ignorância

Eu nunca estive mais orgulhoso da minha ignorância.

I have never been more proud of my ignorance.

Permita-me reduzir a tua ignorância sobre o assunto.

Allow me to reduce your ignorance on the subject.


concorde

Borrowed from Latin concordem (“concordant”).

bor+

concordant (agreeing, correspondent, harmonious)


bemol

pt-adj

bemol m or f (plural bemóis, not comparable)

Borrowed from Italian bemolle. By surface analysis, bê + mole.

(music, note) flat (lowered by one semitone)


bailarina

pt-noun

bailarina f (plural bailarinas, masculine bailarino, masculine plural bailarinos)

bailarinas (plural)
bailarino (masculine)
bailarinos (masculine plural)


probidade

probidade f (usually uncountable, plural probidades)

Borrowed from Latin probitātem (“uprightness, honesty”), from probus (“good, excellent, honest”).


tifa

cattail (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha)


paisagem

[paɪ̯ˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from French paysage (“countryside; landscape”). Compare also Spanish paisaje, Italian paesaggio.

landscape (portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view)

landscape (a picture representing a scene by land or sea)


estratégia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, to conduct”).

lbor

strategy (science and art of military command)


tábua

peituda

antonym(s) of “a woman with very small breasts”

Kadiwéu: taaboa

Macanese: tábu

From Old Galician-Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula (“board; plank”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of tábula, which is a borrowing.

Usei tábuas de carvalho para fazer o assoalho.

Piquei uns pepinos na tábua.

I diced some cucumbers on the chopping board.

chopping board (small board on which food is chopped)

Tábua de queijos.

a small table for serving food or playing games

Procure o seu nome na tábua.

table (grid of data in rows and columns)

Todo mundo viu a tábua que levei da minha ex-namorada.

Everyone saw the rejection I got from my ex-girlfriend.

(Brazil, slang) a refusal or rejection, especially of a marriage proposal

Tua mãe é uma tábua.

(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a woman who is very thin and has small breasts


syntaxe

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


muleta

crutch (long stick used to assist in walking)


Macedónia

Borrowed from Latin Macedonia, from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”).

Macedonia, Macedon (an ancient kingdom in northern Greece)

Macedónia do Norte
Macedónia do Norte#Portuguese

(informal) Synonym of Macedónia do Norte


adenina

From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -ina.

(biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)


faraó

pt-noun

faraó m or f by sense (plural faraós, feminine (rare, proscribed) faraoa or faraona, feminine plural (rare, proscribed) faraoas or faraonas)

faraós (plural)
faraoa (feminine proscribed rare)
faraona (feminine)
faraoas (feminine plural proscribed rare)
faraonas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace, pharaoh”), from pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“big”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pr-ꜥꜣ</i>

(Egyptology, historical) pharaoh (supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)


peça

From Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis. Compare French pièce, Italian pezza, Spanish pieza, Old Irish cuit.

peça de fruta

peça de roupa

piece (single item belonging to a class of similar items)

peça de teatro


lousa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin lausa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“stone”).

flagstone (piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing)


truta

From Late Latin tructa, of uncertain origin, possibly from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs). Compare Galician troita.

trout (fish in Salmonidae which spawns more than once)


truta

(Brazil, slang, by extension) a close friend, especially one who helps with illegal activity


tabela

(basketball) backboard (flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached)

(soccer) a strategy where two teammates pass the football to each other frequently while moving towards the other team’s goal

(sports) table (a classification of teams or individuals based on their success)


tribuna

gallery (uppermost seating area of a theatre, hall or auditorium)

eloquence; oratory (artistry and persuasiveness in speech)


padaria

From pada (“small loaf of bread”) + -aria, from Latin panata, from Latin pānis (“bread”), Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to feed, to graze”).

bakery (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold)


geada

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese geada, from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, gear (“to frost”) + -ada. Doublet of gelada and geleia.
Compare Galician xeada, Spanish helada, Catalan gelada, French gelée and Italian gelata.

surface analysis

(uncountable) frost, hoar frost (frozen dew)


senil

(often offensive) senile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)


surpresa

Borrowed from French surprise, from Old French surprendre (“to overtake”), from sur- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin prendere (“to seize”).

(uncountable) surprise (feeling that something unexpected has happened)


premissa

From Latin praemissa (“set before”), feminine past participle of praemitto (“to send or put before”), from prae- (“pre-”) + mittō (“to send”).

premise (a proposition antecedently supposed or proved)

(logic) premise (any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced)


viandante

pt-noun

viandante m or f by sense (plural viandantes)

[vɪ.ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[vɪ.ɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi]


turbina

Borrowed from French turbine (“turbine”), itself borrowed from Latin turbinem (“circular movement, top, reel, spindle”). Compare trovão, an inherited doublet through a Vulgar Latin variant.

der

turbine (rotary machines that use the energy of a stream of fluid)


propiska

propiska (system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR)


violinista

pt-noun

violinista m or f by sense (plural violinistas)


livraria

From livro (“book”) + -aria (“place where something is sold”), from Old Galician-Portuguese livro, from Latin librum (“book”).


palidez

pt-noun

palidez f (usually uncountable, plural palidezes)


ligatura

(typography) ligature (character that combines multiple letters)


grafologia

From grafólogo + -ia or grafo- + -logia, on the model of French graphologie.


psicoterapia

psychotherapy (treatment of those with mental illness)


banda larga

(telecommunications) broadband (wide band of electromagnetic frequencies)

(Internet) broadband (high-capacity internet connection)


punição

Learned borrowing from Latin pūnītiōnem (“punishment”). By surface analysis, punir + -ção.


baita

pt-adj

baita m or f (plural baitas, not comparable)

Uncertain origin. Commonly used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Vi um baita clarão e escutei um baita trovão.

I saw a big flash and heard a great thunder.

(Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) rather big or great

João é um baita professor.
João is a great teacher.

(Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) great (very good at something)


pontuação

[põ.tʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


hoste

From Old Galician-Portuguese oste (“host, army”) (with the -h- added back to reflect the Latin etymon), from Latin hostem (“an enemy of the state”), from Proto-Italic *hostis (“stranger, guest”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest”). Compare Galician hoste, Spanish hueste.


seringa

From Medieval Latin syringa, from sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of siringe.


seringa

pt-noun

seringa m or f by sense (plural seringas)


seringa

(Brazil) any of several flowering plant species in the genus Hevea


equidistante

pt-adj

equidistante m or f (plural equidistantes)

equidistant (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points)


ebanista

pt-noun

ebanista m or f by sense (plural ebanistas)

cabinetmaker (person who makes high-quality wooden furniture)


aluminite

European Portuguese standard spelling of aluminita.


Pilsen

[ˈpiʊ̯.sẽɪ̯̃]

Pilsen, Plzen (a city in the Czech Republic)


masturbação

[mɐʃ.tuɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


concubina

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


antidotal

antidotal (relating to or being an antidote)


anginal

(pathonology) anginal (relating to angina)


adrenocortical

pt-adj

adrenocortical m or f (plural adrenocorticais)

(anatomy) adrenocortical (relating to adrenal cortex)


felpa

From Late Latin faluppa, through Old French felpe, perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt. Compare Italian and Spanish felpa.

down (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)

down (fine, short hair found in certain areas of the body)

scale (soft fur that covers some vegetables)


dracma

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).


contribuição

[kõ.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin contribūtiōnem, influenced by contribuir.


futurologia

pt-noun

futurologia f (usually uncountable, plural futurologias)

futurology (forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society)


liberdade

[li.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese liberdade, borrowed from Latin lībertātem.


Arábia Saudita

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


dissidente

dissidente m or f by sense (plural dissidentes)

dissident (person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws)


cordierite

European Portuguese standard spelling of cordierita.


diplomata

diplomata m or f by sense (plural diplomatas)

Borrowed from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).


marta

From French marte, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþ.


Manuela

a female given name, feminine form of Manuel


encefalite

(pathology) encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)


alarmante

/ɐ.lɐɾˈmɐ̃.tɨ/


embolia

(pathology) embolism (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)


faina

From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena.

Começa o rude trabalho. / Que faina honrada e feliz! / Inda molhados de orvalho, / Flamejam, em cada galho. / Os bagos como rubis.

1920, Paulo Setúbal, “Os colonos”, in Alma Cabocla

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


blogosfera

/ˌblɔ.ɡoʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ˌblɔ.ɡuʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

[ˌblɔ.ɣuʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ]

(Internet) blogosphere (the totality of blogs)


andradite

[ɐ̃.dɾɐˈði.tɨ]

European Portuguese standard spelling of andradita.


caravana

(collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)

(Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)


galante

Macanese: galánte

Borrowed from French galant. Doublet of galã.

gallant (polite and attentive to ladies)


repugnante

repugnant (arousing disgust or aversion)


vinha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vinha, from Latin vīnea.


Etna

From Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph)

(historical) Aetna (ancient Sicilian city)


musicologia

pt-noun

musicologia f (usually uncountable, plural musicologias)


educação

Learned borrowing from Latin ēducātiōnem. By surface analysis, educar + -ção.


actinolite

actinolites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


alienante

(law) alienating (who alienates a property)


alienante

pt-noun

alienante m or f by sense (plural alienantes)

(law) alienor; alienator (person who alienates a property)


descarga

/d͡ʒiʃˈkaʁ.ɡɐ/

/dɨʃˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/

[dɨʃˈkaɾ.ɣɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese descárrega, deverbal from descarregar.

inh+

(law) release from obligation or encumbrance

(Brazil) flush (automatic cleansing of a toilet)


indicação

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin indicātiōnem. By surface analysis, indicar + -ção.


iniciação

Learned borrowing from Latin initiātiōnem. By surface analysis, iniciar + -ção.


definição

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfīnītiōnem. By surface analysis, definir + -ção.


informação

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfōrmātiōnem. By surface analysis, informar + -ção.


airedale

pt-noun

airedale m or f by sense (plural airedales)

Airedale Terrier (a breed of large, rough-haired dog)


confirmação

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem. By surface analysis, confirmar + -ção.


ambilateral

pt-adj

ambilateral m or f (plural ambilaterais)

(anthropology) relating to both the maternal and paternal side of the family


operadora

[ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


presidenta

From presidente (“president”) + -a (“feminine suffix”).


Kotte

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte#English

Kotte, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (the capital city of Sri Lanka)


aberrante

/ɐ.bɨˈʁɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.βɨˈʁɐ̃.tɨ]


falange

Borrowed from Latin phalangem (“phalanx”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.

der

(military, historical, Ancient Greece) phalanx


quadra

Quadra festiva.

(Brazil) large square compound where samba schools practice


analgia

(medicine) analgesia (absence of the sense of pain)


cantaria

(architecture) ashlar (large cuboid stone)


cantada

(colloquial) an attempt to seduce someone by flattery

(colloquial, by extension) pick-up line, an expression usually said to achieve that goal, often by combining comedy and compliment


angostura

/ɐ̃.ɡoʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/


Pieria

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

Pieria (a regional unit of the administrative region of Central Macedonia, in north-central Greece)

(historical) Pieria (a Roman province of the region of Syria, in modern Turkey)


cápsula

(pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)

(physiology) capsule (membranous envelope)

(astronautics) capsule (part of spacecraft containing crew’s living space)


fábula

Learned borrowing from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited fala.


massai

one of the Maasai (a people of Kenya and Tanzania)


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).

(Greek mythology) Pandora (woman who released evil into the world)


faringite

(pathology) pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx)


Santa Fé

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈfɛ/

Santa Fe (a city, the state capital of New Mexico, United States)

A village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


grandeza

/ɡɾɐ̃ˈde.zɐ/

greatness (the quality of being great, big)

greatness (the quality of being great, magnanimous, important)

(mathematics) magnitude (number assigned to something)


faringe

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pharyngem, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “throat”).


multidão

[muʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin multitudinem.

slbor

Encontrei-o na multidão.

multitude, heap (a great number or large quantity of things)


linguagem

[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lĩˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese lenguage, borrowed from Old Occitan lenguatge, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Classical Latin lingua.

language (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)

linguagem formal

language (wording, choice of words; style)

language (a particular language used by a group of people, spoken or written)

Eu não entendo a linguaguem médica.

jargon (language characteristic of a particular group)

linguagem de programação

programming language
programming language


abarticular

pt-adj

abarticular m or f (plural abarticulares)

(medicine) abarticular (away from the joints)


-eza

pt-noun

-eza f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ezas)

From Old Galician-Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia.

belo (“beautiful”) + -eza → beleza (“beauty”)

-ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)


seguinte

pt-adj

seguinte m or f (plural seguintes, not comparable)

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguinte, from Latin sequentem (“following”), present active participle of sequor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


manobra

Borrowed from French manœuvre, from Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manœuvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from Latin manū (“by hand”) + operor (“to work”).


cortiça

pt-noun

cortiça f (usually uncountable, plural cortiças)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortiça, from Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus (“of cork, of bark”), from cortex (“bark, cork”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker- (“cut”). Doublet of cortíceo.

(botany) cork (tissue between the bark and cambium of woody plants)


táctica

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


curiosidade

curiosity; inquisitiveness (the tendency to want to investigate things)

curiosity (an interesting object or piece of information)

indiscretion (lack of respect for other’s privacy)


ubiqüidade

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


cadeia

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadẽa, from Latin catēna. Compare Galician cadea, Spanish cadena, and English chain. Doublet of the direct borrowing catena.

chain (series of interconnected rings or links)

Então, veja, para ficar muito claro, eu acho que se alguém roubar deve ir para a cadeia sendo do PT ou não sendo do PT, sendo católico ou evangélico, sabe?

2019 May 22, Glenn Greenwald, quoting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “Glenn Greenwald entrevista Lula: ‘Bolsonaro é a velha política, eu sou a nova’”, in The Intercept

Listen, let me be crystal clear: I think if someone steals, they should go to jail, whether they’re PT or not, whether they’re Catholic or evangelical, you know?

prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)


omnipresença

omnipresenças (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


rolha

Inherited from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of rótula. Cognate with Galician rolla.


Szczecin

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


omnipresente

pt-adj

omnipresente m or f (plural omnipresentes)

omnipresentes (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


aminopeptidase

pt-noun

aminopeptidase f (plural aminopeptidases)

(biochemistry) aminopeptidase (any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid)


solista

solista m or f by sense (plural solistas)

(music) soloist (musician who performs alone)


onipresente

pt-adj

onipresente m or f (plural onipresentes)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnipresente.


lisboeta

lisboeta m or f (plural lisboetas, not comparable)


lisboeta

pt-noun

lisboeta m or f by sense (plural lisboetas)

Catalan: lisboeta

French: lisboète

Galician: lisboeta

Spanish: lisboeta


onipresença

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnipresença.


substância

Borrowed from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“stand under; exist”), from sub + stō (“stand”). Doublet of sustância and sustança.

bor+

substance (the essential part of anything)

(of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking


exposição

Learned borrowing from Latin expositiōnem (“exposition”). By surface analysis, expor + -ção.

lbor

exposition (the act of exposing something)

exposition; disclosure (the act of revealing hidden information)

exhibition; exposition (public display of objects)


tiorba

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɦ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[ˈt͡ʃjɔɦ.bɐ]

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɦ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[ˈt͡ʃjɔɦ.bɐ]

/t͡ʃiˈɔɾ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɾ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔɾ.bɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔʁ.bɐ]

/ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

[t͡ʃɪˈɔɻ.ba]

(music) theorbo (baroque instrument of the lute family)


família

Borrowed from Latin familia (“household, family”).

bor+

family; nuclear family (a father, mother and their sons and daughters)


ferramenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin ferrāmenta, from the plural of Latin ferrāmentum.

tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)


raposa

Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), probably from rabo (“tail”), from Latin rāpum (“turnip”) + -ōsus, and influenced by descendants of rapiō (“snatch, grab”).

– Os homens, disse a raposa, têm fuzis e caçam. É bem incômodo!

2015, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, O Pequeno Príncipe, Pelekanos Books

“The men”, said the fox, “have rifles and they hunt. It’s quite bothersome!”

fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America)

(Brazil, regional) opossum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae)

(usually derogatory) fox (a sly or cunning person)


alcachofra

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršūf, “artichoke”).

اَلْخَرْشُوف

artichoke (an edible plant related to the thistle)


intermitente

pt-adj

intermitente m or f (plural intermitentes)


estado-unidense

pt-noun

estado-unidense m or f by sense (plural estado-unidenses)

From Estados Unidos (“United States”) + -ense.

suffix

(Brazil) citizen of the United States of America


estado-unidense

pt-adj

estado-unidense m or f (plural estado-unidenses, not comparable)

(Brazil) American (of or relating to the U.S. or its culture), US-American, of the United States of America


acústica

acoustics (quality of a space for doing music)

(physics) acoustics (the science of sounds)


aparente

/ɐ.pɐˈɾẽ.tɨ/

apparent (appearing to the eye or mind; seeming)


coprofilia

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros) + -filia.

(biology) coprophilia (quality or condition of coprophile)

(psychology) coprophilia (psychopathological interest in excrement or fecal matter, particularly in association with the erotic and/or sexual sphere)


flautista

pt-noun

flautista m or f by sense (plural flautistas)


flagrante

/flɐˈɡɾɐ̃.tɨ/

[flɐˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨ]

Borrowed from Latin flagrantem (“burning”).


cosmonauta

pt-noun

cosmonauta m or f by sense (plural cosmonautas)

Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -nauta.

bor+

cosmonaut (an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one)


domiciliar

household (found in or having its origin in a home)


misandria

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), by analogy with misoginia (“misogyny”).

lbor

misandry (hatred of or prejudice against men)


recorde

Meu Deus! Esse foi um salto recorde!

My God! This was a record-breaking jump.

record-breaking (beating the previous record)

A temperatura recorde derreteu o asfalto.

The extreme temperature melted the tarmac.

(by extension) extreme; intense; drastic


endogamia

endogamy (the practice of marrying within one’s own social group)


ligação

[li.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ligātiōnem. By surface analysis, ligar + -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

(chemistry) bond (link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)


ocupação

Learned borrowing from Latin occupātiōnem. By surface analysis, ocupar + -ção.


ruína

From Old Galician-Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“to collapse”).

the process of becoming financially ruined

(uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)

ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)


ajuda

From Old Galician-Portuguese ajuda, from ajudar (“to help; to aid”), from Latin adiūtāre (“to help”). Compare English aid, Spanish ayuda, Italian aiuto and Occitan ajuda.

Quer ajuda?


ordem

desc

→ Makalero: orde (“announcement, notification”)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordin, orden, from Latin ōrdinem.

(uncountable) order (the state of being well arranged)

(mathematics) order (number of elements in a set or related structure)

(mathematics) order (highest exponent in a polynomial)

(Christianity) sacrament which makes someone member of the clergy


craque

Borrowed from English crack (“one who excels”).


craque

Ele é um craque no futebol.


função

Borrowed from Latin functiōnem (“performance, execution”).


Atenas

(historical) Athens (an ancient city state centred in the city of Athens)


sinestesia

(neurology, psychology) synaesthesia (phenomenon whereby a sensory stimulus triggers a different kind of sensation)

(narratology) synaesthesia (description of a sensation in the terms of another)


psicometria

(parapsychology) psychometry (ability to discover information about an object’s past)

(psychology) psychometry (use of psychological tests to measure personal traits)


linha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish liña, and Catalan llinya.

inh+

[...] atirava então o novello de linha para cima da mesa, espetando-lhe raivosamente as agulhas de meia

1887, José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, A Reliquia, Porto: Typographia de A. J. da Silva Teixeira

—… thus he had thrown the thread hank on the table, piercing it angrily with sock needles.

(mathematics) line, a straight path through two or more points

—Pessimamente! gritou Ega. Com expressões de compaixão; sem linha nenhuma; estendido por cima do piano; agarrando com a mão no sapato...

1888, José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Os Maias: Episódios da Vida Romântica, Porto: Livraria Internacional de Ernesto Chardron

—Awefully! Ega cried. - With expressions of compassion; without a line; extended over the piano; gripping with the hand in the shoe.

line, a thin wrinkle or crease in skin, fabric, &c.

line, a straight marking of longitude or latitude

Por cima, no parapeito de velludo da galeria, corria outra linha de senhoras com vestidos claros, abanando-se mollemente;

Above, in the gallery’s velvet parapet, ran another line of ladies with light dresses, fanning themselves lightly.

line, a queue or sequence of people or objects

Uma linha bastaria:—«Meu querido Carlos, não te zangues, desculpa, foi brincadeira.»

One line would be enough:—“My dear Carl, don’t be angry, sorry, it was a joke.”

(typography, design) line, a row of text

product line, a series of related products

telephone line, a physical telephone connection or a single telephony account

fishing line, a line used to catch or hang fish

Como queria ella, n'uma linha de caminho de ferro em que se encontra constantemente gente conhecida, apear-se com elle na estação de Santarem, [...]

As she wanted, in a railroad track in which one constantly finds people one knows, to exit the train with him at the Santarém station, …

line, a railroad or other mass transportation route

(historical, measure) linha, Portuguese line, a former small unit of length about equal to 2.3 mm


psicopatologia

(uncountable, medicine) psychopathology (study of mental illnesses)

(medicine) mental disorder; mental illnesses


atroz

[aˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]


bossa

Borrowed from French bosse (“hump, lump, small elevation”).

bor+

(anatomy) hump (rounded mass, as in a camel)


maneira

From Old Galician-Portuguese maneira, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (“relating to the hand”), from manus (“hand”); corresponding to mão + -eira. Compare Galician maneira, Spanish and Catalan manera, French manière, English manner, Romanian mâner.

inh

manner; way (particular method of doing something)


operação

/ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin operātiōnem. By surface analysis, operar + -ção.

lbor

operation (method by which a device performs its function)


agulha

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

der

needle (thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph)

(architecture) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)

(rail transport) switch; point (movable section of railroad track)


microeconomia

(economics) microeconomics (small-scale economic activities)


floresta

Ultimately from Early Medieval Latin foresta. Influenced by flor (“flower”).

Meronym: árvore


sanduíche

pt-noun

sanduíche (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural sanduíches)

From English sandwich, after the Earl of Sandwich, a town in Kent.

(Brazil, slang) a situation where there are too many people or objects packed together


careca

Unknown. Suggested derivations include:
* From carecer (“to lack”) + -eca.


tangível

[tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]

[tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]

[tɐ̃ˈʒi.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin tangibilis (“tangible; touchable”), from tangō (“to touch”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). By surface analysis, tanger + -ível.

der

tangible; touchable (able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch)

tangible (possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete)


cebola

Kabuverdianu: sabóla

Macanese: sabola

→ Kayapó: xibôrô

→ Malayalam: സവാള (savāḷa)

→ Wolof: soble

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cebola, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare Galician cebola, Asturian and Spanish cebolla.

inh+

onion (a monocotyledonous plant of the genus Allium allied to garlic, used as a vegetable and a spice)


ervilha

From Latin ervilia (“type of vetch”). Compare Spanish arveja and ervilla.


Rafaela

/ʁɐ.fɐˈɛ.lɐ/

a female given name, feminine form of Rafael


fazenda

Kadiwéu: bajeenda

Russian: фазенда (fazenda)

From Old Galician-Portuguese fazenda, from Latin facienda, form of faciendus (“which is to do”), from faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Cognate with Spanish hacienda.

der

farm (a place where agricultural activities take place)

Ministério da Fazenda


borracha

→ Hunsrik: Borasch

Borrowed from Spanish borracha (“wineskin”); because native Amazonians used rubber to make waterskins, the meaning began to apply to the substance.

bor+

(uncountable) rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)

eraser (thing used to remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil)


salada

Borrowed from French salade (“salad”), from Northern Italian salada, salata, from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from Latin saliō (“to salt”).

salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables)

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa#Translingual

(Portugal, popular) lettuce (Lactuca sativa)


sobremesa

dessert (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)

(figurative) the last event in a series of good events


proxeneta

pt-noun

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetas)

Borrowed from French proxénète, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

É verdade que antes de ser famoso você era proxeneta do teu pai e sevandija da tua mãe?

2003, “Máquina da Verdade – Programa do Urso” (02:38 from the start), in Miryam Rahme, director, Hermes e Renato, season 5, episode 13, spoken by Urso (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil

Is it true that before you were famous you were your father's pimp and your mother's freeloader?


coclear

Borrowed from Latin cochlear, corresponding to cóclea + -ar.

(anatomy) cochlear (of or relating to the cochlea)


reação

[χe.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From French réaction, from Latin reactiōnem, from the verb reago, from re- (“again”) + ago (“to act”).

reaction (action in response to an event)


sálvia

From the New Latin genus name Salvia, from Latin salvia (“sage”), from salvus (“safe”).


integração

[ĩ.te.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɨ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tɨ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin integrātiōnem. By surface analysis, integrar + -ção.

lbor

integration (act or process of making whole or entire)

integration (process of fitting into a community)


sessão

session (a period devoted to a particular activity)


alquimista

pt-noun

alquimista m or f by sense (plural alquimistas)


mensagem

→ Hunsrik: Mënsaasch

→ Tetun Dili: mensajen

[mẽˈsa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borrowed from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missaticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”).

message (concept or information conveyed)

message (underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something)


estadista

estadista m or f by sense (plural estadistas)

statesman / stateswoman (person who is a leader in national or international affairs)


recruta

recruta m or f by sense (plural recrutas)

(military) recruit (a newly enlisted soldier)

(by extension) any newly enlisted or enrolled person


ocorrência

Borrowed from Medieval Latin occurrentia. By surface analysis, ocorrer + -ência.

bor+

occurrence (actual instance where a situation arises)

Este local tem uma alta ocorrência de malária.

This location has a high incidence of malaria.

(uncountable) the intensity or quantity of something which occurs in a specific location or point in time; incidence


nobre

From Old Galician-Portuguese nobre, from Latin nōbilis (“noble”), from nōscō (“to know; to recognise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Minha família tem sangue nobre.

Aquela doação foi um ato bastante nobre.

noble; honorable; virtuous (morally good)

high-end; high-quality; prized (having exceptionally high quality)

Não tive dinheiro para construir a escadaria de madeira nobre, então usei pinho.

I didn’t have money to build the staircase with prized wood, so I used pine.

(carpentry, of wood) dense and resistant

O atum é um peixe nobre.

(cooking, of fish) having few or no bones in its meat

Esse é o bairro mais nobre da cidade.

This is the wealthiest neighbourhood in town.

(of a neighbourhood or establishment) upper-class; wealthy


genti

Eye dialect spelling of gente, representing Brazil Portuguese.


Fénix

(mythology) Phoenix (a mythical firebird)


ELA

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lou Gehrig's disease
Lou Gehrig's disease

Acronym of esclerose lateral amiotrófica (“ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)”), Lou Gehrig's disease


pantomima

pantomime (type of musical comedy stage production)


matriz

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

lbor

(mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)

(computing) matrix (two-dimensional array)

engraved block of wood or medal used in printing

stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction

igreja matriz

church with other churches under its jurisdiction


ética

Borrowed from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), feminine of ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

(philosophy) ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)

ethics (the standards that govern the conduct of a person)


válvula

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)

(anatomy) valve (a membrane which permits the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction)

the regulator of a steam engine or pressure cooker

(botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)


aborígene

pt-noun

aborígene m or f by sense (plural aborígenes)

aborigine (original inhabitant of a region)

(specifically) Aboriginal (original inhabitant of Australia)


aborígene

aboriginal (relating to the natives of a region)

Aboriginal (relating to Australian Aboriginals)


abismal

From abismo (“abysm”, noun) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

(figurative) bottomless; unending; profound


abortista

pt-noun

abortista m or f by sense (plural abortistas)

abortionist (one who favours abortion being legal)


abolicionista

abolicionista m or f by sense (plural abolicionistas)

abolitionist (person who favors the abolition)


soja

From Satsuma Japanese そや (soya), a variant of standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu). Doublet of shoyu.

soybean; soy (Glycine max, a legume plant)

soybean; soy (seeds of the soybean plant)


accionista

accionista m or f by sense (plural accionistas)

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


abstinente

abstinente m or f by sense (plural abstinentes)


darwinista

Darwinian (relating to the theory of evolution)


darwinista

darwinista m or f by sense (plural darwinistas)


antera

(botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of a flower’s stamen)


Aline

a female given name from French, equivalent to English Aline


oponente

oponente m or f by sense (plural oponentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin oppōnentem. By surface analysis, opor + -ente.


taxista

taxista m or f by sense (plural taxistas)

taxi driver (person who drives a taxicab)


légua

Kadiwéu: leegoa

From Late Latin leuga (“Gaulish league, the distance of one hour's walking”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Cognate with Spanish and Galician legua and Catalan llegua.

inh

(historical) legua, Portuguese league, a traditional unit of distance, variously reckoned as 4444.4, 5555.6, or 6172.8 m

(historical) metric league, a unit of distance equal to exactly 5 km used immediately after Portuguese metricization


humanista

pt-noun

humanista m or f by sense (plural humanistas)


escritura

From Old Galician-Portuguese escriptura, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”).


banquisa

Borrowed from French banquise. Compare Spanish banquisa.


Honda

Borrowed from Japanese 本田 (Honda) or Japanese ホンダ (Honda).


fiança

bail (money paid for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial)


finanças

finance (management of money and other assets)

finances (monetary resources or a person or organisation)


berça

From Old Galician-Portuguese verça (likely via Galician verza or a northern pronunciation), from Vulgar Latin *virdia, from Latin viridia, neuter plural of viridis. Compare Spanish berza, Italian verza, Romanian varză.


balança

Inherited from Late Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx.

scales (device for weighing goods for sale)


ocasião

Borrowed from Latin occāsiōnem. See also the archaic form cajão, which may have been inherited (compare Italian cagione).


Célia

a female given name, equivalent to English Celia


Clotilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Clotilda


alforja

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɾ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔʁ.ʒɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈfɔɻ.ʒa]


comadre

pt-noun

comadre f (plural comadres, masculine compadre, masculine plural compadres)

comadres (plural)
compadre (masculine)
compadres (masculine plural)

Kadiwéu: inigomaadile

From Late Latin commāter, from com- (“together”) + māter (“mother”). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician and Spanish comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.


bioquímica

biochemistry (branch of chemistry that studies compounds and processes that occur in living organisms)


Justina

/ʒuʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

a female given name, equivalent to English Justine


obstante

/ɔbʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɔβʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ]


macular

(anatomy, medicine) macular (pertaining to the macula)


escarola

From Italian scarola, scariola, from Late Latin ēscāriola.


drupa

(botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)


endívia

Inherited from Late Latin *entubus, from Latin intŭbus.


teosofia

From Ancient Greek θεοσοφῐ́ᾱ (theosophíā).

(religion) theosophy (doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism)


pet shop

Unadapted borrowing from English pet shop.

ubor

pet shop (shop where pets and pet products are sold)


gravidade

[ɡɾɐ.viˈða.ðɨ]

[ɡɾɐ.viˈða.ðɨ]

[ɡɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

Borrowed from Latin gravitātem (“weight”), from gravis (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.


receita

From Old Galician-Portuguese receita, reçepta, from Latin recepta, feminine of receptus (“received”), from perfect passive participle of recipiō (“to receive”).

(cooking) recipe (instructions for making or preparing food dishes)

(medicine) prescription (written order for the administration of a medicine)

(money) income (money one or an organisation earns)


anticolonial

pt-adj

anticolonial m or f (plural anticoloniais)

(politics) anticolonial (relating to anticolonialism)

(politics) anticolonial (that opposes colonialism)


cetona

Borrowed from German keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”), from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

ketone (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group)


caçarola

Borrowed from French casserole (“casserole”), from Provençal cassa, from Latin cattia (“pan”).


metalurgia

pt-noun

metalurgia f (usually uncountable, plural metalurgias)

metallurgy (science that studies metals)


herança

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese erança, from Latin haerentia, from haerēns.


coeficiente

pt-adj

coeficiente m or f (plural coeficientes)


Noemi

a female given name, equivalent to English Naomi

(biblical) Naomi (Ruth’s mother-in-law in the Book of Ruth)


pedagogia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). See there for more information.

bor+

pedagogy (the activities of educating, teaching or instructing)


despensa

From Old Galician-Portuguese despesa, despensa, from Late Latin dispensa, from Latin dispendere. Doublet of despesa and dispensa.


Aomori

Aomori (a city and prefecture of Tohoku, Japan)


couve

desctree

→ Hindi: गोभी (gobhī), गोबी (gobī)
→ Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီ (gauhpi)
→ English: gobi, gobhi
→ Pashto: ګوبي

From Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis (“stem of a cabbage”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of caule.

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual

several leaf vegetables, from the family Brassica oleracea

couves (small truck on horse or rope hauled railway)


metalurgista

pt-noun

metalurgista m or f by sense (plural metalurgistas)

metallurgist (person who practices metallurgy)


contrabandista

contrabandista m or f by sense (plural contrabandistas)

smuggler; contrabandist (one who smuggles things)


Genoveva

[ʒɨ.nuˈβɛ.βɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”), or of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *genos (“family, clan”).

af

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Genevieve


vacina

Learned borrowing from Latin vaccīna. Meaning comes from New or Scientific Latin (variola) vaccina (“cowpox”).


Athenas

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


biopsia

(medicine) biopsy (removal and examination of a sample of tissue)


cipriota

From Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).


cipriota

pt-noun

cipriota m or f by sense (plural cipriotas)


Roma

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Roma, from Latin Rōma (“Rome”).

inh+

Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient civilisation centred in Rome)

the Catholic Church (Christian church centred in the Vatican)


adhocracia

(business, organizational theory) adhocracy (an organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic)


selenologia

From seleno- + -logia, form Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

selenology (the study of the Moon and moons)


nicaraguense

pt-adj

nicaraguense m or f (plural nicaraguenses)

Nicaraguan (of or relating to Nicaragua)


nicaraguense

pt-noun

nicaraguense m or f by sense (plural nicaraguenses)


gastroenterologia

(anatomy) gastroenterology (the study of the digestive system)


omanita

omanita m or f by sense (plural omanitas)


fonologia

(linguistics, uncountable) phonology (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages)

(linguistics, countable) phonology (way sounds function within a given language)


histidina

(biochemistry) histidine (an essential amino acid)


aduana

customs (agency that collect the taxes on imported goods)


micorriza

(biology) mycorrhiza (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant)


glutamina

(biochemistry) glutamine (a nonessential amino acid)


ferrugem

[feˈχu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/fɨˈʁu.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferrugen, from Latin ferrūginem.

(phytopathology) rust; ferrugo (plant disease caused by fungus)


xavasca

(Brazil, slang) pussy (female genitalia)


birmane

Burmese (of, from, or pertaining to Burma)


birmane

birmane m or f by sense (plural birmanes)

Burmese (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent)


chispa

Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.

spark (small particle of glowing matter)

(figurative) a brief manifestation of emotion


cardeal

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cardẽal, from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”). Doublet of cardinal.


xana

Minha xana é dourada, brilho que ofusca a prata / Faz diamante de sangue quando eu tô menstruada.

(Can we date this quote?), Sapabonde, “XXT de Ouro”

My pussy is gold, it shines brighter than silver / It becomes a blood diamond when I'm on my period.

(Brazil, vulgar) pussy (female genitalia)


leucina

(biochemistry) leucine (an essential amino acid)


onça

From Latin uncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). As an English unit, a semantic loan of English ounce. Cognate with Galician and Spanish onza, Catalan unça, French once, and English ounce and inch.

English or American ounce, a unit of mass equal to 28.35 g

(historical) onça, Portuguese ounce, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 28.7 g

(historical) onça, ounce, a former gold coin weighing one Portuguese ounce


onça

From Italian lonza ("leopard" or "lynx"), from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“to shine, bright, to see”). Compare Catalan onça, French once. Doublet of lince.

uder

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual

(Brazil) jaguar (Panthera onca, a feline of Latin America)

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual

(Angola) leopard (Panthera pardus, a feline of Africa and Asia)

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual

(less commonly) cougar (Puma concolor, a pan-American feline)

(Brazil, slang) a R$50 bill, which bears the image of a jaguar


fenilalanina

(biochemistry) phenylalanine (an amino acid)


náusea

Borrowed from Latin nausea, nausia, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “seasickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

der

nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit)


metionina

(biochemistry) methionine (lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid)


vó

Minha vó é uma mulher muito bondosa.

(informal) Clipping of avó; granny, grandma


directiva

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


Esparta

Borrowed from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Sparta (an ancient city-state in southern Greece)


grandiloquente

pt-adj

grandiloquente m or f (plural grandiloquentes)

From Latin grande- (“big”) + loquente (“which speaks”), present participle of loqui (“to speak”).

af

(of a person, their language or writing) grandiloquent (overly wordy or elaborate)


gay

Unadapted borrowing from English gay. Doublet of gaio.

homosexual (involving or relating to same-sex relationships, especially between males)

gay
(figurative, slang) overly sentimental

(figurative, slang) effeminate or flamboyant


gay

gay; homosexual (person attracted to others of the same sex), especially a male homosexual

(slang, derogatory) a person who lame, stupid or shows any other unpleasant characteristics


Eurydice

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


Trinidad e Tobago

Trindade e Tobago
Trindade e Tobago#Portuguese


bahamense

Bahamian (of or relating to the Bahamas)


poliandria

polyandry (the condition or practice of having multiple husbands)


musse

pt-noun

musse f or (nonstandard) m (plural musses)


bandeira

→ Malay: bendera
Indonesian: bendera

→ Gulf Arabic: بنديرة (bindēra)

→ Omani Arabic: بنديرة

→ Swahili: bendera

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-bandeira.wav

From banda + -eira or borrowed from Spanish bandera. Doublet of banner.

Paulista, para só um instante
Dos teus quatro séculos ante
A tua terra sem fronteiras

1960s, “Hino dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Hymn)”

(historical) each journey or travel of the bandeirantes

Foi escolhido não por ser o melhor candidato a Presidente, mas por ser a melhor aposta para combater a candidata da Frente Nacional. Não é por acaso: Fillon vai disputar o espaço de Le Pen e para isso apresenta propostas que replicam algumas das sua bandeiras.

2016 November 27, Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, “Abriu a caça a Marine Le Pen”, in Público

He was chosen not because he was the best candidate for President, but because he was the best bet to fight the National Front candidate. It's no coincidence: Fillon is going to compete for Le Pen's space and to do so he is presenting proposals that replicate some of her ideas.

(architecture) transom window (window above a door or another window)


nauseante

(by extension) very disgusting; repulsive


marista

(Christianity) Marian (relating to Virgin Mary)


stalinista

stalinista m or f by sense (plural stalinistas)


anhinga

Anhinga anhinga
Anhinga anhinga#Translingual

anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)


letargia

letargia f (usually uncountable, plural letargias)

(pathology) lethargy (pathological state of fatigue)

lethargy (state of extreme torpor or apathy)


Anabela

[ɐ.nɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Annabel or Annabelle


tenaz

adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)

obstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)


tenaz

tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)

pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)


gengivite

(pathology) gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)


Avalon

(Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas)


estricnina

(organic chemistry) strychnine (a toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid)


emboscada

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of emboscar (“to ambush”).

ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)


animalista

animalista m or f by sense (plural animalistas)

(art) animalist (painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals)


boina

Borrowed from Spanish boina, from Basque [Term?].


Anjouan

Unadapted borrowing from French Anjouan.


opalescente

pt-adj

opalescente m or f (plural opalescentes)


Boucher

Unadapted borrowing from French Boucher.


radiologia

pt-noun

radiologia f (usually uncountable, plural radiologias)

(medicine) radiology (the use of radiation in treatment)


acral

acral (pertaining to peripheral body parts)


tentação

[tẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin temptātiōnem. By surface analysis, tentar + -ção.

lbor

Não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do mal.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


lúcuma

Borrowed from Spanish lúcuma, from Quechua rukma, luqma.


misantropia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισανθρωπία (misanthrōpía).

misanthropy (hatred or dislike of people)


Guiné Equatorial

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


tamareira

/tɐ.mɐˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐ.mɐˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/

From tâmara (“date”) + -eira, from Arabic.

date palm (palm tree whose fruit is the date)


indene

From Latin indemnis (“unhurt”), from in-, a negative prefix, + damnum "damage".

(Brazil) unhurt, undamaged, unscratched, uninjured


ambivalente

pt-adj

ambivalente m or f (plural ambivalentes)

ambivalent (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings)


altrose

(biochemistry) altrose (aldohexose epimeric with mannose)


apiose

(biochemistry) apiose (a branched-chain sugar that occurs in parsley and other plants)


aldotetrose

(biochemistry) aldotetrose (any aldose having four carbon atoms)


arabinose

(biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)


arabinofuranose

(biochemistry) arabinofuranose (the furanose form of arabinose)


biometria

biometrics (measurement of biological data)


aldotriose

(biochemistry) aldotriose (any aldose having three carbon atoms)


saccharose

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


psicose

psychosis (mental disorder marked by a deranged personality)


capitalista

pt-noun

capitalista m or f by sense (plural capitalistas)


capitalista

pt-adj

capitalista m or f (plural capitalistas)


cafona

From Italian cafone (“peasant, boor”), from Neapolitan c'a fune (“with a rope”).

(Brazil) tacky (dowdy, shabbily dressed)

(Brazil) old-fashioned and quirky or gaudy at the same time


acordeonista

pt-noun

acordeonista m or f by sense (plural acordeonistas)


oratória

/ɔ.ɾɐˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/


absintina

(organic chemistry) absinthin (principal compound found in wormwood)


acetona

(organic chemistry) acetone (the organic compound (CH₃)₂CO)


ortopedista

ortopedista m or f by sense (plural ortopedistas)

orthopedist (doctor involved in orthopedics)


difteria

(pathology) diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)


prefixal

pt-adj

prefixal m or f (plural prefixais, not comparable)


anastomose

(anatomy) anastomosis (connection between two channels or vessels)

(surgery) anastomosis (creation of a connection two channels or vessels)


asceta

From Late Latin ascēta, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής (askētḗs).


alergia

/ɐ.lɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

From French allergie, from German Allergie. See English allergy for more.

(pathology, immunology) allergy (disorder of the immune system)


soldadura

[sɔɫ.dɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


arquitectura

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


golfista

pt-noun

golfista m or f by sense (plural golfistas)

[ɡɔɫˈfiʃ.tɐ]


chama

From Old Galician-Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Cognate with Galician chama, and Spanish llama. Doublet of flama.

inh

(figurative) flame (great zeal or passion)


anaplasia

(cytology, oncology) anaplasia (reversion of differentiation in cells)


unidimensional

pt-adj

unidimensional m or f (plural unidimensionais)


imperialista

imperialista m or f (plural imperialistas)

(geopolitics) imperialist (of, relating to or supporting imperialism)


imperialista

pt-noun

imperialista m or f by sense (plural imperialistas)

(geopolitics) imperialist (an advocate or actor in imperialism)


antroposofia

(religion) anthroposophy (spiritual movement inaugurated by Rudolf Steiner)


adolescência

adolescence; teenagehood (period between childhood and adulthood)


República Centro-Africana

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


ravina

Borrowed from French ravine (“ravine”). Doublet of rapina.

(geology) gorge; ravine (a deep narrow valley)

(geology) gully (channel which was worn by water flow)


réptil

[ˈχɛp.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

(derogatory) reptile (grovelling; low; vulgar)


baptista

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


baptista

baptista m or f by sense (plural baptistas)


fronteira

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronteira. By surface analysis, fronte + -eira. Compare Galician fronteira, Mirandese frunteira, Spanish and Catalan frontera, French frontière, Italian frontiera. Piecewise doublet of frontaria.

border (a line or frontier area separating regions)


versão

[vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


xícara

Macanese: xicra

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

bor+

a cup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)

cupful (the amount of liquid that fits a cup)


xarope

Borrowed from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”). Compare Spanish jarabe and Catalan xarop.


tagarela

pt-adj

tagarela m or f (plural tagarelas, comparable, comparative mais tagarela, superlative o mais tagarela or tagarelíssimo)

tagarelas (plural)
mais tagarela (comparative)
o mais tagarela (superlative)
tagarelíssimo (superlative)

Probably from Arabic تَكَلَّم (takallam, “to talk”).

/tɐ.ɡɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

[tɐ.ɣɐˈɾɛ.lɐ]

2008, Cyro dos Anjos, Abdias, 6th edition, Editora Globo, page 76

Why am I so agitated and talkative today?

Por que estou, hoje, tão agitado e tagarela?

blabbermouthed; talkative; excessively chatty


tagarela

pt-noun

tagarela m or f by sense (plural tagarelas)

/tɐ.ɡɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

[tɐ.ɣɐˈɾɛ.lɐ]

2016, Simone Fraga, Minha pequena grande mulher, 3rd edition, Qualis, page 218

chatterbox; blabbermouth (someone who talks or gossips excessively)


banheira

[bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

From banho + -eira, from Latin balneum (“bath”).

bathtub (a large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)


bicha

From Vulgar Latin bīstia, variant of Latin bēstia. Doublet of besta. Sense of "homosexual" possibly influenced by English bitch.

worm (any of several legless, elongated creatures), especially:

A empregada bem gritava com eles: — Ou se põem em bicha ou não atendo ninguém! Mas a bicha era sempre um magote de gente aos encontrões, todos a tentarem ser atendidos primeiro.

1984, Ana Maria Magalhães, Isabel Alçada, Uma aventura na cidade, 19th edition, Editorial Caminho, published 2012, page 28

The employee yelled at them: “form a line or I won’t serve anybody!” But the line was always a bunch of people bumping into each other, all trying to be served first.

(by extension) an elongated or writhing object or structure

(obsolete) serpentine (coiled distillation tube)

a type of firework that moves randomly on the ground

(obsolete) a type of earring shaped like a snake

(obsolete) a small boat used by customs officers

(colloquial) ascariasis (infection by Ascaris roundworms)


bicha

Diz que ele é bicha mas eu não acredito porque um dia eu vi ele beijando uma moça muito bonita.

2006, Jaguar, Sergio Augusto, O Pasquim: 1969-1971, número 1 ao 150, Editora Desiderata, page 171

People say he’s a poof but I don’t believe it because one day I saw him kissing a really pretty lady.

(colloquial, usually derogatory) flamer; fairy; fag; poofter (a male homosexual, especially one who behaves flamboyantly or affectedly)


bicha

pt-adj

bicha m or f (plural bichas, comparable, comparative mais bicha, superlative o mais bicha or bichíssimo)

bichas (plural)
mais bicha (comparative)
o mais bicha (superlative)
bichíssimo (superlative)

(often derogatory) flaming (gay, homosexual, especially when behaving flamboyantly or affectedly)


feroz

feroz m or f (plural ferozes, comparable, comparative mais feroz, superlative o mais feroz or ferocíssimo, diminutive ferozinho)

ferozes (plural)
mais feroz (comparative)
o mais feroz (superlative)
ferocíssimo (superlative)
ferozinho (diminutive)

[feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Borrowed from Latin ferox (“wild", "untamed”).

fierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)

fierce (threatening in appearance or demeanor)


realeza

royalty (a monarch and their families treated as a group)

royalty (the rank, status, power or authority of a monarch)


osteomalacia

(medicine) osteomalacia (a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralisation)


almôndega

From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Compare Spanish albóndiga.

der

Ποντικόν κάρυον

(cooking) meatball (ball of minced meat)


criminologia

From criminal (“criminal”) + -ologia (“-ology”).

af

(psychology, sociology) criminology (the study of crime and of the behaviour of criminals)


licenciatura

(Portugal, before the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing a course with the duration of four, five or, in some cases, six years

(Portugal, after the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing the first study cycle

(Brazil) an academic degree which allows the person to teach primary and secondary education


pedante

pt-noun

pedante m or f by sense (plural pedantes)

pedant (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)


acropetal

(botany) acropetal (that develops from the base towards the apex in sequence)


arbitral

[ɐɾ.βiˈtɾaɫ]

[ɐɾ.βiˈtɾaɫ]


finura

fineness (as opposed to roughness), sharpness, precision


militante

militante m or f by sense (plural militantes)


linguista

linguista m or f by sense (plural linguistas)

From língua + -ista. Compare French linguiste.


legiferante

pt-adj

legiferante m or f (plural legiferantes)


índole

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”). Compare Italian indole.

temperament (a person’s normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting)


alpinista

pt-noun

alpinista m or f by sense (plural alpinistas)

From alpino + -ista or from French alpiniste.


autonomista

pt-adj

autonomista m or f (plural autonomistas)

From autonomia + -ista, on the model of French autonomiste.


alpestre

[aɫˈpɛʃ.tɾɨ]

From Latin alpēstris. By surface analysis, alpes + -estre.

(relational) mountain, mountainous region; alpine


idólatra

pt-noun

idólatra m or f by sense (plural idólatras)


madrinha

From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.


Roxana

Roxana (the wife of Alexander the Great)

a female given name, equivalent to English Roxanne


Antofagasta

Antofagasta (a region in northern Chile)

Antofagasta (a province and city, the regional capital of Antofagasta, Chile)


fenomenologia

phenomenology (philosophy based on intuitive experience of phenomena)


inherente

pt-adj

inherente m or f (plural inherentes, not comparable)


intraocular

intraocular m or f (plural intraoculares)

(ophthalmology) intraocular (inside or within the eye)


epístola

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

(Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)


merluza

hake (any of several fish of the genus Merluccius)


babosa

Hunsrik: Babosa


basilar

basilar m or f (plural basilares, comparable)


perca

From Latin perca (“perch”), from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).


perca

From inflected form of perder (“to lose”).


espátula

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the semi-learned doublet espádua and inherited doublet espalda.

lbor

spatula (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)


cachorra

/kɐˈt͡ʃo.ʁɐ/


arandela

/ɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish arandela, itself borrowed from French rondelle.

sconce (a lamp hung on the wall)
candlestick (a candle holder)

drip pan (a round piece of steel used to hold the wax of a candle)

cross-guard (a round piece of steel used to protect the user of a sword)


cadela

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadela, from Latin catella (“female pup, young bitch”). Compare Galician cadela, Romanian cățea and Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.


poliomielite

(pathology) poliomyelitis (infection by the poliovirus)


equação

Learned borrowing from Latin aequātiōnem.


Clemente

From Old Galician-Portuguese Clemente, Cremente, from Latin Clēmentem.

a surname transferred from the given name


Sérvia e Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro#English

Serbia and Montenegro (a former country in southeastern Europe)


informática

From French informatique (“computer science”).

der

computer science (study of computers and their architecture)


beleza

Borrowed from Old Occitan belleza or Italian bellezza, both from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, a noun based on Latin bellus (“pretty”). By surface analysis, belo + -eza. Compare Spanish belleza and Catalan bellesa.

Ah, a beleza que existe / A beleza que não é só minha / Que também passa sozinha

1962, “Garota de Ipanema”, Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music)

Ah, the beauty that exists / The beauty that is not just mine / That also passes alone

beauty (the condition of being beautiful)


Maldivas

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


cúmplice

pt-noun

cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)

Borrowed from Late Latin complicem (“confederate, participant”), from Latin complicō (“to fold together”). Compare English accomplice.

bor+

(rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)

accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)


cúmplice

Um olhar cúmplice.


Seicheles

/sɐjˈʃɛ.lɨʃ/

/sɐjˈʃɛ.lɨʃ/

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Síria

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

(historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)


abside

(architecture) apse (semicircular projection from a building)


salsicha

From Italian salsiccia, from Late Latin salsīcia, neuter plural of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), from Latin salsus (“salted”).


companhia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companhia.
Cognate with Galician and Spanish compañía, Catalan companyia, French compagnie, Italian compagnia, Occitan companhiá and English company.

inh+

(Brazil, historical) a militar unity of the bandeirantes


sogra

From Old Galician-Portuguese sogra, from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus.


limeira

From lima (“lime fruit”) + -eira (“forms tree names”).


ratazana

From rata (“female rat”) + -zana (“forms irregular augmentatives”).

Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus#Translingual


construção

[kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin cōnstructiōnem. Compare with Galician construción.

construction, building (act or process of building)


púrpura

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

(medicine) purpura (marks on the skin due to subdermal bleeding)

Tyrian purple (a purple dye extracted from certain sea molluscs)

red fabric, dyed with Tyrian purple (a symbol of royal or ecclesiastic power)

(metonymically) royal or ecclesiastic power


competição

Learned borrowing from Late Latin competītiōnem, from Latin competō. By surface analysis, competir + -ção.


electricista

pt-noun

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistas)

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


gaveta

From Old Occitan gaveda, from Latin gabata. Compare Italian gavetta (“mess tin”).

drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)


areia

Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia

Kabuverdianu: areia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). Doublet of arena.


intérprete

pt-noun

intérprete m or f by sense (plural intérpretes)

/ĩˈtɛɾ.pɾɨ.tɨ/

O intérprete traduz muito rapidamente, estou chocado.

The interpreter translates very quickly, I'm shocked.

interpreter (one who interprets speech in another language)


florista

florista m or f by sense (plural floristas)


mucama

Borrowed from Kimbundu mukama (“slave, concubine”).

—Está, sinhá, respondia a mucama de cócoras no chão, está boa. Sinhá vira um bocadinho. Assim. Está muito boa.

1881, Machado de Assis, O Alienista, section VI, page 46

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


memória

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese memoria, borrowed from Latin memoria.

inh+

memória de passarinho

Memória sobre o Estabelecimento de Macau


omoplata

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē).


Nova Iorque

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈjɔɾ.kɨ]

New York (a city in New York, United States)

New York (an urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine).


baril

Unknown. Likely from Galician baril, thus a doublet of varonil.


amanuense

pt-noun

amanuense m or f by sense (plural amanuenses)

Learned borrowing from Latin āmanuēnsis.

amanuensis (one employed to take dictation)

amanuensis (a clerk, secretary or stenographer)


carona

Borrowed from Spanish carona (“saddle”).

(Brazil) hitchhiking (act of a free transportation in a vehicle)

Você pode, por favor, me dar uma carona?


agranular

(pathology) agranular (lacking granules)


África do Sul

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Nigéria

[niˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[niˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


antiperiplanar

pt-adj

antiperiplanar m or f (plural antiperiplanares)

(chemistry) antiperiplanar (describing a torsion angle between 150° and 180°)


braça

From Old Galician-Portuguese braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“forearm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish braza, Catalan braça, and Italian braccia.

der

(historical) Portuguese brace or fathom, a traditional unit of length about equal to 2.2 m

(historical) cubic Portuguese brace or fathom, a traditional unit of volume about equal to 10.6 m³, particularly used in measuring earthwork


monção

→ Catalan: monsó

→ French: mousson

each of the several fluvial expeditions by 17th century Brazilian explorers


flatulência

flatulence (state of having gas in digestive system)


apostasia

Borrowed from Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía, “defection, revolt”).

apostasy (renunciation of set of beliefs)


simetria

From Latin symmetria (“symmetry”), from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría, “symmetry”), from σύμμετρος (súmmetros, “symmetrical”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

(geometry) symmetry (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis)


compota

Borrowed from French compote (“mixture”). Piecewise doublet of composta and compósita.

piecewise doublet

jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)


chegada

/t͡ʃɨˈɡa.dɐ/

[t͡ʃɨˈɣa.ðɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese chegada, from chegar (“arrive”), from Latin plicāre (“fold up, arrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”); alternatively, chegar + -ada.

der

arrival (act of arriving or something that has arrived)


posição

Borrowed from Latin positiōnem. By surface analysis, pôr + -ção.

posture (way a person holds and positions their body)

(sports) position (place assigned to a player)


doente

From Old Galician-Portuguese doente, from Latin dolentem (“hurting, suffering”). Compare Spanish doliente, Italian dolente. Doublet of dolente, a borrowing.


doente

Kabuverdianu: duenti

(colloquial, informal) a crazy or mad person


divergente

[di.βɨɾˈʒẽ.tɨ]


funcional

pt-adj

funcional m or f (plural funcionais, comparable, comparative mais funcional, superlative o mais funcional or funcionalíssimo)

funcionais (plural)
mais funcional (comparative)
o mais funcional (superlative)
funcionalíssimo (superlative)


aviação

[ɐ.βjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


antinomia

Borrowed from Latin antinomia, from Ancient Greek ἀντινομία (antinomía).

(logic) antinomy (contradiction between valid conclusions)


piada

Toby não sabe contar piadas.

Não tem piada.


maconha

From Kimbundu makanha, plural of rikanha (“tobacco”).


cientista

pt-noun

cientista m or f by sense (plural cientistas)


fundação

[fũ.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin fundātiōnem. By surface analysis, fundar + -ção.

lbor

(architecture, chiefly in the plural) foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)

foundation (endowed institution or charity)


tocha

From Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from Late Latin torqua, from Latin torques.


química orgânica

pt-noun

química orgânica f (plural químicas orgânicas)


anémone

anémones (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


autodisciplina

autodisciplina f (plural autodisciplinas)


felicidade

Borrowed from Latin fēlīcitātem. Cognate with Galician felicidade.

happiness (state of someone who is happy)


Métis

(astronomy) Metis (satellite of Jupiter)

(Greek mythology) Metis (personification of wisdom)


âncora

From Old Galician-Portuguese ancora, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”).

der

(nautical) anchor (object that moors a vessel to the sea bottom)

(figurative) anchor (that which gives stability or security)


colméia

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


audiologia

audiology (study of hearing and hearing defects)


inacreditável

pt-adj

inacreditável m or f (plural inacreditáveis, comparable, comparative mais inacreditável, superlative o mais inacreditável or inacreditabilíssimo)

inacreditáveis (plural)
mais inacreditável (comparative)
o mais inacreditável (superlative)
inacreditabilíssimo (superlative)


presença

From Old Galician-Portuguese presença, from Latin praesentia.


habilidade

Borrowed from Latin habilitātem. By surface analysis, hábil + -idade.


loteria

Borrowed from French loterie, from Italian lotteria. From the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot).


defesa

acusação

antonym(s) of “defendant’s representation”

From Old Galician-Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”), from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō. Doublet of defensa and devesa.

(law) the defendant’s representation (lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of the defendant in court)

defence (argument in support or justification of something)

(sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)

(higher education) the formal presentation of a dissertation, thesis or project


colmeia

[koʊ̯ˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[koʊ̯ˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese colmẽa, inherited from Vulgar Latin *colmēna, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, most likely from Proto-Celtic *kolmēnā, derived from *kŏlmos (“straw”). Compare Galician colmea and Spanish colmena.


nacionalidade

From nacional (“national”) + -idade (“-ity”).


poção

From Old Galician-Portuguese poçon, probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin pōtiōnem, pōtiōnem, from pōtō (“to drink”). Compare the inherited peçonha.


exigente

exigente m or f (plural exigentes, comparable, comparative mais exigente, superlative o mais exigente or exigentíssimo)

exigentes (plural)
mais exigente (comparative)
o mais exigente (superlative)
exigentíssimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin exigentem, present active participle of exigō (“to demand, to require”).


heresia

From Old Galician-Portuguese eresia, borrowed from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (haíresis, “choice, system of principles”).

der

heresy (dissension from religious dogma)


Nova Zelândia

[ˈnɔ.βɐ zɨˈlɐ̃.djɐ]

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


rebelião

[χe.be.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.bɨˈljɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βɨˈljɐ̃w̃]


aceitável

pt-adj

aceitável m or f (plural aceitáveis, comparable, comparative mais aceitável, superlative o mais aceitável or aceitabilíssimo)

aceitáveis (plural)
mais aceitável (comparative)
o mais aceitável (superlative)
aceitabilíssimo (superlative)

capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted; acceptable


exceção

/ɐjʃ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐj.ʃɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐjʃ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐj.ʃɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

/e.ʃɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese eiceiçon, from Latin exceptiōnem.

A exceção prova a regra.


lasca

From Old High German *laska or Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰 (*laska, “piece; tatter”), from a Proto-Germanic root shared with Dutch las, and Middle English lasce.

O chão da carpintaria estava cheio de lascas de madeira.

The carpentry’s floor was full of woodchips.

Quero uma lasca dessa carne, garçom.

I’d like a shaving of that meat, waiter.

chip; splinter (small piece removed from the surface of something)


parteira

/pɐɾˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/pɐɾˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

From parto (“birth; delivery”) + -eira (“-eer”), from Old Galician-Portuguese parto, from Latin partus (“birth”), from pariō (“to bring forth, to give birth to, to produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

uder

midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)


extremista

pt-noun

extremista m or f by sense (plural extremistas)


Chukotka

Borrowed from Russian Чуко́тка (Čukótka).

Chukotka (a peninsula in northeastern Siberia)

Chukotka (an autonomous okrug of Russia)


ossatura

(anatomy) osteology (bone structure of a particular individual)


tuga

Clipping of portuga, from português (“Portuguese”).

(informal, slang, sometimes derogatory) Portuguese (person from Portugal)


tuga

pt-adj

tuga m or f (plural tugas, not comparable)


Perséfone

From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

(Greek mythology) Persephone (wife of Hades)


hipócrita

hypocritical (characterised by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite)


hipócrita

pt-noun

hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)


futebolista

futebolista m or f by sense (plural futebolistas)

(soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia) (a person who plays football)


-ola

-ola m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)

sacho (“mattock (agricultural tool)”) + -ola → sachola (“light garden hoe”)

camisa (“shirt”) + -ola → camisola (“camisole”) (Brazil)

gabar (“to brag”) + -ola → gabarola (“braggart”)

gordo (“fat”) + -ola → gordola (“fattie”) (pejorative)

nerd (“nerd”) + -ola → nerdola (“no-life nerd”) (pejorative)

indicates a diminutive, sometimes pejorative


filatelia

filatelia f (usually uncountable, plural filatelias)


molécula

(chemistry) molecule (two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds)


monstruosidade

monstruosidade f (plural monstruosidades)

monstrosity (monstrous thing, person or act)

(uncountable) monstrosity (state of being monstrous)


viticultura

(agriculture, oenology) viticulture (the growing of grape vines)


ditadura

Borrowed from Latin dictātūra, dictātor (“chief magistrate”), from dictō (“to dictate, to prescribe”), from dīcō (“to say, to speak”), Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-e- (“to show, point out”).

uder

dictatorship (a government led by a dictator)


sentina

/sẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/sẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(nautical) bilge (lowest part of a ship)

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


CEE

Initialism of Comunidade Económica Europeia.

initialism

Quanto mais se fala menos se vê / Já estou farto e quero ver / Quero ver Portugal na CEE / Quero ver Portugal... na CEE

1981, GNR (lyrics and music), “Portugal na CEE”

The more it's talked, the less it's seen / I've had enough and I want to see / I want to see Portugal in the EEC / I want to see Portugal... in the EEC


antropometria

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.mɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

anthropometry (science of measuring the human body)


coabitante

pt-noun

coabitante m or f by sense (plural coabitantes)

coinhabitant (one who dwells with another)


gari

Named after French businessman Aleixo Gary, who in 1876 was contracted by the government of Rio de Janeiro to provide sanitation services.


pederastia

[pɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐʃˈti.ɐ]

pederasty (erotic relationship between a man and an adolescent boy)


grafia

From Ancient Greek γρᾰφή (graphḗ) + -ia.

spelling (a specific way a word is written)

orthography (correct spelling according to established usage)


realidade

(uncountable) reality (entirety of all that is real)

(uncountable) reality (state of being actual or real)

real life (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment)


razão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese razon, from Latin ratiōnem. Doublet of ração and rácio.

inh+

Usar a razão dá resultados melhores do que usar a emoção.

Using reason yields better results than using emotion.

Qual é a razão dessa briga?

reason; motive (the cause of an action or determination)

Eu acho que vai chover, ele acha que não. Logo veremos quem tem razão.

(literally, “... Soon we will see who has correctness.”)

I think it’s going to rain, he thinks it won’t. Soon we will see who is right.

correctness; rightness (the condition of being right)

A razão dos lados desse retângulo é de cinco por sete.

The ratio of this rectangle’s sides is five to seven.

(mathematics) ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities)


alusão

Learned borrowing from Latin allūsiōnem.


cana-de-açúcar

pt-noun

cana-de-açúcar f (plural canas-de-açúcar)

Saccharum officinarum
Saccharum officinarum#Translingual

sugar cane (species of grass (Saccharum officinarum), whose sap is a source of sugar)


comitiva

Borrowed from Medieval Latin comitīva, from comitāre (“to accompany”).


terrível

pt-adj

terrível m or f (plural terríveis, comparable, comparative mais terrível, superlative o mais terrível or terribilíssimo)

terríveis (plural)
mais terrível (comparative)
o mais terrível (superlative)
terribilíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin terribilis. By surface analysis, terror + -ível.


negligente

Borrowed from Latin negligentem, variant of neglegēns.

negligent (without appropriate or sufficient attention)


reticente

reticent (keeping one’s thoughts to oneself)


querela

quarrel (verbal dispute or heated argument)


múmia

Borrowed from classical Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”).

bor

Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ)


histologia

pt-noun

histologia f (usually uncountable, plural histologias)

(biology) histology (the study of the microscopic structure of tissue)


aerofagia

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.fɐˈʒi.ɐ/

(medicine) aerophagy (the swallowing of air)


franja

Borrowed from French frange. Doublet of fímbria.

bangs; fringe (hair hanging over the forehead)

Huma dragona com franja de retroz no hombro esquerdo […] e outra sem franja […] no hombro direito.

1851 August 14, Eusebio de Queiroz Coitinho Mattoso Camara, “Decreto N.º 812”, in Collecção das leis do Império do Brasil de 1851, volume 14, Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, published 1852, section 45, page 229

A epaulette with twisted yarn fringe over the left shoulder and a fringeless one over the right shoulder.


apofonia

(phonetics) apophony (alternation of sounds within a word)


Schwartz

Unadapted borrowing from German Schwartz.


Susana

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā, “rose, or lily”), from Egyptian ššn.

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Susan or Susanna

(biblical) Susanna (woman falsely accused of adultery)


Beatriz

From Old Galician-Portuguese Beatriz, borrowed from Latin Beātrīcem, from viātrīx (“wayfarer”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice, Beatrix


adulterante

pt-adj

adulterante m or f (plural adulterantes)

[ɐ.ðuɫ.tɨˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]


Camila

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Camilla or Camille


Francisca

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Frances


Saskatoon

Unadapted borrowing from English Saskatoon.

ubor

Saskatoon (a city in Saskatchewan, Canada)


abominável

pt-adj

abominável m or f (plural abomináveis, comparable, comparative mais abominável, superlative o mais abominável or abominabilíssimo)

abomináveis (plural)
mais abominável (comparative)
o mais abominável (superlative)
abominabilíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abōminābilis. By surface analysis, abominar + -ável.

lbor

abominable; hateful; detestable; loathsome


Cristina

/kɾiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

a female given name, equivalent to English Christina


Cristina

/kɾiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/


reunião

[heʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.uˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


meia-noite

From meia + noite or from Latin mediam noctem.


tragédia

[tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/

/tɾɐˈʒɛ.djɐ/

[tɾɐˈʒɛ.ðjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ (tragōidíā).

(narratology) tragedy (work in which the main character is suffers negative consequences)

(narratology, uncountable) tragedy (genre of such works, and the art of producing them)


bisca

Na sueca, nunca se joga uma bisca antes do ás.

In sueca, the seven should never be played before the ace.

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


classe gramatical

pt-noun

classe gramatical f (plural classes gramaticais)

part of speech (the function a word or phrase performs)


Amaterasu

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate”).

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess)


epifania

(religion) epiphany (manifestation of a divine being)

epiphany (illuminating realisation or discovery)


Angélica

a female given name, equivalent to English Angelica


encomenda

From Old Galician-Portuguese encomenda, from comenda, from comendar (modern Portuguese encomendar).

an order (commercial request for some product or service)

(Afro-Brazilian religions) a ritual spell or curse


Leonor

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Novosibirsk

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


metade

From Old Galician-Portuguese metade displacing collateral form meiadade, from Late Latin medietātem (“center; midpoint”), from Latin medius (“middle; half”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”). Compare Spanish mitad.

inh

Metade homem, metade Deus / E os dois sentem medo de mim

2017, “Esú”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues

Half man, half God / And both are afraid of me

half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)

middle; midpoint (point equidistant between two extremes)

middle (time between the beginning and the end)

(mathematics) half (fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2)


anosognosia

pt-noun

anosognosia f (usually uncountable, plural anosognosias)

(neurology) anosognosia (inability to recognise personal defects)


Novgorod

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


caminhada

From caminhar (“to walk”) + -ada. Compare Spanish caminata.

Eu dei uma caminhada.


cromatina

(cytology) chromatin (complex of DNA, RNA and proteins found in cells)


pandemia

pandemic (disease that hits a wide geographical area)


exoftalmia

exoftalmia f (usually uncountable, plural exoftalmias)

(pathology) exophthalmos (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball)


ocra

ochre (earth pigment containing silica, aluminium and ferric oxide)


moralista

moralista m or f by sense (plural moralistas)


rifa

raffle (drawing in which tickets are sold to win a prize)


cinquenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese cinquaenta, from Latin cīnquāgintā.


fatela

pt-adj

fatela m or f (plural fatelas, comparable)

Ultimately from Latin fatuus (“foolish”).

Parece um pouco fatela.

(Portugal, informal, derogatory) cheesy, tacky (cheap, of poor quality)


hansa

(historical) Hanse (guild of merchants around the Baltic coast)


turma

From Latin turma (“crowd, company”), perhaps a borrowing. Compare Italian torma.

class (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year)


túnica

Kadiwéu: toonicogo

tunic (garment worn over the torso reaching from the hips to the ankles)

(zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)

(anatomy) tunica (membranous structure lining a cavity)

(botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering)


lande

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin glāndem, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”). Doublet of glande.


amígdala

Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.

(anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)

(neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

(geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)


sofista

pt-noun

sofista m or f by sense (plural sofistas)


estéril

[iʃˈtɛ.ɾiʊ̯]

[eʃˈtɛ.ɾiʊ̯]

Borrowed from Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).

bor+

barren, sterile (unable to bear children)

(agriculture) infertile (soil where crops don't grow, or grow slowly)


electrónica

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


lancha

→ Catalan: llanxa

→ English: launch

→ Spanish: lancha

From Malay lancar (“agile”), itself probably from Portuguese lançar.


terapeuta

pt-noun

terapeuta m or f by sense (plural terapeutas)

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).


Perm

Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia)


lição

→ Konkani: लिसांव (lisāuva)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese liçon, from Latin lēctiōnem.

inh+

lesson (section of learning or teaching)

lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)


carreta

Macanese: caréta

→ Hunsrik: Karett

→ Javanese: ꦏꦿꦺꦠ (kréta)

→ Malay: kereta
Indonesian: kêrèta

→ Tetum: karreta, kareta

semi-trailer (trailer pulled by a truck)


serotonina

(biochemistry) serotonin (a neurotransmitter)


Carlota

a female given name, equivalent to English Charlotte


silvestre

pt-adj

silvestre m or f (plural silvestres, not comparable)

[siɫˈβɛʃ.tɾɨ]

(relational) woodland (which has grown in a woodland)


optimista

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


optimista

pt-noun

optimista m or f by sense (plural optimistas)


corroborante

pt-adj

corroborante m or f (plural corroborantes)


pauta

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin pacta, plural of pactum.


covariante

(category theory) covariant (which preserves composition)


Sogdiana

Sogdiana (a historical region and province of Persia in Central Asia)


repugnancia

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

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

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 ….


haploide

(cytology) haploid (having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)


Julieta

a female given name, equivalent to English Juliet


horologia

Borrowed from Latin horologia (“horology”)

bor+

horology (art, science and technology of timekeeping)


neofobia

(psychology) neophobia (aversion to all progress, to all innovations)


célebre

[ˈsɛ.lɨ.βɾɨ]

Borrowed from Latin celebrem (“celebrated”), of uncertain origin.

celebrated (famous or widely praised for good works)


pitaya

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish pitaya.


litania

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


heliolatria

(theology) heliotheism; heliolatry (worship of the sun as a god)


lebre

pt-noun

lebre f (plural lebres, masculine lebrão, masculine plural lebrões)

lebres (plural)
lebrão (masculine)
lebrões (masculine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lebre, from Latin leporem.


fraseologia

phraseology (the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech)


aeronauta

Borrowed from French aéronaute. By surface analysis, aero- + -nauta.


filantropia

pt-noun

filantropia f (usually uncountable, plural filantropias)

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthrōpia, from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía).

der

philanthropy (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind)


altercante

altercative (characterised by wrangling)


cavala

From Latin caballa. Compare Spanish caballa.

mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)


cigarra

From Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicāda. The unstressed /i/ is a bit unusual and may reflect Mozarabic influence.

cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)


narina

Cognate with French narine and Spanish narina, from Vulgar Latin *narina, from Latin nāris (“nostril”), from nāsus (“nose”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

nostril (either of the two orifices located on the nose)


antracite

antracites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


homotopia

(topology) homotopy (continuous deformation of one continuous function to another)


angaria

angary (right to seize property during war)


homologia

(topology) homology (system of quotient groups associated to a topological space)


afasia

(pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)


arrivista

pt-noun

arrivista m or f by sense (plural arrivistas)

arriviste; upstart (one who has gained wealth, but not social acceptance)


arrivista

arrivistic (relating to or characteristic of arrivistes)


oftalmologia

(medicine) ophthalmology (medical study of the eye)


ortodontia

From ortodonte + -ia or orto- + -odonte + -ia.


espectacular

pt-adj

espectacular m or f (plural espectaculares)

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


quadriga

[kwɐˈðɾi.ɣɐ]


popa

From Old Galician-Portuguese popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).


ULA

unidade lógica aritmética
unidade lógica aritmética#Portuguese

(computer hardware) Acronym of unidade lógica aritmética.


tomografia

tomography (imaging by sections or sectioning)


Buriatia

Buryatia (a republic in southeastern Russia)


Saransk

Saransk (a city, the regional capital of Mordovia, Russia)


Elista

Elista (the capital city of Kalmykia, Russia)


prerrogativa

Borrowed from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), feminine of praerogātīvus (“having first vote; privileged”).

bor+

prerogative (a hereditary or official right or privilege)


Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude (a city, the regional capital of Buryatia, Russia)


Magas

Magas (a city, the regional capital of Ingushetia, Russia)


predial

[pɾe.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯]

(relational) building (relating to buildings)


Yakutsk

Yakutsk (a city, the regional capital of Sakha, Russia)


Grozny

Grozny (the regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia)


Izhevsk

Izhevsk (a city, the regional capital of Udmurtia, Russia)


Makhachkala

Makhachkala (a city, the regional capital of Dagestan, Russia)


Ufa

Ufa (the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia)


balalaica

Borrowed from Russian балала́йка (balalájka).


editora

editora discográfica
editora discográfica#Portuguese

(music) Ellipsis of editora discográfica.; record label


alquimia

From Old Galician-Portuguese alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (alkímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”).

der

اَلْكِيمْيَا

اَلْكِيمِيَاء

Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)

alchemy (chemistry searching for panacea)


bigamia

bigamy (the state of having two spouses)


cavilha

Borrowed from Italian caviglia or Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and clavícula.


fundamentalista

pt-noun

fundamentalista m or f by sense (plural fundamentalistas)

fundamentalist (one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)


cacatua

→ French: cacatoès


incoerente

inconsistent (not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior)


calvinista

(Christianity) Calvinist (relating to or adhering to Calvinism)


calvinista

calvinista m or f by sense (plural calvinistas)

(Christianity) Calvinist (adherent of Calvinism)


positivista

positivista m or f by sense (plural positivistas)

Borrowed from French positiviste (“positivist”), from positif (“positive”), from Latin posītīvus (“positive”), from the past participle stem of pōnō (“to place”).


heterogamia

/ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ɡɐˈmi.ɐ/

[ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ.ɣɐˈmi.ɐ]

(cytology) heterogamy; anisogamy (sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes)


materialista

pt-adj

materialista m or f (plural materialistas)

materialistic (overly concerned with material possessions and wealth)

(philosophy) materialistic (of or relating to philosophical materialism)


materialista

pt-noun

materialista m or f by sense (plural materialistas)


herpetologia

herpetology (the branch of biology dealing with reptiles)


teleologia

(philosophy) teleology (study of the purpose of occurrences)


Bárbara

[ˈbaɾ.βɐ.ɾɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


antianginal

pt-adj

antianginal m or f (plural antianginais)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɐ̃.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]

(pharmacology) antianginal (used in the treatment of angina pectoris)


antítese

Borrowed from Medieval Latin antithesis (“opposition, contraction”) (in Classical Latin, "permutation of letters"), from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis, “opposition”). By surface analysis, anti- + tese.


cantoria

Escutei uma cantoria no quarto.


racha

Deverbal from rachar (“to crack; to split”).

deverbal

O frio abriu rachas nos meus lábios.

The cold caused cracks to open up in my lips.

crack; fissure (thin break in previously solid material)

Pus várias rachas de lenha na fogueira.

I put several pieces of firewood in the fire.

Joguei um punhado de rachas de pedra nos pássaros.

I threw a handful of rock fragments at the birds.

sliver; fragment (small piece broken out of something)

Me dê uma racha de açúcar.

(informal) bit (small amount of something)

(vulgar) fanny; pussy (external female sexual organs)


miocardite

From miocárdio + -ite or mio- + cardite.


endorfina

(biochemistry) endorphin (any of a group of peptide hormones)


pedestre

pt-adj

pedestre m or f (plural pedestres, not comparable)

/pɨˈdɛʃ.tɾɨ/

[pɨˈðɛʃ.tɾɨ]


pedestre

pt-noun

pedestre m or f by sense (plural pedestres)

/pɨˈdɛʃ.tɾɨ/

[pɨˈðɛʃ.tɾɨ]

pedestrian (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle)


cinestesia

(physiology) kinesthesia (perception of the movement of one’s own body)


silvicultura

silvicultura f (usually uncountable, plural silviculturas)

forestry; silviculture (the science and practice of growing trees)


agonista

agonista m or f by sense (plural agonistas)


sensacional

pt-adj

sensacional m or f (plural sensacionais)