groselheira vermelha

groselheira vermelha f (plural groselheiras vermelhas)


groselheira negra

pt-noun

groselheira negra f (plural groselheiras negras)


groselha negra

groselha negra f (plural groselhas negras)

blackcurrant (berry of the shrub Ribes nigrum)


graxa de sapato

graxa de sapato f (plural graxas de sapato)

shoe polish (product used to make shoes shine)


gói

Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”), from Hebrew גּוֹי (“nation”).


ginecologista

ginecologista m or f by sense (plural ginecologistas)

gynaecologist (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system)


gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta

gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta f (plural gralhas-de-nuca-cinzenta)

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual

jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)


gonorreia

[ɡo.noˈχɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροιᾰ (gonórrhoia).

gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted disease)


glândula salivar

glândula salivar f (plural glândulas salivadres)

(anatomy) salivary gland (any of exocrine glands that produce saliva)


gilete

(Brazil, slang) bisexual (one who is sexually attracted to either sex)


gilete

(Brazil, slang) bisexual (sexually attracted to either sex)


goela

⇒ Macanese: goelâ

From Vulgar Latin *gulella, diminutive of Latin gula.


gravata borboleta

gravata borboleta f (plural gravatas borboletas)

gravata (“necktie”) + borboleta (“butterfly”).


gracinha

[ɡɾaˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]

[ɡɾaˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]

cutie (term of endearment referring to a cute person or animal)


gravitação

[ɡɾɐ.βi.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from New Latin gravitātiōnem. By surface analysis, gravitar + -ção.

lbor

(physics) gravitation (fundamental force of attraction)


grinalda

Metathetical alteration of guirnalda, from Old Occitan guirlanda or Italian guirlanda, from Frankish. More at guirlande.

2021 November 26, Sara Oliveira in Notícias magazine, “Grinaldas: tradição à porta"

Wreaths announcing Christmas and welcoming visitors are placed on the doors.

Nas portas, colocam-se grinaldas que anunciam o Natal e recebem os visitantes.


gripe suína

swine flu (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses)


grilheta

fetter (object used to bind a person or animal by its legs)


globalização

globalisation, globalization (process of going to a more interconnected world)

globalisation, globalization (process of making world economy dominated by capitalist models)


gralha-alpina

pt-noun

gralha-alpina f (plural gralhas-alpinas)

[ˌɡɾa.ʎɐ.aʊ̯ˈpĩ.nɐ]

[ˌɡɾa.ʎɐ.aʊ̯ˈpĩ.nɐ]

Pyrrhocorax graculus
Pyrrhocorax graculus#Translingual

alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus, an Old World crow species)


gripe aviária

[ˌɡɾi.p‿ɐˈβja.ɾjɐ]

(pathology) avian influenza (strain of influenza)


governanta

[ɡu.βɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ]

housekeeper (head of the female staff of a large home)

governess (woman paid to educate children in their own home)


grelha

Borrowed from Old French greille, from Latin craticula. Doublet of the inherited gradelha, and of the neological borrowing cratícula.

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/


Terra do Sol da Meia-Noite

Land of the Midnight Sun
Land of the Midnight Sun


Terra do Sol Nascente

Land of the Rising Sun
Land of the Rising Sun

Land of the Rising Sun (poetic name of Japan)


gralha

From Old Galician-Portuguese gralla, from a Vulgar Latin root *gracla, syncopated form of Late Latin grācula, from Latin grāculus, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare Spanish grajo, graja, Catalan gralla, Italian gracchia.


greta

slit, slot, groove, gap (narrow opening)


gravata de laço

gravata de laço f (plural gravatas de laço)


faxina

cleaning of an environment, specially a domestic one


camada de ozônio

camada de ozônio f (plural camadas de ozônio)

camada de ozónio
camada de ozónio#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of camada de ozónio.


contigüidade

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


cenoura brava

cenoura brava f (plural cenouras bravas)


caixa toráxica

caixa toráxica f (plural caixas toráxicas)

caixa torácica
caixa torácica#Portuguese


canção de cisne

canção de cisne f (plural canções de cisne)

canção do cisne
canção do cisne#Portuguese


cebolinha verde

cebolinha verde f (plural cebolinhas verdes)


comandante em chefe

comandante em chefe m or f by sense (plural comandantes em chefe)

Alternative spelling of comandante-em-chefe


couve chinesa

couve chinesa f (plural couves chinesas)


central telefônica

central telefônica f (plural centrais telefônicas)

central telefónica
central telefónica#Portuguese


câmera fotográfica

câmera fotográfica f (plural câmeras fotográficas)

câmara fotográfica
câmara fotográfica#Portuguese


câmara de vídeo

câmara de vídeo f (plural câmaras de vídeo)

câmera de vídeo
câmera de vídeo#Portuguese


castanha do Pará

castanha do Pará f (plural castanhas do Pará)

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


ervilha de cheiro

ervilha de cheiro f (plural ervilhas de cheiro)

Alternative spelling of ervilha-de-cheiro


câmara digital

câmara digital f (plural câmaras digitais)

câmera digital
câmera digital#Portuguese


couve de folhas

couve de folhas f (plural couves de folhas)


erva cidreira

erva cidreira f (usually uncountable, plural ervas cidreiras)


estrela de Davi

estrela de Davi f (plural estrelas de Davi)


estrada de ferro

estrada de ferro f (plural estradas de ferro)

(Brazil) Alternative spelling of estrada-de-ferro


figueira-de-Bengala

figueira-de-Bengala f (plural figueiras-de-Bengala)

Alternative spelling of figueira-de-bengala


estrela de davi

estrela de davi f (plural estrelas de davi)


estrela de nêutrons

estrela de nêutrons f (plural estrelas de nêutrons)

estrela de neutrões
estrela de neutrões#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of estrela de neutrões.


figueira de Bengala

figueira de Bengala f (plural figueiras de Bengala)


figueira da Índia

figueira da Índia f (plural figueiras da Índia)

Alternative spelling of figueira-da-Índia


forma canônica

forma canônica f (plural formas canônicas)

forma canónica
forma canónica#Portuguese


garça cinzenta

garça cinzenta f (plural garças cizentas)


fibra óptica

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


canábis

Learned borrowing from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Doublet of cânhamo, cânave, and canvas.


fénice

European Portuguese standard spelling of fênice.


geoespacial

pt-adj

geoespacial m or f (plural geoespaciais)


epirogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of epirogénese.


standardização

pt-noun

standardização f (plural standardizações)

European Portuguese form of estandardização


gralha de nuca cinzenta

gralha de nuca cinzenta f (plural gralhas de nuca cinzenta)

Alternative spelling of gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta


camisa-de-vénus

camisa-de-vénus f (plural camisas-de-vénus)

(formal, rare) Alternative form of camisa-de-vênus


cianite

European Portuguese standard spelling of cianita.


embreagem

[ẽ.bɾeˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ĩ.bɾeˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ẽˈbɾja.ʒɐ̃j̃/


carroçaria

(Portugal) Alternative form of carroceria


figueira-da-índia

figueira-da-índia f (plural figueiras-da-índia)

[fiˌɣɐj.ɾɐ.ðɐˈĩ.djɐ]

[fiˌɣɐj.ɾɐ.ðɐˈĩ.djɐ]


cidade-dormitório

cidade-dormitório f (plural cidades-dormitório or cidades-dormitórios)

cidades-dormitório (plural)
cidades-dormitórios (plural)

bedroom community (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis)


abiotrofia

(medicine) abiotrophy (premature degeneration of cells or tissue)


punjabi

punjabi m or f by sense (plural punjabis)

Punjabi (an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Punjab region)


punjabi

Punjabi (of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab)

Punjabi (relating to or written in the Punjabi language)


geocronometria

(geology) geochronometry (the science of the measurement of the ages of rocks)


Alamogordo

Alamogordo (a city in New Mexico, United States)


afemia

aphemia (a type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired)


meia dúzia

Eu quero comprar meia dúzia de ovos.


manha

From Old Galician-Portuguese manna, from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).
Cognate with Galician and Spanish maña.

act (a display of behaviour meant to deceive)

Pegar a manha de algo.

A criança está fazendo manha de novo.


beisebolista

beisebolista m or f by sense (plural beisebolistas)


voleibolista

voleibolista m or f by sense (plural voleibolistas)


canoísta

canoísta m or f by sense (plural canoístas)


handebolista

handebolista m or f by sense (plural handebolistas)


andebolista

andebolista m or f by sense (plural andebolistas)


basquetebolista

basquetebolista m or f by sense (plural basquetebolistas)


apirexia

(medicine) apyrexia (the absence or intermission of fever)


basebolista

basebolista m or f by sense (plural basebolistas)


bibliometria

bibliometry (quantitative analysis of text)


harmonia vocálica

harmonia vocálica f (plural harmonias vocálicas)

(linguistics) vowel harmony (phonological process that limits which vowels may be found near each other)


biblioterapia

bibliotherapy (expressive therapy based on an individual’s relationship to the content of books)


hemorroida

(usually in the plural) hemorrhoid (perianal varicosity)


compersão

(neologism) compersion (the joy of seeing a loved one love another)


havaiana

sandália havaiana
sandália havaiana#Portuguese

Clipping of sandália havaiana (“flip-flop”).


apicoalveolar

pt-adj

apicoalveolar m or f (plural apicoalveolares)

(phonetics, of a sound) apicoalveolar (articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge)


clarividente

pt-noun

clarividente m or f by sense (plural clarividentes)

Compound of claro (“clear”) + vidente (“who sees”), a calque of French clairvoyant.


perfórmance

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of performance


border collie

pt-noun

border collie m or f by sense (plural border collies)

Unadapted borrowing from English border collie.


incisão

[ĩ.siˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


telefonia fixa

pt-noun

telefonia fixa f (plural telefonias fixas)

(retronym) landline (fixed telephone communications cable)


hicória

(rare) hickory (tree of genus Carya or Annamocarya)


história de quadrinhos

história de quadrinhos f (plural histórias de quadrinhos)


idade do gelo

ice age (period of extensive glaciation)


hora do rush

(Brazil) rush hour (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting)


idade da pedra

idade da pedra f (plural idades da pedra)

(archaeology) Stone Age (prehistoric period before the development of metallurgy)


idade do bronze

idade do bronze f (plural idades do bronze)

(archaeology) Bronze Age (historical period characterised by the use of bronze implements)


icterícia

(pathology) jaundice (morbid condition characterised by yellowness of the eyes, skin and urine)


idade do ferro

idade do ferro f (plural idades do ferro)

(archaeology) Iron Age (historical period characterised by the use of iron tools)


identidade aditiva

identidade aditiva f (plural identidades aditivas)

(algebra) additive identity (element which is an identity for an additive operation)


ilha de coral

coral island (island made of coral detritus)


idiota útil

idiota útil m or f by sense (plural idiotas úteis)

useful idiot (one who unwittingly supports a malignant cause)


ilha Norfolk

Norfolk Island (an island and territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean)


ilhas Falkland

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


hipernova

[ˌi.pɛɾˈnɔ.βɐ]

(astronomy) hypernova (gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole)


imortalidade biológica

biological immortality
biological immortality

biological immortality (stable or decreasing rate of mortality from cellular senescence)


iluminação pública

streetlighting (illumination by streetlights)


histerese

hysteresis (property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input)


hinduísta

hinduísta m or f by sense (plural hinduístas)


hora extra

overtime (working time outside of one’s regular hours)

overtime (extra pay for work outside one’s regular hours)


hesitação

Learned borrowing from Latin haesitātiōnem. By surface analysis, hesitar + -ção.


ilhas Turcas e Caicos

Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands#English

the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean Sea#English

Turks and Caicos Islands (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


nuvem de Oort

/ˌnu.vẽj̃ d͡ʒi ˈɔɾt͡ʃ/

(astronomy) Oort Cloud (region of space which is the source of most comets)


hibernação

[i.βɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(biology) hibernation (state of inactivity during winter)


hipófise

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis, literally “attachment underneath”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”).

bor+

(anatomy) pituitary gland; hypophysis (endocrine gland at the base of the brain)


hipotaxe

(grammar) hypotaxis (syntactic subordination of a clause to another)


heterocromia

heterochromia (condition in which multiple pigmentations occur in the eyes, skin or hair)


heurística

(uncountable) heuristics (study of heuristic methods and principles)


hiperligação

hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another)


hóstia

[ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]


hermenêutica

(uncountable) hermeneutics (the art and science of text interpretation)

(countable) hermeneutic (a particular system of interpretation)


hidrofobia

(pathology) hydrophobia; rabies (disease that causes acute encephalitis)


iconóstase

(Eastern Orthodoxy, art) iconostasis (a wall of religious icons)


hombridade

pt-noun

hombridade f (usually uncountable, plural hombridades)

manliness (traits considered appropriate to men)


hortênsia

hydrangea (shrub of the genus Hydrangea)


iguaria

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin iequāria, a derivative of iecur (“liver”).


hussita

hussita m or f by sense (plural hussitas)

Hussite (follower of Christian reformer Jan Hus)


hipnoterapia

hypnotherapy (treatment of disease through hypnotism)


impassível

impassive, impassible (having or revealing no emotion)


imitação

Learned borrowing from Latin imitātiōnem. By surface analysis, imitar + -ção.


historinha

/iʃ.tɔˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[iʃ.tɔˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


impossuível

pt-adj

impossuível m or f (plural impossuíveis)

unownable (that cannot be personal property)


inadimplência

(law) breach of contract (failure to perform under the terms of a contract)


imunidade diplomática

pt-noun

imunidade diplomática f (plural imunidades diplomáticas)

diplomatic immunity (diplomat’s legal immunity)


herege

Borrowed from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Doublet of herético. Compare Spanish hereje.

der

heretical (of or relating to heresy or heretics)


herege

heretic (someone whose beliefs are contrary to fundamental tenets)


hégira

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”).

bor

(Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) emigration, an exodus

(Islam) Alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)


imperatriz

/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈtɾiʃ/


impaciência

Learned borrowing from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + paciência.


ilhas Malvinas

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ maʊ̯ˈvĩ.nɐʃ]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ maɫˈβi.nɐʃ]

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


imigrante

pt-noun

imigrante m or f by sense (plural imigrantes)

immigrant (person who comes to a country to settle)


hulheira

coal mine (a mine from which coal is mined)


industriosidade

industry (tendency to work persistently)


indústria leve

indústria leve f (plural indústrias leves)

light industry (industry that does not require high capitalisation or heavy machinery)


infantaria de marinha

marine corps (infantry that fights on or from ships)


infalibilidade papal

(Roman Catholicism) papal infallibility (concept that the Pope is spiritually protected from being able to err)


infantaria naval

infantaria naval f (plural infantarias navais)


impermeável

pt-adj

impermeável m or f (plural impermeáveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin impermeābilis. By surface analysis, im- + permeável or impermear + -ável. Akin to
Galician impermeábel, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and English impermeable.

cog

waterproof; watertight (which doesn’t let water in)


impublicável

pt-adj

impublicável m or f (plural impublicáveis)

unpublishable (not suitable for publication)


indecisão

indecision (inability to decide on a course of action)


implantação

[ĩ.plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(surgery) implantation (act of inserting an implant)

(embryology) implantation (attachment of a fertilised ovum to the uterus)


incansável

[ĩ.kɐ̃ˈsa.βɛɫ]


imunologia

(medicine) immunology (branch of medicine that studies the immune system)


inconcebível

inconcebível m or f (plural inconcebíveis)

[ĩ.kõ.sɨˈβi.βɛɫ]

inconceivable (unable to be conceived, unbelievable)


implementação

implementation (process of moving an idea from concept to reality)


importação

importation (act or practice of importing)


incontável

countless; innumerable (too many to count)

(mathematics) uncountable (incapable of being enumerated by natural numbers)

(grammar, of a noun) uncountable (about a noun which cannot be counted)


inconsútil

(of clothing) seamless, one-piece (having no seams)


incontestável

incontestável m or f (plural incontestáveis)


impopularidade

pt-noun

impopularidade f (plural impopularidades)

unpopularity (property of being unpopular)


infalível

infallible (without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy)


inconsistência

inconsistência f (plural inconsistências)

(uncountable) inconsistency (state of being inconsistent)

inconsistency (an inconsistent part or aspect of something)


indentação

[ĩ.dẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


inequação

(mathematics) inequality (statement that one quantity is not necessarily equal to another)


indigestão

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.d͡ʒi.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.di.ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

indigestion (condition caused by eating too quickly)


indistinguível

pt-adj

indistinguível m or f (plural indistinguíveis)

[ĩ.d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡi.veʊ̯]


inexperiente

inexperiente m or f (plural inexperientes)

inexperienced (having little or no experience)


inestimável

inestimável m or f (plural inestimáveis)


indigência

[ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]


inexportável

inexportável m or f (plural inexportáveis)


indutância

inductance (property by which a voltage is induced in an electric circuit by a changing magnetic field)


indestrutível

indestrutível m or f (plural indestrutíveis)

From in- + destrutível (“destructible”).

indestructible (not able to be destroyed)


infidelidade

infidelity (unfaithfulness in marriage or other moral obligation)


indesbotável

indesbotável m or f (plural indesbotáveis)

(of dyes or colours) fast (not running or fading)


indulgência

[ĩ.duʊ̯ˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ĩ.duʊ̯ˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

indulgence (the act of yielding to temptation)


indescritível

indescritível m or f (plural indescritíveis)


náiade

From Latin Naias, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάειν (náein, “to flow”).


influenciável

influenciável m or f (plural influenciáveis)

influenceable (capable of being influenced)


inflexão

Learned borrowing from Latin īnflexiōnem.

lbor

inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)

(mathematics) inflection (change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave)

inflection (turning away from a straight course)

(grammar) inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)


inflexibilidade

pt-noun

inflexibilidade f (plural inflexibilidades)

From inflexível + -bilidade or in- + flexibilidade.

inflexibility (quality of being inflexible)


inatividade

inactivity; idleness (state of being idle)


indelével

[ĩ.dɨˈlɛ.βɛɫ]

indelible (difficult to remove or wash away)


informalidade

informality (condition of being informal)


premiê

(Brazil, politics) premier (title of the head of government of certain countries)


mão-cheia

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃej.ɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃej.ɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʃeɪ̯.a]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃɐj.ɐ/

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃɐj.ɐ/

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈt͡ʃej.ɐ/

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃej.ɐ/

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃe.ɐ/


lista de reprodução

lista de reprodução f (plural listas de reprodução)


anarcocomunista

anarcocomunista m or f by sense (plural anarcocomunistas)

Alternative spelling of anarco-comunista


transitável

pt-adj

transitável m or f (plural transitáveis)


rainha consorte

pt-noun

rainha consorte f (plural rainhas consortes)


raiz cúbica

(mathematics) cube root (number whose cube is equal to a given number)


raiz quadrada

raiz quadrada f (plural raízes quadradas)

(mathematics) square root (number whose square is equal to a given number)


raposa-vermelha

raposa-vermelha f (plural raposas-vermelhas)

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual


realidade virtual

realidade virtual f (plural realidades virtuais)


raposa-do-ártico

raposa-do-ártico f (plural raposas-do-ártico)

Alopex lagopus
Alopex lagopus#Translingual


raça superior

raça superior f (plural raças superiores)

master race (race of people considered superior to others)


ranhura

[hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

[hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

[χɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

From French rainure. Compare Spanish ranura.

(architecture) flute (groove in the shaft of a column)


raspagem

[χaʃˈpa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁɐʃˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from raspar (“to scrape”) + -agem.


ração

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raçon, borrowed from Latin ratiōnem. Doublet of razão and rácio.


reação química

pt-noun

reação química f (plural reações químicas)

(chemistry) chemical reaction (process by which chemical substances are changed into others)


reaproximação

rapprochement (reestablishment of cordial relations)


raiz-forte

/ʁaˌiʃˈfɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

[χaˌiʃˈfɔχ.t͡ʃi]

/ʁɐˌiʃˈfɔɾ.tɨ/

Armoracia rusticana
Armoracia rusticana#Translingual

(countable) horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, a plant of the mustard family)

(uncountable) horseradish (condiment made from the root of the horseradish plant)


raposa polar

Vulpes lagopus
Vulpes lagopus#Translingual


rebatida

[ʁɨ.βɐˈti.ðɐ]

rebound (recoil of an object bouncing off another)


rabeca

From Old French rebec, from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb). Doublet of arrabil and arrabel.

(music) fiddle (simple, traditional violin)

Charles Murray, Música: descubra as conexões através de perguntas e respostas, Callis Editora, page 17

The rebec that appeared around the 10th century was the first “violin” with a bow and a wooden or iron endpin that rested on the floor. The 3 strings were played with a bow. The first European “violin”, used in the Middle Ages, was small and pear-shaped - a variation of the rebab - an Arabic instrument.

A rabeca que apareceu por volta do séc. X foi o primeiro “violino” com arco e um espigão de madeira ou ferro que assentava no chão. As 3 cordas eram tocadas com um arco. O primeiro “violino” europeu, usado na Idade Média, era pequeno, em forma de pêra - uma variação do rebab - um instrumento árabe.

2010, Umberto Eco, Idade Média Bárbaros, cristãos e muçulmanos, Publicações Dom Quixote, page 846

In reality, the rebec is not a work of carpentry, but carved from a piece of wood; it is also played with a bow and has three strings.

Na realidade, a rabeca não é obra de carpintaria, mas escavada num bloco de madeira; é também tangida com arco e tem três cordas.

Tocava em uma rabeca fabricada por ele, que dava sons tão melodiosos e fortes como o melhor Stradivarius. Este instrumento, mui semelhante em forma às nossas rabecas, era cavado em uma só peça de pau, que formava a caixa e o braço, […]

2014, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Como eu Atravessei África - Primeira Parte: A Carabina d'El-Rei, Edições Vercial, page 97

He was playing a rebec made by himself, whose sounds were as melodious and strong as those of the best Stradivarius. This instrument, very similar in shape to our own fiddles, was carved from a single piece of wood, which gave shape to the body and the neck, […]

(music, historical) rebec (an early pear-shaped, three-stringed bowed instrument)


reação em cadeia

reação em cadeia f (plural reações em cadeia)

[χe.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽj̃ kaˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]

[χe.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩ kaˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]

/ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈdɐj.ɐ/

[ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈðɐj.ɐ]

/ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈdɐj.ɐ/

[ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈðɐj.ɐ]

[ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈðej.ɐ]

[ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈðej.ɐ]

/ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈde.ɐ/

[ʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃j̃ kɐˈðe.ɐ]

(physics) chain reaction (nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms)

chain reaction (series of events where each event causes the next)


ratoeira

/ʁɐˈtwɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐˈtwɐj.ɾɐ/


radiologista

radiologista m or f by sense (plural radiologistas)


raposa vermelha

raposa vermelha f (plural raposas vermelhas)


hebréia

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


raposa do Ártico

raposa do Ártico f (plural raposas do Ártico)

Alternative spelling of raposa-do-ártico


banda cover

(music) cover band (band that only plays another band’s songs)


chuva negra

nuclear fallout (material from a radioactive plume)


chuva radioativa

chuva radioativa f (plural chuvas radioativas)


célula sanguínea

célula sanguínea f (plural células sanguíneas)

(hematology, cytology) blood cell (any of the cells normally found in the blood)


estação espacial

estação espacial f (plural estações espaciais)

space station (manned artificial satellite)


fáscia plantar

fáscia plantar f (plural fáscias plantares)

plantar fascia (the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot)


estrela d'alva

estrela d'alva f (usually uncountable, plural estrelas d'alva)

morning star (planet Venus as seen around dawn)


guarda costeira

guarda costeira f (plural guardas costeiras)

coast guard (body that enforces maritime law)


guerra de travesseiros

guerra de travesseiros f (plural guerras de travesseiros)

pillow fight (a play that involves hitting others with pillows)


guerra-relâmpago

guerra-relâmpago f (plural guerras-relâmpago)


guerra sagrada

guerra sagrada f (plural guerras sagradas)


guerra fria

cold war (period of hostile relations without direct confrontation)


clamídia

chlamydia (a sexually transmitted disease)


edível

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“to eat”).


carnagem

[kaɦˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[kaɦˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[kaɾˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[kaʁˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[kaɻˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/kɐɾˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/


gagá

(informal) gaga (exhibiting the deterioration in the mind)


compilação

compilation (act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources)

compilation (media composed of materials gathering from other media)

(computing) compilation (translation of source code into object code by a compiler)

(computing) binary (the output of a compilation)


interbases

(baseball) shortstop (player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman)


choldra

/ˈt͡ʃɔl.dɾɐ/

[ˈt͡ʃɔɫ.dɾɐ]

Controversial. Possibly borrowed from Old Italian geldra (“crowd”), from Frankish *gilda (“meeting”).

(derogatory, collective) herd (a mass of people)


escansão

[is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

scansion (the act of analysing the meter of poetry)


insuficiência cardíaca

insuficiência cardíaca f (plural insuficiências cardíacas)

(cardiology) heart failure (inability of the heart to pump the sufficient amount of blood)


insensibilidade congénita à dor

insensibilidade congénita à dor f (uncountable)

congenital insensitivity to pain
congenital insensitivity to pain

(pathology) congenital insensitivity to pain (disease that makes sufferers unable to feel pain)


enfatuação

infatuation (unreasoning love or attraction)


implantação de íons

(physics) implantation (insertion of ions into crystal structure)


guelra

(animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)


integral indefinida

integral indefinida f (plural integrais indefinidas)

(mathematics) indefinite integral (function whose derivative is a given function)


génese

géneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Doublet of Génesis, gens, and gente.

der

genesis (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)


gueixa

[ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]

[ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”).


ginjeira

[ʒĩˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ʒĩˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ʒĩˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

Prunus cerasus
Prunus cerasus#Translingual

sour cherry (Prunus cerasus, a tree of Europe and Southeast Asia)


amora-preta

/ɐˌmɔ.ɾɐˈpɾe.tɐ/

black mulberry (edible fruit of the black mulberry tree)


guinada

swerve (sudden movement out of a straight line)


gárgula

pt-noun

gárgula f or (rare, nonstandard) m (plural gárgulas)

(architecture) gargoyle (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

(fantasy) gargoyle (grotesque winged creature)


gávea

From Late Latin gabia, from Latin cavea. Doublet of the inherited gaiva.

(nautical) topsail (sail above the course sail)


governança

[ɡu.βɨɾˈnɐ̃.sɐ]

governance (the process or power of governing)


hemóstase

(medicine) hemostasis (keeping of blood inside a damaged vessel)


guimba

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


amoreira-preta

amoreira-preta f (plural amoreiras-pretas)

black mulberry (small deciduous tree native to southwestern Asia)


estalinista

pt-adj

estalinista m or f (plural estalinistas)

Stalinist (of, relating to, or resembling Stalin)


estalinista

pt-noun

estalinista m or f by sense (plural estalinistas)

Stalinist (person who accepts Stalinism)


interface de usuário

interface de usuário f (plural interfaces de usuário)

user interface (the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with)


inquebrável

pt-adj

inquebrável m or f (plural inquebráveis)

[ĩ.kɨˈβɾa.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɨˈβɾa.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɨˈβɾa.βɛɫ]


interface gráfica

pt-noun

interface gráfica f (plural interfaces gráficas)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(computing) graphical user interface (user interface with images and widgets)


efígie

effigy (dummy or other crude representation)


inquietação

restlessness (state or condition of being restless)


guzerate

guzerate m or f by sense (plural guzerates)


guzerate

Gujarati (of, in or relating to the Gujarati language)


camionete

camionetes (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


invocacional

pt-adj

invocacional m or f (plural invocacionais)

(uncommon) invocational (of or relating to invocation)


impudência

impudence (impudent language, conduct or behaviour)


insinuação

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsinuātiōnem. By surface analysis, insinuar + -ção

lbor

insinuation (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)


insaciável

Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnsatiābilis.

insatiable (incapable of being satisfied or appeased)


insolência

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsolentia.

insolence (arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude)


instalável

[ĩʃ.tɐˈla.βɛɫ]

installable (capable of being installed)


ininteligível

pt-adj

ininteligível m or f (plural ininteligíveis)

unintelligible (not intelligible; not comprehensible)


ancilar

ancillary (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory)


gângster

pt-noun

gângster m or f by sense (plural gângsters or (less common) gângsteres)

gângsters (plural)
gângsteres (plural uncommon)

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡs.teʁ/

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡs.teʁ/

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡs.teɾ/

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡʃ.teʁ/

[ˈɡɐ̃ɡʃ.teχ]

/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡiʃ.teʁ/

[ˈɡɐ̃.ɡiʃ.teχ]

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡs.teɻ/

/ˈɡɐ̃ɡʃ.tɛɾ/


insurreição

[ĩ.su.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.su.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.su.χeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnsurrēctiōnem.


interatividade

pt-noun

interatividade f (plural interatividades)

interactivity (quality of being interactive)


forjadura

[fuɾ.ʒɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

forgery (the act of forging metal into shape)

forgery (the act of forging, fabricating or producing falsely)


glabela

(anatomy) glabella (space between the eyebrows)


geminação

Borrowed from Latin geminātiōnem (“a doubling”).

(phonetics) gemination (pronunciation of a consonant for a longer time)

town twinning (pairing of towns or cities)


guarda-redes

guarda-redes m or f by sense (invariable)

[ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ ˈʁe.ðɨʃ]

(sports, Portugal) goalkeeper (player that protects a goal)


inteligência artificial

inteligência artificial f (plural inteligências artificiais)

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity)

(computing) artificial intelligence (branch of computer science)


intraduzível

pt-adj

intraduzível m or f (plural intraduzíveis)

untranslatable (not able to be translated)


intermissão

intermission (break between performances or sessions)


intolerável

intolerável m or f (plural intoleráveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerável.


insubstituível

pt-adj

insubstituível m or f (plural insubstituíveis)


internet a cabo

cable internet (Internet connectivity received through coaxial cables)


interminável

interminável m or f (plural intermináveis)

interminable (existing or occurring without interruption or end)


interseção

interseções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin intersectiōnem.

lbor

intersection (junction of two or more paths, etc)

(geometry) intersection (point or points common to two objects)

(set theory) intersection (set containing every element common to multiple sets)


hemostasia

hemostasis (keeping of blood inside a damaged vessel)


inteligível

pt-adj

inteligível m or f (plural inteligíveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin intelligibilis.

lbor

intelligible (capable of being understood)


intersexualidade

pt-noun

intersexualidade f (plural intersexualidades)

intersexuality (physical features of both sexes)


insone

Eu durmo pouco pra ficar distante / Eu durmo pouco pra ficar insone

2018, Rogério Skylab (lyrics and music), “Eu Durmo Pouco pra Ficar com Sono” (0:29 from the start), in O Rei do Cu, Rio de Janeiro: Tratore

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


cor de burro quando foge

cor de burro quando foge f (uncountable)

[ˈkoɾ ðɨ ˈβu.ʁu ˈkwɐ̃.du ˈfɔ.ʒɨ]

[ˈkoɾ ðɨ ˈβu.ʁu ˈkwɐ̃.du ˈfɔ.ʒɨ]

Literally, “colour of a donkey when it flees”.

lit

Além disso, pelo fato de ser bem vaidoso, ele pintava os cabelos com uma tinta meio suspeita, a qual lhes deu uma cor estranha. Cor de burro quando foge.

1999, Fernando Jorge, A Academia do Fardão e da Confusão: a Academia Brasileira de Letras e os seus “imortais” mortais, Geração Editorial, page 144

Besides, due to the fact that he was very vain, he dyed his hair with a somewhat suspicious dye, which gave it a strange colour. A nameless colour.

(humorous) an indistinct or nameless colour


intimação

[ĩ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin intimātiōnem. By surface analysis, intimar + -ção.

lbor

(law) subpoena (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony)


intoxicação alimentar

pt-noun

intoxicação alimentar f (plural intoxicações alimentares)

(pathology) food poisoning (any food-borne disease)


intrusão

[ĩ.tɾuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


irrelacionável

pt-adj

irrelacionável m or f (plural irrelacionáveis)


incel

pt-noun

incel m or f by sense (plural incels or (rare) incéis)


incel

pt-adj

incel m or f (plural incels or (rare) incéis)

Se você está há tempo suficiente na internet, provavelmente você já ouviu falar na comunidade incel [...]

2022 March 18, Gustavo Pinheiro, 0:17 from the start, in O Incel que PIROU... [The Incel that went NUTS...], Guarulhos: Stackz, via YouTube, archived from the original on 2023-03-23

If you've been on the internet long enough, you've probably heard of the incel community …


iurte

[ˈiʊ̯ɾ.t͡ʃi]

[ˈiʊ̯χ.t͡ʃi]

yurt (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof)


isenção

[i.zẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

exemption from payment of a fee or bribe

exemption
release; independence of character

partial or total autonomy of some religious orders or institutions in relation to the authority of the Ordinary of the place


irascível

[i.ɾɐʃˈsi.βɛɫ]

[i.ɾɐˈʃi.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin īrāscibilis. Compare Spanish irascible, French irascible and Italian irascibile.


irresponsável

pt-adj

irresponsável m or f (plural irresponsáveis)

irresponsible (lacking a sense of responsibility)


irreprochável

irreprochável m or f (plural irreprocháveis)

irreproachable (free from blame or criticism)


itacense

pt-noun

itacense m or f by sense (plural itacenses)


vira-casaca

vira-casaca m or f by sense (plural vira-casacas)

turncoat (a traitor; one who changes sides)


irrelevância

irrelevance (lack of relationship with the topic at hand or lack of importance)


israelense

(Brazil) Israeli (of or relating to Israel)


israelense

israelense m or f by sense (plural israelenses)

(Brazil) Israeli (person from Israel or of Israeli descent)


Ilíria

Illyria (a historical region in the Balkans)


Arca de Noé

(biblical) Noah's ark (the vessel built by Noah under God’s instructions, as described in Genesis)


Faixa de Gaza

Gaza Strip (A region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


Castela-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Castile-La Mancha (an autonomous community of Spain)


irracionalidade

irracionalidade f (plural irracionalidades)


head

República Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka f

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka#English

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (official name of Sri Lanka)


bouça

From Old Galician-Portuguese bouça, from Latin baltea, from balteus.

(Portugal, regional) fallow (uncultivated land)


Niceia

Nicaea (ancient Greek city in northwestern Anatolia, in modern Turkey; modern İznik)


Estrela Polar

(astronomy) Pole Star (nearest to Earth’s axis when extended above the North Pole)


lacrimejante

pt-adj

lacrimejante m or f (plural lacrimejantes)


labialização

(phonetics) labialisation (rounding of the lips during pronunciation)


lacraia

Ultimately from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “the scorpion”). Doublet of lacrau.

der

(Brazil) centipede (segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda), especially one that is venomous


ladeira

From Old Galician-Portuguese ladeira, from lado.

slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)


Lediça

From lediça, from Old Galician-Portuguese lediça, from Latin laetitia (“great joy; pleasure”). Doublet of Letícia.

Lediça vay a janela […]
Lediça, go to the window […]

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to English Letitia


Pomerânia

Pomerania (a historical region in Europe, shared between Germany and Poland, on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea)


Eubeia

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.a]

Euboea (an island and regional unit of Central Greece, Greece in the Aegean Sea)


largura de banda

pt-noun

largura de banda f (plural larguras de banda)


lavagem cerebral

lavagem cerebral f (plural lavagens cerebrais)

brainwash (mental pressure to change someone’s memory, belief or ideas)


laranja-da-china

laranja-da-china f (plural laranjas-da-china)

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

blood orange (Citrus sinensis, a type of orange)


lavagem de dinheiro

lavagem de dinheiro f (plural lavagens de dinheiro)


Letícia

From Latin laetitia (“great joy; pleasure”). Doublet of Lediça.


ledice

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lediça, from Latin laetitia (“great joy; pleasure”).


lapada

(Beira, Trás-os-Montes) a strike with a stone


laje

flagstone (rectangular paving or roofing stone)


lamentação

From Latin lāmentātiō (“weeping, wailing”). Compare French lamentation, Italian lamentazione.

lamentation (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness)


lantejoula

sequin (sparkling spangle used for decoration)


lambreta

motor scooter (small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame)


lambe-botas

pt-noun

lambe-botas m or f by sense (invariable)

/ˌlɐ̃.bɨˈbɔ.tɐʃ/

[ˌlɐ̃.bɨˈβɔ.tɐʃ]

bootlicker (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner)


lapela

lapel (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit)


laranjada

/lɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈʒa.dɐ/

[lɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈʒa.ðɐ]


lavação

[lɐ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From lavar + -ção, or from Latin lavātiōnem (probably a borrowing). Compare Spanish lavación, Italian lavazione.


lapiseira

mechanical pencil (pencil that uses a mechanism to dispense refillable lead)


lampreia

[lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]

[lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]

/lɐ̃ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/

Inherited from Late Latin lampraeda, lamprēda.
Cognate with Galician and Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, French lamproie, and English lamprey.


larica

Unknown. Compare Galician larica (“hunger”).

Estou com uma larica!

(colloquial) munchies (craving for food)


leitaria

From leite + -aria. Piecewise doublet of leiteira.
Compare Spanish lechería, Catalan lleteria, French laiterie, Italian latteria, Romanian lăptărie.


Pripyat

Pripyat (an abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine)


ladainha

[lɐ.ðɐˈi.ɲɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ledaỹa, from Latin litanīa, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”). Cognate with Galician ladaíña. Doublet of litania.

der

(religion) litany (prayers recited by a leader alternated with responses from the congregation)


lavandeira

From lavandeiro (“launderer”), from Late Latin lavandārius, or from French lavandière. Compare also Spanish lavandera, Asturian llavandera.

Leonurus sibiricus, plant from Lamiaceae

Black-and-white monjita
Black-and-white monjita

White-rumped monjita
White-rumped monjita

Black-and-white monjita (Xolmis dominicanus) or White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus), South and Central American birds from Tyrannidae


lesão por esforço repetitivo

pt-noun

lesão por esforço repetitivo f (plural lesões por esforço repetitivo)

repetitive strain injury
repetitive strain injury

(pathology) repetitive strain injury (injury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use)


lente de contato

lente de contato f (plural lentes de contato)

contact lens (thin lens placed directly on the eye)


liberdade condicional

liberdade condicional f (plural liberdades condicionais)

parole (release of a prisoner on the understanding that he checks in regularly and obeys the law)


limpeza étnica

limpeza étnica f (plural limpezas étnicas)

ethnic cleansing (extermination or expulsion of an ethnic group)


leve como uma pena

pt-adj

leve como uma pena m or f (plural leves como uma pena)

(simile) light as a feather (extremely light, having minimal weight)


limaçon de Pascal

pt-noun

limaçon de Pascal f (plural limaçons de Pascal)


linguagem de computador

linguagem de computador f (plural linguagens de computador)

programming language
programming language

(programming, uncommon) computer language; programming language


linguagem de marcação

linguagem de marcação f (plural linguagens de marcação)

markup language (computer language that uses markups)


leitura labial

leitura labial f (plural leituras labiais)

lipreading (the act of identifying what someone says from the movement of their lips)


linguagem de programação

linguagem de programação f (plural linguagens de programação)

(programming) programming language (code of reserved words and symbols)


lesão corporal

lesão corporal f (plural lesões corporais)

(law) [bodily injury or bodily harm] (crime of striking another)


linguagem de sinais

linguagem de sinais f (plural linguagens de sinais)

(Brazil) sign language (language where the words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions)


lentidão

[lẽ.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


-ície

-ície f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ícies)


caminhoneta

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of camioneta.


LER

lesão por esforço repetitivo
lesão por esforço repetitivo#Portuguese

Acronym of lesão por esforço repetitivo.


levitação

levitation (raising of something without apparent physical cause)


libelinha

From libél(ula) + -inha (diminutive suffix).


laranja da China

laranja da China f (plural laranjas da China)

Alternative spelling of laranja-da-china


insensibilidade congênita à dor

insensibilidade congênita à dor f (uncountable)

insensibilidade congénita à dor#Portuguese

Alternative form of insensibilidade congénita à dor


constante de Hubble

constante de Hubble f (usually uncountable, plural constantes de Hubble)

(astronomy) Hubble constant (rate of expansion of the universe)


lembrancinha

/lẽ.bɾɐ̃ˈsĩ.ɲɐ/

[lẽ.bɾɐ̃ˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lẽ.bɾɐ̃ˈsĩ.ɲɐ/

[lẽ.bɾɐ̃ˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]

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


linchagem

/lĩˈʃa.ʒẽj̃/

[lĩˈʃa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lĩˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/lĩˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/lĩˈt͡ʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from linchar (“to lynch”) + -agem.

lynching (execution of a person without a proper legal trial)


-ícia

-ícia f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ícias)


libertinagem

By surface analysis, from libertino + -agem.

debauchery; profligacy (shameless and immoral behaviour)


côr de burro quando foge

côr de burro quando foge f (uncountable)

cor de burro quando foge
cor de burro quando foge#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1971/Portugal 1945) of cor de burro quando foge.


leiteira

From leite + -eira. Piecewise doublet of leitaria.


gênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of génese.


caminhonete

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of camionete.


Lacónia

Borrowed from Latin Lacōnia, from Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).


epícrise

epicrisis (critical or analytical summing-up)


linguagem corporal

linguagem corporal f (plural linguagens corporais)

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃ koɾ.poˈɾaʊ̯]

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃ koχ.poˈɾaʊ̯]

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃ koɻ.poˈɾaʊ̯]


filarmônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of filarmónica.


liberdade de imprensa

liberdade de imprensa f (usually uncountable, plural liberdades de imprensa)

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿ĩˈpɾẽ.sɐ]

freedom of the press
freedom of the press

freedom of the press (right of media to disseminate ideas and opinions)


linha do tempo

linha do tempo f (plural linhas do tempo)

timeline (graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events)


linha de chegada

linha de chegada f (plural linhas de chegada)

(sports) finish line (line marking end of a race)


linha de comando

linha de comando f (plural linhas de comando)

(Brazil, computing) command line (text prompt where the user inputs commands)


enrolação

[ẽ.χo.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.χo.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

beating around the bush
beat around the bush


liberdade de expressão

liberdade de expressão f (plural liberdades de expressão)

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿ejʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ ð‿eʃ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

freedom of expression
freedom of expression

freedom of expression (right to voice one’s opinion without fear of harm)


intersecção

intersecções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


linha de pesca

linha de pesca f (plural linhas de pesca)

fishing line (chord or line where the hook or lure is attached)


lista de observação

lista de observação f (plural listas de observação)

watchlist (list of items requiring special attention)


lição de casa

homework (schoolwork that is done at home)


lista telefónica

lista telefónica f (plural listas telefónicas)

telephone directory (a listing of telephone subscribers)


loja de departamento

loja de departamento f (plural lojas de departamento)

department store (store containing many departments)


lisboense

lisboense m or f by sense (plural lisboenses)

Lisbonite; Lisboner (person from Lisbon)


lontra-gigante

lontra-gigante f (plural lontras-gigantes)

Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteronura brasiliensis#Translingual


lista de espera

lista de espera f (plural listas de espera)

waiting list (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service)


lesa-majestade

lesa-majestade f (plural lesas-majestades)


lista negra

blacklist (list of people or entities to be shunned or banned)


imprudência

(uncountable) imprudence (quality or state of being imprudent)


licenciosidade

licenciosidade f (plural licenciosidades)

profligacy (shameless and immoral behaviour)


luzerna

From Old Galician-Portuguese luzerna, from Latin lucerna.


eletrocução

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of eletrocussão


limpa-chaminés

limpa-chaminés m or f by sense (invariable)

chimney sweep (person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys)


loquacidade

loquaciousness (the quality of being loquacious)

talkativeness (the quality of being talkative)


locomoção

locomotion (ability to move from one location to another)


locução

(grammar) phrase (group of words that functions as a single unit)


lixeira

rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can (container for waste)

(Brazil, computing) trash, recycle bin (storage location for deleted files)


lisbonense

lisbonense m or f by sense (plural lisbonenses)

Lisboner; Lisbonite (someone from Lisbon)


linhagem

/lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[liˈɲa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]


linhagem

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linhagem, from Old French lignage.

inh+

/lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[liˈɲa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

lineage (series or succession of ancestors or descendants)


listra

A bandeira dos Estados Unidos possui sete listras vermelhas.

The flag of the United States has seven red stripes.

As zebras são conhecidas por suas listras pretas.

Zebras are known for their black stripes.

stripe (long, straight region of a colour)


lua minguante

pt-noun

lua minguante f (usually uncountable, plural luas minguantes)

waning moon (the moon when it appears smaller each night)


luta de classes

luta de classes f (plural lutas de classes)

(sociology) class struggle (struggle between social classes)


lágrimas de crocodilo

lágrimas de crocodilo f pl (plural only)

(idiomatic) crocodile tears (display of tears that is forced or false)


lâmina de barbear

lâmina de barbear f (plural lâminas de barbear)


língua auxiliar

língua auxiliar f (plural línguas auxiliares)

auxiliary language (language used for intercommunication between people who speak different languages)


língua d'oc

Occitan (Romance language spoken in southern France)


língua artificial

língua artificial f (plural línguas artificiais)

constructed language
constructed language

(linguistics) constructed language (an artificially created language)


língua geral

Old Tupi (Tupian language used as a lingua franca in early colonial Brasil)


língua brasileira de sinais

língua brasileira de sinais f (uncountable)

Brazilian Sign Language
Brazilian Sign Language

Brazilian Sign Language (sign language used in Brazil)


língua de sinais

língua de sinais f (plural línguas de sinais)

linguagem de sinais
linguagem de sinais#Portuguese


língua azul

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see língua, azul.


língua estrangeira

língua estrangeira f (plural línguas estrangeiras)

foreign language (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place)


língua natural

língua natural f (plural línguas naturais)

natural language (language that developed naturally)


língua franca

língua franca f (plural línguas francas)

lingua franca (language used for communication between peoples)


lâmia

(Greek mythology) lamia (monster with the body of a woman and the body of a serpent below the waist)


magnoliídeas

(botany, rare) magnoliids (clade within angiosperms)


maioria absoluta

maioria absoluta f (plural maiorias absolutas)

absolute majority (a number of votes totalling over 50 per cent)


lêndea

[ˈlẽ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ˈlẽ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese *lendẽa, from Late Latin lendina, ultimately from Latin lendem. Compare Galician lendia.


lígure

Ligurian (belonging or relating to the Ligurians, an ancient tribe of northwestern Italy)


lígure

Ligurian (one of an ancient tribe of northwestern Italy)

Ligurian (Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria and Monaco)

Ligurian (ancient Indo-European language spoken by the Ligurians)


luva de cozinha

luva de cozinha f (plural luvas de cozinha)

oven glove (glove designed to carry hot objects)


madrilense

madrilense m or f by sense (plural madrilenses)


maioral

maioral m or f by sense (plural maiorais)


madeireira

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾɐ]

[mɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐj.ɾɐ]

lumberyard (facility where lumber is prepared)


madagascarense

pt-adj

madagascarense m or f (plural madagascarenses)

/mɐ.dɐ.ɡɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

[mɐ.ðɐ.ɣɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ]

(rare) Malagasy (of or relating to Madagascar)


madagascarense

pt-noun

madagascarense m or f by sense (plural madagascarenses)

/mɐ.dɐ.ɡɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

[mɐ.ðɐ.ɣɐʃ.kɐˈɾẽ.sɨ]

(rare) Malagasy (person from Madagascar)


macadâmia

macadamia (Australian tree of the genus Macadamia)

macadamia (the fruit of the macadamia tree)


madressilva

[ˌma.ðɾɨˈsiɫ.βɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin matrisilva. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian madreselva.

cog

honeysuckle (any plant of the genus Lonicera)


magiar

Borrowed from Hungarian magyar (“Hungarian”).

bor+

Hungarian, Magyar (of, in or pertaining to the Hungarian language)


magiar

pt-noun

magiar m or f by sense (plural magiares)


macaense

macaense m or f by sense (plural macaenses)


mais-valia

(Marxism) surplus value (yield, profit or return on production capital invested)

(economics) capital gain (an increase in the value of a capital asset)

Aprenderes bem o que te ensinam da escola pode ser uma mais-valia para o futuro.

Learn well what you are taught in school can be a benefit in the future.


madeixa

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

small skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)


malgaxe

malgaxe m or f by sense (plural malgaxes)


mancha solar

(astronomy) sunspot (colder, darker region on the sun’s surface)


manuscritura

handwriting (act or process of writing with the hand)


manchu

Manchu (relating to the Manchu language)


quadridimensional

pt-adj

quadridimensional m or f (plural quadridimensionais)

(algebraic geometry, physics) four-dimensional


mapa do site

site map (webpage that lists the contents of a website)


mamangaba

[mɐ.mɐ̃ˈɡa.βɐ]

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


mamadeira

[mɐ.mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[mɐ.mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

(Brazil) baby bottle (container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants)


manticora

(Greek mythology, Persian mythology) manticore (creature with the body of a lion, tail of a scorpion and head of a human)


manjerona

/mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/

/mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/

/mɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾo.nɐ/

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin maiōrāna.

slbor

Origanum majorana
Origanum majorana#Translingual

marjoram (Origanum majorana, a herb of the mint family)


mansidão

pt-noun

mansidão f (usually uncountable, plural mansidões)

[mɐ̃.siˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[mɐ̃.siˈðɐ̃w̃]


manda-chuva

manda-chuva m or f by sense (plural manda-chuvas)

[ˌmɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]

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


maoísta

maoísta m or f by sense (plural maoístas)


maquinação

machination (clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes)


manilha

Borrowed from Spanish manilla, from Latin manicula, from manus (“hand”).

shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)

shackle (restraint fit over a wrist or ankle)

bracelet (band worn around the wrist as jewellery)

a large concrete pipe used for sewage or drainage


manilha

Borrowed from French manille (“manille”), from earlier malille, from Spanish malilla.

bor+

(card games) manille (the second-highest trump in certain card games)


marca d'água

watermark (translucent design on an image)


marcha à ré

Transitar em marcha à ré, salvo na distância necessária a pequenas manobras e de forma a não causar riscos à segurança.

Driving in reverse gear, except for the distance required for small manoeuvres and in such a way as not to cause a safety hazard.

reverse (gear that makes a vehicle move backwards)

(figurative) retrogression (deterioration or decline to a previous state)


marinha mercante

pt-noun

marinha mercante f (plural marinhas mercantes)


publicidade indireta

product placement (form of advertising where a brand or product is placed in a programme)


maré alta

high tide (the natural tide at its highest level)


maria-fumaça

maria-fumaça f (plural marias-fumaça or marias-fumaças)

marias-fumaça (plural)
marias-fumaças (plural)

steam locomotive (locomotive powered by steam)


maré vermelha

maré vermelha f (plural marés vermelhas)


massa de vidraceiro

putty (form of cement used to fix panes of glass)


massa invariante

(relativity) rest mass (mass of a body when it is not moving)


matemática discreta

discrete mathematics
discrete mathematics

(mathematics) discrete mathematics (mathematical field that studies discrete structures)


marata

Marathi (pertaining to the Indian state of Maharashtra)

Marathi (pertaining to the Marathi language)


marca de nome

name brand (distinctive name for a brand)


maria-rapaz

/mɐˌɾi.ɐ.ʁɐˈpaʃ/


maresia

O dia passou lento e Pedro, ao voltar, trouxe no rosto cansado o sorriso de quem teve um dia rendoso. Nos braços, a rede e o cesto de peixes, os cabelos com odor de maresia, o rosto curtido de sal, um assobio alegre ...

2009, Jane Soares De Almeida, Contos De Amor, Medo E Cólera, Clube de Autores, page 11


massagista

massagista m or f by sense (plural massagistas)

(massage) masseur, masseuse f, massagist (a person who performs massage)


marianinha

Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea cyanus#Translingual

cornflower (Centaurea cyanus, a European plant with bushy blue flowers)


matilha

(collective) pack (collective noun for dogs)

(military, collective) wolfpack (fleet of military submarines)


massa folhada

massa folhada f (usually uncountable, plural massas folhadas)

(cooking) puff pastry (light, flaky pastry)


meia-volta

about-face (turn to face the opposite direction)


medula óssea

(anatomy) bone marrow (substance inside bones)


maçã podre

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maçã, podre.

(idiomatic) bad apple (a person who is a bad influence on others)


matéria escura

(astronomy) dark matter (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation)


mecânica quântica

(physics) quantum mechanics (branch of physics that studies matter and energy at the level of elementary particles)


maria-chiquinha

maria-chiquinha f (plural marias-chiquinhas)

pigtail (either of two braids or ponytails on the side of the head)

bunches (hairstyle which uses ponytails)


matriz mitocondrial

matriz mitocondrial f (plural matrizes mitocondriais)

(biology) matrix (part of the mitochondrion inside the inner membrane)


medalha de honra

medalha de honra f (plural medalhas de honra)

Medal of Honor (highest military award given in the United States)

any achievement that is a great source of pride


memória dinâmica

memória dinâmica f (plural memórias dinâmicas)

dynamic memory (computer memory that requires periodic refresh)


membrana citoplasmática

membrana citoplasmática f (plural membranas citoplasmáticas)

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


memória ROM

memória ROM f (usually uncountable, plural memórias ROM)

(computing) read-only memory (memory where values may be stored but not updated)


merleta

(heraldry) martlet (a mythical bird, often used in heraldry, which possessed no feet)


medalha de ouro

medalha de ouro f (plural medalhas de ouro)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see medalha, de, ouro.

gold medal (first place in a competition)


microzima

(obsolete) microzyma (micro-organism that causes acute infectious disease)


meia-calça

tights (woman’s skin-tight garment that covers the legs and feet)


medicina alternativa

medicina alternativa f (plural medicinas alternativas)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

alternative medicine (medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine)


mata-sanos

quack (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine)


maçom

Freemason (member of the Free and Accepted Masons)


marreta

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.

affix

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

(Portugal) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)


caxirola

Name modified from caxixi, which the instrument is based off of.


meninada

a collective of young people; may refer to kids, adolescents or young adults


medalhista

pt-noun

medalhista m or f by sense (plural medalhistas)

[mɨ.ðɐˈʎiʃ.tɐ]


mecatrónica

mechatronics (branch of engineering that studies automata)


mestria

From mestre + -ia or borrowed from Occitan maestria (“ability”), from Latin magister (“teacher”).

bor+

ability (high level of capability or skill)


meia-lua

half-moon (the moon in its first or last quarter)

half-moon (anything shaped like a crescent)


meia-irmã

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɦˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɦˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iɾˈmɐ̃]

[ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iʁˈmɐ̃]

half-sister (sister sharing only one parent)


meleca

(Brazil) goo (sticky liquid or semisolid substance)

(Brazil) dirty mess, especially one with goo

(Brazil) something of poor quality or useless


mentira branca

pt-noun

mentira branca f (plural mentiras brancas)

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

/mẽˈti.ɾɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

[mẽˈti.ɾɐ ˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

(idiomatic) white lie (untrue, good-willed statement)


mercadologia

mercadologia f (usually uncountable, plural mercadologias)

marketing (the promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service)


matrioshka

Borrowed from Russian матрёшка (matrjóška).

bor+

Russian doll; matryoshka (one of a set of hollow, nesting dolls)


mexeriqueira

Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata#Translingual

mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata, a fruit-bearing tree)


mesóclise

(grammar) mesoclisis (insertion of a clitic inside a word)


mensagem subliminar

pt-noun

mensagem subliminar f (plural mensagens subliminares)

subliminal message (hidden message perceived subconsciously)


mexerica

Deverbal from mexericar. Alternatively, mexericar + -ica

(Brazil) mandarin orange (fruit of the Citrus reticulata tree)


meritocracia

meritocracy (government by those with merit)


sobrejanela

From sobre- (“over-”) + janela (“window”).

an ornamental cloth placed above a window


mesada

pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)


mesada

From mesa (“table”) + -ada. Compare joelhada, pedrada, cotovelada.

the act of hitting somebody with a table


ministração

(uncountable) administration (the act of administering something)


milha náutica

milha náutica f (plural milhas náuticas)

nautical mile (a unit of measure equal to 1852 meters)


palavra de honra

palavra de honra f (plural palavras de honra)

word of honour (pledge of one’s good faith)


mina de ouro

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mina, de, ouro.

(idiomatic) gold mine (very profitable economic venture)


novilíngua

Translated version of English Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-four.

Newspeak (fictional language designed to restrict thoughts)


mistureba

(Brazil) hodgepodge; jumble (collection of miscellaneous things)


micela

Formed from the root of Latin mīca, with the suffix -ela, or borrowed from New Latin micella. Compare French micelle.

(chemistry) micelle (colloidal aggregate)


mina terrestre

mina terrestre f (plural minas terrestres)

(military) land mine (type of mine that is placed on land)


mobelha-grande

mobelha-grande f (plural mobelhas-grandes)

great northern diver
great northern diver

great northern diver (Gavia immer, a large bird of the diver family)


modulação de amplitude

modulação de amplitude f (plural modulações de amplitude)

amplitude modulation
amplitude modulation

(radio) amplitude modulation (method of sending information in which the amplitude of radio waves is modified)


modulação de amplitude em quadratura

modulação de amplitude em quadratura f (uncountable)

quadrature amplitude modulation
quadrature amplitude modulation

(radio) quadrature amplitude modulation (modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once)


miscelânea

miscellany, medley (collection of miscellaneous things)


mixórdia

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɦ.d͡ʒjɐ]

[miˈʃɔɾ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔɾ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/miˈʃɔʁ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[miˈʃɔɾ.ðjɐ]

mishmash (a collection of random things)


olheira

(usually in the plural) dark circles under the eyes


miríade

(figuratively) myriad (vast quantity of something)


modulação de frequência

modulação de frequência f (plural modulações de frequência)

frequency modulation
frequency modulation

(radio) frequency modulation (method of sending information in which the frequency of radio waves is modified)


miscigenação

Borrowed from English miscegenation. By surface analysis, miscigenar + -ção.

miscegenation (the mixing or blending of races)


minguante

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/mĩˈɡwɐ̃.tɨ/


moela

Inherited from Latin *molella, diminutive of mola (“millstone”). Cognate with Galician moella and Spanish molleja.

gizzard (portion of the oesophagus of some animals where food is ground)


metafonia

(linguistics) metaphony (sound change in which a vowel’s pronunciation is affected by another)


moldável

[mɔɫˈda.βɛɫ]


molenga

molenga m or f by sense (plural molengas)


monocelha

unibrow (eyebrows that meet in the middle)


moenda

From Latin molenda, neuter plural gerund of molō. Compare Spanish molienda, Italian molenda.


monolíngue

monolíngues (plural)
spelling (Brazil especially)

(of a person) monolingual (who only knows one language)

(of media) monolingual (containing content in only one language)


mixaria

trifle (anything that is of little importance or worth)


monofisista

monofisista m or f by sense (plural monofisistas)

(Christianity) Monophysite (member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature)


monofisista

pt-adj

monofisista m or f (plural monofisistas)


moranga

Hunsrik: Morange

Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbita pepo#Translingual

pumpkin (fruit of the Cucurbita pepo vine)


montanhista

pt-noun

montanhista m or f by sense (plural montanhistas)

mountaineer (one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure)


moderação

[mu.ðɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin moderātiōnem. By surface analysis, moderar + -ção.


moralidade

(uncountable) morality (recognition of or obedience to the rules of correct conduct)


moreia

Inherited from Latin muraena, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ραινα (mū́raina).

moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)


moreia

(glaciology) debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)


atenuante

mitigating; attenuating; extenuating (that lessens severity)


atenuante

extenuating circumstance
extenuating circumstance

(law) extenuating circumstance (any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime)


vira-casacas

pt-noun

vira-casacas m or f by sense (invariable)


romanicista

romanicista m or f by sense (plural romanicistas)

(rare) Romanicist (scholar of Romance languages)


OIAC

Initialism of Organização Internacional de Aviação Civil.


motoneve

(vehicles) snowmobile (vehicle with tracks and skis used for moving over snow)


mosca doméstica

pt-noun

mosca doméstica f (plural moscas domésticas)

Musca domestica
Musca domestica#Translingual

common housefly (Musca domestica, a fly commonly found in human habitations)


mosca-varejeira

mosca-varejeira f (plural moscas-varejeiras)

botfly (insect whose larvae are parasites of mammals)


mudança climática

mudança climática f (plural mudanças climáticas)

climate change (changes in the Earth’s climate)


maltaria

malthouse (place where malt is produced)


maquia

From Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). Cognate with Spanish maquila.

(historical) maquia, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.8–1.2 litres in different 19th-century contexts


moçárabe

moçárabe m or f by sense (plural moçárabes)

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَعْرَب (mustaʕrab, “Arabized”).

bor+

(historical) Mozarab (Christian in Moorish Iberia)

(uncountable) Mozarabic (extinct Romance language once spoken in Moorish Iberia)


moção

Meu primeiro discurso acabou se constituindo numa das sessões mais agitadas da história da Assembléia. Consegui dominar a Assembleia toda e derrotar uma moção que já fora para a mesa com a assinatura da maioria dos deputados.

1994, José Luiz Goldfarb, Voar também é com os homens: o pensamento de Mário Schenberg, EdUSP, page 156

My first speech ended up being part of one of the most agitated sessions in the Assembly’s history. I was able to control the entire Assembly and defeat a motion that had already been sent forth to the board with the signatures of most members of parliament.

(politics) motion (parliamentary proposal)

motion; movement (progression from one place to another)


mortalha

Inherited from Latin mortālia, mortuālia (“mourning weeds”). Cognate of Spanish mortaja.

related to posthumous practices
shroud (cloth used to cover cadavers)

related to posthumous practices
excessive amount of corpses

(religion) clothing used by religious people, especially white clothing used in processions

a white sign on the forehead of some horses


saída à francesa

pt-noun

saída à francesa f (plural saídas à francesa)

French leave (a sudden or unannounced departure)


mulher pública

mulher pública f (plural mulheres públicas)


mulher de vida fácil

mulher de vida fácil f (plural mulheres de vida fácil)


má vontade

reluctance (unwillingness to do something)


máquina de costura

máquina de costura f (plural máquinas de costura)

sewing machine (electrical device used to stitch cloth)


máquina de busca

máquina de busca f (plural máquinas de busca)

(computing) search engine (application that searches for data)


mãe substituta

mãe substituta f (plural mães substitutas)

(Brazil) surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)


mostardeira

[muʃ.tɐɾˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[muʃ.tɐɾˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

mustard (any of several plants of the genera Brassica and Sinapis, whose seeds are used to make a condiment)


máquina do tempo

máquina do tempo f (plural máquinas do tempo)

(fiction) time machine (device used to travel in time)


máquina de vender

máquina de vender f (plural máquinas de vender)

vending machine (machine that dispenses merchandise)


máquina de venda automática

máquina de venda automática f (plural máquinas de venda automáticas)


música de câmara

(music) chamber music (classical music played with few instruments)


máquina-ferramenta

máquina-ferramenta f (plural máquinas-ferramentas or (rare) máquinas-ferramenta)

máquinas-ferramentas (plural)
máquinas-ferramenta (plural rare)

machine tool (machine with tools used to machine material)


máquina de lavar

máquina de lavar f (plural máquinas de lavar)

washing machine (machine that washes clothes)


música clássica

música clássica f (plural músicas clássicas)

classical music (music of the Classical period)


nau capitânia

nau capitânia f (plural naus capitânias)

flagship (ship occupied by a fleet’s commander)


navegação estimada

dead reckoning (method of estimating the position of a craft based on its direction and speed)


nebulosa planetária

nebulosa planetária f (plural nebulosas planetárias)

(astronomy) planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a dying star)


navalha de Occam

(sciences) Occam's razor (principle of preferring the simpler of two competing theories)


máquina diferencial

máquina diferencial f (plural máquinas diferenciais)

(computing) difference engine (computer that tabulates polynomial functions)


música house

house music (subgenre of electronic dance music)


música pop

pop music (music intended for a wide audience)


máquina de Turing

máquina de Turing f (plural máquinas de Turing)

(computing theory) Turing machine (abstract machine designed to give a mathematically precise definition of computability)


mão-de-vaca

mão-de-vaca m or f by sense (plural mãos-de-vaca)

(derogatory, slang) miser; skinflint; scrooge (someone who avoids spending money)


máquina de lavar roupa

máquina de lavar roupa f (plural máquinas de lavar roupa)


mulher de negócios

mulher de negócios f (plural mulheres de negócios)

businesswoman (woman involved in business)


nauatle

nauatle m or f by sense (plural nauatles)

one of the Nahuatl (people indigenous to central Mexico)


mutuca

→ Hunsrik: Mutuck

(Brazil) horsefly (fly of the family Tabanidae)


mãozada

[ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.ðɐ]


municipalidade

municipalidade f (plural municipalidades)


nasalização

(phonetics) nasalisation (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth)


nasalidade

nasality; nasalness (state or quality of being nasal)


mão-de-obra

/ˌmɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.bɾɐ]

[ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈɔ.bɾa]

/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.bɾɐ/

[ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈd‿ɔ.βɾɐ]

labour, workforce (workers employed by an organisation, especially for manual labour)


mulherzinha

mulherzinha f (plural mulherezinhas or (proscribed) mulherzinhas)

mulherezinhas (plural)
mulherzinhas (plural proscribed)

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

(colloquial) girl who looks or acts like a woman

(colloquial, derogatory) female busybody, nosy woman

(colloquial, derogatory) vulgar or contemptible woman

(offensive) a cowardly or effeminate man


mulherzinha

pt-adj

mulherzinha m or f (plural mulherezinhas)

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/

[muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

/muˌʎɛɾˈzi.ɲɐ/

(of a man, offensive) cowardly or effeminate


coxinha

pt-noun

coxinha m or f by sense (plural coxinhas)

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary person, conservative person

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic person, normie, airhead


coxinha

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary, conservative

(Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic, uncreative


muquirana

muquirana m or f by sense (plural muquiranas)

(Brazil, slang) cheapskate; miser (someone who avoids spending money)


muquirana

(Portugal)

(Brazil, slang) miserly (who avoids spending money)


nadadeira

[nɐ.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[nɐ.ðɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


praia fluvial

praia fluvial f (plural praias fluviais)

From praia (“beach”) + fluvial (“pertaining to a river”).


lista telefônica

lista telefônica f (plural listas telefônicas)

lista telefónica
lista telefónica#Portuguese


modulação de fase

modulação em fase
modulação em fase#Portuguese


modulação em amplitude

modulação de amplitude
modulação de amplitude#Portuguese

Alternative form of modulação de amplitude


modulação em frequência

modulação de frequência
modulação de frequência#Portuguese

Alternative form of modulação de frequência


máquina ferramenta

máquina ferramenta f (plural máquinas ferramentas or (rare) máquinas ferramenta)

máquinas ferramentas (plural)
máquinas ferramenta (plural rare)

Alternative spelling of máquina-ferramenta


Lacônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Lacónia.


mujique

mujique m or f by sense (plural mujiques)


monocotiledônea

monocotiledônea f (plural monocotiledôneas)

monocotiledôneas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


Allat

(Arabian mythology) Allat (pre-Islamic Arabian goddess)


mecatrônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of mecatrónica.


garrafal

letras garrafais


semilha

Borrowed from Spanish semilla (“seed”), from Latin semen (“seed”), possibly from a label accompanying the first potatoes arrived in Madeira from the Canary Islands that was mistaken as identifying the name of the plant.

as semilhas (batatas) que, na decadência do vinho, eram o principal recurso da gente do campo, perderam-se, como em toda a parte.

1848, Revista universal Lisbonense, volume 8

the potatoes that, with the decline of the wine, were the main resource of the country folk, were lost, like it happened everywhere else.

Morreu uma boa parte da população madeirense […] por haver faltado a semilha

1921, Fernando Augusto da Silva, Elucidário Madeirense

The failure of the potato crop resulted in the death of a high number of Madeirans


hidrocefalia

(medicine) hydrocephalus (fluid accumulation inside the brain)


exportadora

(business) exporter (a company that primarily exports goods)


cambalhota

/kɐ̃.bɐˈʎɔ.tɐ/


necrocracia

necrocracy (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader)


ninidrina

(organic chemistry) ninhydrin (2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione)


nota de rodapé

nota de rodapé f (plural notas de rodapé)

footnote (comment at the bottom of a printed page)


notação húngara

(programming) Hungarian notation (convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type)


nota fiscal

receipt (written acknowledgement of a payment)


noite de São Silvestre

New Year's Eve (the night of December 31st)


nogueira-pecã

Carya illinoinensis
Wikispecies:Carya illinoinensis

pecan (Carya illinoinensis, a deciduous tree)


notação polonesa

(Brazil, arithmetic, programming) Polish notation (notation for arithmetic formulae in which the operations are written before the operands)


nidação

(embryology) nidation (implantation of the early embryo in the uterus)


neurose

(pathology) neurosis (mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear)


negociação

Learned borrowing from Latin negōtiātiōnem.

lbor

negotiation (process of achieving agreement)


ninfeia

water lily (any plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)


necromante

pt-noun

necromante m or f by sense (plural necromantes)

necromancer (person who practices necromancy)


obra prima

masterpiece (exceptional good piece of work)


nigromancia

necromancy (divination involving the dead)


ermida

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermida, hermida, from Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, “solitary”).
Cognate with Galician ermida, Spanish and Catalan ermita.

der

an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite


nipofilia

From nipo- (“Nippo-”), from Japanese 日本 (にっぽん, Nippon, “Japan”), + -filia (“-philia”).


ninharia

Borrowed from Spanish niñería (literally “childishness”).

bor+

1917, Raul Brandão, Húmus, 2ª edição
Na realidade isto é como Pompeia um vasto sepulchro: aqui se enterraram todos os nossos sonhos... Sob estas capas de vulgaridade ha talvez sonho e dôr que a ninharia e o habito não deixam vir á superficie.

trifle; triviality (thing of little importance or worth)


ninhada

(collective) litter (offspring of a mammal born in one birth)

(collective) brood (the young of any egg-laying creature)


noz-macadâmia

pt-noun

noz-macadâmia f (plural nozes-macadâmia)


nómade

nómades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

nomad (a member of a group of people who move around seasonally)


nómade

nomadic (leading a wandering life with no fixed abode)


noitada

night (night spent at a particular activity)


noz-moscada

Myristica fragrans
Myristica fragrans#Translingual

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree of the East Indies)

nutmeg (the spicy seed of the nutmeg tree)


obliteração

obliteration (the total destruction of something)


nitreira

nitrary (place where potassium nitrate is produced)


baleia-franca

baleia-franca f (plural baleias-francas)

right whale (baleen whales belonging to the family Balaenidae)


vitória de Pirro

vitória de Pirro f (plural vitórias de Pirro)


vitória pírrica

vitória pírrica f (plural vitórias pírricas)


vitória pirrónica

vitória pirrónica f (plural vitórias pirrónicas)

(rare) Pyrrhic victory (a costly victory)


obsolescência

obsolescência f (usually uncountable, plural obsolescências)

obsolescence (the state of being obsolete)


nódoa

→ Indonesian: noda

From Latin notula (“little mark”). Compare with the borrowed doublet nótula.

stain (patch of irregular colour on a surface)


negacionista

pt-adj

negacionista m or f (plural negacionistas)

denialist, denier, negationist (relating to denial in a controversial debate)


negacionista

pt-noun

negacionista m or f by sense (plural negacionistas)

denialist, denier, negationist (one who denies an assertion in a controversial debate)


anábase

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “a going up, an ascent”).

bor+

(medicine) augmentation (the stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue)

(rare) anabasis (military march up-country)


obscenidade

[ɔβ.ʃɨ.niˈða.ðɨ]

(specifically) obscenity; profanity; curse (an offensive word or expression)

(uncountable) obscenity (the quality of being obscene)


Caríntia

[kaˈɾĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[kaˈɾĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]


malfeitoria

(countable) wrongdoing (instance of doing something morally or legally wrong)


cachola

/kɐˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ/


criminalística

forensic science (collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis)


odisseia

odyssey (extended adventurous voyage or quest)


margarida

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.dɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.ðɐ]

From Latin margarīta (“pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs). Doublet of margarita, marguerita, and Margarete.

doublet

Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis#Translingual

daisy (Bellis perennis, a wild flower with a yellow head and white petals)


ofegante

/ɔ.fɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɔ.fɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

O corredor de maratona terminou a prova completamente ofegante.

The marathon runner finished the competition completely out of breath.

out of breath, breathless (breathing with difficulty)


incalculável

pt-adj

incalculável m or f (plural incalculáveis)

(mathematics) incalculable (unable to be calculated)


Estíria

[iʃˈt͡ʃi.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[eʃˈt͡ʃi.ɾɪ.ɐ]


ocultista

pt-noun

ocultista m or f by sense (plural ocultistas)

occultist (person who practises occultism)


deselegante

pt-adj

deselegante m or f (plural deselegantes)


olaria

Ultimately from Latin ōlla (“pot, jar”) + -aria.

pottery (workshop where pottery is made)


omelete

pt-noun

omelete (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural omeletes)


desconsideração

desconsideração f (plural desconsiderações)


oftalmologista

oftalmologista m or f by sense (plural oftalmologistas)

ophthalmologist (medical doctor specialising in the eye)


rede neural

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(chiefly Brazil, artificial intelligence) neural network (system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to learn how to assess imprecise data)


odisséia

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


pança

From Old Galician-Portuguese pança, from Latin panticem.


noz macadâmia

noz macadâmia f (plural nozes macadâmia)


vitória pirrônica

vitória pirrônica f (plural vitórias pirrônicas)

vitória pirrónica
vitória pirrónica#Portuguese


pandorga

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.ɡɐ]

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.ɡɐ]

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɡɐ/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.ɡɐ/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɻ.ɡa/

/pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɡɐ/

[pɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.ɣɐ]

(South Brazil) kite (flying toy on string)


Australásia

Australasia (a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands)


panturrilha

Borrowed from Spanish pantorrilla (“calf”), from pantorra (“calf”), ultimately from Latin pantex.


reposição

Learned borrowing from Latin repositiōnem. By surface analysis, repor + -ção.

lbor

the act of providing a replacement for something that is unavailable or was used up

rerun (television program shown after its initial presentation)


neo-nazista

pt-noun

neo-nazista m or f by sense (plural neo-nazistas)

(Brazil) Superseded spelling of neonazista.


neo-nazista

pt-adj

neo-nazista m or f (plural neo-nazistas)


represália

retaliation (act of responding violently to an act)


nômada

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nómada.


aracnologista

pt-noun

aracnologista m or f by sense (plural aracnologistas)

arachnologist (scientist who studies arachnids)


ninféia

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


nômade

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of nómade.


emergencista

emergencista m or f by sense (plural emergencistas)


Francónia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francus (“Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Franconia (a traditional region and former duchy in Germany)


linguatulose

Linguatula serrata
Wikispecies:Linguatula serrata

linguatulosis (parasitical condition caused by the Linguatula serrata)


luva de forno

oven glove (glove designed to carry hot objects)


língua de sinais americana

língua de sinais americana f (uncountable)

American Sign Language
American Sign Language

American Sign Language (a sign language used in the United States and Canada)


noite morta

(idiomatic) dead of night (the middle of the night)


obsolescência programada

obsolescência programada f (uncountable)

planned obsolescence
planned obsolescence

planned obsolescence (policy of deliberately designing a product to become obsolete or useless soon)


linha-dura

linha-dura m or f by sense (plural linhas-duras or linha-dura)

linhas-duras (plural)
linha-dura (plural)

hard-liner (a person who takes a firm position on some policy)


onda de choque

onda de choque f (plural ondas de choque)

(physics) shock wave (a powerful compression wave)


crucifixão

crucifixion (execution by being nailed or tied to a cross)


onironauta

onironauta m or f by sense (plural onironautas)

(rare) oneironaut (explorer of dream worlds)


localidade

locality (area considered the site of certain activities)


omnidirecional

pt-adj

omnidirecional m or f (plural omnidirecionais)

omnidirecionais (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


nagô

From Fon anagó (“Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó.

(Brazil) someone of Yoruba descent, especially a descendant of slaves brought to Brazil


altéia

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

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


contenção

Learned borrowing from Latin contentiōnem.

lbor

[kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


contenção

[kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


microfonia

feedback (high-pitched noise heard when a microphone is near a speaker)


orelha-de-judas

pt-noun

orelha-de-judas f (plural orelhas-de-judas)

wood ear (an edible fungus in the genus Auricularia which grows on wood)


onça-d'água

Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteronura brasiliensis#Translingual

giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis, a mustelid of South America)


macaxeira

/mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/mɐ.kɐˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

(chiefly Northeast Brazil) manioc (Manihot esculenta, a tropical plant with edible roots)


hortelã-pimenta

hortelã-pimenta f (plural hortelãs-pimenta or hortelãs-pimentas)

hortelãs-pimenta (plural)
hortelãs-pimentas (plural)

peppermint (hybrid herb of the mint family)


ordem de grandeza

ordem de grandeza f (plural ordens de grandeza)


Ligúria

Borrowed from Latin Liguria, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

administrative region
administrative region

Liguria (an administrative region of northwest Italy)


oceânide

(Greek mythology) Oceanid (any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys)


metonímia

Learned borrowing from Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

der

metonymy (the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify the entire object)


organização não-governamental

pt-noun

organização não-governamental f (plural organizações não-governamentais)

non-governmental organisation
non-governmental organisation

non-governmental organisation (organisation with no government participation)


andiroba

/ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

/ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

[ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.βɐ]

Carapa guianensis
Wikispecies:Carapa guianensis

andiroba (Carapa guianensis, a tree of South and Central America)


ocidentalização

ocidentalização f (plural ocidentalizações)

westernisation (the assimilation of Western culture)


alface-de-cordeiro

corn salad (any plant of the genus Valerianella, used in salads)


metrossexual

pt-adj

metrossexual m or f (plural metrossexuais)


oligarquia

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía). By surface analysis, oligarca + -ia or oligo- + -arquia

(uncountable) oligarchy (government by only a few)

oligarchy (those who make up an oligarchic government)

oligarchy (state ruled by such a government)


osga

From Arabic وَزَغَة (wazaḡa). Arabic wa- regularly becomes o- in Portuguese.

gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)


paelha

paella (a Valencian dish made with rice, vegetables and shellfish)


micro-onda

Translation of English microwave; micro- + onda ("wave").

(physics, chiefly in the plural) microwave (electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves)


paixonite

(colloquial) crush (a short-lived love or infatuation)


otária

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

Otaria flavescens
Wikispecies:Otaria flavescens

South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, a sea lion of South America)


ortoépia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia).

bor+

orthoepy (the correct pronunciation of words)


oclusiva

(phonetics) stop; plosive (consonant produced by blocking the passage of air)


oxítona

(linguistics) oxytone (a word stressed on the last syllable)


paleoantropologista

pt-noun

paleoantropologista m or f by sense (plural paleoantropologistas)

paleoanthropologist (specialist in paleoanthropology)


gororoba

[ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.βɐ]

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi karu (“meal”) + roba (“sour”).

(Brazil, informal) farrago; hodgepodge; jumble (collection of miscellaneous things)

(Brazil, informal, by extension) any meal, especially a simple one


gororoba

[ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.βɐ]


palavras cruzadas

(games, puzzles) crossword (a type of word puzzle)


ourives

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurificem, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of aurífice. Cognate with Galician ourive.

inh+

goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)


pantera-negra

pt-noun

pantera-negra f (plural panteras-negras)

black panther (leopard or jaguar with black fur)


panela a vapor

panela a vapor f (plural panelas a vapor)

(cooking) a pan with holes, used for steaming food


ousadia

audacity; daringness (fearlessness, intrepid daring)


panela de pressão

panela de pressão f (plural panelas de pressão)


papila gustativa

papila gustativa f (plural papilas gustativas)

(anatomy) tastebud (a small organ on the tongue that detects tastes)


pança de cerveja

pança de cerveja f (plural panças de cerveja)

beer belly (protruding abdomen attributed to the consumption of beer)


ouvinte

ouvinte m or f by sense (plural ouvintes)

From Latin audientem, present participle of audiō. By surface analysis, ouvir + -inte. Compare Galician ouvinte and Spanish oyente.


ovelha negra

/ɔˈbe.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈβe.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

/ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

/ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/

[ɔˈve.ʎɐ ˈne.ɣɾɐ]

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

Foi quando meu pai me disse "Filha,

1975, Rita Lee, Tutti Frutti (lyrics and music), “Ovelha Negra”, in Fruto Proibido

That was when my father told me "Daughter,
You're the black sheep in the family"

(idiomatic) black sheep (disliked person)


palete

palete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural paletes)


ortogonal

By surface analysis, orto- + -gono + -al.

surf

(geometry) orthogonal (relating to or containing right angles)


palração

[paʊ̯.haˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paʊ̯.haˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paʊ̯.χaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[paɫ.ʁɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

waffle (speech or writing that is vague)


palhaçaria

clownery (the typical behaviour of a clown; tomfoolery)


palrança

[paʊ̯ˈχɐ̃.sɐ]

[paɫˈʁɐ̃.sɐ]


palestrante

pt-noun

palestrante m or f by sense (plural palestrantes)

/pɐ.lɨʃˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/


papisa

From papa (“pope”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


papelaria

From papel + -aria. Piecewise doublet of papeleira.


parceria

partnership (state of being associated with a partner)


parafernália

paraphernalia (miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity)


onomástica

(linguistics) onomastics (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names)


palheta

any thin piece of material used for a specific purpose

(music) reed (vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments)

(music) plectrum; pick (small piece of material for plucking the strings)


parcimónia

parcimónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

parsimony (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)


papinha

baby food (soft food designed for babies)


parafimose

(pathology) paraphimosis (foreskin trapped behind the glans)


parte do leão

(idiomatic) lion's share (a large portion)


patricinha

From Patrícia (“Patricia”, given name) + -inha (diminutive suffix).

af

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a young, upper-class woman overly interested in shopping, personal appearance and social status; a valley girl


patinação artística

figure skating (sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on ice skates)


parentagem

[pa.ɾẽˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/pɐ.ɾẽˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from parente (“relative”) + -agem.


patelar

(anatomy) patellar (near or relating to the kneecap)


parreira

grapevine (climbing plant that produces grapes)


passadeira

[pɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

a narrow rug used on corridors or stairs

(Portugal) zebra crossing (pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes)

(Portugal) treadmill (equipment used for running while staying in place)


parótida

(anatomy) parotid gland (salivary gland near the ear)


patriarquia

patriarchy (social system in which the father is head of the household)


patinete

pt-noun

patinete (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural patinetes)


pedra filosofal

pedra filosofal f (plural pedras filosofais)

(alchemy, fiction) philosopher's stone (substance able to turn base metals into gold or silver or provide immortality)


pederneira

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɨ.ðɨɾˈne.ɾɐ]

flint (hard, fine-grained quartz that generates sparks when struck)


peia

From Old Galician-Portuguese pea, from Vulgar Latin *pedea, from Latin pēdica.

fetter (object used to bind a person or animal by its legs)

(figurative) fetter (anything that restricts or restrains)

grilhões

anything that restricts or restrains in any way

(Madeira) rope made of sheep's wool, which was tied to the ends of the rubber to rest on the forehead of the rubber driver who transported it

(nautical, in the plural) nautical cables


pedra-pomes

[ˌpɛ.ðɾɐˈpo.mɨʃ]

pumice (light, porous type of igneous rock)


peixaria

From peixe + -aria. Piecewise doublet of peixeira. Compare Sicilian piscarìa.


pecuária

the raising of livestock; animal husbandry


percepção extrassensorial

percepção extrassensorial f (plural percepções extrassensoriais)

extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception

(parapsychology) extrasensory perception (ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels)


pelagem

By surface analysis, from pelo (“fur”) + -agem.


penhorista

penhorista m or f by sense (plural penhoristas)

pawnbroker (person who makes loans, taking personal property as security)


pelica

kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)


penúria

gall (great misery or physical suffering)


penitência

penitence (regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning)

punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)

(Roman Catholicism) confession (disclosure of one’s sins to a priest for absolution)


peristalse

(medicine) peristalsis (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)


pele-vermelha

pele-vermelha m or f by sense (plural peles-vermelhas)

[ˌpɛ.lɨ.βɨɾˈme.ʎɐ]


penalidade

From penal + -idade. Doublet of pênalti.

penalty (punishment for violating rules)


peregrinagem

/pɨ.ɾɨ.ɡɾiˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/

[pɨ.ɾɨ.ɣɾiˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃]

By surface analysis, from peregrino (“pilgrim”) + -agem.


peregrinação

/pɨ.ɾɨ.ɡɾi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[pɨ.ɾɨ.ɣɾi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin peregrīnātiōnem. By surface analysis, peregrinar + -ção.


peripécia

(drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)


perereca

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

From Old Tupi (îu'i)perereka (“tree frog”).

(Brazil, colloquial) small portable radio

(Brazil, colloquial) a small and fidgety person or animal


perereca

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

/pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/

(Brazil, colloquial) fidgety, specially when referring to children


penitenciária

penitentiary (prison for convicted felons)


Comunhão Anglicana

Anglican Communion (a worldwide network of churches that are in communion with the Church of England)


taful

From Old Galician-Portuguese taful, tafur, from Arabic تَكْفُور (takfūr, “Armenian king”), from Middle Armenian թագւոր (tʻagwor, “king”), from Old Armenian թագաւոր (tʻagawor, “king”), from Parthian *tag(a)-bar (“king”, literally “crown bearing”).
Cognate with Galician tafur, Spanish tahúr, Catalan tafur and Turkish tekfur.


arqueia

Learned borrowing from New Latin Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”)


chapada

[t͡ʃɐˈpa.ðɐ]


desonra

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈzõ.ʁɐ/

[d͡ʒiˈzõ.χɐ]


hospedaria

[ɔʃ.pɨ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]


sarará

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. For the noun, from Tupi sarará, a fire-winged ant.

nonlemma

(Brazil) a multiracial person or pardo with perceivable black African facial features, light complexion and sometimes eyes, and fair but curly or afro-like frizzly hair.


pertússis

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)


pesquisa psi

parapsychology (study of that supernatural phenomena)


pia batismal

font (a receptacle for holy water in a church)


peste bubónica

pt-noun

peste bubónica f (usually uncountable, plural pestes bubónicas)

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

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


sinapse

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”).

lbor

(neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse (junction between neurons)


peónia

peónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

peony (a flowering plant of the genus Paeonia)


perspicácia

pt-noun

perspicácia f (usually uncountable, plural perspicácias)

From Latin perspicācia. Compare Spanish perspicacia.

perspicacity (acute discernment or understanding)