fita-crepe

masking tape, painter's tape (sticky tape made of paper)


família elementar

pt-noun

família elementar f (plural famílias elementares)

nuclear family (father, mother and children)


vista desarmada

year unknown, Jorge Nunes Barbosa, Filosofia em Tempos Difíceis, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 25

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Deve ainda ter a vantagem de mostrar, à vista desarmada, a estrutura lógica dos factos que afirma ou nega. Segundo Russell, é deste tipo que pretende ser a linguagem do Principia Mathematica, com a única diferença de que, neste caso, ...

Estes elementos são visíveis à vista desarmada.

These elements are visible to the naked eye.


família nuclear

família nuclear f (plural famílias nucleares)


papeira

goitre (enlargement of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland)


enumerável

countable (capable of being counted; having a quantity)


eolípila

aeolipile (steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam)


entrecasca

liber (inner bark of plants, next to the wood)


ensaísta

ensaísta m or f by sense (plural ensaístas)


esquiação

[iʃ.kɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.kɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Brazil, sports) skiing (the sport or activity of using skis)


expulsão

[is.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[iʃ.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

expulsion (the act of expelling or the state of being expelled)


anomalista

(linguistics) anomalistic (pertaining to linguistic anomalism)


anomalista

anomalista m or f by sense (plural anomalistas)

(linguistics) anomalist (advocate of anomalism)


estivação

(biology) aestivation (state of inactivity during summer)

the loading and unloading of a ship’s cargo


estetização

aestheticisation (the act or process of making aesthetic)


espirradeira

Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander#Translingual

oleander (Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub)


esclerose

(pathology) sclerosis (abnormal hardening of body tissues)


loló

(Brazil) a street drug comprising an aerosol of chloroform in ether solution, which can cause cardiac arrest


furtividade

furtiveness; stealth (the characteristic of acting in secrecy)


funtorial

(category theory) functorial (pertaining to functors)


extrapolação

extrapolation (inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts)

(mathematics) extrapolation (calculation of an estimate)


esterqueira

dunghill, dung heap, muckheap (heap of dung for agricultural purposes)


especificidade

especificidade f (plural especificidades)

(uncountable) specificity (the state of being specific rather than general)

specificity (a specific aspect of something)


farmacologista

farmacologista m or f by sense (plural farmacologistas)

(pharmacology) pharmacologist (person who studies pharmacology)


fibra alimentar

fibra alimentar f (plural fibras alimentares)

dietary fibre (substance which is not digested on passage through the alimentary tract)


pintura gestual

pintura gestual f (plural pinturas gestuais)

(art, uncountable) action painting (genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas)

a painting produced using action painting


glândula adrenal

glândula adrenal f (plural glândulas adrenais)

(anatomy) adrenal gland (endocrine gland situated above the kidney)


glândula suprarrenal

glândula suprarrenal f (plural glândulas suprarrenais)


grande área

(soccer) penalty area (area on a soccer pitch extending 18 yards out of the goal)


guarda avançada

guarda avançada f (plural guardas avançadas)


figueira-do-inferno

figueira-do-inferno f (plural figueiras-do-inferno)

Datura stramonium
Datura stramonium#Translingual

thorn apple (Datura stramonium, a toxic herb used in traditional medicine)


enigmatita

(mineralogy) aenigmatite (an inosilicate mineral of sodium and iron)


imanuseável

pt-adj

imanuseável m or f (plural imanuseáveis)


figueira-do-diabo

pt-noun

figueira-do-diabo f (plural figueiras-do-diabo)


gentamicina

(medicine) gentamicin (a glycoside antibiotic)


hortelã verde

hortelã verde f (plural hortelãs verdes)

Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata#Translingual


incubadeira

incubator (apparatus used to hatch eggs)


imagem inversa

imagem inversa f (plural imagens inversas)

(mathematics) inverse image (set of points that map to a given set of points under a specified function)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see imagem, inversa.


imagem recíproca

imagem recíproca f (plural imagens recíprocas)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see imagem, recíproca.


inambiguidade

unambiguity (the quality of being unambiguous)


impressora laser

impressora laser f (plural impressoras laser)

laser printer (computer printer using a laser beam)


impressora de jato de tinta

impressora de jato de tinta f (plural impressoras de jato de tinta)

inkjet printer (device that prints using droplets of ink)


fontanela

fontanelle (soft spot on the head of babies)


formiga-leão

formiga-leão f (plural formigas-leão or formigas-leões)

formigas-leão (plural)
formigas-leões (plural)

[foɦˌmi.ɡɐ.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[foɦˌmi.ɡɐ.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[foɾˌmi.ɡɐ.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[foʁˌmi.ɡɐ.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

antlion (larva of the insects of the family Myrmeleontidae)


estagnação

stagnation (lack of circulation in a fluid)

[...] os últimos 12 meses revelam que a mobilidade elétrica está finalmente a consolidar-se em Portugal, depois de praticamente uma década de estagnação.

2022 January 3, Diogo Ferreira Nunes in Diário de Notícias, “Rede de carregadores para carros elétricos cresce 65% em 2021"

… the last 12 months reveal that electric mobility is finally consolidating in Portugal, after almost a decade of stagnation.


inguche

inguche m or f by sense (plural inguches)


glândula sebácea

glândula sebácea f (plural glândulas sebáceas)

(anatomy) sebaceous gland (gland of skin secreting sebum)


filiável

affiliable (capable of being affiliated to)


lenição

(phonetics) lenition (weakening of a consonant)


lisencefalia

lissencephaly (disorder characterised by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain)


leucemia linfoblástica aguda

leucemia linfoblástica aguda f (uncountable)

acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acute lymphoblastic leukemia

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (type of leukemia that affects the lymphocytes)


lentilha-d'água

lentilha-d'água f (plural lentilhas-d'água)

duckweed (any of several simple, aquatic plants of the subfamily Lemnoideae)


gestação

[ʒeʃ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʒɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

gestation, pregnancy (period of time a fetus develops inside mother’s body)

gestation (development of a plan or idea)


linguística computacional

linguística computacional f (uncountable)

computational linguistics
computational linguistics

(linguistics, computer science) computational linguistics (field dealing with the rule-based modelling of natural language)


lista de Swadesh

lista de Swadesh f (plural listas de Swadesh)

(linguistics) Swadesh list (list of a language’s basic vocabulary)


loja de conveniência

loja de conveniência f (plural lojas de conveniência)

convenience store (a small retail store)


linguagem de consulta

linguagem de consulta f (plural linguagens de consulta)

(computing) query language (computer language used to access and modify databases)


expoente

expoente m or f by sense (plural expoentes)

exponent (one who expounds, represents or advocates)


hibridação

[i.βɾi.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


harpista

harpista m or f by sense (plural harpistas)


lã de vidro

lã de vidro f (usually uncountable, plural lãs de vidro)

glass wool (insulating material made from fibreglass)


lógica fuzzy

(computing) fuzzy logic (logic based on the notion of non-binary membership of sets)


antela

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνθήλη (anthḗlē).

lbor

(botany) anthela (a cymose corymb with the lateral flowers higher than the central ones)


imparável

[ĩ.pɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]


groselheira

/ɡɾu.zɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɾu.zɨˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɾu.zɨˈʎe.ɾɐ/

currant (Ribes rubrum, a European bush bearing edible berries)


raspadeira

/ʁɐʃ.pɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐʃ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ʁɐʃ.pɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐʃ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʁɐʃ.pɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ʁɐʃ.pɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

/ʁɐʃ.pɐˈde.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐʃ.pɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


hidrologista

pt-noun

hidrologista m or f by sense (plural hidrologistas)

hydrologist (person who studies hydrology)


greve de fome

/ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ dɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ/

[ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ ðɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ]

/ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ dɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ/

[ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ ðɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ]

/ˈɡɾɛ.bɨ dɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ/

[ˈɡɾɛ.βɨ ðɨ ˈfɔ.mɨ]

hunger strike (a fast undertaken as a means of protest)


matriz identidade

matriz identidade f (plural matrizes identidade or matrizes identidades)

matrizes identidade (plural)
matrizes identidades (plural)

(linear algebra) identity matrix (diagonal matrix with all diagonal elements equal to 1)


medalha de bronze

medalha de bronze f (plural medalhas de bronze)

bronze medal (medal indicating third place in a competition)

(by extension) third place in a competition

(by extension) person who reaches third place in a competition


massa atómica

massa atómica f (plural massas atómicas)

(chemistry) atomic mass (mass of an atom)


inocuidade

harmlessness (the characteristic of being harmless)


mensagem de texto

mensagem de texto f (plural mensagens de texto)

text message (brief electronic message sent over a mobile phone)


impedância

[ĩ.pɨˈðɐ̃.sjɐ]

(physics) impedance (measure of opposition to flow of current)


medalha de prata

medalha de prata f (plural medalhas de prata)

silver medal (medal indicating second place in a competition)

(by extension) second place in a competition

(by extension) person who reaches second place in a competition


metralhadora Gatling

metralhadora Gatling f (plural metralhadoras Gatling)

Gatling gun (an early type of machine gun)


hermeticidade

airtightness (the quality of being airtight)


frisante

sparkling; effervescent; fizzy (containing dissolved carbon dioxide)


impunidade

(law) impunity (exemption from punishment)

(uncountable) impunity (freedom from punishment or retribution)


inimaginável

pt-adj

inimaginável m or f (plural inimagináveis)

unimaginable; unthinkable (unable to be imagined)


monarquia constitucional

pt-noun

monarquia constitucional f (plural monarquias constitucionais)

constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy

constitutional monarchy (state in which the monarch’s power is limited by a written constitution)


mesa redonda

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mesa, redonda.

round table (conference at which participants discuss and exchange views)


máscara de gás

máscara de gás f (plural máscaras de gás)

gas mask (mask with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas)


mulher de conforto

mulher de conforto f (plural mulheres de conforto)

(historical) comfort woman (woman forced into prostitution by Japanese occupation forces during World War 2)


indumentária

costume (set of clothes characteristic of a particular country, period, people or occupation)


irrefreável

pt-adj

irrefreável m or f (plural irrefreáveis)


incontinência

(medicine) incontinence (inability to restrain discharge of urine or faeces)


inofensividade

pt-noun

inofensividade f (plural inofensividades)

harmlessness (the characteristic of being harmless)

inoffensiveness (the characteristic of being inoffensive)


garupa

→ Hunsrik: Garupp

Fernando Tordo (lyrics and music) (1973) “Tourada”, (in Portuguese): “Entram cavaleiros à garupa / Do seu heroísmo

Enter riders on the horseback / Of their heroism”

(Brazil) the back seat of a motorcycle or bicycle


industrialização

industrialização f (plural industrializações)

(sociology, economics) industrialization (social and economic change associated with the adoption of manufacturing industries)


graciosidade

gracefulness (the quality of being graceful)


latinização

(historical) Latinization (adoption of Roman culture)

(linguistics) Latinization (adoption of the Latin language)


gavinha

>? Macanese: gafinhâ (“to uncover”)


longinquidade

remoteness (the condition of being remote)


lipoaspiração

(surgery) liposuction (surgery in which fat is removed by suction)


noite de Walpurgis

noite de Walpurgis f (plural noites de Walpurgis)

Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)


noite de santa Valburga

noite de santa Valburga f (plural noites de santa Valburga)


nota promissória

nota promissória f (plural notas promissórias)

(finance) promissory note (document indicating that someone owes a specified amount of money)


omnipotência

omnipotências (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


miudeza

trifle (thing of minor worth or importance)

(uncountable) smallness (the condition of being small)


palha de aço

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


parada cardíaca

parada cardíaca f (plural paradas cardíacas)

(cardiology, pathology) cardiac arrest (cessation of heartbeat)


meia-luz

twilight (faint light after sunset or before sunrise)


paragem cardíaca

paragem cardíaca f (plural paragens cardíacas)


metalinguagem

(linguistics) metalanguage (vocabulary used to describe language)


mixomatose

myxomatosis (a disease affecting rabbits)


morugem

[moˈɾu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Stellaria media
Stellaria media#Translingual


liteira

litter (platform mounted on two shafts, used for the human-powered transportation of people)


manchete

/mɐ̃ˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi/

/mɐ̃ˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi/

/mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃɛ.tɨ/

(journalism) headline (heading or title of an article)

(volleyball) reception of the ball on extended arms


impensável

unimaginable; unthinkable (unable to be imagined)


monotongação

(phonetics) monophthongization (the process of becoming a monophthong)


rôla

um ninho de rolas

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


liposucção

(surgery, rare) liposuction (surgery in which fat is removed by suction)


menchevique

menchevique m or f by sense (plural mencheviques)

(historical) Menshevik (member of a moderate faction of the Russian revolutionary movement)


mónada

mónadas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(philosophy) monad (something ultimate and indivisible)


pedra de águia

pedra de águia f (plural pedras de água)

eaglestone (concretion with a loose kernel inside, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes)


paisagem sonora

paisagem sonora f (plural paisagens sonoras)

soundscape (emotional environment created using sound)


leptospirose

leptospirose f (usually uncountable, plural leptospiroses)

leptospirosis (an acute disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira)


pessoa física

pessoa física f (plural pessoas físicas)

(law) natural person (human being, as opposed to an organisation)


glotal

(anatomy) glottal (relating to the glottis)

(phonetics, of a phoneme) glottal (articulated on the glottis)


glotal

(phonetics) glottal (a consonant articulated on the glottis)


mortinatalidade

mortinatalidade f (plural mortinatalidades)


promastigota

promastigote (stage in life-cycle of trypanosomatids when the flagellum not attached to the cell body)


pigarreada

hawk (an effort to force up phlegm from the throat)


ginástica rítmica

ginástica rítmica f (usually uncountable, plural ginásticas rítmicas)

(gymnastics) rhythmic gymnastics (discipline where the gymnast manipulates an object in a rhythmic fashion)


nénia

nénias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


presença de espírito

presença de espírito f (plural presenças de espírito)

presence of mind (alertness, resourcefulness, stability of thought and feeling)


propriedade intelectual

propriedade intelectual f (plural propriedades intelectuais)

intellectual property
intellectual property

intellectual property (creations of the mind that have commercial value)


psoríase

psoríase f (usually uncountable, plural psoríases)

(pathology) psoriasis (chronic disease characterised by the presence of skin lesions)


loção

Borrowed from Latin lotiōnem, from lavō.

lotion (ointment to be rubbed on the skin)


obreia

Borrowed from French oublée, from Latin oblata.

wafer (disk of flour used to seal letters)


pré-imagem

(mathematics) preimage (set containing exactly every member of the domain of a function such that the member is mapped by the function onto an element of a given subset of the codomain of the function)


pós-combustão

afterburning (injection of extra fuel into a jet engine)


nocividade

harmfulness (the characteristic of being harmful)


pastoril

(relational) of a simple, rural lifestyle


insubstancial

pt-adj

insubstancial m or f (plural insubstanciais)

insubstantial (not real or strong enough)


ortorexia

(psychology) orthorexia (obsession with healthy food)


neurociência

neuroscience (scientific study of the nervous system)


proteómica

(biochemistry) proteomics (branch of molecular biology)


malva-rosa

[ˌmaʊ̯.vɐˈχɔ.zɐ]

[ˌmaɫ.βɐˈʁɔ.zɐ]

hollyhock (any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea)


pitaia

dragon fruit; pitaya (fruit of cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.))


piroxena

(mineralogy) pyroxene (a mineral found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks)


penteadeira

dressing table (low table equipped with mirror for dressing and makeup)


oferenda

Borrowed from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus. Compare French offrande, Catalan ofrena, Spanish ofrenda.

/ɔ.fɨˈɾẽ.dɐ/

offering (object given to a person or sacrificed to a god in order to appease them)


pólis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”).

lbor

polis (a city or city-state in Ancient Greece)


carpideira

From carpir (“to mourn”) + -deira. Compare Spanish plañidera.

(historical) a professional mourner, a moirologist (a woman paid to grieve at a funeral)


podadeira

[pu.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pu.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

trimmer (large scissors used in gardening)


profanidade

(uncountable) profanity (the quality of being profane)

profanity (obscene, lewd or abusive language)


privatização

privatization (transfer from the government to private ownership)


pivô

Borrowed from French pivot, of unknown origin.

(basketball) center (US, CA), centre (UK) (player who plays closest to the basket)


ilharga

From Old Galician-Portuguese yllarga, from Vulgar Latin *īliārica, from Latin īlia, plural of īle (“guts, intestines”). Cognate with Spanish ijar (“flank”).

(anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)


punhalada

(figurative) stab; backstabbing (pain inflicted on a person’s feelings, especially when involving treason)


obstetrícia

(medicine) obstetrics (care of women during and after pregnancy)


nacionalização

pt-noun

nacionalização f (plural nacionalizações)

nationalisation (the act of taking private assets into state ownership)


bóer

Boer (who descends from the early Dutch settlers of South Africa)


bóer

bóeres (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


presciência

foresight (ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future)


política externa

política externa f (plural políticas externas)

foreign affairs (policy of a government in dealing with other countries)


pastagem

[paʃˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/pɐʃˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from pastar (“to graze”) + -agem.

pasture (grassy land on which cattle is kept for feeding)


polícia do pensamento

polícia do pensamento f (plural polícias do pensamento)

(derogatory) thought police (people who aim to control what other people think)


posterioridade

posterioridade f (plural posterioridades)

posteriority (the condition of being posterior)

(psychoanalysis) afterwardsness (the concept that an earlier event in one’s life can later acquire a meaning)


pedrada

Estou com uma pedrada.


piscadela

blink (the act of very quickly closing an eye and opening it again)


anticonfessional

pt-adj

anticonfessional m or f (plural anticonfessionais)

(religion) anticonfessional (contrary to any denomination)


psicolinguística

pt-noun

psicolinguística f (plural psicolinguísticas)

(linguistics) psycholinguistics (study of mental comprehension and production of language)


China continental

Compound of China + continental. Literally, “Continental China”.

Mas uma guerra civil eclodiu na China continental entre as forças do governo nacionalista lideradas por Chiang Kai-shek e o Partido Comunista de Mao Tse-tung.

2024 January 11, David Brown, Como China perdeu Taiwan e qual a situação atual da 'ilha rebelde'

But a civil war broke out in mainland China between nationalist government forces led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung's Communist Party.

mainland China (the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see China, continental.


anticonsumista

pt-adj

anticonsumista m or f (plural anticonsumistas)

anticonsumerist (opposed to consumerism)


anticonsumista

pt-noun

anticonsumista m or f by sense (plural anticonsumistas)

anticonsumerist (a person who opposes consumerism)


potiguar

potiguar m or f by sense (plural potiguares)

Borrowed from Old Tupi potigûara. Doublet of potiguara.

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


potiguar

(relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Norte


apofisite

(pathology) apophysitis (inflammation of an apophysis)


apicectomia

(surgery, dentistry) apicectomy (surgical replacement of the root tip of a tooth)


Albemarle

Albemarle (former name of Isabela Island)


rio-grandense

rio-grandense m or f by sense (plural rio-grandenses)

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.se]

/ˌʁi.u.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

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


rio-grandense

pt-adj

rio-grandense m or f (plural rio-grandenses)

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.se]

/ˌʁi.u.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

(relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul


norte-rio-grandense

pt-noun

norte-rio-grandense m or f by sense (plural norte-rio-grandenses)

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

/ˌnɔɾ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

[ˌnɔɾ.t͡ʃiˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

[ˌnɔχ.t͡ʃiˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

/ˌnɔɾ.tɨˌʁi.u.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ˌnɔɾ.tɨˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte#English

native or inhabitant of Rio Grande do Norte


norte-rio-grandense

pt-adj

norte-rio-grandense m or f (plural norte-rio-grandenses)

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

/ˌnɔɾ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

[ˌnɔɾ.t͡ʃiˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃiˌʁiw.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si/

[ˌnɔχ.t͡ʃiˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

/ˌnɔɾ.tɨˌʁi.u.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ˌnɔɾ.tɨˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

of, from or relating to Rio Grande do Norte


sul-rio-grandense

pt-noun

sul-rio-grandense m or f by sense (plural sul-rio-grandenses)

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.se]

[ˌsuɫˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

[ˌsuɫˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]


sul-rio-grandense

pt-adj

sul-rio-grandense m or f (plural sul-rio-grandenses)

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌχiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.si]

[ˌsuʊ̯ˌhiʊ̯.ɡɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.se]

[ˌsuɫˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]

[ˌsuɫˌʁi.u.ɣɾɐ̃ˈdẽ.sɨ]


pseudogota

(medicine) pseudogout (medical condition with symptoms resembling gout)


antipodista

pt-noun

antipodista m or f by sense (plural antipodistas)

(juggling) antipodist (one who juggles using his or her feet lying down)


República da Guiné

Republic of Guinea (formal name of Guinea)


Guiné-Conacri

Guinea, Guinea-Conakry (a country in West Africa)


antipapista

pt-adj

antipapista m or f (plural antipapistas)

(Roman Catholicism) antipapal (characterised by opposition to the pope)


antipapista

pt-noun

antipapista m or f by sense (plural antipapistas)

(Roman Catholicism) antipapist (one who opposes the pope)


apogamia

(botany) apogamy (asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud)


Babylónia

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


Criméia

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


Crônicas

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Crónicas.


Foz do Iguaçu

Foz do Iguaçu (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Galiléia

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


Ethiópia

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


Eubéia

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


Comunidade de Estados Independentes

Comunidade dos Estados Independentes#Portuguese

Alternative form of Comunidade dos Estados Independentes


Phenix

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


alcmeônida

alcmeônida m or f by sense (plural alcmeônidas)


sêde

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


etiogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of etiogénese.


massa atômica

massa atômica f (plural massas atômicas)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of massa atómica.


caixa econômica

caixa econômica f (plural caixas econômicas)

caixa económica
caixa económica#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of caixa económica.


angina do peito

angina do peito f (plural anginas do peito)

angina de peito
angina de peito#Portuguese


haplóide

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


hipotrocóide

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


inambigüidade

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


São José

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


impressora a laser

impressora a laser f (plural impressoras a laser)

impressora laser
impressora laser#Portuguese


adansônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of adansónia.


aksumita

aksumita m or f by sense (plural aksumitas)


merugem

[meˈɾu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/mɨˈɾu.ʒɐ̃j̃/


adipogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of adipogénese.


murugem

[muˈɾu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]


polímato

polímato m or f by sense (plural polímatos)


mónade

mónades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


Terra Adélie

Terra de Adélie
Terra de Adélie#Portuguese


onipotência

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnipotência.


desinfeção

desinfeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


apiterapia

(medicine) apitherapy (the medical use of bee products or bee stings)


salmoira

[saʊ̯ˈmoɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[saʊ̯ˈmoɪ̯.ɾɐ]


agriculturalização

agriculturalização f (plural agriculturalizações)


gendarmaria

/ʒẽ.dɐɾ.mɐˈɾi.ɐ/


grecidade

[ɡɾɨ.siˈða.ðɨ]

Borrowed from Late Latin Graecitātem (“Greek language”).

bor+

Greekness (the condition of being Greek)


Abcásia

Abkhazia (a region and unrecognised country in Georgia, Caucasus)


alawita

pt-noun

alawita m or f by sense (plural alawitas)


sémita

sémitas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


Arusha

Arusha (the capital city of the Arusha Region, in northeastern Tanzania)


aracnoidite

(pathology) arachnoiditis (inflammation of the arachnoid)


piaçaba

Borrowed from Old Tupi pïa'sawa (“fibrous plant”); compare English piassava.

bor+

1 e 2, p 170 CORDOARIA CABO (referindo-se aos produtos da palmeira piaçaba) "(...) é muito apreciada pelas fibras resistentes das bainhas de suas palmas, com as quais se preparam em especiais cordoarias de piaçaba, cabos, cordas, ...

2000, Museu da Casa Brasileira, Equipamentos, usos e costumes da casa brasileira: Costumes, EdUSP, page 117

Brazilian palm trees Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba

fibrous product of these trees, formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes


arcologia

(urban studies) arcology (urban development theory involving efficient use of space and resources)


sarça

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia (compare Basque sasi, earlier çarzi). Alternatively, from Arabic شَرَا (šarā, “plant with thorns”), from سَارَاسَا (sārāsā, “to be evil, vicious”).
Cognate with Asturian, Spanish, and Ladino zarza.


Shoá

(historical) Holocaust; Shoah (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany)


Prússia Oriental

East Prussia (a former province of Germany)


RSS da Moldávia

Moldavian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Moldova)


alternância de código

pt-noun

alternância de código f (plural alternâncias de código)

(sociolinguistics) code-switching (alternation between languages in a conversation)


RSS da Estónia

Estonian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union)


RSS da Letónia

Latvian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Latvia)


aposturas

(nautical) gunwale (top edge of the side of a boat)


chave sextavada

chave sextavada f (plural chaves sextavadas)


cerimónia do chá

cerimónia do chá f (plural cerimónias do chá)

tea ceremony (Japanese ritual for preparing, serving and drinking green tea)


armipotente

pt-adj

armipotente m or f (plural armipotentes)

(poetic) armipotent (powerful in battle)


alocação

allocation (the process of allocating things)


aférese

* (Brazil) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /aˈfɛ.ɾe.zi/
* (Brazil) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /aˈfɛ.ɾe.zi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /aˈfɛ.ɾe.ze/
* (Portugal) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ɐˈfɛ.ɾɨ.zɨ/
* Hyphenation: a‧fé‧re‧se

pt-IPA

(phonetics, prosody) apheresis (loss of letters or sounds from the beginning of a word)

(medicine) apheresis (removal, filtering and returning of blood)


aspiração

/ɐʃ.pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

aspiration (the act of aspirating, inhaling)

vacuuming (the act of cleaning something with a vacuum cleaner)

(phonetics) aspiration (burst of air that accompanies the release of some consonants)


amenorreia

pt-noun

amenorreia f (usually uncountable, plural amenorreias)

(medicine) amenorrhoea (lack of a menstrual period)


disgestível

pt-adj

disgestível m or f (plural disgestíveis)


democracia participatória

pt-noun

democracia participatória f (uncountable)

democracia participativa
democracia participativa#Portuguese


derivada parcial

derivada parcial f (plural derivadas parciais)

(mathematics) partial derivative (derivative with respect to one variable)


borreliose

(pathology) Lyme disease; borreliosis (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia)


engenharia elétrica

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

electrical engineering (branch of engineering that deals with electricity)


congruência

[kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

congruence (the quality of agreeing or corresponding)


doença de Behçet

(pathology) Behçet's disease (a multi-system autoimmune disease)


febre de Lassa

(pathology) Lassa fever (deadly viral infection endemic to West Africa)


equação diferencial parcial

equação diferencial parcial f (plural equações diferenciais parciais)

partial differential equation
partial differential equation

(calculus) partial differential equation


escola da vida

school of hard knocks
school of hard knocks

(idiomatic) school of hard knocks; university of life (adverse real-world experiences)


força maior

(law) force majeure (unavoidable occurrence, voiding legal obligation)


garça-vermelha

garça-vermelha f (plural garças-vermelhas)

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual

purple heron (Ardea purpurea, an Old-World species of heron)


autoimolação

self-immolation (the act of setting oneself on fire)


controlável

pt-adj

controlável m or f (plural controláveis)


franquia

(business) franchise (business licensed to operate under a given business model and brand)


esgotante

gruelling; exhausting (causing someone to become extremely tired)


federalização

federalization (unification of states to form a union)


contingência

[kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

[kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

(uncountable) contingency; unpredictability (the quality of being contingent, unpredictable)

contingency; possibility (something which may or may not happen)


digitação

typing (the act of typing on a keyboard)

(music) fingering (act of playing an instrument with one’s fingers)


glândula bulbouretral

pt-noun

glândula bulbouretral f (plural glândulas bulbouretrais)

(anatomy) bulbourethral gland (gland which secretes pre-ejaculate)


relações públicas

(business) public relations (relations between an organisation and the public)


rosa-canina

dog rose (Rosa canina, a wild species of rose)


queda de braço

queda de braço f (plural quedas de braço)

(Brazil, sports) arm wrestling (a strength sport)


posição de Trendelenburg

posição de Trendelenburg f (uncountable)

Trendelenburg position
Trendelenburg position

(medicine) Trendelenburg position (physical position that a patient is placed in by raising the inferior half by 30 degrees)


distribuição qui-quadrado

distribuição qui-quadrado f (plural distribuições qui-quadrado)

chi-square distribution
chi-square distribution

(statistics) chi-square distribution (a type of probability distribution)


arteterapia

art therapy (treatment that uses practising visual arts)


lanchonete

(Brazil) a small eatery for quick snacks


viuvez

widowhood (the condition of being a widow)


tricotagem

tricotagem f (usually uncountable, plural tricotagens)

By surface analysis, from tricotar (“to knit”) + -agem.

knitting (the activity of making fabric by pulling loops of thread through each other)


inconfiável

pt-adj

inconfiável m or f (plural inconfiáveis)


hierarquização

pt-noun

hierarquização f (plural hierarquizações)

hierarchization (the process of making something hierarchical)


nefrologista

nefrologista m or f by sense (plural nefrologistas)

nephrologist (physician specialising in the kidneys)


islamização

(sociology) Islamization (the conversion of a society to Islam)


ventriloquia

ventriloquia f (usually uncountable, plural ventriloquias)

ventriloquism (the art of projecting one’s voice so that it appears to come from another source)


helenista

Hellenistic (relating to Ancient Greek civilisation and language)


helenista

helenista m or f by sense (plural helenistas)

Hellenist (person who studies Ancient Greek civilisation and language)


porta-bandeira

porta-bandeira m or f by sense (plural porta-bandeiras)

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ]

/ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ]

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ]

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ]

[ˌpɔɾ.tɐ.βɐ̃ˈde.ɾɐ]

flag-bearer (person who carries flag or banner)


negridão

negridão f (usually uncountable, plural negridões)

[ne.ɡɾiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/nɨ.ɡɾiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[nɨ.ɣɾiˈðɐ̃w̃]

blackness (the condition of being black in colour, or dark)

blackness (the condition of being a black, having African ancestry)


porta-estandarte

porta-estandarte m or f by sense (plural porta-estandartes)

standard-bearer; flag-bearer (person who carries flag or banner)

O que é feito do cinema francês de "classe média"? Aquela geração de cineastas sóbrios, clássicos, atentos à narrativa e aos actores, algo burgueses é certo, mas sem excessivas pretensões autoristas, nem vontade de ceder ao popularucho, que terá tido em Claude Sautet o seu porta-estandarte nos anos 1970?

2016 February 16, Jorge Mourinha, “A classe média francesa está bem e recomenda-se”, in Público

(figuratively) representant; poster child; figurehead


siglomania

(rare) acronymania (enthusiastic creation and use of acronyms)


interestadual

pt-adj

interestadual m or f (plural interestaduais)

interstate (relating to or occurring in multiples states)


artrografia

(medicine) arthrogram (a series of images of a joint)


cataplana

(Portuguese cuisine) cataplana (metal container used to cook seafood)

(Portuguese cuisine) cataplana (food cooked or served in a cataplana)


imprescindível

imprescindível m or f (plural imprescindíveis)

[ĩ.pɾɨʃ.sĩˈdi.βɛɫ]

[ĩ.pɾɨ.ʃĩˈdi.βɛɫ]

From im- + prescindível. Compare Italian imprescindibile and Spanish imprescindible.

É imprescindível seguir as instruções cuidadosamente.

It's imperative that you follow the instructions carefully.


ashanti

pt-noun

ashanti m or f by sense (plural ashanti or ashantis)

Ashanti (a member of the Ashanti people of Ghana and Ivory Coast)


água sanitária

água sanitária f (usually uncountable, plural águas sanitárias)

bleach (chemical used to disinfect clothes)


síndrome de Adie

(neurology) Adie syndrome (neurological disorder characterised by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light)


síndrome de Aicardi

(medical genetics) Aicardi syndrome (a rare genetic malformation syndrome)


síndrome de Moebius

(neurology) Moebius syndrome (rare congenital disorder characterised by facial paralysis)


síndrome de Alagille

(medical genetics) Alagille syndrome (a rare genetic disorder affecting various organs and systems)


titeragem

(rare) puppetry (the art of performing with puppets)


siglagem

acronymization (the act of turning a phrase into an acronym)


queloidal

(pathology) keloidal (pertaining to or causing keloids)


luz de Drummond

(theater, obsolete) Drummond light, limelight (stage lighting obtained by burning lime)


antipseudomonal

pt-adj

antipseudomonal m or f (plural antipseudomonais)

(pharmacology) antipseudomonal (countering pseudomonad bacteria)


média harmónica

pt-noun

média harmónica f (plural médias harmónicas)

(mathematics) harmonic mean (a type of measure of central tendency)


água de rosas

água de rosas f (usually uncountable, plural águas de rosas)

rosewater (a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water)


ressuscitação cardiopulmonar

ressuscitação cardiopulmonar f (plural ressuscitações cardiopulmonares)

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(emergency medicine) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest)


relatividade especial

(relativity) special relativity (physics theory)


reanimação cardiopulmonar

reanimação cardiopulmonar f (plural reanimações cardiopulmonares)


ressuscitação cardiorrespiratória

ressuscitação cardiorrespiratória f (plural ressuscitações cardiorrespiratórias)


reanimação cardiorrespiratória

reanimação cardiorrespiratória f (plural reanimações cardiorrespiratórias)


paralisia cerebral

paralisia cerebral f (plural paralisias cerebrais)

(neurology, pathology) cerebral palsy (any of several conditions caused by brain damage before birth)


palavra-passe

palavra-passe f (plural palavras-passe or palavras-passes)

palavras-passe (plural)
palavras-passes (plural)

(Portugal) password (word used to gain admittance into a system or location)


manobra de Heimlich

manobra de Heimlich f (plural manobras de Heimlich)

(emergency medicine) Heimlich maneuver (first aid procedure used to treat choking)


recomendabilidade

advisability (the quality of being advisable)


porta do cavalo

porta do cavalo f (plural portas do cavalo)

(informal) back door (subsidiary entrance to building)


salada de batata

salada de batata f (plural saladas de batata)

potato salad (cold dish made with chopped boiled potatoes)


salada de frutas

salada de frutas f (plural saladas de frutas)

fruit salad (dessert made with chopped fruit)


onda de Elliott

onda de Elliott f (plural ondas de Elliott)

(finance) Elliott wave (a form of technical analysis)


viabilidade

viability (the property of being viable, able to the done in practice)


urdidura

(weaving) warp (threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric)


naumaquia

naumachia (recreation of sea battles for entertainment in Ancient Rome)

naumachia (flooded amphitheatre or artificial lake used to recreate sea battles)


ulmeira

Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria#Translingual

meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria, a flower of Eurasia)


árvore de cames

árvore de cames f (plural árvores de cames)


teoria musical

music theory (field of study dealing with how music works)


ressecção

/ʁɨ.sɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

European Portuguese standard spelling of resseção.


teoria da grande unificação

teoria da grande unificação f (uncountable)

grand unification theory
grand unification theory

(physics) grand unification theory (theory that unifies fundamental forces)


quarta-feira de cinzas

quarta-feira de cinzas f (plural quartas-feiras de cinzas)

(Christianity) Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)


teoria dos nós

(mathematics) knot theory (branch of topology)


tripudiação

gloat; bragging (the act gloating, bragging)


serra de vaivém

serra de vaivém f (plural serras de vaivém)


vantajosidade

advantageousness (the quality of being advantageous)


teoria das cordas

(physics) string theory (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles)


tarambola-dourada

tarambola-dourada f (plural tarambolas-douradas)

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria, a wading bird of the northern hemisphere)


tetradracma

From combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”) and borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

tetradrachm (a silver coin in Ancient Greece)


touca de natação

touca de natação f (plural toucas de natação)


supersimetria

(physics) supersymmetry (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces)


pimenta-caiena

pimenta-caiena f (plural pimentas-caiena)


vexilologia

vexillology (the study of flags and banners)


trânsfuga

trânsfuga m or f by sense (plural trânsfugas)

/ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/

/ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/

[ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɣɐ]

defector; transfuge; deserter (one who defects, changes side)


spinozista

(philosophy) Spinozistic (pertaining to the philosophical doctrines of Baruch Spinoza)


spinozista

spinozista m or f by sense (plural spinozistas)

(philosophy) Spinozist (adherent of the philosophical doctrines of Baruch Spinoza)


tadorna

shelduck (any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna)


virada de mesa

virada de mesa f (plural viradas de mesa)

(idiomatic) a point in time when the tables turn


singradura

/sĩ.ɡɾɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[sĩ.ɡɾɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

crossing (voyage across a body of water)


testável

[tɨʃˈta.βɛɫ]


área de trabalho

área de trabalho f (plural áreas de trabalho)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see área, de, trabalho.

(computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)


vienense

Viennese (of or relating to Vienna, Austria)


vienense

vienense m or f by sense (plural vienenses)


violeta africana

violeta africana f (plural violetas africanas)

African violet (any of several flowers in the genus Saintpaulia)


secundinas

afterbirth (material expelled from the birth canal after childbirth)


sombra de dúvida

sombra de dúvida f (plural sombras de dúvida)

(idiomatic) shadow of a doubt (any minor doubt or hesitation)


socialização

socialization (the act of interacting with others)

(sociology, psychology) socialization (the process of learning one’s culture)

(economics, politics) socialization (the process of taking something under government control as a form of implementing socialism)


macromolécula

(chemistry, especially biochemistry) macromolecule (very large molecule)


metátese

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

lbor

(surgery) surgical operation that consists of moving from one place to another, where the cause or seat of a disease is less harmful

(philosophy) transposition of the terms of a reasoning, from which a consequence is deduced

(linguistics, grammar) phonetic phenomenon that consists of the transposition of phonemes or syllables within the same word


rebentação

/ʁɨ.bẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

sprouting (the act of sprouting, germinating)

surf (area near the coast where the waves break)


sanidade

From Old Galician-Portuguese, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin sānitātem, or from são + -idade. Doublet of sanita.


palpável

Learned borrowing from Late Latin palpābilis. By surface analysis, palpar + -ável.

(medicine) palpable (that can be detected by palpation)


tal e tal

pt-pron

tal e tal m or f by sense (plural tais e tais)


torção

[tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[toɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[toχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[toɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

sprain (the act of spraining a joint or muscle)


vadeação

[va.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[va.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vɐ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[vɐ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[bɐ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

wade; fording (act of wading or fording a body of water)


voante

From Latin volantem. By surface analysis, voar + -ante. Doublet of volante. First attested in 1516.

O dos muy lindos buſcãtes, / rraſteyros, & tam voantes, / caçadores rraſtejantes, / que caçam çaça rreal.

1516, Garcia de Resende, “De Diogo Velho”, in Cancioneiro Geral, page 183

He who owns the very beautiful tracker hounds, / grovelers, and so swift, / crawling hunters, / who hunt the royal hunt.


variabilidade

variability (degree to which a thing is variable)


urticária

Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.

(medicine) urticaria (itchy, swollen, red area of the skin)


trolha

trowel (handtool used by masons to hold and spread mortar)


rentista

pt-noun

rentista m or f by sense (plural rentistas)

/ʁẽˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/

[χẽˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]

rentier (individual who receives income from assets and investments)


touca

(Brazil) knit cap; beanie; bobble hat (cap worn for protection from the cold)


tortilha

Borrowed from Spanish tortilla. By surface analysis, torta + -ilha.

tortilla (a flat, round bread in Mexican cuisine)

tortilla (dish of potatoes cooked in beaten egg in Spanish cuisine)


reservação

/ʁɨ.zɨɾ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.zɨɾ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.zɨɾ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.zɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

reservation (the act of reserving something)


sobressalente

pt-adj

sobressalente m or f (plural sobressalentes)


velocidade angular

pt-noun

velocidade angular f (plural velocidades angulares)

(physics) angular velocity (rate of rotation)


vermina

vermin (creatures, people or thing that cause harm and annoyance)


policlínica

polyclinic (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated)


receptividade

receptividades (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

receptivity (the state of being receptive)


teodiceia

(philosophy) theodicy (attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil)


serra circular

serra circular f (plural serras circulares)

circular saw (a power-saw with a circular cutting blade)


violoncelista

violoncelista m or f by sense (plural violoncelistas)


sub-rotina

(programming) subroutine (section of code called by the main body of a program)


inigualável

pt-adj

inigualável m or f (plural inigualáveis)


sociolinguística

(linguistics) sociolinguistics (the study of social and cultural effects on language)


trepidação

Borrowed from Latin trepidātiōnem. Compare Spanish trepidación, French trépidation and Italian trepidazione.

trepidation (a fearful or anxious state)


radiação eletromagnética

pt-noun

radiação eletromagnética f (plural radiações eletromagnéticas)

[ha.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[ha.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

/ʁa.d͡ʒi.aˈsɐ̃w̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

[ha.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

/ʁa.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃w̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

[ha.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[χa.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[χa.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[χa.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[χa.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ]

[ha.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.maɡˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.ka]

[ha.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eˌlɛ.tɾo.ma.ɡiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi.ka]

electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic radiation

electromagnetic radiation (radiation consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields)


tripanossomíase

tripanossomíase f (plural tripanossomíases)

(pathology) trypanosomiasis (infection by a trypanosome)


bodycam

Unadapted borrowing from English bodycam.

ubor

DN/Lusa (2021 January 19) “Utilização de bodycams por polícias aprovada no parlamento [Use of bodycams by police officers approved in parliament]”, in DN (in Portuguese): “Segundo o documento, a utilização das bodycams, uma das reivindicações dos elementos da PSP e GNR, depende de autorização do membro do Governo que tutela a força de segurança".

According to the document, the use of bodycams, one of the demands of the members of the PSP and GNR, depends on authorization from the Government official that oversees the security force".”


enus.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:enus..

Abbreviation of enumerações (numeradas) (“[numbered] enumerations”)


Bamaco

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of Bamako


Nicéia

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


Réia

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


's Hertogenbosch

Alternative spelling of 's-Hertogenbosch


Téia

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


Papua Nova Guiné

Papua-Nova Guiné
Papua-Nova Guiné#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of Papua-Nova Guiné


União Européia

União Europeia
União Europeia#Portuguese

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


RSS da Letônia

RSS da Letónia
RSS da Letónia#Portuguese


RSS da Estônia

RSS da Estónia
RSS da Estónia#Portuguese


Pompéia

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


República Democrática Popular da Coréia

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República Democrática Popular da Coréia f

República Democrática Popular da Coreia#Portuguese

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of República Democrática Popular da Coreia.


teodicéia

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


theodiceia

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


média harmônica

pt-noun

média harmônica f (plural médias harmônicas)

média harmónica
média harmónica#Portuguese


cerimônia do chá

cerimônia do chá f (plural cerimônias do chá)

cerimónia do chá
cerimónia do chá#Portuguese


síndrome de Möbius

síndrome de Moebius
síndrome de Moebius#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of síndrome de Moebius


Olyssipo

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


pimenta-de-caiena

pimenta-de-caiena f (plural pimentas-de-caiena)


resseção

[χe.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(surgery) resection (surgical excision of part of a tissue)


amenorréia

amenorréia f (usually uncountable, plural amenorréias)

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


Rheia

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


sociolingüística

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


Nijni Novgorod

Borrowed from Russian Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod).

bor

Ни́жний Но́вгород

Nizhny Novgorod (a city, the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia)


enumeração

Learned borrowing from Latin ēnumerātiōnem (“enumeration”). By surface analysis, enumerar + -ção.

lbor

enumeration (the act of enumerating, listing)

enumeration (account in which each item is individually noted)

(programming) enumeration (data type consisting of a set of named constants)


distribuição qui-quadrada

pt-noun

distribuição qui-quadrada f (plural distribuições qui-quadradas)

distribuição qui-quadrado
distribuição qui-quadrado#Portuguese

Alternative form of distribuição qui-quadrado


Salónica

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

Thessaloniki, Salonica (a city and regional unit, the regional capital of Central Macedonia, Greece)


função caixa-negra

função caixa-negra f (plural funções caixa-negra)


melga

(Portugal) an annoying person for their speech or constant presence


garçonete

Borrowed from French garçonnette (“girl”).


beliz

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblees, devil”).


depressão maníaca

bipolar disorder
bipolar disorder#English

(dated, psychology) manic depression (former name of bipolar disorder)


arte urbana

street art (any art developed in public spaces)


araroba

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɾɔ.bɐ/

[ɐ.ɾɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

Vataireopsis araroba
Wikispecies:Vataireopsis araroba

(pharmacology) araroba; Goa powder (a bitter powder found in the Vataireopsis araroba tree, used as a medicine)


albarda

From Arabic البَرْدَعَة (al-bardaʕa, “packsaddle”).


floresta virgem

pt-noun

floresta virgem f (plural florestas virgens)

virgin forest (a forest being more or less free from human ecological disturbance)


dor de cotovelo

dor de cotovelo f (plural dores de cotovelo)

(idiomatic) jealousy (envy towards another's possessions)

(idiomatic, Brazil) romantic jealousy, heartache


Lda.

limited liability company
limited liability company

(economics) Abbreviation of Limitada., limited liability company


nictemeral

nictemeral (varying regularly with a day-night cycle)


camada de ozono

camada de ozono f (plural camadas de ozono)

A camada de ozono absorve a maioria da radiação ultravioleta solar.

The ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Buraco na camada de ozono

ozone layer (a region of the stratosphere)


marretada

Ele levou uma marretada na cabeça que lhe abriu o crânio.

He took a sledgehammer blow to the head that split open his skull.


gerência

[ʒeˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ʒeˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

O restaurante será reaberto sob nova gerência.

The restaurant will reopen under new management.


mercê

From Old Galician-Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēdem (“wages, fee, price”).

O barco estava à mercê do vento e das ondas.

The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.


padieira

[pɐˈðjɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɐˈðjɐj.ɾɐ]


munícipe

munícipe m or f by sense (plural munícipes)

townsperson, citizen (of a municipality)


letrista

letrista m or f by sense (plural letristas)

Mas é óbvio que essa experiência contribuiu para o ótimo letrista que ele veio ser logo depois. O cantor, compositor e multiinstrumentista Ed Motta, parceiro recente, com quem Nelson escreveu músicas como Apaixonada, Risos na noite e ...

2004, Nelson Motta, Almir Chediak, Songbook Nelson Motta, Irmãos Vitale, page 9

(music) lyricist (person who writes the lyrics of a song)


-latria

-latria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -latrias)


arraia-miúda

(derogatory) rabble (the lowest class of people)


FATEC

Acronym of Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo (“São Paulo State Technological College”).

acronym

(Brazil) a technological college, with various units located in São Paulo, Brazil


socioambiental

pt-adj

socioambiental m or f (plural socioambientais)

From socio- + ambiental (“environmental”).


pangaré

Borrowed from Spanish pangaré (“yellow colored horse”).

bor+

(Brazil, regional) said of a horse or mule with light fur, with a white belly, throat and snout


Fernandes

/fɨɾˈnɐ̃.dɨʃ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Fernandez. By surface analysis, Fernando + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Fernández.


sonzeira

/ˌsõˈzɐj.ɾɐ/

/ˌsõˈzɐj.ɾɐ/


Rodrigues

/ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/

[ʁuˈðɾi.ɣɨʃ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Rodriguez. By surface analysis, Rodrigo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Rodríguez.


cueca virada

(South Brazil, usually in the plural) angel wings (pastry shaped into twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar)


Henriques

From Henrique + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Enríquez.


Heligolândia

(uncommon) Alternative form of Heligoland


República Socialista do Vietnã

República Socialista do Vietname#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Socialista do Vietname.


marrêta

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


uma nota firme

(idiomatic, dated) an emphatic form of uma nota. A large quantity of money


-ença

pt-noun

-ença f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -enças)

(non-productive) forms nouns, from verbs, indicating a state or condition; -ence


Águia

(astronomy) Aquila (summer constellation of the northern sky)


mazela

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mazela, from Vulgar Latin macella, diminutive of macula (“spot, stain”).
Cognate with Spanish mancilla.


sobrecapa

dust jacket (protective cover of a book)


tussilagem

Tussilago farfara
Tussilago farfara#Translingual

coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara, a herb of Europe and the Middle East)


drosófila

drosophila (any insect of the genus Drosophila)


niilista

(philosophy) nihilistic (relating or subscribing to nihilism)


niilista

pt-noun

niilista m or f by sense (plural niilistas)

(philosophy) nihilist (person who subscribes to nihilism)


deiscência

(botany) dehiscence (opening of an organ by its own means)


unha-de-cavalo

unha-de-cavalo f (plural unhas-de-cavalo)


irreconhecível

pt-adj

irreconhecível m or f (plural irreconhecíveis)

unrecognizable (that cannot be recognized)


andorinha-das-barreiras

pt-noun

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

Riparia riparia
Riparia riparia#Translingual

sand martin (Riparia riparia, a migratory passerine bird)


hecceidade

haecceity (essence of a particular thing)


caça ao tesouro

caça ao tesouro f (plural caças ao tesouro)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caça, ao, tesouro.

treasure hunt (game where people have to find hidden things with the help of clues)


gola rulê

polo neck; turtleneck (high, close-fitting collar)


expletiva

(grammar) expletive (word that performs a syntactic role but contributes nothing to meaning)


gola olímpica

gola olímpica f (plural golas olímpicas)


floresta primária

floresta primária f (plural florestas primárias)

primeval forest (large forest unaffected by humans)


Hircânia

(historical) Hyrcania (a historical region in the southern coast of the Caspian Sea)


-ência

-ência f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ências)

forms nouns, from verbs, indicating a state or condition; -ence


andorinha ártica

andorinha ártica f (plural andorinhas árticas)

Sterna paradisaea
Sterna paradisaea#Translingual

arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea, a migratory bird of the polar regions)


Terra Prometida

(Judaism, Christianity) Promised Land (Judea, promised to the Israelites by God)


camisa social

camisa social f (plural camisas sociais)

dress shirt (formal, collared shirt with buttons)


jaqueria

(history) jacquerie (a violent revolt by peasants)


andorinha do Ártico

andorinha do Ártico f (plural andorinhas do Ártico)


metilação

(chemistry) methylation (addition of a methyl group to a substrate)


doença do sono

(pathology) sleeping sickness (infectious disease caused by a trypanosome)


dúzia de frade

dúzia de frade f (plural dúzias de frade)


trinidadense

pt-adj

trinidadense m or f (plural trinidadenses)

Trinidadian (of, from, or pertaining to Trinidad and Tobago)


trinidadense

pt-noun

trinidadense m or f by sense (plural trinidadenses)

Trinidadian (person from Trinidad and Tobago)


dúzia de treze

dúzia de treze f (plural dúzias de treze)

(idiomatic) baker's dozen (set of thirteen units)


indústria pesada

indústria pesada f (plural indústrias pesadas)

heavy industry (industry involving large products, equipment and/or facilities)


lavagem a seco

lavagem a seco f (plural lavagens a seco)

dry cleaning (process of cleaning using a chemical solvent other than water)


anemia falciforme

(pathology) sickle-cell anemia (disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells)


mosca-das-frutas

mosca-das-frutas f (plural moscas-das-frutas)

fruit fly (any fly of the family Drosophilidae)


Nausícaa

(Greek mythology) Nausicaa (princess in the Odyssey)


fosfatase

(biochemistry) phosphatase (an enzyme that hydrolyzes phosphate esters)


sincopação

(music) syncopation (off-beat placement of rhythmic stresses or accents)


superintendência

superintendência f (plural superintendências)

superintendence (the act of superintending)

superintendency (the condition of being a superintendent)

the office or department of a superintendent


sociedade de responsabilidade limitada

sociedade de responsabilidade limitada f (plural sociedades de responsabilidade limitada)

sociedades de responsabilidade limitada (plural)

(law, business) limited liability company (type of company)


côdea

From Vulgar Latin *cutina, from cutis (“skin, rind”).


atemoia

atemoya (fruit that a hybrid of the sugar-apple and the cherimoya)


bujarrona

(nautical) jib (triangular staysail set forward of the foremast)


angiogénese

angiogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(medicine) angiogenesis (the formation and development of new blood vessels)


Ilha Bouvet

Bouvet Island (an uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean)


duplicidade

the condition of being double (having two complementary elements)


verónica

verónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(Christianity iconography) veronica (image of Jesus’s face on a cloth)

speedwell (any plant of the genus Veronica)


donzelice

maidenhood (condition of being a maiden)


Odisseia

(Greek mythology) Odyssey (the return journey of Odysseus from Troy)


indomabilidade

indomitability (the quality of being indomitable)


vénia

vénias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


água-de-colónia

água-de-colónia f (plural águas-de-colónia)

From água + de + Colónia, a calque of French eau de Cologne.

eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)


mordaça

gag (object placed in someone’s mouth to prevent them from speaking and biting)


nominalização

(grammar) nominalization (use of a non-noun as a noun)


expectativa de vida

expectativa de vida f (plural expectativas de vida)

life expectancy (statistical measure of how long a person is expected to live)


Comissão Europeia

[ko.miˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ko.miˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

(European Union) European Commission (executive branch of the European Union)


feira de comércio

feira de comércio f (plural feiras de comércio)

(business) trade fair (exhibition for companies in a specific industry to showcase their products)


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Organização do Tratado de Segurança Coletiva f

Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Collective Security Treaty Organisation

(geopolitics) Collective Security Treaty Organisation (military alliance of post-Soviet states)


linguagem formal

pt-noun

linguagem formal f (plural linguagens formais)

(computing theory) formal language (a finite set of possible strings)


teoria da informação

(mathematics) information theory (a branch of applied mathematics)


orquestra de câmara

orquestra de câmara f (plural orquestras de câmara)

(music) chamber orchestra (orchestra that plays chamber music)


suicidologia

(psychology, sociology) suicidology (the study of suicide)


atratividade

attractiveness; attractivity (the quality or degree of being attractive)


terra prometida

terra prometida f (plural terras prometidas)

Promised Land (any place which one eagerly seeks)


andorinha-do-mar

andorinha-do-mar f (plural andorinhas-do-mar)

any of several seabirds similar to swallows

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo#Translingual

Anous stolidus
Anous stolidus#Translingual

band-rumped storm petrel; Madeiran storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro)

band-rumped storm petrel
band-rumped storm petrel

Madeiran storm petrel
Madeiran storm petrel

Oceanodroma castro
Oceanodroma castro#Translingual


placa de vídeo

placa de vídeo f (plural placas de vídeo)

(computing) video card (piece of hardware that generates output for monitors or projectors)


rede social

(Internet) social network (an on-line network of personal or business contacts)

(Internet) a social medium; a website or other online service that is part of the social media


cernelha

withers (place where a draft animal’s shoulder blades meet)


água-de-cheiro

água-de-cheiro f (plural águas-de-cheiro)

[ˌa.ɣwɐ.ðɨˈʃɐj.ɾu]

[ˌa.ɣwɐ.ðɨˈʃɐj.ɾu]

eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)


mesa de centro

mesa de centro f (plural mesas de centro)

coffee table (low table placed before sofas)


etanamida

(organic chemistry) acetamide (amide of acetic acid)


encadernação

[ẽ.kɐ.ðɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

bookbinding (the process of binding a book)


calota polar

(planetology) polar cap (high-latitude region covered by ice)


cortina de ferro

cortina de ferro f (plural cortinas de ferro)

(theater) iron curtain (barrier between the stage and the auditorium)


erupção solar

erupção solar f (plural erupções solares)

(astronomy) solar flare (violent explosion on the Sun’s surface)


Ilha Norte

North Island (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand)


substantivação

substantivação f (plural substantivações)

nominalization (use of a non-noun as a noun)


agulheta

nozzle (short, tapering tip at the end of a hose)


Ilha Sul

South Island (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand)


plutocrata

plutocrata m or f by sense (plural plutocratas)

plutocrat (someone who rules by virtue of their wealth)


Passagem Nordeste

Northern Sea Route
Northern Sea Route#English

Northeast Passage
Northeast Passage#English

Northern Sea Route, Northeast Passage (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean)


peladinha

(Brazil, sports) a game of football / soccer (usually played with friends or as a friendly)


poluição visual

poluição visual f (plural poluições visuais)

light pollution (excess artificial light)


fenação

(agriculture) haymaking (the process of cutting grass and turning it into hay)


efeminação

effeminacy (the quality of being effeminate)


imprevisibilidade

imprevisibilidade f (plural imprevisibilidades)

(uncountable) unpredictability (the quality of being unpredictable)

unpredictability (something which is unpredictable)


fratura hidráulica

fratura hidráulica f (plural fraturas hidráulicas)

hydraulic fracturing
hydraulic fracturing

(oil industry) hydraulic fracturing (technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well)


patogenesia

(pathology) pathogenesis (origin and development of a disease)


patogénese

patogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


anglosfera

/ɐ̃.ɡloʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡluʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

Anglosphere (the English-speaking countries)


lipoproteína

(biochemistry) lipoprotein (an assembly that contains both proteins and lipids)


Atalaia

→ Translingual: atalaiensis

From atalaia (“watchtower”), from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa). Some Brazilians toponyms come from the Brazilian Portuguese sense of highest peak in a mountain chain. Cognate with Galician Atalaia.

bor

Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa)

a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower:

A parish of Pinhel, Guarda district, Portugal;

A parish of Lourinhã, Lisboa district, Portugal;

A parish of Gavião, Portalegre district, Portugal;

Vila Nova da Barquinha
Vila Nova da Barquinha#English

A parish of Vila Nova da Barquinha, Santarém district, Portugal;

A parish of Montijo, Setúbal district, Portugal.

(Brazil) a toponym, indicating a high place:

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


hidrobiologia

(biology) hydrobiology (study of water-dwelling creatures)


gravadora

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

/ɡɾɐ.vɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ɡɾɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

/ɡɾɐ.bɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

[ɡɾɐ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

gravadora independente

(Brazil) record label (company that records and sells records)


disfunção alimentar

pt-noun

disfunção alimentar f (plural dinsfunções alimentares)

(psychology) eating disorder (any psychological disorder that causes abnormal eating habits)


estria

(dermatology) stretch mark; stria (stripes on the skin caused by rapid growth of tissues underneath)

(firearms) a groove inside a barrel with rifling

a line, scratch or groove on a surface
a groove inside a barrel with rifling

(architecture) flute (a decorative groove on a column)

a line, scratch or groove on a surface
flute (a decorative groove on a column)

(geology) crevice (narrow fissure on a rock)

a line, scratch or groove on a surface
crevice (narrow fissure on a rock)


estria

From Latin strīga (“evil spirit, witch”).


Moreia

Morea (historical name of the Peloponnese)


unissexual

(biology) unisexual (describing a species where individuals have only one of multiple sexes)


vazão

emptying (the act of removing all fluid from a container)

(hydrology) discharge (volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time)

(by extension) flow (movement of people or things in a particular direction)


obliquidade

obliquity; obliqueness (the quality of being oblique)

beating around the bush
beat around the bush


Paraolimpíadas

Paralympic Games (international sports competition for people with physical disabilities)


evolucionista

pt-adj

evolucionista m or f (plural evolucionistas)

(biology) evolutionistic (relating to evolutionism)

being an evolutionist; believing in the theory of evolution


evolucionista

pt-noun

evolucionista m or f by sense (plural evolucionistas)

evolutionist (person who believes in the theory of evolution)


ginorme

(colloquial, humorous) ginormous (very large)


gentrificação

(urban studies) gentrification (buying and renovation of buildings in deteriorated neighbourhoods by wealthier individuals)


sondagem

[sõˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from French sondage. By surface analysis, sondar + -agem.

research done before committing oneself to something

poll; survey (examination of the opinions of a group of people)


lâmpada de vapor de mercúrio

lâmpada de vapor de mercúrio f (plural lâmpadas de vapor de mercúrio)

mercury-vapour lamp (lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour)


bicicleta ergométrica

bicicleta ergométrica f (plural bicicletas ergométricas)

exercise bicycle (exercise device imitating a bicycle)


quebra-corações

quebra-corações m or f by sense (invariable)


chave estrangeira

chave estrangeira f (plural chaves estrangeiras)

(databases) foreign key (column referencing another table)


cavidade pleural

cavidade pleural f (plural cavidades pleurais)

(anatomy) pleural cavity (cavity that surrounds the lungs)


quimiocina

(biochemistry, immunology) chemokine (cytokine produced during inflammation)


tabela de contingência

tabela de contingência f (plural tabelas de contingência)

(statistics) contingency table (table presenting joint distribution of categorical variables)


auscultação

[aʊ̯ʃ.kuʊ̯.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin auscultātiōnem. By surface analysis, auscultar + -ção.

lbor

(medicine) auscultation (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device)


lâmpada de mercúrio

pt-noun

lâmpada de mercúrio f (plural lâmpadas de mercúrio)


saída do armário

saída do armário f (plural saídas do armário)

coming out of the closet
coming out of the closet

the act of coming out of the closet (admitting to being a homosexual)


fraturação hidráulica

(oil industry) hydraulic fracturing (technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well)


autovalorização

autovalorização f (plural autovalorizações)

self-worth (worth one assigns to oneself)


preempção

preemption (the purchase of something before it is offered for sale)

(computing) preemption (temporary interruption of a process)


encefalopatia espongiforme transmissível f (uncountable)

/ẽˌsɛ.fɐ.lɔ.pɐˈti.ɐ (i)ʃ.põ.ʒiˈfɔɾ.mɨ tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsi.vɛl/

[ẽˌsɛ.fɐ.lɔ.pɐˈti.ɐ (i)ʃ.põ.ʒiˈfɔɾ.mɨ tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsi.vɛɫ]

/ẽˌsɛ.fɐ.lɔ.pɐˈti.ɐ (i)ʃ.põ.ʒiˈfɔɾ.mɨ tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsi.bɛl/

[ẽˌsɛ.fɐ.lɔ.pɐˈti.ɐ (i)ʃ.põ.ʒiˈfɔɾ.mɨ tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsi.βɛɫ]

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

(pathology, neurology) transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions)


pratada

plate; plateful (quantity of food contained on a plate)


tocandira

Paraponera clavata
Wikispecies:Paraponera clavata

(Brazil) bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, an ant of South America known for its painful sting)


chantagista

chantagista m or f by sense (plural chantagistas)

/ʃɐ̃.tɐˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/ʃɐ̃.tɐˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/t͡ʃɐ̃.tɐˈʒiʃ.tɐ/


túbera

truffle (edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber)


caixa-negra

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈne.ɡɾɐ]

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈne.ɡɾɐ]

(aviation) black box (recorder in an aircraft)


metralha

grapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)


pleurisia

(pathology) pleurisy (inflammation of the lung pleura)


fiabilidade

reliability (the quality or degree of being reliable, trustworthy)


hospitalização

hospitalização f (plural hospitalizações)

hospitalization (the act of committing someone to a hospital as a patient)


contumácia

From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).

(chiefly Christianity and law) contumacy (stubbornness or disobedience)


fantochada

puppet show (theatrical performance with puppets)


elegibilidade

eligibility (the quality of being eligible)


ictiose

(pathology) ichthyosis (any of several conditions causing dry, scaly skin)


hipermetropia

(ophthalmology) farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia (the condition of being unable to focus on near objects)


invalidação

invalidation (the act declaring something invalid)


incompletude

incompleteness (the condition of being incomplete)


invertível

[ĩ.bɨɾˈti.βɛɫ]

(mathematics, of a function or matrix) invertible (having an inverse)


cinesioterapia

cinesioterapia f (plural cinesioterapias)

(medicine) kinesiotherapy (therapeutic application of kinesiology)


sublevação

Borrowed from Latin sublevātiōnem, from sublevō (“to support, to encourage”). By surface analysis, sublevar + -ção.


protomártir

protomártir m or f by sense (plural protomártires)


normalização

normalization (any process that makes something more normal)

normalization (any process that makes something conform to norms)


gaivina

[ɡaɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]

[ɡaɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]

tern (any seabird of the family Sternidae)


autoenganação

self-deception (the act of deceiving oneself)


subpasta

(computing) subdirectory (directory located inside another directory)


desgastante

pt-adj

desgastante m or f (plural desgastantes)

/d͡ʒiʒ.ɡaʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/dɨʒ.ɡɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

[dɨʒ.ɣɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ]

tiring; exhausting (that makes someone tired)


flexibilização quantitativa

pt-noun

flexibilização quantitativa f (uncountable)

(economics) quantitative easing (monetary policy where the central bank buys assets from private institutions)


caudelaria

stud (ranch where animals, especially horses, are kept for breeding)


flogose

(medicine, dated) phlogosis; inflammation


hipóxia

(pathology) hypoxia (condition in which tissues are deprived of oxygen)


aduela

Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.

(architecture) voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)


ranzinza

(of a person) crabby (given to complaining and becoming annoyed)


ranzinza

ranzinza m or f by sense (plural ranzinzas)


repreensível

pt-adj

repreensível m or f (plural repreensíveis)

[ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsi.βɛɫ]

Borrowed from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehendō.


igualha

Inherited from Latin aequālia, from aequālis.


Eloísa

a female given name, equivalent to English Eloise


Iolanda

a female given name, equivalent to English Yolanda


Judite

a female given name, equivalent to English Judith


Ju

A diminutive of several female given names, such as Júlia, Juliana, Jussara and Jurema.


última bolacha do pacote

pt-noun

última bolacha do pacote f (uncountable)

Literally, “last cracker (or cookie) in the package”.

lit

Ele se acha a última bolacha do pacote.

He thinks of himself as the last cracker in the package.

(idiomatic) often used sarcastically, referring to what a highly egocentric person would think of himself or herself; it means "very important person" or "the most important person in a group"


Amaltheia

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


bifana

Bife foi substituído por bifana[…]

1947, Amilcar Ferreira de Castro, A gíria dos estudantes de Coimbra [The Slang of Coimbra Students] (Suplementos de Biblos; 7), Coimbra: Faculdade de Letras, page 33

(In the slang of the students of Coimbra University,) Bife/Beef has been replaced with bifana (which means, in Portuguese, a pork sandwich).

Quando saímos de Moma fomos até em Larde, e o chouffer do machibombo foi almoçar, e eu fui ao Bar, e quando cheguei ao Bar pedi que me arranjassem uma bifana c/ovo à cavalo, e não havia carne, pedi em substituição da bifana uma lata de sardinha com piri-piri c/3 rodelas de cebolas, também não havia.

1971, M. Reja Selimane, “Em pátria ocupada [In a country under occupation]” (chapter 6), in José Capela, compiler, Moçambique pelo seu povo: Cartas à "Voz Africana" [Mozambique By Its People: Letters to the "African Voice"], 4 edition, Porto: Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto, published 2010, page 102

When we left Moma we went to Larde (districts of Maputo), and the machibombo (a bus in Angola and Mozambique, a steam tram in Brazil) driver went to have lunch, and I went to the Bar, and when I arrived at the Bar I asked them to get me a pork sandwich, "horse mode" (with an egg "mounted" on the meat), and there was no meat, I asked (then) to replace the sandwich with a can of sardines with piri-piri (African malagueta/grain of paradise pepper sauce) and 3 slices of onion, there weren't any of those either.

— É para fazer uma bifana, mãe — atreveu-se o Mário, trincando batatas fritas que tirava do prato, uma a uma, com a mão.

1981, António Garcia, A malta da Rua dos Plátanos [The Rabble of Plane Tree Street], Alfragide: Editorial Caminho, page 36

"It's for making a pork sandwich, mom", Mário dared to say, smashing french fries he took out of his dish, one by one, with his hand.

Deu meia volta, e enfiou-se na tasca da rua ao lado a comer uma bifana, acompanhada de uma meia de vinho tinto da casa.

2010, Pedro Ramos, Detective Eliseu e o Caso do Morto Que Escrevia Cartas [Detective Eliseu and the Case of the Dead Man WHo Wrote Letters], Lulu.com, page 145

He turned around and went into the tavern on the next street to eat a pork sandwich, accompanied by a half-cup of the house's own red wine.


semirreta

(geometry) ray (a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point)


ardina

/aʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/

[aɦˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]

/aʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/

[aɦˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]

/aɾˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/

/aʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/

newsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)


anfibolita

(petrology) amphibolite (metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole)


Grimsey

Grimsey (an island off the northern coast of Iceland)


Constança

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Constança, from Latin cōnstantia (“constancy”).

inh+

/kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ/

/kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ/

a female given name, equivalent to English Constance


anortita

(mineralogy) anorthite (a variety of plagioclase feldspar)


ferragem

[feˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/fɨˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

ironware, hardware (individual implement)

(in the plural) hardware (metal implements)


alfavaca

From Arabic الحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).


numas

Contraction of em umas (“in some (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of num


lambugem

[lɐ̃ˈbu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lɐ̃ˈbu.ʒɐ̃j̃/


bandeira das quinas

pt-noun

bandeira das quinas f (plural bandeiras das quinas)

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ dɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ/

[bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ ðɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ]

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ dɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ/

[bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ ðɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ]

[bɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ ðɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ]

[bɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ ðɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ]

[bɐ̃ˈde.ɾɐ ðɐʃ ˈki.nɐʃ]

Literally, “flag of the five escutcheons”.

lit

(Portugal, informal) the national flag of Portugal


tirinha

/t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[t͡ʃiˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


tetravó

great great great grandmother
great great great grandmother


supranacional

pt-adj

supranacional m or f (plural supranacionais)

supranational (of greater than national scope)


Gabi

a diminutive of the female given name Gabriela


amizade colorida

friendship with benefits
friendship with benefits


ideia de jerico

pt-noun

ideia de jerico f (plural ideias de jerico)

[iˈðɐj.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]

[iˈðɐj.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]

[iˈðe.ɐ ðɨ ʒɨˈɾi.ku]

Quem teve a ideia de jerico de deixar a porta destrancada?

Who had the pea-brained idea of leaving the door unlocked?

[...] Na verdade, a ideia não foi tão maravilhosa assim. Pra ser sincero com meu magnífico leitor ou minha magnífica leitora, foi uma ideia de jerico!

2021 October 5, Mariana Mesquita, A Ilha de Malabares, Editora Melhoramentos

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


putaria

From puta + -aria. Compare Spanish puterío.

Mano, eu sou o Baco / Deus da putaria, da loucura e dos palco

2018, “BB King”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues

Nigga, I'm Baco / God of debauchery, madness and stages

(vulgar, colloquial, slang, figuratively) bad or frowned upon behaviour


amarração

/ɐ.mɐ.ʁɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

tying (the act of tying a rope, a string or the like)

Uma amarração faz uma pessoa ficar com outra, ou faz ela voltar, faz ela desejar e não conseguir deixar de pensar nessa outra pessoa. Por isso, como mais abaixo é explicado, o trabalho de amarração acaba abrindo uma porta para que a pessoa que encomendou a amarração entre por essa porta e acabe conquistando vitoriosamente a vida da outra pessoa.

2009, Edy Santola, O Livro Mestre De Feitiços & Magias, Clube de Autores, page 489

(by extension) a ritual with the intent of "tying" someone amorously to someone else


contraceção

contraceções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


contracepção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of contraceção.


pepeca

Unknown. Possibly a corruption of perereca.

(Brazil, slang) female external genitals; vulva


aliá

(Judaism) aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel)


Hyrcânia

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


Moréia

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


atemóia

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


Comissão Européia

Comissão Europeia
Comissão Europeia#Portuguese

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


epiciclóide

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


obliqüidade

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


ciclóide

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


amónia

European Portuguese standard spelling of amônia.


-ância

-ância f (noun-forming suffix, plural -âncias)

Borrowed from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ança.

-ancy (the condition or quality of being the suffixed adjective)


Alta Califórnia

Alta California (a historical region of New Spain and Mexico, now part of the United States)


ampôla

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


verônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of verónica.


vênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of vénia.


República Helênica

República Helénica
República Helénica#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Helénica.


bôer

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bóer.


patogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of patogénese.


água-de-colônia

água-de-colônia f (plural águas-de-colônia)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of água-de-colónia.


lambujem

[lɐ̃ˈbu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lɐ̃ˈbu.ʒɐ̃j̃/


mongolóide

mongolóide m or f by sense (plural mongolóides)

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


vivianita

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of vivianite.


Almeria

Almeria (a province of Andalusia, Spain)

Almeria (a city, the provincial capital of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)


Amalteia

(Greek mythology) Amalthea (goat or nymph who suckled Zeus)

(astronomy) Amalthea (third most distant moon Jupiter)


Galácia

Galatia (a historical region and province of the Roman Empire in Asia Minor)


Panónia

Pannonia (a province of the Roman Empire)


Amidá

From Hebrew תְּפִלַּת־הָעֲמִידָה (təfilláṯ ha-‘ămîḏâ, “the standing prayer”).

der

Hebrew תְּפִלַּת

(Judaism) Amidah (daily prayer that is said while standing)


Andrómaca

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.mɐ.kɐ/

(Greek mythology) Andromache (the wife of Hector)


alcaptonúria

(medicine) alkaptonuria (genetic disorder causing the accumulation of alkapton)


alcoxilação

(organic chemistry) alkoxylation (reaction with an alkoxy group)


alcalose

(pathology) alkalosis (abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood)


Pasárgada

[pɐˈzaɾ.ɣɐ.ðɐ]

Borrowed from Latin Pasargadae, from Ancient Greek Πασαργάδαι (Pasargádai).

Pasargadae (the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire, in modern Iran)


Baixa Califórnia

Baja California (a peninsula in northwest Mexico)


ambidestreza

From ambidestro (“ambidextrous”) + -eza.

ambidexterity (the property of being skillful with both hands)


alantoicase

(biochemistry) allantoicase (a hydrolase enzyme that participates in purine metabolism)


alcaloidal

(chemistry) alkaloidal (pertaining to alkaloids)


alantoinase

(biochemistry) allantoinase (enzyme that produces allantoate as part of purine metabolism)


alantoína

pt-noun

alantoína f (usually uncountable, plural alantoínas)

(biochemistry) allantoin (a diureide of glyoxylic acid)


alatostatina

(biochemistry) allatostatin (any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea)


alcana

[aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nɐ]

From Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).

Alkanna tinctoria
Alkanna tinctoria#Translingual

alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye)


alegável

[ɐ.lɨˈɣa.βɛɫ]


alegorista

alegorista m or f by sense (plural alegoristas)

allegorist (one who speaks or writes in allegories)


alegorização

allegorization (the act of turning into allegory)


alantoide

[ɐ.lɐ̃ˈtɔj.ðɨ]


alergista

alergista m or f by sense (plural alergistas)

/ɐ.lɨɾˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

allergist (doctor who specialises in the treatment of allergies)


alergizante

pt-adj

alergizante m or f (plural alergizantes)

(immunology) allergenic (producing an allergy)


aletrina

allethrin (synthetic pyrethroid used in insecticides)


alergologista

pt-noun

alergologista m or f by sense (plural alergologistas)

allergist (doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies)


alergenicidade

(immunology) allergenicity (the property of being allergenic)


alfabetiforme

pt-adj

alfabetiforme m or f (plural alfabetiformes)

(palaeography) alphabetiform (having the form of a developed alphabet instead of crude pictographic symbols)


alegante

pt-noun

alegante m or f by sense (plural alegantes)

/ɐ.lɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.lɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

allegator (person who makes an allegation)


alelopatia

(botany, ecology) allelopathy (release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants)


alfa-hélice

(biochemistry) alpha helix (secondary structure found in many proteins)


alfaproteobactéria

alfaproteobactéria f (plural alfaproteobactérias)

alphaproteobacterium (any proteobacterium of the class Alphaproteobacteria)


alinfocitose

(pathology) alymphocytosis (genetic disorder in which lymphocyte proliferation is inhibited)


alilação

(organic chemistry) allylation (any reaction that introduces an allyl group)


alolactose

(organic chemistry) allolactose (an isomer of lactose)


aliovalente

pt-adj

aliovalente m or f (plural aliovalentes)

(inorganic chemistry) aliovalent (having a different valence)


alopregnanolona

(organic chemistry) allopregnanolone (a neurosteroid that is a metabolite of progesterone)


alosetrona

(pharmacology) alosetron (5-HT3 antagonist used for the management of severe diarrhoea)


aloxantina

(organic chemistry) alloxantin (hemiacetal formed by alloxan with dialuric acid)


alquilamina

(organic chemistry) alkylamine (any aliphatic amine)


alopoiese

(philosophy) allopoiesis (creation of something other than the self)


algenia

(genetic engineering) algeny (the transformation of genetic material)


alomona

(biology) allomone (substance emitted by one species that affects the behaviour of another species)


algoide

algoide m or f (plural algoides, not comparable)

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.de]

algoid (resembling, or characteristic of algae)


alginita

(petrology) alginite (organic-walled marine microfossils in kerogen)


alfaprodina

alphaprodine (one of two isomers of prodine)


alveolectomia

(surgery) alveolectomy (surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge)


algebrização

[aɫ.ʒɨ.βɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(mathematics) algebraization (conversion to algebraic form)


alfuzosina

alfuzosin (α1 receptor antagonist used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia)


alóctone

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).

allochthonous (originating in a place other than where it is found)

(geology) allochthonous (being far from the place of formation)


altiloquente

altiloquente m or f (plural altiloquentes)

altiloquent (pompous or pretentious in speech)


alilamina

(organic chemistry) allylamine (unsaturated primary amine)


algologista

pt-noun

algologista m or f by sense (plural algologistas)


alisina

(organic chemistry) allysine (the amino acid 2-amino-6-oxo-hexanoic acid)


aliinase

(biochemistry) alliinase (an enzyme that converts alliin into allicin)


alizaprida

(pharmacology) alizapride (dopamine antagonist with prokinetic and antiemetic effects)


alomãe

(zoology, rare) allomother (female who provides maternal care for the offspring of another creature)


outridade

(philosophy, anthropology) alterity (entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed)


alocável

allocable (able to be allocated) (able to be allocated: set aside for a purpose)

(computing, of memory) allocatable (able to be allocated: made available for use)


almitrina

(pharmacology) almitrine (a respiratory stimulant)


aloimune

(immunology) alloimmune (characterised by alloimmunity)


aloesina

(organic chemistry) aloesin (a derivative of aloe vera)


alilglicina

(biochemistry) allylglycine (a glycine derivative that is an inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase)


alofonia

(phonology) allophony (variation in the phonetic realisations of a phoneme)


alocução

allocution (formal, authoritative speech)


aliviável

alleviable (capable of being alleviated)


almandina

[aʊ̯.mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]

[aʊ̯.mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]


alopatria

(ecology) allopatry (geographical isolation)


alostase

(physiology) allostasis (homoeostasis through physiological or behavioural change)


almucântara

(astronomy) almucantar (circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon)


alosteria

(biochemistry) allostery (the quality of being allosteric)


aloimunidade

(immunology) alloimmunity (immune response to foreign antigens from members of the same species)


alodinia

(medicine) allodynia (pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin)


alocásia

alocasia (any of several tropical Asian plants of the genus Alocasia)


aloquiria

(neurology) allochiria (disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli as if they were presented at the opposite side)


alila

(organic chemistry) allyl (organic radical found in oils of garlic and mustard)


algoneurodistrofia

(pathology) algoneurodystrophy (form of complex regional pain syndrome without demonstrable nerve lesions)


alocabilidade

allocability (the condition of being allocable)


alquinila

(organic chemistry) alkynyl (any univalent radical derived from an alkyne)


aloimunização

(immunology) alloimmunization (the process of becoming alloimmune)


alterável

[aɫ.tɨˈɾa.βɛɫ]


almadrava

[aɫ.mɐˈðɾa.βɐ]

(fishing) almadraba (a Mediterranean fishing technique for catching tuna)


alteridade

(philosophy, anthropology) alterity (entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed)


alquinilação

(organic chemistry) alkynylation (reaction with an alkyne)


alopoliploidia

(genetics) allopolyploidy (polyploidy that results from the interbreeding of different species)


garança

Borrowed from French garance, from Old French garance, warance, from Frankish *wratja, from Proto-Germanic *wratjō (“red dye”).

Rubia tinctorum
Rubia tinctorum#Translingual

madder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)

alizarin; madder (red dye extracted from madder root)


altretamina

(pharmacology) altretamine (antineoplastic drug)


alíquota

(finance) tax rate (rate at which something is taxed)


altissonante

pt-adj

altissonante m or f (plural altissonantes)


altivolante

altivolante m or f (plural altivolantes)


alstroeméria

alstroemeria (any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants)


alometria

(biology) allometry (study of the differential growth rates of body parts or processes)


alopatia

(medicine) allopathy (treatment with substances that counter the effect of the disease)


aloficocianina

pt-noun

aloficocianina f (plural aloficocianinas)

(biochemistry) allophycocyanin (any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll)


alterabilidade

alterabilidade f (usually uncountable, plural alterabilidades)

alterability (the property of being alterable)


aluviação

(geology) alluviation (the deposition of alluvium by a river)


alquiltransferase

alquiltransferase f (plural alquiltransferases)

(biochemistry) alkyltransferase (any transferase that transfers alkyl groups)


alquilante

(organic chemistry, of a rearrangement reaction) alkylative (that forms an alkyl group)


aluminita

(mineralogy) aluminite (a hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral)


alitretinoína

(pharmacology) alitretinoin (antineoplastic drug)


alorreatividade

(cytology, immunology) alloreactivity (the reaction of a lymphocyte or antibody with an alloantigen)


alveolarização

alveolarização f (plural alveolarizações)

(anatomy) alveolarization (the formation of the alveoli)

(phonetics) alveolarization (change of place of articulation into alveolar)


algoritmizável

pt-adj

algoritmizável m or f (plural algoritmizáveis)

(computing) algorithmizable (able to be algorithmized)


alodial

(law) allodial (owned freely and clear of any encumbrances)


alvéolo-palatal

alvéolo-palatal m or f (plural alvéolo-palatais)

(phonetics) alveopalatal (intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants)


amatoxina

amatoxin (any of a class of toxic peptides produced by amanitas)


aljamia

(palaeography) aljamiado (Iberian Romance languages written in Arabic)


alopata

(medicine) allopathic (of or relating to allopathy)


alopata

pt-noun

alopata m or f by sense (plural alopatas)

(medicine) allopath (practitioner of allopathy)


amastigota

(biology) amastigote (cell that does not have any flagella or cilia)


ambissilabicidade

(phonetics) ambisyllabicity (the property of being ambisyllabic)


algidez

(medicine) algidity (the state of being algid)

(poetic) coldness (the state of being cold)


ruiva-dos-tintureiros

ruiva-dos-tintureiros f (plural ruivas-dos-tintureiros)

madder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)


alternatividade

alternatividade f (plural alternatividades)

alternativity (the quality of being alternative)


algoritmização

algoritmização f (plural algoritmizações)

(computing) algorithmization (the process of algorithmizing)


alternação

Learned borrowing from Latin alternātiōnem. By surface analysis, alternar + -ção.

lbor

alternation (the process of alternating)


alienabilidade

alienability (the quality of being alienable)


aloploidização

(genetics) allopolyploidization (the process of allopolyploid formation)


alienável

(law) alienable (capable of being alienated)


apicobasal

(anatomy) apicobasal (relating to an apex and a base)


alveolização

alveolarization (the formation of the alveoli)


algina

algin (any of various gelatinous gums derived from algae)


amalequita

pt-noun

amalequita m or f by sense (plural amalequitas)

(Christianity) Amalekite (descendant of the Biblical Amalek)


amarina

(chemistry, obsolete) amarine (substance obtained from oil of bitter almonds)


alusividade

alusividade f (usually uncountable, plural alusividades)

allusiveness (the quality of being allusive)


ambidente

(chemistry) ambident (having two alternative and interacting reaction sites)


amalgamável

pt-adj

amalgamável m or f (plural amalgamáveis)

amalgamable (capable of being amalgamated)


amazonista

pt-noun

amazonista m or f by sense (plural amazonistas)

(anthropology, ecology) Amazonianist (one who studies the Amazonian region and cultures)


amanitina

Amanita phalloides
Amanita phalloides#Translingual

(biochemistry) amanitin (deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides)


ambiguização

ambiguation (the act of making ambiguous)


ambiguação

[ɐ̃.bi.ɡwaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


amazonomaquia

(historical) Amazonomachy (representation of a battle with Amazons)


amarilidácea

(botany) amaryllid (any plant of the family Amaryllidaceae)


estilha

/iʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

/eʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish astilla, from Vulgar Latin astella, from Latin astula, variant of assula (“splinter”). Compare French attelle.


amatividade

(chiefly phrenology) amativeness (propensity to love)


amelogénese

(anatomy) amelogenesis (the formation of tooth enamel)


ambarvais

[ɐ̃.baʁˈvaɪ̯ʃ]

[ɐ̃.bɐɾˈβajʃ]

(historical) Ambarvalia (Ancient Roman agricultural fertility rite)


americanofobia

Americophobia (a fear of the United States of America and/or its culture)


amigdaliforme

pt-adj

amigdaliforme m or f (plural amigdaliformes)

(mycology) amygdaliform (shaped like an almond)


estovaína

(pharmacology) amylocaine; Stovaine (a synthetic local anesthetic)


amido-hidrolase

pt-noun

amido-hidrolase f (plural amido-hidrolases)

(biochemistry) amidohydrolase (any of a class of hydrolases that act upon amide bonds)


amigdalectomia

amigdalectomia f (plural amigdalectomias)

(surgery) tonsillectomy (surgical removal of tonsils)

(surgery) amygdalotomy (surgical removal of the amygdala)


aminação

(organic chemistry) amination (introduction of one or more amino groups into a compound)


amahuaca

amahuaca m or f by sense (plural amahuacas or amahuaca)

member of the indigenous Amahuaca people of Peru


ambiciosidade

ambitiousness (the quality of being ambitious)


aminopterina

(pharmacology) aminopterin (a 4-amino analog of folic acid)


aminopolipeptidase

(biochemistry) aminopolypeptidase (the enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase)


amitriptilina

(pharmacology) amitriptyline (an antidepressant)


aminoacil-tRNA sintetase

aminoacil-tRNA sintetase f (plural aminoacil-tRNAs sintetases)

aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

(biochemistry) aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the linkage of a tRNA molecule to an appropriate amino acid during protein synthesis)


vergonha alheia

/veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ aˈʎej.ɐ/

[veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ aˈʎeɪ̯.ɐ]

/veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ aˈʎej.ɐ/

[veɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ aˈʎeɪ̯.ɐ]

/veɾˈɡõ.ɲɐ aˈʎej.ɐ/

[veɾˈɡõ.j̃ɐ aˈʎeɪ̯.ɐ]

/veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ aˈʎej.ɐ/

[veʁˈɡõ.j̃ɐ aˈʎeɪ̯.ɐ]

/vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎɐj.ɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎɐj.ɐ]

/vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎɐj.ɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎɐj.ɐ]

/bɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎej.ɐ/

[bɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎej.ɐ]

/vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎej.ɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎej.ɐ]

/vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎe.ɐ/

[vɨɾˈɣo.ɲɐ ɐˈʎe.ɐ]

vicarious embarrassment
vicarious embarrassment

cringe; shame felt for actions done by someone else; vicarious embarrassment


amorolfina

(pharmacology) amorolfine (broad-spectrum allylamine antifungal drug)


ambufilina

(pharmacology) ambuphylline (combination of theophylline and aminoisobutanol, used as a bronchodilator)


amelanose

(pathology) amelanosis (lack of melanin pigmentation)


amebíase

Entamoeba histolytica
Wikispecies:Entamoeba histolytica

(pathology) amoebiasis (disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica)


amoxidação

(organic chemistry) ammoxidation (reaction of ammonia and oxygen with an organic compound)


amência

(psychiatry, dated) amentia (acute dementia)


amesita

(mineralogy) amesite (triclinic-pedial mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen and silicon)