antiportador

(biochemistry) antiporter (a cell protein that acts within an antiport)


antirrábico

(pharmacology) substance that prevents or counters rabies


antiquimotripsina

pt-noun

antiquimotripsina f (plural antiquimotripsinas)

(biochemistry) antichymotrypsin (any serpin that inhibits chymotrypsin)


anualização

annualization (the process of annualizing)


antirrevisionismo

(historiography) antirevisionism (opposition to revisionism)


antioxidação

(chemistry) antioxidation (action that prevents oxidation)


anuloplastia

(cardiology, surgery) annuloplasty (surgical repair of a cardiac valve)


antófita

(botany) anthophyte (any angiosperm or related extinct plants)


antissifilítico

antissifilítico m (plural antissifilíticos)

(pharmacology) antisyphilitic (any drug that counters syphilis)


antirracionalista

antirracionalista m or f by sense (plural antirracionalistas)

(philosophy) antirationalist (one who rejects philosophical rationalism)


antipsiquiatria

(psychoanalysis) antipsychiatry (a form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts)


antiterminação

(genetics) antitermination (a mechanism that prevents premature termination of DNA transcription)


antissepsia

(hygiene) antisepsis (the prevention of microbial infection)


anólito

(physics) anolyte (portion of an electrolyte near an anode)


antioquenho

Antioquenian (someone from Antioquia, Colombia)


antiteticidade

antitheticality (the quality of being antithetical)


antiteologia

antitheology (a belief system that runs counter to theology)


antirromantismo

(literature) antiromanticism (opposition to romanticism)


antissociedade

antissociedade f (plural antissociedades)

(sociology) antisociety (underground or marginalised social group)


aortorrafia

(surgery) aortorrhaphy (suture of the aorta)


aortograma

(medicine) aortogram (an image produced by aortography)


antitrombose

(medicine) antithrombosis (inhibition of the formation of thrombi)


antipositivista

antipositivista m or f by sense (plural antipositivistas)

(social sciences) antipositivist (an advocate of antipositivism)


antissocialidade

(sociology, psychology) antisociality (the quality of being antisocial)


antirreumático

antirreumático m (plural antirreumáticos)

(pharmacology) antirheumatic (a drug that prevents or counters rheumatism)


anténula

anténulas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


antitotalitarismo

(politics) antitotalitarianism (opposition to totalitarianism)


antitrágico

(anatomy) antitragicus (an intrinsic muscle that arises from the outer part of the antitragus)


antissocialista

antissocialista m or f by sense (plural antissocialistas)

(politics) antisocialist (one who opposes socialism)


antinocicepção

(neurology) antinociception (reduced sensitivity to pain)


antissionista

antissionista m or f by sense (plural antissionistas)

anti-Zionist (one who is opposed to Zionism)


antitrombótico

antitrombótico m (plural antitrombóticos)

(pharmacology) antithrombotic (any drug having this property)


antiuniverso

(astrophysics) antiuniverse (a conjectured universe formed from antimatter)


antitrinitarismo

(theology) antitrinitarianism (rejection of the doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons)


antiágua

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡwɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈa.ɡwɐ/

(particle physics) antiwater (a hypothetical substance resembling water but made from antimatter)


antiteatro

(dramaturgy) antitheater (works of theater that go against theatrical conventions)


antraz

[ɐ̃ˈtɾa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(pathology) anthrax (bacterial disease causing lesions)


apamina

(biochemistry) apamin (a neurotoxin found in the Western honey bee)


apalaí

Apalaí (member of a native people of northern Brazil)

(uncountable) Apalaí (a Carib language spoken in Brazil)


antirreformista

antirreformista m or f by sense (plural antirreformistas)

(politics) antireformer (one who opposes reform)


antracose

/ɐ̃.tɾɐˈkɔ.zɨ/

(pneumology, pathology) anthracosis (pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal)


antipsicótico

(pharmacology) antipsychotic (any drug used to treat psychosis)


antiópera

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

(opera) antiopera (an opera that deliberately avoids typical conventions)


antrona

(organic chemistry) anthrone (a tricyclic aromatic ketone)


antivírus

(computer security) antivirus (computing software that eliminates malware)


antofilita

(mineralogy) anthophyllite (a dark brown amphibole mineral)


antitransportador

antitransportador m (plural antitransportadores)

(biochemistry) antiporter (a cell protein that acts within an antiport)


antiutilitarismo

(philosophy) antiutilitarianism (opposition to utilitarianism)


antélice

(anatomy) anthelix (a curved prominence of cartilage on the pinna, parallel with and in front of the helix)


apartheidista

apartheidista m or f by sense (plural apartheidistas)

(sociopolitics) apartheidist (a proponent of apartheid)


antúrio

anthurium (any flower of the genus Anthurium)


antoxantina

(biochemistry) anthoxanthin (any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants)


antivitamina

(biochemistry) antivitamin (any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin)


antítipo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antítupos). By surface analysis, anti- + tipo.

lbor

antitype (something that is symbolised or represented by a type)


antiveneno

(medicine) antivenin (antitoxin for treating envenomation)


antitotalitário

pt-noun

antitotalitário m (plural antitotalitários)

(politics) antitotalitarian (an opponent of totalitarianism)


antivórtice

(physics) antivortex (a vortex that rotates in an opposite direction to another that it is paired with)


antiuniversalismo

(theology) antiuniversalism (opposition to universalism)


antropossolo

(soil science) anthroposol (a soil that has been influenced by human cultivation)


antitradicionalismo

(sociology) antitraditionalism (opposition to traditionalism)


antitecnologismo

antitechnologism (opposition to technology)


anurese

(medicine) anuresis (the inability to urinate)


antiteatralidade

antitheatricality (the quality or state of being antitheatrical)


antracnose

(phytopathology) anthracnose (any of several fungal plant diseases)


antífrase

(rhetoric) antiphrasis (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning)


antitrinitário

antitrinitário m (plural antitrinitários)

(theology) antitrinitarian (one who rejects the Trinitarian doctrine)


anófele

(entomology) anopheles (member of the Anopheles genus of mosquitos)


antroponomia

(anthropology) anthroponomy (the study of the laws and development of the humans)


antitradicionalista

antitradicionalista m or f by sense (plural antitradicionalistas)

(sociology) antitraditionalist (an opponent of traditionalism)


antrustião

[ɐ̃.tɾus.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɾusˈt͡ʃjɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.tɾusˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.tɾus.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɾusˈt͡ʃjɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.tɾusˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɾuʃ.t͡ʃiˈɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.tɾuʃ.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɾuʃˈt͡ʃjɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.tɾuʃˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.tɾuʃˈtjɐ̃w̃/

(historical) antrustion (a vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes)


aná

(historical) anna (unit of currency in British India)


antítrago

/ˌɐ̃ˌt͡ʃiˈtɾa.ɡu/

/ˌɐ̃ˌt͡ʃiˈtɾa.ɡu/

/ˌɐ̃ˌt͡ʃiˈtɾa.ɡo/

(anatomy) antitragus (a projection of the auricle of the ear extending to the tragus)


antracotério

anthracothere (any of several extinct artiodactyl ungulates, of the family †Anthracotheriidae)


antirromance

(literature) antinovel (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel)


antiprostaglandina

antiprostaglandina f (plural antiprostaglandinas)

(biochemistry) antiprostaglandin (a prostaglandin inhibitor)


antóforo

(botany) anthophore (the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla)


antístrofe

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”).

lbor

antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left)

(rhetoric) antistrophe (the repetition of words in an inverse order)


moscas domésticas

mosca doméstica
mosca doméstica#Portuguese


motores de busca

motor de busca
motor de busca#Portuguese


movimentos sacádicos

movimento sacádico
movimento sacádico#Portuguese


mudanças climáticas

mudança climática
mudança climática#Portuguese


moços de recados

moço de recados
moço de recados#Portuguese


saídas à francesa

saída à francesa
saída à francesa#Portuguese


mundos das fadas

mundo das fadas
mundo das fadas#Portuguese


musaranhos comuns

musaranho comum
musaranho comum#Portuguese


máquinas de busca

máquina de busca
máquina de busca#Portuguese


mulheres de negócios

mulher de negócios
mulher de negócios#Portuguese


máquinas de lavar

máquina de lavar
máquina de lavar#Portuguese


mães substitutas

mãe substituta
mãe substituta#Portuguese


máquinas diferenciais

máquina diferencial
máquina diferencial#Portuguese


mulheres de vida fácil

mulher de vida fácil
mulher de vida fácil#Portuguese


máquinas de costura

máquina de costura
máquina de costura#Portuguese


máquinas de lavar roupa

máquina de lavar roupa
máquina de lavar roupa#Portuguese


mulheres públicas

mulher pública
mulher pública#Portuguese


máquinas de vender

máquina de vender
máquina de vender#Portuguese


máximos divisores comuns

máximo divisor comum
máximo divisor comum#Portuguese


lixos eletrônicos

lixo eletrônico
lixo eletrônico#Portuguese


nabos da Suécia

nabo da Suécia
nabo da Suécia#Portuguese


nados borboleta

nado borboleta
nado borboleta#Portuguese


mínimos denominadores comuns

mínimo denominador comum
mínimo denominador comum#Portuguese


músicas clássicas

música clássica
música clássica#Portuguese


métodos de Monte Carlo

método de Monte Carlo
método de Monte Carlo#Portuguese


médicos de pés descalços

médico de pés descalços
médico de pés descalços#Portuguese


musaranhos pigmeus

musaranho pigmeu
musaranho pigmeu#Portuguese


nebulosas planetárias

nebulosa planetária
nebulosa planetária#Portuguese


listas telefônicas

lista telefônica
lista telefônica#Portuguese


antropodiceia

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ðiˈsɐj.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ðiˈsɐj.ɐ]

(philosophy) anthropodicy (a justification of the fundamental goodness of humanity)


máquinas de venda automáticas

máquina de venda automática
máquina de venda automática#Portuguese


chocolates ao leite

chocolate ao leite
chocolate ao leite#Portuguese


narizes empinados

nariz empinado
nariz empinado#Portuguese


livros eletrônicos

livro eletrônico
livro eletrônico#Portuguese


limpadores de parabrisas

limpador de parabrisas
limpador de parabrisas#Portuguese


máquinas ferramentas

máquina ferramenta
máquina ferramenta#Portuguese


navios almirantes

navio almirante
navio almirante#Portuguese


lixos electrónicos

lixo electrónico
lixo electrónico#Portuguese


motores a quatro tempos

motor a quatro tempos
motor a quatro tempos#Portuguese


aortopexia

(surgery) aortopexy (a surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum)


antissocialismo

(politics) antisocialism (opposition to socialism)


antivacinista

pt-noun

antivacinista m or f by sense (plural antivacinistas)

antivaccinationist (one who is opposed to the practice of vaccination)


máquinas de Turing

máquina de Turing
máquina de Turing#Portuguese


módulos de Young

módulo de Young
módulo de Young#Portuguese


antivivisseccionismo

(ethics) antivivisectionism (opposition to vivisection)


antivivisseccionista

antivivisseccionista m or f by sense (plural antivivisseccionistas)

(ethics) antivivisectionist (an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection)


antropotécnica

anthropotechnics (study of the interaction between man and machines)


antuerpiense

antuerpiense m or f by sense (plural antuerpienses)


antozoário

From anto- + -zoário (from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion)).

(marine biology) anthozoan (a marine invertebrate of the class Anthozoa)


máquinas do tempo

máquina do tempo
máquina do tempo#Portuguese


antropolinguística

antropolinguística f (plural antropolinguísticas)

(linguistics) anthropolinguistics (anthropological linguistics)


antropogenética

antropogenética f (plural antropogenéticas)

anthropogenetics (the study of the origins and development of humans)


antódio

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.o]

(botany) anthodium (the inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head)


antisséptico

(hygiene) antiseptic (substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms)


anulador

annuler (person or authority that annuls)


antropófita

(ecology) anthropophyte (plant introduced into a new habitat by humans)


antirreducionista

antirreducionista m or f by sense (plural antirreducionistas)

(philosophy) antireductionist (proponent of antireductionism)


antiteísta

antiteísta m or f by sense (plural antiteístas)

(religion) antitheist (an active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods)


antiépico

(literature) antiepic (a literary work challenging the conventions of the epic)


antissubjetivismo

(philosophy) antisubjectivism (any philosophy opposed to subjectivism)


antirrepublicano

antirrepublicano m (plural antirrepublicanos)

(politics) antirepublican (one who opposes the formation of a republic)


antiurbanização

(urban studies) antiurbanization (opposition to urbanization)


antitransformada

antitransformada f (plural antitransformadas)

(mathematics) antitransform (the inverse of a transform)


antiuniversalista

antiuniversalista m or f by sense (plural antiuniversalistas)

(theology) antiuniversalist (one who opposes universalism)


antímero

(biology) antimere (one of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical organisms)


antitecnologista

antitecnologista m or f by sense (plural antitecnologistas)

antitechnologist (one who opposes technology)


aperiodicidade

aperiodicity (the condition of being aperiodic)


apicificação

(odontology) apexification (the promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue)


sanguinária

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinaria. By surface analysis, sangue + -n- + ária.

surf

Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis#Translingual

bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis, a North American poppy)

Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare#Translingual

common knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare, widespread herb native to Eurasia)


apigenina

(organic chemistry) apigenin (a flavone that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine)


apiina

(organic chemistry) apiin (a chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery)


apart-hotel

[ɐˌpaɾt.ɔˈtɛɫ]

[ɐˌpaɾt.ɔˈtɛɫ]

aparthotel (hotel having self-catering apartments instead of bedrooms or suites)


apicoplasto

(microbiology) apicoplast (a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa)


absorvedores

[ɐ.βsoɾ.vɨˈðo.ɾɨʃ]

[ɐ.βsoɾ.vɨˈðo.ɾɨʃ]

[ɐ.βsoɾ.βɨˈðo.ɾɨʃ]


ar livre

open air (the outside; areas outside buildings)


arrestina

(biochemistry) arrestin (any of a group of proteins that regulate signal transduction within cells)


absorvedora

[ɐ.βsoɾ.βɨˈðo.ɾɐ]


retrógrada

/ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ/

[ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɣɾɐ.ðɐ]


absorvedoras

[ɐ.βsoɾ.vɨˈðo.ɾɐʃ]

[ɐ.βsoɾ.vɨˈðo.ɾɐʃ]

[ɐ.βsoɾ.βɨˈðo.ɾɐʃ]


arterite de Takayasu

Takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis

(pathology) Takayasu's arteritis (an inflammatory disease of unknown cause affecting the aorta)


assimilacionismo

pt-noun

assimilacionismo m (plural assimilacionismos)

(sociology) assimilationism (the policy or practice of the assimilation into a mainstream culture)


aspas irónicas

scare quotes (quotation marks used to indicate that the author does not approve of the term)


aterro sanitário

aterro sanitário m (plural aterros sanitários)

landfill (site at which refuse is buried)


força de van der Waals

força de van der Waals f (plural forças de van der Waals)

(chemistry) van der Waals force (weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules)


atração de van der Waals

atração de van der Waals f (plural atrações de van der Waals)


lírio branco

Lilium candidum
Wikispecies:Lilium candidum

annunciation lily (Lilium candidum, the common white lily)


açucena branca

açucena branca f (plural açucenas brancas)


babésia

(microbiology, epidemiology) babesia (any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia)


aplísia

aplysia (any sea slug of the genus Aplysia)


balanço de probabilidades

balanço de probabilidades m (plural balanços de probabilidades)

balance of probabilities
balance of probabilities

(law) balance of probabilities (standard requiring that a dispute be decided in favour of the party whose claims are more likely to be true)


boca do estômago

boca do estômago f (plural bocas do estômago)

(informal) epigastrium (the upper middle region of the abdomen)


bolo de anjo

angel cake (cake with layers of sponge and a thin layer of white cream)


aposiopese

(rhetoric) aposiopesis (abrupt breaking-off in speech)


atestação

/ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

attestation (something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates)


bolo de gengibre

bolo de gengibre m (plural bolos de gengibre)


bolo de claras

bolo de claras m (plural bolos de claras)


bomba de profundidade

bomba de profundidade f (plural bombas de profundidade)

depth charge (bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater)


tirolesa

yodel (song where the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)

zipline, aerial runway, zip-wire (pulley attached to cable mounted on an incline)


açoitamento

flogging (the act of beating someone or something with a whip)


armila

(architecture) annulet (ring-shaped molding at the top of a column)

(astronomy) armill (ancient astronomical instrument)


animatrónica

European Portuguese standard spelling of animatrônica.


assimilacionista

assimilacionista m or f by sense (plural assimilacionistas)

(sociology) assimilationist (an advocate of the assimilation into a mainstream culture)


açafrão-da-terra

açafrão-da-terra m (plural açafrões-da-terra)

/ɐ.sɐˌfɾɐ̃w̃.dɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

Curcuma longa
Curcuma longa#Translingual

turmeric (Curcuma longa, a plant whose roots are used as spice)


banalização

banalisation (the action of making something banal)


apídeo

(zoology) apid (any member of the Apidae)


biofilme

(biology, medicine) biofilm (aggregation of microorganisms)


beiral

(architecture) eaves (underside of a roof)


arfagem

[aɾˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[aχˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[aɻˈfa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐɾˈfa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


autossacrifício

autossacrifício m (plural autossacrifícios)

self-sacrifice (the giving up of one’s own benefit or life)


erva marinha

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɦ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɦ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɾ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛʁ.vɐ maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/ˈɛɾ.vɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/ˈɛɾ.bɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

[ˈɛɾ.βɐ mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ]

seagrass (any of several grasslike marine plants)


boca-de-lobo

snapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)


erva-bezerra

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.βɨˈze.ʁɐ]


bulionismo

(economics, historical) bullionism (an economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned)


tônica

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word

(figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something


burguesia compradora

burguesia compradora f (plural burguesias compradoras)

comprador bourgeoisie
comprador bourgeoisie

(Marxism) comprador bourgeoisie (indigenous middle class allied with foreign investors)


capotraste

(music) capotasto (device placed across the strings)


coccídio

coccidian (any protozoan of the subclass Coccidia)


cestódeo

cestode (any parasitic tapeworm of the class or infraclass Cestoda)


canto tirolês

(music) yodelling (technique where the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)


carvão animal

carvão animal m (plural carvões animais)

animal charcoal (fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones)


carga de profundidade

carga de profundidade f (plural cargas de profundidade)

depth charge (bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater)


classificador numeral

classificador numeral m (plural classificadores numerais)

(linguistics) measure word (word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns)


contra-alíseos

antitrade (the wind that blows from west to east above the trade wind)


ditranol

(organic chemistry) dithranol (medicine for skin affected by psoriasis)


córtex cingulado

(anatomy) cingulate cortex (the medial part of the cortex)


coccidiose

(pathology) coccidiosis (disease caused by coccidian infection)


contrafase

(physics, mathematics) antiphase (a difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°)


drósera

sundew; drosera (any insectivorous plant of the genus Drosera)


córtex cingulado anterior

córtex cingulado anterior m (uncountable)

anterior cingulate cortex
anterior cingulate cortex

(anatomy) anterior cingulate cortex (the frontal part of the cingulate cortex)


crista ectodérmica apical

crista ectodérmica apical f (uncountable)

apical ectodermal ridge
apical ectodermal ridge

(embryology) apical ectodermal ridge (a formation of ectodermal cells at the distal end of each limb bud)


câmara anterior

câmara anterior f (plural câmaras anteriores)

(ophthalmology) anterior chamber (space between the cornea and the iris)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see câmara, anterior.


discordância angular

discordância angular f (plural discordâncias angulares)

angular unconformity
angular unconformity

(geology) angular unconformity (a type of geological unconformity)


engenharia social

engenharia social f (plural engenharias sociais)

(computer security) social engineering (tricking someone into giving sensitive information or access)


efeito Doppler

efeito Doppler m (usually uncountable, plural efeitos Doppler)

(physics) Doppler effect (change in frequency or wavelength of a wave due to relative motion of the observer)


epidermólise

(pathology) epidermolysis (any connective tissue disease)


enjoo de viagem

enjoo de viagem m (usually uncountable, plural enjoos de viagem)


controlador lógico programável

controlador lógico programável m (plural controladores lógicos programáveis)

controladores lógicos programáveis (plural)

programmable logic controller
programmable logic controller

programmable logic controller (programmable electronic device used in industrial automation)


esferificação

spherification (process of forming something into spheres)


duplipensar

doublethink (the holding two contradictory beliefs)


epidermólise bolhosa

epidermolysis bullosa
epidermolysis bullosa

(pathology) epidermolysis bullosa (a connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucous membranes)


escore de Apgar

escore de Apgar m (plural escores de Apgar)

(medicine) Apgar score (a zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals)


fenazona

(pharmacology) phenazone (a particular analgesic)


enzima conversora de angiotensina

enzima conversora de angiotensina f (plural enzimas conversoras de angiotensina)

enzimas conversoras de angiotensina (plural)

angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin converting enzyme

(biochemistry) angiotensin converting enzyme (enzyme that catalyses the creation of angiotensin)


espinha bífida

espinha bífida f (usually uncountable, plural espinhas bífidas)

(teratology) spina bifida (birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column)


escalpo

scalp (top skin of the head that has been cut off)


anticristã

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kɾiʃˈtɐ̃/


fundacionista

fundacionista m or f by sense (plural fundacionistas)

(philosophy) foundationalist (a supporter of foundationalism)


gangliosídeo

(biochemistry) ganglioside (any of several galactocerebrosides found in the surface membranes of nerve cells)


fundacionalismo

fundacionalismo m (usually uncountable, plural fundacionalismos)

(epistemology) foundationalism (the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs)


escalpelamento

escalpelamento m (plural escalpelamentos)


giro cingulado anterior

anterior cingulate cortex (the frontal part of the cingulate cortex)


giro cingulado

giro cingulado m (usually uncountable, plural giros cingulados)

(anatomy) cingulate cortex (the medial part of the cortex)


grau API

(oil industry) API gravity (density of petroleum liquid relative to water)


gestação anembrionária

gestação anembrionária f (plural gestações anembrionárias)

anembryonic pregnancy
anembryonic pregnancy

(medicine) anembryonic pregnancy (pregnancy in which the embryo fails to develop, though the gestational sac grows normally)


brâmane

brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly caste)


espondilite anquilosante

espondilite anquilosante f (uncountable)

ankylosing spondylitis
ankylosing spondylitis

(pathology) ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis that affects the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint)


buxinho

Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens#Translingual

common box (Buxus sempervirens, a species of box tree)


clípeo

(entomology) clypeus (front part of an insect’s head or a spider’s cephalothorax)


holandês médio

Middle Dutch (Franconian language spoken in the Low Countries during the Late Middle Ages)


brulote

(historical) fire ship (wooden ship set afire and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla)


homem-macaco

apeman (prehistoric man resembling an ape)


catexia

(psychoanalysis) cathexis (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)


choquinha

antvireo (any bird in the genus Dysithamnus)


côndilo

(anatomy) condyle (prominence on a bone)


cáiser

kaiser (emperor or the Holy Roman Empire, German Empire or the Austrian Empire)


buriti

Mauritia flexuosa
Wikispecies:Mauritia flexuosa

(Brazil) moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa, a palm of tropical South America)


dentuço

dentuço m (plural dentuços, feminine dentuça, feminine plural dentuças)

dentuços (plural)
dentuça (feminine)
dentuças (feminine plural)


emulsão

[e.muʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

emulsion (suspension of one liquid in another)


lençol freático

lençol freático m (plural lençóis freáticos)

(geology) an accumulation of groundwater


denário

Learned borrowing from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of dinheiro and dinar.

(Ancient Rome) denarius (Roman silver coin)


lesão em chicote

lesão em chicote f (plural lesões em chicote)

(traumatology) whiplash (injury to the upper spine caused by a violent jerk of the head)


macaco-prego

Literally, “nail monkey”, supposedly due to the shape of its penis.

capuchin monkey (New World monkey of the genus Cebus)


lágrima de apache

lágrima de apache f (plural lágrimas de apache)

Apache tear (rounded nodule of obsidian)


massageadora

female equivalent of massageador; masseuse


medicalização

medicalization (the act or process of medicalizing)


celeridade

(poetic or formal) celerity; speed; quickness

(oceanography) celerity (speed of individual waves)


carcamano

carcamano m (plural carcamanos, feminine carcamana, feminine plural carcamanas)

carcamanos (plural)
carcamana (feminine)
carcamanas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, ethnic slur) guido (derogatory term for a person of Italian descent)


maior que

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maior, que.


conjuntivite

(pathology) conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye’s conjuntiva)


contracatexia

(psychology) countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)


khutba

(Islam) khutbah (talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer)


cadaste

→ Spanish: codaste
→ Catalan: codast

(nautical) sternpost (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel)


cação-anjo

/kaˌsɐ̃w̃ˈɐ̃.ʒu/

[kaˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈɐ̃.ʒu]

/kaˌsɐ̃w̃ˈɐ̃.ʒu/

[kaˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈɐ̃.ʒu]

/kaˌsɐ̃w̃ˈɐ̃.ʒo/

[kaˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈɐ̃.ʒo]

/kɐˌsɐ̃w̃ˈɐ̃.ʒu/

angel shark (a member of the genus Squatina of sharks)


igarapé

/i.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈpɛ/

[i.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈpɛ]

From Old Tupi ygarapé, from Old Tupi ygara (canoe) + Old Tupi pé (route).

(Brazil) a watercourse in the Amazon rainforest

(North Brazil) brook, stream (small river)


balanco

Avena sterilis
Wikispecies:Avena sterilis

animated oat (Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed)


marmeleiro-da-índia

marmeleiro-da-índia m (plural marmeleiros-da-índia)

Aegle marmelos
Aegle marmelos#Translingual

bael (a tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos)


domo de sal

(geology) salt dome (upwelling of crystalline rock salt)


contramedida

countermeasure (any action taken to counteract or correct another)


foguista

foguista m or f by sense (plural foguistas)

stoker (person who feeds coal into a boiler)


menor que

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see menor, que.


circunlocução

circumlocution (roundabout or indirect way of speaking)


encenação

(drama) acting (the act of playing a character as an actor)

(figurative) simulation (assuming an appearance which is feigned)


cartomancia

cartomancy (fortune-telling using cards)


circunlóquio

Learned borrowing from Latin circumloquium, from circumloquor.


buxo anão

[ˈbu.ʃu aˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈbu.ʃu aˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈbu.ʃo aˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

common box (Buxus sempervirens, a species of box tree)


soldado do fogo

pt-noun

soldado do fogo m (plural soldados do fogo)

(poetic) firefighter (person trained to extinguish fires and undertake rescue operations)


dissentimento

dissent (disagreement with the ideas of an authority)


fasciite

(pathology) fasciitis (inflammation of the fascia)


cosmetologista

cosmetologista m or f by sense (plural cosmetologistas)

cosmetologist (person who advises others on cosmetics and beauty treatments)


epigástrio

(anatomy) epigastrium (the upper middle region of the abdomen)


holandês antigo

Old Dutch (Franconian language spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages)


hidrose

hidrose f (usually uncountable, plural hidroses)

(physiology) hidrosis (the formation and excretion of sweat)


cosmetólogo

cosmetólogo m (plural cosmetólogos, feminine cosmetóloga, feminine plural cosmetólogas)

cosmetólogos (plural)
cosmetóloga (feminine)
cosmetólogas (feminine plural)


diencéfalo

(neuroanatomy) diencephalon (region of the human brain)


meio-tio

meio-tio m (plural meios-tios, feminine meia-tia, feminine plural meias-tias)

meios-tios (plural)
meia-tia (feminine)
meias-tias (feminine plural)

half-uncle (half-brother of one’s parent)


evasão

[i.βɐˈzɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin ēvāsiōnem, from Latin ēvādō.

evasion (the act of eluding or avoiding)


hormona antidiurética

hormona antidiurética f (plural hormonas antidiuréticas)

antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretic hormone

(biochemistry) antidiuretic hormone (a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland)


classificador

classificador m (plural classificadores)

(linguistics) classifier (word or morpheme used to indicate a semantic class)


espondilite

(pathology) spondylitis (inflammation of the spine)


enfraquecimento

enfraquecimento m (plural enfraquecimentos)

weakening (the process of becoming or making weaker)


formiguinha

(figuratively, slang) someone who is fond of sweet foods; a sweet tooth


giardíase

giardíase f (usually uncountable, plural giardíases)

[ʒjɐɾˈði.ɐ.zɨ]

Giardia lamblia
Giardia lamblia#Translingual

(pathology) giardiasis (an infectious diarrheal disease caused by the Giardia lamblia parasite)


espeleologista

espeleologista m or f by sense (plural espeleologistas)


florescência

(botany) anthesis; blooming; flowering (the event of a flower opening)


fita-do-mar

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual

eelgrass (Zostera marina), a beach plant with long, slender leaves


essencialismo

(philosophy) essentialism (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)


crioulo antilhano

Antillean Creole (a French-based creole language spoken in the Caribbean)


escolasticismo

escolasticismo m (plural escolasticismos)

(philosophy) scholasticism (school of philosophy combining classical philosophy with Catholic theology)


enfatuamento

infatuation (the state of being infatuated)


labaça

dock (any of the weedy herbs in the genus Rumex)


descritivismo

(linguistics) descriptivism (the practice of describing real forms of linguistic usage)


dissensão

[d͡ʒi.sẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

dissent (disagreement with the ideas of an authority)


bloqueador

bloqueador m (plural bloqueadores, feminine bloqueadora, feminine plural bloqueadoras)

bloqueadores (plural)
bloqueadora (feminine)
bloqueadoras (feminine plural)

blocker (something or someone that blocks)


desumanidade

inhumanness (quality of being inhuman, cruel)


escrófula

(pathology) scrofula (a form tuberculosis)


fornalheiro

stoker (person who feeds coal into a boiler)


calênder

(Islam) calender; qalandar (one of an order of dervishes)


fenoloxidase

(biochemistry) phenoloxidase (an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation)


desconstrução

[deʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

deconstruction (the act of deconstructing)

(philosophy, literature) deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)


desionização

(chemistry) unionization (the process of an atom losing electrical charge)


criptococose

criptococose f (usually uncountable, plural criptococoses)

Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans#Translingual

(pathology) cryptococcosis (a serious disease caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus)


gripe espanhola

(pathology, historical) Spanish influenza (influenza pandemic in the early 20th century)


extrema-unção

extrema-unção f (plural extremas-unções or extrema-unções)

extremas-unções (plural)
extrema-unções (plural)

[isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick

(Christianity) Anointing of the Sick (sacrament given to a dying person)


inebriação

inebriation; drunkenness (intoxication caused by drinking alcoholic beverages)


irritador

irritador m (plural irritadores, feminine irritadora, feminine plural irritadoras)

irritadores (plural)
irritadora (feminine)
irritadoras (feminine plural)


fonémica

(linguistics) phonemics (the study of phonemes)


hipercinesia

(pathology) hyperkinesis (abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements)


conectividade

conectividades (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

connectivity (the state of being connected)

(telecommunications) connectivity (ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network)

(mathematics) connectivity (measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other)


indiferentista

indiferentista m or f by sense (plural indiferentistas)

(religion) indifferentist (an advocate of indifferentism)


desabrigo

homelessness (the state of being homeless)


imunoglobulina

imunoglobulina f (plural imunoglobulinas)

(biochemistry, immunology) immunoglobulin (glycoprotein protecting the host)


macaquice

apery (the practice of aping or an apish action)


frugívoro

Learned borrowing from Latin frugivorus (“fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, frugi- + -voro.

lbor

(ecology) frugivore (animal that eats mostly fruit)


joão

joãos (plural)
joões (plural)
joães (plural)

(informal) nobody (someone who is not important)


malhação

[ma.ʎaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ.ʎɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

workout (a session of physical exercise)

(Brazil, slang) shit talking, severe criticism, mockery


dissídio

dissent (disagreement with the ideas of an authority)


formicário

formicarium (vivarium with an ant colony)


desperdiçador

pt-noun

desperdiçador m (plural desperdiçadores, feminine desperdiçadora, feminine plural desperdiçadoras)

desperdiçadores (plural)
desperdiçadora (feminine)
desperdiçadoras (feminine plural)


espineta

(music) spinet (short, compact harpsichord)


espanglês

Spanglish (code-switching of English and Spanish)


mastreação

/mɐʃ.tɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(nautical) rig (the arrangement of masts)


hipoglicemia

(pathology) hypoglycemia (low level of blood glucose)


leishmânia

[leɪ̯ʃˈmɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[leɪ̯ʃˈmɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

leishmania (a trypanosome protozoa of genus Leishmania)


indiferentismo

indiferentismo m (plural indiferentismos)

(religion) indifferentism (the doctrine that all religions are equally valid)

indifference (the habit of being indifferent, of not caring)


mendacidade

mendacity; dishonesty (the condition of being untruthful)


fisiognomia

physiognomy (the art or pseudoscience of deducing someone’s personality from their appearance)


dendrito

(cytology) dendrite (projection of a nerve cell)

(crystallography, metallurgy) dendrite (tree-like structure of crystals)


justiceiro

justiceiro m (plural justiceiros, feminine justiceira, feminine plural justiceiras)

justiceiros (plural)
justiceira (feminine)
justiceiras (feminine plural)

vigilante (person who undertakes law enforcement without legal authority)


hemolisina

(medicine) hemolysin (any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells)


latitudinário

latitudinarian (a person who is tolerant)


hipercolesterolemia

hipercolesterolemia f (plural hipercolesterolemias)

(pathology) hypercholesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)


familiaridade

familiarity; acquaintance (state of being familiar with something)

familiarity (the state of being close friends)


desconstrucionismo

desconstrucionismo m (plural desconstrucionismos)

(philosophy, literature) deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)


movimento antissacádico

movimento antissacádico m (plural movimentos antissacádicos)

(ethology) antisaccade (a movement of the eye away from a point of stimulus)


diluição de capital

(finance) share dilution (loss of stock value due to new issues)


número de Erdös

número de Erdös m (plural números de Erdös)

(mathematics) Erdős number (degree of collaboration between a mathematician and Paul Erdős)


exobiologia

(biology, science fiction) exobiology (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms)


cnidário

From New Latin cnīdārius, based on Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē).

cnidarian (any of various invertebrate animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria)


lavadura

[lɐ.βɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

From lavar + -dura, or from a Vulgar Latin root *lavatūra, from Latin lavō.


internacionalização

internacionalização f (plural internacionalizações)

internationalization (the process of making something international)

software engineering
software engineering

(software engineering) internationalization (act of making something suitable for international markets, especially by translating)


memória muscular

memória muscular f (plural memórias musculares)

(physiology) muscle memory (subconscious memorisation of a physical movement)


magnetismo animal

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) animal magnetism (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings)


fagocitose

(immunology, cytology) phagocytosis (the process by which a cell internalises foreign bodies)


galactosila

(organic chemistry) galactosyl (the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose)


passagem a ferro

passagem a ferro f (plural passagens a ferro)

ironing (act of unwrinkling clothes with an iron)


polo vegetal

(embryology) vegetal pole (hemisphere of the blastula comprising large yolk cells dividing at a slower rate)


glote

(anatomy) glottis (opening between the vocal cords)


polo animal

(embryology) animal pole (hemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers)


pontuação de Apgar

(medicine) Apgar score (a zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals)


protoanemonina

(biochemistry) protoanemonin (toxin found in all plants of the buttercup family)


joeira

(agriculture) winnow; winnowing fan (fan used while winnowing)


nado de costas

nado de costas m (plural nados de costas)

(Brazil, swimming) backstroke (a swimming stroke swum on one’s back)


preformista

preformista m or f by sense (plural preformistas)

(biology) preformationist (a proponent of the theory of preformationism)


glicólise

(biology) glycolysis (cellular degradation of glucose)


pescador esportivo

pescador esportivo m (plural pescadores esportivos, feminine pescadora esportiva, feminine plural pescadoras esportivas)

pescadores esportivos (plural)
pescadora esportiva (feminine)
pescadoras esportivas (feminine plural)

(Brazil) angler (person who fishes with a hook and line as a hobby)


preformismo

(biology) preformationism (the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form)


rebarbadeira

angle grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)


pré-datação

antedating (the act of marking with an earlier date)


quasipartícula

quasipartícula f (plural quasipartículas)

(physics) quasiparticle (entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle)


frieira

[fɾɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[fɾɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

(pathology) athlete's foot (fungal infection between toes)


crioprotetor

(biology) cryoprotectant (substance that prevents cell damage on freezing)


representacionismo

(philosophy) representationalism (the belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder)


prioridade de abertura

(photography) aperture priority (camera setting with automatic shutter speed for aperture exposure set manually)


hidropisia

(pathology) dropsy (abnormal accumulation of fluid)


representacionalismo

(art) representationalism (realistic representation of the world)


hera-terrestre

hera-terrestre f (plural heras-terrestres)

/ˌɛ.ɾɐ.teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/

[ˌɛ.ɾɐ.teˈχɛʃ.tɾi]

/ˌɛ.ɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea#Translingual

ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea, a plant native to Europe)


reino animal

reino animal m (usually uncountable, plural reinos animais)

(taxonomy) animal kingdom (the taxonomic kingdom Animalia)


flíper

From English flipper. In the sense "pinball", a pseudo-anglicism.

(gaming) flipper (lever used to strike the ball in a pinball machine in order to keep it in play)


sanguinária do Canadá

sanguinária do Canadá f (plural sanguinárias do Canadá)

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


serviço de mesa

serviço de mesa m (plural serviços de mesa)

tableware (cutlery, crockery and glassware)


orbital de antiligação

orbital de antiligação m (plural orbitais de antiligação)

(chemistry, physics) antibonding orbital (an orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together)


hiperalgesia

hiperalgesia f (usually uncountable, plural hiperalgesias)

(medicine) hyperalgesia (an increased sensitivity to pain)


superpredador

superpredador m (plural superpredadores)

(ecology) apex predator (an animal atop the food chain)


solo franco

(soil science) loam (fertile soil consisting of sand, clay and silt)


estrategista

estrategista m or f by sense (plural estrategistas)


mitigação

Learned borrowing from Latin mītigātiōnem.


mocassim

moccasin (native North American deerskin shoe)


mocassim

moccasin (any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon)


décuplo

Borrowed from Latin decuplus (“tenfold”).


monossacárido

(biochemistry) monosaccharide (a simple sugar, composed of a single ring)


strudel de maçã

pt-noun

strudel de maçã m (plural strudels de maçã)

apple strudel; apfelstrudel (Austrian pastry)


tatu-bola

tatu-bola m (plural tatus-bola or tatus-bolas)

tatus-bola (plural)
tatus-bolas (plural)

Tolypeutes matacus
Wikispecies:Tolypeutes matacus

Tolypeutes tricinctus
Wikispecies:Tolypeutes tricinctus

apar; three-banded armadillo (the South American armadillos Tolypeutes matacus or Tolypeutes tricinctus)


síndrome de Angelman

(medical genetics) Angelman syndrome (a neurogenetic disorder)


toalha de banho

toalha de banho f (plural toalhas de banho)

bath towel (towel for drying the whole body)


momento angular

momento angular m (plural momentos angulares)

(mechanics) angular momentum (rotational momentum)


nucleação

(physics) nucleation (first stage of a phase transition in a small region)

(cytology) nucleation (formation of cell nuclei)


hermafroditismo

hermafroditismo m (plural hermafroditismos)

hermaphroditism (state of having both male and female sexual organs)


síndrome de Apert

(medical genetics, teratology) Apert syndrome (a form of acrocephalosyndactyly)


recozedor

(metallurgy, glassmaking) annealer (device or process that anneals)


microgravidade

microgravidade f (plural microgravidades)

[ˌmi.kɾɔ.ɣɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

(physics) microgravity (very low acceleration between two free floating objects)


tricomoníase

tricomoníase f (usually uncountable, plural tricomoníases)

Trichomonas vaginalis
Wikispecies:Trichomonas vaginalis

(pathology) trichomoniasis (STD caused by the Trichomonas vaginalis protozoan)


ungidor

ungidor m (plural ungidores, feminine ungidora, feminine plural ungidoras)

ungidores (plural)
ungidora (feminine)
ungidoras (feminine plural)


trocanter

(anatomy) trochanter (anatomy:end of femur)

(entomology) trochanter (second segment of the leg of some arthropods)


pelagra

(pathology) pellagra (disease caused by niacin deficiency)


tumorigénese

tumorigéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(oncology) tumorigenesis (the formation of new tumors)


diaconisa

From diácono (“deacon”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

(ecclesiastical) deaconess (female deacon)


upas antiar

antiar (a poison obtained from the upas tree)


traça dos cereais

pt-noun

traça dos cereais f (plural traças dos cereais)

Sitotroga cerealella
Wikispecies:Sitotroga cerealella

Angoumois moth (Sitotroga cerealella, a small moth that is destructive to grain)


onirólogo

onirólogo m (plural onirólogos, feminine oniróloga, feminine plural onirólogas)

onirólogos (plural)
oniróloga (feminine)
onirólogas (feminine plural)


pedantice

pedantry (the characteristic or an instance of being pedantic)


sobrejeção

[su.βɾɨ.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃]

(mathematics, set theory) surjection (many-to-one mapping relationship)


tauão

tauões (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(physics) tauon (an elementary particle)


percolação

percolation (seepage or filtration of a liquid through porous material)


vimblastina

(pharmacology) vinblastine (drug used in chemotherapy)


remessa

From Latin remissa, participle of remittō (“to send back”).


shoyu

shoyu m (usually uncountable, plural shoyus)

Borrowed from Japanese 醤油 (shōyu). Doublet of soja.

(chiefly Brazil) soy sauce (condiment made from fermented soybeans)


peixe-frade

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]

[ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]

angelfish (a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae)


eletroluminescência

eletroluminescência f (plural eletroluminescências)

(physics) electroluminescence (generation of light by application of an alternating current or by electric discharge)


variação antigénica

variação antigénica f (plural variações antigénicas)

(immunology) antigenic variation (the mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favour of circumventing a host immune response)


parricídio

parricide (the killing of one's close relative, especially a parent)


ácido angélico

(organic chemistry) angelic acid (unsaturated organic acid found in angelica)


ressorção

[χe.soχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.suɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

(physiology) resorption (the loss and reassimilation of bone material)


ácido antranílico

(biochemistry) anthranilic acid (the aromatic amino acid 2-aminobenzoic acid)


recozimento

(metallurgy, glassmaking) annealing (the process of cooling metal or glass very slowly)


remoalho

cud (portion of food brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals)


verbo pronominal

verbo pronominal m (plural verbos pronominais)

(grammar) pronominal verb (verb that is mandatorily used with a reflexive pronoun)


ácido aldônico

ácido aldônico m (plural ácidos aldônicos)

(organic chemistry) aldonic acid (any of a class of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids)


ânulo apical

(mycology) apical annulus (an annulus near the top of a mushroom’s stem)


índice de Apgar

índice de Apgar m (plural índices de Apgar)

(medicine) Apgar score (a zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals)


passarinheiro

birdcatcher (a person who catches or snares birds)


sonegação

the act of unduly hiding or omitting (usually an information)

(finance) tax evasion (illegal avoidance of tax)


sabiapoca

mockingbird (songbird of the family Mimidae)


supuração

(medicine) suppuration (decay in tissue producing pus)


sagitária

arrowhead (any plant in the genus Sagittaria)


sismologista

sismologista m or f by sense (plural sismologistas)

seismologist (person who practices seismology)


porta-fólio

portfolio (a case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents)

(art) portfolio (the works of an artist)

(finance) portfolio (investments and other assets held by an investor)


sindicalização

sindicalização f (plural sindicalizações)

(organized labor) unionization (the act of forming a labor union)


termossifão

thermosiphon (arrangement of siphon tubes for assisting circulation in a liquid)


tritongo

(linguistics) triphthong (sequence of a semivowel, a vowel and another semivowel)


sialagogo

(pharmacology) sialogogue (any drug that increases the flow of saliva)


reverberação

/ʁɨ.vɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.vɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.bɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

reverberation (series of overlapping echos)


sangue-frio

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾiʊ̯]

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈfɾiʊ̯]

[ˌsɐ̃.ɡeˈfɾiʊ̯]

sangfroid (composure in a dangerous situation)


respondedor

respondedor m (plural respondedores, feminine respondedora, feminine plural respondedoras)

respondedores (plural)
respondedora (feminine)
respondedoras (feminine plural)

[ʁɨʃ.põ.dɨˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨʃ.põ.dɨˈðoɾ]


ornitóptero

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

ornithopter (aircraft that flaps its wings)


patrioteirismo

patrioteirismo m (plural patrioteirismos)


tabaqueira

[tɐ.βɐˈkɐj.ɾɐ]

[tɐ.βɐˈkɐj.ɾɐ]


tribulação

Borrowed from Late Latin trībulātiōnem, from Latin trībulō (“to press, to squeeze, to extract”).

der

tribulation; adversity (an unfavourable event)


subdução

(plate tectonics) subduction (the action where one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another)


pernilongo

(Brazil) cranefly (any fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha with very long legs)


super-humano

pt-noun

super-humano m (plural super-humanos, feminine super-humana, feminine plural super-humana)

super-humanos (plural)
super-humana (feminine)
super-humana (feminine plural)

(fiction) superhuman (person with superpowers)


sofredor

sofredor m (plural sofredores, feminine sofredora, feminine plural sofredoras)

sofredores (plural)
sofredora (feminine)
sofredoras (feminine plural)

(pathology) sufferer (one who is afflicted with a given disease)

(Brazil, soccer, humorous or slang) a supporter of a poor-performing team


sudorífero

Borrowed from Latin sūdōrifer, from sūdor (“sweat”) + -i- + -fer (“-carrying”).

af

(pharmacology) sudorific (any medicine that produces sweating)


socioleto

(sociolinguistics) sociolect (a language variant used by a particular social group)


urinação

(physiology) urination (the process of eliminating urine from the body)


segregacionismo

pt-noun

segregacionismo m (plural segregacionismos)

(politics) segregationism (a policy of segregation)


portfólio

Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. By surface analysis, porta + fólio.


sudorífico

From French sudorifique, from Latin sūdor (“sweat”) + -ificus (“bringing, making”).


ângelus

/ˈɐ̃.ʒɨ.luʃ/

(Christianity) Angelus (devotion in memory of the Incarnation)


subsidência

(geology) subsidence (sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion)


reúso

reuse (the act of using again something that has been discarded)

(software engineering) reuse (the use of components that have already been programmed)


sub-rogação

[ˌsuβ.ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(law) subrogation (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor)


uxoricídio

From Latin uxor (“wife”) + Portuguese -cídio (“-cide”).


subempreiteiro

pt-noun

subempreiteiro m (plural subempreiteiros, feminine subempreiteira, feminine plural subempreiteiras)

subempreiteiros (plural)
subempreiteira (feminine)
subempreiteiras (feminine plural)

subcontractor (contractor hired by another contractor)


vidoeiro

From vido + -eiro, from *betūlus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)


piadeira

[pjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

wigeon (any of the dabbling ducks of the genus Anas)


rebarbadora

[ʁɨ.βɐɾ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

From rebarba + -dora or rebarbar + -dora.

angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)


ou exclusivo

(logic) xor; exclusive or (logical operation that outputs true only when both inputs differ)


rúmen

(anatomy) rumen (first stomach of ruminants)


subfamília

(taxonomy) subfamily (taxonomic category directly below family)


vacaria

an establishment where cows are milked in front of costumers

(historical) a cattle farm established by the Jesuits in South America


íleo

(anatomy) ileum (last division of small intestine)


zoneamento

(urban studies) zoning (division of land into zones for particular uses)


eclipse anular

eclipse anular m (plural eclipses anulares)

(astronomy) annular eclipse (solar eclipse where the outer disk of the sun can be seen)


osciloscópio

oscilloscope (instrument that displays a graph of continuously varying voltages or currents)


peticionário

peticionário m (plural peticionários, feminine peticionária, feminine plural peticionárias)

peticionários (plural)
peticionária (feminine)
peticionárias (feminine plural)


terminador

terminador m (plural terminadores, feminine terminadora, feminine plural terminadoras)

terminadores (plural)
terminadora (feminine)
terminadoras (feminine plural)

(genetics) terminator (DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease)

(astronomy) terminator (the line between the day side and the night side)


tutelagem

tuition (training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor)


vivissecção

vivisection (surgery on a living organism for research purposes)


magnanimidade

magnanimity (the quality of being magnanimous)


vexação

[ve.ʃaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/vɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/vɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/bɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin vexātiōnem. By surface analysis, vexar + -ção.

vexation (act of annoying, vexing or irritating)

vexation (state of being vexed or irritated)


taquiarritmia

(cardiology) tachyarrhythmia (heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate)


transtorno de personalidade antissocial

transtorno de personalidade antissocial m (plural transtornos de personalidade antissocial)

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peʁ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.siˈaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɦ.nu d͡ʒi peh.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.sɪˈaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peʁ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɦ.nu d͡ʒi peh.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoɾ.nu d͡ʒi peɾ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.siˈaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɾ.nu d͡ʒi peɾ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.sɪˈaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoɾ.nu d͡ʒi peɾ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɾ.nu d͡ʒi peɾ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peʁ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.siˈaw/

[tɾɐ̃ʃˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peχ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.sɪˈaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peʁ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaw/

[tɾɐ̃ʃˈtoʁ.nu d͡ʒi peχ.so.na.liˈda.d͡ʒi ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoɻ.no de peɻ.so.na.liˈda.de ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.siˈaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɻ.no de peɻ.so.na.liˈda.de ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.so.sɪˈaʊ̯]

/tɾɐ̃sˈtoɻ.no de peɻ.so.na.liˈda.de ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaw/

[tɾɐ̃sˈtoɻ.no de peɻ.so.na.liˈda.de ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.soˈsjaʊ̯]

[tɾɐ̃ʃˈtoɾ.nu ðɨ pɨɾ.su.nɐ.liˌðaˌð‿ɐ̃.ti.suˈsjaɫ]

antisocial personality disorder
antisocial personality disorder

(psychology) antisocial personality disorder (a personality disorder marked by disregard and violations of the rights of others)


serpentária

(pharmacology, historical) serpentine (plant believed to cure snakebites)


suplicante

suplicante m or f by sense (plural suplicantes)

supplicant (someone who makes a supplication)


pódio

Borrowed from Latin podium. Compare the inherited doublet poio.

podium (platform in front of an audience)

(sports) podium (steepled platform for the winners of a competition)

(sports, by extension) podium (the best three in a competition)


vinho aperitivo

vinho aperitivo m (plural vinhos aperitivos)

aperitif wine (wine mixed with brandy or alcohol and natural flavours)


aterros sanitários

aterro sanitário
aterro sanitário#Portuguese


açucenas brancas

açucena branca
açucena branca#Portuguese


bolos de gengibre

bolo de gengibre
bolo de gengibre#Portuguese


bolos de claras

bolo de claras
bolo de claras#Portuguese


balanços de probabilidades

balanço de probabilidades
balanço de probabilidades#Portuguese


classificadores numerais

classificador numeral
classificador numeral#Portuguese


bocas do estômago

boca do estômago
boca do estômago#Portuguese


cargas de profundidade

carga de profundidade
carga de profundidade#Portuguese


bombas de profundidade

bomba de profundidade
bomba de profundidade#Portuguese


burguesias compradoras

burguesia compradora
burguesia compradora#Portuguese


câmaras anteriores

câmara anterior
câmara anterior#Portuguese


controladores lógicos programáveis

plural of controlador lógico programável


discordâncias angulares

discordância angular
discordância angular#Portuguese


engenharias sociais

engenharia social
engenharia social#Portuguese


enjoos de viagem

enjoo de viagem
enjoo de viagem#Portuguese


escores de Apgar

escore de Apgar
escore de Apgar#Portuguese


eclipses anulares

eclipse anular
eclipse anular#Portuguese


espinhas bífidas

espinha bífida
espinha bífida#Portuguese


enzimas conversoras de angiotensina

enzima conversora de angiotensina#Portuguese

plural of enzima conversora de angiotensina


efeitos Doppler

efeito Doppler
efeito Doppler#Portuguese


gestações anembrionárias

gestação anembrionária
gestação anembrionária#Portuguese


giros cingulados

giro cingulado
giro cingulado#Portuguese


forças de van der Waals

força de van der Waals
força de van der Waals#Portuguese


hormonas antidiuréticas

hormona antidiurética
hormona antidiurética#Portuguese


lesões em chicote

lesão em chicote
lesão em chicote#Portuguese


momentos angulares

momento angular
momento angular#Portuguese


lágrimas de apache

lágrima de apache
lágrima de apache#Portuguese


lençóis freáticos

lençol freático
lençol freático#Portuguese


nados de costas

nado de costas
nado de costas#Portuguese


soldados do fogo

soldado do fogo
soldado do fogo#Portuguese


números de Erdös

número de Erdös
número de Erdös#Portuguese


passagens a ferro

passagem a ferro
passagem a ferro#Portuguese


pescadores esportivos

pescador esportivo
pescador esportivo#Portuguese


memórias musculares

memória muscular
memória muscular#Portuguese


orbitais de antiligação

orbital de antiligação
orbital de antiligação#Portuguese


movimentos antissacádicos

movimento antissacádico
movimento antissacádico#Portuguese


serviços de mesa

serviço de mesa
serviço de mesa#Portuguese


strudels de maçã

strudel de maçã
strudel de maçã#Portuguese


vinhos aperitivos

vinho aperitivo
vinho aperitivo#Portuguese


traças dos cereais

traça dos cereais
traça dos cereais#Portuguese


verbos pronominais

verbo pronominal
verbo pronominal#Portuguese


toalhas de banho

toalha de banho
toalha de banho#Portuguese


variações antigénicas

variação antigénica
variação antigénica#Portuguese


sanguinárias do Canadá

sanguinária do Canadá
sanguinária do Canadá#Portuguese


head

transtornos de personalidade antissocial m

transtorno de personalidade antissocial#Portuguese

plural of transtorno de personalidade antissocial


índices de Apgar

índice de Apgar
índice de Apgar#Portuguese


ácidos aldônicos

ácido aldônico
ácido aldônico#Portuguese


atrações de van der Waals

atração de van der Waals
atração de van der Waals#Portuguese


sabatina

From the adjective sabatino (“occurring on or related to Saturday”).

(education) review of previous lessons through questions, traditionally on Saturday in reference to content of previous days

question, matter; the subject of a discussion or debate

(Brazil) an instance in which someone, usually a political candidate, has to answer questions


opressores

/ɔ.pɾɨˈso.ɾɨʃ/


quebradeira

From quebrado (“broken; bankrupt; exhausted”) + -eira.

affix

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

(economics) generalised bankruptcy; economic crisis

generalised breaking of things; breakage

brawl (a fight, especially one with a large number of people involved)


quebradeira

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

a woman who works cracking open nuts or coconuts


nota azul

a grade (as in a test) that is above average


nota vermelha

pt-noun

nota vermelha f (plural notas vermelhas)

a grade (as in a test) that is below average


varredores de rua

varredor de rua
varredor de rua#Portuguese


rebimboca da parafuseta

(Brazil, slang) placeholder for a complex-named term or object; frequently a mechanical piece of a car, often fictitious like "headlight fluid"


sacolé

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


varredor de rua

varredor de rua m (plural varredores de rua, feminine varredora de rua, feminine plural varredoras de rua)

varredores de rua (plural)
varredora de rua (feminine)
varredoras de rua (feminine plural)


varredor

varredor m (plural varredores, feminine varredora, feminine plural varredoras)

varredores (plural)
varredora (feminine)
varredoras (feminine plural)


atendente

atendente m or f by sense (plural atendentes)


mimimi

onomatopoeia

Imitative

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


povoador

pt-noun

povoador m (plural povoadores, feminine povoadora, feminine plural povoadoras)

povoadores (plural)
povoadora (feminine)
povoadoras (feminine plural)


gerenciador

gerenciador m (plural gerenciadores, feminine gerenciadora, feminine plural gerenciadoras)

gerenciadores (plural)
gerenciadora (feminine)
gerenciadoras (feminine plural)


folhado

From folhar or Latin foliātus (“leafy”).

(cooking) puff pastry (pastry that is made by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers)

Viburnum tinus
Wikispecies:Viburnum tinus

laurestine (Viburnum tinus, a shrub of southern Europe)


santanense

santanense m or f by sense (plural santanenses)

native or inhabitant of Santana, Portugal

native or inhabitant of Santana do Livramento, Brazil


aneróide

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


amarelo Nápoles

amarelo de Nápoles
amarelo de Nápoles#Portuguese


anterozóide

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


néscio

néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)

néscios (plural)
néscia (feminine)
néscias (feminine plural)

Relatinised from Old Galician-Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from nesciō (“to not know”), itself derived from ne (“not”) sciō (“to know”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish necio and English nice.


modorra

somnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)


arrufo

brief or temporary resentment between people who otherwise like each other


buchada

a Brazilian stew made with goat entrails


angioqueratoma

angioqueratoma m (plural angioqueratomas)


peixe-papagaio

peixe-papagaio m (plural peixes-papagaio)

Sparisoma cretense
Wikispecies:Sparisoma cretense

parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense, a fish of the Atlantic Ocean)


anti-hidrogênio

anti-hidrogênio m (plural anti-hidrogênios)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anti-hidrogénio.


antiestrogênio

antiestrogênio m (plural antiestrogênios)

antiestrogênios (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


antropodicéia

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


apêlo

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


decôro

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


aspas irônicas

aspas irónicas
aspas irónicas#Portuguese


bôto

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


azêda

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


fundacionismo

fundacionismo m (usually uncountable, plural fundacionismos)


fundacionalista

fundacionalista m or f by sense (plural fundacionalistas)


latêjo

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


enjôo de viagem

enjôo de viagem m (usually uncountable, plural enjôos de viagem)

enjoo de viagem
enjoo de viagem#Portuguese


hormônio antidiurético

hormônio antidiurético m (plural hormônios antidiuréticos)

hormona antidiurética
hormona antidiurética#Portuguese

Alternative form of hormona antidiurética


solenóide

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


marmeleira-da-índia

marmeleira-da-índia f (plural marmeleiras-da-índia)


patricídio

From Latin pater (“father”) + Portuguese -cídio (“-cide”).


antênula

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anténula.


antialergênico

antialergênico m (plural antialergênicos)

antialergênicos (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


antinúcleon

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of antinucleão.


tumorigênese

tumorigêneses (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


toireiro

toireiro m (plural toireiros, feminine toireira, feminine plural toireiras)

toireiros (plural)
toireira (feminine)
toireiras (feminine plural)


spina bífida

espinha bífida
espinha bífida#Portuguese


antimaçônico

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antimaçónico.


variação antigênica

variação antigênica f (plural variações antigênicas)


antinêutron

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈneʊ̯.tɾõ]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antineutrão.


rodízio

From Vulgar Latin *roticinus (“wheel-shaped”).

uder

tirl (a substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill)

O rodízio da cadeira de escritório está com defeito.

The office chair caster is malfunctioning.

caster (a wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling)

Rodízio de sushi.

an all-you-can-eat system in restaurants where several dishes are served in succession

Veículos com placas de final 3 e 4 não podem circular às terças durante o rodízio.

Vehicles with license plates ending in 3 and 4 can't circulate on Tuesdays during the driving restriction.

(Brazil, transport) road space rationing; driving restriction


centrômero

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of centrómero.


táuon

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of tauão.


fonêmica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of fonémica.


anticódon

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkɔ.dõ/


apereá

→ Italian: aperea


antiangiogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antiangiogénese.


riozinho

[ˌχiʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃u]


monossacarídio

pt-noun

monossacarídio m (plural monossacarídios)


maquilador

maquilador m (plural maquiladores, feminine maquiladora, feminine plural maquiladoras)

maquiladores (plural)
maquiladora (feminine)
maquiladoras (feminine plural)


Aquáridas

(astronomy, rare) Aquariids (meteor shower whose radiant appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius)


Arnauto

(historical) Arnaut (Albanian serving in the Ottoman army)


antifundacionista

antifundacionista m or f by sense (plural antifundacionistas)


Kopi Luwak

kopi luwak (coffee made from berries defecated by civets)


absidíolo

(architecture) apsidole (minor apse at the end of a side aisle in a church)


agnosia aperceptiva

agnosia aperceptiva f (plural agnosias aperceptivas)

apperceptive agnosia
apperceptive agnosia

(neurology) apperceptive agnosia (inability to recognise distinct shapes and objects)


alfa e ómega

alpha and omega (the beginning and the end)


ancestral apical

ancestral apical m (plural ancestrais apicais)

(genealogy) apical ancestor (common ancestor of a lineage or clan)


andorinha-das-chaminés

andorinha-das-chaminés f (plural andorinhas-das-chaminés)

Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica#Translingual

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica, a widespread species of swallow)


andorinha comum

andorinha comum f (plural andorinhas comuns)


andorinha-de-bando

andorinha-de-bando f (plural andorinhas-de-bando)


andorinha-dos-beirais

andorinha-dos-beirais f (plural andorinhas-dos-beirais)

Delichon urbicum
Delichon urbicum#Translingual

common house martin (Delichon urbicum, a migratory bird of Eurasia and Africa)


antineurálgico

antineurálgico m (plural antineurálgicos)


fajã

Esta é uma das várias fajãs existentes em S. Jorge, ilha que é característica por este fenómeno geológico. Uma fajã corresponde a um terreno plano...

2004, Elisa Cabral de Oliveira, Azores, Alhena Media, →ISBN:

(geology, Azores, Madeira) flat surface near the sea, created from collapsing cliffs or lava flows


gomil

From agomil, from Vulgar Latin *aquiminīle or *aquaminīle, from Late Latin aquamanīle, from Latin aqua (“water”) and the root of manus (“hand”). Compare Spanish aguamanil.

aquamanile (water vessel used to wash the hands)


abecoinha

Vanellus vanellus
Vanellus vanellus#Translingual

northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, a plover of Eurasia)


aeromodelo

model aircraft (small-scale toy aircraft)


esquizofrênico

esquizofrênico m (plural esquizofrênicos, feminine esquizofrênica, feminine plural esquizofrênicas)

esquizofrênicos (plural)
esquizofrênica (feminine)
esquizofrênicas (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of esquizofrénico.


apendicólito

(pathology) appendicolith (a calcified fecal deposit associated with appendicitis)


apercepção

(psychology, philosophy, especially Kantianism) apperception (the mind’s perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states)


algodão-de-seda

algodão-de-seda m (plural algodões-de-seda)

[aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈse.dɐ]

[aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈse.dɐ]

[aɫ.ɣuˌðɐ̃w̃.dɨˈse.ðɐ]

Calotropis procera
Calotropis procera#Translingual

apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera, a poisonous plant found from northern Africa to Southeast Asia)


apneuse

(pathology) apneusis (an abnormal pattern of breathing)


apertização

appertisation (food preservation method created by Nicolas Appert)


apirase

(biochemistry) apyrase (any of a family of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of ATP)


aplita

(petrology) aplite (a fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars)


apodização

(mathematics) apodization (the technique of smoothing or removing irregularities)


apocrificidade

apocryphalness (the state or condition of being apocryphal)


apelo à autoridade

apelo à autoridade m (plural apelos à autoridade)

(rhetoric) appeal to authority (an assertion deemed true because of the position or authority of the person asserting it)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apelo, à, autoridade.


apocólpio

(palynology) apocolpium (region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices)


apologetismo

apologeticism (an instance of the use of apologetics)


apogonídeo

apogonid (any fish of the family Apogonidae)


apoptina

(biochemistry) apoptin (a short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by chicken anemia virus)


abrótano-macho

abrótano-macho m (plural abrótanos-machos)

Artemisia abrotanum
Artemisia abrotanum#Translingual

southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum, an aromatic shrub)


apoptossomo

(biology) apoptosome (a large ternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis)


apoplasto

(botany) apoplast (the space outside of a plant’s plasma membrane)


apoptógeno

(biochemistry) apoptogen (any chemical substance that induces apoptosis)


aporfina

(organic chemistry) aporphine (one of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived)


apomorfia

(systematics) apomorphy (a derived characteristic of a clade)


apomioglobina

(biochemistry) apomyoglobin (a form of myoglobin that lacks a heme unit)


apotemnofilia

(psychology) apotemnophilia (compulsion to become an amputee)


apraclonidina

(pharmacology) apraclonidine (sympathomimetic drug used in glaucoma therapy)


apramicina

(pharmacology) apramycin (an aminoglycoside antibiotic)


aprobatividade

approbativeness (the state or quality of being approbative)


apropriacionista

apropriacionista m or f by sense (plural apropriacionistas)

(art) appropriationist (an artist who adopts or reworks images made famous by other artists)


aprovabilidade

approvableness (the quality of being approvable)


aprosódia

(speech pathology) aprosody (the lack of variations in speech)


aprotinina

(biochemistry) aprotinin (protease inhibitor used in surgery to reduce bleeding)


ave-fria

northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, a plover of Eurasia)


apelabilidade

(law) appealability (the quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court)


apocinina

(organic chemistry) apocynin (a derivative of acetophenone that occurs in many plants)


apodídeo

(zoology) apodid (any member of the Apodidae)


aplanação

flattening (the process of making or becoming flatter)

(pathology, ophthalmology) applanation (the flattening of the cornea by the application of pressure)


apofilita

(mineralogy) apophyllite (a mineral of fluoride, silicate of potassium and calcium)


aponeurose

(anatomy) aponeurosis (flattened fibrous membrane)


apressório

(mycology) appressorium (a bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi)


apodioxe

(rhetoric) apodioxis (emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition)


apogiatura

(music) appoggiatura (a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension)


apomeiose

(cytology) apomeiosis (a suppressed or imperfect meiosis)


alavancagem

[ɐ.lɐ.βɐ̃ˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃]

leverage (force compounded by means of a lever)

(figurative) boost (help in improving something)

(finance) leverage (the use of borrowed funds)


apelador

apelador m (plural apeladores, feminine apeladora, feminine plural apeladoras)

apeladores (plural)
apeladora (feminine)
apeladoras (feminine plural)


apneia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

bor+

(pathology) apnea (cessation of breathing)

(sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving


aplaudente

pt-noun

aplaudente m or f by sense (plural aplaudentes)


apocitocromo

(biochemistry) apocytochrome (any form of a cytochrome that is lacking the heme unit)


apodixe

(rhetoric) apodixis (proposition referencing common knowledge)


apofatismo

(theology) apophatism (a belief, a theory on approaching knowledge of God in a negative way)


apicomplexo

apicomplexan (any protist of the phylum Apicomplexa)


apocatástase

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκατάστασις (apokatástasis).

bor

ἀποκατάστασις

(theology) apocatastasis (the doctrine that an apocalypse will lead to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment)


apaziguador

pt-noun

apaziguador m (plural apaziguadores, feminine apaziguadora, feminine plural apaziguadoras)

apaziguadores (plural)
apaziguadora (feminine)
apaziguadoras (feminine plural)

appeaser (someone or something appeases)


apolinário

(historical, theology) Apollinarian (a follower of Apollinaris, who denied the proper humanity of Christ)


apoditério

(architecture, historical) apodyterium (the apartment at the entrance of the baths for getting undressed)


apocrisiário

(historical, ecclesiastical) apocrisiarius (a high diplomatic ecclesiastical representative)


apendiculário

(zoology) appendicularian (a member of the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates)


apomorfina

(pharmacology) apomorphine (drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease)


apocarotenoide

apocarotenoide m (plural apocarotenoides)

(organic chemistry) apocarotenoid (any compound formed by the removal of fragments of the carbon backbone of a carotenoid)


esponja de aço

esponja de aço f (plural esponjas de aço)

steel wool (pads of fine strips of steel used as an abrasive)


apomixia

(botany) apomixis (plant reproduction without fertilisation, meiosis or the production of gametes)


apolitismo

(politics) apoliticism (apolitical behaviour)


apotécio

(lichenology) apothecium (the ascigerous fructification of lichens)


abibe

Uncertain, could be onomatopoeic or from Latin ave ibe.

northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, a plover of Eurasia)


apofenia

Borrowed from German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).

(psychology) apophenia (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena)


panaca

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) a person with those characteristics; an idiot, a fool


apotropismo

(religion, mysticism) apotropaism (the use of ritual or other magical means to avert evil or bad luck)


apostolicidade

(Christianity) apostolicity (the quality of being apostolic)


andadeira

/ɐ̃.dɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐ̃.dɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

walking frame (device used to support people in walking)


apocalipticista

apocalipticista m or f by sense (plural apocalipticistas)

(chiefly religion) apocalyptic (one who predicts apocalypse)


aprioridade

(philosophy) apriority (the quality or state of being known a priori)


apocaliptismo

apocaliptismos (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(religion) apocalypticism (a belief or doctrine based on apocalypse)


apodicticidade

spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(logic) apodicticity (the state of being apodictic)


apolinarismo

(Christianity theology) Apollinarism (the doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human)


apreensor

apreensor m (plural apreensores, feminine apreensora, feminine plural apreensoras)

apreensores (plural)
apreensora (feminine)
apreensoras (feminine plural)


apropriabilidade

apropriabilidade f (usually uncountable, plural apropriabilidades)

(economics) appropriability (the ability to profit from an innovation)


aproximante

(phonetics) approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract)


aposição

(grammar) apposition (the placing of a noun with another as an explanatory equivalent)

apposition (the quality of being side by side)

apposition (the act of placing of two things side by side)

(biology) apposition (growth of successive layers of cell wall)


apreendedor

apreendedor m (plural apreendedores, feminine apreendedora, feminine plural apreendedoras)

apreendedores (plural)
apreendedora (feminine)
apreendedoras (feminine plural)


apreensibilidade

apprehensibility (the quality of being apprehensible)


apreensividade

apprehensiveness (the state of being apprehensive)


apetibilidade

appetibility (the quality of being desirable)


apoteose

Borrowed from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis).

apotheosis (deification; becoming a god)

apotheosis (best moment or highest point in the development of something)


ataxia de Friedrich

ataxia de Friedreich
ataxia de Friedreich#Portuguese


algoritmo de aproximação

algoritmo de aproximação m (plural algoritmos de aproximação)

[aʊ̯.ɡoˈɾit͡ʃ.mu d͡ʒi a.pɾo.si.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

approximation algorithm
approximation algorithm

(computing) approximation algorithm (method of finding a nearly optimal solution to a problem)


aproximador

approacher (someone or something that approaches)

approximator (something that approximates)


agiotagem

From French agiotage. Compare Galician axiotaxe and Spanish agiotaje. By surface analysis, from agiota + -agem.


aprovador

aprovador m (plural aprovadores, feminine aprovadora, feminine plural aprovadoras)

aprovadores (plural)
aprovadora (feminine)
aprovadoras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.pɾu.βɐˈðoɾ]

approver (one who approves or gives approval)


apterigoto

apterygote (any insect of the order Apterygota)


aptéria

(ornithology) apterium (area of featherless skin)


aptâmero

(biochemistry, genetics) aptamer (any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein used to bind to a specific target molecule)


apteronotídeo

(zoology) apteronotid (any fish of the family Apteronotidae)


apropriador

apropriador m (plural apropriadores, feminine apropriadora, feminine plural apropriadoras)

apropriadores (plural)
apropriadora (feminine)
apropriadoras (feminine plural)

appropriator (a person who appropriates something)


aquagliceroporina

(biochemistry) aquaglyceroporin (a form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of glycerol)


aquametria

(chemistry) aquametrics (the analysis of trace amounts of water in a sample)


aquariologia

aquariology (study of the fauna and flora of aquaria)


aquaponia

(agriculture) aquaponics (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics)


aquaporina

(biochemistry) aquaporin (class of proteins that form pores in the membrane of biological cells)


aquação

(chemistry) aquation (the replacement of a ligand by water in a complex)


aquitardo

(geology) aquitard (a semipermeable layer along an aquifer)


arabilidade

(agriculture) arability (the capacity for land to produce or support vegetation)


arabinana

(biochemistry) arabinan (a polysaccharide that is mostly a polymer of arabinose)


arabinofuranosilcitosina

arabinofuranosilcitosina f (plural arabinofuranosilcitosinas)

(organic chemistry) arabinofuranosylcytosine (any of a group of arabinofuranosides of cytosine)


arabinopiranosídeo

arabinopiranosídeo m (plural arabinopiranosídeos)

(organic chemistry) arabinopyranoside (any glycoside of arabinopyranose)


arabinofuranosídeo

arabinofuranosídeo m (plural arabinofuranosídeos)

(organic chemistry) arabinofuranoside (any glycoside of arabinofuranose)


arabinogalactano

arabinogalactano m (plural arabinogalactanos)

(biochemistry) arabinogalactan (any of a class of proteoglycans found on the cell surface of flowering plants)


arabinosiltransferase

arabinosiltransferase f (plural arabinosiltransferases)

(biochemistry) arabinosyltransferase (a transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose)


arabinosídeo

(organic chemistry) arabinoside (a glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis)


arabofobia

Arabophobia (the fear, hate or dislike of Arabs)


cherne

From Latin acernia. Compare Spanish chernia.

(Portugal) wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)


aramaísmo

(linguistics) Aramaism (a word loaned from Aramaic)


aracnodactilia

(teratology) arachnodactyly (a condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender)


arenavírus

arenavirus (any of several RNA viruses of the genus Arenavirus)


arbutamina

(pharmacology) arbutamine (a cardiac stimulant drug)


arabística

(humanities) Arabic studies (the study of Arabic culture)


arcossauro

archosaur (any reptile of the taxon Archosauria)


arildiazônio

arildiazônios (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(organic chemistry) aryldiazonium (any diazonium group containing an aryl group)


araneísmo

arachnidism (envenomation by a spider bite)


araucanização

(anthropology, historical) Araucanization (assimilation into Mapuche culture)


aramida

aramid (a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibre)


arapaho

Arapaho (a member of the Arapaho people of North America)

(uncountable) Arapaho (Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people)


arbitrabilidade

(law) arbitrability (the characteristic of being arbitrable)


arbecacina

(pharmacology) arbekacin (a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic)


arqui-herege

arqui-herege m or f by sense (plural arqui-hereges)

(religion) arch-heretic (the leader of a heresy)


arbitração

arbitration (the act or process of arbitrating)

arbitration (process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute)


arcaicidade

arcaicidade f (usually uncountable, plural arcaicidades)

archaicity (the quality of being archaic)


arcanista

arcanista m or f by sense (plural arcanistas)

(occult) arcanist (person who studies arcane arts)

arcanist (person who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret)


apólise

(biology) apolysis (the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups)

(Eastern Orthodoxy) apolysis (a prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service)


arquegónio

arquegónios (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(botany) archegonium (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants)


apótomo

(mathematics) apotome (the difference between two quantities commensurable only in power)


arcanita

(mineralogy) arcanite (potassium sulfate)


apódema

[ɐˈpɔ.ðɨ.mɐ]

(arthropodology) apodeme (an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles)


arcoplasma

(cytology) archoplasm (the substance of cells’ attraction spheres)


arqueoastrónomo

arqueoastrónomo m (plural arqueoastrónomos)

arqueoastrónomos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(astronomy) archaeoastronomer (astronomer whose speciality is archaeoastronomy)


arcossauromorfo

arcossauromorfo m (plural arcossauromorfos)

archosauromorph (any extinct lizard of the infraclass Archosauromorpha)


arco senil

(ophthalmology) arcus senilis (a faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people)


ardeparina

(pharmacology) ardeparin (a particular anticoagulant)


apódose

Learned borrowing from Latin apodosis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσῐς (apódosis).

(grammar) apodosis (second part of a grammatical period whose meaning is the complement of the first (protasis))

(grammar) apodosis (main clause of a hypothetical (conditional) sentence)


arecolina

(organic chemistry) arecoline (alkaloid found in areca nuts)


arabela

/ɐ.ɾɐˈbɛ.lɐ/

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

Arabela (a Zaparoan language spoken in Peru)


aritmómetro

aritmómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


aquosidade

wateriness; aqueousness (the state of being watery, aqueous)


arabina

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβi.nɐ]

(organic chemistry) arabin (a carbohydrate found in gum arabic)


arenossolo

(soil science) arenosol; psamment (an entisol consisting of unconsolidated sand deposits)


aretalogia

aretalogy (biography in which a deity’s attributes are listed in the first person)


areté

(Classical philosophy) arete (virtue, excellence)


areómetro

areómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós) + -metro.

(physics) areometer (device used to measure specific gravity)


apófase

Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence via Proto-Italic *fāōr, *fāmā comes Latin fārī, fāma, cognate to fala, Spanish fama, English fame.

af

(rhetoric) apophasis (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

(theology) apophatism (a belief, a theory on approaching knowledge of God in a negative way)


argasídeo

(zoology) argasid (any of various ticks of the family Argasidae)


arabização

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Arabisation (the process of making Arabic)


argirol

[aɦ.ʒiˈɾɔʊ̯]

[aɦ.ʒiˈɾɔʊ̯]

[aɾ.ʒiˈɾɔʊ̯]

[aʁ.ʒiˈɾɔʊ̯]

[aɻ.ʒiˈɾɔʊ̯]

(pharmacology) Argyrol (an antiseptic compound of silver and a protein)


apuliense

pt-noun

apuliense m or f by sense (plural apulienses)


argilita

(geology) argillite (a fine-grained sedimentary rock)


arcídeo

(malacology) arcid; ark shell (any of the family Arcidae of saltwater clams)


araribá

[ɐ.ɾɐ.ɾiˈβa]

arariba (any tree in the genus Centrolobium)


argirina

(medicine) argyrin (any of a class of antitumour drugs obtained from myxobacteria)


aquarelista

aquarelista m or f by sense (plural aquarelistas)

(art) watercolorist (a painter who paints watercolors)


arginosuccinato

arginosuccinato m (plural arginosuccinatos)

(organic chemistry) arginosuccinate (a salt or ester of arginosuccinic acid)


apuliano

apuliano m (plural apulianos, feminine apuliana, feminine plural apulianas)

apulianos (plural)
apuliana (feminine)
apulianas (feminine plural)


aquicultor

(agriculture) aquaculturist (a person involved in aquaculture)


aridade

(logic, mathematics, computer science) arity (number of arguments a function takes)


argulídeo

(zoology) argulid; fish louse (any member of the Argulidae family of parasitic crustaceans)


araçari

→ English: aracari

/ɐ.ɾɐ.sɐˈɾi/

aracari (any toucan in the genus Pteroglossus)


arilalquilamina

(organic chemistry) arylalkylamine (amine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom)


aração

[a.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

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


apólogo

Borrowed from Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos).

apologue (a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects)


aridificação

(environmental science) aridification (the process by which a region becomes more arid)


argininosuccinato

argininosuccinato m (plural argininosuccinatos)

(chemistry) argininosuccinate (a salt or ester of argininosuccinic acid)


arilamidase

(biochemistry) arylamidase (the enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase)


arilação

(organic chemistry) arylation (any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups)


arilamina

(organic chemistry) arylamine (any amine having at least one aryl group attached to the nitrogen atom)


aridissolo

(soil science) aridisol (a type of soil that dominates deserts and xeric shrublands)


arila

(organic chemistry) aryl (univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon)


arilesterase

(biochemistry) arylesterase (any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an aryl ester)


arabinopiranose

arabinopiranose f (plural arabinopiranoses)

(biochemistry) arabinopyranose (the pyranose form of arabinose)


arilsulfatase

(biochemistry) arylsulfatase (any of a group of sulfatase enzymes)


arilideno

(organic chemistry) arylidene (any aryl derivative of a methylene group)


araneídeo

(zoology) araneid (member of the spider family Araneidae)


arilódio

(botany) arillode (a structure resembling an aril)


araneomorfa

(zoology) araneomorph (any of the Araneomorphae, a suborder of spiders)


aquariano

aquariano m (plural aquarianos, feminine aquariana, feminine plural aquarianas)

aquarianos (plural)
aquariana (feminine)
aquarianas (feminine plural)

(astrology) Aquarius; Aquarian (someone with a Aquarius star sign)


arbovírus

[ɐɾ.βuˈβi.ɾuʃ]

(pathology, virology) arbovirus (any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod)


arbúsculo

(botany) arbuscle (a plant midway between a shrub and a tree)

(mycology) arbuscle (a branched hypha in some fungi)


aquapuntura

(medicine) aquapuncture (subcutaneous injection of water)


arbutina

(organic chemistry) arbutin (a glycoside of hydroquinone found in bearberry)


arcose

(petrology) arkose (a sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz)


aripiprazol

(pharmacology) aripiprazole (an antipsychotic)


armígero

(heraldry) armiger (person entitled to bear a coat of arms)


arbitragista

arbitragista m or f by sense (plural arbitragistas)

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐˈʒiʃ.tɐ]

(finance) arbitrager (one who participates in arbitrage)


araucária

Learned borrowing from translingual Araucaria.

lbor

araucaria (any tree of the genus Araucaria)

(strictly) Paraná pine (Araucaria augustiflora)


arcebispado

(ecclesiastical) archbishopric (the rank or office of an archbishop)

(ecclesiastical) archbishopric (the jurisdiction of an archbishop)


arilidrazona

(organic chemistry) arylhydrazone (any aryl hydrazone)


arara-canindé

pt-noun

arara-canindé f (plural araras-canindé or araras-canindés)

araras-canindé (plural)
araras-canindés (plural)

/ɐˌɾa.ɾɐ.kɐ.nĩˈdɛ/

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro
pt:arara-canindé


ardeídeo

(zoology) ardeid (any member of the Ardeidae family of birds)


arbório

From Italian arborio, from Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare Portuguese arbóreo.


arbitragem

[ɐɾ.βiˈtɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]

arbitration (the act or process of arbitrating)

arbitration (the use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute)

(sports) the process of acting as the referee of a match

(sports) the set of referees and assistant referees of a match

(finance) arbitrage (the buying of an item in one market and selling in another)


arcossegundo

(geometry) arcsecond (a unit of angle: ¹⁄₃₆₀₀ of a degree)


arduidade

arduidade f (usually uncountable, plural arduidades)

[ɐɾ.ðujˈða.ðɨ]

arduousness (the state of being arduous)


arcossólio

(architecture) arcosolium (a tomb in an arched recess in a wall)


aquarista

aquarista m or f by sense (plural aquaristas)

aquarist (a person who maintains an aquarium)


araruta

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɾu.tɐ/

Maranta arundinacea
Maranta arundinacea#Translingual

arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea, a large perennial herb of the Caribbean)

(uncountable) arrowroot (starchy substance obtained from arrowroot roots)


arcontado

(politics, historical) archontate (office or position of an archon)


areópago

(Ancient Greece) Areopagus (the supreme council of ancient Athens)


arborescência

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨʃˈsẽ.sjɐ]

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃẽ.sjɐ]


arcediago

(ecclesiastical) archdeacon (administrative official in a diocese)


aquaparque

aquapark (an amusement park with waterplay areas)


aricina

(organic chemistry) aricine (an alkaloid found in white cinchona bark)


argentamina

argentamine (a solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine)


argânia

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.njɐ]

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.njɐ]

[aɾˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aɾˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aʁˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

argan (Argania spinosa), a tree of Morocco


arabinoxilano

arabinoxylan (a hemicellulose found in the cell walls of plants)


arcaísta

arcaísta m or f by sense (plural arcaístas)

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) + -ista. By surface analysis, arca(ico) + -ista.

af

archaist (a person who uses archaisms in language)


armamentário

armamentarium (all of the equipment available for carrying out a task)


arqueomagnetismo

(geophysics, archaeology) archaeomagnetism (magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past)


argentinidade

Argentineness (the quality of being Argentinian)


argentometria

(inorganic chemistry) argentometry (method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate)


áraque

arak (a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink)


arianização

Aryanization (the process or result of making Aryan)


arcado-cipriota

Arcado-Cypriot (an ancient Greek dialect spoken in Arcadia and Cyprus)


arcaização

archaization (process of becoming or turning something more archaic)


aristocratismo

pt-noun

aristocratismo m (plural aristocratismos)

(politics) aristocratism (the principles of aristocrats)


aretologia

aretologia f (usually uncountable, plural aretologias)

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρετή (aretḗ) + -logia.

(philosophy) aretology (part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue)

(ethics) aretaics (theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness)


aristocratização

aristocratização f (plural aristocratizações)

(politics) aristocratization (the fact or process of becoming aristocratic)


areolação

areolation (space surrounded by something of a different colour)


aritmomania

(psychology) arithmomania (compulsion to count things)


arctiídeo

(zoology) arctiid (any member of the Arctiidae family of moths)


arilcicloexilamina

arilcicloexilamina f (plural arilcicloexilaminas)

(chemistry) arylcyclohexylamine (any of a class of pharmaceutical, designer and experimental drugs)


areografia

/ɐ.ɾjɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ.ɾjɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

From Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs) + -o- + -grafia.


arfvedsonita

(mineralogy) arfvedsonite (a rare sodium amphibole mineral)


arbitrador

pt-noun

arbitrador m (plural arbitradores, feminine arbitradora, feminine plural arbitradoras)

arbitradores (plural)
arbitradora (feminine)
arbitradoras (feminine plural)

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐˈðoɾ]

arbitrator (person who settles or judges)


arcádio

Arcadic (the Ancient Greek dialect of Arcadia)


arequeira

/ɐ.ɾɨˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɨˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɨˈke.ɾɐ/

Areca catechu
Areca catechu#Translingual

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


ardência

ardentness (the state or quality of being ardent)


ariloxifenoxipropionato

ariloxifenoxipropionato m (plural ariloxifenoxipropionatos)

(organic chemistry) aryloxyphenoxypropionate (any aryloxy-phenoxy-propionate)


aritmomancia

arithmancy (divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name)


maré viva

spring tide (the tide at its highest level)


maré de sizígia

maré de sizígia f (plural marés de sizígia)


esponjas de aço

esponja de aço
esponja de aço#Portuguese


bilro

From Latin pilūlus, diminutive of pila (“ball”), from earlier birlo.

bobbin (in a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread)

bobbin lace (a hand-made lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion)


marouço

breaker (wave breaking into foam against the shore)


punhetagem

beating around the bush
beat around the bush

(Brazil, slang) the act of beating around the bush

(Brazil, slang) the act of protracting or procrastinating


arrátel

Borrowed from Arabic الرَطْل (ar-raṭl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), variant of לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “libra, Roman pound”). Doublet of libra.

der

Aramaic רִיטְלָא

(historical) arratel, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 460 g


balípodo

From Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”) + ποδός (podós, “foot”).

(literary, rare) football; soccer (team sport)


balãozinho

[baˌlɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

[baˌlɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]

Cardiospermum halicacabum
Wikispecies:Cardiospermum halicacabum

(Brazil) balloon plant (Cardiospermum halicacabum, a tropical vine)


bife a cavalo

Literally, “horseback-riding steak”, as an allusion to the appearance that the fried egg is "riding" the steak.

steak served with a fried egg on top, eggs on horseback


siririca

pt-noun

siririca f (countable and uncountable, plural siriricas)

Borrowed from Old Tupi syryryk (“to rub oneself”).

bor+

(Brazil, vulgar, uncountable) female masturbation; fingering

Bati umas vinte siriricas ontem.

(Brazil, vulgar, countable) an instance of female masturbation

(Brazil, regional) a kind of fishhook that uses colored feathers as bait


bolapé

(South Brazil) a ford that is shallow enough for a horse but not for a person


bolapé

From bola + pé, a calque of English football.


caruja

→ Spanish: garúa

→ English: garua

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cālūginem, variant of Latin cālīginem (“fog”).


dengo

(Brazil) tantrum (childish display of bad temper)

(Brazil) a display of sadness or loneliness in order to receive affection