espondilite anquilosante

espondilite anquilosante f (uncountable)

ankylosing spondylitis
ankylosing spondylitis

(pathology) ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis that affects the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint)


espinha bífida

pt-noun

espinha bífida f (usually uncountable, plural espinhas bífidas)

(teratology) spina bifida (birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column)


fundacionista

fundacionista m or f by sense (plural fundacionistas)

(philosophy) foundationalist (a supporter of foundationalism)


gestação anembrionária

gestação anembrionária f (plural gestações anembrionárias)

anembryonic pregnancy
anembryonic pregnancy

(medicine) anembryonic pregnancy (pregnancy in which the embryo fails to develop, though the gestational sac grows normally)


epidermólise bolhosa

epidermolysis bullosa
epidermolysis bullosa

(pathology) epidermolysis bullosa (a connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucous membranes)


câmara anterior

câmara anterior f (plural câmaras anteriores)

(ophthalmology) anterior chamber (space between the cornea and the iris)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see câmara, anterior.


epidermólise

(pathology) epidermolysis (any connective tissue disease)


hormona antidiurética

hormona antidiurética f (plural hormonas antidiuréticas)

antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretic hormone

(biochemistry) antidiuretic hormone (a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland)


dissensão

[d͡ʒi.sẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

dissent (disagreement with the ideas of an authority)


choquinha

antvireo (any bird in the genus Dysithamnus)


emulsão

[e.muʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

emulsion (suspension of one liquid in another)


deplorável

deplorable (deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad)

deplorable (to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion)


celeridade

(poetic or formal) celerity; speed; quickness

(oceanography) celerity (speed of individual waves)


medicalização

medicalization (the act or process of medicalizing)


lesão em chicote

lesão em chicote f (plural lesões em chicote)

(traumatology) whiplash (injury to the upper spine caused by a violent jerk of the head)


linha de Wallace

(biogeography) Wallace Line (line that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea)


circunlocução

circumlocution (roundabout or indirect way of speaking)


lágrima de apache

lágrima de apache f (plural lágrimas de apache)

Apache tear (rounded nodule of obsidian)


khutba

(Islam) khutbah (talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer)


contracatexia

(psychology) countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)


contramedida

countermeasure (any action taken to counteract or correct another)


cosmetologista

cosmetologista m or f by sense (plural cosmetologistas)

cosmetologist (person who advises others on cosmetics and beauty treatments)


encenação

(drama) acting (the act of playing a character as an actor)

(figurative) simulation (assuming an appearance which is feigned)


evasão

[i.βɐˈzɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin ēvāsiōnem, from Latin ēvādō.

evasion (the act of eluding or avoiding)


conjuntivite

(pathology) conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye’s conjuntiva)


glote

(anatomy) glottis (opening between the vocal cords)


exobiologia

(biology, science fiction) exobiology (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms)


foguista

foguista m or f by sense (plural foguistas)

stoker (person who feeds coal into a boiler)


fagocitose

(immunology, cytology) phagocytosis (the process by which a cell internalises foreign bodies)


formiguinha

(figuratively, slang) someone who is fond of sweet foods; a sweet tooth


cartomancia

cartomancy (fortune-telling using cards)


fasciite

(pathology) fasciitis (inflammation of the fascia)


hidrose

hidrose f (usually uncountable, plural hidroses)

(physiology) hidrosis (the formation and excretion of sweat)


glicólise

(biology) glycolysis (cellular degradation of glucose)


giardíase

giardíase f (usually uncountable, plural giardíases)

[ʒjɐɾˈði.ɐ.zɨ]

Giardia lamblia
Giardia lamblia#Translingual

(pathology) giardiasis (an infectious diarrheal disease caused by the Giardia lamblia parasite)


fenoloxidase

(biochemistry) phenoloxidase (an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation)


desionização

(chemistry) unionization (the process of an atom losing electrical charge)


florescência

(botany) anthesis; blooming; flowering (the event of a flower opening)


espondilite

(pathology) spondylitis (inflammation of the spine)


contraterrorista

pt-adj

contraterrorista m or f (plural contraterroristas)

(law enforcement, military) antiterrorist (counteracting terrorism)


hidropisia

(pathology) dropsy (abnormal accumulation of fluid)


hemolisina

(medicine) hemolysin (any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells)


criptococose

pt-noun

criptococose f (usually uncountable, plural criptococoses)

Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans#Translingual

(pathology) cryptococcosis (a serious disease caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus)


desumanidade

inhumanness (quality of being inhuman, cruel)


gripe espanhola

(pathology, historical) Spanish influenza (influenza pandemic in the early 20th century)


fita-do-mar

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual

eelgrass (Zostera marina), a beach plant with long, slender leaves


labaça

dock (any of the weedy herbs in the genus Rumex)


hera-terrestre

hera-terrestre f (plural heras-terrestres)

/ˌɛ.ɾɐ.teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/

[ˌɛ.ɾɐ.teˈχɛʃ.tɾi]

/ˌɛ.ɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea#Translingual

ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea, a plant native to Europe)


desconstrução

[deʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

deconstruction (the act of deconstructing)

(philosophy, literature) deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)


escrófula

(pathology) scrofula (a form tuberculosis)


hipoglicemia

(pathology) hypoglycemia (low level of blood glucose)


indeclinável

pt-adj

indeclinável m or f (plural indeclináveis)

(grammar, of a word) indeclinable (not inflected)


frieira

[fɾɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[fɾɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

(pathology) athlete's foot (fungal infection between toes)


hipercinesia

(pathology) hyperkinesis (abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements)


inebriação

inebriation; drunkenness (intoxication caused by drinking alcoholic beverages)


indiferentista

pt-noun

indiferentista m or f by sense (plural indiferentistas)

(religion) indifferentist (an advocate of indifferentism)


macaquice

apery (the practice of aping or an apish action)


irreplicável

pt-adj

irreplicável m or f (plural irreplicáveis)

unanswerable; irrefutable (impossible to dispute or rebut)

irreplicable (incapable of being replicated)


familiaridade

familiarity; acquaintance (state of being familiar with something)

familiarity (the state of being close friends)


imunoglobulina

pt-noun

imunoglobulina f (plural imunoglobulinas)

(biochemistry, immunology) immunoglobulin (glycoprotein protecting the host)


eletroluminescência

eletroluminescência f (plural eletroluminescências)

(physics) electroluminescence (generation of light by application of an alternating current or by electric discharge)


malhação

[ma.ʎaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐ.ʎɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

workout (a session of physical exercise)

(Brazil, slang) shit talking, severe criticism, mockery


manejável

[mɐ.nɨˈʒa.βɛɫ]

tractable; handleable (capable of being handled or dealt with)


fonémica

(linguistics) phonemics (the study of phonemes)


conectividade

conectividades (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

connectivity (the state of being connected)

(telecommunications) connectivity (ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network)

(mathematics) connectivity (measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other)


leishmânia

[leɪ̯ʃˈmɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[leɪ̯ʃˈmɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

leishmania (a trypanosome protozoa of genus Leishmania)


espineta

(music) spinet (short, compact harpsichord)


catexia

(psychoanalysis) cathexis (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)


mastreação

/mɐʃ.tɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(nautical) rig (the arrangement of masts)


diaconisa

From diácono (“deacon”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

(ecclesiastical) deaconess (female deacon)


fisiognomia

physiognomy (the art or pseudoscience of deducing someone’s personality from their appearance)


mendacidade

mendacity; dishonesty (the condition of being untruthful)


extrema-unção

pt-noun

extrema-unção f (plural extremas-unções or extrema-unções)

extremas-unções (plural)
extrema-unções (plural)

[isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.ũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick

(Christianity) Anointing of the Sick (sacrament given to a dying person)


espeleologista

espeleologista m or f by sense (plural espeleologistas)


memória muscular

memória muscular f (plural memórias musculares)

(physiology) muscle memory (subconscious memorisation of a physical movement)


lavadura

[lɐ.βɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

From lavar + -dura, or from a Vulgar Latin root *lavatūra, from Latin lavō.


estrategista

estrategista m or f by sense (plural estrategistas)


hipercolesterolemia

hipercolesterolemia f (plural hipercolesterolemias)

(pathology) hypercholesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)


internacionalização

internacionalização f (plural internacionalizações)

internationalization (the process of making something international)

software engineering
software engineering

(software engineering) internationalization (act of making something suitable for international markets, especially by translating)


passagem a ferro

passagem a ferro f (plural passagens a ferro)

ironing (act of unwrinkling clothes with an iron)


protoanemonina

(biochemistry) protoanemonin (toxin found in all plants of the buttercup family)


pontuação de Apgar

(medicine) Apgar score (a zero to ten point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals)


preformista

preformista m or f by sense (plural preformistas)

(biology) preformationist (a proponent of the theory of preformationism)


criptococal

pt-adj

criptococal m or f (plural criptococais)

(pathology) cryptococcal (of or relating to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis)


pré-datação

antedating (the act of marking with an earlier date)


prioridade de abertura

(photography) aperture priority (camera setting with automatic shutter speed for aperture exposure set manually)


quasipartícula

pt-noun

quasipartícula f (plural quasipartículas)

(physics) quasiparticle (entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle)


rebarbadeira

angle grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)


pré-pascal

(Christianity) antepaschal (before Easter)


sanguinária do Canadá

sanguinária do Canadá f (plural sanguinárias do Canadá)

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


galactosila

(organic chemistry) galactosyl (the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose)


mitigação

Learned borrowing from Latin mītigātiōnem.


hiperalgesia

pt-noun

hiperalgesia f (usually uncountable, plural hiperalgesias)

(medicine) hyperalgesia (an increased sensitivity to pain)


mutável

Learned borrowing from Latin mūtābilis. By surface analysis, mutar + -ável. Piecewise doublet of mudável.

mutatable; mutable (capable of undergoing mutation, change)


joeira

(agriculture) winnow; winnowing fan (fan used while winnowing)


nucleação

(physics) nucleation (first stage of a phase transition in a small region)

(cytology) nucleation (formation of cell nuclei)


síndrome de Apert

(medical genetics, teratology) Apert syndrome (a form of acrocephalosyndactyly)


síndrome de Angelman

(medical genetics) Angelman syndrome (a neurogenetic disorder)


toalha de banho

toalha de banho f (plural toalhas de banho)

bath towel (towel for drying the whole body)


microgravidade

microgravidade f (plural microgravidades)

[ˌmi.kɾɔ.ɣɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

(physics) microgravity (very low acceleration between two free floating objects)


diluição de capital

(finance) share dilution (loss of stock value due to new issues)


mocassim

moccasin (any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon)


pedantice

pedantry (the characteristic or an instance of being pedantic)


sobrejeção

[su.βɾɨ.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃]

(mathematics, set theory) surjection (many-to-one mapping relationship)


tricomoníase

tricomoníase f (usually uncountable, plural tricomoníases)

Trichomonas vaginalis
Wikispecies:Trichomonas vaginalis

(pathology) trichomoniasis (STD caused by the Trichomonas vaginalis protozoan)


tumorigénese

tumorigéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(oncology) tumorigenesis (the formation of new tumors)


oprimente

oppressive (tyrannical or exercising unjust power)


percolação

percolation (seepage or filtration of a liquid through porous material)


pelagra

(pathology) pellagra (disease caused by niacin deficiency)


traça dos cereais

traça dos cereais f (plural traças dos cereais)

Sitotroga cerealella
Wikispecies:Sitotroga cerealella

Angoumois moth (Sitotroga cerealella, a small moth that is destructive to grain)


vimblastina

(pharmacology) vinblastine (drug used in chemotherapy)


piadeira

[pjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

wigeon (any of the dabbling ducks of the genus Anas)


remessa

From Latin remissa, participle of remittō (“to send back”).


variação antigénica

variação antigénica f (plural variações antigénicas)

(immunology) antigenic variation (the mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favour of circumventing a host immune response)


ressorção

[χe.soχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.suɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

(physiology) resorption (the loss and reassimilation of bone material)


respondível

pt-adj

respondível m or f (plural respondíveis)

[ʁɨʃ.põˈdi.βɛɫ]


ântero-distal

ântero-distal m or f (plural ântero-distais)

(anatomy) anterodistal (situated at the front and away from the body)


ântero-septal

ântero-septal m or f (plural ântero-septais)

(anatomy) anteroseptal (anterior to the septum of the heart)


ântero-medial

ântero-medial m or f (plural ântero-mediais)

(anatomy) anteromedial (located in the front and towards a middle line)


ântero-dorsal

ântero-dorsal m or f (plural ântero-dorsais)

(anatomy) anterodorsal (in front and toward the back)


ântero-ventral

ântero-ventral m or f (plural ântero-ventrais)

(anatomy) anteroventral (relating to the underside of the front of the head)


santimonial

santimonial m or f (plural santimoniais)

sanctimonious (making a show of being morally better than others)


sismologista

pt-noun

sismologista m or f by sense (plural sismologistas)

seismologist (person who practices seismology)


sagitária

arrowhead (any plant in the genus Sagittaria)


sonegação

the act of unduly hiding or omitting (usually an information)

(finance) tax evasion (illegal avoidance of tax)


obtenível

[ɔ.βtɨˈni.βɛɫ]


tabaqueira

[tɐ.βɐˈkɐj.ɾɐ]

[tɐ.βɐˈkɐj.ɾɐ]


supuração

(medicine) suppuration (decay in tissue producing pus)


sindicalização

sindicalização f (plural sindicalizações)

(organized labor) unionization (the act of forming a labor union)


subdução

(plate tectonics) subduction (the action where one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another)


temperável

[tẽ.pɨˈɾa.βɛɫ]

(metallurgy) temperable (capable of being tempered)


rebarbadora

[ʁɨ.βɐɾ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

From rebarba + -dora or rebarbar + -dora.

angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)


serpentária

(pharmacology, historical) serpentine (plant believed to cure snakebites)


suplicante

supplicant; supplicating (who makes a supplication)


suplicante

suplicante m or f by sense (plural suplicantes)

supplicant (someone who makes a supplication)


magnanimidade

magnanimity (the quality of being magnanimous)


urinação

(physiology) urination (the process of eliminating urine from the body)


tribulação

Borrowed from Late Latin trībulātiōnem, from Latin trībulō (“to press, to squeeze, to extract”).

der

tribulation; adversity (an unfavourable event)


Érica

a female given name, equivalent to English Erica


subsidência

(geology) subsidence (sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion)


sub-rogação

[ˌsuβ.ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(law) subrogation (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor)


vivissecção

vivisection (surgery on a living organism for research purposes)


vacaria

an establishment where cows are milked in front of costumers

(historical) a cattle farm established by the Jesuits in South America


ântero-lateral

pt-adj

ântero-lateral m or f (plural ântero-laterais)

(anatomy) anterolateral (in front of the body, away from the midline)


subfamília

(taxonomy) subfamily (taxonomic category directly below family)


reverberação

/ʁɨ.vɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.vɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.bɨɾ.bɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βɨɾ.βɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

reverberation (series of overlapping echos)


vexação

[ve.ʃaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/vɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/vɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/bɛ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin vexātiōnem. By surface analysis, vexar + -ção.

vexation (act of annoying, vexing or irritating)

vexation (state of being vexed or irritated)


ântero-inferior

ântero-inferior m or f (plural ântero-inferiores)

(anatomy) anteroinferior (located in front and below)


tutelagem

tuition (training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor)


pré-nupcial

pré-nupcial m or f (plural pré-nupciais)

prenuptial, antenuptial (occurring before marriage)


sabatina

From the adjective sabatino (“occurring on or related to Saturday”).

(education) review of previous lessons through questions, traditionally on Saturday in reference to content of previous days

question, matter; the subject of a discussion or debate

(Brazil) an instance in which someone, usually a political candidate, has to answer questions


ântero-posterior

ântero-posterior m or f (plural ântero-posteriores)

(anatomy) anteroposterior (from anterior to posterior)


taquiarritmia

(cardiology) tachyarrhythmia (heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate)


ântero-superior

ântero-superior m or f (plural ântero-superiores)

(anatomy) anterosuperior (from anterior to superior)


nota vermelha

pt-noun

nota vermelha f (plural notas vermelhas)

a grade (as in a test) that is below average


nota azul

a grade (as in a test) that is above average


rebimboca da parafuseta

(Brazil, slang) placeholder for a complex-named term or object; frequently a mechanical piece of a car, often fictitious like "headlight fluid"


quebradeira

From quebrado (“broken; bankrupt; exhausted”) + -eira.

affix

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

(economics) generalised bankruptcy; economic crisis

generalised breaking of things; breakage

brawl (a fight, especially one with a large number of people involved)


quebradeira

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɨ.βɾɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

a woman who works cracking open nuts or coconuts


atendente

pt-noun

atendente m or f by sense (plural atendentes)


Requião

[he.kɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈkjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.kɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈkjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.kɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeˈkjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From the Suevic name Rechila, a king of Gallaecia.


santanense

(relational) of Santana do Livramento, Brazil


santanense

santanense m or f by sense (plural santanenses)

native or inhabitant of Santana, Portugal

native or inhabitant of Santana do Livramento, Brazil


aftóide

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


angióide

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


antitifóide

pt-adj

antitifóide m or f (plural antitifóides)

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


antitireóide

antitireóide m or f (plural antitireóides)

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


antropodicéia

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


Antônia

[ɐ̃ˈtõ.nɪ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈtõ.nɪ.ɐ]


antracóide

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


modorra

somnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)


fundacionalista

pt-noun

fundacionalista m or f by sense (plural fundacionalistas)


aspas irônicas

aspas irónicas
aspas irónicas#Portuguese


Maleventum

(historical) Maleventum (an ancient city in Samnium, in modern Campania, Italy; modern Benevento)


azêda

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


marmeleira-da-índia

marmeleira-da-índia f (plural marmeleiras-da-índia)


spina bífida

espinha bífida
espinha bífida#Portuguese


tumorigênese

tumorigêneses (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


variação antigênica

variação antigênica f (plural variações antigênicas)

variação antigénica
variação antigénica#Portuguese


Alba Longa

(historical) Alba Longa (an ancient city in Latium, in central Italy)


antênula

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anténula.


buchada

a Brazilian stew made with goat entrails


triunfalista

pt-adj

triunfalista m or f (plural triunfalistas)


fonêmica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of fonémica.


antiangiogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of antiangiogénese.


paratireoide

paratireoide m or f (plural paratireoides)


antifundacionista

antifundacionista m or f (plural antifundacionistas)


antifundacionista

pt-noun

antifundacionista m or f by sense (plural antifundacionistas)


Aquáridas

(astronomy, rare) Aquariids (meteor shower whose radiant appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius)


Argólida

Argolis (a regional unit of Peloponnese, Greece)


Aracósia

southern Afghanistan
southern Afghanistan#English

Arachosia (a satrapy of Persia; modern southern Afghanistan)


Apolónia

(Ancient Greece) Apollonia (the name of a number of Ancient Greek cities and colonies)

(Christianity) Apollonia (early Christian martyr)


Girafa

(astronomy) Camelopardalis (constellation of the northern sky)


Ave do Paraíso

(astronomy) Apus (a constellation of the southern sky)


Era Comum

Common Era (secular equivalent of anno Domini)


Liga Árabe

(geopolitics) Arab League (an international organisation of Arabic-speaking nations)


-arquia

-arquia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -arquias)

(politics) -archy (form of government or rule)


Ilhas Aran

Aran, Arans, Aran Islands (an archipelago off the northwest coast of Ireland)


Questão Arménia

(historical) Armenian Question (the issues surrounding the status of Armenians)


Terra de Arnhem

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

Arnhem Land (a subregion of the Northern Territory, Australia)


agnosia aperceptiva

agnosia aperceptiva f (plural agnosias aperceptivas)

apperceptive agnosia
apperceptive agnosia

(neurology) apperceptive agnosia (inability to recognise distinct shapes and objects)


República Democrática Popular do Iêmen

head

República Democrática Popular do Iêmen f

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen#English

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (official name of South Yemen)


andorinha-de-bando

pt-noun

andorinha-de-bando f (plural andorinhas-de-bando)

Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica#Translingual

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica, a widespread species of swallow)


Igreja Apostólica Arménia

Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Apostolic Church

(Christianity) Armenian Apostolic Church (the national Church of Armenia)


andorinha-dos-beirais

andorinha-dos-beirais f (plural andorinhas-dos-beirais)

Delichon urbicum
Delichon urbicum#Translingual

common house martin (Delichon urbicum, a migratory bird of Eurasia and Africa)


andorinha-das-chaminés

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


andorinha comum

andorinha comum f (plural andorinhas comuns)


Armórica

(historical) Armorica (a historical region in Gaul)


abecoinha

Vanellus vanellus
Vanellus vanellus#Translingual

northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, a plover of Eurasia)


Hispânia

Learned borrowing from Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Espanha.

(historical) Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula in ancient times)


fajã

Esta é uma das várias fajãs existentes em S. Jorge, ilha que é característica por este fenómeno geológico. Uma fajã corresponde a um terreno plano...

2004, Elisa Cabral de Oliveira, Azores, Alhena Media

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(geology, Azores, Madeira) flat surface near the sea, created from collapsing cliffs or lava flows


Hélade

Borrowed from Latin Helladem, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰ́ς (Hellás).

Hellas (Greek name for Greece, usually referring to ancient Greece)


alavancagem

[ɐ.lɐ.βɐ̃ˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃]

leverage (force compounded by means of a lever)

(figurative) boost (help in improving something)

(finance) leverage (the use of borrowed funds)


andadeira

/ɐ̃.dɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐ̃.dɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[ɐ̃.dɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

walking frame (device used to support people in walking)


Astride

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Astrid.

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Astrid


aparicional

pt-adj

aparicional m or f (plural aparicionais)

(religion, forteana) apparitional (of or relating to apparitions)


apertização

appertisation (food preservation method created by Nicolas Appert)


apercepção

(psychology, philosophy, especially Kantianism) apperception (the mind’s perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states)


aplicacional

aplicacional m or f (plural aplicacionais)

applicational (of or relating to an application)


apirase

(biochemistry) apyrase (any of a family of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of ATP)


apneuse

(pathology) apneusis (an abnormal pattern of breathing)


aplita

(petrology) aplite (a fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars)


apomioglobina

(biochemistry) apomyoglobin (a form of myoglobin that lacks a heme unit)


aparecível

[ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈsi.βɛɫ]

Mas se a repetição da catástrofe não é iminente nem cronològicamente aparecível, não fazemos nem acontecemos. Passou a trovoada, limparam-se no céu as últimas nuvens em que se gérou a borrasca e pronto […]

1962, Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique, Boletim

But if the repetition of the catastrophe is neither imminent nor chronologically appearable, we do not do or happen. The thunderstorm passed, the last clouds were cleared in the sky in which the storm was caught and ready […]

É o caso, por exemplo, da palavra que se traduz convencionalmente por "fenômeno": Kant introduziu, como neologismo técnico de especialista, o termo grego Phainomenon (literalmente: "o aparecível"), para opô-lo a Noumenon ("o inteligível"), no capítulo final da Analítica Transcendental, que tem essas duas palavras no título[…]

This is the case, for example, of the word that conventionally translates by "phenomenon": Kant introduced, as technical neologism of specialist, the Greek term Phainomenon (literally: "the appearable"), to omen it to Noumenon ("the intelligible"), in the final chapter of Transcendental Analytics, which has these two words in the title […]

[…] era cerrar a vista, e aparecível a face de Carmina com olhar perguntador e forte se rindo levemente.

2003, Dênisson Padilha Filho, Carmina e os vaqueiros do Pequi, Dênisson Padilha Filho

Assim a Erscheinung, que é propriamente o aparecimento daquele “aparecível”, merece o correto comentário do intérprete e tradutor francês Louis Guillermit: “Seriam necessários, na verdade, três termos para traduzir Erscheinung: fenômeno, aparência e aparição (no sentido de aparição de um cometa, e não de: espectro ou visão).”

2004, Rubens Rodrigues Torres Filho, Ensaios de Filosofia Ilustrada, Editora Iluminuras Ltda, page 142

Thus, Erscheinung, which is precisely the appearance of that “appearable”, deserves the correct comment of the French interpreter and translator Louis Guillermit: “It would actually take three terms to translate Erscheinung: phenomenon, appearance and apparition (in the sense of apparition of a comet, not of: specter or vision).”

Se suspendeu, encostado no silêncio da parede, esquecido que era aparecível mancha nesse fundo branco. Flagranteado, Castro ordenou que ele ficasse preso a partir desse instante.

2012 February 28, Mia Couto, Vinte e Zinco, Leya

He suspended himself, leaning against the silence of the wall, forgetting that it was an appearable stain on this white background. Being caught, Castro ordered him to be imprisoned from that moment on.

(nonce word) appearable (able to appear)


apocrificidade

apocryphalness (the state or condition of being apocryphal)


apodização

(mathematics) apodization (the technique of smoothing or removing irregularities)


apoptina

(biochemistry) apoptin (a short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by chicken anemia virus)


aponível

(anatomy) apposable (capable of being apposed)


apomorfia

(systematics) apomorphy (a derived characteristic of a clade)


aporfina

(organic chemistry) aporphine (one of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived)


República Argentina

Argentine Republic
Argentine Republic#English

Argentine Republic (official name of Argentina)


aposicional

aposicional m or f (plural aposicionais)

appositional (relating to apposition; side-by-side)


apotemnofilia

(psychology) apotemnophilia (compulsion to become an amputee)


apraclonidina

(pharmacology) apraclonidine (sympathomimetic drug used in glaucoma therapy)


apramicina

(pharmacology) apramycin (an aminoglycoside antibiotic)


apressorial

apressorial m or f (plural apressoriais)

(mycology) appressorial (of or relating to appressoria)


aprobatividade

approbativeness (the state or quality of being approbative)


aprovabilidade

approvableness (the quality of being approvable)


apropriacionista

pt-noun

apropriacionista m or f by sense (plural apropriacionistas)

(art) appropriationist (an artist who adopts or reworks images made famous by other artists)


aprotinina

(biochemistry) aprotinin (protease inhibitor used in surgery to reduce bleeding)


apaziguável

pt-adj

apaziguável m or f (plural apaziguáveis)


Renânia-Palatinado

Rhineland-Palatinate (a state of Germany)


aprosódia

(speech pathology) aprosody (the lack of variations in speech)


apodioxe

(rhetoric) apodioxis (emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition)


apetecível

appetible (capable or worthy of being the object of desire)


apomeiose

(cytology) apomeiosis (a suppressed or imperfect meiosis)


apelabilidade

(law) appealability (the quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court)


apaziguante

apaziguante m or f (plural apaziguantes)


apocinina

(organic chemistry) apocynin (a derivative of acetophenone that occurs in many plants)


apetibilidade

appetibility (the quality of being desirable)


apofilita

(mineralogy) apophyllite (a mineral of fluoride, silicate of potassium and calcium)


apneia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

bor+

(pathology) apnea (cessation of breathing)

(sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving


apodixe

(rhetoric) apodixis (proposition referencing common knowledge)


apontável

appointable (capable of being appointed)


aponeurose

(anatomy) aponeurosis (flattened fibrous membrane)


apocatástase

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκατάστασις (apokatástasis).

bor

ἀποκατάστασις

(theology) apocatastasis (the doctrine that an apocalypse will lead to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment)


apomorfina

(pharmacology) apomorphine (drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease)


lã de aço

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


esponja de aço

pt-noun

esponja de aço f (plural esponjas de aço)


aplaudente

aplaudente m or f by sense (plural aplaudentes)


aposição

(grammar) apposition (the placing of a noun with another as an explanatory equivalent)

apposition (the quality of being side by side)

apposition (the act of placing of two things side by side)

(biology) apposition (growth of successive layers of cell wall)


apogiatura

(music) appoggiatura (a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension)


apotecial

(lichenology) apothecial (relating to the apothecium)


apopletiforme

pt-adj

apopletiforme m or f (plural apopletiformes)

(medicine) apoplectiform (resembling apoplexy)


apostolicidade

(Christianity) apostolicity (the quality of being apostolic)


aprovável

[ɐ.pɾuˈβa.βɛɫ]


apologal

(literature) apological (relating to apologues)


apendicular

apendicular m or f (plural apendiculares)

Borrowed from New Latin appendiculāris, from Latin appendix.

(anatomy) appendiceal (of or relating to the appendix)


apodicticidade

spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(logic) apodicticity (the state of being apodictic)


apropriável

apropriável m or f (plural apropriáveis)

(law) appropriable (able to be appropriated)


aplanação

flattening (the process of making or becoming flatter)

(pathology, ophthalmology) applanation (the flattening of the cornea by the application of pressure)


apomixia

(botany) apomixis (plant reproduction without fertilisation, meiosis or the production of gametes)


apreensibilidade

apprehensibility (the quality of being apprehensible)


apreensível

apreensível m or f (plural apreensíveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin apprehēnsibilis. Piecewise doublet of apreendível.


aproximante

pt-adj

aproximante m or f (plural aproximantes)

approaching (that approaches or approach)

(phonetics) approximant (made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract)


aproximante

(phonetics) approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract)


apreensividade

apprehensiveness (the state of being apprehensive)


apofenia

Borrowed from German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).

(psychology) apophenia (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena)


panaca

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) stupid, idiotic


panaca

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) a person with those characteristics; an idiot, a fool


apocalipticista

pt-noun

apocalipticista m or f by sense (plural apocalipticistas)

(chiefly religion) apocalyptic (one who predicts apocalypse)


aprioridade

(philosophy) apriority (the quality or state of being known a priori)


aproximável

pt-adj

aproximável m or f (plural aproximáveis)


apoteose

Borrowed from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis).

apotheosis (deification; becoming a god)

apotheosis (best moment or highest point in the development of something)


apropriabilidade

pt-noun

apropriabilidade f (usually uncountable, plural apropriabilidades)

(economics) appropriability (the ability to profit from an innovation)


agiotagem

From French agiotage. Compare Galician axiotaxe and Spanish agiotaje. By surface analysis, from agiota + -agem.


aptéria

(ornithology) apterium (area of featherless skin)


aquaponia

(agriculture) aquaponics (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics)


aquaporina

(biochemistry) aquaporin (class of proteins that form pores in the membrane of biological cells)


aquariologia

aquariology (study of the fauna and flora of aquaria)


aquagliceroporina

(biochemistry) aquaglyceroporin (a form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of glycerol)


aquação

(chemistry) aquation (the replacement of a ligand by water in a complex)


aquedutal

(neuroanatomy) aqueductal (relating to the cerebral aqueduct)


aquametria

(chemistry) aquametrics (the analysis of trace amounts of water in a sample)


arabilidade

(agriculture) arability (the capacity for land to produce or support vegetation)


arabinana

(biochemistry) arabinan (a polysaccharide that is mostly a polymer of arabinose)


arabinofuranosilcitosina

arabinofuranosilcitosina f (plural arabinofuranosilcitosinas)

(organic chemistry) arabinofuranosylcytosine (any of a group of arabinofuranosides of cytosine)


arabinosiltransferase

arabinosiltransferase f (plural arabinosiltransferases)

(biochemistry) arabinosyltransferase (a transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose)


arabofobia

Arabophobia (the fear, hate or dislike of Arabs)


aracnodactilia

(teratology) arachnodactyly (a condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender)


arabística

(humanities) Arabic studies (the study of Arabic culture)


arbutamina

(pharmacology) arbutamine (a cardiac stimulant drug)


araucanização

(anthropology, historical) Araucanization (assimilation into Mapuche culture)


aramida

aramid (a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibre)


arqui-herege

arqui-herege m or f by sense (plural arqui-hereges)

(religion) arch-heretic (the leader of a heresy)


arbecacina

(pharmacology) arbekacin (a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic)


arbitrabilidade

(law) arbitrability (the characteristic of being arbitrable)


arbitração

arbitration (the act or process of arbitrating)

arbitration (process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute)


arcaicidade

arcaicidade f (usually uncountable, plural arcaicidades)

archaicity (the quality of being archaic)


apódose

(logic, grammar) apodosis (the consequential clause in a conditional sentence)


arcanista

arcanista m or f by sense (plural arcanistas)

(occult) arcanist (person who studies arcane arts)

arcanist (person who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret)


apólise

(biology) apolysis (the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups)

(Eastern Orthodoxy) apolysis (a prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service)


arcanita

(mineralogy) arcanite (potassium sulfate)


arabina

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβi.nɐ]

(organic chemistry) arabin (a carbohydrate found in gum arabic)


ardeparina

(pharmacology) ardeparin (a particular anticoagulant)


aquícola

(agriculture) aquacultural (of or relating to aquaculture)


arecolina

(organic chemistry) arecoline (alkaloid found in areca nuts)


aquapuntura

(medicine) aquapuncture (subcutaneous injection of water)


aquarista

aquarista m or f by sense (plural aquaristas)

aquarist (a person who maintains an aquarium)


aquosidade

wateriness; aqueousness (the state of being watery, aqueous)


apófase

Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence via Proto-Italic *fāōr, *fāmā comes Latin fārī, fāma, cognate to fala, Spanish fama, English fame.

af

(rhetoric) apophasis (allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned)

(theology) apophatism (a belief, a theory on approaching knowledge of God in a negative way)


aquarelista

pt-noun

aquarelista m or f by sense (plural aquarelistas)

(art) watercolorist (a painter who paints watercolors)


aretalogia

aretalogy (biography in which a deity’s attributes are listed in the first person)


arabização

[ɐ.ɾɐ.βi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Arabisation (the process of making Arabic)


araruta

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɾu.tɐ/

Maranta arundinacea
Maranta arundinacea#Translingual

arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea, a large perennial herb of the Caribbean)

(uncountable) arrowroot (starchy substance obtained from arrowroot roots)


apuliense

apuliense m or f by sense (plural apulienses)


argilita

(geology) argillite (a fine-grained sedimentary rock)


argirina

(medicine) argyrin (any of a class of antitumour drugs obtained from myxobacteria)


araribá

[ɐ.ɾɐ.ɾiˈβa]

arariba (any tree in the genus Centrolobium)


arabinopiranose

arabinopiranose f (plural arabinopiranoses)

(biochemistry) arabinopyranose (the pyranose form of arabinose)


areté

(Classical philosophy) arete (virtue, excellence)


arilalquilamina

(organic chemistry) arylalkylamine (amine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom)


aridificação

(environmental science) aridification (the process by which a region becomes more arid)


arilamidase

(biochemistry) arylamidase (the enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase)


arilesterase

(biochemistry) arylesterase (any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an aryl ester)


arilidrazona

(organic chemistry) arylhydrazone (any aryl hydrazone)


aridade

(logic, mathematics, computer science) arity (number of arguments a function takes)


arilação

(organic chemistry) arylation (any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups)


arilsulfatase

(biochemistry) arylsulfatase (any of a group of sulfatase enzymes)


arilamina

(organic chemistry) arylamine (any amine having at least one aryl group attached to the nitrogen atom)


arbitragista

arbitragista m or f by sense (plural arbitragistas)

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐˈʒiʃ.tɐ]

(finance) arbitrager (one who participates in arbitrage)


arcaização

archaization (process of becoming or turning something more archaic)


arbitrável

[ɐɾ.βiˈtɾa.βɛɫ]

(law) arbitrable (able to be arbitrated)


arcose

(petrology) arkose (a sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz)


araucária

Learned borrowing from translingual Araucaria.

lbor

araucaria (any tree of the genus Araucaria)

(strictly) Paraná pine (Araucaria augustiflora)


arila

(organic chemistry) aryl (univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon)


arbitragem

[ɐɾ.βiˈtɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]

arbitration (the act or process of arbitrating)

arbitration (the use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute)

(sports) the process of acting as the referee of a match

(sports) the set of referees and assistant referees of a match

(finance) arbitrage (the buying of an item in one market and selling in another)


arcebispal

(ecclesiastical) archiepiscopal (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric)


arbutina

(organic chemistry) arbutin (a glycoside of hydroquinone found in bearberry)


arara-canindé

pt-noun

arara-canindé f (plural araras-canindé or araras-canindés)

araras-canindé (plural)
araras-canindés (plural)

/ɐˌɾa.ɾɐ.kɐ.nĩˈdɛ/

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro
pt:arara-canindé


aracniforme

pt-adj

aracniforme m or f (plural aracniformes)

araneiform (having the form of a spider)


arduidade

pt-noun

arduidade f (usually uncountable, plural arduidades)

[ɐɾ.ðujˈða.ðɨ]

arduousness (the state of being arduous)


araneomorfa

(zoology) araneomorph (any of the Araneomorphae, a suborder of spiders)


arequeira

/ɐ.ɾɨˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɨˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɨˈke.ɾɐ/

Areca catechu
Areca catechu#Translingual

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


arborescência

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨʃˈsẽ.sjɐ]

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃẽ.sjɐ]


areolação

areolation (space surrounded by something of a different colour)


arenícola

(ecology) arenicolous (living or burrowing in sand)


aricina

(organic chemistry) aricine (an alkaloid found in white cinchona bark)


ardência

ardentness (the state or quality of being ardent)


aração

[a.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(agriculture) ploughing (the breaking of the ground into furrows)


argânia

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.njɐ]

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aɦˈɡɐ̃.njɐ]

[aɾˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aɾˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

[aʁˈɡɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈɡɐ̃.njɐ/

argan (Argania spinosa), a tree of Morocco


arianização

Aryanization (the process or result of making Aryan)


argentometria

(inorganic chemistry) argentometry (method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate)


aristocratização

aristocratização f (plural aristocratizações)

(politics) aristocratization (the fact or process of becoming aristocratic)


aretologia

aretologia f (usually uncountable, plural aretologias)

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρετή (aretḗ) + -logia.

(philosophy) aretology (part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue)

(ethics) aretaics (theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness)


areografia

/ɐ.ɾjɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ.ɾjɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

From Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs) + -o- + -grafia.


arcaísta

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) + -ista. By surface analysis, arca(ico) + -ista.


arcaísta

pt-noun

arcaísta m or f by sense (plural arcaístas)

archaist (a person who uses archaisms in language)


aritmomania

(psychology) arithmomania (compulsion to count things)


arilcicloexilamina

arilcicloexilamina f (plural arilcicloexilaminas)

(chemistry) arylcyclohexylamine (any of a class of pharmaceutical, designer and experimental drugs)


maré de sizígia

maré de sizígia f (plural marés de sizígia)


maré viva

spring tide (the tide at its highest level)


arfvedsonita

(mineralogy) arfvedsonite (a rare sodium amphibole mineral)


argentamina

argentamine (a solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine)


argentinidade

Argentineness (the quality of being Argentinian)


caruja

→ Spanish: garúa

→ English: garua

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cālūginem, variant of Latin cālīginem (“fog”).


aritmomancia

arithmancy (divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name)


punhetagem

beating around the bush
beat around the bush

(Brazil, slang) the act of beating around the bush

(Brazil, slang) the act of protracting or procrastinating


siririca

(Brazil, vulgar) fingering; female masturbation


denguice

the practice of displaying sadness or loneliness in order to receive affection


coadoção

[ˌko.ɐ.ðɔˈsɐ̃w̃]


frioleira

From frivoleira (“frivolity”), from frívolo (“frivolous”).

frivolity; trifle; futility (something frivolous, unimportant, of little worth)

(sewing) a type of lace (light fabric with patterns of holes) used to decorate clothing


iatista

iatista m or f by sense (plural iatistas)


ouvidoria

(government, management) an ombudsman department


laudação

[laʊ̯.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin laudātiōnem (“praise”), corresponding to laudar + -ção. Doublet of louvação.

lbor

laudation; praise (favourable representation)


pevide

a flat seed, such as that of a pumpkin, melon or pear

(veterinary medicine) pip (respiratory disease of birds)

(speech pathology) inability to pronounce rhotic consonants correctly


pacotilha

Borrowed from French pacotille (“junk”).

(historical) pacotille (cheap objects sold for a high profit to faraway peoples)

(transport) allowance (amount of luggage a passenger is allowed to carry free of charge)

(Brazil) gang (organisation of criminals)


parideira

[pɐ.ɾiˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[pɐ.ɾiˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


sachola

/sɐˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ/


recalculação

From recalcular (“to recalculate”) + -ção.

recalculation (the process of calculating again)


renque

From Old Catalan renc (“rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-.

row (line of evenly spaced people or objects)


safadeza

mischievousness (the characteristic of being mischievous)


remexida

[ʁɨ.mɨˈʃi.ðɐ]

(informal) swing (the act of dancing lively)


roubalheira

[ʁo.βɐˈʎe.ɾɐ]

From roubar (“to steal”) + -alha + -eira.

Quero me mudar dessa cidade por causa da roubalheira.

I want to move from this city because of the thievery.

A roubalheira dos cofres públicos continua.


seguradora

[sɨ.ɣu.ɾɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


subdelegacia

From sub- (“police station”) + delegacia.

(law enforcement) substation (police station under the jurisdiction of another)


incontornável

pt-adj

incontornável m or f (plural incontornáveis)

From in- + contornável. Compare French incontournable.


bronha

(Brazil, slang) wank (act of male masturbation)


armenidade

Armenianness (the quality or state of being Armenian)


armalcolita

(mineralogy) armalcolite (an orthorhombic mineral first discovered on the Moon)


tontice

(uncountable) stupidity; foolishness (the quality of being stupid)


trepação

/tɾɨ.pɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(Brazil, vulgar) a lot of sex; a fuckload of fucking


armodafinila

(pharmacology) armodafinil (a stimulant-like drug)


arquegonial

arquegonial m or f (plural arquegoniais)

(botany) archegonial (relating to the archegonium)


arterioloesclerose

(pathology) arteriolosclerosis (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in the arterioles)


trapalhada

[tɾɐ.pɐˈʎa.ðɐ]

blunder; mess-up (a clumsy or embarrassing mistake)


armista

pt-noun

armista m or f by sense (plural armistas)

(heraldry) armorist (a person skilled in the bearings of coats of arms)


artéria de Adamkiewicz

artéria de Adamkiewicz f (plural artérias de Adamkiewicz)

artery of Adamkiewicz
artery of Adamkiewicz

(anatomy) artery of Adamkiewicz (the largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans)


arqueobotânica

(archaeology) paleoethnobotany (the study of plant remains from archaeological sites)


nervosia

nervousness (state or quality of being nervous)


doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob

doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob f (uncountable)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

(pathology, neurology) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a degenerative disease of the nervous system)


armilária

(mycology) armillaria; honey fungus (any mushroom of the genus Armillaria)


macieira de Sodoma

(mediaeval mythology) apple of Sodom (a gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah)


virgáurea

goldenrod (any plant of the genus Solidago)


insónia familiar fatal

fatal familial insomnia
fatal familial insomnia

fatal familial insomnia (a very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain)


reação de Arthus

reação de Arthus f (plural reações de Arthus)

(immunology) Arthus reaction (hypersensitivity reaction involving the in situ formation of antigen/antibody complexes)


solubilidade aquosa

(pharmacology) aqueous solubility (equilibrium partitioning of a compound between its pure phase and water)


unidade de medida

unidade de medida f (plural unidades de medida)


pupila de Argyll Robertson

pupila de Argyll Robertson f (plural pupilas de Argyll Robertson)

Argyll Robertson pupil
Argyll Robertson pupil

(pathology) Argyll Robertson pupil (pupil of the eye that reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light)


aromadendrina

(organic chemistry) aromadendrin (a flavanonol found in the wood of Siberian pine)


arqueometalurgia

(archaeology, metallurgy) archaeometallurgy (the study of prehistoric metallurgy)


respiração artificial

respiração artificial f (usually uncountable, plural respirações artificiais)

artificial respiration
artificial respiration

(medicine) artificial respiration (manual or mechanical forcing of air into someone’s lungs)


arquival

archival (of or relating to an archive or archiving)


arrinencefalia

(teratology) holoprosencephaly (a congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain)


interface de programação de aplicações

interface de programação de aplicações f (plural interfaces de programação de aplicações)

interfaces de programação de aplicações (plural)

application programming interface
application programming interface

(programming) application programming interface (set of tools for building software applications)


águia careca

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, an eagle of North America)


águia americana

águia americana f (plural águias americanas)


arsenocolina

(organic chemistry) arsenocholine (choline derivative in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom)


art déco

(art) Art Deco (a style of decorative art and architecture)


Índias Orientais Holandesas

Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies#English

Dutch East Indies (a former colony of the Netherlands; modern Indonesia)


artrometria

(medicine) arthrometry (measurement of the mobility of joints)


artefatual

(archaeology) artefactual (of or relating to artifacts)


prematrimonial

pt-adj

prematrimonial m or f (plural prematrimoniais)


passagem sem retorno

pt-noun

passagem sem retorno f (plural passagens sem retorno)

passagem só de ida
passagem só de ida#Portuguese


pedra de toque

pedra de toque f (plural pedras de toque)

touchstone (a stone used to test the quality of precious metals)

(figurative) touchstone (a standard of comparison or evaluation)


arte pobre

Calque of Italian arte povera (“poor art”).

calque

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arte, pobre.


nuvem de cogumelo

pt-noun

nuvem de cogumelo f (plural nuvens de cogumelo)

mushroom cloud (a mushroom-shaped cloud created by an explosion)


passagem sem volta

passagem sem volta f (plural passagens sem volta)


espiral de Arquimedes

espiral de Arquimedes f (plural espirais de Arquimedes)

(mathematics) Archimedean spiral (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate)


passagem só de ida

passagem só de ida f (plural passagens só de ida)

one-way ticket (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back)

(figurative) one-way ticket (course of action from which there is no way back)


propriedade arquimediana

propriedade arquimediana f (uncountable)

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis

Archimedean property
Archimedean property

(mathematical analysis) Archimedean property (the property that there is always a natural number greater than any real number)


nota de ornamento

nota de ornamento f (plural notas de ornamento)

(music) grace note (note that does not count as part of the total time value of the measure)


nota ornamental

nota ornamental f (plural notas ornamentais)


lagarta-do-cartucho

lagarta-do-cartucho f (plural lagartas-do-cartucho)

armyworm (the larva of any of the Spodoptera genus of noctuid moth)


marmota americana

marmota americana f (plural marmotas americanas)

groundhog (Marmota monax, a marmot of North America)


artesanalidade

artisanality (the quality of being artisanal)


arsfenamina

(pharmacology, organic chemistry) arsphenamine (a phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis)


artemina

(biochemistry) artemin (a nerve growth factor in the GDNF family)


água Apollinaris

Apollinaris water (mineral water obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg)


artrogripose

(pathology) arthrogryposis (the permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position)


tacada de aproximação

tacada de aproximação f (plural tacadas de aproximação)

(golf) approach shot (shot aimed to land on the green)


árvore de Diana

árvore de Diana f (plural árvores de Diana)

(chemistry) arbor Dianae (an arborescent precipitation of silver)


matéria cinzenta

matéria cinzenta f (plural matérias cinzentas)

(neuroanatomy) grey matter (collection of cell bodies with dendritic connections)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see matéria, cinzenta.


arracionalidade

arracionalidade f (plural arracionalidades)

(philosophy, sciences) arationality (the state or characteristic of being arational)


floresta negra

floresta negra f (plural florestas negras)

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


substância cinzenta

substância cinzenta f (plural substâncias cinzentas)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see substância, cinzenta.


chave de braço

chave de braço f (plural chaves de braço)

(martial arts) armlock (wrestling move that hyperrotates the opponent’s arm)


frente ártica

(meteorology) arctic front (southern boundary of the Arctic air mass)


câmara alta

(government) upper chamber; upper house (part of the parliament in some countries)


dublê de corpo

dublê de corpo m or f by sense (plural dublês de corpo)

(cinematography) body double (double for scenes not involving the face)


arnicina

Arnica montana
Arnica montana#Translingual

(organic chemistry) arnicin (a bitter resin found in Arnica montana)


malformação de Chiari

malformação de Chiari f (plural malformações de Chiari)

(teratology) Chiari malformation (a malformation of the brain)


lebre ártica

Lepus arcticus
Lepus arcticus#Translingual

arctic hare (Lepus arcticus, a hare of the arctic regions of North America)


arquiabadia

(ecclesiastical) archabbey (abbey which is the seat of an archabbot)


soldagem por arco

soldagem por arco f (plural soldagens por arco)

(metallurgy) arc welding (welding with an electric arc)


arquirrival

arquirrival m or f by sense (plural arquirrivais)


malformação de Arnold-Chiari

malformação de Arnold-Chiari f (plural malformações de Arnold-Chiari)


teoria das probabilidades

teoria das probabilidades f (uncountable)

(mathematics) probability theory (the mathematical study of probability)


guedelha

[ɡɨˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[ɡɨˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]


árvore-da-vida

árvore-da-vida f (plural árvores-da-vida)

(anatomy) arbor vitae (white matter of the cerebellum)


arteriolopatia

arteriolopatia f (plural arteriolopatias)

(pathology) arteriolopathy (any disease of the arterioles)


arsenolita

(mineralogy) arsenolite (a mineral form of arsenic trioxide)


licença poética

licença poética f (plural licenças poéticas)

(narratology) poetic licence (the figurative right to embellish a story)


arteriogénese

(medicine) arteriogenesis (increase in the diameter of arterial vessels)


licença artística

licença artística f (plural licenças artísticas)

(art) artistic licence (any departure from fact or convention by an artist)


arterioportografia

arterioportografia f (plural arterioportografias)

(medicine) arterioportography (arterial portography)


artrodese

(medicine) arthrodesis (the fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move)


artémia

artémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

brine shrimp (any aquatic crustacean of the genus Artemia)


artivista

artivista m or f by sense (plural artivistas)

artivist (a person who engages in artivism)


artropodologia

(zoology) arthropodology (the study of arthropods)


citarabina

(pharmacology) cytarabine (a particular drug used in chemotherapy)


cagarra

Calonectris diomedea
Calonectris diomedea#Translingual

shearwater (Calonectris diomedea, a seabird of the Atlantic and Mediterranean)


arritmogénese

(pathology) arrhythmogenesis (the development or onset of arrhythmia)


gigante vermelha

gigante vermelha f (plural gigantes vermelhas)


engenharia florestal

forestry (the art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes)


noute

Inherited from Latin noctem. More at noite.

Lembro-me, como do que estou vendo, da noute em que, ainda creança, li pela primeira vez numa selecta, o passo celebre de Vieira sobre o Rei Salomão, "Fabricou Salomão um palacio..."

1931, Fernando Pessoa, A minha pátria é a língua portuguesa

(dated or dialectal) Alternative form of noite


fadiga de combate

(historical) shell shock (post-traumatic stress disorder in World War I soldiers)


artrodial

(anatomy) arthrodial (of or relating to arthrodia)


fornicação

Learned borrowing from Latin fornicātiōnem. By surface analysis, fornicar + -ção

lbor

fornication (sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person)


fibrose cística

(pathology) cystic fibrosis (condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus)


formiga-argentina

pt-noun

formiga-argentina f (plural formigas-argentinas)

Linepithema humilis
Wikispecies:Linepithema humilis

Argentine ant (a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis)


truta ártica

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual

saibling (Salvelinus alpinus, a char of Europe)


gralha cinzenta

gralha cinzenta f (plural gralhas cinzentas)

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual

hooded crow (Corvus cornix, a crow of Eurasia)


linha de Armstrong

Armstrong line (altitude above which water boils without a pressurised environment)


bissemanal

biweekly; fortnightly (occurring once every two weeks)


rola-turca

Streptopelia decaocto
Streptopelia decaocto#Translingual

collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto, a dove of Eurasia)


pardelha

[pɐɾˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[pɐɾˈðɐ(j).ʎɐ]

Leuciscus leuciscus
Leuciscus leuciscus#Translingual

dace (Leuciscus leuciscus, a small fish of European rivers)


arreflexia

arreflexia f (usually uncountable, plural arreflexias)

(pathology) areflexia (lack of neuromuscular reflexes)


pátena

(ecclesiastical) paten (plate for the host during Eucharist)


chegante

chegante m or f by sense (plural chegantes)

/ʃeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʃeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/t͡ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[t͡ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]


chegante

/ʃeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʃeˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/t͡ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[t͡ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]


vara-de-ouro

goldenrod (any plant of the genus Solidago)


esperteza

smartness; cleverness (the quality of being smart or clever)

cunning; slyness (the quality of being sly or deceitful)


inapaziguável

pt-adj

inapaziguável m or f (plural inapaziguáveis)


branca ursina

pt-noun

branca ursina f (plural brancas ursinas)

hogweed (an umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum)

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual


baquelite

Bakelite (a heat-resisting chemically inert resin)


ziguezagueante

pt-adj

ziguezagueante m or f (plural ziguezagueantes)

zigzag; zigzagging (moving in or having a zigzag)


arrogação

[a.χo.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ʁu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(law) arrogation (the unjust assumption of rights or privilege)


lubrificação

lubrication (the application of lubricants)


hematologista

pt-noun

hematologista m or f by sense (plural hematologistas)

haematologist (scientist who specialises in haematology)


zona afótica

(oceanography) aphotic zone (part of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis)


arriboflavinose

(pathology) ariboflavinosis (condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin)


arracional

(chiefly philosophy) arational (that cannot be understood or analysed by reason)


xilose

xilose f (usually uncountable, plural xiloses)

From xilo- + -ose (compare French xylose, Spanish xilosa).

(biochemistry) xylose (a sugar derived from wood)


arracial

(sociology) aracial (without race or race distinctions)


rabequista

rabequista m or f by sense (plural rabequistas)

[ʁɐ.βɨˈkiʃ.tɐ]


articaína

(pharmacology) articaine (a local anesthetic used in dentistry)


arrenotoquia

(biology) arrhenotoky (the production of male offspring by parthenogenesis)


artrocalasia

(teratology) arthrochalasis (disorder characterised by very loose joints)


estenose

(medicine) stenosis (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ)


arqueoastronomia

From arqueo- + astronomia. Compare Italian archeoastronomia.

(astronomy, archaeology) archaeastronomy (the archeological study of astronomy)


artefatualidade

(philosophy) artifactuality (the quality of being artifactual)


litorina

periwinkle (any mollusc of the genus Littorina)

(Brazil, rail transport) railcar (self-propelled railroad wagon)


coarctação

(medicine) coarctation; stenosis (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ)


irrevocável

pt-adj

irrevocável m or f (plural irrevocáveis)

irrevocable (unable to be retracted or reversed)


cores Web

(computing) web colors (complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer)


arrumável

arrangeable; fixable (that can be arranged or fixed)


enguia europeia

pt-noun

enguia europeia f (plural enguias europeias)

[ẽˈɡi.ɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ĩˈɡi.ɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ẽˈɡi.ɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ĩˈɡi.ɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla anguilla#Translingual

European eel (Anguilla anguilla, an eel of Europe and Northern Africa)


granularidade

grain (the size of the units that form the texture of something)

granularity (the extent or quality of being granular)


arquivolta

[ɐɾ.kiˈβɔɫ.tɐ]

(architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)


simplificação

simplification (a simplified aspect of something)


cerveja de raiz

cerveja de raiz f (plural cervejas de raiz)

/sɨɾˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ dɨ ʁɐˈiʃ/

[sɨɾˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ ðɨ ʁɐˈiʃ]

/sɨɾˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ dɨ ʁɐˈiʃ/

[sɨɾˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ ðɨ ʁɐˈiʃ]

/sɨɾˈbe.ʒɐ dɨ ʁɐˈiʃ/

[sɨɾˈβe.ʒɐ ðɨ ʁɐˈiʃ]

/sɨɾˈve.ʒɐ dɨ ʁɐˈiʃ/

[sɨɾˈve.ʒɐ ðɨ ʁɐˈiʃ]

/sɨɾˈve.ʒɐ dɨ ʁɐˈiʃ/

[sɨɾˈve.ʒɐ ðɨ ʁɐˈiʃ]

root beer (beverage made with sarsaparilla root)


arteríola

(anatomy) arteriole (one of the small branches of an artery)


água-tinta

/ˌa.ɡwɐˈt͡ʃĩ.tɐ/

/ˌa.ɡwɐˈt͡ʃĩ.tɐ/

(art) aquatint (a form of etching with acid on a plate)


aruaque

aruaque m or f by sense (plural aruaques)

From Kari'na aruac, from the name in Lokono.


aruaque

Arawak (pertaining to the Arawak people)


arquivável

[ɐɾ.kiˈβa.βɛɫ]


paleoetnobotânica

(archaeology) paleoethnobotany (the study of plant remains from archaeological sites)


dejeção

[de.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/dɨ.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

dejection (a state of melancholy or depression)

(physiology) evacuation; discharge (the act of expelling substance, especially faeces, from the body)

(earth science) material expelled or deposited by natural forces, such as alluvium and scoria


fressura

Borrowed from French fressure, from Middle French froissure, from Vulgar Latin *frixūra, from Latin frixus (“roasted, fried”).

pluck (set of animal viscera used for food)


arqueografia

archaeography (a treatise on antiquities)


longa-metragem

longa-metragem (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural longas-metragens)


densidade aritmética

densidade aritmética f (plural densidades aritméticas)

(geography, statistics) arithmetic density (population density measured as the number of people per unit area of land)


ascaridíase

ascaridíase f (usually uncountable, plural ascaridíases)

(pathology) ascariasis (any disease caused by the parasitic roundworms Ascaris)


curta-metragem

curta-metragem (Portugal) f or (Brazil) m (plural curtas-metragens or (nonstandard) curta-metragens)

curtas-metragens (plural)
curta-metragens (nonstandard plural)


dívida ativa

(accounting) accounts receivable (total amount owed)


obra cinematográfica

obra cinematográfica f (plural obras cinematográficas)


artificialidade

artificialidade f (plural artificialidades)

artificiality (the quality of being artificial)


merendeira

/mɨ.ɾẽˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

/mɨ.ɾẽˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

lunchbox (container for transporting meals)


escapadela

escape (the act of escaping), especially one of little importance

escapade (undertaking which goes against convention)


lancheira

[lɐ̃ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[lɐ̃ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/lɐ̃ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈt͡ʃej.ɾɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈʃej.ɾɐ/


polissemia

(semantics) polysemy (the condition of having multiple meanings)


premonição

(parapsychology) premonition (the experience of seeing or thinking of something from the future)


interface de programação de aplicativos

interface de programação de aplicativos f (plural interfaces de programação de aplicativos)

/ĩ.teʁˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vus/

[ĩ.tehˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vus]

/ĩ.teɾˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vus/

[ĩ.teɾˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vus]

/ĩ.teʁˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vuʃ/

[ĩ.teχˈfa.si d͡ʒi pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vuʃ]

/ĩ.teɻˈfa.se de pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃w̃ de a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vos/

[ĩ.teɻˈfa.se de pɾo.ɡɾa.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de a.pli.kaˈt͡ʃi.vos]

(programming) application programming interface (set of tools for building software applications)


contrição

[kõ.tɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(chiefly religion) contrition (sincere penitence or remorse)


arquitrave

(architecture) architrave (the lowest part of an entablature)


autoconfiança

self-confidence (the state of being self-confident)


marta europeia

marta europeia f (plural martas europeias)

[ˈmaɾ.tɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ˈmaχ.tɐ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

pine marten (Martes martes, a marten of northern Europe)


arqueobactéria

arqueobactéria f (plural arqueobactérias)

archaeon; archaebacterium (any microorganism of the kingdom Archaea)


aromaticidade

aromaticity (the property of having an aroma)

(organic chemistry) aromaticity (the property of having at least one conjugated ring)


artródia

/aʁˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒjɐ/

/aʁˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[aɾˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/aɾˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[aχˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/aʁˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[aχˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒjɐ]

/ɐɾˈtɾɔ.djɐ/

[ɐɾˈtɾɔ.ðjɐ]

(anatomy) arthrodia (articulation in which the surfaces are nearly flat)


arvicultura

(agriculture) arviculture (arable farming)


aromaterapeuta

aromaterapeuta m or f by sense (plural aromaterapeutas)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) aromatherapist (practitioner of aromatherapy)


etimologia popular

etimologia popular f (plural etimologias populares)

(etymology) folk etymology (a false but popular etymology)


arqueozoologia

(archaeology) archaeozoology (the stud of relationships between humans and animals over time)


arquidiaconal

pt-adj

arquidiaconal m or f (plural arquidiaconais)

(ecclesiastical) archidiaconal (pertaining to an archdeacon)


metragem

[meˈtɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/mɨˈtɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


arquivística

archival science (the study of archiving)


avaliabilidade

pt-noun

avaliabilidade f (plural avaliabilidades)

appraisability; evaluability (the ability to be evaluated)


arrojadita

(mineralogy) arrojadite (a monoclinic-domatic mineral)


reação nuclear

reação nuclear f (plural reações nucleares)

(nuclear physics) nuclear reaction (any reaction involving the nucleus of atoms)


traça-de-livros

traça-de-livros f (plural traças-de-livros)

(Brazil) bookworm (any of various insects that infest books)

(Brazil) bookworm (person obsessed with reading)


discutibilidade

discutibilidade f (plural discutibilidades)

arguability (the quality or degree of being arguable)


progéria

[pɾoˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/pɾoˈʒɛ.ɾjɐ/

[pɾoˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/pɾoˈʒɛ.ɾjɐ/

/pɾuˈʒɛ.ɾjɐ/

(pathology) progeria (genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aging are manifested at an early age)


guerrilha

guerrilla (war carried out by small independent groups)


guerrilha

guerrilha m or f by sense (plural guerrilhas)


cientista da computação

cientista da computação m or f by sense (plural cientistas da computação)

computer scientist (one who studies or practises computer science)


artroscopista

artroscopista m or f by sense (plural artroscopistas)

(medicine) arthroscopist (one who carries out arthroscopy)


arritmicidade

arhythmicality (the quality of being arhythmical)


articulável

pt-adj

articulável m or f (plural articuláveis)

articulate (able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals)

(phonetics) articulable (capable of being pronounced)

(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) articulable (capable of being expressed clearly)


unidade lógica aritmética

pt-noun

unidade lógica aritmética f (plural unidades lógicas aritméticas)

arithmetic logic unit
arithmetic logic unit

(computer hardware) arithmetic logic unit (part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations)


centroavante

centroavante m or f by sense (plural centroavantes)

(Brazil, soccer) centre forward (most central of the strikers)


doutrinal

doctrinal (of or relating to a doctrine)


indomável

indomitable (incapable of being tamed or subdued)


expressionista

expressionista m or f by sense (plural expressionistas)


expressionista

pt-adj

expressionista m or f (plural expressionistas)


cadeirante

pt-noun

cadeirante m or f by sense (plural cadeirantes)

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[kɐ.ðeˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

wheelchair user (person who uses a wheelchair)


louvável

praiseworthy; laudable (deserving praise)


fruta-do-conde

fruta-do-conde f (plural frutas-do-conde)

Annona squamosa
Annona squamosa#Translingual

custard apple; sugar apple; sweetsop (Annona squamosa, a West Indian tree and its fruit)


biafrense

biafrense m or f by sense (plural biafrenses)


água-forte

(alchemy) aqua fortis (a solvent for dissolving all metals except gold)


arqueometria

(archaeology) archaeometry (the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology)


arteriocapilar

pt-adj

arteriocapilar m or f (plural arteriocapilares)

(anatomy) arteriocapillary (relating to the arteries and the capillaries)


arquimodernista

pt-noun

arquimodernista m or f by sense (plural arquimodernistas)

(art) archmodernist (a leading modernist)


artrocentese

(surgery) arthrocentesis (collection synovial fluid from a joint capsule)


artisticidade

artisticness (the quality of being artistic)


arrinia

(teratology) arrhinia (congenital absence of the nose)


lâmpada de Argand

lâmpada de Argand f (plural lâmpadas de Argand)

Argand lamp (a lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney)


artrofibrose

(pathology) arthrofibrosis (the formation of fibrous tissue within a joint)


artemisinina

(pharmacology) artemisinin (any of a group of antimalarial drugs)


erva-de-bicho

Polygonum hydropiper
Wikispecies:Polygonum hydropiper

hydropiper (a species of knotweed, Polygonum hydropiper)


era apostólica

(Christianity) Apostolic Age (the period of the Twelve Apostles)


desculpante

pt-adj

desculpante m or f (plural desculpantes)

apologetic (being an apology; saying sorry)


desculpante

pt-noun

desculpante m or f by sense (plural desculpantes)

apologiser (one who apologises, says sorry)


síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos

síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos f (uncountable)

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

(medical genetics) Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen)


pera-maçã

Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia#Translingual

apple pear (Pyrus pyrifolia, a species of pear tree and its apple-like fruit)


teoria dos grupos

(mathematics) group theory (the study of groups, an algebraic structure)


veia cava

(anatomy) vena cava (large vein that returns blood into the right atrium)


quiolita

(mineralogy) chiolite (a mineral of aluminum, fluorine and sodium)


pen-drive

Unadapted borrowing from English pen drive, a trademark for flash drives owned by Phison Electronics Corporation (US).

ubor

(computer hardware) pen drive; flash drive (small storage device with an USB input)


quizomba

Borrowed from Kimbundu kizomba (“party”).

bor+

(music) kizomba (genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance)


seta do tempo

(physics) arrow of time (direction of time in four dimensions)


etila

(organic chemistry) ethyl (a univalent hydrocarbon radical)


rolagem

[χoˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from rolar (“to roll”) + -agem.


aromatização

(organic chemistry) aromatization (the conversion into aromatic compounds)


arranjável

/ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.vɛl/

[ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.vɛɫ]

/ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.vɛl/

[ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.vɛɫ]

/ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.bɛl/

[ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈʒa.βɛɫ]

procurable; obtainable (that may be obtained, procured)


ponte em arco

(architecture) arch bridge (a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch)


cinetose

(medicine) kinetosis; motion sickness (a feeling of nausea or dizziness when travelling in a vehicle or craft)


arquivologia

archival science (the study of archiving)


reconstrução

[χe.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/

reconstruction (act of restoring something by building it again)

reconstruction (something reconstructed or restored)

reconstruction (attempt to analyse in detail how something works or occurred)

historical linguistics
historical linguistics

(historical linguistics) reconstruction (unattested word conjectured from its descendants)


arquiconfraria

pt-noun

arquiconfraria f (plural arquiconfrarias)

(ecclesiastical) archconfraternity (religious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges with other similar brotherhoods)


molalidade

(chemistry) molality (concentration of a substance in solution)


prateação

silvering (the process of coating a surface with silver)


glândula apócrina

glândula apócrina f (plural glândulas apócrinas)

(anatomy) apocrine gland (any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion)


tenacidade

tenacity (the quality or state of being tenacious)


circunloquial

pt-adj

circunloquial m or f (plural circunloquiais)

circumlocutionary; roundabout (avoiding getting to the point)


punguista

pt-noun

punguista m or f by sense (plural punguistas)

pickpocket (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby)


Ártio

(Celtic mythology) Artio (goddess of bears)


blástula

(embryology) blastula (an early form in the development of an embryo)


caixa-alta

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

(typography) upper case (capital letters, collectively)


promissória

nota promissória
nota promissória#Portuguese


tuaqueira

Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata#Translingual

areng (Arenga pinnata, a palm tree which yields sago, wine and fibres)


conchada

[kõˈt͡ʃa.ðɐ]


segregação

[se.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/sɨ.ɡɾɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[sɨ.ɣɾɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

segregation (that act or practice of keeping things or people apart)


ápode

(zoology) apodal (without feet or foot-like body parts)


luteria

lutherie (the craft of making musical instruments)


arritmogenicidade

(pathology) arrhythmogenicity (the condition of being arrhythmogenic)


água-tofana

aqua Tofana (a strong poison used in 17th century Italy)


programável

pt-adj

programável m or f (plural programáveis)

[pɾu.ɣɾɐˈma.βɛɫ]

programmable (capable of being programmed)


idiota da vila

pt-noun

idiota da vila m or f by sense (plural idiotas da vila)

village idiot (stupidest person of a community or group)


inseminação artificial

inseminação artificial f (plural inseminações artificiais)

artificial insemination
artificial insemination

(medicine) artificial insemination (surgical insemination without sexual intercourse)


língua de sinais argentina

língua de sinais argentina f (uncountable)

Argentine Sign Language
Argentine Sign Language

Argentine Sign Language (a sign language used in Argentina)


arterialização

arterialização f (plural arterializações)

(physiology) arterialization (the conversion of venous blood into arterial blood)


massa crítica

massa crítica f (plural massas críticas)

(nuclear physics) critical mass (amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction)


malformação arteriovenosa

malformação arteriovenosa f (plural malformações arteriovenosas)

arteriovenous malformation
arteriovenous malformation

(pathology) arteriovenous malformation (disorder of the veins and arteries)


menina dos olhos

menina dos olhos f (plural meninas dos olhos)

apple of someone's eye
apple of someone's eye

(idiomatic) apple of someone's eye (a favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one)


espreguiçadeira

espreguiçadeira f (plural espreguiçadeiras)


seleção artificial

seleção artificial f (plural seleções artificiais)

artificial selection
artificial selection

(evolutionary theory) artificial selection (intervention by humans in the genetic development of a species)


arália

aralia (any of the ornamental and food plants of the genus Aralia)


desonestidade

(uncountable) dishonesty (the characteristic or condition of being dishonest)


umbigada

O samba de roda da Bahia, o jongo, o lundu, o coco, o calango e o cateretê são tradições musicais e coreográficas ligadas ao universo do negro que podem ser definidas como “samba de umbigada”. Na umbigada, “todos os participantes ...

2008, André Diniz, Almanaque do Carnaval: A história do carnaval, o que ouvir, o que ler, onde curtir, Zahar, page 47

(dance) choreography used in various African or Afro-Brazilian dances


arquitetural

pt-adj

arquitetural m or f (plural arquiteturais)

architectural (pertaining to architecture)


desigualdade triangular

pt-noun

desigualdade triangular f (plural desigualdades triangulares)

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis

(mathematical analysis) triangle inequality (inequality that states that the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors)


Ária

a female given name, equivalent to English Arya, Aria


nervura

(biology, architecture) vein (vein-like salience on a surface)


miíase

(medicine) myiasis (infestation of a living vertebrate with maggots)


hidroginástica

hidroginástica f (plural hidroginásticas)

water aerobics (a form of aerobics done in water)


latência

latency; delay (time between the start of a process and its conclusion)

(electronics) latency (delay due to the transmission and processing of signals)

(medicine) latency (delay between a stimulus and the response in an organism)


ordália

(historical) ordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)


micaelense

micaelense m or f by sense (plural micaelenses)

From the Latin form of Miguel, Michael + -ense.

a native of São Miguel (island in the Azores)


micaelense

pt-adj

micaelense m or f (plural micaelenses, not comparable)

(relational) of São Miguel (island in the Azores)


marionetista

pt-noun

marionetista m or f by sense (plural marionetistas)


lombriga

From Old Galician-Portuguese lombriga, from Latin lumbricus, with a shift in gender.

Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides#Translingual

giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm)


imperatória

/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/

Peucedanum ostruthium
Wikispecies:Peucedanum ostruthium

masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium, a herb of Europe)


luxação

[lu.ʃaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin luxātiōnem. By surface analysis, luxar + -ção

(medicine) dislocation; luxation (dislocating of an organ from its proper place, especially a bone from a joint)


magnitude aparente

magnitude aparente f (plural magnitudes aparentes)

(astronomy) apparent magnitude (measure of the brightness of a heavenly body)


média aritmética

média aritmética f (plural médias aritméticas)

(statistics, probability) arithmetic mean (measure of central tendency)


homília

(Christianity) homily (sermon concerning a practical matter)


petralha

petralha m or f by sense (plural petralhas)

Coined by Brazilian journalist and columnist Reinaldo Azevedo around 2006 blending petista + metralha, in reference to "Irmãos Metralha". The term is also commonly analysed as a blend of petista + tralha (“junk”).

coined

(neologism, derogatory, offensive) a person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Worker's Party


petralha

(neologism, derogatory, offensive) supportive of or related to the Brazilian Worker's Party


cabeleira

[kɐ.βɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.βɨˈlɐj.ɾɐ]

hair, head of hair (especially long and voluminous)


lepidopterologia

(entomology) lepidopterology (scientific study of butterflies and moths)


chada

From Latin *planāta, feminine accusative of *planātus (“flat”).


chada

(São Tomé and Príncipe) a camp of fishermen for the catch of the flying fish


invejável

pt-adj

invejável m or f (plural invejáveis, comparable, comparative mais invejável, superlative o mais invejável or invejabilíssimo)

invejáveis (plural)
mais invejável (comparative)
o mais invejável (superlative)
invejabilíssimo (superlative)

[ĩ.bɨˈʒa.βɛɫ]

Aos cinquenta anos, em plena maturidade intelectual e com invejável disposição física, sem ter que se preocupar com questões financeiras, Engels transfere-se para Londres em setembro de 1870 e aí viverá o quarto de século que lhe ...

2008, Friedrich Engels, B. A. Schumann, A situação da classe trabalhadora na Inglaterra, Boitempo Editorial, page 15


tareia

From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”). Compare tarefa.


pancadaria

[pɐ̃.kɐ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]


embirração

[ẽ.bi.χaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.bi.χaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Confesso: tenho uma embirração colossal com o Algarve. Se me pedirem dez razões, não tenho. É, como disse, uma embirração, e como tal não precisa de grandes argumentos. Basta ir «toda a gente» para o Algarve para eu não morrer de ...


califasia

From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “utterance”) + -ia.


gurizada

(South Brazil, informal) a collective of children


talidomida

pt-noun

talidomida f (usually uncountable, plural talidomidas)

(pharmacology) thalidomide (drug which causes birth defects in fetuses, formerly sold for morning sickness)


estatice

Hunsrik: Statiss

statice (member of the former genus Statice, which is now known to be paraphyletic)


coligação

Learned borrowing from Latin colligātiōnem. By surface analysis, coligar + -ção


alheira

(Portugal) a type of Portuguese sausage, made with bread, garlic and meats other than pork

Clipping of erva-alheira. (hedge mustard)


intervencionista

pt-adj

intervencionista m or f (plural intervencionistas)


intervencionista

pt-noun

intervencionista m or f by sense (plural intervencionistas)


acutilante

pt-adj

acutilante m or f (plural acutilantes, comparable, comparative mais acutilante, superlative o mais acutilante or acutilantíssimo, diminutive acutilantinho, augmentative acutilantão)

acutilantes (plural)
mais acutilante (comparative)
o mais acutilante (superlative)
acutilantíssimo (superlative)
acutilantinho (diminutive)
acutilantão (augmentative)


parelha

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja, Asturian pareya.

uma parelha de cavalos

team (a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage)

(literature) couplet (a pair of lines with rhyming end words)


Beira

A historical comarca (administrative division) in central Portugal, roughly encompassing the districts of Castelo Branco, Viseu, Guarda, Coimbra and Aveiro.


Beira

Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
Prince of Beira
pt:Beira

Named after Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Prince of Beira, a title named after Beira (etymology 1).


praguense

pt-noun

praguense m or f by sense (plural praguenses)


praguense

pt-adj

praguense m or f (plural praguenses, not comparable)


roaz

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōdācem, from Latin rōdere (“to gnaw, to bite”).


prumas

(nonstandard, informal) Contraction of para umas (“for/to some (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of prum

para umas

(nonstandard, informal) Contraction of por umas (“by/through some (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of prum


pruma

(nonstandard, informal) Contraction of para uma (“for/to a (feminine)”): feminine singular of prum

para uma

(nonstandard, informal) Contraction of por uma (“by/through a (feminine)”): feminine singular of prum


Aguaí

Learned borrowing from Old Tupi agûaí, clipping of *mboîagûaí (“rattlesnake”). The city was known as Cascavel until 1944, when it was changed to the current name.


Bertioga

/beʁˈt͡ʃjɔ.ɡɐ/

/beʁˈt͡ʃjɔ.ɡɐ/

[beɾ.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.ɡɐ]

/beɾˈt͡ʃjɔ.ɡɐ/

[beχ.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.ɡɐ]

/beʁˈt͡ʃjɔ.ɡɐ/

[beχˈt͡ʃjɔ.ɡɐ]

Diſtante da Vila de Santos cinco leguas eſtá a outra barra de Santos que chamaõ da Bertioga, he eſtreita, & entraō por ela ſumacas.

1681, Luís Serrão Pimentel, “Derrota de Buenos Ayres para fóra, pela costa do Braſil”, in Arte pratica de navegar e regimento de pilotos, Roteiro da navegaçaõ, Lisbon: Antonio Craesbeeck de Mello, page 237

5-leagues far from Santos Village, stays the other bar of Santos, that they call Bertioga. It's narrow and smacks go through it.


Santo André

From santo (“saint”) + André (“Andrew”).


São Sebastião

From são (“saint”) + Sebastião (“Sebastian”).


Cafelândia

Cafelandia (a town and municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Queiroz

(dated in Portugal) Alternative form of Queirós


Pindorama

Claimed to be from an Old Tupi and Nheengatu word meaning “land of palm trees”. The mention that enshrined Pindorama as a name for Brazil as a whole was in 1928 in Manifesto Antropófago by Oswald de Andrade. Cognate with Guaraní Pindoráma.

(historical or poetic) Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)

Oswald de Andrade's utopian vision of Brazil


Santa Maria Madalena

From santa (“saint”) + Maria (“Mary”) + Madalena (“Magdalene”).

compound

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Lavínia

(Roman mythology) Lavinia (last wife of Aeneas)

a female given name, equivalent to English Lavinia


canguru perneta

Literally, “one-legged kangaroo”. Popularized, and possibly invented, in the Brazilian sitcom Sai de Baixo.

(Brazil, humorous, euphemistic, idiomatic) sexual intercourse


Socorro

Ellipsis of Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro.

ellipsis

A village in North Goa district, Goa, India

(historical) A parish of Lisbon, Portugal


Socorro

A city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States

A city in El Paso County, Texas, United States


Socorro

(historical) A province of Gran Colombia


Santa Margarida

From santa (“saint”) + Margarida (“Margaret”).


Altônia

Blend of Alberto + Byington + -ia, after Alberto Byington Júnior, joint owner of the company that colonised the region.


Barroso

head

Barroso m or f by sense (plural Barrosos)


Santa Bárbara

From santa (“saint”) + Bárbara (“Barbara”).


Gonçalves

[ɡõˈsaɫ.vɨʃ]

[ɡõˈsaɫ.vɨʃ]

[ɡõˈsaɫ.βɨʃ]

From Gonçalvo + -es (“son of”). Cognate with Spanish González.

an originally surname originating as a patronymic


São João Evangelista

From são (“saint”) + João (“John”) + Evangelista (“Evangelist”).


Campina da Lagoa

Simplification of earlier Campina das Três Lagoas.


Paiva

Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate and influenced by Pavia.


Mendes

From Mendo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez.


Alvorada do Sul

Literally, “dawn of the south”. After the company Companhia Alvorada.

Alvorada do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Apucarana

From Kaingang apó (“the base”) + caarã (“forest-like”) + anã (“huge”).

Apucarana (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Altamira do Paraná

Chosen by the Companhia de Colonização e Desenvolvimento, in homage to the city of Altamira in Pará.


Arapongas

/ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐʃ/

From arapongas (“bare-throated bellbirds”).

Arapongas (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Anahy

From Spanish Anahí, from Ana (“Ann”).
The municipality was named after the daughter of the manager of Companhia Brasileira de Imigração e Colonização.


Cambé

From Kaingang kaj (“animal”) + -bé (“augmentative suffix”).

Cambé (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Bituruna

From Old Tupi bitur (variant of ybityr (“mountain”)) + una (“black”). Alternative theories include:
* Old Tupi ytytu (“wind; cloud”) + una (“black”)
* Old Tupi ibi (“land”) + te (“high”) + una (“black”)

Bituruna (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cafeara

Cafeara (a village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Araucária

Araucária (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Oliveira

Either oliveira (“olive tree”) or from ulveira, ulvária. Compare Galician Olveira, Spanish Olivera.


Borrazópolis

From Borraz + -polis, after bank manager Dr. Francisco José Borraz.


Balsa Nova

Literally, “new ferry”, after an exceptionally resistant ferry built by Galdino Chaves in 1891.

Balsa Nova (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Ariranha do Ivaí

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ ðu i.vɐˈi]

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ ðu i.vɐˈi]

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾa.ɲɐ ðu i.βɐˈi]

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Constantina

/kõʃ.tɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Cascavel

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]

Cascavel (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Barra do Jacaré

/ˈba.ʁɐ du ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ/

[ˈba.ʁɐ ðu ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ]

Literally, “mouth of the Jacaré [river]”.

lit

Barra do Jacare (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Carlópolis

From Carlos + -polis, after former state governor Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque.

Carlópolis, Carlopolis (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Bocaiúva do Sul

After Quintino Ferreira de Souza Bocaiúva, governor of Rio de Janeiro.

Bocaiuva do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Capanema

From Old Tupi caá (“wood”) + penema (“worthless”).


Cambará

Cambará (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Bela Vista da Caroba

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈviʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈviʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈβiʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

A compound of two previous names, Bela Vista and Carova.


Bela Vista do Paraíso

Literally, “beautiful view of paradise”. Do Paraíso was added due to the existence of another municipality called Bela Vista.

Bela Vista do Paraíso
Bela Vista do Paraíso#English

Bela Vista do Paraíso (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campina do Simão

[kɐ̃ˈpĩ.nɐ du siˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɐ̃ˈpĩ.nɐ du siˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Literally, “Simon’s grassfield, after local resident José Simão”.

lit

A village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Brasilândia do Sul

Originally Brasilândia, with do sul (“of the south”) later added due to the existence of another municipality called Brasilândia.


Araruna

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɾu.nɐ/

From Old Tupi arara (“macaw”) + una (“black”).

Araruna (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Boa Ventura de São Roque

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈhɔ.ki]

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈhɔ.ki]

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈχɔ.ki]

/ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ dɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ/

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

/ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ dɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ/

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

[ˈbo(w).ɐ βẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

Literally, “good venture of Saint Rocco”.


Contenda

From contenda (“contention; struggle”), after a local river. Alternatively, after a feud between two local families.

Contenda (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cianorte

Abbreviation of Companhia de Terras do Norte do Paraná.

Cianorte (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Curiúva

From Old Tupi ku'ri (“pine”) + iwa (“many”).

Curiúva, Curiuva (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Corbélia

Borrowed from French corbeille (“wicker basket”).


lúcia

(botany) a plant of genus Lucya, family Rubiaceae


Cruzmaltina

[ˌkɾu(ɪ̯)ʒ.maʊ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]

From cruzmaltino (“relating to the Maltese cross”), in homage to Maltese missionaries.


Clevelândia

From Cleveland + -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina.

Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Dois Vizinhos

Literally, “two neighbours” (after two rivers that flow into the Chopim river at the same spot).

Dois Vizinhos (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Catanduvas

From Old Tupi [Term?], but the components are unknown. Theories include:
* kaa'tã-duba (“place with sparse vegetation”)
* ka'á tãg tiba (“place with sparse or low vegetation”)
* kaatantiua (“low and thorny vegetation”)

Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)


Boa Vista da Aparecida

Literally, “good view of Aparecida” (title of the Virgin Mary).

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


coletânea

Learned borrowing from Latin collectanea.


Cidade Gaúcha

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.ʃɐ]

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.ʃɐ]

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.t͡ʃɐ]

Literally, “Gaucho city”. Coined by a real estate company to attract immigrants from Rio Grande do Sul.

Cidade Gaucha (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Gonzaga

From Spanish Gonzaga or Italian Gonzaga.


Gonzaga

English: Gonzaga


bugre

pt-noun

bugre m or f by sense (plural bugres, feminine bugre or bugra, feminine plural bugres or bugras)

bugres (plural)
bugre (feminine)
bugra (feminine)
bugres (feminine plural)
bugras (feminine plural)

→ Hunsrik: Buker

Borrowed from Middle French bougre (“sodomite”), from the colloquial pronunciation of Medieval Latin Bulgarus (“Bulgarian”). Doublet of búlgaro.

bor+

Em nosso numero passado, demos um telegramma noticiando ter chegado, de volta a Brusque, a turma de batedores que seguira d'alli no dia 3 de Fevereiro, trazendo flechas, arcos, outros objectos e um pequeno bugre.

1905 March 12, “Expedição contra os bugres”, in Novidades, number 41, Itajaí, column 2

(Brazil, ethnic slur, dated) savage (derogatory term for a Native American)

(South Brazil, archaic, now viewed as an ethnic slur) Kaingang (member of the Kaingang people)

(Rio Grande do Sul, may be derogatory) Any indigenous person of the Americas.

Rio Grande do Sul; may be derogatory; Rio Grande do Sul; may be derogatory


Pedras Altas

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


mata-mata

(Brazil) Alternative spelling of matamatá


Estrela

a female given name, equivalent to English Stella


alarve

From Old Galician-Portuguese allarve, from Arabic العَرَب (al-ʕarab, “the Arabs”). Doublet of árabe.


São Francisco de Assis

From são (“saint”) + Francisco (“Francis”) + Assis (“Assisi”).


São Valentim

From são (“saint”) + Valentim (“Valentine”).


esteva

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *stīpa, from Latin stīpes (“stake”).

Cretan rockrose (Cistus creticus), a shrub that yields labdanum


esteva

(agriculture) stilt (handle of a plough)


São Martinho

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ mahˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ mahˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maɾˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maɾˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maχˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maɻˈt͡ʃi.ɲo]

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Saint Martin (an island in the Caribbean)


Cafarnaum

(biblical) Capernaum (an ancient town in Galilee, in modern Israel)


Caraíbas

[kɐ.ɾɐˈi.βɐʃ]

(Portugal) Caribbean (the islands and region around the Caribbean Sea)


Antas

a toponym indicating the presence of dolmens:

A parish of Esposende, Braga district, Portugal;

Vila Nova de Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão#English

A parish of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga district, Portugal;

A village in Gondoriz parish, Terras de Bouro, Braga district, Portugal;

Penalva do Castelo
Penalva do Castelo#English

A parish of Penalva do Castelo, Viseu district, Portugal;

A parish of Penedono, Viseu district, Portugal;

A neighborhood of Porto, Porto district, Portugal.

Estádio das Antas (old F.C. Porto stadium)


São Nicolau

From são (“saint”) + Nicolau (“Nicholas”).


São João Batista

From são (“saint”) + João (“John”) + Batista (“Baptist”).


Blumenau

Named after German immigrant and founder Hermann Blumenau.


Salete

Probably from French placename Notre-Dame de la Salette.


Brusque

Named after Brazilian politician Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque (1822–1886).


Santo Estêvão

From santo (“saint”) + Estêvão (“Stephen”).


Apolônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Apolónia.


apnéia

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


Los Ângeles

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of Los Angeles


Igreja Apostólica Armênia

Igreja Apostólica Arménia
Igreja Apostólica Arménia#Portuguese

Alternative form of Igreja Apostólica Arménia


Questão Armênia

Questão Arménia
Questão Arménia#Portuguese


São Bernardo

São Bernardo do Campo
São Bernardo do Campo#Portuguese


aritenóide

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


ascaríase

pt-noun

ascaríase f (usually uncountable, plural ascaríases)


dejecção

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


colectânea

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