural arqui-inimigos, feminine arqui-inimiga, feminine plural arqui-inimigas)

arqui-inimigos (plural)
arqui-inimiga (feminine)
arqui-inimigas (feminine plural)


assinante

assinante m or f by sense (plural assinantes)

subscriber (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service)


assombração

/ɐ.sõ.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


aurífice

aurífice m or f by sense (plural aurífices)

Learned borrowing from Latin aurificem. Doublet of ourives.

goldsmith (person who forges things out of gold)


bar gay

gay bar (tavern or similar nightclub whose primary clientèle is homosexuals)


alfarroba

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb) together with the definitive article al-, via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish algarroba.


atuário

atuário m (plural atuários, feminine atuária, feminine plural atuárias)

atuários (plural)
atuária (feminine)
atuárias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from English actuary, from Latin āctuārius (“scribe”).

actuary (maker of insurance calculations)


augúrio

Learned borrowing from Latin augurium. Doublet of agoiro.

(archaic) augury (divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals)


axónio

axónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


atiradeira

[ɐ.ti.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ.ti.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

É o pé, é o chão / É a marcha estradeira / Passarinho na mão / Pedra de atiradeira

1972, Antônio Carlos Jobim (lyrics and music), “Águas de Março”:

slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)


barra de status

barra de status f (plural barras de status)

(computing, graphical user interface, Brazil) status bar (an information area typically found at the bottom of windows)


associatividade

associatividade f (plural associatividades)

(algebra) associativity (condition of being associative)


assédio sexual

assédio sexual m (plural assédios sexuais)


aquecimento global

aquecimento global m (usually uncountable, plural aquecimentos globais)

global warming (increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere to cause climate change)


arrebatamento

rapture (act or effect of snatching, taking or tearing away in a sudden or violent way)

(Christianity) rapture (gathering up of believers in end times)


asceticismo

asceticism (the principles and practices of an ascetic)


ativo circulante

ativo circulante m (plural ativos circulantes)


ave-do-paraíso

ave-do-paraíso f (plural aves-do-paraíso)


atacador

atacador m (plural atacadores, feminine atacadora, feminine plural atacadoras)

atacadores (plural)
atacadora (feminine)
atacadoras (feminine plural)


artimanha

/aʁ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/aʁ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/aɾ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/aʁ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɲɐ/


arquiduquesa

female equivalent of arquiduque; archduchess


açaizeiro

açai (south American palms of the genus Euterpe)


azeviche

[ɐ.zɨˈβi.t͡ʃɨ]

From Andalusian Arabic السبج (az-zabáǧ), from Arabic السَّبَج (as-sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/šab/, “night”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”).


automação

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


admoestação

[ɐ.ðmwɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

reproach (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism)


atendimento

O atendimento daquele restaurante mexicano é mais ou menos.

That Mexican restaurant’s service is so-so.


artrópode

[ɐɾˈtɾɔ.pu.ðɨ]

(zoology) arthropod (an animal belonging to the Arthropoda)


austro-húngaro

pt-noun

austro-húngaro m (plural austro-húngaros, feminine austro-húngara, feminine plural austro-húngaras)

austro-húngaros (plural)
austro-húngara (feminine)
austro-húngaras (feminine plural)

/ˌawʃ.tɾɔˈũ.ɡɐ.ɾu/

(historical) Austro-Hungarian (person from Austria-Hungary)


açucareiro

sugar bowl (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table)


autodidata

autodidata m or f by sense (plural autodidatas)


aréola

Learned borrowing from Latin areola. Doublet of eiró.

(anatomy) areola (circle around the nipple)

flowerbed (place where flowers are grown)

(botany) areole (bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines)


arma de destruição em massa

arma de destruição em massa f (plural armas de destruição em massa)

/ˈaʁ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾu.iˈsɐ̃w̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ/

[ˈaɦ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

[ˈaɦ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

/ˈaɾ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾu.iˈsɐ̃w̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ/

[ˈaɾ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

[ˈaɾ.mɐ d͡ʒi des.tɾuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

/ˈaʁ.mɐ d͡ʒi deʃ.tɾu.iˈsɐ̃w̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ/

[ˈaʁ.mɐ d͡ʒi deʃ.tɾʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

[ˈaʁ.mɐ d͡ʒi deʃ.tɾuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ ˈma.sɐ]

[ˈaʁ.mɐ d͡ʒi deʃ.tɾuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩ ˈma.sɐ]

[ˈaɾ.mɐ ðɨ ðɨʃ.tɾujˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ ˈma.sɐ]

weapon of mass destruction
weapon of mass destruction

weapon of mass destruction (weapon designed to kill or injure many civilians)


batata frita

chip; french fry (deep fried strip of potato)

(uncountable) chips; french fries (deep fried strips of potato)


autoimagem

self-image (way a person views themselves)


azevinho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *azevinno, diminutive of *azevo (Compare Spanish acebo, Galician acivro, acevo), from Vulgar Latin *acifolium, from Latin aquifolium.

inh+

holly (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex)


autodefesa

self-defense (means of defending oneself from attack)

(law) self-defense (defense for oneself against violence)


autovetor

(Brazil, linear algebra) eigenvector (vector not rotated by linear transformation)


azul celeste

[ɐˈzuɫ sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ]

[ɐˈzuɫ sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ]

From azul (“blue”) + celeste (“celestial, heavenly”).


alcaguete

(Brazil, colloquial) grass; informer; snitch


auto-obsessão

self-obsession (preoccupation with self)


açougueiro

pt-noun

açougueiro m (plural açougueiros, feminine açougueira, feminine plural açougueiras)

açougueiros (plural)
açougueira (feminine)
açougueiras (feminine plural)

butcher (a person who prepares and sells meat)


audiência objetivada

audiência objetivada f (plural audiências objetivadas)

(marketing, rare) target audience (group of people an advertisement campaign or product is aimed at)


autossuficiência

autossuficiência f (plural autossuficiências)

self-sufficiency (condition of being self-sufficient)


batimento cardíaco

batimento cardíaco m (plural batimentos cardíacos)


bem durável

(economics) durable good (good that yields utility over time)


beijo de língua

beijo de língua m (plural beijos de língua)


audácia

courage; fearlessness (quality of being fearless)


benzoato de sódio

benzoato de sódio m (plural benzoatos de sódio)

(chemistry) sodium benzoate (the sodium salt of benzoic acid)


besta negra

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


bicho de pelúcia

bicho de pelúcia m (plural bichos de pelúcia)

stuffed animal (a toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials)


bicarbonato de sódio

bicarbonato de sódio m (plural bicarbonatos de sódio)

(chemistry) sodium bicarbonate; baking soda (salt of sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid)


beterraba-sacarina

beterraba-sacarina f (plural beterrabas-sacarinas)


bicho de peluche

bicho de peluche m (plural bichos de peluche)

(rare) stuffed animal (a toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials)


bicho-preguiça

bicho-preguiça m (plural bichos-preguiça)

From bicho (“beast, animal”) + preguiça (“sloth, laziness”).

compound

sloth (any of various South American mammals of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae)