qualidade

Learned borrowing from Latin quālitātem.

As árvores melhoram a qualidade do ar através da remoção de poluentes.

Trees improve air quality by removing pollutants.


wolof

pt-adj

wolof m or f (plural wolof or wolofs or (uncommon) wolofes)

wolof (plural)
wolofs (plural)
wolofes (plural uncommon)


navajo

pt-noun

navajo m or f by sense (plural navajos or navajo)

Borrowed from Spanish navajo, from Tewa navahu (“field adjoining an arroyo”).

der

one of the Navajo (indigenous people of southwestern United States)


latina

(nautical) Short for vela latina (“lateen”).


bebida

From the past participle of beber (“to drink”).


prenda

From Old Galician-Portuguese prenda, borrowed from Old Spanish pendra, peñdra, from Latin pignora.


china

Borrowed from Spanish china, from Quechua china (“female”).

(Rio Grande do Sul) a woman, especially one of Native American descent

(Rio Grande do Sul, derogatory) a prostitute


china

(dated or informal) Chinaman; Chinese; someone from China


lacrimal

pt-adj

lacrimal m or f (plural lacrimais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin lacrima (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.


gleba

(by extension) a part of a territory that still needs to be judicially divided


t-shirt

/ˌtiˈʃɐɾ.tɨ/

/ˌtiˈʃɐɾ.tɨ/

/ˌtiˈt͡ʃɐɾ.tɨ/

Unadapted borrowing from English T-shirt.


Seattle

Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


muscular

Borrowed from Medieval Latin and New Latin mūsculāris.


factível

From Latin factus + -ível. Piecewise doublet of fazível. Compare Galician feitíbel.


viking

Unadapted borrowing from English viking, from Old Norse víkingr.


viking

pt-adj

viking m or f (plural vikings or viking)


vertebral

vertebral m or f (plural vertebrais, not comparable)

[vɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]

[vɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]

[bɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]


Yokohama

Yokohama (the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)


tupi

Tupi (a member of the Tupi tribes of Brazil)


tupi

tupi m or f (plural tupis, not comparable)

(relational) of the Tupi tribe or people

(relational, proscribed) of the Nheengatu language


nevada

Past participle of nevar, from Latin nivātus.


Samaria

Borrowed from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שׁמרון.

der

Hebrew שׁמרון

Samaria (the ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, in the modern West Bank)

Samaria (an ancient region in the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)


zulu

Zulu (individual member of the Zulu people)


zulu

pt-adj

zulu m or f (plural zulus, not comparable)

Zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people or culture)


unilateral

one-sided; partial (biased in favour of one faction)

(of a contract or interaction) unilateral (binding or affecting one party only)


arterial

arterial m or f (plural arteriais, not comparable)

[ɐɾ.tɨˈɾjaɫ]

[ɐɾ.tɨˈɾjaɫ]


guaraní

pt-noun

guaraní m or f by sense (plural guaranís)


GP

garota de programa
garota de programa#Portuguese

garoto de programa
garoto de programa#Portuguese

Initialism of garota de programa／garoto de programa.


Hongkong

Dated spelling of Hong Kong., a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China


rani

rani (Hindu princess or female ruler in India)


metamorphose

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


rapariga

/ʁɐ.pɐˈɾi.ɡɐ/

[ʁɐ.pɐˈɾi.ɣɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese rapariga, from raparigo (now only dialectal), *raprigo, from Leonese rapiego.

(Portugal, dated in Brazil) girl, young lady

(Brazil, derogatory) hooker, whore, slut, female prostitute


agarose

agarose (polysaccharide extracted from agar)


duodecimal

(arithmetic, computing) duodecimal (concerning numbers expressed in duodecimal or calculations using duodecimal)


hindu

From Persian هندو (hendu, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (“river”).


rota

Borrowed from Old French rote (modern French route).


rota

(music) rota (mediaeval string instrument)


rota

(Roman Catholicism) rota (ecclesiastical court of appeal)


rota

rattan (any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus)


pneumonia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pneumonia, from Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía).

lbor

(pathology) pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs)


Kansas City

Kansas City (a city in Missouri and Kansas, United States)


feminazi

pt-noun

feminazi m or f by sense (plural feminazis)

Calque of English feminazi: blend of feminista + nazi.


DST

Initialism of doença sexualmente transmissível.


berlina

(historical) berlin (four-wheeled carriage)


vlogger

pt-noun

vlogger m or f by sense (plural vloggers)

Unadapted borrowing from English vlogger.


internet

pt-noun

internet f (usually uncountable, plural internets)

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.

ubor

Alternative letter-case form of Internet

Estou sem internet. Ultimamente a minha internet tem estado sempre em baixo.

I have no internet. Lately, my internet is always down.

internet (an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.)


binocular

binocular (using two eyes or viewpoints)


doce

Macanese: dóci

From Old Galician-Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcem (“sweet”). Compare Sicilian duci.

Quando eu me sento à janela
P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça
Vejo a doce imagem d'ela

When I sit at the window
I see through the panes clouded by snow
The sweet image of her
When she passes… passes… passes…


KO

Ele tomou dois shots e ficou logo KO.

He drank two shots and lost his consciousness.


Aurigny

Alderney (an island in the English Channel)


mujahid

pt-noun

mujahid m or f by sense (plural mujahids)

(Islam) mujahid (Muslim engaging in jihad)


intifada

Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”).

bor

اِنْتِفَاضَة

intifada (insurrection by Palestinians against Israel)


ummah

(Islam) ummah (the worldwide Muslim community)


Astrakhan

Astrakhan (a city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia)


ménage à trois

pt-noun

ménage à trois f or m (plural ménages à trois)

Unadapted borrowing from French ménage à trois (literally “household of three”).

ubor

(sex) ménage à trois; threesome (a sexual activity involving three people)


ménage

household (everyone who lives in a given house)

ménage à trois
ménage à trois#Portuguese


urogenital

pt-adj

urogenital m or f (plural urogenitais, not comparable)


coloquial

(of language) colloquial; informal; familiar


UTI

Initialism of unidade de terapia intensiva and unidade de tratamento intensivo.


TPM

tensão premenstrual
tensão premenstrual#Portuguese

PMT (premenstrual tension); Initialism of tensão premenstrual.


marcha

Deverbal from marchar, influenced by French marche.


loganberry

Unadapted borrowing from English loganberry.


expo

Clipping of exposição. Alternatively, borrowed from English expo.


drag queen

[ˈdɾɛ.ɡi ˈkuɪ̯̃]

Unadapted borrowing from English drag queen.


PES

Initialism of percepção extrassensorial.


Medina

Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)

Medina (a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)


amante

Ele foi flagrado na cama com a sua amante!

He was caught on the bed with his lover!

lover (someone who is not one's official partner), affair


RSS

Initialism of república socialista soviética.


antipapal

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


sentimental

pt-adj

sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)


caca

→ Sranan Tongo: kaka

(childish or euphemistic) crap; excrement


ria

Alteration of rio (“river”), or borrowed from Spanish ría.

(hydrography) ria (rugged coastal inlet)

(hydrography) branch; inlet (body of water extending from or flowing into a larger one)


anagoge

/ɐ.nɐˈɡɔ.ʒɨ/

[ɐ.nɐˈɣɔ.ʒɨ]


lança

From Old Galician-Portuguese lança, from Latin lancea, from Celtiberian [Term?]. Cognate of English lance and launch, Galician and Spanish lanza, Catalan llança, Occitan lança, French lance and Italian lancia.

lance, spear (long stick with a sharp tip)


vascular

(anatomy) vascular (of, pertaining to or containing blood vessels)


avec

Unadapted borrowing from French avec (“with”).

ubor

(Portugal, colloquial, derogatory) a Portuguese immigrant in France

(Portugal, colloquial, ethnic slur) a French person


literal

literal (understood exactly as written, without additional interpretation)


pivotal

pivotal; crucial (being the most important)


Daugavpils

Daugavpils (a city in Latvia, on the Daugava River)


stripper

pt-noun

stripper m or f by sense (plural strippers)

stripper (one who removes one’s clothes as entertainment)


Anaheim

Anaheim (a city in California, United States)


Disney

(Brazil, slang, neologism) the state of forgetting something; blackout; oblivion


Disney

um filme da Disney

Estou indo para a Disney nas férias.


tangerina

/tɐ̃.ʒeˈɾĩ.nɐ/

/tɐ̃.ʒeˈɾĩ.nɐ/

/tɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾi.nɐ/

From Tânger (“Tangier, a city in Morocco”) + -ina.


rectal

pt-adj

rectal m or f (plural rectais, not comparable)

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


bestial

[beʃ.t͡ʃɪˈaʊ̯]

Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).


mandarina

From mandarim, because of its color's resemblance to the robes of mandarins; spelling possibly influenced by French mandarine, itself from mandarim.

Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata#Translingual

mandarin orange (fruit of the Citrus reticulata tree)


glasnost

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

bor

(historical) glasnost (policy of transparency of the Soviet Union)


perestroika

/pɛ.ɾɛʃˈtɾɔj.kɐ/

perestroika (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s)


crevasse

(glaciology) crevasse (a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field)


cheerleader

Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.

ubor

cheerleader (person who encourages a team or entertains the audience)


cerca

Deverbal from cercar (“surround”), or from Old Galician-Portuguese cerca (“surround”), from a Vulgar Latin *circa (compare Spanish cerca, northern Italian cerca, French cerce), from the feminine of Latin circus.


temperamental

pt-adj

temperamental m or f (plural temperamentais)

Borrowed from English temperamental. By surface analysis, temperamento + -al.

temperamental (who has untimely and intense reactions)


muslim

(chiefly dated) Muslim; Islamic (relating to the Islamic religion)


valva

(anatomy) valve (membrane which permits passage in one direction)


trilobite

European Portuguese standard spelling of trilobita.


paraplegia

(pathology) paraplegia (condition of being paralysed from the waist down)


RTP

Initialism of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.

initialism

RTP (the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal)


abacial

pt-adj

abacial m or f (plural abaciais, comparable, comparative mais abacial, superlative o mais abacial or abacialíssimo)

abaciais (plural)
mais abacial (comparative)
o mais abacial (superlative)
abacialíssimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin abbatiālis (“abbatial”).

bor+

abbatial (of, relating to, or proper for an abbot or abbey)


Otava

Borrowed from English Ottawa, from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


app

pt-noun

app (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural apps)

A realização de pequenas melhorias relativamente a algo que já existe poderá levá-lo a um máximo local, mas não o irá ajudar a alcançar o máximo global. Poderá desenvolver a melhor versão de uma app para encomendar papel higiénico através do iPhone, […]

2014, Peter Thiel, translated by Miguel Bôto, Zero to One, unnumbered page; republished as De Zero a Um, Leya, 2015

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(computing) app (small computer application)


anoxia

(pathology) anoxia (condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen)


ansa

Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Doublet of asa.


workstation

Unadapted borrowing from English workstation.

ubor

(computing) workstation (powerful desktop computer)


neura

(colloquial) irritated, depressed (in a bad mood)


Sumatra

Sumatra (the largest island in Indonesia)


surra

(Brazil, figuratively) a resounding defeat


calma

From Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”). Possibly through the intermediate of Italian calma, although the word was found in Ibero-Romance as early as in Italian.

der

(obsolete, literature) heat produced by the sun


sami

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)


bodega

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of adega, apoteca, botica, and butique.

doublet

a small, cheap and possibly insalubrious tavern

anything considered worthless, useless or rather bad


verga

From Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Galician and Spanish verga, French vergue, verge. Doublet of virga.

der

cesto de verga

(nautical) yard (spar on a mast from which sails are set)

(architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam spanning an opening)


neuralgia

[neʊ̯.ɾaʊ̯ˈʒi.ɐ]

[neʊ̯.ɾaʊ̯ˈʒi.ɐ]


lepra

From Latin lepra (“leprosy”), from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale”), from λέπω (lépō, “to peel”).

Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium leprae#Translingual

leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)


ataxia

(pathology) ataxia (pathological lack of coordination)


abbadessa

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


commodity

pt-noun

commodity f (plural commodities or commoditys)

commodities (plural)
commoditys (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English commodity.


Ceres

(Roman mythology) Ceres (goddess of agriculture)


territorial

pt-adj

territorial m or f (plural territoriais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin territōriālis, from Latin territorium. By surface analysis, território + -al.


part-time

Unadapted borrowing from English part-time.

ubor

trabalho part-time


esfera

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

der

(mathematics) sphere (regular three-dimensional object)

sphere, domain (region in which something or someone is active)


pop-up

Unadapted borrowing from English pop-up.

Os livros pop-up são ilustrados com recortes tridimensionais em papel que se movem ao abrir o livro ou movimentar a página captando a atenção do leitor e despertando sua curiosidade.

2018 October 17, Crislaine Maria da Silva et al., “O uso do livro pop-up como recurso didático para o ensino de histologia”, in Anais V CONEDU, Recife, →ISSN

pop-up (opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened)


chofer

pt-noun

chofer m or f by sense (plural choferes)


esquina

From Old Galician-Portuguese esquina, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 (*skina); see also Old High German scina.

angle (corner where two walls intersect)

A casa faz esquina com a rua República

The house is on the corner of rua República.

Natal está ao virar da esquina.


persona non grata

persona non grata f (plural personae non gratae or personas non gratas)

personae non gratae (plural)
personas non gratas (plural)

persona non grata
persona non grata#English

persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)


zodiacal

pt-adj

zodiacal m or f (plural zodiacais, not comparable)

(astrology) zodiacal (of or relating to the zodiac)


cepa

(microbiology) strain (variant of a virus)

vine (climbing plant that produces grapes)

stump (remains of a plant that has been cut off), especially one used to make charcoal


ara

(Catholicism) the altar stone: the stone covered by the corporal


fanfic

pt-noun

fanfic f or (uncommon) m (plural fanfics)

Unadapted borrowing from English fanfic.


semana

Angolar: thomana

Annobonese: sumanu

desc

Guinea-Bissau Creole: semana, sumana, simana

Indo-Portuguese: sumana, suman, sumané

Kabuverdianu: sumána, semána, simána

Kristang: sumana, semana

Principense: sumana

→ Hupdë: semana

→ Kadiwéu: semaana

→ Konkani: सोमान (somān), सुमान (sumān)

→ Mbyá Guaraní: semana

→ Old Tupi: somana

→ Tetum: semana

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), from septimus (“seventh”).


crónica

crónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).


highlander

pt-noun

highlander m or f by sense (plural highlanders)

[χaɪ̯ˈlɐ̃.deχ]

Unadapted borrowing from English highlander.

ubor

highlander; Highlander (someone from the Scottish Highlands)


puta

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From a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Spanish puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

Não pude ir lá porque estava uma puta de tempestade.

I could not go there, because there was a huge fucking storm.

Você tem uma puta de sorte.

(Portugal and in some cities in Brazil, vulgar) an intensifier used in a similar way as fucking, frigging or damn may be used in the USA. May mean "huge", "impressive" and/or "problematic" and can even be used in a good way if the person is jealous


puta

→ Saramaccan: púta

(vulgar, derogatory) prostitute, whore, hooker

(vulgar, derogatory) slut (promiscuous woman)


adaxial

(botany) adaxial (on the side that is towards the axis or central line)


rapa

(slang, São Paulo) a figure of authority who confiscates merchandise from street vendors


setenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese setaenta, from Latin septuāgintā, from earlier *septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European *septm̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *septḿ̥-dḱomt (“seven-ten”).


sina

From Latin signa, from signum. Doublet of senha


Prussia

Porque é que a Austria e a Prussia não estão cumprindo com a sua parte do contracto ?

1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2

Why are Austria and Prussia not performing the obligations of their bond ?


cela

From Old Galician-Portuguese cela (“cell”), from Latin cella (“small room”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelnā.

cell (small room or compartment)
room in a prison for containing inmates

cell (small room or compartment)
room of a monastery


seta

From Old Galician-Portuguese saeta, from Latin sagitta.

(Brazil) indicator (UK, Australia, New Zealand), turn signal (US), blinker (informal, US), direction indicator


Atlanta

Atlanta (the capital city of Georgia, United States)


debutante

pt-noun

debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes)

debutant (especially a girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday)


sorte

From Old Galician-Portuguese sorte, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).


trava

Deverbal from travar (“to lock, to hinder”).

deverbal

fetter (a chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal)


serial killer

pt-noun

serial killer m or f by sense (plural serial killers)

Unadapted borrowing from English serial killer.

ubor

serial killer (person who commits multiple murders)


Gondwana

[ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”).


senda

From Old Galician-Portuguese senda, from Latin sēmita (“narrow way, footpath”).


anticlerical

pt-adj

anticlerical m or f (plural anticlericais)

(politics) anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics)


Amata

(Roman mythology) Amata (wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia)


passa

From Latin passa, feminine of passus (“dried”), past participle of pandō (“to spread out to dry”).

dried fruit
(specifically) raisin (dried grape)


planta

Learned borrowing from Latin planta. Doublet of chanta, which may be an inherited doublet, and clã.

planta do pé


nota

From Old Galician-Portuguese nota, from Latin nota (“mark; sign”).


auga

Metathesis of água. Compare Galician auga.

(Northern Portugal) Alternative form of água


a

From Old Galician-Portuguese a, from Latin illa (with the disappearance of an initial l; compare Spanish la).

Encontrei-a na rua.

her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)


dictatorial

dictatorial m or f (plural dictatoriais)


á

From Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician á, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, and Occitan ala, French aile and Ligurian âa. Doublet of ala, which was a borrowing.


á

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


Palestina

From Latin Palaestīna (“Roman province of Palestine”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”).

der

Palaestina (a historical region and province of the Roman Empire in the Levant, Asia)

State of Palestine
State of Palestine#English

Palestine, State of Palestine (a country in the Levant, Asia)


catatonia

(psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state)


sublime

pt-noun

sublime m or f by sense (plural sublimes)


novena

Learned borrowing from Latin novēna. By surface analysis, nove (“nine”) + -ena.

surf

(Roman Catholicism) novena (a recitation of prayers for nine days)


snowboard

[snoˈβɔɾ.ðɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from English snowboard.

ubor

snowboard (board used to slide downhill over snow)


maquis

Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican macchia, from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, mangra, and mácula.

doublet

maquis (member of the French resistance during the Second World War)


firewall

[faɪ̯.ɾeʊ̯ˈɔʊ̯]

Unadapted borrowing from English firewall.

ubor

(computer security) firewall (computer software that monitors traffic in a network)


root beer

Unadapted borrowing from English root beer.

root beer (beverage made with sarsaparilla root)


garrafa

Bandial: garafa

Kadiwéu: galaapa

From Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa); see carafe for more.


gaja

Tu és a minha gaja
És a minha gaja

2015, dB + PZ (lyrics and music), “Tu és a minha gaja”

You're my girl
You're my girl
Without any shadow of a doubt there is

(informal, sometimes derogatory, chiefly Portugal) girl


Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)


SIDA

síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida#Portuguese

AIDS; Acronym of síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida.


coração

[ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


patricida

pt-noun

patricida m or f by sense (plural patricidas)


parede

→ Kadiwéu: baloote

From Old Galician-Portuguese parede, from Late Latin parētem, from Latin parietem m. Compare Galician parede, Spanish pared.


Polónia

Borrowed from Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”).

der

República da Polónia
República da Polónia#Portuguese

Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Polónia)


ganga

Borrowed from French gangue, from German Gang.

(mining) gangue (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore)

(figuratively) bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing)


ganga

Borrowed from Mandarin káng. First attested in the 16th century.

(in the plural) jeans (trousers made from denim cotton)

(Brazil) A variety of cotton plant with brown fiber


ganga

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

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


ganga

(Brazil, obsolete) gang (group of criminals)


ganga

Borrowed from Bengali গন্ডার (gonḍar), from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa). Doublet of ganda.


ganga

(Brazil) a set of matches in a board game, specially backgammon


ganga

Borrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole [Term?].

bor+

Balearica pavonina
Balearica pavonina#Translingual

(dated) black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)


tinta

→ Malay: tinta

Indonesian: tinta

From Old Galician-Portuguese tinta, tĩta, from Latin tincta (“dyed”), perfect passive participle of tingō (“dye”, verb).


Etiopia

Obsolete spelling of Etiópia.: Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)


Carinthia

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


cifra

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Doublet of zero.

der

(music) number or letter that represents a chord


barracuda

barracuda (large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena)


antiviral

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.viˈɾaʊ̯]

(medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)


laca

lac (resinous substance produced by insects)


tela

From Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of teia (“web”).

canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)

(by extension) painting (an illustration or artwork using paint)

screen (viewing area of a movie, slide presentation, etc.)

(Brazil) screen (viewing area of electronic output devices)


cigana

Opisthocomus hoazin
Opisthocomus hoazin#Translingual

hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin, a bird of South America)


posta

Nominalization of the feminine past participle.


posta

(dated) station of horses on the road that served as an inn or restaurant for travalers


posta

(dialectal) Alternative form of bosta (“shit”)


grana

Borrowed from Italian grana (“cash < grain”), from Latin granum (“grain”). Compare grão.


dacha

dacha (a Russian villa, or summer house, in the countryside)


Tailândia

[taɪ̯ˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[taɪ̯ˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ]

[taɪ̯ˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[taɪ̯ˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ]


carioca

pt-noun

carioca m or f by sense (plural cariocas)

From Guaraní/Old Tupi. Several theories exist:
* kari (“white man”) and oka (“house”), "the house of the white man".
* From Kariók or Karióg, name of an old Tupi village, kariîó + oka (“house”).
* From carioca, the name of an old indigenous tribe.
* From carii, another indigenous tribe, carii + oka (“house”).

Os cariocas apreciam a praia de Copacabana.

The inhabitants of Rio enjoy the beach of Copacabana.

an inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


carioca

(relational) of the city of Rio de Janeiro


Isabel

From Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). The initial El- was lost probably because it was mistaken for an article.

der

a female given name, equivalent to English Isabel, Isabelle or Elizabeth


anteorbital

pt-adj

anteorbital m or f (plural anteorbitais)


parente

pt-noun

parente m or f by sense (plural parentes)

From Old Galician-Portuguese parente, from Latin parentem (“relative”), from pariō (“to bring forth, to give birth to, to produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

der

relative (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)


parente

pt-adj

parente m or f (plural parentes, not comparable)

O português é um idioma parente do espanhol.

Portuguese is a language related to Spanish.


vaza

(card games) a trick (a sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined)


grama

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin grāmĭna, plural of grāmen. Compare Galician and Spanish grama.


grama

pt-noun

grama m or (nonstandard) f (plural gramas)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”), a semantic calque of Latin scripulum.


crepuscular

pt-adj

crepuscular m or f (plural crepusculares, not comparable)


Flórida

Borrowed from English Florida, from Spanish Florida, from florida (“flowery”). Doublet of florida and Florida.


cara

From Old Galician-Portuguese cara, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.

cara ou coroa

Ele tem cara de idiota.

(informal) resemblance, appearance (perceived characteristic of a person, object or situation)


cama

Kabuverdianu: kama

→ Chichewa: kama

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cama, from Late Latin cama, first attested in Isidore. Likely a borrowing from an Iberian substrate.


Lisboa

→ Catalan: Lisboa

→ Norwegian Bokmål: Lisboa

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Lisboa

→ Spanish: Lisboa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Lixbõa, from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna) from Vulgar Latin Olisipona, from Latin Olisīpō, possibly from Phoenician or Tartessian. Doublet of Olissipo.


diva

a role model, someone to be looked up to


demanda

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese demanda, from demandar, from Latin dēmandāre (“to demand”).

(uncountable, economics) demand (desire to purchase goods and services)


STAB

(Brazil, rare) Acronym of Sociedade dos Técnicos Açucareiros e Alcooleiros do Brasil (“Society of Sugar and Alcohol Technologists of Brazil”).


Rapunzel

[χa.pũˈzɛʊ̯]


nona

Borrowed from Venetian nona (“grandmother”).

(familiar, South Brazil, São Paulo) grandmother


rotunda

(Portugal, Macau) traffic circle, roundabout


leva

Uma leva de vândalos entrou na loja.

wave (sudden unusually large amount of something)


Buda

Buda (the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, and area of the modern city of Budapest, Hungary)


fugaz

relação fugaz


maya

pt-adj

maya m or f (plural mayas, not comparable)


nata

From Vulgar Latin *natta, variant of Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

cog

מיטה \ מִטָּה

pastel de nata
pastel de nata#Portuguese

(figurative) cream of the crop (the best of something)


caudal

Learned borrowing from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”), from cauda (“tail”). By surface analysis, cauda + -al.

lbor

(zoology) caudal (of or relating to the tail)


caudal

Borrowed from Spanish caudal, from Latin capitālis (“capital; deadly”). See also the doublets cabedal and capital.


leve

pt-adj

leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo, diminutive levinho)

leves (plural)
mais leve (comparative)
o mais leve (superlative)
levíssimo (superlative)
levinho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu, ligeiro, and light.


Novi Sad

Novi Sad (the capital and largest city of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia)


glossolalia

From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue; language”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs) + λᾰλῐᾱ́ (laliā́, “talking; form of speech, dialect”) (from λᾰ́λος (lálos, “talkative”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “suffix forming feminine abstract nouns”)).

der

(religion) glossolalia (speaking in tongues)


freegan

pt-noun

freegan m or f by sense (plural freegans)

Unadapted borrowing from English freegan.

ubor

freegan (a person who uses thrown-out items as a challenge to consumerism)


aula

Learned borrowing from Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).


prensa

From prensar (“to press”), from Latin pressāre (“to press”), frequentative of premō (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”).


área

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea. Doublet of eira (“threshing floor”), which was inherited.

A igreja fica naquela área.

area; region; place (a geographical location)

Ele tem espinhas nessa área do rosto.

He has pimples in this area of his face.

area; region; place (an extent of surface)

Minha mãe trabalha na área da educação.

My mother works in the field of education.

area; field (related things and concepts)

Calcule a área do triângulo.

(geometry) area (measure of two-dimensional extent)

(soccer) area; penalty area (square in front of the goal)

court (open, enclosed space in a building or compound)


despedida

[dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ðɐ]


madrugada

[mɐ.ðɾuˈɣa.ðɐ]

the period between midnight and sunrise; early morning

(figurative) dawn (the first stages of a process)


rede

From Old Galician-Portuguese rede, from Latin rēte.

(fishing) Short for rede de pesca (“fishing net”).

(sports) net (mesh behind the goal frame)

net (mesh of strings)
net (mesh behind the goal frame)

net (mesh of strings)
hairnet (netting worn over one's hair)

(figurative) sieve (something that catches and filters everything)

hammock (suspended bed or couch made of cloth or netting)

network (an interconnected group or system)

(business) chain (businesses with the same brand name)

(broadcasting) network (group of affiliated television stations)

(networking) (computers and other devices connected together to share information)

(Internet) the Net; the Web (the Internet)

A rede de esgotos.


manifestante

pt-noun

manifestante m or f by sense (plural manifestantes)

demonstrator (a person participating in a demonstration)


república

Learned borrowing from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).

(politics) state where elected officials represent the citizens

(government) a type of state-level subdivision used in Russia

rented house or apartment where various students live together


compatriota

compatriota m or f by sense (plural compatriotas)


infernal

(Christianity) hellish; infernal (from or relating to hell)


iniciativa

initiative (willingness to act first or on one’s own)


tormenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese tormenta, tormẽta, from Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.


dirigente

dirigente m or f by sense (plural dirigentes)


cocaína

Borrowed from French cocaïne. By surface analysis, coca + -ina


representante

representante m or f by sense (plural representantes)

/ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

representative (someone who may speak for another in a particular capacity)

representative (someone or something that is taken as typical of its class)


representante

pt-adj

representante m or f (plural representantes)

/ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


rigidez

rigidity (the quality or state of being rigid)


adolescente

adolescente m or f (plural adolescentes)


adolescente

pt-noun

adolescente m or f by sense (plural adolescentes)

adolescent, teenager (child aged between thirteen and nineteen)


oficial

Learned borrowing from Late Latin officiālis.


oficial

pt-noun

oficial m or f by sense (plural oficiais, feminine oficial or oficiala, feminine plural oficiais or oficialas)

oficiais (plural)
oficial (feminine)
oficiala (feminine)
oficiais (feminine plural)
oficialas (feminine plural)


etiqueta

Borrowed from French étiquette. Doublet of tíquete and tiquê.

etiquette (set of rules and ceremonies used in court and society)

sign, label (piece of paper, plastic or other material that is attached to an object to indicate content, price and/or other information)

label (piece of fabric or other material that is sewn onto the inside of garments with an indication of the size, material, manufacturer and, often, washing instructions)

(computing) identifier, reference (code that identifies and classifies a specific element in a document)


maleta

briefcase (case used for carrying documents)


gangster

gangster m or f by sense (plural gangsters)


falta

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.

Desmaiei por falta de água.

Nota-se a falta de problemas sociais nesta região.

One can notice the lack of social issues in this region.

lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)

Levei cinco faltas esse semestre.

(education) absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)

Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha.

fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)

O goleiro teve que cometer uma falta para evitar o gol.

The goalkeeper had to commit a foul to avoid the goal.

Falta!

Quem vai bater a falta?

(soccer) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)

Sinto falta dos bons tempos.

(only in sentir falta) the condition of missing someone or something


influencia

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


hipster

hipster m or f by sense (plural hipsters)

Unadapted borrowing from English hipster.

ubor

hipster (person interested in the latest trends)


sirena

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).


katyusha

(military) Katyusha (Soviet rocket launcher)


medida

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

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


época

Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ).

age, period, epoch (particular period of history)


periodista

pt-noun

periodista m or f by sense (plural periodistas)


crítica

point made to criticize something or someone


frente

Borrowed from Spanish frente f, from Old Spanish fruente f, from Latin frontem m. Doublet of fronte and front.

(military) front (area or line of conflict)


polémica

polémicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


entrevista

[ẽ.tɾɨˈβiʃ.tɐ]

Calque of English interview, entre- (“inter-”) + vista (“view”).

interview (a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant)

interview (conversation between a journalist and another person)


colcha

From Old Galician-Portuguese colcha, probably from Latin culcita (“mattress”).


espuma

Cerveja boa tem bastante espuma.


defensa

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsa. Doublet of defesa and devesa.


asa

Guinea-Bissau Creole: aza

Kabuverdianu: ása, áza

Principense: aza

Sãotomense: aza

Annobonese: aza

Saramaccan: hánza

→ Galician: aza

From Old Galician-Portuguese asa, from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Merged with Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Spanish asa (“handle”). Doublet of ansa.

Eu encontrei um pássaro com uma asa partida.

Peguei no balde pela asa.

handle (part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved)


analista

analista m or f by sense (plural analistas)

Borrowed from French analyste, from Ancient Greek.


bandeja

→ Spanish: bandeja

From the verb bandejar (“to winnow”) or alternatively from banda (“side”).

tray (object on which things are carried)


cómoda

cómodas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


forca

From Old Galician-Portuguese forca, from Latin furca.

gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)


manivela

crank (bent piece of an axle or shaft used to impart rotation)


derrota

E velejando todas eſtas naos por ſua derrota prouue a noſſo Senhor que chegarão a ſaluamento a Moçambique, […]

1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam, page 3

And our Lord was pleased that all of these ships sailing through their route reached the safety of Mozambique, […]

(nautical) route (course travelled by a ship)


escala

Learned borrowing from Latin scāla. Cognate of escada (“ladder, stairs”).


escala

Probably borrowed from Italian scala, in this sense taken from Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), itself from Latin scala.


atacante

atacante m or f by sense (plural atacantes)


maceta

truncated conical iron hammer crossed by a short wooden handle

cylindrical piece for grinding and undoing paints


maceta

(Brazil) horse that has a bone defect in the boletus area


parada

From the feminine past participle of parar.

Essas paradas dificultam o andamento do processo

These stops make the process undergoing difficult

stop
halt (the act of stopping or halting)

Descemos na próxima parada

(Brazil) stop (place where passengers get on and off buses or trams)

Amanhã vai ter uma parada na avenida

Tomorrow there will be a parade in the avenue

parade (organised procession with displays and performances)

(gambling) stake (money laid down as a wager)

(music) record chart (ranking of music according to popularity)

Que parada é essa?

(Brazil, slang) thing (an object, quality or concept)


colega

Borrowed from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”).

bor+

colleague (fellow member of a profession)


APEC

Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico


diplomacia

Borrowed from French diplomatie. Compare Catalan diplomàcia, English diplomacy.

diplomacy (art of conducting international relations)


balaustrada

(architecture) balustrade (row of balusters)


corte

→ Malayalam: കോടതി (kōṭati)

From Old Galician-Portuguese corte, from Latin cōrtem, shortened version of Latin cohors (“court; enclosure”). Doublet of coorte, a borrowing.


xadrez

From Old Galician-Portuguese axadrez, enxadrez, from Andalusian Arabic الشَطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, “chess”), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, literally “four parts”) (of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).
Cognate with Galician xadrez, Asturian axedrez, Mirandese xadreç, Spanish ajedrez and Aragonese axedrez.


codorniz

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin cōturnīcem.

quail (Any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae)


entrada

From Old Galician-Portuguese entrada, from entrar.


política

From Latin politica, from the Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ).

politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)

policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)


candidatura

candidacy (the process of becoming a candidate)


baptismal

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


bolchevique

pt-noun

bolchevique m or f by sense (plural bolcheviques)

[bɔɫ.t͡ʃɨˈβi.kɨ]


leucemia

From French leucémie (“leukemia”), from German Leukämie (“leukemia”), from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

leukemia (cancer of blood forming tissue)


insurgente

insurgente m or f by sense (plural insurgentes)


integrante

integrante m or f by sense (plural integrantes)

/ĩ.teˈɡɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.teˈɡɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.tɨˈɡɾɐ̃.tɨ/

[ĩ.tɨˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨ]


comandante

comandante m or f by sense (plural comandantes)

commander (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)


Londres

From Old Galician-Portuguese Londres, ultimately from Latin Londinium, maybe via Old French Londres.

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


frase

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

der

(grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)

(music) phrase (a small, somewhat independent series of notes)


liga

From ligar (“to unite; to bind”), from Latin ligāre (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

league (organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship)

(uncountable) connection (act of connecting)

garter (band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking)


antecedente

pt-adj

antecedente m or f (plural antecedentes)

[ɐ̃.tɨ.sɨˈðẽ.tɨ]

Borrowed from Latin antecēdentem, from antecēdere (“to yield before”).


pacifista

pt-noun

pacifista m or f by sense (plural pacifistas)

pacifist (one who opposes violence and war)


seda

Kadiwéu: xeeda

From Old Galician-Portuguese seda, from Latin saeta (“animal hair”), from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-, *sh₂éyto-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”).

a piece of silken cloth or silken clothes


figura

From Old Galician-Portuguese figura, fegura, borrowed from Latin figūra.


pobreza

From Old Galician-Portuguese pobreza, from pobre (“poor”) + -eza (“-ness; -ity”), from Latin pauper (“poor”), from *pavo-pars (“getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“smallness”). By surface analysis, pobre + -eza.

(uncountable) poverty (quality or state of being poor)


turista

turista m or f by sense (plural turistas)


recompensa

Deverbal from recompensar (“to reward”).

reward (something of value given in return for an act)


cabala

Borrowed from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).

bor+

(Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)


cabala

Borrowed from French cabale, itself from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).


visitante

pt-noun

visitante m or f by sense (plural visitantes)

visitor (someone who visits someone or somewhere)


cortina

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cortina~cortinha, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”).

inh+

curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)


oferta

From Old Galician-Portuguese offerta, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin offerta, ultimately from Latin offerō. Compare Catalan and Spanish oferta, Italian offerta.

offer (something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered)


perna

Guinea-Bissau Creole: perna

Kabuverdianu: perna

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese perna, from Latin perna, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Compare Galician perna and Spanish pierna.


postura

posture (position of body or way of carrying oneself)

(figurative) stance (opinion or point of view)


vide

From Old Galician-Portuguese vide, from Latin vītis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, wind, bend”).


rosé

Unadapted borrowing from French rosé. Piecewise doublet of rosado.


tez

Uncertain. Maybe from Latin aptus via a form *aptitia. Cognate with Spanish tez.

complexion (appearance of the skin on the face)


alternativa

From alternativo (“alternative”), from Medieval Latin alternātīvus.

alternative (one of a set of mutually exclusive choices)


tarde

From Old Galician-Portuguese tarde, from Latin tardē (“tardily; late”, adverb), from tardus (“late”, adjective).

late (specifically, near the end of the day)

late (not arriving until after an expected time)


tarde

Ó sino da minha aldeia, / Dolente na tarde calma, / Cada tua badalada / Soa dentro da minha alma.

1913, Fernando Pessoa, Ó sino da minha aldeia

Oh bell of my village, / Lazy in this peaceful afternoon, / Each one of your tollings / Resounds in my soul.

Olha que a cidade toda ficou vazia nessa tarde bonita pra te ver jogar.

1998, Soulfly, Los Hooligans, Umbabarauma

Look how the whole city emptied out on this beautiful afternoon to watch you play


tumba

From Late Latin tumba (possibly borrowed), from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)


sunita

Sunni (relating to the Sunni branch of Islam)


sunita

Sunni (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam)


retrete

(Portugal) toilet (device for depositing human waste and flushing it away)

(Portugal) toilet, bathroom (room used for urination and defecation)


socialista

pt-noun

socialista m or f by sense (plural socialistas)

From French socialiste (“socialist”). By surface analysis, social + -ista.

(politics) socialist (one who practices or advocates socialism)

(Portugal, politics) a member or supporter the Portuguese Socialist Party


socialista

pt-adj

socialista m or f (plural socialistas, not comparable)

(politics) socialist (of, promoting, practising, or characteristic of socialism)

(Portugal, politics) of or belonging to the Portuguese Socialist Party


princesa

Borrowed from French princesse, from príncipe (“prince”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

Você é uma princesa

Oi, princesa!

term of endearment
term of endearment#English

(informal) a young girl; used as a term of endearment


compra

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese compra (“purchase”), from comprar (“to buy”), from Latin comparō (“to procure”).

inh+

purchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent)


bebé

bebés (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


ducha

Borrowed from French douche, from Italian doccia.

douche (a jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally)

shower (device for bathing that makes water fall on the body)

shower (an instance of bathing with this device)


esponja

→ Hunsrik: Esponja

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Doublet of espúndia.

sponge (marine invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)

sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


brigada

desctree

→ Javanese: ꦧꦽꦒꦢ (bregada)
→ Indonesian: bregada

(military) brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)


pipa

→ Gujarati: પીપ (pīp)

→ Swahili: pipa

From Old Galician-Portuguese pipa (“pipe”), from Vulgar Latin *pipa, from Latin pipō (“to pip, to pipe”).

pipe, a wooden barrel, cask, or vat, especially for wine

(historical, measure) pipe, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 400–550 liters depending on the part of Portugal

(measure) truckload, the volume of a tanker

soltar pipa


altura

From Old Galician-Portuguese altura, from alto + -ura.

Tenho medo de altura.

Nessa altura, ninguém vivia na ilha.

At that time nobody lived on the island.

moment, period (in time, usually referring to the past)


documental

From documento (“document”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

documentary (of, related to or based on documents/that serves to document something)


ofensiva

Os cavaleiros lançaram uma última ofensiva.

(military) offensive (a large-scale attack)

É melhor partirmos para a ofensiva.

We are better off going on the offensive.

(uncountable, military, sports, debating) offensive (the posture of attacking)


máquina

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), Doric spelling of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from μῆχος (mêkhos, “means”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).

der

(figurative) person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional


técnica

technique (a way of accomplishing a task that is not immediately obvious)


rapidez

pt-noun

rapidez f (usually uncountable, plural rapidezes)


tropa

Borrowed from French troupe. Doublet of trupe.


cisterna

Borrowed from Latin cisterna, from cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (“woven container”).


perspectiva

Borrowed from Medieval Latin perspectīva (“science of optics”).

bor+

(optics) perspective (appearance of depth in objects)

perspective (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface)

Não ha homem que com maior reluctancia e maior repugnancia tenha encarado como eu [...] a perspectiva de se ver envolvido em uma grande guerra.

There is no man in this room who has always regarded the prospect of engaging in a great war with greater reluctance and with greater repugnance that I have done ….


característica

pt-noun

característica f (plural características)

características (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)


palanca

Borrowed from Spanish palanca, from Latin phalanga (“roller; pole”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log; phalanx”).

der

lever (long, rigid object used to transmit force)

(military architecture, historical) a rampart with palisades or stakes


rentrée

Unadapted borrowing from French rentrée.

(education, administration) the return to school or work after a recess (usually the summer break)


tradução

[tɾɐ.ðuˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, traduzir + -ção.

(translation studies) translation (discipline of translating written language)


neuronal

pt-adj

neuronal m or f (plural neuronais, not comparable)


palma

From Old Galician-Portuguese palma, from Latin palma, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Doublet of palmo

palma da mão

(usually in the plural) clap (the act of striking the palms of the hands)

palm tree (any tree of the family Arecaceae)

(historical) Alternative form of palmo, a traditional unit of length


modelo

From Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”).

model (person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion)


tortura

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from Latin tortus, from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).

inh

torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)


apraxia

(neurology) apraxia (disorder of motor planning)


colina

From Late Latin collīna, possibly through French colline or Italian collina, From the feminine of Latin collīnus, from collis (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from *kelH-.


colina

(biochemistry) choline (a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound)


goma

Inherited from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

gum (viscous substance exuded by certain plants)

Cola na minha goma mais tarde pra gente jogar um pouco de videogame.

Come to my house later so we can play some video games.


chanson

Unadapted borrowing from French chanson. Doublet of canção.

(music) chanson (traditional French song)


bala

Borrowed from French balle, from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).

Kenji Narukami (Wendel Bezerra): Ih, eu não tenho mais balas...
Jushiro Fudo (Márcio Araújo): Não é bala que se fala, é munição!

2009 April 15, “Corra! Rei das Feras!” (02:20 from the start), in Ryukendo, episode 3, São Paulo: Centauro, via RedeTV!; dubbing of “走れ!百獣の王”, in 魔弾戦記リュウケンドー, 2006 January 22

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)


bomba

→ Bengali: বোমা (bōma)

→ Gujarati: બંબો (bambo)

→ Hindi: बंबा (bambā)

→ Malay: bomba

→ Marathi: बंब (bamba)

→ Swahili: bomba

desctree

→ Urdu: بمبہ (bamba)
→ Kalasha: بامبا (bambá)

Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Doublet of bombo.

der

pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)

pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold)

(colloquial) bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)

(Brazil, slang) the bomb (a success; something excellent)

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) trash (something worthless or of poor quality)

(Brazil, bodybuilding, slang) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)

bomba de chocolate
bomba de chocolate#Portuguese

(Brazil, colloquial) Ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”).


barba

→ Sranan Tongo: barba

Aukan: baiba

From Old Galician-Portuguese barba, barva, from Latin barba (“beard”), from earlier *farba, from Proto-Italic *farβā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂ (“beard”).


isonomia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσονομία (isonomía).


Black Friday

pt-noun

Black Friday f or (less common) m (plural Black Fridays)

Unadapted borrowing from English Black Friday.

ubor

(retailing, advertising) Black Friday (period with widespread discounts after the fourth Tuesday of November)


militar

military (relating to war or armed forces)


militar

pt-noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militares)

a member of the military or of a military government; military serviceman


sangria

From sangre (“blood”, from Latin sanguis) + -ia.

suffix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">sanguis</i>

bloodletting (medical practice of causing bleeding)


causal

Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa + -al.

lbor

causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something)


causal

conjunção causal
conjunção causal#Portuguese

Clipping of conjunção causal (“causal conjunction”).


PlayStation

pt-noun

PlayStation m or f (plural PlayStations)

Unadapted borrowing from English PlayStation.

ubor

(video games) PlayStation (a video game console of the "PlayStation" brand)

(video games) PlayStation (the original PlayStation)


PlayStation

(trademark) PlayStation (video gaming brand)


dobra

dobra (currency unit of São Tomé and Príncipe)


chave

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi

Macanese: chávi

→ Assamese: চাবি (sabi)

→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi)

→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)

→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)

→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)

→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)

→ Rohingya: sabí

→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)

→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)

→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)

→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)

From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate).
Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing.

der

Chave do portão

key (object that opens and closes a lock)

Chave do carro

key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)

Chave de fenda/chave de fendas

any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner

Coloque o valor entre chaves.

(typography) curly bracket (name of the characters { and })

Terminar dentro do prazo é a chave para o sucesso.

Finishing within schedule is the key to success.

(figurative) key (crucial step, element or requirement)

(figurative) keys (free access to something)

(cryptography) key (a string used to encode or decode text)

(databases) key (value that identifies a row in a table)

(music) tuning lever; tuning wrench; hammer (tool used to tune certain stringed instruments)

winder (key or knob used to wind a clockwork mechanism)

(electricity) the switch of a circuit breaker

(sports) group; pool (in a tournament, a set of players or team who play against one another)

(rail transport) the mechanism that activates a switch

chave dicotômica

(taxonomy) clavis; key (groups of information used for identifying a taxon)


teta

From Old Galician-Portuguese teta, possibly from Frankish *titta, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *tata- (“father; parent; nipple”), or less likely Ancient Greek τίτθη (títthē). Alternatively, an expressive formation.
Compare Spanish teta, French tette, Late Latin titta, Italian tetta.

onomatopoeic

expressive

(vulgar when referring to a human’s) tit; teat (projection of mammary gland)


enciclopédia

From New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”).

der

ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ


viril

Borrowed from Latin virīlis. Doublet of virilha.


santa

(figuratively, often ironically) a good or kind woman


diametral

pt-adj

diametral m or f (plural diametrais, not comparable)


canção

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese cançon, from Latin cantiōnem. Doublet of chanson.


bibliomania

bibliomania (a passion for owning books)


Baja California

Baixa Califórnia
Baixa Califórnia#Portuguese


vitrine

shop window (large window at the front of a shop used to display goods)


ameba

(biology) amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)


spina bifida

espinha bífida
espinha bífida#Portuguese


difícil

Learned borrowing from Latin difficilis.

Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.

2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240

It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.


hibakusha

pt-noun

hibakusha m or f by sense (plural hibakushas)

Borrowed from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha, literally “bomb-affected person”).

bor

2017, “A “Associação Hibakusha Brasil pela Paz” e os sobreviventes de Hiroshima e Nagasaki no Brasil”, in Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações:

hibakusha (survivor of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki)


Anchorage

Anchorage (a city in Alaska, United States)


peritoneal

peritoneal (relating to or affecting the peritoneum)


anglomania

Anglomania (exaggerated enthusiasm for anything English)


gota

From Old Galician-Portuguese gota, from Latin gutta.

(pathology, uncountable) gout (disease characterised by acute inflammatory arthritis)


gota

folk dance from the Minho region in Portugal, similar to the fandango


quietude

Borrowed from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētūtem, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“rest”).


dama

Borrowed from French dame, from Latin domina. Doublet of dona.


fama

From Old Galician-Portuguese fama, from Latin fāma, from Proto-Indo-European *bheh₂-mā-, from *bheh₂- (“to speak”).

Esse homem tem má fama.

Ele entrou para o hall da fama.


lágrima

Macanese: lágri

From Old Galician-Portuguese lagrima, lagrema, from Latin lacrima, from Old Latin lacruma, dacrima, dacruma, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-, from earlier compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”).


taverna

From Latin taberna (“inn, tavern, shop”).


mora

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“delay”).

lbor

(law) a mulct for not paying a debt in time

(phonology) mora (unit of syllable weight)


hemicrania

(pathology) hemicrania (a headache affecting one side of the head)


bastante

/bɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

Leio bastantes livros.


bastante

/bɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

(Brazil, chiefly law) meeting requirements


academia

Borrowed from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos.


especial

(euphemistic) disabled (having some physical disability)


slivovitz

slivovitz (alcoholic beverage made of distilled, fermented plum juice)


medusa

(zoology) medusa (non-polyp form of a cnidarian)


chique

pt-adj

chique m or f (plural chiques, comparable, comparative mais chique, superlative o mais chique or chiquíssimo or chiquérrimo, diminutive chiquezinho, augmentative chiquezão)

chiques (plural)
mais chique (comparative)
o mais chique (superlative)
chiquíssimo (superlative)
chiquérrimo (superlative)
chiquezinho (diminutive)
chiquezão (augmentative)


Silvia

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”).


modal

modal m or f (plural modais, not comparable)


protecção

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


menstrual

[mẽʃ.tɾʊˈaʊ̯]

[mẽʃˈtɾwaʊ̯]

Learned borrowing from Latin mēnstruālis. By surface analysis, mênstruo + -al.


ova

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ŏva f sg (“roe”), from Latin ōva n pl (“eggs”). Doublet of ovo (“egg”), from the Latin singular ōvum. Compare Spanish hueva.


lata

From Italian latta, from Old High German latta (“lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþþō.


criação

[kɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɾjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese criaçon, from Latin creātiōnem. By surface analysis, criar + -ção. Compare Spanish criazón.


quadrangular

pt-adj

quadrangular m or f (plural quadrangulares)

Borrowed from Late Latin quadrangulāris.


Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation
Received Pronunciation#English

Received Pronunciation (English pronunciation used by the educated classes southeastern England)


ema

→ Catalan: emú

desctree

→ English: emu, emeu (obsolete)
→ Japanese: エミュー
→ Polish: emu

→ French: émeu

→ Greek: εμού (emoú)

→ Russian: э́му (ému)
→ Kazakh: эму (ému)

→ Spanish: emú

Possibly from Arabic, or a pronunciation of an indigenous name for the bird.


menor

um inimigo menor

(law, of a person) underage, minor (below legal adulthood)


menor

(law) minor, underage (person below the legal age of responsibility or accountability)


quarta-feira

Tetum: loron-kuarta

From Old Galician-Portuguese quarta feira (“Wednesday”), from Ecclesiastical Latin quārta fēria (“Wednesday”, literally “fourth weekday”). Replaced earlier mércores.
Compare Galician cuarta feira and Mirandese quarta-feira.


Itália

Learned borrowing from Latin Ītalia (“Italy”), from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú) (a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy).

lbor

República Italiana
República Italiana#Portuguese

Italy (a country in Southern Europe; official name: República Italiana)

Italy (a peninsula in the Mediterranean)


mesquite

mesquite (any of the North-American deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis)


fusa

(music) demisemiquaver (thirty-second note)


moeda

From Old Galician-Portuguese moeda, mõeda, from Latin monēta (“money, coinage, mint”), from Moneta (“a surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined”, literally “adviser”), from monere (“to warn, advise”).
Cognate with Galician moeda, Spanish, Catalan, and Occitan moneda, French monnaie, Italian moneta and English money.

Ele achou uma moeda romana.

O escudo português era a moeda de Portugal antes da introdução do euro.

The Portuguese Escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro.


igual

pt-adj

igual m or f (plural iguais, comparable, comparative mais igual, superlative o mais igual or igualíssimo, diminutive igualinho or igualzinho, augmentative igualzão)

iguais (plural)
mais igual (comparative)
o mais igual (superlative)
igualíssimo (superlative)
igualinho (diminutive)
igualzinho (diminutive)
igualzão (augmentative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese igual, ygual, from Latin aequālis.


elegante

elegante m or f (plural elegantes, comparable, comparative mais elegante, superlative o mais elegante or elegantíssimo)

elegantes (plural)
mais elegante (comparative)
o mais elegante (superlative)
elegantíssimo (superlative)


cuma

Tou cuma fome!

(Portugal, informal) Contraction of com uma (“with a (feminine)”): feminine of cum


quarta

Kadiwéu: cwaata

From Latin quartus (“fourth”). As a unit of dry measure, in reference to its making up one-fourth of the alqueire or Portuguese bushel. Cognate with Spanish cuarterón.

(historical) quarta, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts

(historical) quarta, Portuguese quarter-pound, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g


prostituta

pt-noun

prostituta f (plural prostitutas, masculine prostituto, masculine plural prostitutos)

prostitutas (plural)
prostituto (masculine)
prostitutos (masculine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin prōstitūta.


crase

assimilation of sounds of two identical vowels, throughout the evolution process of a language

(grammar) name given to the process of the contraction of a + a, that is, a merge (assimilation) of the Portuguese preposition a (“to, for”) + the article a (“the”)


ata

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta (“register of public events”).


viajante

pt-noun

viajante m or f by sense (plural viajantes)

/vjɐˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

/vjɐˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

/bjɐˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/


apical

(phonetics, of a phoneme) apical (produced with the tip of the tongue)


apical

(phonetics) apical (a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue)


Minorca

Borrowed from Late Latin Minorca, from Latin [īnsula] minor (literally “smaller island”). Compare Maiorca.


mãe

Angolar: maa

→ Ambonese Malay: mai, maitua

Annobonese: mai, me

Guinea-Bissau Creole: mai

Indo-Portuguese: mãe, mai

Kabuverdianu: mai

→ Konkani: मांय (māiya)

Kristang: mai

desctree

→ Old Tupi: mãîa, manha
Nheengatu: manha

Principense: mwin

Sãotomense: men

→ Tetun Dili: madre

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãy, hypocoristic form of madre, from Latin māter (“mother”).
Compare Galician mai, nai, Mirandese, Leonese, and Aragonese mai and Asturian ma.

Coordinate term: pai

mother (female who gives birth to or parents a child)

Mãe, a senhora viu meus óculos?

A Ibéria é a mãe da Era do Descobrimento.

Iberia is the mother of the Age of Discovery.

nave-mãe

célula-mãe

(relational, in compounds) mother, stem (whence others spawn, are generated, are copied or stem)

lees (sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages)


Castela

Castile (a historical region and mediaeval kingdom in northern Spain)


rã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rãa, from Latin rana. Compare Galician ra and Spanish rana.

inh+

Eu li que pernas de rã são um prato típico da culinária francesa.

I've read that frog legs are a typical dish in French cuisine.


revanche

/ʁɨˈbɐ̃.t͡ʃɨ/

[ʁɨˈβɐ̃.t͡ʃɨ]


imagem

[iˈma.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese ymagen, omagen, omage, from Latin imāginem (“a copy, likeness, image”), from *im-, also the root of imitor (“to copy, imitate”).

der

1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa

When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…

Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

image; picture; figure (optical representation of an object)

image (mental representation of something seen or imagined)

image; face (characteristics that are first perceived by others)

(computing) image (file containing all data of a storage medium)

(religion) icon (small object of religious devotion)

(geometrical optics) image (a group of emitted, reflected or refracted rays of light)

Coordinate term: contradomínio

(mathematics) image (values mapped to by a function)


magyar

pt-noun

magyar m or f by sense (plural magyares)


mousse

mousse f or (nonstandard) m (plural mousses)


feitoria

From feitor + -ia, the stem from Latin factor, cognate with English factor.


alidade

(cartography, astronomy, surveying) alidade (sighting device used for measuring angles)


aprosopia

(teratology) aprosopia (underdevelopment of the face)


cleptomania

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania.


dez

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.


-ez

pt-noun

-ez f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ezes)

Likely borrowed from Spanish -ez, from Latin -itiem. Doublet of -ice.

-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of ...", "the quality of ...", or "the measure of ...")


linguística

Borrowed from French linguistique. Compare linguístico (“linguistic”).


tara

From Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”). Compare Italian tara and French tare, taré (“crazy”).


língua

Angolar: lunga

Annobonese: lunga

Guinea-Bissau Creole: lingu, lingua

Indo-Portuguese: lingo, légo, leagou

Kabuverdianu: lingua

Korlai Creole Portuguese: ling

Macanese: língu

Principense: lunge

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lingua (“tongue, language”), from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”), from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).
Cognate with Galician lingua, Spanish lengua, Catalan llengua, Occitan lenga, French langue, Italian lingua and Romanian limbă.

inh+

Língua portuguesa

O inglês é a minha segunda língua.


língua

Disseram mais os ditos Antonio e Tambor, que a Barca viera a Quitangonha ou Matibana, e que fundeára perto de uma Ilha, e que logo fundeada o Capitão e um Mouro que traziam a bordo por nome Abdala, que servia de lingua, foram para terra levando dinheiro n'um sacco[…]

1858 January 7, Francisco Felizardo Saudás de Carvalho, Auto de averiguação; republished as “N.º 68–C”, in Documentos relativos ao apresamento, julgamento e entrega da barca franceza Charles et Georges, Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional, 1858, page 122

(archaic) interpreter (person who converts spoken language in real time)


hypochondria

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


disc jockey

pt-noun

disc jockey m or f by sense (plural disc jockeys)

Unadapted borrowing from English disc jockey.


arterioventricular

pt-adj

arterioventricular m or f (plural arterioventriculares)

(anatomy) arterioventricular (relating to the arteries and the ventricles of the heart)


opa

a type of cape used by members of the clergy

(Brazil, colloquial) carousal (noisy feast or social gathering)

(Brazil) yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)


ventricular

ventricular m or f (plural ventriculares)

ventricular (of or relating to a ventricle)


gerente

pt-noun

gerente m or f by sense (plural gerentes)

/ʒeˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ʒeˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

Inherited from Latin gerentem, present participle of gerō.


gerente

/ʒeˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ʒeˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/


ahimsa

ahimsa (doctrine of non-violence in Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism)


Chichester

Chichester (a town in West Sussex, England)


Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola (particular carbonated soft drink)


vogal

pt-adj

vogal m or f (plural vogais, not comparable)


vogal

member; seat on a representative body without a specific role


etimologia

Borrowed from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) + -λογία (-logía).


Tatiana

Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána).

bor+

Татьяна Татьяна#Russian

a female given name from Russian Татьяна (Tatʹjana), equivalent to English Tatiana


sakura

cherry blossom, sakura (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)


Portsmouth

Unadapted borrowing from English Portsmouth.


Genebra

Geneva (a city, the regional capital of Geneva canton, Switzerland)


concierge

pt-noun

concierge m or f by sense (plural concierges)

/kõˈsjɛɾ.ʒɨ/

concierge (one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests)


ganja

ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)


ganja

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).


cura

From Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- (“to heed”).

cure (a method, device or medication that restores good health)

healing (the process of restoring good health)


lã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa (“wool”), from Latin lāna (“wool”).
Cognate with Galician laa, Spanish lana, Catalan llana, Occitan lana, French laine, Italian lana and Romanian lână.


binominal

Learned borrowing from Latin binōminis. By surface analysis, bi- + nominal. Piecewise doublet of binomial, binómino, and binómico.


prata

pt-noun

prata f (usually uncountable, plural pratas)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), because silver was often made into sheets. Possibly a semi-learned term, as it did not undergo the usual sound shifts. Compare Galician prata and Spanish plata. See also the related prato and chato.


prata

(Brazil, informal) one hundred cents of current currency unit: an entire real, a Brazilian buck


delicatessen

delicatessen (shop selling prepared foods)


-ista

pt-noun

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istas)

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

ambiental (“environmental”) + -ista → ambientalista (“environmentalist”)

zoologia (“zoology”) + -ista → zoologista (“zoologist”)

-ist (person with a particular creative or academic role), appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective

flauta (“flute”) + -ista → flautista (“flautist”)

desenho (“drawing; draught”) + -ista → desenhista (“draughtsman”)

-ist; -man (person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique), appended to the name of the tool

Calvino (“(John) Calvin”) + -ista → calvinista (“Calvinist”)

Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + -ista → marxista (“Marxist”)

-ist (one who follows a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name

Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + -ista → nortista (“someone from the North”)

São Paulo + -ista → paulista (“someone from the state of São Paulo”)

(chiefly Brazil) someone from a location

Grêmio (“Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense”) + -ista → gremista (“a supporter of Grêmio”)

Santos (“Santos Futebol Clube”) + -ista → santista (“a supporter of Santos”)


-ista

pt-adj

-ista m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -istas)

Macanese: -ista

Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + -ista → marxista (“Marxist, relating to Marxism”)

-istic, -ist (of or relating to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name

Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + -ista → nortista (“of or relating to the North”)

São Paulo + -ista → paulista (“of or relating to the state of São Paulo”)

(chiefly Brazil) of or relating to a location


sete

From Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Compare Spanish siete.


Nina

Borrowed from Russian Ни́на (Nína), from Georgian ნინო (nino).

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nina


mão

Kabuverdianu: mo

Macanese: mám

>? Saramaccan: máun

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mão (“hand”), from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Cognate with Galician man, Spanish mano, Catalan mà, Occitan man, French main, Italian mano and Romanian mână.

der

a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direita

mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando

forefoot (either of the front feet of a quadruped)

(card games) hand (a round of a card game)

coat (a covering of material, such as paint)

(sports) leg (a single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest)

(figurative) hand (an instance of helping)


-ite

pt-noun

-ite f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ites)

(pathology) -itis (forms the names of diseases characterised by inflammation)

(geology, Portugal) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)


primordial

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

primordial (first, earliest or original)

Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.

1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II


loja

→ Hunsrik: Loja

→ Makalero: loja (“shop”)

→ Tetum: loja

Borrowed from Catalan llotja, from French loge, from Frankish *laubijā (“arbour, protective roof, shelter made of foliage”).

der

(Freemasonry) lodge (local chapter of freemasons)


ópera

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra.


Guiana

[ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]


gana

a strong desire, willingness or enthusiasm to achieve something; impetus; spur


destreza

dexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)

ability; prowess (a high level of capability or skill)


boreal

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).


obra

From Old Galician-Portuguese obra, from Latin opera. Compare the borrowed doublet ópera.

construction (process of constructing, building)

construction site (place where a building is under construction)

work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)


austral

[aʊ̯sˈtɾaʊ̯]

[aʊ̯sˈtɾaʊ̯]

[aʊ̯ʃˈtɾaʊ̯]

southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)


celesta

(music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)


dopamina

pt-noun

dopamina f (usually uncountable, plural dopaminas)

(biochemistry) dopamine (neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention, learning and pleasure)


Ariel

a female given name, equivalent to English Ariel


chicana

chicanery (the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge)


CEI

Initialism of Comunidade dos Estados Independentes.


reprise

(Brazil) rerun (a re-airing of a TV program)


bênção

pt-noun

bênção f (plural bênçãos or (now proscribed) bênções)

bênçãos (plural)
bênções (plural proscribed)

Macanese: bênça

[ˈbẽ.sɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictiōnem (“blessing; benediction”), from benedictus, from Latin benedīcō. The plural in -ãos was formed by analogy with other paroxytones in -ão; the etymologically correct plural *bênções is considered incorrect. Compare also bendição, a later semi-learned borrowing.


celeste

From Old Galician-Portuguese celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

(astronomy) celestial (relating to space)

(religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)

sky blue (of a pale blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day)


Roberta

a female given name, equivalent to English Roberta, feminine of Roberto


chapa

Uncertain. Possibly from French chape, chappe, from Latin cappa (“cape”), or from a root *klapa.

license plate (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)

(cooking) a heated metal plate used to cook food

plate (flat piece of metal)
a heated metal plate used to cook food

(informal) X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)

(politics) ticket (two or more people, often in the same party, running together in an election)


pobre

pt-adj

pobre m or f (plural pobres, comparable, comparative mais pobre, superlative o mais pobre or pobríssimo or paupérrimo)

pobres (plural)
mais pobre (comparative)
o mais pobre (superlative)
pobríssimo (superlative)
paupérrimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).


Marta

From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא.

Aramaic מָרְתָא

a female given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Martha

(biblical) Martha (sister of Lazarus and Mary)


montanha

Guinea-Bissau Creole: montanha

Kabuverdianu: montanha

[mõˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[mõˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese montanna, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.


régua

Borrowed from Latin rēgula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“to rule, to guide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Cognate and doublet of regra (“rule”) and relha.


argúcia

Borrowed from Latin argutia (“subtle wit”).


aplasia

(pathology) aplasia (incomplete development, or absence, of an organ or tissue)


pulha

Borrowed from Spanish pulla, from Italian puglia.


runa

Borrowed from French rune, from Old Norse rún, rúnar (“secret, rune”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.


cranial

pt-adj

cranial m or f (plural craniais, not comparable)


somali

From Somali Soomaali (“Somali”), of uncertain origin.

Somali (a language of the Horn of Africa)


somali

somali m or f (plural somalis, not comparable)

Somali (of Somalia or the Somali people)


cuca

Borrowed from German Kuchen (“cake”). Doublet of quiche.

Segundo o autor Alexandre de Freitas, “aparentada do stollen e do panetone, a cuca nada mais é do que um pão doce feito com massa mole e batida, onde são acrescentadas frutas secas ou frescas, no meio ou sobre a massa; […]”.

2005, Carlos Vieira, Armazem Colombo, page 82

According to author Alexandre de Freitas, “related to stollen and panetone, Streuselkuchen is nothing more than a sweet bread made with soft, beaten dough, to which dry or fresh fruit is added in the middle or on top of; […] ”.

(South Brazil) Streuselkuchen (a cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping)


sonata

(music) sonata (a musical composition for one or a few instruments)


Angelina

a female given name, equivalent to English Angelina

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


estratosfera

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


Paula

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paula


chaise longue

pt-noun

chaise longue f (plural chaise longues or chaises longues)

chaise longues (plural)
chaises longues (plural)

/ˈʃɛ.zɨ ˈlõ.ɡɨ/

Unadapted borrowing from French chaise longue (literally “long chair”).

ubor

chaise longue (reclining chair with a long seat)


coronal

coronal (relating to a crown or coronation)

(astronomy) (relating to the corona of a star)

(phonetics) (relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of tongue)


película

Learned borrowing from Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”).


copla

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Compare the inherited doublet cobra and the learned doublet cópula.


mimosa

(botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)


quente

pt-adj

quente m or f (plural quentes, diminutive quentinho)

From Old Galician-Portuguese caente (“hot; warm”), from Latin calentem, present participle of caleō.
Cognate with Galician quente, Asturian, Leonese, Mirandese, and Spanish caliente, Aragonese calién and Catalan calent.


concha

From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *kongʰo-

scoop; ladle (specialised spoon for serving)


UCI

Initialism of unidade de cuidados intensivos (“intensive care unit”).


mountain bike

Unadapted borrowing from English mountain bike.

ubor

mountain bike (bicycle designed for off-road riding)


Somaliland

Somali Coast Protectorate
Somali Coast Protectorate

Somaliland (An unrecognized state in East Africa, de-facto independent of Somalia; formerly the Somali Coast Protectorate)


Antlia

(astronomy) Antlia (winter constellation of the northern sky)


Antares

(astronomy) Antares (brightest star in the constellation Scorpio)


unicolor

unicolor/unicolour, one-color/one-colour, monocolor/monocolour, monochromatic, monochrome (having only one colour)


common law

Unadapted borrowing from English common law.


oracular

(mysticism) oracular (of or relating to an oracle)

oracular (prophetic; foretelling the future)


Altair

(astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)


Yoshida

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 吉田 (Yoshida).


rupia

From Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā).

rupee (currency unit used in India, Pakistan and other countries)


coima

From Latin calumnia (“fallacy”). Doublet of calúnia.


validez

able-bodiedness (the quality of being able-bodied)


teca

→ Dutch: teak

→ English: teak

→ Telugu: టేకు (ṭēku)

→ Finnish: teak, tiikki

→ Spanish: teca, teka (obsolete)

Borrowed from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Tectona grandis
Tectona grandis#Translingual

teak (Tectona grandis, a tropical hardwood tree)


radial

[χa.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

[χaˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]


litoral

pt-adj

litoral m or f (plural litorais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin lītorālis. Cognate to Spanish litoral.


varicela

(pathology) chickenpox (a common childhood disease)


Abkhazia

Republic of Abkhazia
Republic of Abkhazia

Alternative spelling of Abcásia: Abkhazia (A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community)


decrepitude

pt-noun

decrepitude f (usually uncountable, plural decrepitudes)

decrepitude (the state of being decrepit)


idiossincrasia

idiossincrasia f (plural idiossincrasias)

From Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”).

uder

ἰδιοσυγκρασία


versátil

versatile (capable of doing many things competently)

versatile (having varied uses or many functions)

(botany) versatile (said of the anther that oscillates at the end of the thread that supports it)

(ornithology) versatile (said that the fingers of some birds can turn forwards or backwards, as in the cuckoo)


espinha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña. The sense of "spine" or "thorn" was lost to espinho.


Amarillo

Amarillo (a city in the northwest plains of Texas, United States)


manicure

manicure (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails)


manicure

pt-noun

manicure m or f by sense (plural manicures)

manicurist (person who performs manicures)


vegetal

célula vegetal


víbora

From Latin vīpera, a conflation of vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“to give birth to”).


doula

Borrowed from English doula, from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”).

doula (woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth)


motocicleta

Borrowed from French motocyclette (“motorcycle”). By surface analysis, motociclo + -eta or moto- + (bi)cicleta.

bor+

motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)


superintendente

pt-noun

superintendente m or f by sense (plural superintendentes)


nitidez

definition (clarity of visual presentation)


sprinter

sprinter m or f by sense (plural sprinters)

Unadapted borrowing from English sprinter.

ubor

Alternative form of sprínter (one who sprints)


cal

pt-noun

cal f or (nonstandard) m (plural cales or cais)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).


caneca

→ Hunsrik: Kanecker

→ Kimbundu: neka

Germanic; cognate with can, or from cano + -eca, from Latin canna.


organista

pt-noun

organista m or f by sense (plural organistas)

/ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʃ.tɐ/

[ɔɾ.ɣɐˈniʃ.tɐ]


vanguardista

pt-adj

vanguardista m or f (plural vanguardistas)

[vɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

[vɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

[bɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

(art) avant-garde (innovative or pioneering in art)


vanguardista

pt-noun

vanguardista m or f by sense (plural vanguardistas)

[vɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

[vɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

[bɐ̃.ɡwɐɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]


Cassiopeia

(Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus)

(astronomy) Cassiopeia (a constellation of the northern sky)


vigilante

Learned borrowing from Latin vigilantem.

vigilant; watchful; observant (alert and paying close attention)


vigilante

vigilante m or f by sense (plural vigilantes)

a person whose job is to watch over something; a security guard


indígena

indigenous (born or engendered in, native to a land or region)

Indian (of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)


indígena

indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenas)

native (person who is native to a place)

(specifically) Indian (individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)


chefe

Borrowed from French chef, from Old French chief, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput (“head”). Cognate of Spanish jefe and English chief. Doublet of chef, cabo, caput, and capuz.

chef (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant)

(Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter


fruta

Guinea-Bissau Creole: fruta

Kabuverdianu: fruta

Papiamentu: fruta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fruita, from Late Latin fructa, designating the collective of Latin frūctus. Compare Galician froita.


selva

→ English: selva

→ Russian: се́льва (sélʹva)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam, board, frame, threshold”). Compare the doublet silva.

O leão é o rei da selva.


Mira

From Old Galician-Portuguese *Mira, from Celtiberian *mira, from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”).

A village, parish, and municipality of the district of Coimbra, Portugal


anatase

(mineralogy) anatase (form of titanium dioxide used as a pigment)


syncope

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


Algol

(astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)


venda

From Old Galician-Portuguese venda (“sale”), from vender (“to sell”), from Latin vendō (“to sell”).

general store (store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing)


venda

From Old Galician-Portuguese venda, from Proto-Germanic *binda; see also Old High German binta and German Binde.


Álvares

[ˈaɫ.vɐ.ɾɨʃ]

[ˈaɫ.vɐ.ɾɨʃ]

[ˈaɫ.βɐ.ɾɨʃ]

From Álvaro + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Álvarez.


Fomalhaut

Ultimately from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

der

فَمُ الْحُوت


parietal

pt-adj

parietal m or f (plural parietais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).

lbor

that which is normally hung on walls (such as tapestries or paintings)


titular

From título + -ar, or borrowed from Late Latin titulāris.


titular

pt-noun

titular m or f by sense (plural titulares)

(sports) starter (a player who plays from the start a game)


limerence

(psychology, rare) limerence (state of mind caused by a romantic attraction)


pedicure

pedicure (cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails)


sequela

(pathology) sequela (condition caused by an earlier disease or problem)

(narratology) sequel (a following release in a series of films, books etc.)

entourage (retinue of attendants, associates or followers)


ruga

From Latin ruga. Doublet of rua (“street”).


letra

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

der

calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting

(soccer) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball


Ucrânia

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


psicanalista

pt-noun

psicanalista m or f by sense (plural psicanalistas)


-aria

-aria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -arias)

Learned borrowing from Latin -āria. Doublet of -eira and -eria.

pizza (“pizza”) + -aria → pizzaria (“pizzeria”)

forms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery

carpinteiro (“carpenter”) + -aria → carpintaria (“carpentry”)

forms the names of professions associated with the suffixed word; -ery

grito (“scream”) + -aria → gritaria (“cacophony of screams”)

forms collectives, often with a negative connotation

bruxa (“witch”) + -aria → bruxaria (“witchcraft”)

forms nouns indicating behaviour typical of the suffixed type of person


acta

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta (“register of public events”).

lbor

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


gelada

Doublet of geada and geleia. See geado for further etymology.

(Brazil, colloquial) cold one (a can or serving of cold beer)


escopeta

Borrowed from Spanish escopeta (“rifle”), from Italian schioppetto, from schioppo (“gun, rifle”).


pornografia

From Ancient Greek πορνογραφία (pornographía).


-ina

pt-noun

-ina f (noun-forming suffix, plural -inas)


-cele

-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

bor+

(pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)


trégua

From Old Galician-Portuguese tregua, from Early Medieval Latin treuga, from Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa, “treaty; covenant”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwō. Cognate with truce.


pistola

→ Bengali: পিস্তল (pistol)

→ Gujarati: પિસ્તોલ (pistol)

→ Hindustani:

desc

Hindi: पिस्तौल (pistaul), पिस्तोल (pistol)

Urdu: پسطول (pistol)

→ Sinhalese: පිස්තෝලය (pistōlaya)

→ Swahili: bastola

Probably from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”), from pištěti (“to whistle”), of imitative origin.
Perhaps, however, from Italian pistolese (“from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany)”).


chihuahua

pt-noun

chihuahua m or f by sense (plural chihuahuas)


beluga

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beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)


piscina

→ Hunsrik: Pisin

Learned borrowing from Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

fazer piscinas

to swim the distance of a swimming pool; to repeatedly follow a specific round-trip route


workaholic

pt-noun

workaholic m or f by sense (plural workaholics)

Unadapted borrowing from English workaholic.

ubor

workaholic (person who feels compelled to work excessively)


Leo Minor

(astronomy, rare) Leo Minor (a spring constellation of the northern sky)


pedraria

From pedra (“stone”) + -aria. Piecewise doublet of pedreira.

[pɨ.ðɾɐˈɾi.ɐ]


classe

class, kind (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes)


marca

From Suevic *marka, from Proto-West Germanic *mark.

mark; trace (visible impression or sign)

(impact):

(figurative) lasting impact (significant or strong influence)

branding iron; brand (piece of heated metal used to brand livestock)

brand (mark of ownership made by burning, especially on cattle)

brand (name, symbol, logo or other item used to distinguish a product or service)

a number used for reference or measurement

(sports) mark (score for a sporting achievement)

a gold and silver coin previously used in Portugal


marca

markka (currency unit used in Finland until 2002)


nicotina

(organic chemistry) nicotine (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco)


leggings

Unadapted borrowing from English leggings.


monja

pt-noun

monja f (plural monjas, masculine monge, masculine plural monges)

monjas (plural)
monge (masculine)
monges (masculine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese monja, from monge + -a. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese monga.


torpe

Back-formation from torpecer (same as entorpecer).


copa

From Old Galician-Portuguese copa, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Doublet of cuba.


pentagonal

From pentágono (“pentagon”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon)


festa

Kabuverdianu: festa

Macanese: festa

→ Konkani: फेस्त (phesta)

→ Malay: pesta
Indonesian: pesta

→ Sranan Tongo: fesa
→ Dutch: fissa

From Old Galician-Portuguese festa, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Vamos começar a festa.

A festa acabou.


mignon

pt-adj

mignon m or f (plural mignons or mignon)

(Brazil, slang) cute (sexually attractive)


galactose

(biochemistry) galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)