escalador

pt-noun

escalador m (plural escaladores, feminine escaladora, feminine plural escaladoras)

escaladores (plural)
escaladora (feminine)
escaladoras (feminine plural)

From escalar (“to climb”) + -dor (“-er”).


estradeiro

estradeiro m (plural estradeiros, feminine estradeira, feminine plural estradeiras)

estradeiros (plural)
estradeira (feminine)
estradeiras (feminine plural)

From estrada (“street”) + -eiro (“-eer”).

deceiver (someone who tries to deceive people)


morador

morador m (plural moradores, feminine moradora, feminine plural moradoras)

moradores (plural)
moradora (feminine)
moradoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morador, from Latin morātōrem.


desenhista

pt-noun

desenhista m or f by sense (plural desenhistas)

From desenhar (“to draw”) + -ista (“-ist”).

drawer; draughtsman/draughtswoman (professional who creates drawings)


fulá

(rare) one of the Fula (west African people)


exmo

Abbreviation of excelentíssimo (as a title)


gôndola

→ Hunsrik: Gondola

Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, literally “little tail”).

der

gondola (long, narrow boat used in Venice)

gondola (a free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket or other retail store)


fancaria

From faianca (“crude object”) + -aria, from Arabic فَنْقَة (fanqa, “sack”).


garrafão

[ɡa.haˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.haˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡa.χaˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐ̃w̃/

large jug usually made of plastic or similar materials

demijohn (large bottle with short neck, typically made of glass)

(basketball) key (free-throw lane and the circle surrounding the free-throw line)


grossura

From grosso (“thick”) + -ura (“-ure”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grosso, from Latin grossus (“thick”).

thickness (property of being thick in dimension)

thickness (a measure of how thick in dimension something is)


expiração

Borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem (“expiration”).

expiration, exhalation (act or process of breathing out)

expiration (instance of expiring, becoming invalid after a deadline)


gorgorão

/ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡoɦ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡoɦ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡuɾ.ɡuˈɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɡuɾ.ɣuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

From French gourgouran, from English grogram, from French gros-grain.

(uncountable) grosgrain (silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs)


guarda-sol

[ˌɡwaɦ.dɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌɡwaɦ.dɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌɡwaɾ.dɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌɡwaʁ.dɐˈsɔʊ̯]

[ˌɡwaɾ.ðɐˈsɔɫ]

[ˌɡwaɾ.ðɐˈsɔɫ]

a large parasol; sun umbrella (umbrella used as protection from the sun)


idealização

From idealizar (“to idealise”) + -ção (“-tion”).

suffix

idealization (act or process of idealising)

idealization (representation of something in such a way as to show its most important characteristics)


fracionamento

From fracionar (“to fraction”) + -mento.

fractioning; fragmentation (act or instance of splitting something into fractions)


garrafeira

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfe.ɾɐ/

a warehouse where bottles are stored, especially wine bottles

wine shop (a shop which sells alcoholic drinks, especially wine)


garrafeira

English: garrafeira

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfe.ɾɐ/


lamparina

Borrowed from Spanish lamparilla, diminutive of lámpara (“lamp”).


farrapo

From or related to Old Spanish harpar, from Old French harper (“to forcefully grasp”).

der

tatter; rag (piece of old, tattered cloth)

a person who wears rags; a shabby person; ragamuffin

(Brazil, historical) a participant in the Farroupilha Revolution


livreiro

pt-noun

livreiro m (plural livreiros, feminine livreira, feminine plural livreiras)

livreiros (plural)
livreira (feminine)
livreiras (feminine plural)

From livro (“book”) + -eiro (“-eer”), or from Latin librārius.


coita

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coita, from coitar, from Vulgar Latin *cōctare, from Latin coactus (“forced”). Compare Galician coita and Spanish cuita.


fuxiqueiro

pt-noun

fuxiqueiro m (plural fuxiqueiros, feminine fuxiqueira, feminine plural fuxiqueiras)

fuxiqueiros (plural)
fuxiqueira (feminine)
fuxiqueiras (feminine plural)

(informal, Brazil) gossiper (person who gossips)


flerte

(Brazil) flirt (instance of flirting, courting)


cracudo

cracudo m (plural cracudos, feminine cracuda, feminine plural cracudas)

cracudos (plural)
cracuda (feminine)
cracudas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) crackhead (person who is addicted to crack cocaine)


jangada

→ Catalan: jangada

→ English: jangada

→ Spanish: jangada

Borrowed from Malayalam ചങ്ങാടം (caṅṅāṭaṁ), from Sanskrit संघाट (saṃghāṭa).


gunda

a type of African tree, whose used wood is used in construction


arteriograma

(medicine) arteriogram (X-ray of an artery)


dispositivos intrauterinos

dispositivo intrauterino
dispositivo intrauterino#Portuguese


dispositivo intrauterino

pt-noun

dispositivo intrauterino m (plural dispositivos intrauterinos)


aritmosofia

arithmosophia (form of numerology that equates letters of the alphabet with numbers)


bosquímano

bosquímano m (plural bosquímanos, feminine bosquímana, feminine plural bosquímanas)

bosquímanos (plural)
bosquímana (feminine)
bosquímanas (feminine plural)

Bushman; San (member of an ethnic group from southwest Africa)

Bushman; San (any of the Khoisian language spoken by the Bushmen)


paraguaio

paraguaio m (plural paraguaios, feminine paraguaia, feminine plural paraguaias)

paraguaios (plural)
paraguaia (feminine)
paraguaias (feminine plural)


parisiense

parisiense m or f by sense (plural parisienses)


guipuscoano

guipuscoano m (plural guipuscoanos, feminine guipuscoana, feminine plural guipuscoanas)

guipuscoanos (plural)
guipuscoana (feminine)
guipuscoanas (feminine plural)


aquafauna

(ecology) aquafauna (aquatic animals considered as a group)


tunisiano

tunisiano m (plural tunisianos, feminine tunisiana, feminine plural tunisianas)

tunisianos (plural)
tunisiana (feminine)
tunisianas (feminine plural)


santomense

santomense m or f by sense (plural santomenses)

São Toméan (native or inhabitant of São Tomé and Príncipe or the island of São Tomé)


djibutiano

djibutiano m (plural djibutianos, feminine djibutiana, feminine plural djibutianas)

djibutianos (plural)
djibutiana (feminine)
djibutianas (feminine plural)


magreza

(of people) the state of being thin, slimness


cueca

(Portugal) underpants, including panties

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


rabugento

rabugento m (plural rabugentos, feminine rabugenta, feminine plural rabugentas)

rabugentos (plural)
rabugenta (feminine)
rabugentas (feminine plural)

From rabugem (“mange, canine scabies”), from Latin rōbīgō (“mildew, rust”).


elitismo

elitism (belief society should be run by elite)


aeromoça

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmo.sɐ/

(Brazil) a female flight attendant, an air hostess


subordem

[suˈbɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈβɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃]


paraquedas

[ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.ðɐʃ]

From para (“stops”) + quedas (“falls”), a calque of French parachute, from para- (“protection against”).


pachorra

/pɐˈt͡ʃo.ʁɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish pachorra, of unknown origin.

Todavia, importa dizer que este livro é escrito com pachorra, com a pachorra de um homem já desafrontado da brevidade do século, obra supinamente filosófica, de uma filosofia desigual, agora austera, logo brincalhona, coisa que não edifica nem destrói, não inflama nem regala, e é todavia mais do que passatempo e menos do que apostolado.

1881, Machado de Assis, chapter 4, in Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas, A idéia fixa, page 18:


picardo

picardo m (plural picardos, feminine picarda, feminine plural picardas)

picardos (plural)
picarda (feminine)
picardas (feminine plural)


dêixis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).

bor+

(linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)


pró

Borrowed from Latin prō. Compare with inherited por.

pro (an advantageous aspect of something)


philósopho

pt-noun

philósopho m (plural philósophos, feminine philósopha, feminine plural philósophas)

philósophos (plural)
philósopha (feminine)
philósophas (feminine plural)

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


electrochoque

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


arrendador

arrendador m (plural arrendadores, feminine arrendadora, feminine plural arrendadoras)

arrendadores (plural)
arrendadora (feminine)
arrendadoras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.ʁẽ.dɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.ʁẽ.dɐˈðoɾ]

lessor (owner of property that is being leased)


antineoplaston

antineoplaston m (plural antineoplastons)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) antineoplaston (any of a group of peptides and other compounds used in alternative cancer treatment)


torcedura

sprain (the act of spraining a joint or muscle)


arubano

arubano m (plural arubanos, feminine arubana, feminine plural arubanas)

arubanos (plural)
arubana (feminine)
arubanas (feminine plural)


embate

O segundo debate sobre um programa de Governo desta legislatura trouxe ontem ao Parlamento um primeiro-ministro municiado para o embate com uma mão cheia de medidas políticas.

2015 December 3, Maria Lopes, Nuno Sá Lourenço, Sofia Rodrigues, “Costa anuncia 13 medidas no seu primeiro debate”, in Público:

(figuratively, politics) opposition; resistance


capanga

Borrowed from Kimbundu kapanga (“armpit”), referencing individuals lazing about save occasional nixers.

bor+

thug (a criminal hired to treat others violently or roughly)


xeneize

From Spanish xeneize, from Ligurian zenéize. Doublet of genovês.

(Argentina, soccer) a member or supporter of Boca Juniors


losângulo

Barbarism of losango (“rhombus”), by analogy with the -ângulo occurring in many shape names, like triângulo and retângulo.

(proscribed) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)


ossos duros de roer

osso duro de roer
osso duro de roer#Portuguese


talante

Borrowed from Old French talant, alternative form of talent, from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”). Doublet of talento.


osso duro de roer

pt-noun

osso duro de roer m (plural ossos duros de roer, metaphonic)

ossos duros de roer (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(idiomatic) hard nut to crack (problem that is challenging to solve)

(idiomatic) hard nut to crack (situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with)

(idiomatic) a brave or hardy person or organisation


contragolpe

/ˌkõ.tɾɐˈɡɔl.pɨ/

[ˌkõ.tɾɐˈɣɔɫ.pɨ]

counterblow (blow delivered in return of another)


panegírico

From Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).


ínsula

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsula. Doublet of ilha and ínsua.

(historical) insula (type of Roman building)

(historical) insula (block of Roman buildings)

(neuroanatomy) insula (structure of the human brain)


aberrometria

aberrometry (measurement of refractive aberrations of the eye)


patógeno

(immunology, pathology) pathogen (an organism or substance that causes disease)


cosmódromo

cosmodrome (a site for launching spacecraft)


trapaça

Formed from trapa (“snare, trap”), itself borrowed from French trappe (“trap door, hatch”).


uigur

Uyghur (member of a Turkic ethnic group of northwestern China)


uigur

Uyghur (Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people)


cismático

cismático m (plural cismáticos, feminine cismática, feminine plural cismáticas)

cismáticos (plural)
cismática (feminine)
cismáticas (feminine plural)

(religion) schismatic (a person involved in a schism)


hemiciclo

From Latin hemicyclium, from Ancient Greek. Compare French hémicycle. By surface analysis, hemi- + ciclo.

(politics) floor (the part of the house assigned to the members of a parliament)


largadinha

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laɾ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/lɐɾ.ɡɐˈdi.ɲɐ/

[lɐɾ.ɣɐˈði.ɲɐ]


avalista

avalista m or f by sense (plural avalistas)

guarantor (person who assumes responsibility when a debt is not paid)


suarabácti

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svarabhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svara, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhakti, “separation”).

bor+

(linguistics, phonology) svarabhakti; anaptyxis (epenthesis of a vowel)


trole

trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)

(regional) draisine (light, auxiliary rail vehicle)


gaúcho

pt-noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

gaúchos (plural)
gaúcha (feminine)
gaúchas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, probably from a South American indigenous language.

gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)

native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul


pretinho

(Brazil, endearing) term of endearment for a black loved one, usually a lover or a close family member.


vestiário

Learned borrowing from Latin vestiārium.

changing room (UK), locker room (US), dressing room (a room, especially in a gym, sports center, designed for people to change their clothes)

(metonymically, figurative) team (set of players that make up a sports team)


vovô

(Brazil, hypocoristic, usually childish) grandpa


élfico

Calque of English elvish, from elfo + -ico.


acromicria

(pathology) acromicria (hypoplasia of the limbs)


acroparestesia

(medicine) acroparesthesia (severe pain in the extremities)


trajecto

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


mórmon

mórmon m or f by sense (plural (Brazil) mórmons or (Portugal) mórmones)

mórmons (Brazil plural)
mórmones (Portugal plural)

From Mórmon, borrowed from English Mormon.


agnatia

(pathology) agnathia (congenital lack of a jaw)


adorcismo

adorcism (voluntary possession by a spirit)


vaivém

[ˌvaɪ̯ˈvẽɪ̯̃]

From vai (“goes”) + vem (“comes”), third-person singular of the present indicative of ir and vir respectively.

(figurative) ups and downs (periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions)

(figurative, uncountable) inconstancy; the state of being constantly changing


adrenarca

[ɐ.ðɾɨˈnaɾ.kɐ]

adrenarche (a stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands)


adenomegalia

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔ.mɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɐ]

(pathology) adenomegaly (enlargement of a gland)


quentão

From quente (“hot”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).

affix

mulled wine (wine with spices served hot)


jeje

(Brazil, historical) a member of the Fon, Ewe, or Akan peoples of West Africa


amaxofobia

amaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle)


ampelografia

ampelography (science of grapevine cultivars)


antipodismo

antipodicity (the condition of being antipodal)


visigotismo

(linguistics) a loanword from the Gothic language of the Visigoths


labiada

specimen of the Lamiaceae family of plants


tojo

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *toju or similar; compare Spanish tojo, Asturian toxu, Galician toxo.

Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus#Translingual

gorse; furze (Ulex europaeus, an evergreen shrub of Europe and northern Africa)


reparador

pt-noun

reparador m (plural reparadores, feminine reparadora, feminine plural reparadoras)

reparadores (plural)
reparadora (feminine)
reparadoras (feminine plural)

/ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

/ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/

[ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]


negrice

From Latin nigritiem, or by surface analysis, negro (“black”) + -ice (noun-forming suffix).

surf

(offensive) inappropriate or lazy behaviour


benzodiazepina

pt-noun

benzodiazepina f (plural benzodiazepinas)


gaitista

gaitista m or f by sense (plural gaitistas)

[ɡaɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]


redentor

redentor m (plural redentores, feminine redentora, feminine plural redentoras)

redentores (plural)
redentora (feminine)
redentoras (feminine plural)

redeemer (one who redeems, saves from a state of sin)


triturador

grinder; shredder (machine used to grind objects)


castigador

castigador m (plural castigadores, feminine castigadora, feminine plural castigadoras)

castigadores (plural)
castigadora (feminine)
castigadoras (feminine plural)

From Latin castīgātor, corresponding to castigo (“punishment”) + -dor (“-er”).


physis

(Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) physis (nature, as contrasted with law or custom)


vaivéns

[ˌvaɪ̯ˈvẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˌvaɪ̯ˈvẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˌvaɪ̯ˈvẽɪ̯̃ʃ]


diácono

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

lbor

(Church history) deacon (a designated minister of charity in the early Church)

(Roman Catholicism) deacon (a clergyman ranked directly below a priest)

(Protestantism) deacon (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)


traçado

(historical, military) fascine knife
(by extension, Brazil) machete

(colloquial) a mixture of two alcoholic beverages


síndrome de Estocolmo

pt-noun

síndrome de Estocolmo f or m (uncountable)

A calque of the English Stockholm syndrome, derived from the Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


cloremia

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, cloro- + -emia.


futuro do pretérito

(grammar, chiefly Brazil) a Portuguese verb form used to express the conditional tense, futurity from a past perspective, or to make polite requests


boca a boca

mouth-to-mouth (breathing into a person’s mouth as a first-aid technique)

word of mouth (verbal, personal transmission of information)


patroa

(informal) wife; a female partner in a stable relationship


metaleiro

pt-noun

metaleiro m (plural metaleiros, feminine metaleira, feminine plural metaleiras)

metaleiros (plural)
metaleira (feminine)
metaleiras (feminine plural)


americanização

americanização f (plural americanizações)


disortografia

(pedagogy) dysorthography (difficulty in learning and mastering spelling rules, which translates into multiple spelling mistakes and inadequate punctuation, resulting in poor sentence construction and poor organization and structuring of written texts)


roqueiro

roqueiro m (plural roqueiros, feminine roqueira, feminine plural roqueiras)

roqueiros (plural)
roqueira (feminine)
roqueiras (feminine plural)

rocker (someone passionate about rock music)


roqueiro

(obsolete) a type of cannon that fires rocks


alzheimer

mal de Alzheimer
mal de Alzheimer#Portuguese


pepeta

(Brazil, informal, childish) binky (baby's pacifier)


maloca

From Spanish maloca (“raid, attack”), from Mapudungun malocán (“to fight”).

(Brazil, by extension) affectionate term for a home or habitation

(Brazil) scum (an untrustworthy group of people)

(Northeastern Brazil) livestock that cowboys gather during vaquejadas and take to a corral

(Brazil) livestock that grazes on certain points of a field


lanceta

lancet (pointed, two-edged surgical instrument)


chamarra

/t͡ʃɐˈma.ʁɐ/


lalofobia

From lalo- + fobia. Cognate with Italian lalofobia.


engenho

From Old Galician-Portuguese engenho, from Latin ingenium.

ingenuity (the quality of being ingenious)

astuteness (the quality of being astute)

(obsolete or historical) factory (industrial facility)

sugar mill (machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane)

sugar mill (factory that processes sugar cane)

(South Brazil) factory that processes yerba maté leaves


rajá

Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), cognate with Latin rex.


lamarckismo

From Jean-Baptiste Lamarck + -ismo or borrowed from French lamarckisme.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
w:Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

(biology) Lamarckism (transformist doctrine of the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, which justifies the evolution of species through the hereditary transmission of modifications caused by the environment and the use and use of organs)


ludovicense

ludovicense m or f by sense (plural ludovicenses)

From Ludovico + -ense, from the Latin name of Louis the Pious, patron of France, whose name was paid homage to in the name of city of São Luís, Brazil.

native or inhabitant of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil


smartwatch

smartwatch m (plural smartwatch or smartwatches)

smartwatch (plural)
smartwatches (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English smartwatch.


revista em quadrinhos

pt-noun

revista em quadrinhos m (plural revistas em quadrinhos)


faixa de ônibus

faixa de ônibus f (plural faixas de ônibus)


corredor de ônibus

corredor de ônibus m (plural corredores de ônibus)


DR

Abbreviation of discussão de relacionamento (“lovers' argument, dispute, quarrel”).


inhapa

From Spanish ñapa, from Quechua yapa (“increment; increase”).

(Brazil) lagniappe; tilly (an extra good to a buyer along with a costlier purchase)


tetraz

grouse (game birds of the family Tetraonidae)


armênio

armênio m (plural armênios, feminine armênia, feminine plural armênias)

armênios (plural)
armênia (feminine)
armênias (feminine plural)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of arménio.


ferreirinha

/fɨ.ʁɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/fɨ.ʁɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/


gangueiro

gangueiro m (plural gangueiros, feminine gangueira, feminine plural gangueiras)

gangueiros (plural)
gangueira (feminine)
gangueiras (feminine plural)


mergulhão

/meʁ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[meɦ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/meʁ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[meɦ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/meɾ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[meɾ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/meʁ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[meʁ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/meɻ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[meɻ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɨɾ.ɡuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[mɨɾ.ɣuˈʎɐ̃w̃]

From mergulho (“dive”) + -ão, or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *merguliōnem, a derivative of Latin mergus or mergulus. Compare Galician mergullón, Spanish somorgujón, variant of somorgujo, Leonese mergollón.

grebe (diving bird of the family Podicipedidae)


japa

From japonês (“Japanese”) or Japão (“Japan”).

(Brazil, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a person from Japan or of Japanese descent


espermatozoide

espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides)

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zôion, “living thing”) + -oide.

(cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male)


oriolo

oriole (any of various colourful passerine birds of the families Icteridae or Oriolidae)


empreendedor

empreendedor m (plural empreendedores, feminine empreendedora, feminine plural empreendedoras)

empreendedores (plural)
empreendedora (feminine)
empreendedoras (feminine plural)


esteticismo

esteticismo m (usually uncountable, plural esteticismos)


retrato-robô

retrato-robô m (plural retratos-robô or retratos-robôs)

retratos-robô (plural)
retratos-robôs (plural)

(Portugal) identikit, police sketch, composite sketch, facial composite


quilolitro

From quilo- + litro (“litre”), calqued from French kilolitre.


tsunâmi

From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (“seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”)).


revistas em quadrinhos

revista em quadrinhos
revista em quadrinhos#Portuguese


pente-de-macaco

pente-de-macaco m (plural pentes-de-macaco)

Literally, “monkey comb”, after the plant’s prickly fruit.

Pithecoctenium crucigerum
Wikispecies:Pithecoctenium crucigerum

monkey comb (Pithecoctenium crucigerum, a climbing shrub of South America)

the fruit of the monkey comb plant, or one half of its outer shell


Argonauta

(biochemistry, genetics) argonaute (any of a group of proteins responsible for RNA interference)


taboa

From a Vulgar Latin form of Latin buda still retaining the Berber singulative formans ta-.

Typha domingensis
Wikispecies:Typha domingensis

southern cattail (Typha domingensis, a reed native to tropical and temperate regions worldwide)


butiá

Hunsrik: Butiaa


pitanga

→ English: pitanga

→ Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Proto-Tupian *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa
Old Tupi 'ybá
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ
Old Tupi pytang
Proto-Tupian *-ap
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi 'ybapytanga
Old Tupi pytangabor.
Portuguese pitanga
Borrowed from Old Tupi pytanga, ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.

etymon

Eugenia uniflora
Wikispecies:Eugenia uniflora

(Brazil) Suriname cherry (fruit of the Eugenia uniflora tree)


brasilidade

From Brasil (“Brazil”) + -idade (“-ity”).

Brazilianness, the quality of being Brazilian

Brazilianity, the Brazilian identity, particularly as provided as cultural heritage from Amerindian, European and African cultures


arco-da-velha

[ˌaɾ.ku.ðɐˈβɛ.ʎɐ]


arco da velha

→ Spanish: arco de la vieja (calque)

[ˈaɾ.ku ðɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

[ˈaɾ.ku ðɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

[ˈaɾ.ku ðɐ ˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

Possibly a shortening of arco da lei velha (“arc of the old law”), a reference to the Old Testament and Genesis 9:12-17.
Compare Galician arco da vella, Mirandese arco de la bielha, Spanish arco de la vieja, Leonese and Asturian arcu la vieya.


seropositivo

pt-noun

seropositivo m (plural seropositivos, feminine seropositiva, feminine plural seropositivas)

seropositivos (plural)
seropositiva (feminine)
seropositivas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of soropositivo.


filarmónica

filarmónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(music) philharmonic (full-sized symphonic orchestra)


cipó-branco

a species of climbing vine in the Fridericia genus


cipó-cabeludo

cipó-cabeludo m (plural cipós-cabeludos)

Mikania hirsutissima, a species of liana


cipó capador

Any liana of genus Echites, found from Mexico to Florida, the West Indies, and Central America.


cipó-azougue

cipó-azougue m (plural cipós-azougue or cipós-azougues)

cipós-azougue (plural)
cipós-azougues (plural)

any of the genus Apodanthera of wild gourds.


cipó-cururu

the name of several species of liana in the Anisolobus subgenus


cipó amargo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cipó, amargo.

a species of liana in the genus Cocculus


cipó-amargoso

cipó-amargoso m (plural cipós-amargosos, metaphonic)

cipós-amargosos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


cipó-prata

Banisteriopsis argyrophylla, a species of liana


cipó-preto

Hippocratea volubilis, a species of liana


cipó-pau

a species of liana in the Trigonia genus


cipó-d'água

any of genus Amphilophium of lianas native to South America


cipó-de-macaco

cipó-de-macaco m (plural cipós-de-macaco)

A trumpetbush, any of genus Tecoma of lianas found from southernmost US to northern Argentina


cipó-de-morcego

cipó-de-morcego m (plural cipós-de-morcego)

Dolichandra unguiculata, a species of liana


cipó-timbó

any of several species of liana in the genus Serjania


cipó-matador

a parasitic plant in the Ficus genus, that withers its host trees


cipó-cravo

Tynanthus elegans, a species of liana used in folk medicine


cipó de rego

a species of liana in the Fridericia genus


cipó-suma

any of genus Anchietea of lianas of tropical South America.


cipó da mata

A liana of species Thinouia ventricosa, of northern Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.


cipó-de-são-joão

cipó-de-são-joão m (plural cipós-de-são-joão)


cipó-unha-de-gato

cipó-unha-de-gato m (plural cipós-unha-de-gato)

Dolichandra unguis-cati, a species of vine


cipó-unha-de-boi

cipó-unha-de-boi m (plural cipós-unha-de-boi)


cipó-mil-homens

cipó-mil-homens m (plural cipós-mil-homens)

the common name of liana species in the genus Aristolochia


cipó-mata-cobras

cipó-mata-cobras m (plural cipós-mata-cobras)

Aristolochia cymbifera, a species of liana


rapa nui

rapa nui m or f by sense (plural rapa-nui)

Easter Islander (person from Easter Island)


rapa nui

Rapa Nui (eastern Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island)


cipòzinho

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1973) of cipozinho.


cipozão

[siˌpɔˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


cipó-jiboia

(Amazonian folklore) a boa that camouflages itself as a liana


bambi

Unadapted borrowing from English Bambi, after the Disney character.

(Brazil, derogatory, slang) gay, male homosexual


cipó-de-cobra

[siˌpɔ.ðɨˈkɔ.βɾɐ]

a species of liana in the Aristolochia genus

any of several species of plant in family Menispermaceae


pinque

a type of three-masted ship used in the Mediterranean


cipoal

Em áreas restritas se observa a dominância do cipoal sobre as formações florestais de palmeiras e de árvores emergentes.

1978, Projeto Radam, Levantamento de recursos naturais: geologia, geomorfologia, solos, vegetação, uso potencial da terra, volume 16, page 551:

In certain areas, the dominance of liana tangles over forest formations [consisting] of palm tree and emergents can be observed.

Transposto esse verdadeiro cipoal literario, em que o leitor encontra umas flexinhas simbólicas indicando o caminho que o autor acha de bom aviso seguir para evitar um possível “último apuro”, […]

1937, Plínio Ayrosa, Têrmos tupís no português do Brasil, Revista dos Tribunais, page 203:

Once past this true literary tangle, in which the reader finds some little arrow symbols that indicate the path that the author considers wise to follow in order to avoid a possible “final struggle”, […]

(Brazil, figurative) tangle; snarl; imbroglio (a tricky, complicated or messy situation that is hard to get out of)


disparador

(photography) release, shutter (of a camera)


infeção

infeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.feˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.fɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


combatente do fogo

combatente do fogo m or f by sense (plural combatentes do fogo)


sebastianismo

Aos portugueses restou a lenda do “sebastianismo”, segundo a qual o rei não teria sido morto e estaria de volta, algum dia, para devolver a Portugal suas glórias passadas.

2008, Neyse Rosa, História do Brasil: uma interpretação, São Paulo: SENAC, page 93:

To the Portuguese the legend of “Sebastianism” remained, according to which the king hadn’t been killed and would be back some day to give Portugal back its former glories.

(Portuguese and Brazilian folklore) the belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578) will return from the dead to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people as a messiah


colorau

From a dialectal form of Spanish colorado (“red”).

red food dye made from achiote berries or bell peppers


calão

From Spanish caló, from Caló caló, from Romani kalo.

jargon (language characteristic of a particular group)

Sua língua no Brasil é o caló, calon ou calão, que por extensão passou a ser sinônimo de gíria ou geringonça.

1975, Arthur Ramos, As culturas européias e europeizadas, Livraria-Editora da Casa do Estudante do Brasil, page 260:

Their language in Brazil is the Caló, Calon or Calão, which, by extension, became a synonym of slang or argot.

Em (7) dou um exemplo do anglo-romani (a) e um do calão (calon) português(b), que está no mesmo caso, só que com gramática espanhola.

2002, Hildo Honório do Couto, Anticrioulo: manifestação lingüística de resistência cultural, Thesaurus Editora, page 20:

In (7) I provide an example from Angloromani (a) and one from Portuguese Caló (calon) (b), which is in the same case, but with Spanish grammar.

Por meio de formas dialetais (manuche, calão), ciganos das mais diversas partes do mundo podem, contudo, se entender razoavelmente, considerando-se que têm como base linguística o romani.

2009, Cristina da Costa Pereira, Os ciganos ainda estão na estrada, Rocco, page 49:

By means of dialectal forms (Manouche, Caló), gypsies from various parts of the world can, however, understand one another reasonably well, in view of the fact they have Romani as a linguistic ancestor.

Caló (a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani)


calão

calão m (plural calões, feminine calona, feminine plural calonas)

calões (plural)
calona (feminine)
calonas (feminine plural)


calão

a type of long boat used in the Algarve for fishing tuna

a type of fishing net, with floaters in three corners and a sinker in the fourth corner


calão

a tile used to cover the bottom of ditches, to prevent water from being absorbed into the ground


afrancesado

(historical) afrancesado (Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War)

Francophile (attempting to imitate the French)


vidar

kind of saw with which the thick teeth on the combs were opened


peste negra

peste negra f (usually uncountable, plural pestes negras)

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

(pathology) bubonic plague (a contagious and deadly disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)


armamentista

armamentista m or f by sense (plural armamentistas)

(politics) a pro-gun person, a gun rights advocate


cântico de Natal

cântico de Natal m (plural cânticos de Natal)


cantiga de Natal

cantiga de Natal f (plural cantigas de Natal)


visigodo

visigodo m (plural visigodos, feminine visigoda, feminine plural visigodas, metaphonic)

visigodos (plural)
visigoda (feminine)
visigodas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

one of the Visigoths (East Germanic tribe)


cântico

Borrowed from Latin canticum (“song, chanted passage in a comedy”), from cantus (“song”), from canō (“to sing”).


canção de Natal

pt-noun

canção de Natal f (plural canções de Natal)

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃ dɨ nɐˈtaɫ]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃ dɨ nɐˈtaɫ]


vilancico

Borrowed from Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”), whence also Portuguese vilão.

(music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)


avondança

[ɐ.βõˈdɐ̃.sɐ]


antifonário

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin antiphonārium (“antiphonary”), from antiphōna (“antiphon”), from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”). By surface analysis, antífona + -ário.


abondança

[ɐ.βõˈdɐ̃.sɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese avondança, from Latin abundantia.


presépio

From Latin praesaepium (“crib, manger, stall”).

uder

(Christianity) nativity scene, nativity play


superpoder

superpower (fictional extraordinary ability)


amapaense

pt-noun

amapaense m or f by sense (plural amapaenses)


muié

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of mulher, representing Caipira Portuguese.


goiano

goiano m (plural goianos, feminine goiana, feminine plural goianas)

goianos (plural)
goiana (feminine)
goianas (feminine plural)

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]


acriano

acriano m (plural acrianos, feminine acriana, feminine plural acrianas)

acrianos (plural)
acriana (feminine)
acrianas (feminine plural)


maranhense

maranhense m or f by sense (plural maranhenses)

/mɐ.ɾɐˈɲẽ.sɨ/


alagoano

alagoano m (plural alagoanos, feminine alagoana, feminine plural alagoanas)

alagoanos (plural)
alagoana (feminine)
alagoanas (feminine plural)


paraense

paraense m or f by sense (plural paraenses)

/pɐ.ɾɐˈẽ.sɨ/


supermodelo

supermodelo m or f by sense (plural supermodelos)


cearense

cearense m or f by sense (plural cearenses)


mato-grossense

mato-grossense m or f by sense (plural mato-grossenses)


paranaense

paranaense m or f by sense (plural paranaenses)


rebocador

[ʁɨ.βu.kɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɨ.βu.kɐˈðoɾ]


batucada

rhythm with which different percussion instruments sound when played in combination

(Brazil) festive gathering in which percussion instruments are played, generally accompanying songs and dances; batuque


setimanista

setimanista m or f by sense (plural setimanistas)


roseira

From Latin rosāria, from rosārium (“rose-garden”) or from rosa (“rose”) + -eira.

Está chovendo na roseira / Que só dá rosa mas não cheira / A frescura das gotas úmidas

1971, Antônio Carlos Jobim (lyrics and music), “Chovendo na roseira”:


microrregião

[ˌmi.kɾo.χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmi.kɾo.χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌmi.kɾɔ.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/


archote

/aʁˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/

/aʁˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/

/aɾˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/

/aʁˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/

[aχˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi]

/ɐɾˈt͡ʃɔ.tɨ/

Borrowed from Spanish hachote, augmentative of hacha.


taxímetro

taximeter (a device in a taxicab that calculates the fare)


centros comerciais

centro comercial
centro comercial#Portuguese


centro comercial

centro comercial m (plural centros comerciais)


florentino

florentino m (plural florentinos, feminine florentina, feminine plural florentinas)

florentinos (plural)
florentina (feminine)
florentinas (feminine plural)


madrepérola

From madre (“mother”) + pérola (“pearl”). Calque of Italian madreperla.


dilúvio

From Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”).


imbuia

English: imbuia


hulha

Borrowed from French houille, from Walloon hulhes, from Frankish [Term?].

stone coal, mineral coal (black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, used as fuel)


gaxeta

gasket (seal that fills the space between two objects)


grisu

Borrowed from French grisou, from Walloon grisou.

firedamp (inflammable gas in coal mines)


patchuli

Borrowed from French or English patchouli, both from Tamil பச்சை இலை (paccai ilai).

patchouli (fragrance produced from this plant)


traducção

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


carapaça

Borrowed from French carapace, from Spanish carapacho.


motosserra

(forestry, machinery) chainsaw (saw with a power-driven chain)


CEP

Acronym of código de endereçamento postal (“postal addressing code”).

acronym of

(Brazil) postcode (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address)


CEP

Acronym of Corpo Expedicionário Português (“Portuguese Expeditionary Corps”).

(Portugal, historical) Portuguese Expeditionary Corps


CEP

Acronym of cidade, estado, país (“city, state, country”).

(Brazil) any name of city, state or country, for use in the word game stop


mácula

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, and mangra.

doublet

blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something)

(figurative) stain; blemish (a flaw on one’s character or reputation)

(ophthalmology) macula (oval-shaped pigmented area near the centre of the retina)


Domingo de Ramos

pt-noun

Domingo de Ramos m (plural Domingos de Ramos)


GNV

gás natural veicular
gás natural veicular#Portuguese

(petrochemistry) CNG; Abbreviation of gás natural veicular.


Golias

Goliath (someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful)


LIBRAS

língua brasileira de sinais
língua brasileira de sinais#Portuguese

(Brazil) Acronym of língua brasileira de sinais.


penacho

panache (ornamental plume on a hat or helmet)


Reverendo

Reverend (an honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)


TV de plasma

plasma TV (a television whose display is a plasma display)


taxidermia

taxidermy (the art of stuffing dead animals)


URL amigável

URL amigável m or f (plural URLs amigáveis)

(Internet) friendly URL (simple thus findable URL)


Triângulo das Bermudas

Triângulo das Bermudas m (plural Triângulos das Bermudas)

(humorous) a location or situation where things regularly disappear


Meca

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).


canções de Natal

canção de Natal
canção de Natal#Portuguese


X burguer

/ˈʃiʒ ˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/

[ˈʃiʒ ˈbuʁ.ɡeχ]

/ˈʃiʒ ˈbuɾ.ɡɛɾ/

[ˈʃiʒ ˈβuɾ.ɣɛɾ]


cânticos de Natal

cântico de Natal
cântico de Natal#Portuguese


cantigas de Natal

cantiga de Natal
cantiga de Natal#Portuguese


coletes balísticos

colete balístico
colete balístico#Portuguese


colete balístico

pt-noun

colete balístico m (plural coletes balísticos)


colete à prova de balas

colete à prova de balas m (plural coletes à prova de balas)


colete à prova de bala

colete à prova de bala m (plural coletes à prova de bala)

colete à prova de balas
colete à prova de balas#Portuguese

Alternative form of colete à prova de balas


Pinóquio

a liar, especially one who shows signs that he is lying

someone who dreams of having a more meaningful life


abcázio

Abkhaz (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)


abneto

great-great-grandson (the son of one’s great-grandchild)


acalmador

composer (one who, or that which, quiets or calms)


maranhenses

/mɐ.ɾɐˈɲẽ.sɨʃ/


abelha-mestra

abelha-mestra f (plural abelhas-mestras)


a última gota

a última gota f (plural as últimas gotas)


a cereja do bolo

a cereja do bolo f (plural as cerejas do bolo)

the icing on the cake
the icing on the cake

(Brazil, idiomatic) the icing on the cake (something wonderful at the end of something good)


abeto vermelho

abeto vermelho m (plural abetos vermelhos)


aborto induzido

aborto induzido m (plural abortos induzidos)


a luz no fim do túnel

a luz no fim do túnel f (plural as luzes no fim do túnel)

light at the end of the tunnel
light at the end of the tunnel

(idiomatic) light at the end of the tunnel (a better situation after long hardship)


a gota que transbordou o copo

a gota que transbordou o copo f (plural as gotas que transbordaram o copo)

as gotas que transbordaram o copo (plural)

the straw that broke the camel's back
the straw that broke the camel's back

(idiomatic) the straw that broke the camel's back (the small additional burden which causes failure)


abrigo antiaéreo

abrigo antiaéreo m (plural abrigos antiaéreos)

air-raid shelter (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids)


abortamento

(computing) abort (function used to abort a process)


abdicação

Learned borrowing from Latin abdicātiōnem. By surface analysis, abdicar + -ção.

lbor

abdication (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder)


acelerador de partículas

pt-noun

acelerador de partículas m (plural aceleradores de partículas)

particle accelerator
particle accelerator

(particle physics) particle accelerator (a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds)


absorvente íntimo

absorvente íntimo m (plural absorventes íntimos)

sanitary napkin (pad of cotton or other absorbent material)


aborto espontâneo

aborto espontâneo m (plural abortos espontâneos)

Compound of aborto (“abortion”) + espontâneo (“spontaneous”).


abominável homem das neves

pt-noun

abominável homem das neves m (plural abomináveis homens das neves)

Calque of English abominable snowman. Early registers ommit the adjective.

Os coolies hindus asseguraram que se tratava de um «homem das neves» de uma raça quasi lendaria, da qual, certo dia, haviam capturado um exemplar.

1925 July 4, “O homem das neves”, in Revista da Semana, volume XXVI, number 28, Rio de Janeiro, page 8, columns 1–2:

The Hindu coolies said it was an “abominable snowman” of an almost legendary race, of which, one day, they've captured an specimen.

“O abominável homem das neves” é na realidade um enorme urso, disse êle, mais forte que o urso comum e cujas garras são diferentes.

1952 July 11, Edward Wyss Dunant, quotee, ““O ABOMINAVEL HOMEM DE NEVE” é apenas um urso polar”, in Costa Rego, editor, Correio da Manhã – 2º Caderno, volume LII, number 18190, Rio de Janeiro, page 3, column 5:

“The abominable snowman” is in fact a large bear, he said, stronger than the common bear and whose clawns are different.

Mesmo a era dos computadores e satélites não extinguiu de todo as esperanças de encontrar na Amazônia seres exóticos. Outro americano, David Oren, doutor em Zoologia por Harvard, embrenhou-se nas florestas do Acre em busca de um animal similar ao Abominável Homem das Neves.

1998, Tânia Regina de Luca, “História e Geografia: revalorização da Nação” (chapter 2), in A revista do Brasil: um diagnóstico para a (N)ação, page 115:

Even the era of computers and satelites haven't extinguished entirely the hopes of finding exotic beings in the Amazon. Another American, David Oren, doctor of Zoology at Harvard, delved into the florests of Acre searching for an animal simmilar to the Abominable Snowman.

(cryptozoology, often capitalized) abominable snowman, yeti (manlike or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas)


abelhão

[a.beˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βɨˈʎɐ̃w̃]

bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)


abígeo

abactor (one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds)


abacote

[ɐ.βɐˈkɔ.tɨ]

(historical) bycoket (type of ancient cap or headdress)


abetarda

[ɐ.βɨˈtaɾ.ðɐ]

bustard (any of several birds of the family Otididae)


abantesma

[ɐ.βɐ̃ˈteʒ.mɐ]


abraquia

[ɐ.βɾɐˈki.ɐ]

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (a-) + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brakhī́ōn) + -ia.

af

(teratology) abrachia (congenital deprivation of arms)


abiogénese

[ɐ.βjɔˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ]

European Portuguese standard spelling of abiogênese.


abdutor

(anatomy) abductor (muscle that produces abduction)


acepção

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiōnem.

lbor

(semantics) sense (single meaning of a word)


abotoadura

cufflink (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together)


abobrinha

[ɐ.βɔˈβɾi.ɲɐ]

(Brazil) courgette (a small marrow/squash)


aborígine

pt-noun

aborígine m or f by sense (plural aborígines)

Aboriginal (original inhabitant of Australia)

Aboriginal (original inhabitant of any land)


abrunho

From Latin prūnus. Compare Galician abruño.

Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa#Translingual


abelha-rainha

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]


abutre-fusco

Eurasian black vulture
Eurasian black vulture

Aegypius monachus
Aegypius monachus#Translingual

Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)


abecedário

Algumas crianças aprendem o abecedário ouvindo canções infantis.

Some children learn the alphabet by listening to children's songs.


abóbora-menina

abóbora-menina f (plural abóboras-meninas)

cushaw (cucurbita mixta, the winter squash)


abelha-pedreira

abelha-pedreira f (plural abelhas-pedreiras)

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]

hornet (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown and yellow striped body)


abutre-barbudo

abutre-barbudo m (plural abutres-barbudos)

[ɐˌβu.tɾɨ.βɐɾˈβu.ðu]

Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus barbatus#Translingual


abissínio

abissínio m (plural abissínios, feminine abissínia, feminine plural abissínias)

abissínios (plural)
abissínia (feminine)
abissínias (feminine plural)


prestidigitadora

prestidigitadora f (plural prestidigitadoras)


prestidigitador

prestidigitador m (plural prestidigitadores, feminine prestidigitadora, feminine plural prestidigitadoras)

prestidigitadores (plural)
prestidigitadora (feminine)
prestidigitadoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French prestidigitateur. By surface analysis, prestidigitar + -dor.

surf

prestidigitator (one who performs sleight-of-hand)


audiência visada

pt-noun

audiência visada f (plural audiências visadas)


audiência-alvo

audiência-alvo f (plural audiências-alvo)

Synonym of público-alvo (“target audience”)


abreviação

[ɐ.βɾɨ.vjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.βɾɨ.vjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.βɾɨ.βjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem. By surface analysis, abreviar + -ção.

lbor

abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)

abbreviation (act or result of shortening or reducing)


abridor de garrafas

pt-noun

abridor de garrafas m (plural abridores de garrafas)

(Brazil) bottle opener (device to open bottle)


abricó-do-pará

abricó-do-pará m (plural abricós-do-pará)


abelheiro

abelheiro m (plural abelheiros, feminine abelheira, feminine plural abelheiras)

abelheiros (plural)
abelheira (feminine)
abelheiras (feminine plural)

[ɐ.βɨˈʎɐj.ɾu]

[ɐ.βɨˈʎɐj.ɾu]

[ɐ.βɨˈʎe.ɾu]

beekeeper (someone who keeps beehives for commercial purposes)

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


abuso sexual

sexual abuse (forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another)


bolita

(Rio Grande do Sul) marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)


dialéctica

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


absentismo

truancy (the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties)


manchega

/mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃe.ɡɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃe.ɣɐ]


magrela

(Brazil, informal) bicycle (vehicle that has two wheels)


abetos vermelhos

abeto vermelho
abeto vermelho#Portuguese


as gotas que transbordaram o copo

a gota que transbordou o copo#Portuguese


as luzes no fim do túnel

a luz no fim do túnel
a luz no fim do túnel#Portuguese


abortos induzidos

aborto induzido
aborto induzido#Portuguese


abrigos antiaéreos

abrigo antiaéreo
abrigo antiaéreo#Portuguese


abortos espontâneos

aborto espontâneo
aborto espontâneo#Portuguese


abridores de garrafas

abridor de garrafas
abridor de garrafas#Portuguese


abomináveis homens das neves

abominável homem das neves
abominável homem das neves#Portuguese


absorventes íntimos

absorvente íntimo
absorvente íntimo#Portuguese


aceleradores de partículas

acelerador de partículas
acelerador de partículas#Portuguese


as cerejas do bolo

a cereja do bolo
a cereja do bolo#Portuguese


audiências visadas

audiência visada
audiência visada#Portuguese


muriqui

→ English: muriqui

muriqui (any monkey of the genus Brachyteles)


agá

From *aca, variant form of Vulgar Latin *acca (“aitch”).


agá

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

(historical) agha (honorific for high officials in the Ottoman Empire)


acolchoamento

padding (soft filling material used in cushions etc.)


cabra-cega

[ˌka.βɾɐˈsɛ.ɣɐ]


afretamento

(nautical) affreightment (hire a vessel for cargo)


afresco

(countable) fresco (painting made using this technique)


agenciador

agenciador m (plural agenciadores, feminine agenciadora, feminine plural agenciadoras)

agenciadores (plural)
agenciadora (feminine)
agenciadoras (feminine plural)

bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie)


agente duplo

agente duplo m or f by sense (plural agente duplos)


agente funerário

agente funerário m or f by sense (plural agentes funerários)


agulha de tricô

agulha de tricô f (plural agulhas de tricô)

knitting needle (thin rod used to knit yarn)


agência de casamento

agência de casamento f (plural agências de casamento)


agente mutagénico

agente mutagénico m (plural agentes mutagénicos)

mutagen (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation)


agência de viagens

agência de viagens f (plural agências de viagens)


alcachofra hortense

alcachofra hortense f (plural alcachofras hortenses)


agência de segurança

agência de segurança f (plural agências de segurança)

security service (government organisation that aims to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies)


algeroz

gutter (duct or channel beneath the eaves)


alfinete de dama

alfinete de dama m (plural alfinetes de dama)

safety pin (pin, in the form of a clasp)


alfinete de fralda

alfinete de fralda m (plural alfinetes de fralda)


alfinete de ama

alfinete de ama m (plural alfinetes de ama)


alfinete de segurança

alfinete de segurança m (plural alfinetes de segurança)


alta sociedade

alta sociedade f (plural altas sociedades)

high society (the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society)


alpinista social

alpinista social m or f by sense (plural alpinistas sociais)

social climber (someone who tries to improve their social position)


alta gastronomia

alta gastronomia f (plural altas gastronomias)


agourento

jinx (a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck)


alto alemão

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alto, alemão.

High German (any of a group of West Germanic languages)


acrimónia

acrimónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


alívio cómico

alívio cómico m (plural alívios cómicos)

(narratology) comic relief (inclusion of a humorous character or scene)


agulha num palheiro

agulha num palheiro f (plural agulhas num palheiro)

needle in a haystack
needle in a haystack


encarnação

/ẽ.kɐɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese encarnaçon, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātiōnem. Cognate with Galician and Spanish encarnación, Catalan encarnació, French incarnation and Italian incarnazione.


amonal

ammonal (explosive made up of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder)


acinte

(uncountable) effrontery (insolent and shameless audacity)


anel de sinete

anel de sinete m (plural anéis de sinete)


afinação

tuning (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)


amor à primeira vista

amor à primeira vista m (plural amores à primeira vista)

love at first sight (an instantaneous attraction)


anarco-sindicalismo

anarco-sindicalismo m (plural anarco-sindicalismos)

Superseded spelling of anarcossindicalismo.


anjo da morte

angel of death (a personification of death)


acádio

(uncountable) Akkadian (language of the Akkadians)


ano-bom

New Year (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following)


alfabeto glagolítico

(linguistics) Glagolitic (the oldest known Slavonic alphabet)


ano novo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano, novo.

New Year's Day (holiday occurring on January 1st)


almuadem

[aʊ̯.mʊˈa.dẽɪ̯̃]

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلْمُؤَذِّن (al-muʔaḏḏin, “the muezzin”). Doublet of muezim.

der

اَلْمُؤَذِّن

(Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)


adulteração

[ɐ.ðuɫ.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adulteration (the action of adulterating)


agachamento

squat (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet)

(weightlifting) squat (weightlifting: exercise)


acomodação

Learned borrowing from Latin accommodātiōnem. By surface analysis, acomodar + -ção.

lbor

accommodation (state of being fitted and adapted)


acúleo

thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)


acrilamida

(organic chemistry) acrylamide (amide of acrylic acid)


alfafa

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).

bor+

الْفَصْفَصَة

lucerne (common name for different species of fodder plants of the genus Medicago, of the Fabaceae family)

Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa#Translingual

Medicago sativa, a herbaceous plant of the Phaseolaceae family, with obovate leaves and blue or violet flowers, used worldwide as fodder


aglomeração

agglomeration (act of collecting in a mass)

agglomeration (state of being collected in a mass)

swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)


adição-padrão

pt-noun

adição-padrão f (plural adições-padrões)

[a.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃.paˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.diˌsɐ̃w̃.pɐˈdɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðiˌsɐ̃w̃.pɐˈðɾɐ̃w̃]

(chemistry) spike addition (technique in analytical chemistry)


agoráfobo

agoráfobo m (plural agoráfobos, feminine agoráfoba, feminine plural agoráfobas)

agoráfobos (plural)
agoráfoba (feminine)
agoráfobas (feminine plural)

agoraphobic (one who suffers from agoraphobia)


alvura

From alvo + -ura, or from Late Latin albūra, from Latin albus.


adivinhação

[ɐ.ði.βi.ɲɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


acionista

acionista m or f by sense (plural acionistas)

(finance) stockholder (one who owns stock)

shareholder (one who owns shares of stock)


aerobarco

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈβaɾ.ku]

hovercraft (a vehicle supported on a cushion of air)


aglutinação

From Latin agglutinatio. By surface analysis, aglutinar + -ção.

agglutination (act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance)

(linguistics) agglutination (combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning)

Coordinate term: justaposição

A palavra "planalto" é resultado do processo de aglutinação entre as palavras "plano" e "alto".

The word “plateau” is the result of the process of agglutination between the words “flat” and “high.”

(grammar, phonetics) a blend with the loss of one or more phonemes

(biology, immunology) agglutination (clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria)


agremiação

/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.mjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨ.mjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(countable) society (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest)


afegane

afegane m or f by sense (plural afeganes)

/ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ.nɨ/

[ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ.nɨ]

/ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ.nɨ/

[ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ.nɨ]


afegane

/ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ.nɨ/

[ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ.nɨ]

/ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ.nɨ/

[ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ.nɨ]


animal de estimação

animal de estimação m (plural animais de estimação)


alfeneiro

privet (any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum)


adequabilidade

adequabilidade f (plural adequabilidades)

suitability (the quality of being suitable)


alcaçuz

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs, “liquorice root”), via Andalusian Arabic.

bor+

عِرْق السُوس


albufeira

Borrowed from Arabic الْبُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of almofeira.

الْبُحَيْرَة


almirantado

(military) admiralty (office or jurisdiction of an admiral)


alto-mar

(nautical) high seas (parts of ocean far from shore)


acompanhante de luxo

pt-noun

acompanhante de luxo m or f by sense (plural acompanhantes de luxo)

[ɐ.kõ.pɐˈɲɐ̃.tɨ ðɨ ˈlu.ʃu]


algarismo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of the Arabic form of the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī. Doublet of algoritmo. Cognate with Spanish guarismo.

place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)


almíscar

Borrowed from Arabic المِسْك (al-misk) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian مشک (mošk), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle, scrotum”).

der

musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)


almofariz

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic المِهْرَاس (al-mihrās).

(countable) mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients)


agueiro

Inherited from Latin aquārius. Doublet of aquário. By surface analysis, água + -eiro.

gutter (duct or channel beneath the eaves)


além-mar

/ɐˌlɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ/

/ɐˌlɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ/


alarmismo

alarmism (production of needless alarms)


acólito

pt-noun

acólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)

acólitos (plural)
acólita (feminine)
acólitas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).

lbor

(ecclesiastical) acolyte (person ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass)


angorá

(zoology) Turkish Angora (a domestic cat breed)


advecção

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðβɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

(meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) advection (the horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc)


aconchego

cosiness (state or quality of being cosy)


agridoce

bittersweetness (bitter and sweet taste at the same time)


agridoce

bittersweet (variety of apple grown in Portugal)


alfacinha

pt-noun

alfacinha m or f by sense (plural alfacinhas)

Coordinate term: tripeiro

(Portugal, slang, demonym) Lisboner (someone from Lisbon)


alcaravia

bor

الكَرَاوِيَا


algeriano

pt-noun

algeriano m (plural algerianos, feminine algeriana, feminine plural algerianas)

algerianos (plural)
algeriana (feminine)
algerianas (feminine plural)


alto-falante

public address system
public address system

(Brazil) public address system, PA system, PA, (UK) tannoy (an electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports, stations, stations)


alcatifa

From Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). Compare Catalan catifa.

carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)


anhara

(Angola) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)


amentilho

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


aeroespaço

aerospace (earth’s atmosphere and space the around it)


anacruse

(music) anacrusis ((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase)


ameríndio

ameríndio m (plural ameríndios, feminine ameríndia, feminine plural ameríndias)

ameríndios (plural)
ameríndia (feminine)
ameríndias (feminine plural)


amásia

From Medieval Latin amāsia, from Latin amāsius.

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


anestro

anestrus (sexual respite in between breeding periods)


analema

Borrowed from Latin analemma, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma).

(astronomy) analemma (curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year)


alfarva

Alternative form of alforba (“fenugreek”)


amaciante

fabric softener (a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer)


óculo

Macanese: oclo

Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-. Doublet of olho, which was inherited.

(chiefly in the plural) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass

Consegue-se vislumbrar o céu através do óculo do Panteão de Roma.

One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon of Rome.


ancianidade

ancientness (state or quality of being ancient)


alomorfia

metamorphosis (change into another form)

(phonology) allomorphy (the presence of allomorphs)


anjo de neve

/ˈɐ̃.ʒu dɨ ˈnɛ.vɨ/

[ˈɐ̃.ʒu ðɨ ˈnɛ.vɨ]

/ˈɐ̃.ʒu dɨ ˈnɛ.vɨ/

[ˈɐ̃.ʒu ðɨ ˈnɛ.vɨ]

/ˈɐ̃.ʒu dɨ ˈnɛ.bɨ/

[ˈɐ̃.ʒu ðɨ ˈnɛ.βɨ]

snow angel (a design made in fresh snow)


amarelinha

The child's game sense is probably from French marelle (“hopscotch”), later reinterpreted as having to do with amarelo (“yellow”).


amargoseira

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


anjo da guarda

anjo da guarda m (plural anjos da guarda)

/ˈɐ̃.ʒu dɐ ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/

[ˈɐ̃.ʒu ðɐ ˈɣwaɾ.ðɐ]

(figurative) guardian angel (a person who benevolently watches over another)


alpargata

From Andalusian Arabic البرغات (alparḡát), plural of برغة (párḡa), ultimately from Basque abarka, abarca (“sandal”). Compare Spanish alpargata.


advertência

[ɐ.ðβɨɾˈtẽ.sjɐ]


aguilhão

/a.ɡiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[a.ɡiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɡiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣiˈʎɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese aguillon (“sting”) + -ão (“-er”), attested in the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from aculeus (“sting”). Doublet of aguilhada.


ambivalência

From German Ambivalenz (“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambō (“both”) and valentia (“strength”) (ending relatinized based on the latter).

der

ambivalence (coexistence of opposing attitudes)


amor-perfeito

pt-noun

amor-perfeito m (plural amores-perfeitos)


ancoradouro

From ancorar + -douro. Compare Galician ancoradoiro.

(nautical) anchorage (place for anchoring)


ama-de-leite

wet nurse (woman hired to suckle another woman’s child)


andador

walking frame (frame used to help walking)


alcoólatra

alcoólatra m or f by sense (plural alcoólatras)

alcoholic (a person addicted to alcohol)


adultério

Learned borrowing from Latin adulterium, from adulter.

adultery (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse)


aniversariante

aniversariante m or f by sense (plural aniversariantes)

From aniversariar (“to have a birthday”) + -ante, from aniversário (“birthday”).

af

birthday boy or birthday girl (person whose birthday it is)


algazarra

From Arabic الغَزَارَة (al-ḡazāra, “abundance”). Compare Galician and Spanish algazara, Catalan gatzara and Italian gazzarra.


afélio

(astronomy) aphelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the sun)


alvorecer

(figurative) dawn (the beginning of an event)


acostamento

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


aerofólio

(aviation) aerofoil (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air)

(automobiles) spoiler (device to reduce lift and increase downforce)


anotação

Learned borrowing from Latin annotātiōnem. By surface analysis, anotar + -ção.

lbor

(countable) notation (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation)


alfazema

From Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā). Cognate with Spanish alhucema.

bor

اَلْخُزَامَى

Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā)

Eu cheiro a alfazema, eu sou poema / Eu sou aquela que tu querias ao teu lado no cinema

2014, “Alfazema”, in Sereia Louca, performed by Capicua:

I smell like lavender, I'm a poem / I'm the one you wanted next to you at the movies

Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia#Translingual

common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)


anã branca

(astronomy) white dwarf (white dwarf star)


aparelho de DVD

pt-noun

aparelho de DVD m (plural aparelhos de DVD)


aperto de mão

handshake (grasping of hands by two people)


alergologia

(medicine) allergology (the study of the causes and treatment of allergies)


amieiro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *amẽeiro, from Vulgar Latin *amoenārium.

inh+

alder (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus)


anã marrom

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

[aˈnɐ̃ maˈχõ]

(Brazil, astronomy) brown dwarf (starlike object)


aparelho de dente

pt-noun

aparelho de dente m (plural aparelhos de dente)

(Brazil, orthodontics) braces (device for straightening teeth)


anteguarda

[ɐ̃.tɨˈɣwaɾ.ðɐ]


antecâmara

/ɐ̃.tɨˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/


anunciação

Learned borrowing from Latin annūntiātiōnem. By surface analysis, anunciar + -ção.


apanhadura

[ɐ.pɐ.ɲɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

(countable) catch (the act of catching a ball)


outeiro

From Old Galician-Portuguese outeiro, probably from Latin altārium, or a derivative, with the suffix -eiro, of an unattested Old Galician-Portuguese *outo, from Latin altus (“high”) (see alto). Cognate with Galician outeiro and Spanish otero. Cf. also altar.

[…] no cimo de cada uma, um immenso outeiro […] todo coberto de neve, semelhava exactissimamente […] o bico d'um peito.

1891, Eça de Queirós (translator), H. Rider Haggard (English author), As minas de Salomão (King Solomon's Mines), Lugan & Genelioux, page 94

[…] on the top of each was a vast round hillock covered with snow, exactly corresponding to the nipple on the female breast.


apiário

apiary (a place where bees and hives are kept)


apendicite

(pathology) appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)


anágua

petticoat (thin piece of clothing wore under a skirt or dress)


apagador

[ɐ.pɐ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

[ɐ.pɐ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]


antissemitismo

pt-noun

antissemitismo m (plural antissemitismos)

By surface analysis, antissemita + -ismo. Compare German Antisemitismus.

surf

anti-Semitism (prejudice or hostility against Jews)


antimatéria

(physics) antimatter (matter composed of antiparticles)


anticomutatividade

pt-noun

anticomutatividade f (plural anticomutatividades)

From anti- + comutatividade or anticomutativo + -idade.

(algebra, physics) anticommutativity (math)


eito

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin ictus (“blow”).

row (line of objects, often regularly spaced)


antiquário

antiquary; antiquarian (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques)


antiteísmo

antitheism (active opposition to theism)


joio

From Vulgar Latin *iolium, from Latin lolium. Compare Spanish joyo and Catalan jull.

cockle, darnel, tares, vetch (cereal weed)


anuário

From ânuo, or borrowed from Late Latin annuārius, from Latin annus. Compare Spanish anuario, Italian annuario.

yearbook (reference book, published annually)


apeadeiro

(rail transport) halt (minor railway station)


aplicativo

(computing, Brazil) application (a computer program)


lógia

Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Frankish *laubja. Cognate of loja.


galilé

Borrowed from Old French galilée, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”).


lua nova

From Latin luna nova (“new moon”).
Compare Galician lúa nova, Spanish luna nueva, Catalan lluna nova, Occitan luna novèla, French nouvelle lune, Italian luna nuova and Romanian lună nouă.


lua cheia

[ˈlu.ɐ ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[ˈlu.ɐ ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

Inherited from Latin lūna plēna (“full moon”).
Compare Galician lúa chea, Spanish luna llena, Catalan lluna plena, Occitan luna plena, French pleine lune, Italian luna piena and Romanian lună plină.


canga

→ French: cangue
→ English: cangue

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).


crisálida

chrysalis (the pupa of a butterfly or moth)


agentes mutagénicos

agente mutagénico
agente mutagénico#Portuguese


acompanhantes de luxo

acompanhante de luxo
acompanhante de luxo#Portuguese


agulhas num palheiro

agulha num palheiro
agulha num palheiro#Portuguese


agências de casamento

agência de casamento
agência de casamento#Portuguese


agulhas de tricô

agulha de tricô
agulha de tricô#Portuguese


agências de segurança

agência de segurança
agência de segurança#Portuguese


alfinetes de ama

alfinete de ama
alfinete de ama#Portuguese


alfinetes de segurança

alfinete de segurança
alfinete de segurança#Portuguese


alcachofras hortenses

alcachofra hortense
alcachofra hortense#Portuguese


agências de viagens

agência de viagens
agência de viagens#Portuguese


alpinistas sociais

alpinista social
alpinista social#Portuguese


anéis de sinete

anel de sinete
anel de sinete#Portuguese


altas gastronomias

alta gastronomia
alta gastronomia#Portuguese


alfinetes de fralda

alfinete de fralda
alfinete de fralda#Portuguese


aparelhos de DVD

aparelho de DVD
aparelho de DVD#Portuguese


anjos da guarda

anjo da guarda
anjo da guarda#Portuguese


amores à primeira vista

amor à primeira vista
amor à primeira vista#Portuguese


aparelhos de dente

aparelho de dente
aparelho de dente#Portuguese


animais de estimação

animal de estimação
animal de estimação#Portuguese


altas sociedades

alta sociedade
alta sociedade#Portuguese


agente funerários

agente funerário
agente funerário#Portuguese


agueiros

/ɐˈɡwɐj.ɾuʃ/

[ɐˈɣwɐj.ɾuʃ]

/ɐˈɡwɐj.ɾuʃ/

[ɐˈɣwɐj.ɾuʃ]


lavador

pt-noun

lavador m (plural lavadores, feminine lavadora, feminine plural lavadoras)

lavadores (plural)
lavadora (feminine)
lavadoras (feminine plural)

From lavar + -dor, or from Latin lavātōrem. Compare Spanish lavador, Italian lavatore, French laveur.

washer (someone or something that washes)


manitu

manitou (a god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)


PPC

Initialism of paridade do poder de compra (“purchasing power parity”).


muçununga

Foram feitos perfis em quatro diferentes estratos, em ambas as muçunungas.

2005, João Augusto Álves Meira Neto et al., Composição florística, espectro biológico e fitofisionomia da vegetação de muçununga nos municípios de Caravelas e Mucuri, Bahia in Revista árvore, vol. 29, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, page 139

Profiles were collected from four different strata, in both muçunungas.

(Bahia) a type of biome characterised by sandy, humid and soft soil


amurada

O Fado nasceu um dia, / quando o vento mal bulia / e o céu o mar prolongava, / na amurada dum veleiro, / no peito dum marinheiro / que, estando triste, cantava.

Fado was born one day, / when the wind was blowing hard / and the sky was extending the sea, / in the bulwark of a ship, / in the chest of a sailor / who, being sad, was singing.

(nautical) bulwark (the planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)


tranqueira

[tɾɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[tɾɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/tɾɐ̃ˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ˈke.ɾɐ/


lutiê

luthier (person who makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments)


disco-jóquei

pt-noun

disco-jóquei m or f by sense (plural disco-jóqueis)


mezinha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meezinha (“medicine, remedy”), from Latin medicīna (“medicine, remedy, cure”). Cognate with Galician menciña, Spanish melecina, Catalan metzina. Doublet of medicina.


abhyanga

abhyanga (Ayurvedic massage with warm oil)


golpelha

[ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]

[ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]

[ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.


cretense

pt-noun

cretense m or f by sense (plural cretenses)


floco de neve

Literally, “flake of snow”. Compare Catalan floc de neu, French flocon de neige and Italian fiocco di neve.

Não há dois flocos de neve iguais.


dâblio

European Portuguese standard spelling of dáblio.


lagartixa

→ Hunsrik: Lagartisch

/lɐ.ɡɐɾˈti.ʃɐ/

[lɐ.ɣɐɾˈti.ʃɐ]

Borrowed either from Old Spanish lagartixa or from Spanish lagartija, related to lagarto (“lizard”).

(chiefly Brazil) any small, wall-crawling lizard species, such as a house lizard

(Brazil, derogatory) an ugly skinny person, especially a woman


profe

(colloquial) Clipping of professor, teacher


penha

Borrowed from Spanish peña, from Latin pinna. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese pena. Compare Galician pena.

crag (a rock, stone, cliff or outcropping)


i grego

From Latin i graeca. Compare Galician i grego, Spanish i griega, Catalan i grega, French i grec and Italian i greca.


campo de golfe

campo de golfe m (plural campos de golfe)


taco de golfe

golf club (the implement used to hit the golf ball)


xerez

[ʃeˈɾe(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(uncountable) sherry (type of fortified wine)


taco de hóquei

taco de hóquei m (plural tacos de hóquei)

(ice hockey) hockey stick (stick used to handle the puck)


penedo

From pena + -edo. From Old Galician-Portuguese penedo.


campos de golfe

campo de golfe
campo de golfe#Portuguese


tacos de hóquei

taco de hóquei
taco de hóquei#Portuguese


catarinense

catarinense m or f by sense (plural catarinenses)


corante alimentício

corante alimentício m (plural corantes alimentícios)


ínsua

From Old Galician-Portuguese inssoa (“island”), from Latin īnsula (“island”). Cognate with Galician insua. Doublet of the borrowed ínsula, and also ilha.


florianopolitano

pt-noun

florianopolitano m (plural florianopolitanos, feminine florianopolitana, feminine plural florianopolitanas)

florianopolitanos (plural)
florianopolitana (feminine)
florianopolitanas (feminine plural)


cutelo

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuitelo, coitelo (“knife”), from Latin cultellus (“small knife”).

cleaver (heavy square knife used by butchers)

each of the prismatic pieces on whose edges the oscillatory movements of the scales are carried out

(in the plural) feathers on the tip of the falcon's wings

(nautical, in the plural) auxiliary sails that are set in the extension of the round sails


cutelo

(Cabo Verde) high place; top of the mountain; viewpoint


corante alimentar

corante alimentar m (plural corantes alimentares)


ganhão

[ɡɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


instrumento de sopro

instrumento de sopro m (plural instrumentos de sopro)


sardão

[saɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn). Compare Galician xardón.


arte povera

[ˈaɾ.tɨ ˈpɔ.βɨ.ɾɐ]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian arte povera (literally “poor art”).

ubor

(art) Arte Povera (Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s)


tirador de racha

pt-noun

tirador de racha m (plural tiradores de racha, feminine tiradora de racha, feminine plural tiradoras de racha)

tiradores de racha (plural)
tiradora de racha (feminine)
tiradoras de racha (feminine plural)


rua de mão única

rua de mão única f (plural ruas de mão única)


rabanada

Borrowed from Spanish rebanada (“a slice (of bread)”), from rebanar (“to slice”), from Latin rapināre; or from rábano (“turnip, horseradish”) + -ada.

[ʁɐ.βɐˈna.ðɐ]

(cooking) a kind of French toast, prepared as dessert during Christmas period


rabanada

[ʁɐ.βɐˈna.ðɐ]

O homem puxa, inclinando-se todo para trás para empregar o peso inteiro do corpo enquanto vai manipulando os vários fios, aos quais a besta reage, obediente, às vezes saltita pelo ar mas parece que está tudo sob controle, muita é a perícia, comentamos eu e a minha companheira de viagem, cheios de apreciação, mas de repente uma rabanada mais brusca não perdoa, pega no papagaio, (...)

2014, João Magueijo, Bifes Mal Passados: Passeios e outras catástrofes por terras de Sua Majestade, →ISBN:

blast; gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind)


pai natal

Mais de uma centena de pais natais participaram no desfile de Natal.

More than a hundred people dressed up as Santa Claus participated in the Christmas parade.

(Portugal) a person dressed up as Santa Claus


réprobo

réprobo m (plural réprobos, feminine réproba, feminine plural réprobas)

réprobos (plural)
réproba (feminine)
réprobas (feminine plural)

From Latin reprōbus (“false; spurious; rejected”), from reprōbo (“to condemn”).


corrimãos

[ko.χiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ʃ]


mainel

Borrowed from Old French mainel, from Latin manuālis (“suitable to be hand-held”).


caipiroska

From caipirinha + -oska or -ovska, stereotypical Russian-sounding suffixes.


corrimão

pt-noun

corrimão m (plural corrimãos or corrimões)

[ko.χiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From correr + mão. Compare Italian corrimano.


saraiva

From Old Galician-Portuguese saravea, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician sarabia, saraiba.

unk

unknown


modinha

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

É preconceito supor-se que todo homem que toca violão é um desclassificado. A modinha é a mais genuína expressão da poesia nacional e o violão é o instrumento que ela pede.

1915, Lima Barreto, “Primeira Parte, Capítulo I”, in Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresm:

(Brazil, music) modinha (a kind of sentimental song of Brazil)


modinha

pt-noun

modinha m or f by sense (plural modinhas)

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil, colloquial, often derogatory) a person who follows a trend during its period of popularity


juntas de freguesia

junta de freguesia
junta de freguesia#Portuguese


câmaras municipais

câmara municipal
câmara municipal#Portuguese


embuste

Inherited from Latin impositum according to 1914’s DRAE, of unknown origin according to recent editions.


freguês

freguês m (plural fregueses, feminine freguesa, feminine plural freguesas)

fregueses (plural)
freguesa (feminine)
freguesas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese feegres, from Vulgar Latin fīl(ius) ecclēsiae (“son of the church”). Cognate with Galician fregués and Spanish feligrés.

inh

regular (frequent customer, client or business partner)

customer (one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so)

(Brazil, sports, derogatory) sports team that often loses to a particular opponent, or member of such team

(Portugal) parishioner (citizen or inhabitant of an administrative parish of Portugal)


junta de freguesia

pt-noun

junta de freguesia f (plural juntas de freguesia)

/ˈʒũ.tɐ dɨ fɾɛ.ɡɨˈzi.ɐ/

[ˈʒũ.tɐ ðɨ fɾɛ.ɣɨˈzi.ɐ]

(Portugal) parish council (local administrative unit, building)


câmara municipal

câmara municipal f (plural câmaras municipais)

From Câmara (“chamber”) + municipal (“municipal”), literally “Municipal Chamber”.


pelouro

Unknown. Possible derivations include:
* from Vulgar Latin *piloriu, from Latin pila (“ball”);
* from Mozarabic *peroulo, a diminutive from Latin petra (“rock”).

a branch municipal administration in Portugal

(historical) a small ball of metal or clay used as ammunition for crossbows, scorpions and firearms


mãy

De ſeu pay ⁊ ſua mãy ⁊ ſeu nacimento.

1545, Garcia de Resende, Liuro das obras de Garcia de Reſẽnde que trata da vida […] do christianiſſimo; muito alto ⁊ muyto poderoſo principe el Rey dõ João o ſegundo deſte nome, page 1:

About his father and his mother and his birth.


nordestino

pt-noun

nordestino m (plural nordestinos, feminine nordestina, feminine plural nordestinas)

nordestinos (plural)
nordestina (feminine)
nordestinas (feminine plural)

(Brazil) an inhabitant or native of Northeast Brazil


nacimento

De ſeu pay ⁊ ſua mãy ⁊ ſeu nacimento.


freguesia

From freguês (“parishioner; customer”) + -ia.

(government) parish; an administrative division in Portugal, Macau, and Cape Verde

(business) the customers of a business, taken collectively


corantes alimentares

corante alimentar
corante alimentar#Portuguese


corantes alimentícios

corante alimentício
corante alimentício#Portuguese


tiradores de racha

tirador de racha
tirador de racha#Portuguese


instrumentos de sopro

instrumento de sopro
instrumento de sopro#Portuguese


ruas de mão única

rua de mão única
rua de mão única#Portuguese


chuiva

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chuvia, with metathesis. Compare Galician choiva.


Cherubim

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


abacaxí

Archaic spelling of abacaxi. It was proposed in Brazil in 1931 but never made standard.


abentesma

pt-noun

abentesma m or f by sense (plural abentesmas)


acetyleno

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


abbade

abbade m (plural abbades, feminine abbadessa, feminine plural abbadessas)

abbades (plural)
abbadessa (feminine)
abbadessas (feminine plural)

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


adhesão

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


affluxo

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


Sebastianismo

Alternative letter-case form of sebastianismo


anêmone

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anémone.


agente mutagênico

agente mutagênico m (plural agentes mutagênicos)

agente mutagénico
agente mutagénico#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of agente mutagénico.


bifê

(proscribed) Alternative spelling of buffet


arroz de espinho

Alternative spelling of arroz-de-espinho


alívio cômico

alívio cômico m (plural alívios cômicos)


auto-retrato

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


arroz de telhado

Alternative spelling of arroz-de-telhado


bicho-geográfico

bicho-geográfico m (plural bichos-geográficos)

bicho geográfico
bicho geográfico#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of bicho geográfico


bosão de Higgs

bosão de Higgs m (plural bosões de Higgs)

bóson de Higgs
bóson de Higgs#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard form of bóson de Higgs.


avô paterno

avô paterno m (plural avôs paternos, feminine avó paterna, feminine plural avós paternas)

avôs paternos (plural)
avó paterna (feminine)
avós paternas (feminine plural)


avô materno

avô materno m (plural avôs maternos, feminine avó materna, feminine plural avós maternas)

avôs maternos (plural)
avó materna (feminine)
avós maternas (feminine plural)


cara-de-pau

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


calcanhar de Achiles

calcanhar de Achiles m (plural calcanhares de Achiles)

calcanhar de Aquiles
calcanhar de Aquiles#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of calcanhar de Aquiles.


calcanhar-de-Aquiles

calcanhar-de-Aquiles m (plural calcanhares-de-Aquiles)

Alternative form of calcanhar de Aquiles


cantharo

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


actualidade

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


bibliothecário

bibliothecário m (plural bibliothecários, feminine bibliothecária, feminine plural bibliothecárias)

bibliothecários (plural)
bibliothecária (feminine)
bibliothecárias (feminine plural)

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


aventureyro

aventureyro m (plural aventureyros, feminine aventureyra, feminine plural aventureyras)

aventureyros (plural)
aventureyra (feminine)
aventureyras (feminine plural)


acrônimo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acrónimo.


anêmona

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anémona.


chamaleão

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


centopéia

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


characterização

characterização f (plural characterizações)

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


charácter

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


chirurgião

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


acrimônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acrimónia.


comde

comde m (plural comdes, feminine comdessa, feminine plural comdessas)

comdes (plural)
comdessa (feminine)
comdessas (feminine plural)


chave de fendas

chave de fendas f (plural chaves de fendas)

chave de fenda
chave de fenda#Portuguese


contrôlo

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


contradicção

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


cipó-jibóia

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


confôrto

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


colhér de chá

colhér de chá f (plural colhéres de chá)


carthaginez

carthaginez m (plural carthaginezes, feminine carthagineza, feminine plural carthaginezas)

carthaginezes (plural)
carthagineza (feminine)
carthaginezas (feminine plural)

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


chrónica

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


conjuncção

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


contacto imediato

contacto imediato m (plural contactos imediatos)

contato imediato
contato imediato#Portuguese


carthaginês

carthaginês m (plural cartagineses, feminine cartaginesa, feminine plural cartaginesas)

cartagineses (plural)
cartaginesa (feminine)
cartaginesas (feminine plural)


abadêssa

[ɐ.βɐˈðe.sɐ]

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


cubóide

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


alamêda

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


ambaiba

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]


ambaúva

[ɐ̃.bɐˈu.βɐ]


abañeenga

/a.bɐ̃̃eˈẽ.ɡɐ/

/a.bɐ̃̃eˈẽ.ɡɐ/

/ɐ.bɐ̃̃ɨˈẽ.ɡɐ/

[ɐ.βɐ̃̃ɨˈẽ.ɡɐ]


ambauva

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.vɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.vɐ]


ambayba

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]


condemnado

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


ambaúba

[ɐ̃.bɐˈu.βɐ]


ambauba

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.bɐ]


avanheenga

/ɐ.vɐˈɲjẽ.ɡɐ/

/ɐ.vɐˈɲjẽ.ɡɐ/

/ɐ.bɐˈɲjẽ.ɡɐ/

[ɐ.βɐˈɲjẽ.ɡɐ]


avantesma

[ɐ.βɐ̃ˈteʒ.mɐ]


boxímane

boxímane m or f by sense (plural boxímanes)


câimbra

/ˈkɐ̃j̃.bɾɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾɐ]

/ˈkɐ̃j̃.bɾɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾa]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cãibra.


boxímano

boxímano m (plural boxímanos, feminine boxímana, feminine plural boxímanas)

boxímanos (plural)
boxímana (feminine)
boxímanas (feminine plural)


blasfêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of blasfémia.


alfinete-de-ama

alfinete-de-ama m (plural alfinetes-de-ama)

alfinete de ama
alfinete de ama#Portuguese


abdome

Learned borrowing from Latin abdomen (“belly, abdomen”).


damnado

pt-noun

damnado m (plural damnados, feminine damnada, feminine plural damnadas)

damnados (plural)
damnada (feminine)
damnadas (feminine plural)

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


colagênio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of colagénio.


arrebite

[ɐ.ʁɨˈβi.tɨ]


ambaiua

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯ʊ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯ʊ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯ʊ.a]


dithongo

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


directório

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


eloqüência

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


escriptório

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


esfenóide

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


esphera

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


estereotypo

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


estylo

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


espinho branco

espinho branco m (plural espinhos brancos)


eucalypto

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


ethmoide

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


escaphoide

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


espinho de Jerusalém

espinho de Jerusalém m (plural espinhos de Jerusalém)

Alternative spelling of espinho-de-jerusalém


escafóide

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


espinho de maricá

espinho de maricá m (plural espinhos de maricá)


espinho de cerca

espinho de cerca m (plural espinhos de cerca)

Alternative spelling of espinho-de-cerca


espinho de Cristo

espinho de Cristo m (plural espinhos de Cristo)

Alternative spelling of espinho-de-cristo


espinho agulha

espinho agulha m (plural espinhos agulha)


cartum

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cartune.


epenthese

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


desporte

/d͡ʒiʃˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

[d͡ʒiʃˈpɔχ.t͡ʃi]

/dɨʃˈpɔɾ.tɨ/


cãibra

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾa]

Uncertain, but related to Spanish calambre. Possibly from French crampe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), making it a doublet of grampo/grampa.


espetro

espetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


freguez

freguez m (plural freguezes, feminine fregueza, feminine plural freguezas)

freguezes (plural)
fregueza (feminine)
freguezas (feminine plural)


funccionalidade

funccionalidade f (plural funccionalidades)

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


fôrça

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


funccionamento

funccionamento m (plural funccionamentos)

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


enthusiasta

enthusiasta m or f by sense (plural enthusiastas)

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


hypocrisia

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


fim-de-semana

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


geógrapho

geógrapho m (plural geógraphos, feminine geógrapha, feminine plural geógraphas)

geógraphos (plural)
geógrapha (feminine)
geógraphas (feminine plural)

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


hióide

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


gaita de fole

gaita de foles
gaita de foles#Portuguese


filho-da-puta

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

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


ichthyologia

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


gaita-de-foles

gaita-de-foles f (plural gaitas-de-foles)

European Portuguese standard spelling of gaita de foles.


idylio

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


hemorrhagia

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


hyoide

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


descarrilhamento

descarrilhamento m (plural descarrilhamentos)


guerreyro

guerreyro m (plural guerreyros, feminine guerreyra, feminine plural guerreyras)

guerreyros (plural)
guerreyra (feminine)
guerreyras (feminine plural)


góthico

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


gráphico

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


ichthyologo

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


infra-vermelho

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


isomorphismo

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


lampêjo

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


juncção

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


lyceu

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


leytor

leytor m (plural leytores, feminine leytora, feminine plural leytoras)

leytores (plural)
leytora (feminine)
leytoras (feminine plural)


espetador

espetador m (plural espetadores, feminine espetadora, feminine plural espetadoras)

espetadores (plural)
espetadora (feminine)
espetadoras (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


lôbo

lôbo m (plural lôbos, feminine lôba, feminine plural lôbas)

lôbos (plural)
lôba (feminine)
lôbas (feminine plural)

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


emphyteuse

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


macaco cairara

macaco cairara m (plural macacos cairara)


machina de escrever

machina de escrever f (plural machinas de escrever)

máquina de escrever
máquina de escrever#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of máquina de escrever.


esphenoide

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


maxillar superior

maxillar superior m (plural maxillares superiores)

maxilar superior
maxilar superior#Portuguese


jardim-de-infância

jardim-de-infância m (plural jardins-de-infância)

jardim de infância
jardim de infância#Portuguese


maxillar inferior

maxillar inferior m (plural maxillares inferiores)

maxilar inferior
maxilar inferior#Portuguese


macaco da noite

macaco da noite m (plural macacos da noite)


leygo

leygo m (plural leygos, feminine leyga, feminine plural leygas)

leygos (plural)
leyga (feminine)
leygas (feminine plural)


luctador

luctador m (plural luctadores, feminine luctadora, feminine plural luctadoras)

luctadores (plural)
luctadora (feminine)
luctadoras (feminine plural)

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


gacheta

/ɡɐˈt͡ʃe.tɐ/


lutherano

lutherano m (plural lutheranos, feminine lutherana, feminine plural lutheranas)

lutheranos (plural)
lutherana (feminine)
lutheranas (feminine plural)

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


myosótis

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


methodologia

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


objectividade

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


espinho-de-agulha

espinho-de-agulha m (plural espinhos-de-agulha)


onomatopéia

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


messageiro

messageiro m (plural messageiros, feminine messageira, feminine plural messageiras)

messageiros (plural)
messageira (feminine)
messageiras (feminine plural)


nosocômio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nosocómio.


máquina-de-escrever

máquina-de-escrever f (plural máquinas-de-escrever)

Alternative spelling of máquina de escrever


gérmen

gérmen m (plural (Brazil) gérmens or (Portugal) gérmenes)

gérmens (Brazil plural)
gérmenes (Portugal plural)

[ˈʒɛɦ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈʒɛɦ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈʒɛɾ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈʒɛʁ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈʒɛɻ.mẽɪ̯̃]


parallelepípedo

parallelepípedo m (plural parallelepípedos)


natureza morta

natureza morta f (plural naturezas mortas)


novo mundo

novo mundo m (plural novos mundos, metaphonic)

novos mundos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)


montanha russa

montanha russa f (plural montanhas russas)


objecto voador não identificado

objecto voador não identificado m (plural objectos voadores não identificados)

objectos voadores não identificados (plural)

objeto voador não identificado#Portuguese

Superseded spelling of objeto voador não identificado.


objecto voador não-identificado

objecto voador não-identificado m (plural objectos voadores não-identificados)

objectos voadores não-identificados (plural)

Alternative spelling of objeto voador não identificado


osso semi-lunar

osso semi-lunar m (plural ossos semi-lunares)

osso semilunar
osso semilunar#Portuguese


myrtillo

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


objeto voador não-identificado

objeto voador não-identificado m (plural objetos voadores não-identificados)

objetos voadores não-identificados (plural)


etmóide

[et͡ʃˈmɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[et͡ʃˈmɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

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


mirandez

mirandez m (plural mirandezes, feminine mirandeza, feminine plural mirandezas)

mirandezes (plural)
mirandeza (feminine)
mirandezas (feminine plural)


norueguez

norueguez m (plural norueguezes, feminine noruegueza, feminine plural norueguezas)

norueguezes (plural)
noruegueza (feminine)
norueguezas (feminine plural)


ophídio

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


phalangeta

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


phagocyto

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


perôneo

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of perónio.


phalanginha

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


pharaó

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


pharmácia

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


pharol

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


phenomenologia

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


phosphato

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


phleuma

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


ponctualidade

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


poncto

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


projecção

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


pyrilampo

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


luitador

luitador m (plural luitadores, feminine luitadora, feminine plural luitadoras)

luitadores (plural)
luitadora (feminine)
luitadoras (feminine plural)

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative spelling of lutador


monographia

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


macaísta

macaísta m or f by sense (plural macaístas)


macaísta

Macanese (Portuguese-based creole spoken in Macao)


manhê

Manhê! Vem aqui!

(Brazil, colloquial, used in yelling or slow speech) Alternative form of mãe


phenício

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


pusillânime

pusillânime m or f by sense (plural pusillânimes)


psychopatha

psychopatha m or f by sense (plural psychopathas)

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


phenomeno

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


peróneo

peróneos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


irlandez

irlandez m (plural irlandezes, feminine irlandeza, feminine plural irlandezas)

irlandezes (plural)
irlandeza (feminine)
irlandezas (feminine plural)


proxenêta

proxenêta m or f by sense (plural proxenêtas)


reproducção

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