prestação

[pɾeʃ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Ele preciso de um emprego a fim de pagar a prestação da casa.

He needs a job in order to make his mortgage payment.

O governo falhou na prestação de serviços de saúde.

The government failed in the provision of health care.


promitente

pt-noun

promitente m or f by sense (plural promitentes)


publicação

Learned borrowing from Latin pūblicātiōnem. By surface analysis, publicar + -ção.


prodigalidade

Borrowed from Late Latin prōdigālitātem.


rectificação

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


redacção

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


proveniência

By surface analysis, proveniente + -ia. Ultimately from Latin prōveniēns, present active participle of prōveniō (“come forth, appear”).


presunção

[pɾe.zũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾɨ.zũˈsɐ̃w̃/


pulsação

[puʊ̯.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin pulsātiōnem. By surface analysis, pulsar + -ção.


parasita

pt-noun

parasita m or f by sense (plural parasitas)

From Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”).


prancha

/ˈpɾɐ̃.t͡ʃɐ/


redação

[χe.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.ðaˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin redactiōnem, from redigō (“to drive, receive”) + -tiō.


reconhecível

pt-adj

reconhecível m or f (plural reconhecíveis)


remição

[χe.miˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


redutível

[ʁɨ.ðuˈti.βɛɫ]

From Latin reductus + -ível. Piecewise doublet of reduzível.


retroactividade

pt-noun

retroactividade f (plural retroactividades)

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


rejeição

[he.ʒeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.ʒeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.ʒeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.ʒɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.ʒɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.ʒejˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.ʒejˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/


regulamentação

regulamentação f (plural regulamentações)


remissão

[χe.miˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


recaída

[ʁɨ.kɐˈi.ðɐ]

relapse (the act of relapsing: returning to a previous, worse state)


recordação

[ʁɨ.kuɾ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin recordātiōnem. By surface analysis, recordar + -ção


remuneração

Learned borrowing from Latin remūnerātiōnem. By surface analysis, remunerar + -ção.


reconstituição

pt-noun

reconstituição f (plural reconstituições)

[χe.kõʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From re- + constituição or reconstituir + -ção.


subsecção

European Portuguese standard spelling of subseção.


requerente

requerente m or f by sense (plural requerentes)

/ʁɨ.kɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/


reparação

/ʁɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin reparātiōnem. By surface analysis, reparar + -ção.


repartição

[χe.paχ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


repetição

Learned borrowing from Latin repetītiōnem. By surface analysis, repetir + -ção.


respeitante

pt-adj

respeitante m or f (plural respeitantes)

/ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

/ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


representação

/ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


ressalva

Tenho algumas ressalvas quanto a esse projeto.

I have some reservations regarding that project.

reservation (limiting qualification regarding certainty)


retratação

/ʁɨ.tɾɐ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


reversão

[χe.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ʁɨ.bɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]


rogação

[ho.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ho.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χo.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

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


repórter

pt-noun

repórter m or f by sense (plural repórteres or (proscribed) repórters)

repórteres (plural)
repórters (plural proscribed)

/ʁɨˈpɔɾ.tɛɾ/


retroatividade

retroatividade f (plural retroatividades)


restituição

[χeʃ.t͡ʃi.tʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


salvação

[saʊ̯.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɫ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese salvaçon, from Latin salvātiōnem. By surface analysis, salvar + -ção.


retaguarda

[ʁɨ.tɐˈɣwaɾ.ðɐ]


pécora

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), via Italian pecora (“sheep”).

(derogatory, colloquial) prostitute (woman with a bad grade)

(regional, derogatory) frivolous girl/bitch


respeitável

pt-adj

respeitável m or f (plural respeitáveis)

Either semi-learned borrowing from Latin respectābilis, or more recently derived from verb respeitar + -ável.


satisfação

From Latin satisfactiōnem, satisfactiōnis.


retribuição

[χe.tɾi.buɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


ruiva

Rubia tinctorum
Rubia tinctorum#Translingual

madder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)


senha

From Old Galician-Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, senho, signo, and sina. Cognate of Spanish seña and Sicilian sinna.

shibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)


servidão

[sɨɾ.viˈðɐ̃w̃]

[sɨɾ.viˈðɐ̃w̃]

[sɨɾ.βiˈðɐ̃w̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese servidom, from earlier servidõe, servidũe, inherited from Latin servitūdinem, derived ultimately from servus (“slave, servant”). Doublet of servitude, a borrowing from Latin. Compare Galician servidume and Spanish servidumbre.


transcrição

[tɾɐ̃s.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ̃s.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/


renovação

[ʁɨ.nu.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin renovātiōnem. By surface analysis, renovar + -ção.


reverencial

pt-adj

reverencial m or f (plural reverenciais)

[ʁɨ.βɨ.ɾẽˈsjaɫ]


transmissível

transmissível m or f (plural transmissíveis)


sanita

Borrowed from Latin sānitās (“health, sanity”). Doublet of sanidade.


Berlim

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)


subsequente

subsequente m or f (plural subsequentes)


aterragem

/ɐ.tɨˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from aterrar + -agem.


usucapião

pt-noun

usucapião m or f by sense (plural usucapiões)


urgência

[uɦˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[uɦˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[uɾˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[uʁˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]


revogação

/ʁɨ.vu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.vu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.vu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

/ʁɨ.bu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.βu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From revogar + -ção, or a semi-learned Latin revocātiōnem, adapted to revogar.


rodada

round:
(Brazil, sports) stage in a competition

round:
(sports) segment of the total time

round:
(board games) the play after each deal

(Brazil, regional) a headlong fall from a horse


tolice

Ele deu ao menino uma camisa e um par de calções, pois o povo de Deus não andava por aí nu, e tentou pregar para sua mãe, mas ela olhou-o como se ele fosse uma criança fazendo tolice.

2017 July 25, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, No seu pescoço, Editora Companhia das Letras

He gave the boy a shirt and a pair of shorts, for the people of God did not go around naked, and he tried to preach to his mother, but she looked at him as if he were a child throwing a tantrum.


vulnerável

Learned borrowing from Late Latin vulnerābilis. By surface analysis, vulnerar + -ável.


tesão

Inherited from Latin tēnsiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet tensão. Compare also Spanish tesón.

toughness, hardness, stiffness, rigidness

estar com tesão


reivindicação

[χeɪ̯.vĩ.d͡ʒi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


vedação

[vɨ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[vɨ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[bɨ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


reportagem

Borrowed from French reportage. By surface analysis, from reportar (“to report”) + -agem.


Veneza

Venice (a city, the regional capital of Veneto, Italy)

(historical) Venice (a former maritime republic centred in the city of Venice)


quarentena

. By surface analysis, quarenta (“forty”) + -ena.

surf

(public health) quarantine (isolation of infected patients)


ressaca

Borrowed from Spanish resaca. Compare French ressac.


varanda

→ Bengali: বারান্দা (baranda)

→ Gujarati: બરામદા (barāmdā)

desc

→ Hindi: बरामदा (barāmdā), बरण्डा (baraṇḍā)

desctree

→ English: veranda, verandah (usual in Australia and New Zealand, archaic elsewhere); viranda, virandah (dated); virando (obsolete)
→ French: véranda
→ Polish: weranda
→ German: Veranda
→ Japanese: ベランダ
→ Palauan: berangdang
→ Russian: веранда (veranda)
→ Korean: 베란다 (beranda)

→ Indonesian: beranda

→ Kabuverdianu: varanda

→ Malayalam: വരാന്ത (varānta)

→ Tamil: விறாந்தை (viṟāntai)

Uncertain, but possibly from Latin vāra (“fork, tripod”) and related to Spanish baranda.


hiperpotassemia

pt-noun

hiperpotassemia f (plural hiperpotassemias)


poça

Havia várias poças de sangue no chão do hospital.

There were several pools of blood on the hospital floor.

Deixei o guarda-chuva cair na poça.

pool; puddle (small body of water or another liquid on a surface)

(agriculture) a small irrigation reservoir


tampa

Maybe from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), Proto-Germanic *tappô, compare tapa, Italian tappo and English tap.

É preciso gostares primeiro de ti próprio para ficares livre para gostares dos outros, porque se não, andas sempre com medo de levar uma tampa. Ele não, pelo que eu percebo. Se levar uma tampa, pior para elas. —Sim, deve ser isso.

2012, Catarina da Fonseca, O Clube das Encalhadas, Leya

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


gorjeta

O Tom deu uma gorjeta ao taxista.


véspera

/ˈvɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

/ˈvɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

/ˈbɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera. Compare Spanish víspera.

na véspera do exame

véspera de Natal

véspera do Ano Novo

Em huma Sexta feira no primeiro de Abril de mil quinhentos e dous a horas de Vespera […]

1502-03, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Tipografia da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Collecçao de noticias para a historia e geografia das naçoes ultramarinas, que vivem nos dominios portuguezes, ou lhes sao visinhas, Tomo II, Números I e II, page 159

On a Friday, on the 1st of April of 1502, two hours in the afternoon […]

(in the plural) days preceding a certain event

(religion, Catholicism, in the plural) canonical hour of the divine office that follows the ninth, traditionally at eighteen o'clock


insolubilidade

insolubilidade f (plural insolubilidades)


voadora

(figurative, informal) an instance of verbally attacking someone directly, often unprovoked


hipopotassemia

hipopotassemia f (plural hipopotassemias)


barbearia

From barbear (“to shave”) + -aria (“-ary”).

[bɐɾ.βjɐˈɾi.ɐ]

barber shop (business which offers haircuts and shaving)


fosfolipase

From fosfo- (“phospho-”) + lipase (“lipase”).


afirmativa

affirmative (answer that shows agreement or acceptance)


contração

[kõ.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin contractiōnem.


coagulação

Learned borrowing from Latin coagulātiōnem. By surface analysis, coagular + -ção.

act or effect of coagulating; passage of a liquid or fluid organic substance to a more solid state

state of a liquid that has acquired consistency

separation of substances, suspended in certain liquids, from those same liquids


curtição

[kuɾ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuχ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɻ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


britagem

crushing (especially for rock/mineral processing)


carcinogenicidade

pt-noun

carcinogenicidade f (plural carcinogenicidades)


cagueta

cagueta m or f by sense (plural caguetas)


argilomineral

pt-adj

argilomineral m or f (plural argilominerais)


propensão

[pɾo.pẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


curtida

(chiefly Brazil, social media) like (Internet interaction)


degradação

/dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[dɨ.ɣɾɐ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēgradātiōnem. By surface analysis, degradar + -ção.


detecção

Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem.


metaloproteína

pt-noun

metaloproteína f (plural metaloproteínas)


cromagem

[kɾoˈma.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from croma + -agem.


nasossinusal

pt-adj

nasossinusal m or f (plural nasossinusais)


engrenagem

[ẽ.ɡɾeˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ĩ.ɡɾeˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ẽ.ɡɾɨˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/


confecção

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfectiōnem (“making, confection”). Compare the inherited doublet confeição.


descartável

pt-adj

descartável m or f (plural descartáveis)

[dɨʃ.kɐɾˈta.βɛɫ]


potencialização

pt-noun

potencialização f (plural potencializações)


recomendável

pt-adj

recomendável m or f (plural recomendáveis)


eletrodeposição

pt-noun

eletrodeposição f (plural eletrodeposições)


desproporção

[d͡ʒiʃ.pɾo.poχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


especulação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin speculātiōnem, from Latin speculor. By surface analysis, especular + -ção. Compare Galician especulación.


subseqüente

pt-adj

subseqüente m or f (plural subseqüentes)

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


desintoxicação

pt-noun

desintoxicação f (plural desintoxicações)


thortveitita

thortveititas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


desoxidante

pt-adj

desoxidante m or f (plural desoxidantes)


dessalinização

pt-noun

dessalinização f (plural dessalinizações)


indução

[ĩ.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


hexavalente

pt-adj

hexavalente m or f (plural hexavalentes)


inacessível

inacessível m or f (plural inacessíveis)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin inaccessibilis. By surface analysis, in- + acessível.


improbabilidade

pt-noun

improbabilidade f (plural improbabilidades)


irreversível

pt-adj

irreversível m or f (plural irreversíveis)

[i.ʁɨ.βɨɾˈsi.βɛɫ]

From ir- + reversível. Piecewise doublet of irrevertível.


observável

[ɔ.βsɨɾˈβa.βɛɫ]


suscetível

Learned borrowing from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.


diarréia

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


acessível

From Late Latin accessibilis. Piecewise doublet of acedível.


agregação

[a.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


armação

[aɦ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aɦ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aɾ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʁ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aɻ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐɾ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(slang) deception (instance of misleading, deceiving)


aveia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avẽa, from Latin avēna (“oats”). Compare Galician avea and Spanish avena.


cefaleia

Borrowed from French céphalée, from Latin cephalaea.


replicação

Learned borrowing from Latin replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicar + -ção.


ampola

ampoule (small, hermetically sealed vial containing vaccine)

(anatomy) ampulla (dilated end of a duct)


carburação

[kɐɾ.βu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From French carburation (“bonnet”), first attested in 1873. By surface analysis, carburar + -ção.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Carburação”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume II, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 72


cerimonial

Learned borrowing from Latin caerimōniālis. By surface analysis, cerimónia／cerimônia + -al.


cosmogênese

pt-noun

cosmogênese f (usually uncountable, plural cosmogêneses)


superelasticidade

superelasticidade f (plural superelasticidades)


escória

[iʃˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[eʃˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin scoria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).


hidrossolúvel

pt-adj

hidrossolúvel m or f (plural hidrossolúveis)


digestão

[d͡ʒi.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒi.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/d͡ʒi.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/di.ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/


sonolência

Borrowed from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”, “slumber”).


geoquímica

geochemistry (branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth)


aparição

apparition, appearance (act of appearing)


catálise

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis).


perversão

[peɾ.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peʁ.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻ.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɨɾ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/pɨɾ.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

/pɨɾ.bɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

[pɨɾ.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]


reticuloendotelial

pt-adj

reticuloendotelial m or f (plural reticuloendoteliais)


recarregável

recarregável m or f (plural recarregáveis)

[ʁɨ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[ʁɨ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[ʁɨ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɣa.βɛɫ]


esterilização

From esterilizar + -ção (compare Spanish esterilización).


permeabilidade

pt-noun

permeabilidade f (plural permeabilidades)


transfusão

[tɾɐ̃s.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ̃s.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʃ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʃ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/


maquinabilidade

maquinabilidade f (plural maquinabilidades)


superplasticidade

superplasticidade f (plural superplasticidades)


deformação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfōrmātiōnem. By surface analysis, deformar + -ção.


amnésia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”).


cerebrovasculare

pt-adj

cerebrovasculare m or f (plural cerebrovasculares)


fiação

[fɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[fjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


irradiação

[i.χa.d͡ʒɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[i.ʁɐ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


comercialização

pt-noun

comercialização f (plural comercializações)


metaestável

pt-adj

metaestável m or f (plural metaestáveis)


pneumática

From pneumático, from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma).

(mechanics) pneumatics (the study of the mechanical properties of gases)


reactividade

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


metalotioneína

pt-noun

metalotioneína f (plural metalotioneínas)


arsenopirita

arsenopiritas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


aglomerante

pt-adj

aglomerante m or f (plural aglomerantes)


biodisponibilidade

pt-noun

biodisponibilidade f (plural biodisponibilidades)


correlação

/ˌkɔ.ʁɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

correlation (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship)


conversa para boi dormir

conversa para boi dormir f (plural conversas para boi dormir)

(Brazil, idiomatic) tedious conversation


sublimação

Learned borrowing from Latin sublīmātiōnem.


fotorresistência

pt-noun

fotorresistência f (plural fotorresistências)


recorrência

From recorrente + -ência, or borrowed from Latin recurrentia.


visualização

Esse vídeo tem 1.000.000 visualizações.

(Internet) view (an individual viewing of a video by a user)


nucleossíntese

nucleossíntese f (plural nucleossínteses)


pulvimetalurgia

pulvimetalurgia f (plural pulvimetalurgias)


dispersão

[d͡ʒis.peɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.peχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒis.peɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


infiltração

[ĩ.fiʊ̯.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

infiltration (act or process of infiltrating)

(hydrology, soil science) infiltration; seepage


dispneia

[d͡ʒiʃpˈnɛɪ̯.ɐ]


captação

Learned borrowing from Latin captātiōnem. By surface analysis, captar + -ção. Piecewise doublet of catação.


ultracentrifugação

pt-noun

ultracentrifugação f (plural ultracentrifugações)


expansão

[is.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/iʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[iʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[eʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐjʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ɐjʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/


cunhagem

/kũˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[kũˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/kũˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/

[kũˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[kuˈɲa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]


joalharia

/ʒwɐ.ʎɐˈɾi.ɐ/


multicelular

pt-adj

multicelular m or f (plural multicelulares)


sucata

From Arabic سُقَاطَة (suqāṭa, “object without value”).


jardinagem

[ʒaɦ.d͡ʒiˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʒaɦ.d͡ʒiˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʒaɾ.d͡ʒiˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʒaʁ.d͡ʒiˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʒaɻ.d͡ʒiˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʒɐɾ.ðiˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃]

Borrowed from French jardinage. By surface analysis, from jardim (“garden”) + -agem.


renovável

[ʁɨ.nuˈβa.βɛɫ]


galvanoplastia

pt-noun

galvanoplastia f (plural galvanoplastias)


estroncianita

estroncianitas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


vidraria

From vidro + -aria. Piecewise doublet of vidreira.


carcaça

Borrowed from French carcasse, from Old French charcois.


descolorizante

pt-adj

descolorizante m or f (plural descolorizantes)


bucha

→ Gujarati: બૂચ (būc)

Uncertain, possibly from Old French bousche.

wad (soft seal used in shotgun cartridges and cannons)

loofah (tropical vine of the genus Luffa)

(by extension) loofah (the fruit of this vine)

(by extension) loofah (the fruit's dried fiber)

(by extension, colloquial, Brazil) bath sponge

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

(colloquial, Brazil) a piece of cloth that serves as a flame source for a sky lantern


bucha

(derogatory, Brazil) weak or worthless person


fundível

From fundir + -ível. Piecewise doublet of fusível.


estabilizante

estabilizante m or f (plural estabilizantes)


carmim

carmine (of the purplish red colour shade carmine)


pulverizável

pulverizável m or f (plural pulverizáveis)


perfuração

Learned borrowing from Latin perforātiōnem. By surface analysis, perfurar + -ção.


audível

Borrowed from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audiō.


degeneração

/dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

degeneration, degeneracy (the process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse)


hiperglicémia

hiperglicémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


glicémia

glicémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


fotossensível

pt-adj

fotossensível m or f (plural fotossensíveis)


passível

Learned borrowing from Latin passibilis.


previsão

[pɾɨ.βiˈzɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin praevīsiōnem, from Latin praevideō.


abrasão

[a.bɾaˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bɾɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βɾɐˈzɐ̃w̃]


autolimpante

autolimpante m or f (plural autolimpantes)


hidroxilbastnasita

pt-noun

hidroxilbastnasita f (plural hidroxilbastnasitas)

hidroxilbastnasitas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


luminescência

Borrowed from English luminescence, from Latin roots.


cablagem

[kɐˈβla.ʒɐ̃j̃]


extracção

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


inactivação

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


congestão

[kõ.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kõ.ʒesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/


cobiça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cobiiça, from Late Latin *cupiditia, from Latin cupiditātem (“desire, greed”).
Cognate with Galician cobiza and Spanish codicia.


dilatação

Learned borrowing from Latin dīlātātiōnem. By surface analysis, dilatar + -ção.

lbor

dilation, dilatation
act or effect of dilating or expanding

(physics) increase in volume or dimensions of a body due to an increase in temperature

dilation, dilatation
enlargement, expansion

(physiology, medicine) increase, spontaneous or provoked, in the dimensions of a hollow organ, canal or orifice


desregulação

/dɨʒ.ʁɨ.ɡu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[dɨʒ.ʁɨ.ɣu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

From des- + regulação or desregular + -ção.


despolarização

pt-noun

despolarização f (plural despolarizações)

From des- + polarização or despolarizar + -ção.


hidrargiria

[i.ðɾɐɾ.ʒiˈɾi.ɐ]


desfosforilação

desfosforilação f (plural desfosforilações)


interligação

/ˌĩ.tɛɾ.li.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˌĩ.tɛɾ.li.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


broca

Borrowed Catalan broca, from Latin broccus. Doublet of broche.


desmagnetização

desmagnetização f (plural desmagnetizações)

From des- + magnetização or desmagnetizar + -ção.


mastigação

[maʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


fresadora

[fɾɛ.zɐˈðo.ɾɐ]


graduação

[ɡɾa.dʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡɾa.dwaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɾɐ.dwɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɡɾɐ.ðwɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


susceptibilidade

susceptibilidade f (plural susceptibilidades)


ferberita

[fɨɾ.βɨˈɾi.tɐ]


ostentação

/ɔʃ.tẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin ostentātiōnem (“exhibition, showing off”). By surface analysis, ostentar + -ção.


paridade

(politics) composition of an assembly or commission in which the elements entitled to vote belong to two equally represented groups

(economics) equality of exchange rates between currencies of two countries

(mathematics) property that a number has to be even or odd

(physics) symmetry property of a wave function

parity
symmetry property of a wave function

parity
(regional) flock of lambing sheep


negligenciável

pt-adj

negligenciável m or f (plural negligenciáveis)

From negligenciar (“to neglect”) + -ável (“-able”).

af

negligible (able to be ignored or excluded from consideration)


retalhista

pt-noun

retalhista m or f by sense (plural retalhistas)

/ʁɨ.tɐˈʎiʃ.tɐ/


interconversível

pt-adj

interconversível m or f (plural interconversíveis)

[ˌĩ.tɛɾ.kõ.bɨɾˈsi.βɛɫ]


restauração

[χeʃ.taʊ̯.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨʃ.taw.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin restaurātiōnem. By surface analysis, restaurar + -ção.


pestana

From Old Galician-Portuguese pestana, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician pestana, Mirandese pestanha, Asturian and Spanish pestaña and Catalan pestanya.

eyelash (one of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids)

(music) nut (a small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard of string instruments that holds the strings)

(music) barre chord (type of chord where a finger presses multiple strings)


quilha

Borrowed from French quille (“keel”), from Old Norse kilir, plural of kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz. Cognate with English keel.

(nautical) keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)


conseqüência

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


conformacional

pt-adj

conformacional m or f (plural conformacionais)


varredura

[vɐ.ʁɨˈðu.ɾɐ]

[vɐ.ʁɨˈðu.ɾɐ]

[bɐ.ʁɨˈðu.ɾɐ]


hutchinsonita

hutchinsonitas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


molibdopterina

pt-noun

molibdopterina f (plural molibdopterinas)


rebitagem

[ʁɨ.βiˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃]


obturação

[ɔ.βtu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


tiróide

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


inapetência

(pathology) inappetence (lack of appetite)


fusível

Borrowed from Latin fusibilis, from the stem of fundō. Piecewise doublet of fundível.


lactação

Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiōnem. By surface analysis, lactar + -ção.


incrustação

[ĩ.kɾuʃ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


conseqüente

pt-adj

conseqüente m or f (plural conseqüentes)

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


lipossolúvel

lipossolúvel m or f (plural lipossolúveis)


hipersensibilidade

pt-noun

hipersensibilidade f (plural hipersensibilidades)


referencial

pt-adj

referencial m or f (plural referenciais)


incorporação

Learned borrowing from Latin incorporātiōnem. By surface analysis, incorporar + -ção.


indesejável

pt-adj

indesejável m or f (plural indesejáveis)

[ĩ.dɨ.zɨˈʒa.βɛɫ]


abalada

[ɐ.βɐˈla.ðɐ]

the act of being shaken, stunned or, figuratively, confused


nefrotoxicidade

pt-noun

nefrotoxicidade f (plural nefrotoxicidades)


cisão

Learned borrowing from Late Latin scissiōnem.

lbor

(nuclear physics) fission, short for cisão nuclear


severidade

[sɨ.βɨ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]

Borrowed from Latin sevēritātem. By surface analysis, severo + -idade.


transmutação

[tɾɐ̃ʒ.mu.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin trānsmutatiotrānsmūtātiōnem.


coronária

(anatomy) coronary artery (artery that runs on the surface of the heart)


penetração

Learned borrowing from Latin penetrātiōnem. By surface analysis, penetrar + -ção.


aconselhável

pt-adj

aconselhável m or f (plural aconselháveis)

[ɐ.kõ.sɨˈʎa.βɛɫ]


hidrofluoração

pt-noun

hidrofluoração f (plural hidrofluorações)


confiabilidade

confiabilidade f (plural confiabilidades)

reliability (the quality or degree of being reliable, trustworthy)


piroforicidade

piroforicidade f (plural piroforicidades)


sapatilha

Uncertain. From sapato + -ilha, sapata + -ilha, or borrowed Spanish zapatilla, diminutive of zapata.

(footwear, Portugal) trainer, running shoe, tennis shoes, sneaker


difração

[d͡ʒi.fɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


desaceleração

From des- + aceleração or desacelerar + -ção.


implosão

[ĩ.ploˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


circundante

pt-adj

circundante m or f (plural circundantes)

Learned borrowing from Latin circumdantem.


flexível

From Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”).


espinhal

From espinha + -al, or from Late Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna.


fissionável

pt-adj

fissionável m or f (plural fissionáveis)


deslocalização

pt-noun

deslocalização f (plural deslocalizações)

From des- + localização or deslocalizar + -ção.


periculosidade

periculosidade f (plural periculosidades)

dangerousness, perilousness, riskiness, hazardousness; peril, danger


rotação

[χo.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin rotātiōnem.


repulsão

[he.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.puɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Late Latin repulsiōnem, from Latin repulsus.


peculiaridade

Borrowed from Late Latin pecūliāritātem.


rachadura

/ʁɐ.ʃɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

/ʁɐ.ʃɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

/ʁɐ.t͡ʃɐˈdu.ɾɐ/

[ʁɐ.t͡ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


heptavalente

pt-adj

heptavalente m or f (plural heptavalentes)


visionação

From visionar (“to envision, visualise”) + -ção (“-tion”), from visão (“vision”).

suffix

visualisation (the act of imagining or visualizing something)


perilômia

skullcap (plant of the genus Scutellaria)


frontaria

From fronte + -aria. Piecewise doublet of fronteira.


elegância

Borrowed from Latin ēlegantia (“elegance”), from ēligere (“to choose”).


poliargirita

poliargiritas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


virada

turning, turn (change of direction or orientation)

(Brazil) Ellipsis of virada do ano (“New Year's Eve celebration”).


polianteia

[ˌpɔ.li.ɐ̃ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[ˌpɔ.li.ɐ̃ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]


Ame-no-Uzume

Borrowed from Japanese 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命 (あめのうずめ, Ame-no-Uzume).

(mythology, Shinto) Ame-no-Uzume (Japanese goddess of dawn, joy and springtime)


ciberguerra

/ˌsi.bɛɾˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˌsi.βɛɾˈɣɛ.ʁɐ]


alegação

/ɐ.lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin allēgātiōnem. By surface analysis, alegar + -ção.


plantação

[plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin plantātiōnem. By surface analysis, plantar + -ção.


ablução

Borrowed from Latin ablūtiōnem; alternatively, from abluir + -ção.


abolição

Learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem.


abóbada

[ɐˈβɔ.βɐ.ðɐ]

From earlier abóbeda, from Old Galician-Portuguese boveda, possibly from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *volvita, alteration of Latin volūta, from volvere (“to turn”), but this presents serious phonetic difficulties. Compare Spanish and Galician bóveda. More likely of Germanic origin, from a Gothic *𐌱𐌿𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*buwiþa), from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *būaną (“to dwell reside, build”).

der

a abóbada não caiu... a abóbada não cairá!

1851, Alexandre Herculano, A Abóbada, Imprensa Nacional, page 304

The vaulted ceiling did not fall, and shall never fall!


afilhada

pt-noun

afilhada f (plural afilhadas, masculine afilhado, masculine plural afilhados)

afilhadas (plural)
afilhado (masculine)
afilhados (masculine plural)


abnegação

/ɐ.bnɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βnɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin abnegātiōnem. By surface analysis, abnegar + -ção.


admiração

[ɐ.ðmi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin admīrātiōnem. By surface analysis, admirar + -ção.


alimária

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin animālia, plural of animal. Doublet of animal.


algibeira

[aɫ.ʒiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

[aɫ.ʒiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

From Arabic الجَيْب (al-jayb) + -eira, as also aljaveira (“purse, money belt”) from aljava.

A questão da terra deve-lhe ter dado uma boa cresta na algebeira.

1946, Joaquim José Ferreira Baptista, “Loquela dos povos da Beira-Ria”, in Arquivo do Distrito de Aveiro, volume XII, number 46, s.v. cresta, pages 86–93

The land question should have imposed him jolly a cost in the pocket.

Roubarão com destreza hum clerigo de caza de Paulo Martins catalão por que mandando este vender ao Pelourinho huns penhores, não se arramatando athe as Ave Marias seguio hum ladrão o clerigo pello Terreiro do Paço, e outro o encontrou pella Confeitaria, o qual fingindo, que o não via o fes cahir sobre a lama, e o que o seguia lhe estranhou com gritos a dezatenção e compassivo foy lavantar ao clerigo, a quem alimpou athe as algebeiras.
[…] Em São Bento dos Loyos tardou o sudario ao pregador e lhe faltou o sermão; mas elle sem embaraçarse disse que o hia buscar, com que se não conheceu a falta de prosa, e o levou para o mostrar. Premitase contarse que huã Dama do Paço hindo com a Rainha perdeu hum çapato e o levou na algebeira, se he o que pode perderse o que não ha.

1729 August 23, João Luís Lisboa, Tiago C. P. dos Reis Miranda, Fernanda Olival, editors, Gazetas Manuscritas da Biblioteca Pública de Évora. Vol. 1 (1729–1731), Évora: Publicações do Cidehus, Edições Colibri, Centro de História da Cultura da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, published 2018-05-21, →DOI, pages 91 and 117


algoz

Malay: algojo, algoja, legojo, legoja

Indonesian: algojo, legojo

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)s]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)s]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

[aʊ̯ˈɡo(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Borrowed from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).


anfractuosidade

pt-noun

anfractuosidade f (plural anfractuosidades)


ambiência

[ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]


amplidão

[ɐ̃.pliˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.pliˈðɐ̃w̃]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amplitūdinem. Doublet of amplitude, a learned borrowing.


ânsia

ânsia de vómito
ânsia de vómito#Portuguese


altruísta

pt-noun

altruísta m or f by sense (plural altruístas)


angústia

[ɐ̃ˈɡus.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈɡus.t͡ʃjɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈɡus.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈɡus.t͡ʃjɐ/

/ɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/

/ɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.tjɐ/


apavorante

[ɐ.pɐ.βuˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]


assíntota

assíntotas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


asserção

[a.seɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.seχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.seɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.sɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/


baixeza

(figuratively) indignity, vileness (incorrect attitude, vile act)


baralhada

[bɐ.ɾɐˈʎa.ðɐ]


bandalheira

/bɐ̃.dɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ̃.dɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ̃.dɐˈʎe.ɾɐ/


banalidade

A filósofa Hannah Arendt usou o conceito da banalidade do mal em sua obra.

The philosofer Hannah Arendt used the concept of the banality of evil in her work.

(historical) banality (a feudal obligation)


azinhaga

Borrowed from Arabic الزِنَقَة (az-zinaqa).

bor+

a narrow footpath lined with fences, walls or hedges, often between villages


cabrocha

pt-noun

cabrocha m or f by sense (plural cabrochas)


brutalidade

From brutal (“brutal, brutish”) + -idade.


burguesia

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, "burghers", i.e., inhabitants of towns. By surface analysis, from burguês + -ia.


cabeceira

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

From cabeça (“head”) + -eira. Compare Spanish cabecera.

(especially in the plural) source of a river


caligrafia

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).


candeia

Angolar: kandja

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kandia

Indo-Portuguese: candia

Kabuverdianu: kandiâ

Macanese: candia

Principense: kandya

Sãotomense: kandja

[kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]

[kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela.
Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.

inh+

(archaic) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)

lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)

any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark


capoeiragem

By surface analysis, from capoeira + -agem.


casinha

(Portugal, informal) Clipping of casa de banho (“toilet”); privy


cambaleante

pt-adj

cambaleante m or f (plural cambaleantes)


causticante

causticante m or f (plural causticantes)


geleia

Borrowed from French gelée. Doublet of gelada and geada.

(Brazil, colloquial) jelly (any substance or object having the consistency of jelly)


geleia

Semantic loan from English jelly, a 4chan slang for jealous.


chinela

Borrowed from Italian cianella (dialectal), from Italian pianella, ultimately from Latin plānus.

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


chácara

Borrowed from Spanish chácara, from Quechua chakra.


circunscrição

[siχ.kũʃ.kɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


claridade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese claridade, craridade, from Latin clāritātem (“clarity, brightness”). By surface analysis, claro + -idade.


bisavó

pt-noun

bisavó f (plural bisavós, masculine bisavô, masculine plural bisavôs)

bisavós (plural)
bisavô (masculine)
bisavôs (masculine plural)


àquelas

Contraction of a aquelas (“to those (feminine)”): feminine plural of àquele


cogitação

Learned borrowing from Latin cōgitātiōnem. By surface analysis, cogitar + -ção.


comoção

Learned borrowing from Latin commōtiōnem.


compunção

[kõ.pũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


complacente

pt-adj

complacente m or f (plural complacentes)


camisola interior

pt-noun

camisola interior f (plural camisolas interiores)

(Portugal) vest (Commonwealth English), undershirt (American English)


companha

[kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[kõˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companha, from Vulgar Latin *compānia, from Late Latin compāniō (whence also French compagnon, Italian compagnone), from cum + pānis. Compare Galician and Spanish compaña.

inh+

(nautical) crew (especially of a fishing boat); seamanship


congregação

[kõ.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ɡɾɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ɡɾɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


concupiscência

pt-noun

concupiscência f (plural concupiscências)


confidência

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfīdentia, from cōnfīdō.


alteia

Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow


contradança

[kõ.tɾɐˈðɐ̃.sɐ]

From English country dance, through French contredanse.

(figuratively) successive changes; back and forth


contribuinte

pt-adj

contribuinte m or f (plural contribuintes)


contribuinte

pt-noun

contribuinte m or f by sense (plural contribuintes)

contributor (something that or someone who contributes)

taxpayer, tributary (individual who pays or is required to pay taxes)


cotovia

Imitative, akin to Latin totovía (“lark”).


conjuração

[kõ.ʒu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


Íris

Learned borrowing from Latin Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).

a female given name, equivalent to English Iris

(Greek mythology) Iris (Greek messenger of the gods)


coquete

coquete m or f by sense (plural coquetes)


fuinha

[ˈfuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈfuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

Borrowed from French fouine, from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna.

(colloquial, figurative) a skinny person

(colloquial) a person who enjoys gossiping or stirring up trouble


cândida

candida, thrush (yeast of the genus Candida)


cópula

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Cf. also copla, cobra.


deliqüescência

deliqüescência f (plural deliqüescências)

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


crente

(Brazil, often derogatory) a very religious or religiously conservative person, especially a Protestant Christian


demasia

Borrowed from Spanish demasía. By surface analysis, demais + -ia.


Mamãe Noel

[maˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ noˈɛʊ̯]

(Brazil, folklore) Mrs. Claus, Mother Christmas (Santa Claus’ wife)


Mãe Natal

[ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ naˈtaʊ̯]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

(Portugal, folklore) Mrs. Claus (Santa Claus’ wife)


decepção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēceptiōnem.


dalguma

[daʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]

[daʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]

Contraction of de alguma (“of some (feminine singular)”): feminine singular of dalgum


irresistível

pt-adj

irresistível m or f (plural irresistíveis)


deliquescência

pt-noun

deliquescência f (plural deliquescências)


irremediável

pt-adj

irremediável m or f (plural irremediáveis)


descendência

offspring, progeny, issue (all the descendants of a person)


desconforme

desconforme m or f (plural desconformes)


lojista

pt-noun

lojista m or f by sense (plural lojistas)


dalgumas

[daʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐʃ]

Contraction of de algumas (“of some (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of dalgum


paramita

(Buddhism) paramita (perfection or culmination of certain virtues)


perspetiva

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

bor+

European Portuguese standard spelling of perspectiva.


dessemelhança

/dɨʃ.sɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/

/dɨ.ʃɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/


desvantagem

[d͡ʒiz.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiz.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[deʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/dɨʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/dɨʒ.vɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

/dɨʒ.bɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/

[dɨʒ.βɐ̃ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃]


diabrura

[djɐˈβɾu.ɾɐ]


divagação

[di.βɐ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


raquete

Borrowed from French raquette (“racquet”).

(sports) racket (implement with a frame used to hit a ball)

snowshoe (flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow)


desorganização

pt-noun

desorganização f (plural desorganizações)


fineza

From fino (“thin; fine”) + -eza (“-ness”).

finesse (property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance)

suavity (quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind)

(of metals and gems) purity (state or degree of being pure)


doutoral

pt-adj

doutoral m or f (plural doutorais, not comparable)


donzela

pt-noun

donzela f (plural donzelas, masculine donzelo, masculine plural donzelos)

donzelas (plural)
donzelo (masculine)
donzelos (masculine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese donzela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Latin domina. Compare Old Occitan donçela, Spanish doncella, French demoiselle.

Donzela em apuros


edificação

Learned borrowing from Latin aedificātiōnem. By surface analysis, edificar + -ção.


elevação

Learned borrowing from Latin ēlevātiōnem. By surface analysis, elevar + -ção.


embarcação

/ẽ.bɐɾ.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


empada

a type of meat or fish pie with a very crumbly crust


eloquência

Borrowed from Latin ēloquentia (“eloquence”).


enervação

[i.nɨɾ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


epopéia

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


enormidade

Borrowed from Latin ēnormitātem (“irregularity; enormity”), corresponding to enorme + -idade.

bor

enormity; nefariousness; extreme wickedness


equimose

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis).


entranha

From Old Galician-Portuguese entranna, from Latin interānea, from the plural of Latin interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”). Compare Spanish entraña, Catalan entranya, and French entrailles.

[ẽˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ĩˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ẽˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ĩˈtɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

(anatomy) bowel (an internal organ of the stomach)

(usually in the plural) bowels (seat of emotions)

(usually in the plural, by extension) essence, core


enxerga

From Old Galician-Portuguese serga, from Latin sērica (with a later prefix en- added in Portuguese). Compare Galician xerga, Spanish jerga, French serge (whence Portuguese sarja).


facada

stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)

(figurative, colloquial) a money request, usually by one that does not pay back

(figurative, humorous, Brazil) daylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)


tonitroante

pt-adj

tonitroante m or f (plural tonitroantes)


intangível

[ĩ.tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.tɐ̃ˈʒi.βɛɫ]


pradaria

[pɾɐ.ðɐˈɾi.ɐ]


rodagem

[χoˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ʁuˈða.ʒɐ̃j̃]

From rodar (“to roll, to film”) + -agem.


epopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía). Compare Spanish epopeya, French épopée.


superioridade

Borrowed from Medieval Latin superiōritātem, from Latin superior. By surface analysis, superior (“superior”) + -idade.


infalibilidade

pt-noun

infalibilidade f (plural infalibilidades)


ênfase

Borrowed from Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”).


estalagem

Borrowed from Old Occitan ostalatge (“lodging”), from ostal (“house, dwelling”). Cognate with Spanish estalaje.


harmónica

harmónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


infatigável

pt-adj

infatigável m or f (plural infatigáveis)


inalterável

inalterável m or f (plural inalteráveis)


nobreza

From Old Galician-Portuguese nobreza, nobleza.


rafaelista

pt-noun

rafaelista m or f by sense (plural rafaelistas)


retidão

[he.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʁɨ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]


pontinha

/põˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[põˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/põˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[põˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

Ele sentiu uma pontinha de inveja do sucesso dela.

He felt a twinge of envy at her success.


redenção

[he.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[he.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.dẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.dẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ʁɨ.ðẽˈsɐ̃w̃]


escaramuça

Borrowed from Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish, squabble”).


estala

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz (“standing; stall; stable”).

uder

(obsolete) stable (building where horses are kept)

(obsolete, ecclesiastical) a monk’s or canon’s seat


selvageria

[sɛɫ.vɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]

[sɛɫ.vɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]

[sɛɫ.βɐ.ʒɨˈɾi.ɐ]


oposicionista

pt-noun

oposicionista m or f by sense (plural oposicionistas)


viação

[vɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


variz

(pathology) varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)


harmônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of harmónica.


molecagem

(Brazil) something done which is characteristic of a brat


trouxa

(informal) fool; stupid or gullible person


falua

(nautical) felucca (type of boat used to transport passengers and goods across the river Tagus)


vocação

Learned borrowing from Latin vocātiōnem.


tranqüilidade

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


romancista

romancista m or f by sense (plural romancistas)


humildade

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese humildade, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin humilitātem. Displaced collateral form omildade.


estratificação

pt-noun

estratificação f (plural estratificações)


plaina

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *planea, from Latin plāna; from plana, feminine of plano; or a back-formation from aplainar.


espelhante

brilliant, sparkling (like light reflected from a mirror)


gargalhada

/ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎa.dɐ/

[ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎa.ðɐ]


rondante

/ʁõˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʁõˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʁõˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χõˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi]


injunção

/ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/


indenização

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of indemnização.


quedival

pt-adj

quedival m or f (plural quedivais, not comparable)

From quediva (“khedive”) + -al, from Persian خدیو (xediv, “lord”).


escravocrata

pt-noun

escravocrata m or f by sense (plural escravocratas)


vibração

[vi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[vi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[bi.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


esculhambação

scolding (repression in a rude or offensive way)


sacolejante

pt-adj

sacolejante m or f (plural sacolejantes)


guarnição

[ɡwaɦ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɦ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɾ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaʁ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡwaɻ.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


esteira

Borrowed from Spanish estera, ultimately from Latin storea. Doublet of estore, which was borrowed from the French cognate.

(Brazil) treadmill (piece of indoor sporting equipment)


opressão

[o.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin oppressiōnem.


pilhéria

[piˈʎɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[piˈʎɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]


laia

Macanese: laia

Não gosto de gente da sua laia.

(chiefly derogatory) those who share the same moral traits or characteristics: ilk, variety, race, kind


rendição

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[hẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/

[χẽ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


nortista

pt-noun

nortista m or f by sense (plural nortistas)


receção

[χe.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin receptiōnem (“the act of receiving; reception”).

lbor

European Portuguese standard spelling of recepção.


tanja

the fruit from the hybrid of a mandarin tree with an orange or grapefruit tree


feição

[feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese feiçon, faiçon, from Latin factiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet facção and fação.


navalhada

[nɐ.βɐˈʎa.ðɐ]


injustiça

Borrowed from Latin iniūstitia. By surface analysis, in- + justiça.


interrogação

/ĩ.tɨ.ʁu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ĩ.tɨ.ʁu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātiōnem. By surface analysis, interrogar + -ção.


estância

estância balnear


estância

→ Hunsrik: Stanz

Borrowed from Spanish estancia (“farmstead”).


garça

Thai: กระสา (grà-sǎa)

Lao: ກະສາ (ka sā)

Khmer: ក្រសារ (krɑɑsaa)

From Old Galician-Portuguese garça, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.
Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish garza, Mirandese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.

heron (any of the long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae)


irara

Borrowed from Old Tupi irara. Doublet of eira and papa-mel.


moleza

From mole (“flaccid”) + -eza, perhaps corresponding to Latin mollitia. Compare Spanish molleza, Italian mollezza.

softness; flabbiness; floppiness; flaccidity (the condition of being soft, flabby; lack of firmness)

A gripe me deixou com uma moleza o dia inteiro.

weakness; debilitation (lack of strength and vigour)

(informal) ease (the condition of being easy)

A prova estava uma moleza.

(informal, usually with the indefinite article) a walk in the park; a piece of cake (something that is very easy to do)


relha

From Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin rēgula. Compare Galician reixa, Spanish reja. Doublet of regra, régua, and reixa.


ramagem

[χaˈma.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ʁɐˈma.ʒɐ̃j̃/


tardinha

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taɾˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taɾˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[taʁˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

Coordinate term: noitinha


impagável

[ĩ.pɐˈɣa.βɛɫ]


estrofe

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ).


excomunhão

[iʃ.ko.mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.ko.mũˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


sementeira

(figurative) diffusion, dispersion, spreading


inovação

Macanese: inovaçám

Learned borrowing from Late Latin innovātiōnem. By surface analysis, inovar + -ção.


subgerente

pt-noun

subgerente m or f by sense (plural subgerentes)

[ˌsuβ.ʒɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

[ˌsu.βɨ.ʒɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

submanager (member of lower or middle management)


preleção

/pɾɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


irrespondível

pt-adj

irrespondível m or f (plural irrespondíveis)


vacuidade

Borrowed from Latin vacuitātem, from vacuum (“vacant”) + -itās.

vacuity; emptiness (state of being empty)


roça

Hunsrik: Ross


vastidão

[vaʃ.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[vɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[vɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

[bɐʃ.tiˈðɐ̃w̃]

(uncountable) vastness (quality of being vast)


negrinha

[neˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

[neˈɡɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

Aythya fuligula
Aythya fuligula#Translingual

tufted duck (a species of duck, Aythya fuligula)


veraneante

veraneante m or f (plural veraneantes, not comparable)

summering; spending summer travelling somewhere


intransmissível

intransmissível m or f (plural intransmissíveis)


monarquista

monarquista m or f (plural monarquistas)


monarquista

pt-noun

monarquista m or f by sense (plural monarquistas)


rapôsa

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


gíria

Unknown. May be related to geringonça (“argot”) and Spanish jerga (“slang, jargon”). Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *garyos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-.


submissão

Borrowed from Latin summissiōnem or submissiōnem, from submittō.


ilegalidade

From ilegal + -idade (compare French illégalité Spanish ilegalidad).


expiação

[iʃ.pɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.pɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


venerável

pt-adj

venerável m or f (plural veneráveis, comparable, comparative mais venerável, superlative o mais venerável or venerabilíssimo)

veneráveis (plural)
mais venerável (comparative)
o mais venerável (superlative)
venerabilíssimo (superlative)

[bɨ.nɨˈɾa.βɛɫ]

From Latin venerābilis (“venerable”), from veneror (“to venerate”).

venerable (commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position)

(Roman Catholicism) undergoing beatification


inclinação

Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnātiōnem. By surface analysis, inclinar + -ção.


pastelaria

From pastel + -aria. Compare French pâtisserie.

a business where certain snacks are sold

(Brazil) a business, often in outdoor food stalls and markets, that sells a fried pastry


inquebrantável

pt-adj

inquebrantável m or f (plural inquebrantáveis)

[ĩ.kɨ.βɾɐ̃ˈta.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɨ.βɾɐ̃ˈta.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɨ.βɾɐ̃ˈta.βɛɫ]


indiscutível

indiscutível m or f (plural indiscutíveis)


metrópole

Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

metropolis
(historical) mother country of a colony


infâmia

[ĩˈfɐ̃.mɪ.ɐ]

[ĩˈfɐ̃.mɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”).


perceptível

perceptível m or f (plural perceptíveis)

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipiō.


imperceptível

imperceptível m or f (plural imperceptíveis)

imperceptíveis (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


reprovação

[ʁɨ.pɾu.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


outonal

Inherited from Latin autumnālis (“relating to the autumn”). By surface analysis, outono + -al.


quilombola

pt-noun

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

resident of a quilombo (settlement originally founded by runaway slaves in Brazil)


prenhe

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prenhe (“pregnant”), from Vulgar Latin *praegnis (“pregnant”), from Latin praegnās (“pregnant”).
Cognate with Galician preñe.

inh+

Ontem, a vaca prenhe pariu um bezerro.

The pregnant cow delivered a calf yesterday.


szlachta

Szlachta (the nobility of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania)


rês

Cognate with Spanish res. Origin contested. From either Latin rēs (“thing, property”) or Arabic رَأْس (raʔs, “head”, also of cattle). While the latter is a perfect semantic match, the front vowel of the Romance form speaks against Arabic origin because dialects generally maintain a back -a- in this word (compare Maltese ras, not *ries).


pândega

/ˈpɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/

[ˈpɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]


risível

From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīsus + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“to laugh”).

laughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)


palavrinha

[pɐ.lɐˈβɾi.ɲɐ]

Dar uma palavrinha com alguem


maternidade

Borrowed from Medieval Latin māternitātem.

bor+

maternity hospital (or department in a hospital)


justeza

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from justo + -eza, or possibly from Latin iūstitia. Compare Spanish justeza, Galician and Asturian xusteza, Catalan and Occitan justesa, French justesse, Italian giustezza, Friulian justece. See also justiça, possibly a doublet.


platéia

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


volúpia

lust; lasciviousness (the state or characteristic of being lascivious)

voluptuousness; sensuality (a sensual appearance)


fatalidade

Borrowed from French fatalité (“fatality”), adapted to the common Portuguese suffix -dade, from Late Latin fātālitātem, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”), from fātum (“fate”).


perecível

[pɨ.ɾɨˈsi.βɛɫ]


várzea

(geography) floodplain (a plain adjacent to a river that experiences flooding)

futebol de várzea
futebol de várzea#Portuguese

(Brazil) Synonym of futebol de várzea (“soccer played informally, with relaxed or arbitrary rules”)


meã

Feminine of meão (“middle; medial; central”), from Latin mediānus (“middle; central”), feminine mediāna. Doublet of mediana.

a piece of leather that connects the two pieces of a flail


rasteira

/ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/

/ʁɐʃˈtej.ɾɐ/

trip (the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing)

É uma pergunta com rasteira.

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


puberdade

[pu.βɨɾˈða.ðɨ]


sintaxe

From Late Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “I arrange”).


teima

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma). Doublet of tema.


quintanista

pt-noun

quintanista m or f by sense (plural quintanistas)

fifth-former (person attending the fifth year of a course)


prorrogação

[pɾo.χo.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(sports, Brazil) extra time (UK), overtime (US)


imperecível

pt-adj

imperecível m or f (plural imperecíveis)

[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɨˈsi.βɛɫ]


fruteira

(Rio Grande do Sul) a store that sells fruits and sometimes other essential food products


ordenança

/ɔɾ.dɨˈnɐ̃.sɐ/

[ɔɾ.ðɨˈnɐ̃.sɐ]


ordenação

/ɔɾ.dɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɔɾ.ðɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ordenaçon, from Latin ōrdinātiōnem. By surface analysis, ordenar + -ção.


subvenção

[ˌsuβ.βẽˈsɐ̃w̃]


geômetra

pt-noun

geômetra m or f by sense (plural geômetras)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of geómetra.


frisada

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Anas strepera
Anas strepera#Translingual

gadwall (Mareca strepera (syn. Anas strepera), a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere)


retumbante

/ʁɨ.tũˈbɐ̃.tɨ/


porteira

From porta (“door”) + -eira. Piecewise doublet of portaria.

a wooden gate in a fence of the same material


regeneração

/ʁɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin regenerātiōnem. By surface analysis, regenerar + -ção.


gentinha

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/

[ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

/ʒẽˈt͡ʃi.ɲa/


lavoura

From Vulgar Latin labōria (“work, labour”), from Latin labōrāre (“to work”).


impersonalidade

pt-noun

impersonalidade f (plural impersonalidades)


pretensão

[pɾe.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾɨ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/


imperscrutável

pt-adj

imperscrutável m or f (plural imperscrutáveis)


senzala

→ English: senzala

Borrowed from Kimbundu sanzala (“settlement”).

(Brazil, historical) slave camp, slave quarters


incompreensão

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kõ.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


insuprimível

insuprimível m or f (plural insuprimíveis)

From in- + suprimível, from suprimir (“to suppress”).


sentinela

pt-noun

sentinela m or f by sense (plural sentinelas)

Borrowed from Italian sentinella, from Latin sentiō (“feel, perceive by the senses”).


perdição

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɦ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɾ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[peɻ.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[pɨɾ.ðiˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin perditiōnem.


gradação

[ɡɾa.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɡɾɐ.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɡɾɐ.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


impulsão

[ĩ.puʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin impulsiōnem. Cf. empuxão, which may be a doublet.


imprecação

/ĩ.pɾɨ.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


imponderável

pt-adj

imponderável m or f (plural imponderáveis)

[ĩ.põ.dɨˈɾa.βɛɫ]


incursão

[ĩ.kuhˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuhˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kuɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin incursiōnem.


louça

From Latin lautia (“magnificence, splendor”), from lautus (“luxurious, washed”), or alternatively from lutea, luteus (“of clay”). Compare Galician louza, Spanish loza.

Eu normalmente lavo a louça.


insânia

[ĩˈsɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ĩˈsɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]


insuperável

pt-adj

insuperável m or f (plural insuperáveis)


legação

[le.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


compreensível

compreensível m or f (plural compreensíveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin comprehēnsibilis.


imundície

Ultimately from Latin immunditia (“untidiness”). By surface analysis, imundo + -ície.


lábia

cunning in convincing or persuading someone


mancheia

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[mɐ̃ˈʃeɪ̯.a]


incompreensível

pt-adj

incompreensível m or f (plural incompreensíveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin incomprehēnsibilis. By surface analysis, in- + compreensível.


manjedoura

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðow.ɾɐ]

/mɐ̃.ʒɨˈdo.ɾɐ/

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðo.ɾɐ]


omnisciência

omnisciências (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”), from omni- (“all”) + scientia (“knowledge”) (compare Portuguese ciência (“science”)).


míope

(ophthalmology) myopic (person suffering from myopia)


míope

(ophthalmology) myopic; nearsighted (unable to focus on distant objects)


malícia

Learned borrowing from Latin malitia. Doublet of maleza.


móbil

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin mōbilis. Doublet of the inherited móvel.


incongruência

[ĩ.kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

[ĩ.kõ.ɡɾʊˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ]


predela

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.


relíquia

From Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, to abandon, to relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, to quit, to forsake, to depart from”).

(religion) relic (part of the body of a saint or any object that belonged to a saint or was part of his or her torture)

(figuratively) heirloom (precious, rare or ancient thing)

(figuratively) heirloom (what remains of something that ceased to exist)


teorista

pt-noun

teorista m or f by sense (plural teoristas)


particularidade

particularidade f (plural particularidades)


mímica

mimicry (the act or ability to simulate the appearance or behaviour of someone or something else)

charades (a game in which each player acts out a word or phrase for the others to guess)


portinhola

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poɾ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/poʁ.t͡ʃĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/


préexistente

pt-adj

préexistente m or f (plural préexistentes)


Annaba

Annaba (a district in northeastern Algeria)

Annaba (a city in Annaba district, Algeria)


ondulação

From ondular + -ção; cf. Medieval Latin and New Latin undulatio.


regência

[χeˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

(politics) regency (government substituting that of a monarch)

the process of governing (controlling the actions or behaviour of)

(grammar) valency (the relation between a verb and its arguments)


sumaca

(nautical) smack (small, two-masted boat)


sujeição

[su.ʒeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


electrodiálise

pt-noun

electrodiálise f (plural electrodiálises)

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


dalmática

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dalmatica, feminine of dalmaticus (literally “Dalmatian”), from the name of the province of Dalmatia.


reclamação

Learned borrowing from Latin reclāmātiōnem. By surface analysis, reclamar + -ção.


paródia

[paˈɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[paˈɾɔ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

From French parodie, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”).


perversidade

[pɨɾ.βɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]


resplandecente

pt-adj

resplandecente m or f (plural resplandecentes)

/ʁɨʃ.plɐ̃.dɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/

/ʁɨʃ.plɐ̃.dɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/


veneração

/vɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/vɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

/bɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin venerātiōnem. By surface analysis, venerar + -ção.


aterrisagem

(Brazil) Alternative form of aterrizagem


sangueira

[sɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[sɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/sɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/


verossimilhança

pt-noun

verossimilhança f (plural verossimilhanças)


trepada

(Brazil, colloquial, vulgar) sexual intercourse


revoltante

[ʁɨ.vɔɫˈtɐ̃.tɨ]

[ʁɨ.vɔɫˈtɐ̃.tɨ]

[ʁɨ.βoɫˈtɐ̃.tɨ]

[ʁɨ.βɔɫˈtɐ̃.tɨ]


vivacidade

Borrowed from Latin vīvācitātem. By surface analysis, vivaz + -idade.


maceração

/mɐ.sɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


aeração

/ɐ.ɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


apoiante

apoiante m or f by sense (plural apoiantes)


autocolante

pt-adj

autocolante m or f (plural autocolantes)

Borrowed from French autocollant. By surface analysis, auto- (“auto-”) + colante (“which glues”).


aguardente

From água (“water”) + ardente (“fiery”). Cognate with Galician augardente, Spanish aguardiente and Catalan aiguardent.


bagaceira

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

/bɐ.ɡɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

[bɐ.ɣɐˈsɐj.ɾɐ]


aterrizagem

From aterrizar (“to land”) + -agem (“-age”).

(Brazil) landing (an aircraft’s coming to land)


complementaridade

pt-noun

complementaridade f (plural complementaridades)


degustação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēgustātiōnem. By surface analysis, degustar + -ção.


laboratorial

pt-adj

laboratorial m or f (plural laboratoriais)

From laboratório (“laboratory”, noun) + -al (“of or relating to”).


enxertia

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeɾˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ĩ.ʃeɾˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

/ẽ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ẽ.ʃeχˈt͡ʃi.ɐ]

/ĩ.ʃeʁˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ʃeχˈt͡ʃi.ɐ]

/ẽ.ʃɨɾˈti.ɐ/


infusão

[ĩ.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

"tea" (drink made from plants other than tea)


adega

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adega, from earlier abdega, from *abodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Cognate with Galician adega.


inconfundível

pt-adj

inconfundível m or f (plural inconfundíveis)


especiaria

From espécie + -aria. Compare Spanish especia.

A pimenta é uma especiaria


levedura

[lɨ.βɨˈðu.ɾɐ]

From levedar + -ura, from lêvedo. Compare also Galician and Spanish levadura.


epidemiologista

pt-noun

epidemiologista m or f by sense (plural epidemiologistas)


Deméter

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr).

(Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the harvest)


Héstia

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑστίᾱ (Hestíā).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Hestia (goddess of the household)


intermediação

[ĩ.tɨɾ.mɨ.ðjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


iniciante

pt-noun

iniciante m or f by sense (plural iniciantes)


jurisprudência

jurisprudência f (plural jurisprudências)

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).


replantação

/ʁɨ.plɐ̃.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


Artemisa

(Greek mythology) Artemis (Greek goddess of hunting and the wilderness)


retal

pt-adj

retal m or f (plural retais, not comparable)


minissaia

From mini- + saia. Compare Galician minisaia.


maturação

Learned borrowing from Latin mātūrātiōnem. By surface analysis, maturar + -ção.


consubstanciação

pt-noun

consubstanciação f (plural consubstanciações)


túlipa

From French tulipe, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban”), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


transubstanciação

transubstanciação f (plural transubstanciações)


safra

Borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar, “journey, travel”). Cognate with Spanish zafra (“sugar cane harvest”).


zurrapa

Borrowed from Spanish zurrapa, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


vindima

From Latin vindēmia. Compare Galician vendima, Spanish vendimia and Italian vendemmia.

/vĩˈd͡ʒĩ.mɐ/

/vĩˈd͡ʒĩ.mɐ/


vitivinícola

pt-adj

vitivinícola m or f (plural vitivinícolas)


capicua

Borrowed from Catalan capicua, from cap i cua (“head and tail”). Compare Spanish capicúa.

NÚMERO CAPICUA - Um número é capicua quando lido da esquerda para a direita ou da direita para a esquerda representa sempre o mesmo valor, como por exemplo 77,434, 6446 e 82328. Para obter um número capicua a partir de outro, ...

2009, Murilo Formiga, Dicionário De Matemática, Clube de Autores, page 67


populacional

populacional m or f (plural populacionais)


abastança

/ɐ.bɐʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ/

[ɐ.βɐʃˈtɐ̃.sɐ]


ateniense

ateniense m or f (plural atenienses, not comparable)

Borrowed from Latin athēniēnsis (“Athenian”).


ateniense

pt-noun

ateniense m or f by sense (plural atenienses)


alfândega

[aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُنْدُق (“inn”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Spanish alhóndiga and Catalan alfòndec.


agravante

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.ɡɾɐˈbɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.ɣɾɐˈβɐ̃.tɨ]


alcanzia

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكَنْزِيَّة (al-kanziyya, “treasure; stacking; amass”), from كَنْز (kanz, “treasure”), from an Iranian language; compare Persian گنج (ganj) and Old Median *ganza-bara-.

bor+

اَلْكَنْزِيَّة

[…], que carregam, nos surrões de couro, as lanças, postes de argolinha, cabeças de massa, alcanzias etc.

1984, Niomar de Souza Pereira, Cavalhadas no Brasil: de cortejo a cavalo a lutas de Mouros e Cristãos, Escola de Folclore, page 22

[…] , that they carry, in leather bags, the lances, hoop posts, mortar heads, earthen balls, etc.

(historical) a small earthen ball filled with flowers, ashes and colourful strips thrown by horsemen at each other during jousts

Continuavam os inimigos a deitar no cavalleiro immensas panellas e alcanzias de polvora, […]

1865, Memorias da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, volume 3, part 2, page 41

The enemies kept hurling huge pans and grenades with gunpowder at the knight, […]


bilheteira

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

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

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


antigüidade

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


antemanhã

/ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

/ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/

[ɐ̃.te.mɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]

/ɐ̃.te.mɐˈɲɐ̃/

/ɐ̃.tɨ.mɐˈɲɐ̃/


alvíssaras

[aɫˈβi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).
Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.

reward given to someone bringing good news or something that was lost


xareta

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيط (šarīṭ). Compare Spanish jareta.


amêijoa

Probably from Arabic المَحَار (al-maḥār). Compare Spanish almeja.


apelação

Learned borrowing from Latin appellātiōnem. By surface analysis, apelar + -ção.


antonomásia

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).


andaina

[ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.nɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.nɐ]


auto-estrada

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


aprazível

[ɐ.pɾɐˈzi.βɛɫ]

From a- + prazível. By surface analysis, aprazer + -ível.


arribação

[ɐ.ʁi.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


aução

[aʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


azêmola

Alteration of azémela/azêmela. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azemela, from Arabic الزَّمِيلَة (az-zamīla, “collegue”).


baixela

[baɪ̯ˈʃɛ.lɐ]

[baɪ̯ˈʃɛ.lɐ]

Probably borrowed from Catalan vaixella, from Late Latin vāscella, plural of vāscellum (literally “small vessel”), ultimately from Latin vās (“vessel”). Compare Spanish vajilla.


autoestrada

controlled-access highway
controlled-access highway

motorway (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand), freeway (Australia, Canada, US), highway (parts of the US), expressway (parts of Canada, parts of the US), controlled-access highway


açucena

Borrowed from Arabic سَوْسَن (sawsan), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician azucena and Spanish azucena.


naveta

incense boat (vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer)


batelada

(informal) loads, heaps (a large quantity)


pulsátil

Borrowed from French pulsatile, or else from Latin pulsātus + -il.


almanjarra

[aʊ̯.mɐ̃ˈʒa.χɐ]

[aɫ.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ʁɐ]

From Arabic المَجَرَّة (al-majarra, “the beam”).

bor

a beam which connects an animal to a mill


seguridade

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguridade, from Latin sēcūritātem. By surface analysis, seguro + -idade.


ambaíba

[ɐ̃.bɐˈi.βɐ]

cecropia (any tree of the genus Cecropia)


aldraba

From Arabic الضَبَّة (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”). Compare Spanish aldaba.


brandura

/bɾɐ̃ˈdu.ɾɐ/


bombardada

[bõ.bɐɾˈða.ðɐ]


mô

(as a form of address) Eye dialect spelling of amor.


benta

From bento (“holy”), from Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeyto, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedicō (“to bless”), from bene (“well”) + dīco (“to say”).


cabaça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabaaça, from earlier *cabalaça, possibly metathised from local latin *calapatia via a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Cognate with Galician cabaza, Spanish calabaza and Catalan carabassa.

unk

possibly

gourd (cultivated plant, used as vegetable or container)


brenha

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna (“rocky terrain”).


botija

Borrowed from Spanish botija (“jug”). Doublet of botelha.

cylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas)


camarinha

the berry of the bush Corema album (camarinheira)


camboa

small, artificial lake near the sea, that traps fish


canafístula

Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula#Translingual


cacimba

(Angola, Brazil) well (hole dug to obtain water)


campeira

/kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/


brevidade

[bɾɨ.βiˈða.ðɨ]


canastra

From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).


webconferência

pt-noun

webconferência f (plural webconferências)

(Internet) web conference (meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web)


caminhante

caminhante m or f by sense (plural caminhantes)


cangueira

[kɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[kɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/kɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/

/kɐ̃ˈɡej.ɾɐ/


cascavel

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]

From Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), possibly from quassicāre, based on Latin quassāre (“to shake repeatedly, to quake”).


charamela

Japanese: チャルメラ (charumera)

/ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

/ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

/t͡ʃɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lɐ/

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Old French chalemel (French chalumeau), from Latin calamus (“reed”).


canada

From cana (“cane”) + -ada (“-ing, -er: forming nouns related to striking”), from Latin canna. Compare Spanish cañada.

suffix

trail, a rural pathway, especially between fields


canada

(historical, measure) canada, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 1.3–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used especially for wine


cidadania

Tenho cidadania europeia.

A cidadania portuguesa elegeu um novo presidente.

The Portuguese citizens elected a new president.

(collectively) citizenry, i.e. the citizens of a region

the exercise of rights and duties attributed to a citizen; civism, civic engagement


clareza

Macanese: clareza


carmelita

pt-adj

carmelita m or f (plural carmelitas, not comparable)


carmelita

pt-noun

carmelita m or f by sense (plural carmelitas)


chacina

Unknown. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *siccina (“dry meat”), from Latin siccus (“dry”).

slaughter; massacre (the killing of a large number of people)

slaughter (the killing of livestock for food or products)


careta

Macanese: caréta


careta

(Brazil, slang) square (socially conventional person)


comemoração

Learned borrowing from Latin commemorātiōnem. By surface analysis, comemorar + -ção.


circunstante

pt-adj

circunstante m or f (plural circunstantes)

Learned borrowing from Latin circumstantem.


combatente

pt-noun

combatente m or f by sense (plural combatentes)


cristandade

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin Chrīstiānitātem, from Latin Chrīstiānus (“Christian”).


xoxota

(Brazil, slang) pussy (female genitalia)


encampação

[ẽ.kɐ̃.paˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kɐ̃.paˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ẽ.kɐ̃.pɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


ralé

group of people who are part of what is considered the lowest layer of society

group of people devalued as marginal or dangerous


espinha dorsal

pt-noun

espinha dorsal f (plural espinhas dorsais)


coluna vertebral

coluna vertebral f (plural colunas vertebrais)


comunidade autónoma

comunidade autónoma f (plural comunidades autónomas)

autonomous community
autonomous community

(European Portuguese spelling) autonomous community


ditatorial

Formed from Latin dictātor (“dictator”) + -al.

dictatorial (of or relating to a dictator or a dictatorship)

(figurative) bossy; authoritarian; tyrannical


competitividade

competitividade f (plural competitividades)

From competitivo (“competitive”) + -idade (“-ity”).

suffix

competitivity; competitiveness (the state of being competitive)


labareda

[lɐ.βɐˈɾe.ðɐ]

(figuratively) intense, impetuous, arduous feeling

(zoology) Dryas iulia, a species of orange butterfly native to the Americas


defasagem

By surface analysis, from defasar + -agem.


paisagista

pt-noun

paisagista m or f by sense (plural paisagistas)


dianteira

[d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

(figuratively) leading edge, cutting edge


Cantábria

Cantabria (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


proibicionista

proibicionista m or f by sense (plural proibicionistas)


almadraba

[aɫ.mɐˈðɾa.βɐ]


confraria

(by extension) a group of people with a common interest


fartura

abundance or excess of food or other resources; glut; luxury

(Portugal) a type of fried pastry sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, akin to a churro or youtiao


adicção

[a.d͡ʒikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin addictiōnem; cf. adicto.


escadaria

staircase (connected set of flights of stairs)


grenha

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/

/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/

From Latin grenniō, or from a Celtic language via Spanish greña (shag, mop).

Felizmente (como diria o mestre de Urupês), as idéias têm por invólucro o crânio, o couro e a grenha.
Luckily (as the master behind Urupês would say), ideas have the skull, the hide and the tangled hair as wrapping.

2002, Nilo Barroso, Badulaques, 7 Letras, page 49


bisneta

bisneta f (plural bisnetas, masculine bisneto, masculine plural bisnetos)

bisnetas (plural)
bisneto (masculine)
bisnetos (masculine plural)


estalactite

Coordinate term: estalagmite


estalagmite

Coordinate term: estalactite


quarta de final

quarta de final f (plural quartas de final)


meio-campista

meio-campista m or f by sense (plural meio-campistas)


carabina de ar

carabina de ar f (plural carabinas de ar)


Tróade

Troad (a historical region in Asia Minor)


devesa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese devesa, from Late Latin [terra] dēfēnsa (“defended land”).
Cognate with Galician devesa and Spanish dehesa. Doublet of defesa and defensa.

inh

grove or plantation of chestnut trees or oaks


lucense

pt-adj

lucense m or f (plural lucenses, not comparable)


lucense

pt-noun

lucense m or f by sense (plural lucenses)


natação

Borrowed from Latin natātiōnem (“a swim, swimming pool”), from natō (“to swim, to float”), from nō (“to swim, to float”), from the Proto-Indo-European *sneh- (“to swim, to flow”).


esportista

pt-noun

esportista m or f by sense (plural esportistas)


argola

Borrowed from Arabic الْغُلَّ (al-ḡulla, “the necklace, the shackle”).


procissão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese procisson, precisson, semi-learned borrowing from Latin processiōnem (“march, religious procession”).

der

procession (orderly, solemn advance of people; usually of a religious nature)


rutura

European Portuguese standard spelling of ruptura. Synonym of rotura


anistia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of amnistia.


aspereza

roughness (the quality of being rough, not smooth)

the quality of being rough-sounding, strident


bem-falante

pt-noun

bem-falante m or f by sense (plural bem-falantes)

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.faˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃.faˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ˌbɐ̃j̃.fɐˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

From bem (“well”) + falante (“speaker”).

someone who speaks correctly and with fluency


vegetalista

pt-adj

vegetalista m or f (plural vegetalistas)


vegetalista

pt-noun

vegetalista m or f by sense (plural vegetalistas)


onipotente

pt-adj

onipotente m or f (plural onipotentes, not comparable)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omnipotente.


broa

→ English: broa

From Old Galician-Portuguese borõa, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸 (*brauþ, “bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą (“cooked food, leavened bread”). Alternatively, perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. See that entry for more. Compare Galician broa.

der

Logo de manhãzinha, o Zezinho Patola apareceu em nossa casa, bebeu um cálice de aguardente e comeu uma fatiazinha do miolo de uma broa, porque já não tinha dentes para a côdea, que é a parte mais gostosa

Early in the morning, Zezinho Patola appeared at our house, drank a glass of brandy and ate a small slice of bread crumbs, because he no longer had teeth for the crust, which is the tastiest part

broa (type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil)


cruzeta

a T-shaped ruler used by construction workers to measure right angles

(Northern Portugal) coat hanger (device to hang clothes)

crosshead (metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod)


evitável

Learned borrowing from Latin ēvītābilis. By surface analysis, evitar + -ável.


naquelas

Contraction of em aquelas (“in those”): feminine plural of naquele


corrida armamentista

pt-noun

corrida armamentista f (plural corridas armamentistas)


corrida armamentícia

corrida armamentícia f (plural corridas armamentícias)


penalidade máxima

penalidade máxima f (plural penalidades máximas)


anticoncepcional

pt-adj

anticoncepcional m or f (plural anticoncepcionais)

anticoncepcionais (plural)
spelling (Brazil)


conceção

[kõ.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

European Portuguese standard spelling of concepção.


diretiva

directive (instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal)

(European Union law) directive (form of legislative act addressed to the EU Member States)


aresta

From Latin arista. Doublet of arista, which was borrowed.

(geometry) edge (joining line between two vertices of a polygon)

(graph theory) edge (any of the pairs of vertices in a graph)


bóia

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


mãinha

(familiar, Northeast Brazil) Alternative form of mãezinha; equivalent to mom/mum or mommy/mummy


agroecologia

agroecology (the application of ecology to agriculture)


aclimação

acclimatization (adaptation to a new environment)


abrasividade

abrasiveness (state or quality of being abrasive)


aceitabilidade

pt-noun

aceitabilidade f (plural aceitabilidades)


danação

Learned borrowing from Latin damnātiōnem. By surface analysis, danar + -ção.


Bois-le-Duc

Unadapted borrowing from French Bois-le-Duc.

ubor

's-Hertogenbosch (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)


esmola

From Old Galician-Portuguese esmolla, esmolna, earlier elmosna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē).

alms (small amount of money or goods given to someone as charity)

almsgiving (the practice of giving alms)

(figurative) a small benefit or help given to someone in need


fouce

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem (“heel”).


desenhista

pt-noun

desenhista m or f by sense (plural desenhistas)

From desenhar (“to draw”) + -ista (“-ist”).

drawer; draughtsman/draughtswoman (professional who creates drawings)


expiração

Borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem (“expiration”).

expiration, exhalation (act or process of breathing out)

expiration (instance of expiring, becoming invalid after a deadline)


fulá

(rare) one of the Fula (west African people)


fulá

pt-adj

fulá m or f (plural fulás, not comparable)


Cruzinha

a diminutive of the female given name Cruz


gôndola

→ Hunsrik: Gondola

Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, literally “little tail”).

der

gondola (long, narrow boat used in Venice)

gondola (a free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket or other retail store)


fancaria

From faianca (“crude object”) + -aria, from Arabic فَنْقَة (fanqa, “sack”).


grossura

From grosso (“thick”) + -ura (“-ure”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grosso, from Latin grossus (“thick”).

thickness (property of being thick in dimension)

thickness (a measure of how thick in dimension something is)


lamparina

Borrowed from Spanish lamparilla, diminutive of lámpara (“lamp”).


garrafeira

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfej.ɾɐ/

/ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfe.ɾɐ/

a warehouse where bottles are stored, especially wine bottles

wine shop (a shop which sells alcoholic drinks, especially wine)


idealização

From idealizar (“to idealise”) + -ção (“-tion”).

suffix

idealization (act or process of idealising)

idealization (representation of something in such a way as to show its most important characteristics)


jangada

→ Catalan: jangada

→ English: jangada

→ Spanish: jangada

Borrowed from Malayalam ചങ്ങാടം (caṅṅāṭaṁ), from Sanskrit संघाट (saṃghāṭa).


coita

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coita, from coitar, from Vulgar Latin *cōctare, from Latin coactus (“forced”). Compare Galician coita and Spanish cuita.


gunda

a type of African tree, whose used wood is used in construction


aritmosofia

arithmosophia (form of numerology that equates letters of the alphabet with numbers)


Estrada de Santiago

From the Portuguese words for "Road of Saint James", being a divine memento of the path Saint James traveled in Europe, a Church attempt to banish the pagan beliefs that the Milky Way as seen from earth was either milk from Hera's breast or the trace the sun god left while leading souls to the gods' dwelling.

(astronomy) a broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy


Andaluzia

Andalusia (an autonomous community of Spain)


parisiense

pt-noun

parisiense m or f by sense (plural parisienses)


Antibes

Antibes (a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France)


aquafauna

(ecology) aquafauna (aquatic animals considered as a group)


Pereira

From pereira (“pear tree”), or from a variant of pedreira (cf. Pero and Pedro). Compare Spanish Perera and Catalan Perer.


santomense

São Toméan (relating to the archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe or its inhabitants)

São Toméan (relating to the island of São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe archipelago) or its inhabitants)


santomense

santomense m or f by sense (plural santomenses)

São Toméan (native or inhabitant of São Tomé and Príncipe or the island of São Tomé)


inconstante

pt-adj

inconstante m or f (plural inconstantes)

/ĩ.kõʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.kõʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


magreza

(of people) the state of being thin, slimness


aeromoça

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈmo.sɐ/

(Brazil) a female flight attendant, an air hostess


pachorra

/pɐˈt͡ʃo.ʁɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish pachorra, of unknown origin.

Todavia, importa dizer que este livro é escrito com pachorra, com a pachorra de um homem já desafrontado da brevidade do século, obra supinamente filosófica, de uma filosofia desigual, agora austera, logo brincalhona, coisa que não edifica nem destrói, não inflama nem regala, e é todavia mais do que passatempo e menos do que apostolado.

1881, Machado de Assis, chapter 4, in Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas, A idéia fixa, page 18


Sardenha

[sɐɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

[sɐɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


cueca

(Portugal) underpants, including panties

(Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)


subordem

[suˈbɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈbɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃]

[suˈβɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃]


dêixis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).

bor+

(linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)


Renault

Unadapted borrowing from French Renault.


Bianchi

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Bianchi.


torcedura

sprain (the act of spraining a joint or muscle)


Mastrique

(obsolete) Alternative form of Maastricht


xeneize

pt-adj

xeneize m or f (plural xeneizes, not comparable)

From Spanish xeneize, from Ligurian zenéize. Doublet of genovês.

(Brazil, soccer) of or relating to the Argentinian sports team Boca Juniors


campal

campal m or f (plural campais, not comparable)


ínsula

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsula. Doublet of ilha and ínsua.

(historical) insula (type of Roman building)

(historical) insula (block of Roman buildings)

(neuroanatomy) insula (structure of the human brain)


aberrometria

aberrometry (measurement of refractive aberrations of the eye)


monocolor

one-color/one-colour, monocolor/monocolour, unicolor/unicolour, monochromatic


trapaça

Formed from trapa (“snare, trap”), itself borrowed from French trappe (“trap door, hatch”).


uigur

Uyghur (member of a Turkic ethnic group of northwestern China)


multinacional

multinacional m or f (plural multinacionais)


largadinha

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laɾ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/laʁ.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

/lɐɾ.ɡɐˈdi.ɲɐ/

[lɐɾ.ɣɐˈði.ɲɐ]


avalista

pt-noun

avalista m or f by sense (plural avalistas)

guarantor (person who assumes responsibility when a debt is not paid)


Heloísa

a female given name from French, equivalent to English Eloise


acromicria

(pathology) acromicria (hypoplasia of the limbs)


acroparestesia

(medicine) acroparesthesia (severe pain in the extremities)


mórmon

mórmon m or f by sense (plural (Brazil) mórmons or (Portugal) mórmones)

mórmons (Brazil plural)
mórmones (Portugal plural)


agnatia

(pathology) agnathia (congenital lack of a jaw)


adenomegalia

[ɐˌðɛ.nɔ.mɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɐ]

(pathology) adenomegaly (enlargement of a gland)


adrenarca

[ɐ.ðɾɨˈnaɾ.kɐ]

adrenarche (a stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands)


jeje

(Brazil, historical) a member of the Fon, Ewe, or Akan peoples of West Africa


amaxofobia

amaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle)


ampelografia

ampelography (science of grapevine cultivars)


labiada

specimen of the Lamiaceae family of plants


benzodiazepina

benzodiazepina f (plural benzodiazepinas)


negrice

From Latin nigritiem, or by surface analysis, negro (“black”) + -ice (noun-forming suffix).

surf

(offensive) inappropriate or lazy behaviour


gaitista

pt-noun

gaitista m or f by sense (plural gaitistas)

[ɡaɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]


physis

(Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) physis (nature, as contrasted with law or custom)


síndrome de Estocolmo

síndrome de Estocolmo f or m (uncountable)

A calque of the English Stockholm syndrome, derived from the Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


cloremia

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, cloro- + -emia.


patroa

(informal) wife; a female partner in a stable relationship


americanização

pt-noun

americanização f (plural americanizações)


disortografia

(pedagogy) dysorthography (difficulty in learning and mastering spelling rules, which translates into multiple spelling mistakes and inadequate punctuation, resulting in poor sentence construction and poor organization and structuring of written texts)


pepeta

(Brazil, informal, childish) binky (baby's pacifier)


maloca

From Spanish maloca (“raid, attack”), from Mapudungun malocán (“to fight”).

(Brazil, by extension) affectionate term for a home or habitation

(Brazil) scum (an untrustworthy group of people)

(Northeastern Brazil) livestock that cowboys gather during vaquejadas and take to a corral

(Brazil) livestock that grazes on certain points of a field


lanceta

lancet (pointed, two-edged surgical instrument)


lalofobia

From lalo- + fobia. Cognate with Italian lalofobia.


chamarra

/t͡ʃɐˈma.ʁɐ/

Borrowed from Spanish chamarra, possibly from Arabic سَمُّور (sammūr).


ludovicense

pt-adj

ludovicense m or f (plural ludovicenses, not comparable)

From Ludovico + -ense, from the Latin name of Louis the Pious, patron of France, whose name was paid homage to in the name of city of São Luís, Brazil.

(relational) of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil


ludovicense

pt-noun

ludovicense m or f by sense (plural ludovicenses)

native or inhabitant of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil


faixa de ônibus

faixa de ônibus f (plural faixas de ônibus)


inhapa

From Spanish ñapa, from Quechua yapa (“increment; increase”).

(Brazil) lagniappe; tilly (an extra good to a buyer along with a costlier purchase)


DR

Abbreviation of discussão de relacionamento (“lovers' argument, dispute, quarrel”).


ferreirinha

/fɨ.ʁɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/

/fɨ.ʁɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/


japa

From japonês (“Japanese”) or Japão (“Japan”).

(Brazil, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a person from Japan or of Japanese descent


japa

(Brazil, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) from Japan or of Japanese descent


Bia

a diminutive of the female given name Bianca

a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz


antiplasmodial

pt-adj

antiplasmodial m or f (plural antiplasmodiais)

(pharmacology) antiplasmodial (that counters parasites of the genus Plasmodium)


agroindustrial

agroindustrial m or f (plural agroindustriais, not comparable)

agroindustrial (relating to agriculture and industry)


judiaria

ghetto (neighbourhood where Jews were forced to live)


Argonauta

(biochemistry, genetics) argonaute (any of a group of proteins responsible for RNA interference)


taboa

From a Vulgar Latin form of Latin buda still retaining the Berber singulative formans ta-.

Typha domingensis
Wikispecies:Typha domingensis

southern cattail (Typha domingensis, a reed native to tropical and temperate regions worldwide)


pitanga

→ English: pitanga

→ Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Proto-Tupian *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa
Old Tupi 'ybá
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ
Old Tupi pytang
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi 'ybapytanga
Old Tupi pytangabor.
Portuguese pitanga
Borrowed from Old Tupi pytanga, ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.

etymon

Eugenia uniflora
Wikispecies:Eugenia uniflora

(Brazil) Suriname cherry (fruit of the Eugenia uniflora tree)


brasilidade

From Brasil (“Brazil”) + -idade (“-ity”).

Brazilianness, the quality of being Brazilian

Brazilianity, the Brazilian identity, particularly as provided as cultural heritage from Amerindian, European and African cultures


filarmónica

filarmónicas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(music) philharmonic (full-sized symphonic orchestra)


Alecto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alēktṓ).

bor+

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Alecto (goddess of vengeance)


rapa nui

pt-noun

rapa nui m or f by sense (plural rapa-nui)

Easter Islander (person from Easter Island)


americanizante

pt-adj

americanizante m or f (plural americanizantes)


Micenas

Mycenae (an ancient city and archaeological site in Greece)


infeção

infeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.feˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.fɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


combatente do fogo

pt-noun

combatente do fogo m or f by sense (plural combatentes do fogo)


antiterrorista

pt-adj

antiterrorista m or f (plural antiterroristas)

antiterrorist, counterterrorist (counteracting terrorism)


Ananke

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē).

(Greek mythology) Ananke (goddess of destiny, necessity and fate)


peste negra

pt-noun

peste negra f (usually uncountable, plural pestes negras)

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

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


armamentista

pt-adj

armamentista m or f (plural armamentistas)

(politics) pro-gun (positive towards gun rights)


armamentista

pt-noun

armamentista m or f by sense (plural armamentistas)

(politics) a pro-gun person, a gun rights advocate


cantiga de Natal

cantiga de Natal f (plural cantigas de Natal)


abondança

[ɐ.βõˈdɐ̃.sɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese avondança, from Latin abundantia.


canção de Natal

canção de Natal f (plural canções de Natal)

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de naˈtaʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃ dɨ nɐˈtaɫ]

[kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃ dɨ nɐˈtaɫ]


avondança

[ɐ.βõˈdɐ̃.sɐ]


muié

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of mulher, representing Caipira Portuguese.


amapaense

pt-adj

amapaense m or f (plural amapaenses, not comparable)


amapaense

pt-noun

amapaense m or f by sense (plural amapaenses)


maranhense

pt-adj

maranhense m or f (plural maranhenses, not comparable)

/mɐ.ɾɐˈɲẽ.sɨ/


maranhense

pt-noun

maranhense m or f by sense (plural maranhenses)

/mɐ.ɾɐˈɲẽ.sɨ/


supermodelo

supermodelo m or f by sense (plural supermodelos)


paraense

pt-adj

paraense m or f (plural paraenses, not comparable)

/pɐ.ɾɐˈẽ.sɨ/


paraense

pt-noun

paraense m or f by sense (plural paraenses)

/pɐ.ɾɐˈẽ.sɨ/


cearense

pt-adj

cearense m or f (plural cearenses, not comparable)


cearense

pt-noun

cearense m or f by sense (plural cearenses)


mato-grossense

pt-adj

mato-grossense m or f (plural mato-grossenses, not comparable)


mato-grossense

pt-noun

mato-grossense m or f by sense (plural mato-grossenses)


paranaense

pt-adj

paranaense m or f (plural paranaenses, not comparable)


paranaense

pt-noun

paranaense m or f by sense (plural paranaenses)


Achaia

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


batucada

rhythm with which different percussion instruments sound when played in combination

(Brazil) festive gathering in which percussion instruments are played, generally accompanying songs and dances; batuque


Arbela

Arbela (an ancient city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Arbil)


setimanista

setimanista m or f by sense (plural setimanistas)


Heligoland

Heligoland (an island of Germany in the North Sea)


roseira

From Latin rosāria, from rosārium (“rose-garden”) or from rosa (“rose”) + -eira.

Está chovendo na roseira / Que só dá rosa mas não cheira / A frescura das gotas úmidas

1971, Antônio Carlos Jobim (lyrics and music), “Chovendo na roseira”


microrregião

[ˌmi.kɾo.χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌmi.kɾo.χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌmi.kɾɔ.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/


Feodosia

Borrowed from Russian Феодо́сия (Feodósija), from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía).

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


madrepérola

From madre (“mother”) + pérola (“pearl”). Calque of Italian madreperla.


imbuia

English: imbuia


Alytus

Alytus (a city and municipality, the administrative centre of Alytus County, Lithuania)


gaxeta

gasket (seal that fills the space between two objects)


hulha

Borrowed from French houille, from Walloon hulhes, from Frankish [Term?].

stone coal, mineral coal (black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, used as fuel)


traducção

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


carapaça

Borrowed from French carapace, from Spanish carapacho.


motosserra

(forestry, machinery) chainsaw (saw with a power-driven chain)


ANSEA

Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático#Portuguese

Acronym of Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático. ASEAN


-ergia

-ergia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ergias)


Al Jazira

Al Jazeera (Arabic satellite TV news channel)


Alemanha Oriental

northeastern Germany
northeastern Germany#English

East Germany (a former country in Europe; modern northeastern Germany)


Aquisgrano

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


-ização

-ização f (noun-forming suffix, plural -izações)

-ization (act, process, or result of doing something)


Antártica

América

América do Norte, América Central, América do Sul


Birobidjan

Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast#English

Birobidzhan (a city, the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia)


Carachi

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


Breslávia

Wrocław (a city in the Lower Silesia, Poland)


Caiena

Cayenne (the capital city of French Guiana)


Caçarola

Big Dipper (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky)


head

Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático f

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)


Assunção

(Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Assumption (the ascent of the Virgin Mary into Heaven)


Bitínia

Bithynia (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Colônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Colónia (“Cologne”).


Alexandroupolis

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace#English

Alexandroupoli (a city in Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)


Cavala

East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace#English

Kavala (a regional unit of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)


Chapeuzinho Vermelho

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood

(European folklore) Little Red Riding Hood (girl who was tricked by a wolf dressed as her grandmother)


Caverna de Platão

(philosophy) Plato's Cave (the allegorical cave)


Cheliabinsk

Chelyabinsk (an oblast of Russia, near the Ural Mountains)

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


Comunidade das Nações

Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth of Nations (association of independent states)


Cirena

Cyrene (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Libya)


Comunidade dos Estados Independentes

Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States (successor to the Soviet Union)


Cortina de Ferro

(historical) Iron Curtain (the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions)


Cuala Lumpur

(rare) Alternative spelling of Kuala Lumpur


Cilícia

(historical) Cilicia (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Conisberga

(historical) Königsberg (former name of Kaliningrado)


Briansk

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