máquina de escrever

máquina de escrever f (plural máquinas de escrever)

typewriter (machine used to print text by pressing keys)


agenesia

agenesis (imperfect development of the body)


considerável

pt-adj

considerável m or f (plural consideráveis, comparable, comparative mais considerável, superlative o mais considerável or considerabilíssimo)

consideráveis (plural)
mais considerável (comparative)
o mais considerável (superlative)
considerabilíssimo (superlative)


mulher da vida

pt-noun

mulher da vida f (plural mulheres da vida)

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛɾ ðɐ ˈβi.ðɐ]

[muˈʎɛ.ɾi ðɐ ˈvi.ðɐ]


suricate

suricate m or f by sense (plural suricates)


fértil

[ˈfɛɾ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ˈfɛχ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ˈfɛɻ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

Learned borrowing from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, to carry”).

lbor

fertile (capable of growing abundant crops)


migalha

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcacula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga + -alha.

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


ansiedade

[ɐ̃.sjɛˈða.ðɨ]


impressão digital

pt-noun

impressão digital f (plural impressões digitais)

Literally, “digital [of the fingers] impression”.

lit

fingerprint (the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers)


abordagem

[ɐ.βuɾˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

From French abordage. By surface analysis, abordar + -agem.

approach (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made)


tolerante

tolerant (tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something)

tolerant (tending to withstand or survive)


meia

From Old Galician-Portuguese meya, from Latin media, feminine of medius (“middle; half”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”). Doublet of média.

sock (covering for the foot; originally short form of meia-calça)

(Brazil) Ellipsis of meia-entrada. (a ticket sold for half its normal price, as required by law, for students and children)

meia-entrada

(Portugal, historical) obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints

O evento termina às três e meia.

(when reading a time) half past (short form of meia hora)


vassoura

Macanese: vassôra

Papiamentu: basora

From Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra, from Vulgar Latin *versōria, ultimately derived from Latin verrō (“sweep”). Cognate with Galician vasoira.

broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)


repreensão

[he.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Latin reprehēnsiōnem. By surface analysis, repreender + -são.


sedução

Learned borrowing from Latin sēductiōnem.


introdução

Learned borrowing from Latin intrōductiōnem.


chunga

(Portugal, colloquial) crappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition)


discrição

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin discrētiōnem.


indiscrição

[ĩ.d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.d͡ʒis.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.d͡ʒiʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin indiscrētiōnem.


poliuria

(medicine) polyuria, diuresis (excessive urination)


ribeira

From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.


Aída

a female given name, equivalent to English Aida


OMS

Organização Mundial de Saúde
Organização Mundial de Saúde#Portuguese

Initialism of Organização Mundial de Saúde (“WHO”).


anergia

/ɐ.nɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

(immunology) anergy (lack of immunity to an antigen)


angiotensina

(biochemistry) angiotensin (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels)


acalasia

(medicine) achalasia (a neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully, causing obstruction of a lumen, as:)


matricial

(mathematics) relating to matrices; matrical

(relational) of the head office of an organisation


acatisia

(medicine) akathisia (sensation of restlessness characterised by an inability to sit still)


alveolite

(pathology) alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs)

(pathology) alveolitis (inflammation of a dental alveolus)


ambliopia

Learned borrowing from New Latin amblyōpia, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ (ambluōpíā).

amblyopia (dimness or blurring of the eyesight)


furadeira

[fu.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[fu.ɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

From furar (“to bore; to drill”) + -deira.


espaçonave

spaceship (vehicle that flies through space)


tigela

/t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

From Vulgar Latin *tegella, diminutive form of Latin tēgula (“roof-tile”). See tijolo, also from a diminutive form of tēgula (“roof-tile”).


solidariedade

From solidário (“characterised by solidarity”) + -dade (“-ity”), from Latin solidum (“whole sum”), neuter of solidus (“solid; gold coin”).

suffix

(sociology) solidarity (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy)


anisocoria

(pathology, ophthalmology) anisocoria (unequal size of the pupils)


anticoagulante

pt-adj

anticoagulante m or f (plural anticoagulantes)

(physiology, pharmacology) anticoagulant; anticoagulating; anticoagulation (that prevents coagulation)


mais velha profissão do mundo

pt-noun

mais velha profissão do mundo f (uncountable)

Literally, “the oldest profession of the world”.

lit

world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession

(euphemistic) the world's oldest profession


velha

(endearing) wife, especially a middle-aged or elderly one


ecolalia

(clinical psychology) echolalia (echoing of words or phrases)


abrangente

pt-adj

abrangente m or f (plural abrangentes, comparable, comparative mais abrangente, superlative o mais abrangente or abrangentíssimo)

abrangentes (plural)
mais abrangente (comparative)
o mais abrangente (superlative)
abrangentíssimo (superlative)

/a.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/a.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ɐ.bɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.tɨ/

[ɐ.βɾɐ̃ˈʒẽ.tɨ]

From abranger (“to encompass, to span, to hug”) + -ente.


população

Borrowed from Late Latin populātiōnem from Latin populus (“people”). Possibly a doublet of povoação.


geladeira

/ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ʒɨ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ʒɨ.lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

(Brazil) refrigerator (appliance that refrigerates food)


vagem

Ultimately from Latin vāgīna (“sheath; hull; husk”). Doublet of bainha (“sheath”) and vagina.


prostituição

[pɾoʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


trajetória

/tɾɐ.ʒɛˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/


miragem

[miˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from French mirage (“mirage”). By surface analysis, mirar (“to look”) + -agem.


palha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese palha, from Latin palea (“straw”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Cognate with Galician palla and Spanish paja.

der

(uncountable) straw considered collectively

(colloquial) trifle (something without importance)

(card games) cards that give no points in sueca

trifle (something without importance)
cards that give no points in sueca


grogue

groggy (slowed, dizzy or weakened, as by drink or sleepiness)


javalina

Borrowed from Old French javeline, diminutive of javelot, from Celtic *gablakko-.

javelin (throwing spear used as a weapon)


Micaela

a female given name, equivalent to English Michaela


configuração

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfigūrātiōnem (“configuration”). By surface analysis, configurar + -ção.


dificuldade

From Latin difficultātem (“difficulty”), from difficilis (“difficult, troublesome”), from facilis (“easy”), from faciō (“to do, to make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

uder

(uncountable) difficulty (state of being difficult)


Águeda

Inherited from Latin Agatha. Cognate with French Agde.

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


plausível

Learned borrowing from Latin plausibilis (“deserving of applause”), from plaudō (“to applaud”).


Joaquina

a female given name, masculine equivalent Joaquim


juventude

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin iuventūtem (“youth”), from iuvenis (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.


probabilidade

Borrowed from Latin probābilitātem (“probability, credibility”), from probābilis (“probable, credible”).


traqueia

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”).

(botany) trachea (xylem vessel of a plant)

(entomology) trachea (respiratory system of insects)


interpretação

/ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretātiōnem (“interpretation; explanation”). By surface analysis, interpretar + -ção.

lbor

interpretation (sense given by an interpreter)

(translation studies) interpretation (discipline of translating spoken language)

(acting) an actor's theatrical performance of a character

(music) a performance of music written by somebody else

(computing) act of interpreting (running a program without compiling the source code)


batuta

(Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome


fibromialgia

(pathology) fibromyalgia (chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints)


comichão

pt-noun

comichão f or (nonstandard) m (plural comichões)

[ko.miˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Inherited from Late Latin comestiōnem, from Latin comestus. Compare Galician comechón and Spanish comezón.

itch (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)


explosão

Learned borrowing from Latin explosiōnem.


capacitância

(physics) capacitance (property of an element of an electrical circuit)


enxaqueca

/ẽ.ʃɐˈkɛ.kɐ/

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الشَقِيقَة (aš-šaqīqa). Compare Galician and Old Spanish xaqueca, Spanish jaqueca.

(medicine) migraine (kind of headache, usually affecting only one side of the head)


balanite

(pathology) balanitis (inflammation of the glans)


resistência

Learned borrowing from Latin resistentia.

electrical resistance
electrical resistance


União Soviética

União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas

Soviet Union (a former country in Europe and Asia)


algesia

(medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)


estática

static (atmospheric interference on a broadcast signal)


infecção

infecções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfectiōnem.

infection (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)


bronca

scolding, telling-off (critical remarks)


menstruação

[mẽs.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽs.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽʃ.tɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mẽʃ.tɾwaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mẽʃ.tɾwɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

menstruation (periodic discharging of the menses)


matraca

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

bor+

(informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)


culinária

Borrowed from Latin culīnāria (“culinary”).

cuisine (characteristic style of preparing food)


guilhotina

(historical) guillotine (machine used for capital punishment)

guillotine (device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges)


inflorescência

pt-noun

inflorescência f (plural inflorescências)


meca

(figuratively) Mecca (any important place of pilgrimage by people with a particular interest)


Constantinopla

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “Constantine’s city”), with change of declension.

bor+

Κωνσταντινούπολις

Constantinople (former name of Istambul)


beterraba

Borrowed from French betterave; ultimately from Latin bēta (“beet”) + rapa (“turnip”).


europeias

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐs]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐs]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐʃ]

(Portugal) European Parliament elections


Bíblia

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

(Christianity) Bible (Christian holy book)


entomologista

pt-noun

entomologista m or f by sense (plural entomologistas)


hemácia

Borrowed from French hématie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


masoquista

masoquista m or f by sense (plural masoquistas)


trimestral

pt-adj

trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais, not comparable)

trimonthly; quarterly (occurring at intervals of three months)


espanhola

/iʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) cow with large and misshapen horns

gripe espanhola
gripe espanhola#Portuguese

(Brazil, dated) Clipping of gripe espanhola

(Brazil, vulgar) titfuck, titwank, titjob (mammary intercourse)


grota

Borrowed from Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), feminine form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós).

opening in the slope produced by the action of rainwater

stream where, periodically, abundant flows are formed as a result of heavy rains


anáfora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá).

lbor

(rhetoric) anaphora (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis)


cistoscopia

(medicine) cystoscopy (endoscopy of the urinary bladder)


febril

Borrowed from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris. By surface analysis, febre + -il.


disforia

pt-noun

disforia f (usually uncountable, plural disforias)

(pathology) dysphoria (state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed)


vela de ignição

vela de ignição f (plural velas de ignição)

spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition)


discinesia

(neurology, pathology) dyskinesia (impairment of voluntary movement)


dispepsia

From dis- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.

der

(pathology) dyspepsia (disorder of digestion)


salarial

From salário (“salary”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

aumento salarial


aeronáutica

Feminine substantive form of aeronáutico. By surface analysis, aero- + náutica. Compare French aéronautique.


displasia

(pathology) dysplasia (abnormal development of cells or tissue)


roseta

rosette (imitation of a rose used as an ornament or badge)

(South Brazil) a small plant with thorny seeds


alabarda

[ɐ.lɐˈβaɾ.ðɐ]

From Middle French hallebarde and Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”, literally “beard”).


estrutura

Borrowed from Latin strūctūra (“adjustment”), from struō (“to construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to spread”).

der

structure (a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)

structure (overall form or organization of something)

framework (arrangement of support beams)


calcedônia

From Latin chalcēdōnius, probably derived from the name of the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. See also Calcedônia.

chalcedony (form of fine-grained quartz)


humidade

European Portuguese standard spelling of umidade.


camisola

(Brazil) camisole (short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women)

(Portugal) sweater, jersey, jumper, pullover


Verônica

Borrowed from Late Latin Veronica. Doublet of Berenice.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


escada

From Old Galician-Portuguese escaada, from Vulgar Latin *scālāta, from Latin scāla (“stair, staircase, ladder”).


Fernanda

/fɨɾˈnɐ̃.dɐ/

a female given name, feminine form of Fernando


encefalopatia

(pathology, neurology) encephalopathy (any condition affecting the brain)


almofada

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda). Cognate with Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.

der

اَلْمُخَدَّة

Ela pôs o seu dente debaixo da almofada.


deformidade

Borrowed from Latin dēfōrmitātem (“deformity, ugliness”).

bor+

(uncountable) deformity (the state of being deformed)

deformity (the deformed part of something)


dourada

Sparus aurata
Sparus aurata#Translingual


diversidade

diversity (quality of being diverse; difference)


monoteísta

pt-noun

monoteísta m or f by sense (plural monoteístas)

(religion) monotheist (person who believes in a single god)


monoteísta

(religion) monotheistic (believing in a single god)


extravagante

pt-adj

extravagante m or f (plural extravagantes)

[(i)ʃ.tɾɐ.βɐˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin extrāvagantem.


elasticidade

Borrowed from French élasticité, from New Latin elasticitātem. By surface analysis, elástico + -idade.


entidade

entity (something or somebody that exists as an individual unit)

(Brazil, religion) spiritual being that is worshiped in Afro-Brazilian rites


politeísta

pt-noun

politeísta m or f by sense (plural politeístas)

(religion) polytheist (person who believes in multiple gods)


politeísta

(religion) polytheistic (believing in multiple gods)


gasosa

(Brazil, Internet slang) gorgeous, sexy (compare with gostosa)


gasosa

→ Hunsrik: Gasose


episiotomia

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion, “pubic region”) + -tomia.


síntese

From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”).


Bagdá

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Bagdade.


espontaneidade

pt-noun

espontaneidade f (plural espontaneidades)


Babilónia

Babylonia (an ancient region and empire in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)

Babylon (the ancient capital of the kingdom of Babylonia, in modern Iraq)


faia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (“beech wood”), derived from Latin fāgus (“beech tree”). Compare Galician faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.


magnata

pt-noun

magnata m or f by sense (plural magnatas)

tycoon (wealthy, powerful business person)


velocidade

Borrowed from Latin vēlōcitātem, corresponding to veloz + -idade.

speed; velocity; rapidity (the condition of being fast, rapid)


linfoide

[lĩˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[lĩˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(anatomy) lymphoid (like or relating to the lymphatic system)


esperantista

esperantista m or f by sense (plural esperantistas)

Esperantist (supporter or speaker of Esperanto)


patronal

pt-adj

patronal m or f (plural patronais, not comparable)


grosa

rasp (coarse file on which the cutting prominences are distinct points)


placa tectónica

pt-noun

placa tectónica f (plural placas tectónicas)

(geology) tectonic plate (large piece of the Earth’s crust)


maxillar

pt-adj

maxillar m or f (plural maxillares, not comparable)


paratiroide

paratiroide m or f (plural paratiroides)

(anatomy, chiefly Portugal) parathyroid (pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts)


paratiroide

(anatomy, chiefly Portugal) parathyroid gland (any of four endocrine glands situated in the neck)


gravitacional

gravitacional m or f (plural gravitacionais)

(physics) gravitational (pertaining to gravitation)


calcita

(mineralogy) calcite (calcium carbonate mineral)


-ectomia

pt-noun

-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomias)

From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).


olivina

(mineralogy) olivine (green magnesium-iron silicate mineral)


pleurite

(pathology) pleurisy (inflammation of the lung pleura)


Ilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


clementina

(Portugal) clementine (hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange)


mesosfera

/ˌmɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

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


Úrsula

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Ursula


autoridade

Learned borrowing from Latin auctōritātem.


Luciana

a female given name, masculine equivalent Luciano


textura

shape, arrangement and distribution of the parts of a whole; texture; organization

arrangement of molecules in homogeneous bodies

(geology) set of characteristics of shape, size and arrangement of the mineralogical elements that make up a rock or soil

(linguistics) organization of lexical and grammatical units that underlie the cohesion of a verbal text


presbiopia

presbyopia (inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects)


excentricidade

pt-noun

excentricidade f (plural excentricidades)

eccentricity (the quality of being eccentric)


polca

polka (lively dance originating in Bohemia)


Ganímedes

[ɡɐˈni.mɨ.ðɨʃ]


achante

achante m or f by sense (plural achante or achantes)


tranquilizante

pt-adj

tranquilizante m or f (plural tranquilizantes)

From tranquilizar + -ante (compare French tranquillisant).


termosfera

/ˌtɛʁ.moʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ˌtɛɾ.mɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

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


etanolamina

(organic chemistry) ethanolamine (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia)


butanona

(organic chemistry) butanone (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH₃CH₂COCH₃)


antraquinona

(organic chemistry) anthraquinone (tricyclic quinone)


hidroquinona

(organic chemistry) hydroquinone (the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene)


antracita

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antracite.


purgante

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[puɦˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[puɦˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/puɾˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/puʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/puɾˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[puɾˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

From Latin pūrgantem. By surface analysis, purgar + -ante.


integrina

(biochemistry) integrin (protein functioning as a receptor)


pirita

(mineralogy) pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)


antitrombina

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾõˈbĩ.nɐ/

(biochemistry) antithrombin (molecule that inactivates several enzymes)


glicoproteína

(biochemistry) glycoprotein (protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates)


violista

pt-noun

violista m or f by sense (plural violistas)

(music) violist (person who plays the viola)


valvulopatia

(pathology) valvulopathy (any disease or disorder of the valves of the heart)


panela

From Old Galician-Portuguese panela, panella, from Vulgar Latin *pannella, diminutive of the word panna (“frying pan”), from patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Related to English pan.


anfotericina

(pharmacology) amphotericin (any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents)


Bengala

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālā).

bor+

Bengal (a traditional region in South Asia including parts of India and Bangladesh)


acloridria

(medicine) achlorhydria (absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach)


abzima

abzyme (antibody with catalytic properties)


trompa alpina

pt-noun

trompa alpina f (plural trompas alpinas)


óptica

(physics) optics (physics of light and vision)


rapadura

[ʁɐ.pɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

dried sugarcane juice, sold in the form of a brick


aldolase

(biochemistry) aldolase (enzyme that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose)


actina

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) and the chemical suffix -ina.


estabilidade

estabilidade f (usually uncountable, plural estabilidades)


osteomielite

(pathology) osteomyelitis (infection of the bone)


acetilcisteína

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) acetylcysteine (an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning)


electricidade

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


baixa

temporary leave from work due to medical reasons


adiponectina

(biochemistry) adiponectin (hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism)


unicelular

pt-adj

unicelular m or f (plural unicelulares, not comparable)


dureza

From Old Galician-Portuguese dureza, from Latin dūritia.


acultural

acultural (without, or irrespective of, culture)


parestesia

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside, abnormal”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).


laverca

From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwērkō), from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


ioga

pt-noun

ioga (Portugal) m or (Brazil) f (uncountable)

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”). Related to jugo (“yoke”).


bigorna

From Vulgar Latin *bicŏrnĭa (“anvil”), from Latin bicornis (“two-horned”), from bi- (“two”) + cornī (“horns”), nominalized in the feminine with -a. Cognate with Spanish bigornia, Galician bigorna, French bigorne, early modern Italian bicornia, Andalusian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Algerian Arabic بقرنية (buqurnīya).


escápula

Learned borrowing from Latin scapula (“shoulder”).


esmeralda

Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.


vértebra

[ˈvɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

[ˈvɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

[ˈbɛɾ.tɨ.βɾɐ]

Learned borrowing from Latin vertebra (“joint”), from vertō (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.


apófise

(anatomy) apophysis (outgrowth of an organism)

(geology) apophysis (branch of a dike or vein)


aliina

(organic chemistry) alliin (a sulfoxide derived from cysteine)


amantadina

(pharmacology) amantadine (drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease)


mamona

Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis#Translingual


amelogenina

(biochemistry) amelogenin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


costela

From a diminutive of Latin costa. Compare Spanish costilla, Catalan costella.

(nautical) rib (part of a ship’s framework)


ameloblastina

(biochemistry) ameloblastin (protein found in the enamel of teeth)


pelve

Borrowed from Latin pelvis (“bowl”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”).


apoproteína

(biochemistry) apoprotein (polypeptide part of a conjugated protein)


apolipoproteína

pt-noun

apolipoproteína f (plural apolipoproteínas)

(biochemistry) apolipoprotein (protein that can bind with a lipid)


alicina

(organic chemistry) allicin (organic compound obtained from garlic)


atropina

atropina f (usually uncountable, plural atropinas)

(toxicology, pharmacology) atropine (alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade)


bancada

grandstand, stands, terraces (the seating area at a stadium or arena)

grandstand (the audience at a public event)

(politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)


verdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritātem (“truth”), from vērus (“true”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-, *weh₁ros.

(uncountable) truth (conformity to fact or reality)

(natural da villa de Montemor o velho, muito conhecido por nobre & de ſingular engenho, memoria, & verdade)

1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam, page IV

(from the village of Montemor-o-Velho, well known for his nobleness and of a singular ingenuity, memory and truthfulness)

(archaic) truthfulness; honesty (the quality of being truthful, honest)


rodopsina

(biochemistry) rhodopsin (a light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina)


antitripsina

(biochemistry) antitrypsin (one of a class of serum proteins)


prostatite

(pathology) prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate)


caseína

Formed from Latin caseus (“cheese”) + -ina.


protrombina

(biochemistry) prothrombin (a glycoprotein produced in the liver)


histona

(biochemistry) histone (a water soluble protein)


cicloide

(geometry) cycloid (locus of a point on the circumference of a rolling circle)


queratina

(biochemistry) keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of)


tubulina

(molecular biology) tubulin (protein that forms microtubules)


goiaba

Hunsrik: Goiaab

Tamil: கொய்யா (koyyā)

Borrowed from Spanish guayaba (“guava”), from Arawakan guayabo (“guava tree”).


Ariele

a female given name, equivalent to English Arielle


pectina

(biochemistry) pectin (polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants)


membrana plasmática

membrana plasmática f (plural membranas plasmáticas)

(cytology) cell membrane (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell)


intensidade

From intenso + -idade. Cf. also Medieval Latin intēnsitātem.


protoestrela

(astronomy) protostar (collection of gas and dust in space that usually grows to the point of becoming a star)


tensão

Borrowed from Latin tēnsiōnem (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Doublet of the inherited tesão.

der

tenseness (the characteristic of being tense)

(psychology) tension (psychological state of being tense)

(physics, engineering) tension (state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length)

(physics) stress (the internal distribution of force per unit area)

(sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent

(phonetics) tenseness (a particular vowel or consonant quality)

(Provençal poetry) tenson (debate between two interlocutors)


Elisabeta

a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete


termonuclear

pt-adj

termonuclear m or f (plural termonucleares)


ressurreição

[χe.su.χeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

resurrection (the act of arising from the dead)


parede celular

pt-noun

parede celular f (plural paredes celulares)

(cytology) cell wall (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi and algae)


metafísica

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

der

metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)


interestelar

pt-adj

interestelar m or f (plural interestelares, not comparable)


membrana celular

pt-noun

membrana celular f (plural membranas celulares)


hipocrisia

Semi-learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”).

slbor

hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)


dumas

From earlier d'umas, from de (“of”) + umas (“masculine singular indefinite article”).

Contraction of de umas (“of/from some (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of dum


vasopressina

(biochemistry) vasopressin (an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland)


trombocitopenia

(hematology) thrombocytopenia (abnormally low platelet count)


Cyrene

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


bisectriz

(geometry) bisector (a line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts)


xeroftalmia

pt-noun

xeroftalmia f (usually uncountable, plural xeroftalmias)

(ophthalmology) xerophthalmia (condition where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry)


escatologia

escatologia f (usually uncountable, plural escatologias)

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + -logia.

af

eschatology (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death)


escatologia

From Ancient Greek σκατός (skatós, “excrement”) + -logia.


antípoda

Borrowed from Latin antipodes, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes).


cúpula

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Late Latin cūpula (“small cask, burying vault”), diminutive of Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”).


vesícula

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīcula (“little bladder”). Cognate with French vésicule, Italian vescicola, Spanish vesícula, Romanian veziculă.


nica

Perhaps from Medieval Latin nichil (“nothing”).


pseudoefedrina

pt-noun

pseudoefedrina f (plural pseudoefedrinas)


pragmática

(linguistics, semiotics) pragmatics (study of the use of the language in a social context)


abetalipoproteinemia

(pathology) abetalipoproteinemia (a rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food)


Stepanakert

Borrowed from Armenian Ստեփանակերտ (Stepʻanakert).

(rare) Stepanakert (the capital city of Nagorno-Karabakh)


paraboloide

pt-adj

paraboloide m or f (plural paraboloides)


fertilizante

fertilizante m or f (plural fertilizantes)


epicicloide

(geometry) epicycloid (a plane curve produced by tracing an epicycle)


crápula

pt-noun

crápula m or f by sense (plural crápulas)

(Brazil, derogatory) a despicable person


penicilina

From English penicillin, coined by Alexander Fleming after New Latin Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.


hipotrocoide

(geometry) hypotrochoid (a type of geometric curve)


comunidade

Borrowed from Latin commūnitātem, from commūnis (“common; public”).

community (group sharing a common understanding)

community (condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common)

(ecology) community (group of organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other)

(Brazil, euphemistic) a poor neighbourhood; a favela


satanista

satanista m or f by sense (plural satanistas)


mitocondrial

pt-adj

mitocondrial m or f (plural mitocondriais, not comparable)

From mitocôndria (“mitochondrion”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

(cytology) mitochondrial (of or relating to mitochondria)


Santa Sé

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈsɛ/


República Helénica

Hellenic Republic
Hellenic Republic#English

Hellenic Republic (official name of Greece)


-ella

pt-noun

-ella f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ellas)


divulgação

[d͡ʒi.vuʊ̯.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīvulgātiōnem.


Cidade do Vaticano

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


saíra

(Brazil) tanager, common name of various birds in the families Thraupidae and Emberizidae


saída

From Old Galician-Portuguese saida, sayda, feminine past participle of sair.

Onde fica a saída?

A saída do pintinho do ovo demorou alguns minutos.

It took a few minutes for the chick to get out the egg.

exit (the act of going out, getting out of a place)

O doutor teve que dar uma saída no meio da cirurgia.

The doctor had to go out during the surgery.

(Brazil, specifically) an instance of going out of one’s house, workplace or similar to do something


hemoglobina

hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)


xilografia

(uncountable) xylography (art of making engravings in wood)


Ossétia do Norte

North Ossetia-Alania
North Ossetia-Alania#English

North Ossetia, North Ossetia-Alania (a republic of Russia)


Osroene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ).

(historical) Osroene (An ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E.)


fagotista

pt-noun

fagotista m or f by sense (plural fagotistas)

bassoonist (person who plays the bassoon)


Cornualha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Cornoalha, probably from Old French Cornuaille, from Medieval Latin Cornugallēnsis, of Celtic/Brythonic origin. More at Cornouaille. Compare Galician Cornoalla.

inh+

Cornwall (a peninsula and county in southwestern England)


rosa dos ventos

pt-noun

rosa dos ventos f (plural rosas dos ventos)

compass rose (circle indicating compass directions)


cabaceira

[kɐ.βɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.βɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

gourd (any of the vines producing fruit with hard rind)


tempestade

From Old Galician-Portuguese tempestade, from Latin tempestātem.

storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere)


nespereira

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/nɨʃ.pɨˈɾe.ɾɐ/

either of two trees which produce a fruit known as the nêspera:


triga

(historical) a car pulled by tree horses


Aurélia

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ljɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ljɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Aurelia


didáctica

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


terrina

tureen (dish of glazed earthenware for serving soup)

terrine (French forcemeat loaf similar to a pâté)


mordedura

[muɾ.ðɨˈðu.ɾɐ]


manicura

Alternative form of manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)


desembocadura

mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)


quaresma

→ Konkani: कोरेज्म (korejma)

/kwɐˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Spanish Cuaresma. Doublet of quadragésima, which was a borrowing.

inh

(Christianity) Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)


leituga

From Old Galician-Portuguese leituga, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce, wolf's milk”), from lac (“milk”).
Cognate with Galician leituga, Spanish lechuga, Catalan lletuga, French laitue, Italian lattuga and Romanian lăptucă.

Hypochaeris radicata
Wikispecies:Hypochaeris radicata

Hypochaeris glabra
Wikispecies:Hypochaeris glabra

cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata); smooth cat's ear (Hypochaeris glabra)

Sonchus fruticosus
Wikispecies:Sonchus fruticosus

S. pinnatus
Wikispecies:Sonchus pinnatus

hare lettuce (Sonchus fruticosus and S. pinnatus)

Lactuca serriola
Wikispecies:Lactuca serriola

Tolpis barbata
Wikispecies:Tolpis barbata

European umbrella milkwort (Tolpis barbata)


-fita

pt-noun

-fita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fitas)

stressed on the antepenultimate syllable

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

bor+

(botany) -phyte (forms the name of plant groupings)


frecha

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of flecha


cetologia

whalelore, cetology (study of cetaceans)


Abomey

Abomey (the capital city of the Zou department, in southern Benin)


hóspede

pt-noun

hóspede m or f by sense (plural hóspedes)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ospede, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰost(i)potis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also hoste. Compare Spanish huésped.

Coordinate term: anfitrião

guest (person lodged in someone else’s house)


vanuatuense

vanuatuense m or f by sense (plural vanuatuenses)


vanuatuense

pt-adj

vanuatuense m or f (plural vanuatuenses)


-gamia

pt-noun

-gamia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -gamias)


timorense

timorense m or f by sense (plural timorenses)


Aboukir

Aboukir (a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt)

Aboukir (a bay outside the village of Aboukir)


-metria

-metria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -metrias)

From Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría), from μέτρον (métron, “measurement”) + -ια (-ia, “-y: forming abstract nouns”)

(sciences) -metry (forming nouns relating to measures and measurement)


singapurense

pt-adj

singapurense m or f (plural singapurenses)

Singaporean (of or relating to Singapore)


poetisa

From poeta (“poet”) + -isa (“-ess”, female-specific noun-forming suffix).

suffix

Florbela Espanca foi uma poetisa portuguesa.
Florbela Espanca was a Portuguese poet/-ess.

female poet, poetess (female equivalent of poeta)


maliense

pt-noun

maliense m or f by sense (plural malienses)


sepse

(pathology) sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed)


etíope

Borrowed from Latin Aethiopem (“Ethiopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “Ethiopian”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).


etíope

pt-adj

etíope m or f (plural etíopes, not comparable)


comorense

Comorian (of or relating to the Comoros)


comorense

pt-noun

comorense m or f by sense (plural comorenses)


boceta

boceta de Pandora

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) pussy; the female sexual organs

Tire essa boceta do caminho!

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) fuck, shit (indicating something useless or annoying)


cacografia

From caco- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós, “bad”), γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to write”).


matcha

Internationalism. Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

matcha (powder resulting from crushing green tea buds, used in the preparation of infusions and as a culinary ingredient)


apologética

apologetics (field of study concerned with the systematic defence of a position)


psychiatra

psychiatra m or f by sense (plural psychiatras)

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


histopatologia

histopatologia f (usually uncountable, plural histopatologias)

(medicine) histopathology (study of diseased tissue)


zincografia

From zinco (“zinc”) + -grafia (“-graphy”).


antiverde

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈβeɾ.ðɨ]

(particle physics) antigreen (having one of the three possible colours of an antiquark)


ocasional

occasional (limited to certain occasions; not occurring very often)


Tabita

Borrowed from Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”).

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Tabitha


pugilista

pt-noun

pugilista m or f by sense (plural pugilistas)


nupcial

pt-adj

nupcial m or f (plural nupciais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin nuptiālis (“nuptial”), from nubō (“to marry”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰo- (“to marry, to wed”). By surface analysis, núpcias + -al.

der

nuptial (pertaining to wedding and marriage)


imbecil

pt-adj

imbecil m or f (plural imbecis, comparable, comparative mais imbecil, superlative o mais imbecil or imbecilíssimo)

imbecis (plural)
mais imbecil (comparative)
o mais imbecil (superlative)
imbecilíssimo (superlative)


acromatopsia

achromatopsia (full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes)


acrocefalia

acrocephaly (condition of suffering from a pointed skull)


acrofonia

acrophony (naming of letters so their names begin with the letter itself)


acromia

From a- + -cromia or a- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) + -ia. Compare French achromie.

(medicine) achromia (absence of pigmentation)


aerografia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(art) aerography (art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil)


gabardina

[ɡɐ.βɐɾˈði.nɐ]


aniridia

(teratology) aniridia (absence of the iris)


Groenlândia

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a]

From Danish Grønland (“Greenland”), from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”).

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Urumqi

Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China)


Papua-Nova Guiné

[pɐˈpu.ɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ɣiˈnɛ]

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Trindade e Tobago

Trindade (“Trinidad”) + e (“and”) + Tobago (“Tobago”), the two island which form most of Trindad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Santa Lúcia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


aeronomia

aeronomy (study of the upper atmosphere)


aerometria

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

(dated, rare) aerometry (the science of measuring the air)


amilopsina

(biochemistry) amylopsin (pancreatic form of amylase)


agrobiotecnologia

agrobiotechnology (the application of biotechnology to agriculture)


aerologia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.luˈʒi.ɐ/


algometria

(medicine) algometry (measurement of pain)


algofilia

algophilia (pleasure from experiencing pain)


agrobiologia

agrobiology (the science of plant life and nutrition)


Guiana Francesa

/ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

administrative region
administrative region

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


algologia

algology (branch of botany dealing with algae)


anacoreta

Borrowed from Late Latin anachōrēta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).


veia

From Old Galician-Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician vea, Spanish vena, and English vein.

(geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)

(anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)

(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)


Jerusalém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jerusalen, borrowed from Late Latin Hierūsalēm, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim).

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)


farinha

pt-noun

farinha f (usually uncountable, plural farinhas)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: forinha

Korlai Creole Portuguese: fari

Kristang: farinya

→ Kaingang: farĩnh

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinha, from Latin farīna (“flour”), from far (“emmer”). Compare Galician, Fala, and Asturian fariña and Spanish harina.

inh+

(Central-West Brazil, Southeast Brazil) tree of Dimorphandra mollis

Central-West Brazil; Southeast Brazil; Central-West Brazil; Southeast Brazil

Peltophorum dubium
Wikispecies:Peltophorum dubium

(Pernambuco) copperpod (tree of Peltophorum dubium)


anafrodisia

(medicine) anaphrodisia (lack of desire for sex)


anagogia

(religion) anagoge (spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage)


anasarca

(medicine) anasarca (generalised oedema)


cardiografia

Borrowed from French cardiographie, ultimately from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) and γράφειν (gráphein, “write”). By surface analysis, cardio- + -grafia.


anfibolia

(rhetoric) amphibologia (ambiguity of grammatical structure)


anemografia

anemography (scientific description of the winds)


andropausa

andropause (male equivalent of the menopause)


anemofilia

(botany) anemophily (pollination by the wind)


anemometria

anemometry (measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind)


maça

From Old Galician-Portuguese maça, from Late Latin mattia or Vulgar Latin *mattea, probably from Latin mateola, from Proto-Indo-European *mat (“hoe, plow”). Compare Spanish maza, Italian mazza, Catalan maça, French masse.

mallet (type of hammer with a head made of a non-iron material)


anatomista

pt-noun

anatomista m or f by sense (plural anatomistas)

anatomist (one involved in the science of anatomical structures)


camomila

Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.


anfisbena

Learned borrowing from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina).

lbor

(Greek mythology) amphisbaena (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body)

amphisbaena (any of the genus Amphisbaena of legless lizards)


antocianidina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanidin (an aglycone of an anthocyanin)


anglofilia

Anglophilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England)


antocianina

(organic chemistry) anthocyanin (any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments)


antologista

pt-noun

antologista m or f by sense (plural antologistas)

anthologist (person who compiles anthologies)


anglofobia

Anglophobia (hatred or fear of England or anything English)


semelhança

/sɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semellança, equivalent to semelhar + -ança, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiantia, from Late Latin similantia, plural of similāns (“similar”), from Latin similō (“to imitate”), from similis (“similar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”). Compare Galician semellanza, Spanish semejanza, Catalan semblança, French ressemblance (Old French semblance), Italian somiglianza.

inh+

(uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)

an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects


discriminação

Learned borrowing from Latin discrīminātiōnem (“the contrasting of opposite thoughts”). By surface analysis, discriminar + -ção.

lbor

discrimination (unfair treatment on the basis of prejudice)

discernment (distinguishing between things)


citofagia

cytophagy (the ingestion of cells by phagocytes)


jabuticaba

From Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”). Literally, “jabuti fat”.


hostilidade

Learned borrowing from Latin hostilitātem, from hostis (“enemy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”).

der

(uncountable) hostility (state of being hostile)

hostility (a hostile act, usually in plural)


afagia

From a- + -fagia. Based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ία (-ía).

af

(medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)


guerra mundial

pt-noun

guerra mundial f (plural guerras mundiais)


burca

Borrowed from Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu برقع (burqa'), from Persian برقع (borqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

(Islam) burka (a garment that covers the whole body)


onicofagia

(psychopathology) onychophagia (compulsive biting of one’s nails)


necrofagia

(biology) necrophagy (consumption of dead or decaying animal flesh)


-fagia

-fagia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fagias)

Borrowed from Latin -phagia, from Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “to eat”).


caneta esferográfica

caneta esferográfica f (plural canetas esferográficas)

Literally, “spherographic (sphere-writing) pen”.


catarse

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).


colher de chá

pt-noun

colher de chá f (plural colheres de chá)

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛɾ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

/koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/

[koˈʎɛχ d͡ʒi ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]

/kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈt͡ʃa/

[kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈt͡ʃa]

[kuˈʎɛ.ɾi ðɨ ˈʃa]

From colher (“spoon”) + de (“of”) + chá (“tea”).

teaspoon (a unit of volumetric measure, one-third of a tablespoon)

(figurative) an opportunity given to someone for little or no effort


preparação

/pɾɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Latin praeparātiōnem (“preparation”). By surface analysis, preparar + -ção.

preparation (act of preparing or getting ready)


aposentadoria

From aposento (“home”).
Folk etymology suggests that the term's meaning shifted with when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal and the Portuguese nobles fled to Brazil, claiming for themselves a right to expel someone from their house and move in, subject only to the requirement that they pay the expellee rent.

(uncountable, Brazil) retirement (the state of being retired)


favorável

pt-adj

favorável m or f (plural favoráveis, comparable, comparative mais favorável, superlative o mais favorável or favorabilíssimo)

favoráveis (plural)
mais favorável (comparative)
o mais favorável (superlative)
favorabilíssimo (superlative)

[fɐ.βuˈɾa.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin favōrābilis.

lbor

1874: José de Alencar, Ao Correr da Pena (Part I, Chapter XIII)

This year, however, the favorable circumstances of a calm and serene today allowed that the imperial munificence be able to simultaneously pay the debts of the nation and help the realization of the ideas of unity and concord...

Este ano, porém, as circunstâncias favoráveis de uma atualidade calma e serena permitiram que a munificência imperial pudesse ao mesmo tempo pagar as dívidas da nação e auxiliar a realização do pensamento de união e concórdia...


sesamoide

sesamoid (that has a similar appearance or shape to a sesame seed)

sesamoid (said to be a small bone or cartilage that develops within a tendon or near a joint)


safa

eraser (piece of rubber used to erase writing)


incrível

pt-adj

incrível m or f (plural incríveis, comparable, comparative mais incrível, superlative o mais incrível or incredibilíssimo)

incríveis (plural)
mais incrível (comparative)
o mais incrível (superlative)
incredibilíssimo (superlative)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin incrēdibilis or adapted based on crível. By surface analysis, in- + crível. Piecewise doublet of incredível.
Cognate with Galician incríbel, Spanish increíble, Catalan increïble, French incroyable, Occitan incredible, Italian incredibile, and English incredible.


Liubliana

Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


coincidência

From co- + incidência or coincidir + -ência.


acirologia

Learned borrowing from Latin acyrologia, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología). First attested in c. 16th century.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Acirologia”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 75

(rhetoric) acyrologia (improper use of a word)


metástase

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάστασις (metástasis, “removal, change”).

lbor

(oncology) metastasis (the transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body)


antropogeografia

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(anthropology) anthropogeography (study of the geographical distribution of humankind)


Sakai

Borrowed from Japanese 堺 (Sakai), Japanese 酒井 (Sakai), Japanese 坂井 (Sakai) or Japanese 境 (Sakai).

Sakai (a large city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a former town in Sawa district, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, amalgamated in 2005 into the city of Isesaki)

Sakai (a town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a former village in Higashichikuma district, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, amalgamated in 2005 into the village of Chikuhoku)


antilogia

(rhetoric) antilogy (contradiction in related terms or ideas)


antropoide

[ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ɐ̃.tɾɔˈpɔj.ðɨ]

anthropoid (having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance)


artrologia

(anatomy) arthrology (branch of anatomy dealing with the joints)


bibliologia

bibliology (the study of the history of books and the art of printing)


Filomena

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).

bor+

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philomena


pisiforme

(anatomy) pisiform (which is the shape and size of a pea grain)

(anatomy) pisiform (designating the innermost bone of the second row of the carpal bones)


aritenoide

(anatomy) arytenoid (either of a pair of movable cartilages in the larynx)


bacteriologia

bacteriology (scientific study of bacteria)


cinesiologia

(medicine) kinesiology (the study of body movement)


opcional

pt-adj

opcional m or f (plural opcionais, not comparable)


budista

Buddhist (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism)


budista

pt-noun

budista m or f by sense (plural budistas)


acondroplasia

(teratology) achondroplasia (a genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism)


cuneiforme

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneifōrmis (“cuneiform”).

lbor

(not comparable) cuneiform (of the cuneiform script)


albuminose

(pathology) albuminosis (presence of more than the usual amount of albumin in the blood)


antroposfera

/ɐ̃.tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(ecology) anthroposphere (part of the environment made or modified by humans)


albumose

albumose (substance formed by proteins during digestion)


aponia

(philosophy) aponia (the absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity)


apologista

pt-noun

apologista m or f by sense (plural apologistas)

apologist (one who speaks or writes in defence of something)


regicida

regicida m or f by sense (plural regicidas)


areometria

(physics) areometry (measurement of the specific gravity of liquids)


tomada de decisão

tomada de decisão f (plural tomadas de decisão)

decision making (process of reaching a decision)


cronobiologia

(biology) chronobiology (study of the effects of time on biological systems)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


chanceler

chanceler m or f by sense (plural chanceleres)

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/t͡ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛɾ/

/ʃɐ̃.sɨˈlɛ.ɾi/

chancellor (important notary; person in charge of some area of government)


Chechênia

[ʃeˈʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʃeˈʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

Chechnya (a republic of the northern Caucasus of Russia; capital: Grozny)


adrenalectomia

adrenalectomia f (plural adrenalectomias)

(surgery) adrenalectomy (removal of one or both adrenal glands)


lingüista

lingüista m or f by sense (plural lingüistas)

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


edafologia

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos) + -logia.


ecocardiografia

ecocardiografia f (plural ecocardiografias)


blefaroplastia

blefaroplastia f (plural blefaroplastias)

From Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -plastia.


adenoidectomia

pt-noun

adenoidectomia f (plural adenoidectomias)

(surgery) adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids)


vasectomia

(surgery) vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)


fonocardiografia

fonocardiografia f (plural fonocardiografias)


eucologia

set of prayers from a book or liturgical celebration


obsidiana

obsidian (a type of black volcanic glass)


térmica

garrafa térmica
garrafa térmica#Portuguese


abdominoplastia

abdominoplastia f (plural abdominoplastias)

(surgery) abdominoplasty (removal of excess flesh from the abdomen)


adrenomieloneuropatia

adrenomyeloneuropathy (a genetic disorder that deteriorates the myelin sheath that protects the spinal cord)


rinoplastia

(surgery) rhinoplasty (plastic surgery done to improve a person’s nose)


angiopatia

(pathology) angiopathy (any disease of the blood vessels)


infértil

[ĩˈfɛh.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ĩˈfɛh.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ĩˈfɛɾ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ĩˈfɛχ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

[ĩˈfɛɻ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

(of land) infertile (not capable of growing abundant crops)

(of a person or living organism) infertile (not capable of having children)


angioplastia

(surgery) angioplasty (widening of a blood vessel)


etnomusicologia

From etno- + musicologia (compare French ethnomusicologie).

(music) ethnomusicology (study of music and culture)


cota

quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division)


cota

From Old French cotte, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), see also German Kutte.


artrotomia

(surgery) arthrotomy (the surgical incision of a joint)


densitometria

densitometry (measurement of optical density)


matina

Acordei sete da matina hoje.

I woke up seven o'clock (in the morning) today.


decepcionante

pt-adj

decepcionante m or f (plural decepcionantes)

decepcionantes (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


tripulante

pt-noun

tripulante m or f by sense (plural tripulantes)


amnioscopia

(obstetrics) amnioscopy (examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid)


recepcionista

recepcionista m or f by sense (plural recepcionistas)

recepcionistas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

receptionist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls)


antroposcopia

anthroposcopy (form of anthropology based upon observation of the physical characteristics of the human body)


laringologia

laryngology (branch of physiology that deals with the larynx)


-grafia

-grafia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -grafias)


snobe

European Portuguese standard spelling of esnobe.


cardiolipina

(organic chemistry) cardiolipin (any phospholipid having the structure of a bisphosphatidylglycerol present in the muscles of the heart)


heterogeneidade

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.nɐjˈða.ðɨ]

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ʒɨ.neˈða.ðɨ]

heterogeneity (a composition of diverse parts)


anunciante

anunciante m or f by sense (plural anunciantes)

From anunciar (“announce”) + -ante, from Latin annūntiāre.


inflamável

pt-adj

inflamável m or f (plural inflamáveis, comparable, comparative mais inflamável, superlative o mais inflamável or inflamabilíssimo)

inflamáveis (plural)
mais inflamável (comparative)
o mais inflamável (superlative)
inflamabilíssimo (superlative)

inflammable, flammable (capable of burning)


batimetria

bathymetry (the measurement of the depths of the seas)


batida

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) trail (land path made in the woods)

(Northeast Brazil, colloquial) trail (mark left by something that has passed along)

(figurative, colloquial) admonition, telling-off

(fencing) beat (a smart tap on the adversary's blade)


beneficente

beneficente m or f (plural beneficentes)


biblioteconomia

pt-noun

biblioteconomia f (plural biblioteconomias)


benevolente

pt-adj

benevolente m or f (plural benevolentes)


senologia

(medicine) branch of medicine that specializes in problems of the breast


bibliopola

pt-noun

bibliopola m or f by sense (plural bibliopolas)

bibliopole (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books)


acantácea

acanthad (plant that is a member of the family Acanthaceae)


bibliolatria

bibliolatry (worship of the Bible or other books)


antecubital

pt-adj

antecubital m or f (plural antecubitais)

(anatomy) antecubital (pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the elbow)


aeriforme

aeriform (having a form similar to that of air)


biofilia

biophilia (love of nature and all living things)


ilmenita

(mineralogy) ilmenite (a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral)


biogeografia

biogeography (study of the geographical distribution of living things)


exosfera

/ɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

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


frequência

Learned borrowing from Latin frequentia.

frequency (rate of occurrence of anything)


pansexualidade

pt-noun

pansexualidade f (plural pansexualidades)


Excalibur

Unadapted borrowing from English Excalibur.

ubor

(Arthurian legend) Excalibur (King Arthur’s sword)


invariável

pt-adj

invariável m or f (plural invariáveis, comparable, comparative mais invariável, superlative o mais invariável or invariabilíssimo)

invariáveis (plural)
mais invariável (comparative)
o mais invariável (superlative)
invariabilíssimo (superlative)

[ĩ.bɐˈɾja.βɛɫ]

invariable (no variable; not able to change)

(grammar) indeclinable (no declinable; not having grammatical inflections)


lembrança

/lẽˈbɾɐ̃.sɐ/

From lembrar (“to remember”) + -ança (“-ance”), from Old Galician-Portuguese membrar, from Latin memorāre (“to remember”).

suffix

souvenir (item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location)


polímata

pt-noun

polímata m or f by sense (plural polímatas)

polymath (person with knowledgeable in various fields)


micropaleontologia

micropaleontology (the study of microfossils)


rédea

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ˈχɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese redẽa, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”). Compare Galician rédea, renda and Spanish rienda.

rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)


têmpora

From Latin tempora, from tempus (“temple”).

(anatomy) temple (the thinner part of the side of the skull)


têmpora

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”).

(Roman Catholicism, historical) Usually in the plural: a day of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of the first week of each season; an Ember day


calcopirite

European Portuguese standard spelling of calcopirita.


panacéia

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


narratologia

narratologia f (usually uncountable, plural narratologias)

narratology (the study of narrative structure)


aflição

Learned borrowing from Latin afflīctiōnem.

lbor

affliction (a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony)


comédia

From Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, caurousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).


serifa

(typography) serif (short line in a font)


braquial

Borrowed from Latin bracchiālis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braçal.

(anatomy) brachial (pertaining or belonging to the arm)


insolação

Borrowed from Latin īnsōlātiōnem (“insolation”).

bor+

sunstroke (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)


nosologia

From Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “discourse, branch of knowledge”).


homenagem

From Old Galician-Portuguese omenage, from Old Occitan homenatge, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”).

(historical) homage (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord)


onomasiologia

onomasiology (branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts)


primata

pt-noun

primata m or f by sense (plural primatas)


primata

pt-adj

primata m or f (plural primatas, not comparable)


disquete

pt-noun

disquete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural disquetes)

diskette, floppy disk (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data)


otologia

(medicine) otology (the branch of medicine that deals with the ear)


obediência

[ɔ.βɨˈðjẽ.sjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin oboedientia, displacing Old Portuguese obedeença.

obedience (the quality of being obedient)


podologia

(medicine, anatomy) podiatry (care or study of the feet)


plangente

/plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.tɨ/

Learned borrowing from Latin plangentem (“striking; bewailing”), present participle of plangō (“to strike”). By surface analysis, planger + -ente.


bochecha

Of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from some derivation of Latin bucca (e.g. buccella).

(Ceará) mouthfull (amount that fits in a mouth)


eutanásia

From Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).


permacultura

(agriculture) permaculture (agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems)


análise numérica

numerical analysis (study of algorithms)


implacável

pt-adj

implacável m or f (plural implacáveis, comparable, comparative mais implacável, superlative o mais implacável or implacabilíssimo)

implacáveis (plural)
mais implacável (comparative)
o mais implacável (superlative)
implacabilíssimo (superlative)


prudência

prudence (the quality or state of being prudent)


ornamentação

From ornamentar (“to adorn”) + -ção (“-tion”).

af

ornamentation (the act or process of decorating)

ornamentation; decoration; adornment; embellishment


necrópole

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead”), from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).


sobrevivência

continuity (quality of what resists the passage of time)

conservation of cellular life for some time after the death of the organism


cardinalidade

From cardinal (“cardinal number”) + -idade (“-ity”).

af

(mathematics) cardinality (in set theory)


juke-box

jukebox (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music)


babucha

[bɐˈβu.t͡ʃɐ]


orientação sexual

pt-noun

orientação sexual f (plural orientações sexuais)


Stettin

Stettin, Szczecin (a city in the West Pomerania, Poland)


varejista

varejista m or f by sense (plural varejistas)

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/bɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

From varejo (“retail”) + -ista (“-ist”), from varejar (“to sell at retail; to beat with a stick”), from vara (“stick; rod”).

(Brazil) retailer (retail salesman or woman)


varejista

pt-adj

varejista m or f (plural varejistas, not comparable)

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

/bɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

(Brazil) retail (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers)


aconitase

(biochemistry) aconitase (aconitate hydratase)


vidente

pt-noun

vidente m or f by sense (plural videntes)

Learned borrowing from Latin videntem (“seeing”), present active participle of videō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; to see”).

der

someone who can see; someone who is not blind


naturalidade

Learned borrowing from Latin nātūrālitātem, from nātūra (“nature”).

lbor

(uncountable) naturalness (state or quality of being natural)

Minha naturalidade é brasileira.

place of birth, as described by an adjective


Skåne

Borrowed from Swedish Skåne and Danish Skåne.


inspiração

[ĩʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩʃ.pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin īnspīrō.

inspiration (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)


ilustração

illustration (picture designed to decorate)

illustration (act of illustrating: making clear by example)


otimista

From ótimo (“optimal”) + -ista (“-ist”), from Latin optimus (“best”).


otimista

pt-noun

otimista m or f by sense (plural otimistas)

optimist (person who expects a favourable outcome)


fuligem

From Latin fūlīginem (“soot”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-.

soot (fine black or dull brown particles)


fatorial

Borrowed from New Latin factoriālis, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).


disfunção

[d͡ʒis.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒiʃ.fũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiʃ.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


língua materna

pt-noun

língua materna f (plural línguas maternas)


capota

(automotive) hood; soft top (foldable roof of a convertible)


féria

Borrowed from Late Latin feria < Latin feriae. Compare the doublet feira.

a wage paid weekly or every fifteen days


férias

vacation / holiday (period taken off work or education)


epígrafe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).


sedimentologia

(geology) sedimentology (the study of natural sediments)


fungoide

pt-adj

fungoide m or f (plural fungoides, not comparable)

[fũˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[fũˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[fũˈɡɔɪ̯.de]


regressão

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[he.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[he.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[χe.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]


intenção

/ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Modified (to more closely reflect the Latin word) from Old Galician-Portuguese entençon, from Latin intentiōnem (or borrowed directly from it later).


relação

[χe.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Latin relātiōnem (“a bringing back, restoring”), from relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”).

der

relationship
relation, connection, association

involvement between people, affective or not


chancela

/t͡ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/


Virgem

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɻ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/


oncologista

pt-noun

oncologista m or f by sense (plural oncologistas)

oncologist (one who specialises in oncology)


algaravia

[aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese algaravia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabíyya), from Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabiyya, “Arabic [language]”). Compare Galician and Spanish algarabía.

der

اَلْعَرَبِيَّة

اَلْعَرَبِيَّة

(uncountable, archaic) the Arabic language

gibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)


condição

[kõ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin conditiōnem, formed as the noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -iō.


tradição

[tɾa.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin trāditiōnem. Compare traição.


americanice

(figuratively) apple pie (anything quintessentially American)


satiríase

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis), from σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”).

lbor

satyriasis (uncontrollable sexual desire in men)


mixe

(Brazil, informal) insignificant, worthless, or not impressive


raque

rachis (main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain or fern frond)


comentarista

pt-noun

comentarista m or f by sense (plural comentaristas)

commentator (person who comments professionally)


navegação

/nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/nɐ.bɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin nāvigātiōnem. By surface analysis, navegar + -ção.


igualdade

From Old Galician-Portuguese ygualdade (compare Galician igualdade), from Latin aequālitātem (compare Spanish igualdad, Catalan igualtat, French égalité).


Skopie

Borrowed from Macedonian Скопје (Skopje).

Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


plutocracia

plutocracy (controlling class of the wealthy)


escapada

escapade (undertaking which goes against convention)


areca

→ English: areca

→ Spanish: areca

Borrowed from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) / Tamil அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭaykkāy (“areca nut”).

bor+

Areca catechu
Areca catechu#Translingual

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


imersão

[i.meɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[i.meχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[i.meɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


migração

[mi.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mi.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[mi.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin migrātiōnem. By surface analysis, migrar + -ção.


imaginação

Learned borrowing from Latin imāginātiōnem. By surface analysis, imaginar + -ção.


imaginável

pt-adj

imaginável m or f (plural imagináveis, comparable, comparative mais imaginável, superlative o mais imaginável or imaginabilíssimo)

imagináveis (plural)
mais imaginável (comparative)
o mais imaginável (superlative)
imaginabilíssimo (superlative)


orquestra

/oʁˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ/

[oχˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ]

/ɔɾˈkɛʃ.tɾɐ/

From Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).


arrogância

/ɐ.ʁuˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐ.ʁuˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]


inspectora

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


vestimenta

From Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

vestment (robe worn by members of the clergy)


Adjara

Adjara (an autonomous republic of Georgia)


Novokuznetsk

Novokuznetsk (a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia)


Kalinin

Borrowed from Russian Кали́нин (Kalínin).


malabarista

pt-noun

malabarista m or f by sense (plural malabaristas)


vesícula seminal

vesícula seminal f (plural vesículas seminais)


patologista

pt-adj

patologista m or f (plural patologistas)


patologista

pt-noun

patologista m or f by sense (plural patologistas)


vesícula biliar

vesícula biliar f (plural vesículas biliares)

(anatomy) gall bladder (organ that stores bile)


virilidade

Borrowed from Latin virīlitātem, from vir (“man”).


Nova Zembla

Novaya Zemlya (an archipelago of Russia in the Arctic Ocean)


angélica

angelica (any plant of the genus Angelica)


mitose

(cytology) mitosis (division of a cell nucleus)


cotinga

/koˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

/koˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cotinga.

lbor

cotinga (any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus Cotinga)


calça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese calça, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).


hashtag

Unadapted borrowing from English hashtag.

ubor

(Internet) hashtag (a tag with a hash sign)


comediante

pt-noun

comediante m or f by sense (plural comediantes)


transportadora

transportadora f (plural transportadoras)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.puɾ.tɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

freight company (company in the business of transporting goods)


desinfectante

pt-adj

desinfectante m or f (plural desinfectantes)

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


tagetes

marigold (any plant of the genus Tagetes)


criptofascista

criptofascista m or f (plural criptofascistas)


criptofascista

pt-noun

criptofascista m or f by sense (plural criptofascistas)


cronostratigrafia

cronostratigrafia f (plural cronostratigrafias)


quiral

pt-adj

quiral m or f (plural quirais, not comparable)


criptocomunista

criptocomunista m or f (plural criptocomunistas)


criptocomunista

pt-noun

criptocomunista m or f by sense (plural criptocomunistas)


criptografia

(uncountable) cryptography (discipline concerned with communication security)


Yamagata

Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).


cronografia

chronography (description or record of past time)


cronologista

cronologista m or f by sense (plural cronologistas)

chronologist (a person skilled in chronology)


cronofotografia

cronofotografia f (plural cronofotografias)

chronophotography (photographic technique which captures movement in several frames)


sátira

Learned borrowing from Latin satira, from (lanx (“plate; dish”)) satura, feminine of satur (“full”).

(uncountable, literature) satire (literary technique)


cronoterapia

chronotherapy (therapy based on a cyclical schedule)


alopecia areata

(pathology) alopecia areata (form of alopecia)


Kochi

Borrowed from Japanese 幸地 (Kōchi) or Japanese 高地 (Kōchi).


cocó

onomatopoeic

Onomatopoeic


lagarta

From Vulgar Latin *lacarta, from Latin lacerta.


esquistossomose

From esquistossomo + -ose, from Ancient Greek.


rosca

Probably from a Germanic source *rothsko (“spinning object”), from *rotha (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia language is possible.


ineficiente

pt-adj

ineficiente m or f (plural ineficientes)


inconstitucional

inconstitucional m or f (plural inconstitucionais)

unconstitutional (contrary to the constitution)


geral

From Old Galician-Portuguese gẽeral, from Latin generālis (“general”). Doublet of general.

governador-geral

(military, politics) having supreme rank


selfie

pt-noun

selfie f or (Brazil, less common) m (plural selfies)

Unadapted borrowing from English selfie.

(proscribed) selfie (photographic self-portrait)


catequista

catequista m or f by sense (plural catequistas)

From Late Latin catēchista, from Ancient Greek κατηχιστής (katēkhistḗs, “oral instructor”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to instruct orally”).


-fonia

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”) + -ia.


taikonauta

pt-noun

taikonauta m or f by sense (plural taikonautas)

taikonaut (astronaut in the Chinese space program)


antifonia

(music) antiphony (singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner)


perene

Borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year”), from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”).

bor

perennial (continuing without cessation or intermission)

(botany, of a plant) perennial (having a life cycle of more than two years)


ortofonia

orthophony (perfect articulation of the sounds of a language)

orthophony (art of correcting pronunciation defects)


surrealista

pt-adj

surrealista m or f (plural surrealistas)

From French surréaliste, equivalent to surreal + -ista.


auxina

(botany) auxin (class of plant growth hormones)


opala

From Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).


vocalista

pt-noun

vocalista m or f by sense (plural vocalistas)


voraz

From Latin vorācem (“voracious”), from vorō (“to devour”).

voracious (devouring great quantities of food)

voracious; rapacious (having a great appetite for anything)


nómada

nómadas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


efervescente

pt-adj

efervescente m or f (plural efervescentes)

[i.fɨɾ.βɨˈʃẽ.tɨ]

effervescent; fizzy; sparkling (giving off bubbles)


-ice

pt-noun

-ice f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ices)

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece), from Latin -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from -iço. Compare Spanish -ez.

imundo (“filthy”) + -ice → imundice (“filth”)

burro (“dumb”) + -ice → burrice (“dumbness”)

mesmo (“same”) + -ice → mesmice (“sameness”)

forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness

gordo (“fat person”) + -ice → gordice (“fat behaviour or act”)

forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun


sucursal

Borrowed from French succursale. By surface analysis, Latin succursus + -al.


pirueta

pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)

(by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis


capacidade

capacity (the ability to hold, receive or absorb)


náutica

From Ancient Greek ναυτῐκή (nautikḗ), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

(nautical) navigation (the art of navigating ships)


reformista

pt-noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistas)


beringela

beringelas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

desc

→ English: brinjal, bringal, bringall, bringaul, brinjall, brinjaul

→ Gujarati: બ્રિંજલ (briñjal)

→ Hunsrik: Bërinschela

/bɨ.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”), of Dravidian origin. Compare Galician berinxela, berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

bor

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


utilidade

Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilitātem (“usefulness”), from ūtor (“to use; to employ”).

lbor

(uncountable) usefulness (quality of being useful)


desilusão

disillusion (act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief)


estupefaciente

pt-adj

estupefaciente m or f (plural estupefacientes)


reprodução

From reproduzir (“to reproduce”) + -ção (“-tion”).

af

(biology) reproduction (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically)


katorga

(historical) katorga (penal servitude in a Russian or Soviet labour camp)

(historical) katorga (a Tsarist or Soviet labour camp)


Frísia

From Latin Frisia (“territory of the Frisians”).

uder

Frisia (a historical region in Europe, the land inhabited by the Frisians)

Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)


dedicação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicātiōnem (“dedication”). By surface analysis, dedicar + -ção.

lbor

(uncountable) dedication (state of being dedicated)

dedication (note prefixed to a work of art)


epirota

pt-noun

epirota m or f by sense (plural epirotas)


phantasma

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


pisada

O candidato seguiu as pisadas do Presidente anterior.

The candidate followed in the footsteps of the previous president.


-agem

-agem f (noun-forming suffix, plural -agens)

From Old Galician-Portuguese -age, from Old French -age or Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum. Final -m and gender change influenced by words such as imagem. Doublet of -ático.

armazenar (“to store”) + -agem → armazenagem (“storage”)

reciclar (“to recycle”) + -agem → reciclagem (“recycling”)

Forms uncountable nouns, from verbs, meaning the practice of doing what is expressed by the verb.

filmar (“to film”) + -agem → filmagem (“an instance of filming”)

lavar (“to wash”) + -agem → lavagem (“a wash”)

Forms nouns, from verbs, meaning an instance of doing what is expressed by the verb.

caipira (“hillbilly”) + -agem → caipiragem (“attitude of a hillbilly”)

picareta (“fraudster”) + -agem → picaretagem (“fraud”)

Forms nouns, from nouns expressing a type of person, meaning attitude or an act expected from that kind of person.

árbitro (“referee”) + -agem → arbitragem (“referees and umpires who attend a match”)

ferro (“iron”) + -agem → ferragem (“ironware”)

Forms nouns, from nouns, meaning a collection of things; -age

por cento (“percent”) + -agem → porcentagem (“percentage”)

persona (“persona”) + -agem → personagem (“character”)

Forms nouns for concepts related to the suffixed word.


supergigante azul

supergigante azul f (plural supergigantes azuis)


gigante azul

(astronomy) blue giant (hot star with a luminosity class of III or II)


olimpíada

(historical, Ancient Greece) Olympiad (period of four years)

Olympiad (an occurrence of the Olympic games)

Olimpíadas da Matemática

Olympiad (competition or series of competitions involving an academic discipline or game)


baguete

baguette (long and narrow variety of bread)


groselha

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

gooseberry (berry), especially redcurrant

(uncountable) the colour of the redcurrant berry


groselha

pt-adj

groselha m or f (plural groselhas, not comparable)

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

/ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

having the colour of the redcurrant berry

(slang) something foolish, nonsense, rubbish


actinorriza

(biology) actinorhiza (nodule formed from a symbiotic relationship between an actinomycete and fine plant roots)


denotação

From denotar + -ção, from Latin dēnotō (“to mark, to indicate”).


natureza-morta

pt-noun

natureza-morta f (plural naturezas-mortas)

Literally, “dead nature”. Possibly a calque of French nature morte (“still life”).


aeróbica

[ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.βi.kɐ]

aerobics (exercise for cardiovascular fitness)


epigrafista

pt-noun

epigrafista m or f by sense (plural epigrafistas)

epigraphist (person who studies ancient inscriptions)


epigrafia

epigraphy (study of ancient inscriptions)


metanfetamina

methamphetamine (a highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug)


ergometria

/ɛɾ.ɡɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

[ɛɾ.ɣɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ]


trombose

(pathology) thrombosis (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation)


alozima

(genetics, biochemistry) allozyme (either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene)


República Árabe do Egipto

República Árabe do Egito
República Árabe do Egito#Portuguese

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


República Árabe do Egito

Arab Republic of Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt#English

Arab Republic of Egypt (formal name of Egypt)


iboga

Tabernanthe iboga
Wikispecies:Tabernanthe iboga

iboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)


koiné

(linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)

(uncountable) Koine (the common Greek language during late antiquity)


europoide

europoide m or f by sense (plural europoides)

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


europoide

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


Europol

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔʊ̯]

(European Union) Europol (the criminal intelligence agency of the European Union)


abluminal

(anatomy) abluminal (away from the lumen)


monocultura

(agriculture) monoculture (cultivation of a single agricultural species)

(figuratively, derogatory) monoculture (excessive dependence on a single economic sector or a single type of economic activity)


eurocomunista

pt-adj

eurocomunista m or f (plural eurocomunistas)


eurocomunista

pt-noun

eurocomunista m or f by sense (plural eurocomunistas)


Vulgata

Vulgate (a fourth-century Bible translation into Latin)


Poznan

Poznan (a city in the Greater Poland, Poland)


Mdina

Mdina (a city and local council of the Western Region; former capital city of Malta)


Amorgos

Amorgos (an island and village in the Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece)


obsessão

[ɔ.βsɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin obsessiōnem (“siege; obsession”), from obsideō (“to siege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

bor+

(psychology) obsession (compulsive or irrational preoccupation)

(theology) vexation caused by the Devil’s influence, without possession


Enosis

Enosis (movement aiming to incorporate Cyprus into Greece)


tabanca

Agência Lusa (2021 December 14) “Portugal e Guiné-Bissau afinam estratégias de cooperação militar no âmbito do Atlântico Norte”, in Observador: “O responsável guineense disse ser inaceitável que se retire uma pessoa da sua “tabanca” (aldeia), sem qualquer preparação ou formação, dando-lhe uma arma e ainda permitindo-lhe que faça a sua própria farda militar.”


lide

From Old Galician-Portuguese lide, from Latin lītem (“contention, strife”). Compare Spanish lid.


armadilha

[ɐɾ.mɐˈði.ʎɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese armadilha, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.

trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)


noiva

From Old Galician-Portuguese novia, from a Vulgar Latin root novia, from Latin nova, possibly influenced by nupta. Compare Spanish novia.

fiancée (an engaged woman about to marry)


fralda

From Old Galician-Portuguese *faldra, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”). Doublet of falda.

diaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)


nação

From Old Galician-Portuguese naçon, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin nātiōnem, from Proto-Italic *gnātiō (“family”).

nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)


batalha

From Old Galician-Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish.

battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)


íris

Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).

(botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris), or its flower


papoula

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic حَبَّبَوْر (ḥabbabawr).


Sicília

Holonym: Itália

Meronym: Siracusa

Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


espiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.


machista

pt-noun

machista m or f by sense (plural machistas)

male chauvinist (advocate of male chauvinism)


funcionalidade

funcionalidade f (plural funcionalidades)

(uncountable) functionality (the ability to perform a task or function)


depressão

/dɨ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

(psychology) depression (state of mind producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment)


cooperação

cooperation (act of cooperating or being cooperative)


chaleira

kettle; teakettle (vessel for boiling a liquid)

chaleira elétrica
chaleira elétrica#Portuguese

Clipping of chaleira elétrica (“electric kettle”).


cara de pau

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

(informal) poker face (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing)

(informal, derogatory) someone who tries to take advantage of others

(informal, derogatory) someone who openly and shamelessly lies or acts in a deceptive way


caridade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.

inh+

(uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)


Tchecoslováquia

Blend of tcheco (“Czech”) + Eslováquia (“Slovakia”).

blend

(historical) Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe)


comum

pt-adj

comum m or f (plural comuns, comparable, comparative mais comum, superlative o mais comum or comuníssimo)

comuns (plural)
mais comum (comparative)
o mais comum (superlative)
comuníssimo (superlative)

From Latin commūnis (“common, public, general”) from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moyn-is (“held in common”).

inh

common; frequent (occurring often or existing in many places)

common; mutual (shared by more than one)

common; usual; ordinary; run-of-the-mill (having no special characteristics)


blasfémia

blasfémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”).

der

blasphemy (irreverence toward something sacred)


balada

From French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballāre.


brilhante

/bɾiˈʎɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/bɾiˈʎɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/bɾiˈʎɐ̃.tɨ/

/bɾɨˈʎɐ̃.tɨ/

highly intelligent; smart; brainy; ingenious


maravilha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese maravilha, from Latin mīrābilia, plural of mīrābilis (“wonderful”), from mīrus (“wonderful”).

inh+

[mɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ʎɐ]

wonder; marvel (something that causes amazement or awe)

Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa#Translingual


etimologista

pt-noun

etimologista m or f by sense (plural etimologistas)

etymologist (person who specialises in etymology)


iídiche

pt-adj

iídiche m or f (plural iídiches, not comparable)

Yiddish (of or relating to the Yiddish language)


planície

(geography) plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)


isoglossa

(linguistics) isogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)


isotopia

(mathematics) isotopy (form of homotopy that is always an embedding)


disjunção

/d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒiz.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin disiūnctiōnem (“separation”).


renúncia

Deverbal from renunciar (“to renounce”), from Latin renūntiāre (“to reject”).

renunciation (act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid)


árvore de Natal

pt-noun

árvore de Natal f (plural árvores de Natal)

[ˈaɾ.βu.ɾɨ ðɨ nɐˈtaɫ]

Christmas tree (a tree used during the Christmas holiday season)


coqueluche

From French coqueluche, from Italian coccolucio, from Latin cucullus. First attested in 1840.

ref

Sérgio Rodrigues (2011 September 22) “A coqueluche surgiu com o sentido de ‘capuz’”, in Veja (in Portuguese), Brazil, retrieved 2023-05-18

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)

(figurative, colloquial) craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)


farda

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْدَة (farda, “cloth, woman's clothes”). Cognate with fardo.


covardia

From Old Galician-Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.


mastografia

(medicine) mammography, mastography (X-ray examination of the breasts)


oosfera

/ɔ.ɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/


odalisca

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).

der

(historical) odalisque (a female harem slave)


objetividade

From objetivo (“objective”) + -idade (“-ity”).

suffix

objectivity (the state of being objective, unbiased)


empirista

pt-noun

empirista m or f by sense (plural empiristas)

From Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiría, “experience”) + -ista (“-ist”).

uder

empiricist (an advocate or supporter of empiricism)


constância

[kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia (“constancy”).

bor+

constancy (the quality of being constant)


dignidade

Borrowed from Latin dignitātem (“worth, merit”), from dignus (“worthy”). Replaced native dinidade.


aconitina

(organic chemistry) aconitine (a poisonous alkaloid)


acidimetria

(chemistry) acidimetry (the measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required)


adelfia

[ɐ.ðɛɫˈfi.ɐ]

(botany) adelphy (fusion of stamen filaments)


adamita

(mineralogy) adamite (a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral)


adamita

pt-noun

adamita m or f by sense (plural adamitas)

(historical) Adamite (member of an early Christian sect of northern Africa)


acetosa

Borrowed from Late Latin acētōsus, from Latin acētum.


acetonemia

(veterinary medicine) acetonemia (presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf)


acidulante

which increases the acidity of something


dissertação

Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem (“spoken dissertation”), from dissertus (“explained”), from disserō (“to arrange or explain”), from dis- + serō (“to spread, to scatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).

der

dissertation (formal exposition of a subject)

master's thesis (written essay submitted for a MSc degree)


ingratidão

/ĩ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ɡɾa.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.ɡɾɐ.tiˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ɡɾɐ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ingrātitūdinem (“ingratitude”).


isca

From Old Galician-Portuguese ysca, from Latin ēsca (“bait”), from edō (“to eat”).

(chiefly fishing) bait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)

(by extension) lure; bait (something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure)

(cooking, Portugal, chiefly in the plural) a dish made with very thin slices of liver

a bite-sized piece of fried meat, usually fish

tinder; charcloth (combustible material in a tinderbox)


encruzilhada

From encruzilhar (“to cross”), from cruz (“cross”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).


adenopatia

(pathology) adenopathy (swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease)


estrela dupla

pt-noun

estrela dupla f (plural estrelas duplas)


agalactia

agalactia (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk)


africanista

africanista m or f by sense (plural africanistas)

Africanist (a specialist in African studies)


citogenética

citogenética f (usually uncountable, plural citogenéticas)


azinheira

From azinha + -eira. From Old Galician-Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (“holm oak”).

À sombra duma azinheira
Que já não sabia a idade
Jurei ter por companheira
Grândola, a tua vontade
In the shadow of a holm oak
Which no longer knew its age
I swore as my companion

1971, José Afonso (lyrics and music), “Grândola, Vila Morena”, in Cantigas do Maio

holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)


administrante

pt-adj

administrante m or f (plural administrantes, not comparable)


cherokee

pt-noun

cherokee m or f by sense (plural cherokees)

Cherokee (member of the Cherokee people)


alcalescente

pt-adj

alcalescente m or f (plural alcalescentes)


alcalimetria

alkalimetry (process of determining the strength of an alkali)


albuminoide

albuminoide m or f (plural albuminoides)


aliforme

From Latin āla (“wing”) + -forme (“-form”).


alizarina

pt-noun

alizarina f (usually uncountable, plural alizarinas)

alizarin; madder (red dye extracted from madder root)


alienista

alienista m or f by sense (plural alienistas)

alienist (an expert in mental illnesses)


Alzheimer

[aʊ̯ʒˈχaɪ̯.meχ]

doença de Alzheimer
doença de Alzheimer#Portuguese


mobilizante

pt-adj

mobilizante m or f (plural mobilizantes)


amigdalina

(biochemistry) amygdalin (glycoside found in bitter almonds)


ameboide

[ɐ.mɨˈβɔj.ðɨ]

(microbiology) amebiform; ameboid (that resembles an amoeba)


americanista

americanista m or f (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanistic (relating to the study of the Americas)


americanista

pt-noun

americanista m or f by sense (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanist (expert in the study of the Americas)


menoridade

minority (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood)


decolagem

Borrowed from French décollage (“takeoff”). By surface analysis, from decolar (“to take off”) + -agem.


sílfide

Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).
More at sylph.


angiostatina

(biochemistry) angiostatin (protein that inhibits angiogenesis)


analogista

pt-noun

analogista m or f by sense (plural analogistas)

analogist (one who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy)


numismática

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin”)


falante

pt-noun

falante m or f by sense (plural falantes)


anidrite

European Portuguese standard spelling of anidrita.


anseriforme

pt-adj

anseriforme m or f (plural anseriformes)

(ornithology) anseriform (pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes)


tíbia

Learned borrowing from Latin tībia (“tibia”).


beira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beira, from ribeira.


vulgaridade

(uncountable) commonness, the quality of being common or vulgar

(countable) a vulgarity; an expression or action expected of a commoner


aglutinante

pt-adj

aglutinante m or f (plural aglutinantes)