Marraquesh

(uncommon) Alternative form of Marrakech


codorna comum

pt-noun

codorna comum f (plural codornas comuns)


castanheira-da-índia

castanheira-da-índia f (plural castanheiras-da-índia)

Alternative form of castanheiro-da-índia


onisciência

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnisciência.


osteogênese imperfeita

osteogénese imperfeita
osteogénese imperfeita#Portuguese

Alternative form of osteogénese imperfeita


secretária electrónica

secretária electrónica f (plural secretárias electrónicas)

secretária eletrónica
secretária eletrónica#Portuguese

Superseded spelling of secretária eletrónica.


Decápole

(Ancient Rome) Decapolis (ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire)


Quimera

(Greek mythology) Chimera (monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and a dragon for a tail)


seção transversal

seção transversal f (plural seções transversais)

secção transversal
secção transversal#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of secção transversal.


Nêustria

(historical) Neustria (a historical region in northeastern France)


Crescente Fértil

(historical) Fertile Crescent (Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Levant)


Selêucia

Seleucia (an ancient city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)


Cúpula da Rocha

Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock#English

Dome of the Rock (a shrine in Jerusalem, Israel)


Nações Unidas

(geopolitics) United Nations (an international coalition)


serpentinita

serpentinitas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


Ilhas Åland

Åland Islands (an archipelago and autonomous province of Finland, in the Baltic Sea)


Idade do Ferro

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

(Greco-Roman mythology) Iron Age (the fifth Age of Man)


Ilha de Wight

the English Channel
the English Channel#English

Isle of Wight (an island and county of England in the English Channel)


Caffa

From Turkish kafa (“head”) or Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (k-u-f /kaufa/, “mountain”)

der

Caffa, Kaffa (the former name of Feodosia, a port and resort city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Renânia do Norte-Westfália

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

North Rhine-Westphalia (a state of Germany)


República Islâmica do Irão

Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran#English

Islamic Republic of Iran (official name of Iran)


aaronita

pt-noun

aaronita m or f by sense (plural aaronitas)


computação nas nuvens

computação em nuvem
computação em nuvem#Portuguese


chinfrim

(informal) boring, of poor quality, lacking charming, beauty or other positive effect


Rumélia

(historical) Rumelia (territories of the Ottoman Empire in Europe)


aguaçu

aguaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural aguaçus)


Quinxassa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Kinshasa (the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


gerigonça

/ʒɨ.ɾiˈɡõ.sɐ/

[ʒɨ.ɾiˈɣõ.sɐ]


guaguaçu

guaguaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural guaguaçus)


uauaçu

uauaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural uauaçus)


probóscida

[pɾuˈβɔ.ʃi.ðɐ]


abdominoscopia

abdominoscopia f (plural abdominoscopias)

(medicine) abdominoscopy (examination of the abdomen using an endoscope)


abdominocentese

abdominocentese f (plural abdominocenteses)

(surgery) abdominocentesis (extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen)


secretária eletrônica

secretária eletrônica f (plural secretárias eletrônicas)

Alternative form of secretária eletrónica


Judeia

Judea (a province of the Roman Empire in the Levant)


baguaçu

baguaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural baguaçus)


Suábia

Swabia (a traditional region in southern Germany)


abderita

abderita m or f by sense (plural abderitas)


absortividade

absorptivity (the quality of being absorptive)


absorciometria

(chemistry) absorptiometry (analysis using absorptiometer)


ablactação

Learned borrowing from Latin ablactātiōnem. By surface analysis, ablactar + -ção.

lbor

weaning; ablactation (process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment)


abstersão

abstersion (the act of cleaning or cleansing)


abstinencial

pt-adj

abstinencial m or f (plural abstinenciais)

abstinential (of or relating to abstinence)


absolutização

absolutisation (act or result of absolutising)


Acaia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).


ab-rogação

/ɐ.bʁu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin abrogātiōnem. By surface analysis, ab-rogar + -ção.


absurdidade

(uncountable) absurdity (the quality of being absurd)


abandonável

pt-adj

abandonável m or f (plural abandonáveis)


Pretória

/pɾɨˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/

Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)


datiloscopia

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”) + -ia.

af

grc:δάκτυλος

dactyloscopy (forensic analysis of fingerprints)


Acarnânia

Acarnania (a historical region in Greece)


absoluteza

absoluteness (the characteristic of being absolute)


Cíclades

Borrowed from Latin Cyclades, from Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes).

Cyclades (an archipelago of Greece in the Aegean)


absorvidade

absorbedness (the capability of being absorbed)


acantela

acanthella (larva stage of Acanthocephala)


acantocitose

(pathology) acanthocytosis (presence of acanthocytes in the blood)


acantameba

acanthamoeba (any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba)


acantose

(medicine) acanthosis (abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum)


ab-reação

[ɐ.βʁjaˈsɐ̃w̃]

(psychoanalysis) abreaction (re-living of an experience)


abstencionista

pt-noun

abstencionista m or f by sense (plural abstencionistas)

abstentionist (advocate of not getting involved politically)


Terra Nova e Labrador

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ i lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ i lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ i lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ i lɐ.βɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

Newfoundland and Labrador (a province in eastern Canada)


abelita

(chemistry) abelite (explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate and hydrocarbons)


abrina

abrine (toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans)


Acádia

Akkad (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Akkad (the ancient capital of the kingdom of Akkad)


Acádia

(historical) Acadia (a colony of France in North America)


ablastina

(immunology) ablastin (antibody efficient against some protozoans)


abolível

abolishable (capable of being abolished)


abomasite

(veterinary medicine) abomasitis (inflammation of the abomasum in young ruminants)


ablação

[ɐ.βlɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin ablātiōnem (“a taking away”).

lbor

(medicine) ablation (removal of a body part)

(sciences) ablation (progressive removal of material)

(grammar) the removal of an initial phoneme of a term


abscisão

(rhetoric) abscission (abrupt stop of speech)

(botany) abscission (natural separation of a part of a plant)


aberrância

/ɐ.bɨˈʁɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐ.βɨˈʁɐ̃.sjɐ]


ablaqueação

Learned borrowing from Latin ablaqueātiōnem. By surface analysis, ablaquear + -ção.

ablaqueation (process of laying bare the roots of trees)


aboriginalidade

aboriginalness (state or condition of being an aboriginal)


abortável

[ɐ.βuɾˈta.βɛɫ]


acacetina

acacetin (a glycoside that form in the leaves of the common locust tree)


abusividade

abusiveness (the quality of being abusive)


abalienação

Learned borrowing from Latin abaliēnātiōnem. By surface analysis, abalienar + -ção.

(law) abalienation (act of abalienating)


abdicável

[ɐ.βðiˈka.βɛɫ]


abjunção

[a.bi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ab.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.bi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ab.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ab.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.bi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βʒũˈsɐ̃w̃]

abjugation, remoteness, separation (act of abjugation)


absolvível

[ɐ.βsoɫˈβi.βɛɫ]

[ɐ.βsɔɫˈβi.βɛɫ]


academização

academisation (the process or action of academising)


acantólise

(medicine) acantholysis (loss of intercellular connections)


acantamebíase

(pathology) acanthamoebiasis (infection by acanthamoebas)


abstratidade

[ɐβʃ.tɾɐ.tiˈða.ðɨ]

abstractness (the quality of being abstract)


acantita

(mineralogy) acanthite (a mineral form of silver sulfide)


abjuração

/ɐ.bʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin abiūrātiōnem. By surface analysis, abjurar + -ção.

abjuration (renunciation or rejection of doctrine, belief, ideology, etc. that was previously profiled)

retraction (denial of what had previously been stated)


absurdista

pt-noun

absurdista m or f by sense (plural absurdistas)


abádida

[ɐˈβa.ði.ðɐ]

(relational) of the dynasty of the Abbadids


abortividade

abortiveness (the quality of being abortive)


abiologia

(sciences) abiology (the sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies)


abortina

Brucella abortus
Wikispecies:Brucella abortus

abortin (extract manufactured from the bacterium Brucella abortus)


abstraível

[ɐβʃ.tɾɐˈi.vɛɫ]

[ɐβʃ.tɾɐˈi.vɛɫ]

[ɐβʃ.tɾɐˈi.βɛɫ]


abstratividade

abstractiveness (the property of being abstractive)


acarose

acariasis (disease caused by mites or ticks)


acedapsona

(pharmacology) acedapsone (antimicrobial drug used to treat leprosy)


aceptilação

(civil law) acceptilation (release from debt or obligation without payment)


abstracionista

pt-adj

abstracionista m or f (plural abstracionistas)

abstractionist (relating to abstract art)


abstracionista

pt-noun

abstracionista m or f by sense (plural abstracionistas)

abstractionist (someone who creates abstract art)


acetarsona

(organic chemistry, medicine, rare) acetarsol (compound sometimes used as an antiinfective)


acetoexamida

(pharmacology) acetohexamide (an antidiabetic drug)


acetonaftona

(organic chemistry) acetonaphthone (either of two isomers of methyl naphthyl ketone)


acetazolamida

acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma and other conditions)


acetosiringona

acetosiringona f (plural acetosiringonas)

(organic chemistry) acetosyringone (a derivative of acetophenone)


acetogénese

acetogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(biochemistry) acetogenesis (anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria)


acaulescente

pt-adj

acaulescente m or f (plural acaulescentes)


acmeísta

pt-noun

acmeísta m or f by sense (plural acmeístas)

Acmeist (a poet member of the Acmeist school)


acetilacetona

(organic chemistry) acetylacetone (the diketone CH₃COCH₂COCH₃ used as a solvent and as a coordination ligand)


acetofenona

(organic chemistry) acetophenone (an aromatic ketone)


Antiparos

Antiparos (an island and municipality of the Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece)


acondrogénese

achondrogenesis (congenital defect characterised by a very short body, short limbs and skeletal abnormalities)


aceragem

/ɐ.sɨˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

acierage (process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel)


casuística

casuistry (the process of analysing individuals cases)


acetilase

(biochemistry) acetylase (any enzyme that catalyses the formation of acetate esters)


acetalização

(organic chemistry) acetalization (reaction that yields an acetal)


acessibilidade

acessibilidade f (plural acessibilidades)

accessibility (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach)


acetoína

(organic chemistry) acetoin (one of the constituents of the flavour of butter)


acetonida

(organic chemistry) acetonide (any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol)


aclamação

Learned borrowing from Latin acclāmātiōnem. By surface analysis, aclamar + -ção.

lbor

acclamation (eager expression of approval)


acausalidade

(physics) acausality (lack of causality)


acessoriedade

accessoriness (the state of being accessory)


acotiledónea

acotiledóneas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(botany) acotyledon (plant that has no cotyledons)


aclimatável

pt-adj

aclimatável m or f (plural aclimatáveis)

acclimatizable (capable of being acclimatized)


acidólise

acidolysis ((chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid)


acetosidade

acetosity (the quality of being acetous)


acetonitrila

(organic chemistry) acetonitrile (the simplest organic cyanide or nitrile)


acrocefalosindactilia

(pathology) acrocephalosyndactylia (craniosynostosis with syndactyly)


acosmista

pt-noun

acosmista m or f by sense (plural acosmistas)

(philosophy) acosmist (one who denies the existence of a universe as distinct from God)


acrodextrina

(biochemistry, cytology) achrodextrin (a form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine)


acroasfixia

(pathology) acroasphyxia (impaired circulation to the fingers)


acidificável

pt-adj

acidificável m or f (plural acidificáveis)

acidifiable (capable of being acidified)


acroceratose

(pathology) acrokeratosis (keratosis of the fingers and toes)


acroceratose verruciforme

pt-noun

acroceratose verruciforme f (uncountable)

acrokeratosis verruciformis
acrokeratosis verruciformis

acrokeratosis verruciformis (disorder characterized by small, verrucous skin lesions)


acidentalidade

acidentalidade f (plural acidentalidades)

accidentality (quality of being accidental)


acentuação

the placement of a diacritical mark on a letter

accentuation (the act or process of accentuating)

(music) accentuation (pitch or modulation of the voice)


acerbidade

[ɐ.sɨɾ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

acerbity (harshness, bitterness or severity)


acidogenicidade

acidogenicity (the condition or extent of being acidogenic)


acomodável

accommodatable (capable of being accommodated)


acelerável

[ɐ.sɨ.lɨˈɾa.βɛɫ]

[ɐ.sɨ.lɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]


acetilmetionina

(organic chemistry) acetylmethionine (the N-acetyl derivative of the amino acid methionine)


acomodabilidade

accommodableness (the quality or condition of being accommodable)


acetiltiocolina

(organic chemistry) acetylthiocholine (acetyl derivative of thiocolina)


acumbente

(botany) accumbent (lying against something)


acarologia

acarology (the study of ticks and mites)


acomodacionista

acomodacionista m or f by sense (plural acomodacionistas)

accommodationist (someone who accommodates opposition and compromises their own stance)


acreção

[a.kɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.kɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin accrētiōnem.

lbor

accretion (act of increasing or growing)


acelerometria

accelerometry (the measurement of acceleration)


acetonúria

(pathology) acetonuria (a form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine)


acetólise

(organic chemistry) acetolysis (breakdown of an organic compound using acetic acid or acetic anhydride)


acroleína

(organic chemistry) acrolein (a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde)


acrescível

[ɐ.kɾɨˈʃi.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.kɾɨˈʃi.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.kɾɨʃˈsi.βɛɫ]

[ɐ.kɾɨˈʃi.βɛɫ]


acídia

pt-noun

acídia f (usually uncountable, plural acídias)

accidie (general listlessness and apathy)


aculturação

acculturation (process by which a person or people acquire a culture)


acetificação

acetification (the process of converting into vinegar)


acetilação

(organic chemistry) acetylation (the reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance)


acusável

Learned borrowing from Latin accūsābilis. By surface analysis, acusar + -ável.


aculturante

pt-adj

aculturante m or f (plural aculturantes)

acculturative (that produces acculturation)


acrivastina

acrivastine (a drug used to treat allergies)


acidúria

aciduria (presence of acid in the urine)


acrodermatite

(pathology) acrodermatitis (dermatitis that affects the hands and feet)


acetabuloplastia

pt-noun

acetabuloplastia f (plural acetabuloplastias)

(surgery) acetabuloplasty (corrective surgery to the acetabulum)


acumulatividade

accumulativeness (the state or quality of being accumulative)


aqueménida

pt-adj

aqueménida m or f (plural aqueménidas, not comparable)

aqueménidas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Achaemenid (relating to the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE)


aquiropodia

acheiropody (congenital lack of hands and feet)


acusticista

pt-noun

acusticista m or f by sense (plural acusticistas)


acrodinia

(pathology) acrodynia (a disease of the skin)


acromotriquia

achromotrichia (absence of pigmentation in the hair)


acumetria

acoumetry (the measuring of the power or extent of hearing)


aquilia

(pathology) achylia (the lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract)


bandolete

headband (curved, flexible accessory for holding one’s hair back)


marola

(Brazil, slang) the smoke and sometimes the smell produced by marijuana


aquisitividade

acquisitiveness (propensity to acquire property)


aquileia

achillea (any plant of the genus Achillea)


antirretroviral

pt-adj

antirretroviral m or f (plural antirretrovirais)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˌχɛ.tɾo.viˈɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.tiˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.viˈɾaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.tiˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.viˈɾaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.tiˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.βiˈɾaɫ]

(pharmacology) antiretroviral (fighting retrovirus)


cretcheu

pt-noun

cretcheu m or f by sense (plural cretcheus)


aquiescente

pt-adj

aquiescente m or f (plural aquiescentes)

acquiescent (resting satisfied or submissive)


camada de abscisão

pt-noun

camada de abscisão f (plural camadas de abscisão)

(botany) abscission layer (layer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission)


caça selvagem

(Germanic mythology) Wild Hunt (ghostly hunt that rides across the sky)


casa de repouso

casa de repouso f (plural casas de repouso)

nursing home (place of residence for people who require constant nursing care)


bandeirante

bandeirante m or f by sense (plural bandeirantes)

/bɐ̃.dɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

/bɐ̃.dɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/


acusatividade

(grammar) accusativity (the quality of being accusative)


agomelatina

agomelatine (a melatonergic antidepressant)


brucelose

brucelose f (usually uncountable, plural bruceloses)

(pathology) brucellosis (infection by the bacterium Brucella)


carta de alforria

carta de alforria f (plural cartas de alforria)

(historical) a legal document granting freedom to a slave


beldroega

[bɛɫ.dɾuˈɛ.ɣɐ]

[bɛɫˈdɾwɛ.ɣɐ]

Older verdoega, from Latin portulāca, possibly via Mozarabic [Term?]. Doublet of portulaca.

Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea#Translingual

purslane (a plant of the family Portulacaceae, especially Portulaca oleracea)


credenciável

pt-adj

credenciável m or f (plural credenciáveis)


nútria

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus#Translingual

coypu (Myocastor coypus, a large, semiaquatic rodent of South America)


dívida externa

pt-noun

dívida externa f (plural dívidas externas)

(finance) foreign debt (debt owed to foreigners)


doença de Chagas

(pathology) Chagas' disease (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America)


conta corrente

conta corrente f (plural contas correntes)

current account; checking account (bank account from which money can easily be transferred)


cópia carbono

carbon copy (copy produced using carbon paper)

carbon copy (copy of an e-mail sent automatically to another address)

someone or something that is exactly like someone/something else


ecolinguística

(linguistics) ecolinguistics (linguistics taking ecological context into account)


carpintaria

(uncountable) carpentry (the trade of cutting and joining timber)


deterrência

deterrence (action taken by states to prevent hostile action)


condução aberrante

(medicine) aberrant conduction (heart condition where the electrical stimulus travels via an abnormal pathway)


crise dramática

crise dramática f (plural crises dramáticas)

(drama) crisis (point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak)


auto-suficiente

pt-adj

auto-suficiente m or f (plural auto-suficientes)


auto-sustentável

auto-sustentável m or f (plural auto-sustentáveis)


sonda exploradora

pt-noun

sonda exploradora f (plural sondas exploradoras)

explorer (hand tool with sharp point used in dentistry)


bronquial

[bɾõ.kɪˈaʊ̯]

bronchial (of or relating to the bronchi)


barquilha

(nautical) log (device for measuring the speed of a vessel)


escala absoluta

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see escala, absoluta.

absolute scale (temperature scale based on absolute zero)


estromal

(anatomy) stromal (of or relating to a stroma)


ingramatical

pt-adj

ingramatical m or f (plural ingramaticais)

(linguistics) ungrammatical (in violation of a language’s grammar)


braçal

braçal m or f (plural braçais, not comparable)

From braço + -al, or from Latin brachiālis, bracchiālis. Doublet of braquial. Compare Spanish brazal.


beninense

Beninese (of, from, or pertaining to Benin)


beninense

pt-noun

beninense m or f by sense (plural beninenses)


conseguível

pt-adj

conseguível m or f (plural conseguíveis)

[kõ.sɨˈɣi.βɛɫ]

(uncommon) achievable or acquirable (capable of being achieved or acquired)


dissuasão

[d͡ʒi.sʊ.aˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


antigramatical

antigramatical m or f (plural antigramaticais)


diérese

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις (diaíresis, “division, split”).

bor+

(linguistics, prosody) diaeresis (separation of a vowel into two distinct syllables)

(orthography) diaeresis (name of the diacritic ¨)


cóclea

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).

der

(anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)


dançarina exótica

pt-noun

dançarina exótica f (plural dançarinas exóticas)

(euphemistic) exotic dancer, dancer; stripper


clemência

clemency; leniency (gentle or kind exercise of power)


flor-de-lis

(heraldry) fleur-de-lis (design representing a flower with three petals)


condescendência

condescendência f (plural condescendências)

condescendence; condescension (courtesy toward inferiors)


escavação

excavation (act of excavating, or of making hollow)

excavation (cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping)

(archaeology) excavation (site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out)


gralha-preta

Corvus corone
Corvus corone#Translingual

carrion crow (Corvus corone, a European crow)


geleia real

royal jelly (substance secreted by bees used in the nutrition of larvae and queens)


alforria

From Arabic اَلْحُرِّيَّة (al-ḥurriyya, “freedom”).

bor

اَلْحُرِّيَّة

(historical) manumission (act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves)


gestação abdominal

pt-noun

gestação abdominal f (plural gestações abdominais)

(medicine) abdominal gestation (pregnancy within the abdominal cavity)


função de Ackermann

(computing theory) Ackermann function (a total computable function that is not primitive recursive)


autossuficiente

pt-adj

autossuficiente m or f (plural autossuficientes)


preexistente

preexistente m or f (plural preexistentes)


costa-marfinense

costa-marfinense m or f (plural costa-marfinenses)

Ivorian (of or relating to Côte d'Ivoire)


costa-marfinense

pt-noun

costa-marfinense m or f by sense (plural costa-marfinenses)


dialetal

(linguistics) dialectal (relating to a dialect)

(linguistics) dialectal (not linguistically standard)


desesperação

desperation (the act of despairing or becoming desperate)


autossustentável

pt-adj

autossustentável m or f (plural autossustentáveis)


confiscação

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfiscātiōnem. By surface analysis, confiscar + -ção.

lbor

confiscation (the act or process of confiscating something)


endotraqueal

pt-adj

endotraqueal m or f (plural endotraqueais)

endotracheal (within or through the trachea)


falcoaria

(uncountable) falconry (sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey)

a place or cage where birds of prey are kept


PoA

Abbreviation of Porto Alegre. (a city in South Brazil)


guirlanda

/ɡiʁˈlɐ̃.dɐ/

[ɡiɦˈlɐ̃.dɐ]

/ɡiʁˈlɐ̃.dɐ/

[ɡiɦˈlɐ̃.dɐ]

/ɡiɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ/

/ɡiʁˈlɐ̃.dɐ/

/ɡiɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ/

wreath (ornamental circular band of flowers and twigs)


estréia

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


couve-lombarda

pt-noun

couve-lombarda f (plural couves-lombardas)

Savoy cabbage (a hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves)


goma-arábica

goma-arábica f (usually uncountable, plural gomas-arábicas)

gum arabic (a substance extracted from acacia trees)


francofonia

Francophonie (French speakers or French-speaking countries and regions collectively)


hidroterapista

hidroterapista m or f by sense (plural hidroterapistas)

hydrotherapist (therapist who performs hydrotherapy)


imedível

(rare) unmeasurable; immeasurable (incapable of being measured)


imaculada conceição

Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception

(theology, Roman Catholicism) Immaculate Conception (the conception of Virgin Mary in her mother’s womb free from original sin)


epicidade

epicness (quality or state of being epic)


baiuca

small, inexpensive and sometimes poorly managed tavern


música absoluta

(music) absolute music (music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure)


micromatriz

microarray (two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material)


lorota

(Brazil, colloquial) lie; bullshit; nonsense


hipocapnia

hypocapnia (reduced carbon dioxide in the blood)


inseminação

insemination (the act of making pregnant)


impuridade

impurity (the condition of being impure)

impurity (a component or additive that renders something impure)


inescrutável

pt-adj

inescrutável m or f (plural inescrutáveis)

inscrutable (difficult or impossible to comprehend)


indignação

[ĩ.d͡ʒiɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin indignātiōnem. By surface analysis, indignar + -ção.

lbor

indignation (anger aroused by an offence or injustice)


indenidade

indemnity; indemnification (reimbursement of loss, damage or penalty)


inalienável

pt-adj

inalienável m or f (plural inalienáveis)

inalienable (incapable of being alienated)

(grammar) inalienable (belonging to a class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm)


hilaridade

(uncountable) hilarity (the quality of being hilarious)


inapagável

inextinguishable (incapable of being extinguished)


imensurável

imensurável m or f (plural imensuráveis)

unmeasurable; immeasurable (incapable of being measured)


imperdoável

imperdoável m or f (plural imperdoáveis)

[ĩ.pɨɾˈðwa.βɛɫ]


judoca

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)家(か) (jūdōka).


incomensurável

incomensurável m or f (plural incomensuráveis)


intimidação

intimidation (the act of scaring someone with threats)


inextinguível

inextinguível m or f (plural inextinguíveis)


maracutaia

(Brazil) guile; rule; deceit; fraud; shenanigans


maladia

malady (any ailment or disease of the body)


inconveniência

pt-noun

inconveniência f (plural inconveniências)

Borrowed from Late Latin inconvenientia.

inconvenience (something inconvenient or bothering)


justificável

pt-adj

justificável m or f (plural justificáveis)


hendíadis

(rhetoric) hendiadys (a figure of speech used for emphasis)


marfinense

pt-noun

marfinense m or f by sense (plural marfinenses)


marcenaria

(uncountable) cabinetmaking (the trade of making wooden furniture)


inventividade

inventividade f (usually uncountable, plural inventividades)


individualidade

individualidade f (plural individualidades)

individuality (set of characteristic and distinctive qualities of each individual)

personality (person considered very important)


mediocridade

(uncountable) mediocrity (condition of being mediocre)


inexpugnável

pt-adj

inexpugnável m or f (plural inexpugnáveis)

inexpugnable (impossible to eliminate or destroy)


neuroepitelial

neuroepitelial m or f (plural neuroepiteliais)

neuroepithelial (relating to the neuroepithelium)


indefinível

indefinível m or f (plural indefiníveis)


injustificável

injustificável m or f (plural injustificáveis)

unjustifiable (that cannot be justified)


ojeriza

/ɔ.ʒɨˈɾi.zɐ/


laringologista

pt-noun

laringologista m or f by sense (plural laringologistas)

laryngologist (a person who studies or specialises in laryngology)


negação

[ne.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/nɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[nɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

negation (the act of negating something)

(logic) negation (proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition)


narcolepsia

(pathology) narcolepsy (disorder characterised by sudden, brief attacks of deep sleep)


noitinha

[noɪ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

[noɪ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]


enxadada

[ẽ.ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]

Mas, uma batida terrível, pesada, ressoou na porta, e, como nos sonhos infernais, me pareceu que eu recebia uma enxadada no estomago.

2009, Charles Baudelaire, Pequenos poemas em prosa (O spleen de Paris), hedra, page 45

But a terrible, heavy knock resounded on the door, and, as in infernal dreams, it felt like I was struck in the stomach [with a hoe].


pernoita

Deverbal from pernoitar (“to overnight”).

deverbal

night (night spent at a place, especially a hotel)


vergastada

[vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]

[vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]

[bɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]


piedade filial

filial piety (respect to one’s parents and ancestors)


parede abdominal

pt-noun

parede abdominal f (plural paredes abdominais)

abdominal wall (muscles that surround the abdominal cavity)


planície abissal

planície abissal f (plural planícies abissais)

abyssal plain (expanse of flat ocean floor)


previsão do tempo

previsão do tempo f (plural previsões do tempo)

weather forecast (prediction of future weather)


plataforma de abrasão

plataforma de abrasão f (plural plataformas de abrasão)

(geology) abrasion platform (bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff)


pressão osmótica

pressão osmótica f (plural pressões osmóticas)

(physics) osmotic pressure (pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane)


pressão sanguínea

pressão sanguínea f (plural pressões sanguíneas)

blood pressure (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels)


presença real

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see presença, real.

(theology) real presence (actual presence of Christ in the Eucharist)


pós-traducional

pt-adj

pós-traducional m or f (plural pós-traducionais)

(genetics, biochemistry) posttranslational (relating to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA)


respiração de Kussmaul

Kussmaul breathing (laboured breathing associated with metabolic acidosis, renal failure and diabetes)


respiração abdominal

abdominal respiration
abdominal respiration

abdominal respiration (respiration controlled by the diaphragm)


roda de fiar

spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)


ressecção abdominoperineal

pt-noun

ressecção abdominoperineal f (plural ressecções abdominoperineal)

abdominoperineal resection
abdominoperineal resection

(surgery) abdominoperineal resection (surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine)


rapelista

rapelista m or f by sense (plural rapelistas)


ovulação

(physiology) ovulation (release of an ovum from the ovary)


oscilação

Learned borrowing from Latin ōscillātiōnem. By surface analysis, oscilar + -ção.


perdoável

[pɨɾˈðwa.βɛɫ]

pardonable; forgivable (capable of being forgiven)


pedalagem

[pɨ.ðɐˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃]

By surface analysis, from pedalar (“to pedall”) + -agem.


pilastra

(architecture) pier or pilaster (rectangular pillar that supports or decorates a wall or roof)


resumível

summarisable (capable of being summarised)


rabdologia

(arithmetic) rabdology (practice of performing arithmetic using Napier's bones)


palavra-chave

pt-noun

palavra-chave f (plural palavras-chaves or palavras-chave)

palavras-chaves (plural)
palavras-chave (plural)

[pɐˌla.βɾɐˈt͡ʃa.βɨ]

keyword (word used as an identifier of a document to assist in searching)


pós-natal

postnatal (relating to the period immediately after birth)


psicologia anormal

abnormal psychology (study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm)


reação de Abderhalden

Abderhalden reaction
Abderhalden reaction

Abderhalden reaction (occurrence of proteolytic enzymes specific for foreign proteins introduced via parents)


revisão por pares

revisão por pares f (plural revisões por pares)

peer review (review by independent researchers of scientific manuscripts intended to be published)


rinha de galo

cockfight (contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks)


rã-touro

bullfrog (any of various large species of frog of North America)


segunda intenção

segunda intenção f (plural segundas intenções)

(usually in the plural) ulterior motive (secret motive for doing something)


seguridade social

(chiefly Brazil) welfare (aid provided by a government to the poor)


zuera

(Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of zoeira.


soda limonada

soda limonada f (plural sodas limonadas)

lemonade (carbonated beverage made from lemon)


sandália japonesa

sandália japonesa f (plural sandálias japonesas)

flip-flop; thong (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)


solução tampão

solução tampão f (plural soluções tampão)

(chemistry) buffer solution (solution that maintains a constant pH)


silhueta de ampulheta

silhueta de ampulheta f (plural silhuetas de ampulheta)

hourglass figure (body with a narrow waist and wide bust and hips)


sobrepovoação

overpopulation (population larger than a region can hold)


semana de trabalho

semana de trabalho f (plural semanas de trabalho)

working week; workweek (Monday to Friday)


superfamília

(taxonomy) superfamily (category above family and below order)

(molecular biology) superfamily (group of related proteins or other molecules)


tecla de seta

arrow key (computer key marked with an arrow)


teoria dos números

(mathematics) number theory (branch of pure mathematics)


teoria de caracteres

character theory (branch of abstract algebra dealing with group characters)


taxa de câmbio

taxa de câmbio f (plural taxas de câmbio)

(economics, finance) exchange rate (rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another)


salada russa

After Russia, the country of origin. Cognate with English Russian salad, Spanish ensalada rusa, Italian insalata russa, French salade russe, Serbo-Croatian rȕskā saláta.

(usually uncountable) Olivier salad, Russian salad (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise)

(figurative) potpourri (collection of various things)


tensão superficial

tensão superficial f (plural tensões superficiais)

(physics) surface tension (effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane)


superpopulação

superpopulação f (plural superpopulações)


roupa de banho

roupa de banho f (plural roupas de banho)

(Brazil) swimsuit (tight-fitting garment worn for swimming)


síndrome de Down

(medical genetics) Down's syndrome / Down syndrome


sobreanca

saddlecloth (blanket placed under a saddle)


geopolítica

geopolitics (the study of the effects of geography on international politics)


sêmola

semolina (food substance made from cereal grains, reduced to granules by incomplete grinding)


seção rítmica

seção rítmica f (plural seções rítmicas)

(music) rhythm section (musicians who provide the accompaniment)


russificação

russification (assimilation into Russian culture)


rajada

"O furacão evoluiu para a categoria 3, mas em relação ao grupo oriental do arquipélago [ilhas de Santa Maria e de São Miguel], podemos dizer que se continua a prever vento médio igual ou superior a 65 quilómetros por hora e rajadas superiores a 100 quilómetros por hora", afirmou a meteorologista Elsa Vieira […]

2017 October 14, Victor Ferreira, “Furacão Ophelia mergulhou ilha do Pico em chuva intensa e sobe para categoria 3”, in Público

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


toalha de mesa

toalha de mesa f (plural toalhas de mesa)

tablecloth (a cloth used to cover a dining table)


segurança social

(chiefly Portugal) welfare (aid provided by a government to the poor)


sovina

miserly; stingy (excessively cautious with money)


varinha mágica

varinha mágica f (plural varinhas mágicas)

(fantasy) magic wand (stick used to perform magic)

mixer (electric appliance to mix ingredients, esp. hand mixer or blender)


tosse convulsa

(pathology) whooping cough (a contagious disease)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tosse, convulsa.


traça-dos-livros

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

any of several insects known for damaging books, such as the silverfish


adesina

(biochemistry) adhesin (factor enabling bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces)


torre de marfim

torre de marfim f (plural torres de marfim)

(idiomatic) ivory tower (sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective)


tsé-tsé

From English tsetse, from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

tsetse (an African fly known for carrying trypanosomes)


Índias Ocidentais

West Indies (the islands of the Caribbean sea)


simultaneidade

simultaneidade f (plural simultaneidades)

simultaneity; simultaneousness (the quality or state of being simultaneous)


zona de abscisão

zona de abscisão f (plural zonas de abscisão)

(botany) abscission zone (area where the abscission layer if formed)


zona abissal

(geography) abyssal zone (deep part of the ocean)


álgebra comutativa

álgebra comutativa f (plural álgebras comutativas)

(mathematics) commutative algebra (any algebra in which multiplication is commutative)


suspeição

[suʃ.peɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

suspicion (act of suspecting something or someone)

(Brazil, law) circumstance in which a representative of the Public Ministry (such as a judge, prosecutor, lawyer, etc.) is related or acquainted to the defendant, therefore legally unable to exercise their functions


verdade ou desafio

(games) truth or dare (game where players perform a dare or answer a question)


visão de mundo

visão de mundo f (plural visões de mundo)

worldview (a person’s general philosophy or perception of reality)


válvula termiônica

válvula termiônica f (plural válvulas termiônicas)


televisão digital

digital television (broadcast of television services via digital signals)


semiautomática

semiautomática f (plural semiautomáticas)

semi-automatic (a semi-automatic firearm)


superação

the act or process of overcoming a difficulty


testeira

/tɨʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɨʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

headband (strip of fabric worn around the head)


sobrepopulação

sobrepopulação f (plural sobrepopulações)

overpopulation (population larger than a region can hold)


zoeira

noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

(colloquial, Brazil) mockery; the act of mocking

Paguei R$500 por este objeto! Zoeira, foram apenas R$30!

I paid R$500 for this object! Sike, it was only R$30!

(colloquial, Brazil) a playful lie told with the intent of quickly revealing the truth afterwards; just kidding


têmpera

temper (heat treatment applied to material, especially metal)


urologista

urologista m or f by sense (plural urologistas)


vagação

[va.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/vɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[vɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/vɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[vɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

vacation (the act of vacating something)


vacação

vacation (period of leisure time away from work)

vacation (the act of vacating something; moving out of something)


actinina

(biochemistry) actinin (protein responsible for the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells)


sem-abrigo

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ aˈbɾi.ɡu]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ aˈbɾi.ɡu]

[ˈsẽɪ̯̃ aˈbɾi.ɡo]

/ˈsɐ̃j̃ ɐˈbɾi.ɡu/

[ˈsɐ̃j̃ ɐˈβɾi.ɣu]


veladura

vigil (watch kept during the night over the body of a person)


subserviente

pt-adj

subserviente m or f (plural subservientes)

submissive; subservient (meekly obedient or passive)


xará

Borrowed from Old Tupi xe rera (“my name”).

bor+

(Brazil) namesake (person with the same name as another)

(Brazil, slang) bro; pal; mate (informal term of address)


transmembranar

pt-adj

transmembranar m or f (plural transmembranares)

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.mẽ.bɾɐˈnaɾ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.mẽ.bɾɐˈnaɾ/

(biology) transmembrane (traversing a cellular membrane)


vozearia

clamor (noise from multiple people talking)


tosquiadeira

shear (type of scissors used to shear sheep)


trilobita

(biology) trilobite (extinct arthropod of the class Trilobita)


mosca volante

pt-noun

mosca volante f (plural moscas volantes)

(ophthalmology) floater (deformed speck in the visual field)


autarca

autarca m or f by sense (plural autarcas)

From Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, “self-sufficient”). By surface analysis, auto- + -arca.


goteira

accidental hole in a ceiling whereby drips of water fall into the ground or floor


antiformal

(geology) antiformal (relating to an antiform)


fulcral

[fuʊ̯ˈkɾaʊ̯]

São estes os aspectos fulcrais do contrato.

Those are the key elements of the contract.


Marques

From Marco / Marcos + -es. Compare Spanish Márquez.


antiperinuclear

pt-adj

antiperinuclear m or f (plural antiperinucleares)

(immunology) antiperinuclear (that is counter to a given perinuclear material)


tradicionalista

tradicionalista m or f (plural tradicionalistas)

traditional; traditionalistic (observant of tradition)


tradicionalista

pt-noun

tradicionalista m or f by sense (plural tradicionalistas)

traditionalist (person who adheres to tradition)


insectologia

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


neo-nazi

neo-nazi m or f by sense (plural neo-nazis)


Márcia

a female given name, equivalent to English Marcia


Luísa

a female given name, feminine form of Luís


Edmaria

[ɛ.ðmɐˈɾi.ɐ]


Rafa

a diminutive of the female given names Rafaela or Rafaele


Luiza

a female given name, dated form of Luísa.


Leblanc

Unadapted borrowing from French Leblanc.


obrigatoriedade

obrigatoriedade f (plural obrigatoriedades)

From obrigatório (“obligatory”) + -dade.


antiderrapante

pt-adj

antiderrapante m or f (plural antiderrapantes)

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ðɨ.ʁɐˈpɐ̃.tɨ]

antislip, antiskid (of e.g. a tire or the sole of a shoe)


mangra

pt-noun

mangra f (usually uncountable, plural mangras)

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“blemish”), probably via Spanish mangla. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, mácula, and maquis.

doublet

(obsolete) mildew (growth of minute fungi on plants)


fml

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of família (“family”).


correção política

political correctness
political correctness

(Brazil) political correctness (the practice of being politically correct)


Hattusa

Hattusa (the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire, in modern Turkey)


candonga

Borrowed from Spanish candonga with the same meaning, or from Kimbundu kandonge (“weak love”), from ka- (diminutive suffix) + ndonge (“love”).


candonga

Borrowed from Kimbundu kandenge, from ka- (diminutive suffix) + ndenge (“small, petty”).

(Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) moonshine made from water, alcohol and syrup

(Guinea-Bissau) mixed means of transport (both for merch and passengers)


cenrada

Inherited from Latin *cinerata, from cinis.


filáucia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”), and αὐτός (autós, “self”).


aduncidade

Learned borrowing from Latin aduncitātem. By surface analysis, adunco + -idade.

lbor

(rare) aduncity (hookedness) of the nose


gineta

Genetta genetta
Genetta genetta#Translingual


vrdd

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of verdade.


tiririca

Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”), lit. "that which drags or creeps".

bor

Nunca soube fazer verso,
senão como tiririca,
porque como ela é, que pica,
e corta todo o universo[…]

17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista

He has never known how to make poetry
that is not like the sedge,
which by its nature stings
and runs through the whole universe[…]

Cyperus rotundus
Cyperus rotundus#Translingual

(Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America

(Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief

(Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters


tiririca

(Brazil, colloquial) angry; annoyed; furious


vdd

(Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of verdade.


míngua

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mingua, from minguar. Compare Galician mingua and Spanish mengua.


tágide

From Latin Tagus. The term was coined by André de Resende.

1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto

(Portuguese mythology) a water nymph dwelling in the Tagus river


marafona

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْأَة هَيْنَة (marʔa hayna, literally “deceiving woman”).

bor+

مَرْأَة هَيْنَة

man dressed in woman’s clothing during Carnival


Mata Atlântica

(ecology) Atlantic Forest (a forest and biome in southern and southeastern Brazil)


seriação

[se.ɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/sɨ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


ubicação

ubication (the condition occupying a certain place or position)


póvoa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese póvoa (“land to be peopled”), from Early Medieval Latin popula, a derivative of populus. Cognate Galician Poboa, Spanish Puebla and Pobla.

inh+

hamlet (small village or a group of houses)


sefardim

pt-noun

sefardim m or f by sense (plural sefardins)


sefardim

pt-adj

sefardim m or f (plural sefardins, not comparable)


lanterninha

pt-noun

lanterninha m or f by sense (plural lanterninhas)

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

/lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/

[lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil) usher (a person who shows people to their seats, especially in cinemas or theatres)


esquerdopata

pt-adj

esquerdopata m or f (plural esquerdopatas)

From esquerdo + -pata (coined by Olavo de Carvalho).

(Brazil, politics, derogatory) left-wing extremist; fanatic about left-wing ideals

(Brazil, politics, derogatory) leftist (to any degree)


esquerdopata

pt-noun

esquerdopata m or f by sense (plural esquerdopatas)

(Brazil, politics, derogatory) a left-wing extremist; a fanatic about left-wing ideals


reaça

(Brazil, politics, neologism, derogatory) Clipping of reacionário (reactionary, a rightist or conservative person)


sefardi

sefardi m or f by sense (plural sefardis)

From Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (sfaradi), from סְפָרַד (s'farád) (a Biblical location, identified by later Jews as the Iberian Peninsula).


sefardi

pt-adj

sefardi m or f (plural sefardis, not comparable)


gayzista

pt-noun

gayzista m or f by sense (plural gayzistas)

(Brazil, politics, derogatory, used by the Brazilian right) a person who follows or supports the LGBT movement in Brazil, specially the mainstream set associated with left-wing and anti-conservative politics


gayzista

LGBT movement in Brazil
w:LGBT rights in Brazil

(Brazil, politics, derogatory, used by the Brazilian right, relational) LGBT (related to the LGBT movement in Brazil)


sociopata

sociopata m or f by sense (plural sociopatas)


Amedabad

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of Ahmedabad


República Islâmica do Irã

República Islâmica do Irão
República Islâmica do Irão#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Islâmica do Irão.


mirrha

mirrha f (usually uncountable, plural mirrhas)


inextingüível

pt-adj

inextingüível m or f (plural inextingüíveis)

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


geléia real

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


riscas de giz

pt-noun

riscas de giz m or f by sense (invariable)


rinha de galos

rinha de galos f (plural rinhas de galos)


prisão domiciliar

prisão domiciliar f (usually uncountable, plural prisões domiciliares)

prisão domiciliária
prisão domiciliária#Portuguese


aquiléia

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


solução-tampão

solução-tampão f (plural soluções-tampão)

solução tampão
solução tampão#Portuguese


silhueta ampulheta

silhueta ampulheta f (plural silhuetas ampulheta)

silhueta de ampulheta
silhueta de ampulheta#Portuguese

Alternative form of silhueta de ampulheta


gôta

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


traça dos livros

traça dos livros f (plural traças dos livros)

Alternative spelling of traça-dos-livros


tempestade num copo d'água

tempestade num copo d'água f (plural tempestades num copo d'água)

tempestade em copo d'água
tempestade em copo d'água#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of tempestade em copo d'água.


philaucia

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


semi-automática

semi-automática f (plural semi-automáticas)


acetogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acetogénese.


acondrogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acondrogénese.


direitista

[d͡ʒi.ɾeɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]

right, right-wing, rightist (pertaining to the political right)


direitista

direitista m or f by sense (plural direitistas)

[d͡ʒi.ɾeɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]

rightist (a person who holds views associated with the political right)


aquemênida

pt-adj

aquemênida m or f (plural aquemênidas, not comparable)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of aqueménida.


acotiledônea

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acotiledónea.


acroletal

(linguistics) acrolectal (pertaining to an acrolect)


barquinha

→ Marathi: बरकीण (barkīṇ)

→ Swahili: barakinya


cingapurense

cingapurense m or f (plural cingapurenses)


Tárraco

Hispania Tarraconensis
Hispania Tarraconensis#English

Tarraco (an ancient city in Hispania Tarraconensis in the Roman Empire, in modern Spain; modern Tarragona)


adinamia

(pathology) adynamia (lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease)


frincha

Unknown. Possibly related to fresta (“narrow opening”).


Ascensão

Ascension Day (the fortieth day of Easter)


petista

pt-noun

petista m or f by sense (plural petistas)

From PT (“acronym for Partido dos Trabalhadores”) + -ista.

af

(Brazil, politics, neologism) a person who supports or is affiliated to the Workers' Party


petista

(Brazil, politics, neologism, relational) of the Workers' Party

(Brazil, politics, neologism) supporting or pro-Workers' Party


Bechuanalândia

(historical) Bechuanaland (former name for Botswana)


Bernícia

(historical) Bernicia (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northwestern England and southeastern Scotland)


Crónicas

(biblical) Chronicles (a book of the Bible)


Câmara dos Representantes

House of Representatives
House of Representatives

House of Representatives (lower house of the parliament)


Colinas de Golã

Golan Heights (plateau between Syria and Israel)


Câmara dos Lordes

House of Lords (upper chamber of the British parliament)


Austrália Ocidental

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

Western Australia (a state of Australia)


Câmara dos Comuns

(politics) House of Commons (lower house of the British and Canadian parliament)


Eólia

(historical) Aeolis, Aeolia (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Etólia

Aetolia (a traditional region in Greece)


Cólquida

Colchis (a historical region and ancient kingdom in the Caucasus)


Eneida

Aeneid (classic epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy)


Ahmadia

Ahmadiyya (Islamic denomination founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed)


Alânia

(historical) Alania (the mediaeval kingdom of the Alans in the Caucasus)


Ilhas Carolinas

Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands#English

Caroline Islands (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean)


Ilhas Orkney

Orkney Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Aldebarã

[aɫ.dɨ.βɐˈɾɐ̃]

(astronomy) Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus)


Lenda Negra

(historiography) Black Legend (the depiction of Spain as cruel, greedy and fanatical)


Cidade do Kansas

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


Alegrança

/ɐ.lɨˈɡɾɐ̃.sɐ/

[ɐ.lɨˈɣɾɐ̃.sɐ]

Alegranza (an island in the Canary Islands)


Somalilândia

Somali Coast Protectorate
Somali Coast Protectorate

Somaliland (a region of East Africa, that comprises Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia)

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


acetosela

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual

wood sorrel (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella)


República do Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo#English

Republic of Kosovo (official name of Kosovo)


Terra de Adélie

Adélie Land (a territory of France in Antarctica)


Terra de Van Diemen

Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land#English

Van Diemen's Land (former name of Tasmania)


Panateneias

(historical) Panathenaea (a festival in Ancient Greece)


República Socialista do Vietname

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam#English

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (official name of Vietnam)


Durazzo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Durazzo, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion).


Eeia

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

(Greek mythology) Aeaea (a mythological island in the Mediterranean Sea, home to Circe)


Candelária

(Christianity) Candlemas (Christian feast that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple)

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Mésia

Borrowed from Latin Moesia, from Ancient Greek Μοισία (Moisía).

Moesia (a historical region and province of the Roman Empire, in southeastern Europe)


Pártia

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (p-r-θ-v /Parθava/).

Parthia (a historical region and ancient empire in northeastern Iran)


Ilhas do Canal

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ðu kɐˈnaɫ]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ðu kɐˈnaɫ]

the English Channel
the English Channel#English

Channel Islands (an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel)


acilamida

(organic chemistry) acylamide (any acyl amide)


acilação

(organic chemistry) acylation (the process of adding an acyl group to a compound)


Ilhas do Almirantado

Admiralty Islands
Admiralty Islands#English

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

Admiralty Islands (an archipelago belonging to Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean)


Turíngia

[tuˈɾĩ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

[tuˈɾĩ.ʒɪ.ɐ]


abordável

[ɐ.βuɾˈða.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.βuɾˈða.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.βuɾˈða.βɛɫ]

(of a person) approachable; affable (easy to talk to)

(of a subject) easy to deal with, or to learn


acetilesterase

pt-noun

acetilesterase f (plural acetilesterases)

(biochemistry) acetylesterase (any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester)


acicloguanosina

acycloguanosine (a guanosine analogue antiviral drug)


aciltransferase

aciltransferase f (plural aciltransferases)

(biochemistry) acyltransferase (any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids)


Galáxia do Triângulo

(astronomy) Triangulum Galaxy (a spiral galaxy in the Local Group)


Adrianópolis

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

Adrianople (an ancient city in the Byzantine Empire, in modern Turkey; modern Edirne)


Adrianópolis

From Adriano + -polis, after Portuguese business Adriano Seabra da Fonseca.

Adrianopolis, Adrianópolis (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


BTT

Initialism of bicicleta todo o terreno; mountain bike


aconselhabilidade

(rare) advisability (the quality of being advisable)


aconselhante

pt-adj

aconselhante m or f (plural aconselhantes)

/ɐ.kõ.sɨˈʎɐ̃.tɨ/


sertã

From Old Galician-Portuguese sertan, from Late Latin sartāginem (“frying pan”). Compare Spanish sartén.


abelha-operária

pt-noun

abelha-operária f (plural abelhas-operárias)

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]

worker bee (sterile bee who collects pollen)


acropustulose

acropustulosis (acrodermatitis with pustular involvement)


actigrafia

actigraphy (the use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject)


acrodermatose

(pathology) acrodermatosis (dermatosis that affects the hands or feet)


actomiosina

(biochemistry) actomyosin (a protein complex found in muscle fibres)


aculeiforme

pt-adj

aculeiforme m or f (plural aculeiformes)


adactilia

(pathology) adactylism (absence of fingers or toes)


activina

activin (a peptide that participates in diverse bodily functions)


adaptometria

(optics) adaptometry (measurement of the threshold of brightness)


adaptina

(biochemistry) adaptin (protein that mediates the formation of vesicles by clathrin-coated pits)


adaptacionista

pt-noun

adaptacionista m or f by sense (plural adaptacionistas)

adaptationist (supporter of adaptationism)


adenilato ciclase

(biochemistry) adenylate cyclase (an enzyme)


acrodermatite enteropática

acrodermatite enteropática f (uncountable)

acrodermatitis enteropathica
acrodermatitis enteropathica

(pathology) acrodermatitis enteropathica (metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc)


adenoamigdalectomia

adenoamigdalectomia f (plural adenoamigdalectomias)

(surgery) adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils)


actinidina

actinidin (an enzyme present in kiwi fruit)


adipocera

adipocere (waxy substance that forms on dead animal tissues)


adenomiomatose

(pathology) adenomyomatosis (the condition of having adenomyomas)


terapia adjuvante

terapia adjuvante f (plural terapias adjuvantes)

(medicine) adjuvant therapy (therapy that is given in addition to the primary, main, or initial therapy)


acrópole

acropolis (promontory of Ancient Greek cities)


adposicional

pt-adj

adposicional m or f (plural adposicionais)

(grammar) adpositional (pertaining to or of the nature of an adposition)


adposição

(grammar) adposition (element expressing a spatial or temporal relation)


acrofase

(physiology) acrophase (time period during which a cycle peaks)


acropaquia

acropachy (subperiosteal formation of new bone)


adipogénese

adipogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(biochemistry) adipogenesis (the formation of fatty tissue)


adansónia

adansónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ɐ.ðɐ̃ˈsɔ.njɐ]

adansonia (any member of the tree genus Adansonia)

Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata#Translingual

Synonym of embondeiro (“baobab”) (Adansonia digitata, a large tree of tropical Africa)


acupressão

acupressure (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)


actinologia

actinology (study of the effect of light on chemicals)


acrotomofilia

(psychology) acrotomophilia (sexual attraction toward amputees)


actinobacilose

(medicine) actinobacillosis (zoonotic disease caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria)


adipoíla

(organic chemistry) adipoyl (divalent radical obtained by removing the two hydroxyl groups of adipic acid)


actinometria

actinometry (measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation)


actinoterapia

(medicine) actinotherapy (treatment of disease by ultraviolet light)


adenilação

(biochemistry) adenylation (process that forms an adenylate)


adamantila

(organic chemistry) adamantyl (univalent radical derived from adamantane)


actinomicose

(pathology) actinomycosis (infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine)


actinomicina

(biochemistry, pharmacology) actinomycin (antibiotic found in bacteria of genus Streptomyces)


adelfogamia

(rare) adelphogamy (marriage between brothers and a sisters)


adrenosterona

(biochemistry) adrenosterone (a hormone with weak androgenic effects)


adenoidite

(medicine) adenoiditis (inflammation of the adenoid)


onzena

. By surface analysis, onze (“eleven”) + -ena.


actinolita

(mineralogy) actinolite (mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group)


adipocina

(biochemistry) adipokine (any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue)


adenomatoide

pt-adj

adenomatoide m or f (plural adenomatoides)


acromioplastia

pt-noun

acromioplastia f (plural acromioplastias)

acromioplasty (surgical removal of the acromion bone)


adamsita

adamsite (an organic compound used as a riot-control agent)


adesividade

adesividade f (usually uncountable, plural adesividades)

adhesiveness (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive)


adotável

[ɐ.ðɔˈta.βɛɫ]


adiposidade

adiposeness (the state or quality of being adipose)

(medicine) adiposity (accumulation of fat in a tissue)


adenoipófise

(anatomy) adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland)


adiponitrila

(chemistry) adiponitrile (an organic compound)


adenomiose

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔˈmjɔ.zɨ]

(medicine) adenomyosis (presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles)


acupunturista

acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)

acupuncturist (professional engaged in the practice of acupuncture)


adiadococinesia

adiadochokinesia (inability to perform rapid alternating movements)


acrosina

(biochemistry) acrosin (proteolytic enzyme found in acrosomes)


adsortividade

adsorptiveness (the property of being adsorptive)


adjunção

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.d͡ʒi.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ad͡ʒ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.d͡ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðʒũˈsɐ̃w̃]


adotante

adotante m or f by sense (plural adotantes)

[ɐ.ðɔˈtɐ̃.tɨ]


adenosiltransferase

(biochemistry) adenosyltransferase (any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of an adenosyl group)


aditividade

additivity (the property of being additive)


adscrição

adscription (the state of being joined, bound or annexed)


adorabilidade

adorableness (the quality of being adorable)


adsorvível

(physical chemistry) adsorbable (able to be adsorbed)


adenectomia

(surgery) adenectomy (surgical removal of the adenoid glands)


adjacência

[ɐ.ðʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐ]

adjacency (the quality of being adjacent)


adiabaticidade

(physics, physical chemistry) adiabaticity (the condition of being adiabatic; A measure of the extent to which a process is adiabatic)


adnação

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðnɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(botany) adnation (adhesion of different floral verticils)


adaptatividade

adaptiveness; adaptivity (the state or quality of being adaptive)


adjuração

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.d͡ʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


adressina

(biochemistry) addressin (an extracellular protein of the endothelium of venules)


adaptabilidade

adaptabilidade f (plural adaptabilidades)

adaptability (the quality of being adaptable)


actinobactéria

actinobactéria f (plural actinobactérias)

actinobacterium (any member of the Actinobacteria)


adjuvância

[ɐ.ðʒuˈβɐ̃.sjɐ]

(medicine) adjuvant therapy (therapy that is given in addition to the primary, main, or initial therapy)


aventurista

aventurista m or f by sense (plural aventuristas)

(politics) adventurist (politician involved in adventurism)


aventurista

pt-adj

aventurista m or f (plural aventuristas)

(politics) adventuristic (relating to adventurism)


adrenomedular

adrenomedular m or f (plural adrenomedulares)

adrenomedullary (relating to the adrenal medulla)


adrenomedulina

adrenomedullin (a peptide associated with pheochromocytoma)


adocionista

adocionista m or f (plural adocionistas)


adocionista

pt-noun

adocionista m or f by sense (plural adocionistas)

(Christianity) adoptionist (believer in adoptionism)


adriamicina

adriamycin (a drug used in cancer chemotherapy)


série temporal

série temporal f (plural séries temporais)


adjacências

/ɐ.d͡ʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐʃ/

[ɐ.ðʒɐˈsẽ.sjɐʃ]

surroundings; neighbourhood (area surrounding a place)


aflatoxicose

aflatoxicosis (a disease caused by aflatoxin)


acupuntural

pt-adj

acupuntural m or f (plural acupunturais)


acrilonitrila

acrilonitrilas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(organic chemistry) acrylonitrile (toxic colourless liquid)


adenotonsilectomia

pt-noun

adenotonsilectomia f (plural adenotonsilectomias)

(surgery) adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils)


adequação

[ɐ.ðɨ.kwɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adequacy (the condition of being adequate)


aflatoxina

(toxicology) aflatoxin (mycotoxin produced by moulds of the Aspergillus genus)


adicionável

pt-adj

adicionável m or f (plural adicionáveis)


adulamita

pt-noun

adulamita m or f by sense (plural adulamitas)

(biblical) Adullamite (inhabitant of Adullam)


adução

[ɐ.ðuˈsɐ̃w̃]

(physiology) adduction (action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis)


aganglionose

(medicine) aganglionosis (absence of ganglia)


adicionalidade

adicionalidade f (plural adicionalidades)

additionality (the property of being additional)


aducina

(biochemistry) adducin (any of a group of related actin-regulating proteins)


agaropectina

(biochemistry) agaropectin (part of agar that is not agarose)


adultização

adultization (the process of adultizing)


adustão

[a.duʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðuʃˈtɐ̃w̃]

adustion (the act of burning or heating to dryness)


administrável

pt-adj

administrável m or f (plural administráveis)


aeragem

[a.eˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɨˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


adulação

Learned borrowing from Latin adūlātiōnem. By surface analysis, adular + -ção.


aegirina

(mineralogy) aegirine (a mineral with monoclinic crystals in the pyroxene group)


adrenalite

(pathology) adrenalitis (inflammation of one or both adrenal glands)


adotabilidade

adoptability (the property of being adoptable)


aequorina

(biochemistry) aequorin (a photoprotein isolated from luminescent jellyfish)


agnose

agnosis (lack, denial or indifference to knowledge)


agnação

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātiōnem.

agnation (consanguinity by a line of males)


aeroponia

aeroponics (the growing of plants in a mist-laden atmosphere)


agmatina

(biochemistry) agmatine (amine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine)


aerofísica

(physics) aerophysics (physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices)


adelfofagia

adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)


aeromóvel

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.vɛl/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.vɛɫ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.vɛl/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.vɛɫ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.bɛl/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmɔ.βɛɫ]

airmobile (capable of being transported by air)


aglicona

(organic chemistry) aglycone (non-sugar fragment of a glycoside)


aferência

(biology) afference (the brain’s reception of signals from the body)


afabilidade

affability (state or quality of being affable)


aeronavegável

pt-adj

aeronavegável m or f (plural aeronavegáveis)

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.βɨˈɣa.βɛɫ]

airworthy (meeting standards for safe flight)


afirmante

pt-noun

afirmante m or f by sense (plural afirmantes)


aerotolerante

pt-adj

aerotolerante m or f (plural aerotolerantes)

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.tu.lɨˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(biology, of an anaerobic micro-organism) aerotolerant (able to survive in the presence of air)


africanidade

Africanness (the state or quality of being African)


aeronavegação

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.vɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.bɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


adjetivação

[ɐ.ðʒɛ.ti.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adjectivization (the process of turning into an adjective)


aerossolização

pt-noun

aerossolização f (plural aerossolizações)

aerosolisation (process by which a material is dispersed into an aerosol form)


aeromodelista

aeromodelista m or f by sense (plural aeromodelistas)


admirabilidade

admirability (the quality of being admirable)


afetabilidade

affectability (the condition of being affectable)


adularescência

adularescence (bluish sheen along crystal faces)


adventicial

pt-adj

adventicial m or f (plural adventiciais)

(anatomy) adventitial (pertaining to the adventitia)


aeropalinologia

aeropalynology (study of pollen grains and spores in the atmosphere)


aerotermodinâmica

(physics) aerothermodynamics (scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases)


afluência

(hydrology) confluence (place where two rivers meet)


aerobactina

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.βɐˈkti.nɐ]

aerobactin (a siderophore produced by E. coli)


agamaglobulinemia

(medicine) agammaglobulinemia (condition in which gammaglobulins are absent from the blood)


agalmatolita

(mineralogy) agalmatolite (soft, compact stone carved into images by the Chinese)


adversidade

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]

(uncountable) adversity (state of being adverse)


afiadeira

[ɐ.fjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐ.fjɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


aerotolerância

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.tu.lɨˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/

aerotolerance (the quality of being aerotolerant)


aeronavegabilidade

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐ.βɨ.ɣɐ.βi.liˈða.ðɨ]

airworthiness (the state of being airworthy)


agelasta

pt-noun

agelasta m or f by sense (plural agelastas)


afrocentrista

pt-adj

afrocentrista m or f (plural afrocentristas)

Afrocentric (focusing on black African people)


alestesia

(pathology) allesthesia (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)


aeroelasticidade

(physics) aeroelasticity (the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures)


aglutinina

agglutinin (substance that causes cells to clump)


agamospermia

(botany) agamospermy (asexual production of embryos and seeds)


adverbialidade

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.liˈða.ðɨ]

adverbiality (condition of being an adverb)


aerodinamicista

pt-noun

aerodinamicista m or f by sense (plural aerodinamicistas)

aerodynamicist (a person who studies aerodynamics)


agentividade

(grammar) agentivity (the state or condition of being agentive)


africação

(phonetics, of a consonant) affrication (the process of becoming an affricate)


afrotropical

pt-adj

afrotropical m or f (plural afrotropicais)

Afrotropical (relating to the Afrotropic ecozone)


afirmatividade

affirmativeness (the property of being affirmative)


agadá

From Aramaic אַגָּדְתָא (ʾaggāḏ'ṯā, “tale, lore”), from Hebrew הֲגָדָה (haggāḏā).

der

(Judaism) Aggadah (parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud)


afebril

(medicine) afebrile (having no fever, without a fever)


afirmabilidade

affirmability (the quality of being affirmable)


adverbialização

pt-noun

adverbialização f (plural adverbializações)

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adverbialization (the process of adverbializing)


agencial

agential (pertaining to an agent or an agency)


adversatividade

adversatividade f (plural adversatividades)

adversativeness; adversativity (the quality of being adversative)


aerobiose

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.biˈɔ.zɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.βiˈɔ.zɨ]

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈbjɔ.zɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈβjɔ.zɨ]

(biology) aerobiosis (form of life that is sustained by the presence of air)


africanização

Africanization (the act or process of Africanizing)


adventícia

(anatomy, histology) adventitia (layer encasing a visceral organ)


agatologia

From Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós) + -logia.

(philosophy) agathology (the science or theory of goodness)


aglicosúria

(medicine) aglycosuria (absence of sugar in the blood)


adversariedade

adversariedade f (plural adversariedades)

[ɐ.ðvɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

[ɐ.ðvɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.sɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

adversariness (the quality of being adversary)


agranulocitose

agranulocitose f (plural agranulocitoses)

(pathology) agranulocytosis (condition involving severe leukopenia)


agonoteta

agonoteta m or f by sense (plural agonotetas)

(historical) agonothete (officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece)


agrobactéria

agrobacterium (soil bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium)


agrofloresta

agroforest (forest used for agroforestry)


aikidoca

aikidoca m or f by sense (plural aikidocas)


alclometasona

alclometasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid steroid)


alcmeónida

alcmeónida m or f by sense (plural alcmeónidas)

alcmeónidas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(historical) Alcmaeonid (member of a powerful noble family of ancient Athens)


aleurona

(biochemistry) aleurone (protein content of the embryo, endosperm or perisperm of cereals)


aldoxima

(organic chemistry) aldoxime (any oxime derived from an aldehyde)


alectromancia

alectryomancy (form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird pecking at grain)


aldoexose

(organic chemistry) aldohexose (any hexose containing an aldehyde group)


alectória

alectoria (magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks)


alexina

(biochemistry) alexin (protective substance that exists in the serum)


alfaxolona

alfaxalone (a neurosteroid general anaesthetic)


agradação

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(geology) aggradation (increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment)


amanita mata-moscas

amanita mata-moscas m or f (plural amanitas mata-moscas)

Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria#Translingual

fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, a poisonous mushroom)


anêmona dos bosques

anêmona dos bosques f (plural anêmonas dos bosques)

Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa#Translingual

wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa, a small flowering plant of Europe)


agonistarca

agonistarca m or f by sense (plural agonistarcas)

(Ancient Greece) agonistarch (one who trained persons to compete in public games and contests)


agrecanase

(biochemistry) aggrecanase (proteolytic enzyme that acts on aggrecans)


agravação

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


alarmina

(biochemistry) alarmin (substance that signals tissue and cell damage)


ajustável

[ɐ.ʒuʃˈta.βɛɫ]


agregável

/ɐ.ɡɾɨˈɡa.vɛl/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɨˈɡa.vɛl/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɨˈɡa.bɛl/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨˈɣa.βɛɫ]


alauíta

alauíta m or f by sense (plural alauítas)

(Islam) Alawite (member of a mystical Shiite Islamic group that reveres Ali ibn Abi Talib)


agrariedade

[ɐ.ɣɾɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]

agrarianness (the quality of being agrarian)


agriculturização

agriculturização f (plural agriculturizações)

agriculturalization (the process of agriculturalizing)


albugínea

(anatomy) albuginea (layer of white, fibrous tissue)


agradacional

pt-adj

agradacional m or f (plural agradacionais)

(geology) aggradational (pertaining to or formed by aggradation)


ajmalicina

(organic chemistry) ajmalicine (an antihypertensive drug)


agressina

(biology) aggressin (substance that enhances the virulence of the bacteria)


albanização

Albanisation (adoption of Albanian culture)


alabandita

(mineralogy) alabandite (mineral form of manganese sulfide)


ajustabilidade

adjustability (the condition of being adjustable)


aldrina

[aʊ̯ˈdɾĩ.nɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈdɾĩ.nɐ]

(organic chemistry) aldrin (an insecticide)


albitização

(mineralogy) albitization (conversion into albite)


aldolização

(organic chemistry) aldolization (the formation of an aldol)


alcoolização

pt-noun

alcoolização f (usually uncountable, plural alcoolizações)

alcoholization (subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits)


alcoólise

(chemistry) alcoholysis (solvolysis using an alcohol)


angina de peito

angina de peito f (plural anginas de peito)

(cardiology, pathology) angina pectoris (intermittent chest pain)


albigense

albigense m or f by sense (plural albigenses)

Albigense (member of a 12th century sect of Roman Catholic reformers)


albigense

Albigensian (relating to the Albigenses)


albertita

(mineralogy) albertite (a bituminous mineral resembling asphalt)


agronegociante

agronegociante m or f by sense (plural agronegociantes)

agribusinessman (businessman involved in agribusiness)


agropastoril

pt-adj

agropastoril m or f (plural agropastoris)

agropastoral (based upon agriculture and the rearing of sheep)


alcoologia

(sociology) alcohology (study of the effects of alcohol)


amarílis

Amaryllis belladonna
Wikispecies:Amaryllis belladonna

amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna, a flowering plant of South Africa)


agroindústria

agroindustry (agricultural activity of an area viewed as an industrial sector)


alquemila

alchemilla (any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants)


agrossilvopastoril

agrossilvopastoril m or f (plural agrossilvopastoris)

[ˌa.ɣɾɔˌsiɫ.βɔ.pɐʃ.tuˈɾiɫ]

agrosilvopastoral (relating to crops, forestry and the pasturage of animals)


agrotecnologia

pt-noun

agrotecnologia f (plural agrotecnologias)

agrotechnology (the application of modern technology to agriculture)


aniagem

[a.nɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

hessian, burlap (strong, coarse cloth used to make sacks)


alexandrita

(mineralogy) alexandrite (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change)


anidrose

(medicine) anhidrosis (reduced ability or inability to sweat)


alcoolicidade

alcoholicity (measure of alcoholic content)


amplificação

Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiōnem. By surface analysis, amplificar + -ção.


amostragem

sampling (process or technique of obtaining a representative sample)


aldimina

(organic chemistry) aldimine (an imine derived from an aldehyde)


aletiologia

(logic) alethiology (branch of logic dealing with truth and error)


alvéola-branca

pt-noun

alvéola-branca f (plural alvéolas-brancas)

[aɫˌvɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

[aɫˌvɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

[aɫˌβɛ.u.lɐˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual

white wagtail (Motacilla alba, a small Old-World bird)


alexitimia

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξῐς (aléxis) + Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós) + -ia.

af

(medicine) alexithymia (psychological disorder characterized by the inability to feel, manage and express one's emotions, as a result of not understanding them)


agregabilidade

[ɐ.ɣɾɨ.ɣɐ.βi.liˈða.ðɨ]


akermanita

(mineralogy) åkermanite (a melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group)


alcoometria

alcoholometry (measurement of concentration of alcohol in a liquid)


hiperalbuminemia

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


alevita

pt-noun

alevita m or f by sense (plural alevitas)


anamnese

(medicine) anamnesis; history (list of past and continuing medical conditions of a patient)

anamnesis; recollection (ability to remember past events)


agroquímica

(chemistry) agrochemistry (branch of chemistry related to agriculture)


análise de ativação

análise de ativação f (plural análises de ativação)

(chemistry) activation analysis (technique in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide)


trela

From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō (“to bring”).


artemigem

Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia vulgaris#Translingual

(botany) mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris, a herb used in cooking)


arte pela arte

(art) art for art's sake (art with no practical function)


armadilha do desemprego

(sociology) welfare trap; unemployment trap (situation where someone stays in welfare because the benefits of a low-paying job are lower)


linguagem de montagem

linguagem de montagem f (plural linguagens de montagem)

(computing) assembly language (programming language using mnemonics that correspond to processor instructions)


baleia-boreal

baleia-boreal f (plural baleias-boreais)

Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera borealis#Translingual

sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis, a rorqual whale)


baleia-comum

Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenoptera physalus#Translingual

fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, a rorqual)


baleia-fin

fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, a rorqual whale)


barra de endereço

barra de endereço f (plural barras de endereço)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(computing, graphical user interface) address bar (bar in a web browser that displays the address)


assadura

[ɐ.sɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


aspérula

Galium odoratum
Galium odoratum#Translingual

woodruff; sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum, a herb)


assiduidade

attendance (frequency of one’s presence)


atualista

atualista m or f by sense (plural atualistas)


ativacional

pt-adj

ativacional m or f (plural ativacionais)

activational (pertaining to or causing activation)


autenticação

authentication (something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something)

(computing) authentication (proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network)


arteriosclerose

(pathology) arteriosclerosis (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity of blood vessels)


azedinha

[ɐ.zɨˈði.ɲɐ]

From azeda (“sour”) + -inha (diminutive suffix).

affix

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual

wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella, a white-flowered woodland plant)

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual

roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa, a shrub grown for its fibre and edible flowers)


açafroa

Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius#Translingual


autofunção

[ˌaʊ̯.tu.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.tu.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌaʊ̯.to.fũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


axumita

pt-noun

axumita m or f by sense (plural axumitas)

Aksumite (native of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum)


axumita

Aksumitic (of or relating to the ancient Kingdom of Aksum)


autoconsciência

autoconsciência f (usually uncountable, plural autoconsciências)

self-awareness (the state of being self-aware)


bendição

[bẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From bendizer + -ção, corresponding to Latin benedictiōnem (probably a semi-learned adaptation; compare the inherited doublet bênção).

blessing (divine or supernatural aid or reward)


cabeça de ponte

cabeça de ponte f (plural cabeças de ponte)

(military) bridgehead (area of ground on the enemy’s side of an obstacle)


calmaria antes da tempestade

calmaria antes da tempestade f (uncountable)

calm before the storm
calm before the storm

(idiomatic) calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance)


caixa de coleta

caixa de coleta f (plural caixas de coleta)

post-office box (box used as collection point for mail)


autoevidente

pt-adj

autoevidente m or f (plural autoevidentes)


caixa de música

pt-noun

caixa de música f (plural caixas de música)

music box (box that generates or plays music)


caixa económica

caixa económica f (plural caixas económicas)

savings bank (financial institution that focuses on retail banking)


bilina

bylina (traditional East Slavic epic poem)

(biochemistry) bilin (pigment formed as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins)


atacadista

atacadista m or f by sense (plural atacadistas)

wholesaler (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers)


berlinense

berlinense m or f by sense (plural berlinenses)


berlinense

pt-adj

berlinense m or f (plural berlinenses, not comparable)


autodeterminação

pt-noun

autodeterminação f (usually uncountable, plural autodeterminações)

(politics) self-determination (political independence of a people)


bidirecional

pt-adj

bidirecional m or f (plural bidirecionais)

bidirectional (moving or operating in two directions)


bilheteria

(Brazil) ticket office, (UK) booking office (an office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel, in train station)

(Brazil) box office (a place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema)

(Brazil) ticket booth (a small stall for the sale of tickets)


caneta marca-texto

pt-noun

caneta marca-texto f (plural canetas marca-texto)


autognose

autognose f (usually uncountable, plural autognoses)


biopirata

biopirata m or f by sense (plural biopiratas)

biopirate (one who engages in biopiracy)


bérberis

[ˈbɛɾ.βɨ.ɾiʃ]

barberry (Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis)


braçadeira

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɾɐ.sɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

clamp (brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together)

hose clamp, hose clip, (UK) Jubilee clip


bacteriologista

bacteriologista m or f by sense (plural bacteriologistas)

bacteriologist (person who studies bacteria)


belicista

belicista m or f by sense (plural belicistas)

bellicist; warmonger (one who advocates war)


belicista

(relational) of bellicism; advocating war


caderneta

(banking) bankbook; passbook (booklet used to record bank transactions)


camaradagem

[kɐ.mɐ.ɾɐˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

By surface analysis, from camarada (“comrade, friend”) + -agem.


capsulite adesiva

(pathology) adhesive capsulitis (disorder in which the shoulder capsule becomes inflamed)


torre d'água

water tower (large, elevated tank of water serving as a municipal reservoir)


caixa d'água

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]

water tank (container for storing water for domestic or municipal use)


cadeia alimentar

cadeia alimentar f (plural cadeias alimentares)

(biology) food chain (feeding relationship between species)


técnica de Alexander

técnica de Alexander f (plural técnicas de Alexander)

Alexander technique (technique to prevent unnecessary levels of muscular and mental tension during everyday activities)


campânula

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin campanula.


cambota

(of a vehicle) crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)


amielia

(teratology) amyelia (congenital lack of a spinal cord)


biopirataria

pt-noun

biopirataria f (usually uncountable, plural biopiratarias)

biopiracy (the patenting of naturally occurring substances)


biologia marinha

(biology) marine biology (branch of biology studying sea creatures)


biqueira

toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe)

spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged)


biologia molecular

(biology, biochemistry) molecular biology (branch of biology studying biological macromolecules)


carnaúba

Copernicia prunifera
Wikispecies:Copernicia prunifera

carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)

carnauba (wax extracted from the carnauba palm)


Álbion

Albion (Roman or poetic name of Britain)


cartela

a tablet containing small doses of a product


amigdaloide

pt-adj

amigdaloide m or f (plural amigdaloides)


anemocoria

(botany) anemochory (dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind)


bonina

Borrowed from Spanish bonina, from Latin bonus.

Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa#Translingual

(Brazil) marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa)


pedonal

pedonal m or f (plural pedonais, not comparable)

From Latin pedōnem + -al. Compare Italian pedonale.


cegueira noturna

(ophthalmology) night blindness (the inability to see clearly in faint light)


cegonha-branca

pt-noun

cegonha-branca f (plural cegonhas-brancas)

Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia ciconia#Translingual

white stork (Ciconia ciconia, large wading bird of the Old World)


ceratose actínica

ceratose actínica f (plural ceratoses actínicas)

(medicine) actinic keratosis (lesion on the skin characterised by discoloured, thickened growths of keratin)


líder de torcida

líder de torcida f (plural líderes de torcida)

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


cirurgia estética

cirurgia estética f (plural cirurgias estéticas)

plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery (surgery to improve appearance)


ciência natural

ciência natural f (plural ciências naturais)

natural science (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world)


cirurgia cosmética

cirurgia cosmética f (plural cirurgias cosméticas)


cobra de vidro

cobra de vidro f (plural cobras de vidro)

Anguis fragilis
Anguis fragilis#Translingual

slowworm (Anguis fragilis, a legless Old-World lizard)


cirurgia plástica

cirurgia plástica f (plural cirurgias plásticas)

(surgery) plastic surgery (surgery involving the transfer of tissue)


cohomologia

(mathematics) cohomology (theory associating a system of quotient groups to each topological space)


computadorização

computadorização f (plural computadorizações)

computerization (the act of computerizing)


carranca

scowl (facial expression of displeasure)


contrainteligência

counterespionage (activities to prevent spying)


constante de Avogadro

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

(chemistry, physics) Avogadro's number (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure Carbon-12)


anaplastia

(surgery) anaplasty (restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue)


massificação

massification (the process of bringing something to a mass audience)


glória matutina

glória matutina f (plural glórias matutinas)

morning glory (any of the flowering plants of genus Convolvulaceae)


coruja das neves

coruja das neves f (plural corujas das neves)

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual

snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus, a large white owl of the Arctic region)


contradição em termos

contradição em termos f (plural contradições em termos)

contradiction in terms
contradiction in terms

(rhetoric, logic) contradiction in terms (expression in which the terms contradict one another)


cruz de Santo André

cruz de Santo André f (plural cruzes de Santo André)

Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrew's cross


crime contra a humanidade

crime contra a humanidade f (plural crimes contra a humanidade)

crime against humanity
crime against humanity

(international law) crime against humanity (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people)

(figurative) an inappropriate act or thing


darabuca

(music) darbouka; tombak (a type of goblet drum)


anemologia

anemology (study of the movements of the winds)


chiquinha

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


cigarrilha

cigarillo (thin cigar wrapped with tobacco leaves)


defesa Alekhine

(chess) Alekhine's Defence (a chess opening)


imbatível

pt-adj

imbatível m or f (plural imbatíveis, not comparable)

Ele é praticamente imbatível.


quiropraxista

pt-noun

quiropraxista m or f by sense (plural quiropraxistas)

chiropractor (practitioner who specialises in chiropractic)


civilidade

civility (behaviour which conforms to social conventions)


clematite

From Latin clēmatidem (by confusion with Latin nouns in -tis with stems in -tit-), from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλήμα (klḗma, “vine, branch with vines”).

(botany) clematis (any of the flowering lianas of the genus Clematis)


concebível

[kõ.sɨˈβi.βɛɫ]

conceivable (capable of being conceived or imagined)


-arca

-arca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -arcas)

From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”).


codificação

(cryptography) encoding (conversion of plain text into a code or cypher)

(programming) coding (the process of writing source code)

codification (the process of precisely formulating rules)


contratura

(medicine) contracture (abnormal contraction of a muscle)


contável

countable (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

(mathematics, of a set) countable (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)

(grammar, of a noun) countable (able to be used in the plural)


cornija

From Occitan cornís, from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).

(architecture) cornice (element of a building that directs rainwater away from the walls)


cártula

(architecture) an ornamental figure simulating an open scroll


combinatória

(mathematics) combinatorics (a branch of mathematics)


decoreba

(derogatory) cram (hasty memorisation of information)


cordierita

(mineralogy) cordierite (a cyclosilicate)


contraespionagem

counterespionage (activities to prevent spying)


delegação

/dɨ.lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[dɨ.lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlēgātiōnem, from dēlēgō. By surface analysis, delegar + -ção.


cornucópia

Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia, from cornū (“horn”) + cōpia (“abundance”).

(Greek mythology) cornucopia (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink)

cornucopia (abundance or plentiful supply of something)


conscienciosidade

conscientiousness (state or characteristic of being conscientious)


convolvulácea

Borrowed from translingual Convolvulaceae.

bor+

morning glory (any of the flowering plants of family Convolvulaceae)


ciática

(neurology, pathology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)


chauvinista

pt-adj

chauvinista m or f (plural chauvinistas)

(derogatory) chauvinistic (excessively patriotic)


chauvinista

pt-noun

chauvinista m or f by sense (plural chauvinistas)

(derogatory) chauvinist (someone who is excessively patriotic)


judiação

judiação f (usually uncountable, plural judiações)

[ʒu.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.d͡ʒjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒu.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(obsolete, derogatory) a crime committed by a Jewish person


coxeadura

limp (an irregular, jerky or awkward gait)


desinfecção

desinfecções (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(public health, medicine) disinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)


apetência

From Latin appetentia, from appetere (“seek after”), from ad + petere (“seek”). Compare Spanish apetencia.

A apetência das pessoas para consumir, impulsionada pela moda, desempenhou poisum papel importante na primeira revolução industrial. Os artigos de luxo e de moda são uma área em que a Europa pode ainda demonstrar amplamente ...

2005, Raúl Galamba de Oliveira, João Castello Branco, Heino Fassbender, Conquistar o futuro da Europa: uma perspectiva estratégica, Principia, page 290

People's appetite for consumption, driven by fashion, therefore played an important role in the first industrial revolution. Luxury and fashion items are an area where Europe can still largely demonstrate ...

appetence, desire (the state or action of desiring or craving)


caça às bruxas

caça às bruxas f (plural caças às bruxas)

[ˈka.sɐ aʒ ˈβɾu.ʃɐʃ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caça, às, bruxas.

A caça às bruxas era comum durante a Idade Média.

Witch-hunting was common during the Middle Ages.

(now chiefly historical) witch-hunt, witch-hunting

O governo deu início a uma verdadeira caça às bruxas.

The government started a real witch-hunt.

(figurative) witch-hunt (campaign to punish dissident persons)


doca seca

(nautical) drydock (dock that can be drained of water)


doença de Addison

(pathology) Addison's disease (a disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids)


credulidade

credulidade f (usually uncountable, plural credulidades)

gullibility (quality of being easily deceived)


eclusa de ar

airlock (chamber used to provide access to and from a spacecraft or submarine)


angustura

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

defile (narrow passage between mountains)


angustura

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

/ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

Angostura trifoliata
Wikispecies:Angostura trifoliata

angostura (Angostura trifoliata, a South American tree)


açorda

Borrowed from Arabic الثُرْدَة (aṯ-ṯurda, “tharid”) (see Wikipedia's article on tharid).

bor+

(cooking) a typical Portuguese dish composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, vinegar, water, salt and poached eggs


digerível

[di.ʒɨˈɾi.βɛɫ]


descongestionante

pt-adj

descongestionante m or f (plural descongestionantes)


devoção

Macanese: devoçám

devotion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted)

(uncountable) devotion (feelings of strong or fervent affection)

(uncountable) devotion (religious veneration, zeal or piety)


digressão

/d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/di.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[di.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin digressiōnem (“deviation, digression”).

uder

Própria do discurso oratório, a digressão pode apresentar qualquer medida, aparecer em qualquer parte do texto e em obras de qualquer outra natureza, sobretudo a poesia épica, o romance e o ensaio. Empregada desde a Antiguidade ...

2002, Massaud Moisés, Dicionário de termos literários, Editora Cultrix, page 125

Em maio de 1977, Bryan Ferry começou uma digressão mundial com os Roxy Music. Não querendo ficar isolada na casa de Ferry em Londres, Jerry Hall voou para Nova Iorque e, algumas noites mais tarde, jantou sentada entre Warren Beatty ...

(music, entertainment) tour (journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts)


diretoria

(business) board of directors (group of people elected by stockholders)

(computing) directory (structured listing of files)


desempenadeira

pt-noun

desempenadeira f (plural desempenadeiras)

hawk (tool used to hold plaster or cement while applying it)


angelolatria

(religion) angelolatry (worship of angels)


dublagem

Borrowed from French doublage. Piecewise doublet of dobragem. By surface analysis, dublar + -agem.

(Brazil) dubbing (replacement of voice in film, usually into a different language)


eleição geral

eleição geral f (plural eleições gerais)

general election (election in which candidates are elected in most districts of a nation)


ejaculação precoce

ejaculação precoce f (plural ejaculações precoces)

premature ejaculation
premature ejaculation

premature ejaculation (occurrence of male orgasm too quickly)


distrofia muscular

distrofia muscular f (plural distrofias musculares)

(pathology) muscular dystrophy (genetic disease which causes progressive muscle weakness)


desobediência civil

desobediência civil f (plural desobediências civis)

civil disobedience (non-violent refusal to comply with the authorities)


transformada integral

transformada integral f (plural transformadas integrais)


anisogamia

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


emberiza

bunting (any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza)


egineta

egineta m or f by sense (plural eginetas)


eleitoral

pt-adj

eleitoral m or f (plural eleitorais, not comparable)


imperdível

imperdível m or f (plural imperdíveis, not comparable)

[ĩ.pɨɾˈði.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.pɨɾˈði.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.pɨɾˈði.βɛɫ]


geladaria

[ʒɨ.lɐ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]

(Portugal) ice cream parlor (US), ice cream parlour (UK, Australia)


energia escura

(astrophysics) dark energy (hypothetical form of energy which is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties)


era espacial

space age (period characterised by space exploration)


equação de Airy

(mathematics) Airy equation (the simplest second-order linear differential equation with a turning point)


engenharia reversa

pt-noun

engenharia reversa f (plural engenharias reversas)

reverse engineering (analysing the construction of a product in order to create a similar one)

(computing) reverse engineering (to obtain source code from an executable)


escalada artificial

escalada artificial f (plural escaladas artificiais)

(climbing) aid climbing (rock climbing characterised by using equipment to make upward progress)


erva-de-são-joão

erva-de-são-joão f (plural ervas-de-são-joão)

St. John's wort (any plant of the genus Hypericum)


esteira rolante

esteira rolante f (plural esteiras rolantes)

conveyor belt (moving band used to transport objects)


escrófulas

goitre (enlargement of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland)


esfera de influência

esfera de influência f (plural esferas de influências)

sphere of influence (area influenced by something or someone)


estação de trabalho

estação de trabalho f (plural estações de trabalho)


estivo-outonal

pt-adj

estivo-outonal m or f (plural estivo-outonais)

aestivoautumnal (happening in summer and autumn)


etiogénese

etiogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

aetiogenesis (origin and development of a pathological condition)


tabacaria

tobacconist's (shop that sells tobacco products)


estamina

(Brazil) stamina (strength for continuing to do something over a period of time)


falta de ar

breathlessness (state of being breathless or out of breath)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see falta, de, ar.


festa americana

pt-noun

festa americana f (plural festas americanas)

potlatch (meal to which guests bring dishes to share)


felosa-comum

Phylloscopus collybita
Phylloscopus collybita#Translingual

chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita, a small species of warbler)


finlandização

(politics) Finlandization (the influence of a state on a smaller neighbouring state)


figura de Lichtenberg

figura de Lichtenberg f (plural figuras de Lichtenberg)

Lichtenberg figure (branching patter on an insulator subject to an electric discharge)