Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico f

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Cooperação Económica da Ásia e do Pacífico

(geopolitics) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (trade agreement)


Cloto

(Greek mythology) Clotho (one of the Fates)


Boémia

Bohemia (a macroregion of the Czech Republic)


-ança

pt-noun

-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anças)

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ança, from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ância. Cognate of Spanish -anza, French -ance and Italian -anza.

a particularly excessive or overindulgent state, as in festança and comilança


Boêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Boémia.


Amesterdão

/ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from the river Amstel + dam (“dam”).

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


Chechénia

/t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃɛ.njɐ/

European Portuguese standard spelling of Chechênia.


Ancara

Ankara (the capital city and province of Turkey)


-idão

-idão f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -idões)

From Old Galician-Portuguese -idõe, from Latin -(i)tūdinem. Doublet of -itude.

grato (“grateful”) + -idão → gratidão (“gratitude”)

pronto (“ready”) + -idão → prontidão (“readiness”)

-itude; -ness (forms abstract nouns, from adjectives, indicating a state or condition)


Abissínia

(historical) Abyssinia (historical name of Ethiopia)


Dakota do Norte

Dacota do Norte
Dacota do Norte#Portuguese


Antilhas

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐs/

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐs/

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐʃ/

From Antillia, a phantom island reputed to lie west of the Iberian Peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.

the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean Sea#English

Antilles (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea)


-ível

pt-adj

-ível m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -íveis)

mover (“to move”) + -ível → movível (“moveable”)

esquecer (“to forget”) + -ível → esquecível (“forgetable”)

transpor (“to transpose, to transverse”) + -ível → transponível (“transposable, transversable”)

dispor (“to dispose, to arrange”) + -ível → disponível (“available”)

Alternative form of -ável (“able”), used to form adjectives from 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verbs


Astreia

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʃˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Astraea (goddess of justice)


Bósnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a historical region in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bósnia e Herzegovina
Bósnia e Herzegovina#Portuguese


Apúlia

Borrowed from Latin Āpūlia, from Ancient Greek Ἰαπυγία (Iapugía).

administrative region
administrative region

Apulia (a peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy)


Edwiges

a female given name, equivalent to English Hedwig


Canaã

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

bor+

Canaan (a historical region in the Levant)


Disneylândia

Disneyland (a theme park in Anaheim, United States)


Anfitrite

(Greek mythology) Amphitrite (Greek goddess)


Cátia

Ка́тя Катя#Russian

a female given name from Russian Ка́тя (Kátja), equivalent to English Katya


Ecbátana

(historical) Ecbatana (an ancient city in Media, in western Iran)


Ecaterimburgo

Yekaterinburg (a city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia)


Eritréia

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


Bréscia

Brescia (a city and province of Lombardy, Italy)


Borgonha

[boɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boɾˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boʁˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

Burgundy (a region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

Burgundy (An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands)


Clímene

(Greek mythology) Clymene (nymph of Greek mythology)


Chéquia

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe; official name: República Checa)


Casa Branca

[ˈka.zɐ ˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

White House (the official residence of the President of the United States of America)


Eslavónia

Slavonia (a traditional region in eastern Croatia)


Antuérpia

[ɐ̃.tʊˈɛɾ.pɪ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃.tʊˈɛχ.pɪ.ɐ]

From New Latin Antverpia, from Dutch Antwerpen.

Antwerp (a city and province of Belgium)


Calábria

Calabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)


Estátua da Liberdade

Statue of Liberty (large statue in New York harbour)


Alsácia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).

q

Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Eurafrásia

Afro-Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe, Asia and Africa)


Crimeia

[kɾiˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[kɾiˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]


Cleópatra

a female given name, equivalent to English Cleopatra


Feira Mundial

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)


Caríbdis

[kɐˈɾi.βðiʃ]

(Greek mythology) Charybdis (Greek mythological monster)


Fenoscândia

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

Fennoscandian Shield
Fennoscandian Shield

Fennoscandia (a pensinula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula))

(geology) Fennoscandia (the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield)


Afonso

From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.

inh

a surname transferred from the given name


Cantuária

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cantuaria.


Bolonha

Inherited from Latin Bonōnia, the Roman settlement's name.

Bologna (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Capadócia

Cappadocia (a historical region and province of the Roman Empire in central Anatolia)


Antilhas Neerlandesas

/ɐ̃ˈti.ʎɐʒ njɛɾ.lɐ̃ˈde.zɐʃ/

Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles#English

Netherlands Antilles (a former autonomous territory of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea)


Cantão

[kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Mandarin 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng). Compare Spanish Cantón, English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).

Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)

Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)


Eco

(Greek mythology) Echo (Oread able to only mimic the voice of others)


Bizâncio

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) or Latin Byzantium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Besanço.

Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul)


Grande Muralha

Great Wall of China (Chinese fortification)


Cruz Vermelha

/ˈkɾuʒ bɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

[ˈkɾuʒ βɨɾˈme.ʎɐ]

/ˈkɾuʒ vɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

/ˈkɾuʒ vɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

Red Cross (international humanitarian organisation)


Guerra Fria

Cold War (a period of history from 1945-1991)


Grande Londres

Greater London (a metropolis in England)


A Corunha

Borrowed from Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin. Predominant theories are:
* A corruption of the word for “crown”, via Galician, French, or a Celtic language;
* From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
* From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach (literally “harbor of the brave men”): Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast;
* From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.

der

A Coruña, La Coruña (a city in Galicia, Spain)


Burquina Faso

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Grande Polónia

Greater Poland (a historical region in Poland)


Gália

Gaul (a historical region in Europe; modern France and Belgium)


Cós

Kos (an island and regional unit of the Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece)


Cesareia

Borrowed from Latin Caesarea, displacing native Cesaira.

(historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in Cappadocia, Roman Empire; modern Kayseri)

(historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in the Levant, in modern Israel)

Caesarea (a modern town in north-central Israel)


Copenhaga

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Hiderabade

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, India, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh)


Cochinchina

From Cochim + China, to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin. Compare Spanish Cochinchina and Spanish Conchinchina (“placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place”).

cog

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)

Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)


Frígia

(historical) Phrygia (an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor)


Anastácia

a female given name, equivalent to English Anastasia


Etrúria

(historical) Etruria (a historical region in central Italy, the land of the Etruscans)


Carcóvia

[kɐɾˈkɔ.βjɐ]

Borrowed from Russian Харьков (Xarʹkov). Doublet of Carquive, borrowed from Ukrainian.

Kharkiv (a city, the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine)


Carolina do Sul

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


Iaroslavl

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


Colúmbia Britânica

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Arcádia

Borrowed from Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Arcadia (a regional unit of Peloponnese, Greece)


Ilhas Pitcairn

Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands#English

Pitcairn Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Pacific Ocean)


Eunómia

(Greek mythology) Eunomia (goddess of law)


Ilha Christmas

Christmas Island
Christmas Island#English

the Indian Ocean
the Indian Ocean#English

Christmas Island (an island and territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean)


Cidade do México

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Eufémia

a female given name, equivalent to English Euphemia


Ilhas Curilas

Kuril Islands (an archipelago and disputed territory of Russia and Japan in the Pacific Ocean)


Ilhas Shetland

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

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


Freiburg im Breisgau

Freiburg (a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Hanôver

From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge," from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hoh) + over (“edge, shore”).

Hanover (a city, the state capital of Lower Saxony, Germany)


Checoslováquia

Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Slovakia and the Czech Republic#English

(historical) Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe; modern Slovakia and the Czech Republic)


mácula

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, and mangra.

doublet

blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something)

(figurative) stain; blemish (a flaw on one’s character or reputation)

(ophthalmology) macula (oval-shaped pigmented area near the centre of the retina)


Calipso

Borrowed from Latin Calypsō, from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ).


Isérnia

Isernia (a town and province of Molise, Italy)


Chernobil

[ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

Chernobyl (a city in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)


Córdova

[ˈkɔɾ.ðu.βɐ]

Córdoba, Cordova (a province of Andalusia, Spain)

Córdoba, Cordova (a city, the provincial capital of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)


Córdova

[ˈkɔɾ.ðu.βɐ]


Hidra de Lerna

(Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)


Konigsberg

(historical) Königsberg (former name of Kaliningrado)


Dácia

Dacia (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire; modern Romania and Moldova)


Coreia

Coreia do Norte
Coreia do Norte#Portuguese


Domínica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Faroé

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and autonomous territory of Denmark in the north Atlantic)


Graça

a female given name, equivalent to English Grace


Antioquia

Antioch on the Orontes
Antioch on the Orontes#English

Antioch, Antioch on the Orontes (ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, in modern Turkey)


Cirilo

Borrowed from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

a surname transferred from the given name


Florença

Florence (a city and province of Tuscany, Italy)


Eurásia

Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


Eufrósine

(Greek mythology) Euphrosyne (one of the Charites)


Comunidade da Austrália

Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia#English

Commonwealth of Australia (official name of Australia)


Elisabete

From Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אלישבע.

der

Hebrew אלישבע

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Lemberga

Lviv, Lvov (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)


Eurovisão

[eʊ̯.ɾo.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Lei de Murphy

Murphy's law (adage which states that if anything can go wrong it will)


Florência

a female given name, equivalent to English Florence


Colónia

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Ilhas Cayman

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐʃ kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Febe

Borrowed from Latin Phoēbē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).

(Greek mythology) Phoebe (Titan associated with the moon)

(biblical) Phoebe (deacon mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans)


Léia

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


Déli

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


Guilhermina

a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina


Ibéria

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after the river Ἴβηρος (Íbēros), which itself came from a native Celtiberian name for the river *Ibēr (modern Spanish Ebro). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Iberia, Catalan Ibèria.

Iberia (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)


Ibéria

Iberia (an ancient kingdom in the Caucasus)


Geena

Borrowed from Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּי הִנֹּם.

Hebrew גֵּי הִנֹּם

(Judaism, Christianity) Gehenna (one of various hells)

(biblical) Gehenna (a valley in Israel, where apostates sacrificed their children)


Lutécia

Lutetia (an ancient town in Gaul, Roman Empire, in modern France; modern Paris)

Lutécia (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Estugarda

Stuttgart (the capital and largest city of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Filadélfia

Philadelphia (a large city in Pennsylvania, United States)

Filadélfia (a municipality of Bahia, Brazil)


Helsínquia

European Portuguese standard form of Helsinque.


Higeia

Borrowed from Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Hidra

(Greek mythology) Hydra (seven-headed serpent slain by Hercules)

(astronomy) Hydra (one of Pluto's moons)


Federação Russa

/fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁu.sɐ/

[fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁu.sɐ]

Russian Federation (alternative formal name of Russia)


Caxemira

Ultimately from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra). Doublet of casimira.

Kashmir (a traditional region between India, Pakistan and China)


Henriqueta

a female given name, equivalent to English Henrietta


Galileia

From Old Galician-Portuguese Galilea, borrowed from Latin Galīlaea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Galīlaíā), from Hebrew גּלילה.

Hebrew גּלילה

Galilee (a traditional region in northern Israel)


Filipa

a female given name, equivalent to English Philippa


Esfinge

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)


Madrasta

Chennai, Madras (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)


Inquisição

Inquisition (tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church created to investigate heresy)


Horda Dourada

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðo(w)ˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðo(w)ˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðowˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðoˈɾa.ðɐ]

(historical) Golden Horde (northwestern part of the Mongol Empire)


Masúria

Masuria (a traditional region in northeastern Poland)


Maria Madalena

(biblical) Mary Magdalene (female disciple of Jesus)


Ilhas Cook

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Híades

(Greek mythology) Hyades (daughters of Atlas)


Carolina do Norte

North Carolina (a state of the United States)


Ilhas Virgens Americanas

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃s ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nɐʃ/

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

United States Virgin Islands (a dependency of the United States, in the Caribbean Sea)


Jacarta

Jakarta (a province and capital city of Indonesia)


Hébridas

[ˈɛ.βɾi.ðɐʃ]

Hebrides (an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland)


Iria

(historical) a female given name, equivalent to English Irene


Ilhas Andamã

/ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.dɐˈmɐ̃/

the Bay of Bengal
the Bay of Bengal#English

Andaman Islands (an archipelago belonging to India in the Bay of Bengal)


Ilhas Britânicas

British Isles (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwast coast of Europe)


Emília-Romanha

administrative region
administrative region

Emilia-Romagna (an administrative region of northern Italy)


Inguchétia

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃjɐ/

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃjɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.a]

Borrowed from Russian Ингушетия (Ingušetija).


Ilha de Páscoa

Easter Island (an island and province of Chile in the Pacific Ocean)


Igreja Ortodoxa

[iˈɣɾɐ(j).ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

[iˈɣɾɐ(j).ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

Orthodox Church (the Eastern body of Christendom)


Emília

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily

Holonym: Emília-Romanha


Mongólia Interior

Inner Mongolia (an autonomous region of China)


Ilhas Canárias

/ˈi.ʎɐʃ kɐˈna.ɾjɐʃ/

autonomous community
autonomous community

Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Jericó

Borrowed from Latin Jerīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ), from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ.

Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ


Internet das coisas

[ĩ.tɛɾˈnɛt ðɐʃ ˈkoj.zɐʃ]

Internet of Things (proposed Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects)


Leucótea

(Greek mythology) Leukothea (minor sea goddess)


Ilha do Natal

Christmas Island (an island and territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean)


Jápeto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós).

bor+

(astronomy) Iapetus (the moon of Saturn)


Ialta

Yalta (a city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Munténia

Muntenia (a historical region in southern Romania)


Muralha de Adriano

Hadrian's Wall (Roman fortification in Northern England)


Ilhas Virgens Britânicas

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ̃.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ̃.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈβiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Muralha da China

Great Wall of China (Chinese fortification)


Madri

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Morávia

Moravia (a traditional region the east of Czech Republic)


Numídia

Numidia (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire in northern Africa)


Núbia

Nubia (an ancient kingdom in the upper Nile)


Novorossisk

Novorossiysk (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia)


Lídia

Borrowed from Latin Lȳdia, from Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía).

a female given name, equivalent to English Lydia

Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Anatolia)


Nuremberga

Nuremberg (a major city in Bavaria, Germany)


Níjni Novgorod

Nijni Novgorod
Nijni Novgorod#Portuguese

(rare) Alternative spelling of Nijni Novgorod


Idade Média

[iˈða.ðɨ ˈmɛ.ðjɐ]

(history) Middle Ages (period of Western history between circa 500 and 1500)


Ossétia

Ossetia (a traditional region in the Caucasus)


Lusitânia

Lusitania (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire in northeastern Iberia)


Pomerélia

(historical) Pomerelia (a historical region within Pomerania)


Petropavlovsk

Petropavlovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (a city, the administrative center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia)


Petrovsk

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


head

Organização Internacional de Polícia Criminal f

Interpol (the International Criminal Police Organization)


Lívia

a female given name, equivalent to English Livia


Pirâmide de Quéops

Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza (the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids)


Península Balcânica

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in southeastern Europe)


Flandres

/ˈflɐ̃.dɾɨʃ/

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

Flanders (a county of the Holy Roman Empire)


Organização Mundial do Comércio

World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization


Porto Príncipe

Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti)


Nova Hampshire

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Praça Vermelha

Red Square (large historical square in Moscow)


Magalhães

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/mɐ.ɡɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[mɐ.ɣɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ]

From the Celtiberian name Magal. Compare the Anglicized Magellan and Spanish Magallanes.


Posnânia

Poznan (a city in the Greater Poland, Poland)


Península de Iucatã

Yucatán (a peninsula in southeastern Mexico)


Pedra de Roseta

Rosetta Stone (large inscribed stone found in Egypt)


RSS da Bielorrússia

Byelorussian SSR
Byelorussian SSR#English

Byelorussian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Belarus)


Lapónia

Lapland (a traditional region in northern Scandinavia)


República Popular do Bangladesh

República Popular do Bangladexe#Portuguese

Alternative form of República Popular do Bangladexe


RSS do Azerbaijão

Azerbaijan SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Azerbaijan)


RSS da Arménia

Armenian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Armenia)


Sacalina

Sakhalin (an island of Russia in the North Pacific)


República Democrática Alemã

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic#English

German Democratic Republic (official name of East Germany)


República Democrática Popular da Coreia

República Democrática Popular da Coreia f

Democratic People's Republic of Korea#English

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (official name of North Korea)


República Islâmica do Paquistão

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan#English

Islamic Republic of Pakistan (official name of Pakistan)


Riazan

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


República da China

Republic of China
Republic of China#English

Republic of China (official name of Taiwan)


República Árabe Síria

Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic#English

Syrian Arab Republic (official name of Syria)


Maurícia

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Lassa

Lhasa (the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China)


Noémia

Noémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Naomi

(biblical) Naomi (mother-in-law of Ruth)


Micronésia

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)


Roma Antiga

Ancient Rome (an ancient civilisation centred in the city of Rome)


Margarida

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.dɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.ðɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret


Ruténia

Ruthenia, Rus (a historical region in Eastern Europe)


Sírio

(astronomy) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major)


Rostov-sobre-o-Don

Calque of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

cal

Росто́в-на-Дону́

Rostov-on-Don, Rostov-na-Donu (a large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia)


Sociedade das Nações

League of Nations (international organization)


Iorque

Borrowed from English York. Doublet of Évora.

York (a city in North Yorkshire, England)


Oremburgo

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


Proteu

(astronomy) Proteus (sixth moon of Neptune)


Tcherkesk

Cherkessk (a city, the regional capital of Karachay-Cherkess, Russia)


Némesis

(Greek mythology) Nemesis (goddess of vengeance)


Parténope

Borrowed from Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē).

(Greek mythology) Parthenope (one of the Sirens)


Titogrado

Titograd, Podgorica (the capital city of Montenegro)


Hércules

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).


Meca

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).


Nanquim

Nanjing (a major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)


TV de plasma

plasma TV (a television whose display is a plasma display)


Torre CN

CN Tower (the tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)


Termópilas

Thermopylae (a narrow pass in eastern Greece, better known as the site of a major ancient battle)


Tiumen

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


Transcaucásia

Transcaucasia, South Caucasus (the southern part of the Caucasus)


Tessalónica

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

Thessaloniki, Salonica (a city and regional unit, the regional capital of Central Macedonia, Greece)


Nova Caledónia

[ˈnɔ.βɐ kɐ.lɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


OPEP

OPEC; Acronym of Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo.


Terra Santa

Holy Land (the region where most Biblical events took place)


Psiquê

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche (personification of the soul)


URL amigável

pt-noun

URL amigável m or f (plural URLs amigáveis)

(Internet) friendly URL (simple thus findable URL)


Marianas do Norte

[mɐˈɾjɐ.nɐʒ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

[mɐˈɾjɐ.nɐʒ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas#English

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Mântua

Mantua (a province and city in Lombardy, Italy)


Tarento

Taranto (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)


Valáquia

Wallachia (a subregion and former principality in Romania)


Torres Gémeas

Twin Towers (the two main buildings of the World Trade Center)


Jutlândia

[ʒuˈtlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ʒuˈtlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

Jutland (a peninsula in the Baltic Sea, part of Denmark and Germany)


Neerlândia

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Ulianovsk

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


Torre de Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa


Volgogrado

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


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União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas f

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics#English

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a former country in Europe and Asia)


República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia f

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia#English

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (a former country in Europe, official name of Yugoslavia)

República Socialista Federativa da Iugoslávia


República da Arménia

Republic of Armenia (official name of Armenia)


Nova Guiné

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ɣiˈnɛ]

New Guinea (an island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia)


Reia

(Greek mythology) Rhea (a titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaia)


Ofélia

a female given name, equivalent to English Ophelia


Patagónia

Patagonia (a geographical region and desert in southern South America)


Júlia

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia


Zona Euro

(European Union) Eurozone (those European Union members whose official currency is the Euro)


Perúgia

Perugia (a city and province of Umbria, Italy)


Priscila

(biblical) Priscilla (early Christian woman)

a female given name, equivalent to English Priscilla


Láquesis

(Greek mythology) Lachesis (one of the Fates)


Silésia

Silesia (a historical region in Central Europe, shared between the Czech Republic and Poland)


Módena

Modena (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Olívia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


taxidermia

taxidermy (the art of stuffing dead animals)


Pangim

Panaji (a city, the state capital of Goa, India)


Nova Jérsei

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.seɪ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛχ.seɪ̯]

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sɐj/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sɐj/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sej]

New Jersey (a state of the United States)


Voivodina

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Vòjvodina/Во̀јводина

Vojvodina (an autonomous province of Serbia)


LIBRAS

língua brasileira de sinais
língua brasileira de sinais#Portuguese

(Brazil) Acronym of língua brasileira de sinais.


Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.βɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈle.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈle.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

Teutonic Knights (a mediaeval religious and military order from Germany)


Placência

Piacenza (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Pompeia

Pompeii (an ancient city in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)

Pompeia (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Prússia

northern Germany and western Poland#English

(historical) Prussia (a former kingdom in Central Europe; modern northern Germany and western Poland)

(historical) Prussia (a historical region and former province of Germany, in Eastern Europe)


Pérsia

Persia (an ancient empire centred in modern Iran)


Vienciana

(Portugal) Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)


Renânia

Borrowed from French Rhénanie, corresponding to renano + -ia.

Rhineland (a traditional region in Germany, the land on both sides of the river Rhine)


Taís

From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), related to θαυμάζω (thaumázō, “to admire”). Became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great.

a female given name, equivalent to English Thais


Nova Orleães

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɦ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɦ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɾ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oʁ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈnɔ.bɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ]

New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


Península Ibérica

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula#English

Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)


Pensilvânia

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)


Nova Inglaterra

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

/ˈnɔ.bɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ]

New England (a traditional region in the United States)


Renascença

/ʁɨ.nɐʃˈsẽ.sɐ/

/ʁɨ.nɐˈʃẽ.sɐ/

(art, historiography) Renaissance (14th century revival of classical art in Europe)


Tule

Borrowed from Latin Thūlē, from Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē).

(mediaeval folklore) Thule (a mythological island in the far north)


Palas

(Greek mythology) Pallas (epithet for Athena)


Tchéquia

[ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɪ.ɐ]

[ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɪ.ɐ]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Chéquia.: Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


Nova Escócia

From nova (feminine of novo (“new”)) + Escócia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">novo</i> (“new”)


Tétis

(Greek mythology) Thetis (the mother of Achilles)

(Greek mythology) Tethys (titan of fertile waters)


Voronej

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

Voronezh (a left tributary of the Don in Tambov, Lipetsk and Voronezh Oblasts, Russia)


Torá

Torah (the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law)


Patrícia

Borrowed from Latin Patricia, from patricius (“noble”).

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patricia


Sua Alteza

(formal) His Highness, Her Highness (a title of respect used to address a prince or princess)


República Tcheca

República Checa
República Checa#Portuguese

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Checa.: Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Tânia

Та́ня Таня#Russian

a female given name from Russian Та́ня (Tánja), equivalent to English Tania


República Francesa

French Republic (official name of France)


Tritão

[tɾiˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(astronomy) Triton (seventh moon of Neptune)


Pangeia

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.a]

Pangaea (a supercontinent that existed prior to Triassic)


Tália

(Greek mythology) Thalia (the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry)

(Greek mythology) Thalia (one of the three Graces)


Transilvânia

[tɾɐ̃.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[tɾɐ̃.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

Transylvania (a traditional region in Romania)


Silvestre

[siɫˈβɛʃ.tɾɨ]


República do Congo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Rode

(Greek mythology) Rhode (the oldest Oceanid)


Santa Helena

Saint Helena
Saint Helena#English:_Q34497

Saint Helena (An island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Xiraz

[ʃiˈɾa(ɪ̯)ʃ]


República da Índia

Republic of India
Republic of India#English

Republic of India (official name of India)


Três Marias

/ˈtɾeʒ mɐˈɾi.ɐʃ/

(astronomy) Orion's Belt (bright asterism)


Urânia

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Urania (the Muse of astronomy)


Samoa Americana

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


República da Coreia

Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea#English

Republic of Korea (official name of South Korea)


Tessália

Borrowed from Latin Thessalia, from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).


Xerazade

a female given name, equivalent to English Scheherazade


República da Turquia

Republic of Turkey
Republic of Turkey#English

Republic of Turkey (official name of the country of Turkey)


República Popular da China

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (official name of China)


República da Letónia

Republic of Latvia
Republic of Latvia#English

Republic of Latvia (official name of Latvia)


República da Finlândia

Republic of Finland
Republic of Finland#English

Republic of Finland (official name of Finland)


Valéria

a female given name, equivalent to English Valerie


Pólux

(astronomy) Pollux (a star in the constellation Gemini)


Polímnia

Borrowed from Latin Polymnia, Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυμνία (Polumnía).

(Greek mythology) Polyhymnia (muse of sacred music)


Tunes

(Portugal) Tunis (the capital city of Tunisia)


Polegarzinha

Thumbelina (thumb-sized girl in a fairy tale)


Sua Majestade

pt-pron

Sua Majestade f (plural Suas Majestades)

(formal) His Majesty, Her Majesty (title of respect used for kings, queens, emperors and empresses)


Vestfália

Westphalia (a former province of Germany)


São Francisco

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko]

San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

São Francisco do Sul
São Francisco do Sul#Portuguese


Virgínia Ocidental

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


Terpsícore

Borrowed from Latin Terpsichorē, from Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē).

(Greek mythology) Terpsichore (one of the nine muses)


abdicação

Learned borrowing from Latin abdicātiōnem. By surface analysis, abdicar + -ção.

lbor

abdication (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder)


a última gota

pt-noun

a última gota f (plural as últimas gotas)


abelha-mestra

abelha-mestra f (plural abelhas-mestras)


Segóvia

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”).

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Segovia (a province of Castile and León, Spain)

Segovia (a city, the provincial capital of Segovia, Spain)


a luz no fim do túnel

a luz no fim do túnel f (plural as luzes no fim do túnel)

light at the end of the tunnel
light at the end of the tunnel

(idiomatic) light at the end of the tunnel (a better situation after long hardship)


a gota que transbordou o copo

a gota que transbordou o copo f (plural as gotas que transbordaram o copo)

as gotas que transbordaram o copo (plural)

the straw that broke the camel's back
the straw that broke the camel's back

(idiomatic) the straw that broke the camel's back (the small additional burden which causes failure)


a cereja do bolo

a cereja do bolo f (plural as cerejas do bolo)

the icing on the cake
the icing on the cake

(Brazil, idiomatic) the icing on the cake (something wonderful at the end of something good)


República da Albânia

Republic of Albania
Republic of Albania#English

Republic of Albania (official name of Albania)


República Democrática do Congo

/ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu/

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu]

/ʁeˈpu.bli.ka de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.ka do ˈkõ.ɡo/

[heˈpu.bli.ka de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.ka do ˈkõ.ɡo]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ dɨ.muˈkɾa.ti.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ðɨ.muˈkɾa.ti.kɐ ðu ˈkõ.ɡu]

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


República da Lituânia

Republic of Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania#English

Republic of Lithuania (official name of Lithuania)


Torre Eiffel

[ˈto.χi eɪ̯ˈfɛʊ̯]

Vende se este importante livro, traduzido e annotado pelo Rvd. padre Senna Freitas, na Torre Eifel, á rua do Ouvidor, e nesta redacção.

1893 May 19, “Evangelho segundo Renan”, Annuncios, in João Scaligero Augusto Maravalho, José Alves Martins do Loreto, editors, O Apostolo, volume XXIX, number 56, Rio de Janeiro, page 4, column 4

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Mr. Mallet, a quem coube a direcção do balão, se houve com tal maestria que o Centauro parecia immovel, apenas, algumas vezes, pareceu que este executava um movimento de rotação, conservando-se, porem. na mesma altitude:-o duplo da torre Eiffel.

1900 February 24, “Astronomia em balão”, in Progresso, volume II, number 8, Itajaí, page 2, column 1

As collinas de Auteuil e Longchamps, as immediações do Bosque de Bolonha, o Palacio do Trocadero, o Campo de Marte, as eminencias de Saint-Cloud, as circumvisinhanças e as plataformas da Torre Eiffel — estão cheias de milhares de assistentes.

1902, Horacio de Carvalho, “Navegação aérea: a conquista dos ares, — de Bartholomeu de Gusmão e Santos Dumont (1709—1901)”, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geographico de São Paulo, volume 6, São Paulo: Diario Official, Consagração do triumpho (section V), page 373

A Torre Eiffel, em Paris, é um dos monumentos mais visitados do mundo e parada obrigatória entre os viajantes que estão na Cidade Luz.

2023 December 10, 0:00 from the start, in Torre Eiffel em Paris – tudo o que você precisa saber para sua visita, spoken by Sandro Kurovisk, Melhores Destinos, via YouTube

Tomara que ele te leve pra viajar / Lá pra Torre Eiffel / Onde você sonhou noivar

2024, “Torre Eiffel” (1:01 from the start), in Dan Mendes, Thallyson, Ricardus, Washington Jr., Manu Bahtidão (music), Daqui pra Sempre, Vol. 3, performed by Manu Bahtidão


abetarda

[ɐ.βɨˈtaɾ.ðɐ]

bustard (any of several birds of the family Otididae)


abantesma

[ɐ.βɐ̃ˈteʒ.mɐ]


acepção

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiōnem.

lbor

(semantics) sense (single meaning of a word)


abiogénese

[ɐ.βjɔˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ]

European Portuguese standard spelling of abiogênese.


abissal

(geography) abyssal (belonging to the ocean depths)


abraquia

[ɐ.βɾɐˈki.ɐ]

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (a-) + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brakhī́ōn) + -ia.

af

(teratology) abrachia (congenital deprivation of arms)


abobrinha

[ɐ.βɔˈβɾi.ɲɐ]

(Brazil) courgette (a small marrow/squash)


abotoadura

cufflink (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together)


aborígine

Aboriginal (of or relating to aborigines)


aborígine

pt-noun

aborígine m or f by sense (plural aborígines)

Aboriginal (original inhabitant of Australia)

Aboriginal (original inhabitant of any land)


abelha-pedreira

abelha-pedreira f (plural abelhas-pedreiras)

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]

hornet (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown and yellow striped body)


abóbora-menina

abóbora-menina f (plural abóboras-meninas)

cushaw (cucurbita mixta, the winter squash)


abelha-rainha

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/aˈbe.ʎɐ ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

/ɐˈbe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

[ɐˈβe.ʎɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]


abreviação

[ɐ.βɾɨ.vjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.βɾɨ.vjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.βɾɨ.βjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem. By surface analysis, abreviar + -ção.

lbor

abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)

abbreviation (act or result of shortening or reducing)


República Federativa do Brasil

/ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziw/

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]

/ʁeˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziw/

[heˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziʊ̯]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzil/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.bɐ du bɾɐˈzil/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.βɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzi.li/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈzi.li]

Pt-br-República Federativa do Brasil.ogg

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís
Proto-Italic *reis
Latin rēs
Old Latin poplicus
Latin pūblicus
Latin pūblica
Latin rēspūblicalbor.
Portuguese república
French fédérer
Latin -īvus
Old French -if
Middle French -if
French -if
French fédératifbor.
Portuguese federativo
Latin -am
Old Galician-Portuguese -a
Portuguese -a
Portuguese federativa
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Old Galician-Portuguese de
Latin ille
Latin illum
Old Galician-Portuguese o
Old Galician-Portuguese do
Portuguese do
Proto-Italic *pākslos
Latin palus
Old Galician-Portuguese pao
Portuguese pau
Vulgar Latin *brasa
Old Galician-Portuguese brasa
Portuguese brasa
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -īlislbor.
Portuguese -il
Portuguese brasil
Portuguese pau-brasil
Portuguese Brasil
Portuguese República Federativa do Brasil
Coined by the Brazilian Constituent Assembly in 1987.

coin

Federative Republic of Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil#English

Federative Republic of Brazil (official name of Brazil)


audiência visada

pt-noun

audiência visada f (plural audiências visadas)


audiência-alvo

audiência-alvo f (plural audiências-alvo)


abraçável

[ɐ.βɾɐˈsa.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.βɾɐˈsa.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.βɾɐˈsa.βɛɫ]

huggable (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged)


Amritsar

Amritsar (a city, the district capital of Amritsar district, India)


dialéctica

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


bolita

(Rio Grande do Sul) marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)


magrela

(Brazil, informal) bicycle (vehicle that has two wheels)


cabra-cega

[ˌka.βɾɐˈsɛ.ɣɐ]


agente duplo

agente duplo m or f by sense (plural agente duplos)


agente funerário

agente funerário m or f by sense (plural agentes funerários)


agência de segurança

agência de segurança f (plural agências de segurança)

security service (government organisation that aims to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies)


agulha num palheiro

agulha num palheiro f (plural agulhas num palheiro)

needle in a haystack
needle in a haystack


agência de viagens

agência de viagens f (plural agências de viagens)


agulha de tricô

agulha de tricô f (plural agulhas de tricô)

knitting needle (thin rod used to knit yarn)


agência de casamento

agência de casamento f (plural agências de casamento)


alcachofra hortense

alcachofra hortense f (plural alcachofras hortenses)


alpinista social

alpinista social m or f by sense (plural alpinistas sociais)

social climber (someone who tries to improve their social position)


alta gastronomia

alta gastronomia f (plural altas gastronomias)


alta sociedade

alta sociedade f (plural altas sociedades)

high society (the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society)


encarnação

/ẽ.kɐɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese encarnaçon, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātiōnem. Cognate with Galician and Spanish encarnación, Catalan encarnació, French incarnation and Italian incarnazione.


acrimónia

acrimónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


afinação

tuning (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)


acionista

acionista m or f by sense (plural acionistas)

(finance) stockholder (one who owns stock)

shareholder (one who owns shares of stock)


aglomeração

agglomeration (act of collecting in a mass)

agglomeration (state of being collected in a mass)

swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)


alfafa

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).

bor+

الْفَصْفَصَة

lucerne (common name for different species of fodder plants of the genus Medicago, of the Fabaceae family)

Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa#Translingual

Medicago sativa, a herbaceous plant of the Phaseolaceae family, with obovate leaves and blue or violet flowers, used worldwide as fodder


acomodação

Learned borrowing from Latin accommodātiōnem. By surface analysis, acomodar + -ção.

lbor

accommodation (state of being fitted and adapted)


acrilamida

(organic chemistry) acrylamide (amide of acrylic acid)


adivinhação

[ɐ.ði.βi.ɲɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


alfazema

From Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā). Cognate with Spanish alhucema.

bor

اَلْخُزَامَى

Arabic اَلْخُزَامَى (al-ḵuzāmā)

Eu cheiro a alfazema, eu sou poema / Eu sou aquela que tu querias ao teu lado no cinema

2014, “Alfazema”, in Sereia Louca, performed by Capicua

I smell like lavender, I'm a poem / I'm the one you wanted next to you at the movies

Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia#Translingual

common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)


agremiação

/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.mjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɣɾɨ.mjɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(countable) society (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest)


aglutinação

From Latin agglutinatio. By surface analysis, aglutinar + -ção.

agglutination (act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance)

(linguistics) agglutination (combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning)

Coordinate term: justaposição

A palavra "planalto" é resultado do processo de aglutinação entre as palavras "plano" e "alto".

The word “plateau” is the result of the process of agglutination between the words “flat” and “high.”

(grammar, phonetics) a blend with the loss of one or more phonemes

(biology, immunology) agglutination (clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria)


alomorfia

metamorphosis (change into another form)

(phonology) allomorphy (the presence of allomorphs)


alvura

From alvo + -ura, or from Late Latin albūra, from Latin albus.


adequabilidade

pt-noun

adequabilidade f (plural adequabilidades)

suitability (the quality of being suitable)


adição-padrão

adição-padrão f (plural adições-padrões)

[a.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃.paˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.diˌsɐ̃w̃.pɐˈdɾɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðiˌsɐ̃w̃.pɐˈðɾɐ̃w̃]

(chemistry) spike addition (technique in analytical chemistry)


algazarra

From Arabic الغَزَارَة (al-ḡazāra, “abundance”). Compare Galician and Spanish algazara, Catalan gatzara and Italian gazzarra.


albufeira

Borrowed from Arabic الْبُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of almofeira.

bor+

الْبُحَيْرَة


acompanhante de luxo

pt-noun

acompanhante de luxo m or f by sense (plural acompanhantes de luxo)

[ɐ.kõ.pɐˈɲɐ̃.tɨ ðɨ ˈlu.ʃu]


afrodescendente

pt-adj

afrodescendente m or f (plural afrodescendentes)

[ˌa.fɾɔ.ðɨ.ʃẽˈdẽ.tɨ]

black (relating to persons of African descent)


adulteração

[ɐ.ðuɫ.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

adulteration (the action of adulterating)


alcoólatra

pt-noun

alcoólatra m or f by sense (plural alcoólatras)

alcoholic (a person addicted to alcohol)


agridoce

bittersweet (bitter and sweet at the same time)

(figuratively) bittersweet (that causes both sadness and joy at the same time)


agridoce

bittersweet (variety of apple grown in Portugal)


alcaravia

bor

الكَرَاوِيَا


alcatifa

From Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). Compare Catalan catifa.

carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)


anacruse

(music) anacrusis ((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase)


advertência

[ɐ.ðβɨɾˈtẽ.sjɐ]


ama-de-leite

wet nurse (woman hired to suckle another woman’s child)


anotação

Learned borrowing from Latin annotātiōnem. By surface analysis, anotar + -ção.

lbor

(countable) notation (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation)


alpargata

From Andalusian Arabic البرغات (alparḡát), plural of برغة (párḡa), ultimately from Basque abarka, abarca (“sandal”). Compare Spanish alpargata.


amargoseira

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


amarelinha

The child's game sense is probably from French marelle (“hopscotch”), later reinterpreted as having to do with amarelo (“yellow”).


ancianidade

ancientness (state or quality of being ancient)


anhara

(Angola) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)


ambivalência

From German Ambivalenz (“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambō (“both”) and valentia (“strength”) (ending relatinized based on the latter).

der

ambivalence (coexistence of opposing attitudes)


aconchegante

pt-adj

aconchegante m or f (plural aconchegantes)

/ɐ.kõ.ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.kõ.ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.kõ.ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.kõ.ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

/ɐ.kõ.t͡ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ɐ.kõ.t͡ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

cosy, cozy (affording comfort and warmth)


alfarva

Alternative form of alforba (“fenugreek”)


alfacinha

pt-noun

alfacinha m or f by sense (plural alfacinhas)

Coordinate term: tripeiro

(Portugal, slang, demonym) Lisboner (someone from Lisbon)


amarelo-mostarda

pt-adj

amarelo-mostarda m or f (plural amarelo-mostardas)


advecção

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðβɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

(meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) advection (the horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc)


amásia

From Medieval Latin amāsia, from Latin amāsius.

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


anã branca

(astronomy) white dwarf (white dwarf star)


alergologia

(medicine) allergology (the study of the causes and treatment of allergies)


aniversariante

pt-noun

aniversariante m or f by sense (plural aniversariantes)

birthday boy or birthday girl (person whose birthday it is)


anã marrom

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

/aˈnɐ̃ maˈʁõ/

[aˈnɐ̃ maˈχõ]

(Brazil, astronomy) brown dwarf (starlike object)


anágua

petticoat (thin piece of clothing wore under a skirt or dress)


antecâmara

/ɐ̃.tɨˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/


anteguarda

[ɐ̃.tɨˈɣwaɾ.ðɐ]


antimatéria

(physics) antimatter (matter composed of antiparticles)


apendicite

(pathology) appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)


anunciação

Learned borrowing from Latin annūntiātiōnem. By surface analysis, anunciar + -ção.


Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia

head

Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia f

/ɐ̃ˈti.ɡɐ ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ ʒu.ɡuʒˈla.vɐ dɐ mɐ.sɨˈdɔ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈti.ɣɐ ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ʒu.ɣuʒˈla.vɐ ðɐ mɐ.sɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈti.ɡɐ ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ ʒu.ɡuʒˈla.bɐ dɐ mɐ.sɨˈdɔ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈti.ɣɐ ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ʒu.ɣuʒˈla.βɐ ðɐ mɐ.sɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(European Portuguese spelling) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (provisional designation of the Republic of Macedonia)


anticomutatividade

pt-noun

anticomutatividade f (plural anticomutatividades)

From anti- + comutatividade or anticomutativo + -idade.

(algebra, physics) anticommutativity (math)


apanhadura

[ɐ.pɐ.ɲɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

(countable) catch (the act of catching a ball)


apodrecível

pt-adj

apodrecível m or f (plural apodrecíveis)


lógia

Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Frankish *laubja. Cognate of loja.


galilé

Borrowed from Old French galilée, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”).


lua nova

From Latin luna nova (“new moon”).
Compare Galician lúa nova, Spanish luna nueva, Catalan lluna nova, Occitan luna novèla, French nouvelle lune, Italian luna nuova and Romanian lună nouă.


lua cheia

[ˈlu.ɐ ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

[ˈlu.ɐ ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]

Inherited from Latin lūna plēna (“full moon”).
Compare Galician lúa chea, Spanish luna llena, Catalan lluna plena, Occitan luna plena, French pleine lune, Italian luna piena and Romanian lună plină.


crisálida

chrysalis (the pupa of a butterfly or moth)


canga

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

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


Ítaca

the Ionian Islands
the Ionian Islands#English

Ithaca (an island and regional unit of the Ionian Islands, Greece)


PPC

Initialism of paridade do poder de compra (“purchasing power parity”).


muçununga

Foram feitos perfis em quatro diferentes estratos, em ambas as muçunungas.

2005, João Augusto Álves Meira Neto et al., Composição florística, espectro biológico e fitofisionomia da vegetação de muçununga nos municípios de Caravelas e Mucuri, Bahia in Revista árvore, vol. 29, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, page 139

Profiles were collected from four different strata, in both muçunungas.

(Bahia) a type of biome characterised by sandy, humid and soft soil


amurada

O Fado nasceu um dia, / quando o vento mal bulia / e o céu o mar prolongava, / na amurada dum veleiro, / no peito dum marinheiro / que, estando triste, cantava.

Fado was born one day, / when the wind was blowing hard / and the sky was extending the sea, / in the bulwark of a ship, / in the chest of a sailor / who, being sad, was singing.

(nautical) bulwark (the planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale)


Anbar

Anbar (a medieval town in Anbar Province, in modern-day central Iraq)


tranqueira

[tɾɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[tɾɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

/tɾɐ̃ˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ˈke.ɾɐ/


lutiê

luthier (person who makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments)


mezinha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meezinha (“medicine, remedy”), from Latin medicīna (“medicine, remedy, cure”). Cognate with Galician menciña, Spanish melecina, Catalan metzina. Doublet of medicina.


disco-jóquei

pt-noun

disco-jóquei m or f by sense (plural disco-jóqueis)


golpelha

[ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]

[ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]

[ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.


cretense

cretense m or f by sense (plural cretenses)


abhyanga

abhyanga (Ayurvedic massage with warm oil)


lagartixa

→ Hunsrik: Lagartisch

/lɐ.ɡɐɾˈti.ʃɐ/

[lɐ.ɣɐɾˈti.ʃɐ]

Borrowed either from Old Spanish lagartixa or from Spanish lagartija, related to lagarto (“lizard”).

(chiefly Brazil) any small, wall-crawling lizard species, such as a house lizard

(Brazil, derogatory) an ugly skinny person, especially a woman


profe

(colloquial) Clipping of professor, teacher


penha

Borrowed from Spanish peña, from Latin pinna. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese pena. Compare Galician pena.

crag (a rock, stone, cliff or outcropping)


ínsua

From Old Galician-Portuguese inssoa (“island”), from Latin īnsula (“island”). Cognate with Galician insua. Doublet of the borrowed ínsula, and also ilha.


Cisleithania

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


catarinense

pt-adj

catarinense m or f (plural catarinenses, not comparable)


catarinense

pt-noun

catarinense m or f by sense (plural catarinenses)


Teixeira

English: Teixeira

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/


pluridimensional

pt-adj

pluridimensional m or f (plural pluridimensionais)


arte povera

[ˈaɾ.tɨ ˈpɔ.βɨ.ɾɐ]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian arte povera (literally “poor art”).

ubor

(art) Arte Povera (Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s)


rua de mão única

pt-noun

rua de mão única f (plural ruas de mão única)


rabanada

Borrowed from Spanish rebanada (“a slice (of bread)”), from rebanar (“to slice”), from Latin rapināre; or from rábano (“turnip, horseradish”) + -ada.

[ʁɐ.βɐˈna.ðɐ]

(cooking) a kind of French toast, prepared as dessert during Christmas period


rabanada

[ʁɐ.βɐˈna.ðɐ]

O homem puxa, inclinando-se todo para trás para empregar o peso inteiro do corpo enquanto vai manipulando os vários fios, aos quais a besta reage, obediente, às vezes saltita pelo ar mas parece que está tudo sob controle, muita é a perícia, comentamos eu e a minha companheira de viagem, cheios de apreciação, mas de repente uma rabanada mais brusca não perdoa, pega no papagaio, (...)

2014, João Magueijo, Bifes Mal Passados: Passeios e outras catástrofes por terras de Sua Majestade

blast; gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind)


caipiroska

From caipirinha + -oska or -ovska, stereotypical Russian-sounding suffixes.


modinha

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

É preconceito supor-se que todo homem que toca violão é um desclassificado. A modinha é a mais genuína expressão da poesia nacional e o violão é o instrumento que ela pede.

1915, Lima Barreto, “Primeira Parte, Capítulo I”, in Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresm

(Brazil, music) modinha (a kind of sentimental song of Brazil)


modinha

modinha m or f by sense (plural modinhas)

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/

[mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

(Brazil, colloquial, often derogatory) a person who follows a trend during its period of popularity


saraiva

From Old Galician-Portuguese saravea, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician sarabia, saraiba.

unk

unknown


câmara municipal

pt-noun

câmara municipal f (plural câmaras municipais)

From Câmara (“chamber”) + municipal (“municipal”), literally “Municipal Chamber”.


junta de freguesia

pt-noun

junta de freguesia f (plural juntas de freguesia)

/ˈʒũ.tɐ dɨ fɾɛ.ɡɨˈzi.ɐ/

[ˈʒũ.tɐ ðɨ fɾɛ.ɣɨˈzi.ɐ]

(Portugal) parish council (local administrative unit, building)


freguesia

From freguês (“parishioner; customer”) + -ia.

(government) parish; an administrative division in Portugal, Macau, and Cape Verde

(business) the customers of a business, taken collectively


mãy

De ſeu pay ⁊ ſua mãy ⁊ ſeu nacimento.

1545, Garcia de Resende, Liuro das obras de Garcia de Reſẽnde que trata da vida […] do christianiſſimo; muito alto ⁊ muyto poderoſo principe el Rey dõ João o ſegundo deſte nome, page 1

About his father and his mother and his birth.


Ani

Ani (a ruined mediaeval city in Armenia)


chuiva

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chuvia, with metathesis. Compare Galician choiva.


Curlândia

Courland (a traditional region in western Latvia)


Cortina de Bambu

(historical) Bamboo Curtain (political barrier between communism and capitalism in Asia)


Grande Barreira de Corais

Great Barrier Reef (massive system of corals off the coast of Australia)


Alemanha Ocidental

western and southern Germany
western and southern Germany#English

West Germany (a former country in Europe; modern western and southern Germany)


Cidade de Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City#English


Bona

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

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


Península Arábica

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula#English

Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula in the Middle East)


República de Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic#English

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (an unrecognised country in the Caucasus, Asia)


Báctria

Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Afghanistan and Tajikistan#English

Bactria (a historical region in Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and Tajikistan)


República da Macedónia

Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia (official name of Macedonia)


República Sérvia da Bósnia

Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Republika Srpska (an administrative subdivision in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Búfalo

Buffalo (a city in New York, United States)


Livónia

Livonia (a historical region in eastern Europe)


Higia

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Eslavônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eslavónia.


Ilhas Virgens

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃ʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Virgin Islands (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea)


Muntênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Munténia.


Ilhas Caimã

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Ilhas Cayman.


Pangéia

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


Coréia do Norte

Coreia do Norte
Coreia do Norte#Portuguese

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Coreia do Norte.


Phenícia

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


Grande Polônia

Grande Polónia
Grande Polónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Grande Polónia.


Patagônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Patagónia.


Níjni-Novogorod

Níjni Novgorod
Níjni Novgorod#Portuguese


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Cooperação Económica da Ásia e do Pacífico f

Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico#Portuguese

Alternative form of Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico


Cláudia

a female given name, feminine form of Cláudio


República da Armênia

República da Arménia
República da Arménia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República da Arménia.


RSS da Armênia

RSS da Arménia
RSS da Arménia#Portuguese


Peres

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Perez. By surface analysis, Pero + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Pérez.


incólume

Borrowed from Latin incolume, from incolumis (“unimpaired, safe”).


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República Socialista Federativa da Iugoslávia f

República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia.


Gronelândia

European Portuguese standard spelling of Groenlândia.


Ilhas Aleutas

Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands#English

Aleutian Islands (an archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean)


Basileia

Basel (a city in Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland)


Fênix

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Fénix.


Ilhas Andamão

[ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎaz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.dɐˈmɐ̃w̃/


Marilândia

(uncommon) Maryland (a state of the United States)


Ilhas Faroé

/ˈi.ʎɐʃ fa.ɾɔˈɛ/

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of Denmark in the north Atlantic)


Gênova

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Génova.


Brandenburgo

Brandenburg (a city in Brandenburg, Germany)


Nêmesis

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Némesis.


Tessalônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Tessalónica.


Tróia

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


Eunômia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eunómia.


Eufêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eufémia.


Noêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Noémia.


Trindade e Tabago

Trindade e Tobago
Trindade e Tobago#Portuguese


Torres Gêmeas

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Torres Gémeas.


Mordóvia

[muɾˈðɔ.βjɐ]

Borrowed from Russian Мордо́вия (Mordóvija).


Oxônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Oxónia.


Lapônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Lapónia.


Westfália

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Rutênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Ruténia.


Mônica

a female given name, equivalent to English Monica


abbacial

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


Nova Caledônia

Nova Caledónia
Nova Caledónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Nova Caledónia.


adhesão

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


Partênope

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Parténope.


abentesma

pt-noun

abentesma m or f by sense (plural abentesmas)


anêmone

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anémone.


República Sérvia

Republika Srpska (entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Teerã

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Teerão.


cara-de-pau

cara-de-pau m or f by sense (plural caras-de-pau)


Têmis

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Témis.


actualidade

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


República da Letônia

República da Letónia
República da Letónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República da Letónia.


Valônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Valónia.


Saxônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Saxónia.


Nagasáqui

Borrowed from Japanese 長崎 (ながさき, Nagasaki).

bor+

Nagasaki (a port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan)


Comunidade Valenciana

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)


carthaginense

pt-adj

carthaginense m or f (plural carthaginenses, not comparable)

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


Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutônicos

/ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃ dus ka.vaˈle(j).ɾus tewˈtõ.ni.kus/

[ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ dus ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾus teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kus]

/ˈɔɾ.dẽj̃ dus ka.vaˈle(j).ɾus tewˈtõ.ni.kus/

[ˈɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃ dus ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾus teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kus]

/ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃ duʃ ka.vaˈle(j).ɾuʃ tewˈtõ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃ duʃ ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾuʃ teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɻ.dẽj̃ dos ka.vaˈle(j).ɾos tewˈto.ni.kos/

[ˈɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃ dos ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾos teʊ̯ˈto.ni.kos]

Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos#Portuguese

Alternative form of Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos


centopéia

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


acrimônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of acrimónia.


República da África do Sul

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa#English

Republic of South Africa (official name of South Africa)


characterização

pt-noun

characterização f (plural characterizações)

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


chave de fendas

chave de fendas f (plural chaves de fendas)

chave de fenda
chave de fenda#Portuguese


conjuncção

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


contradicção

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


colhér de chá

colhér de chá f (plural colhéres de chá)


blasfêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of blasfémia.


ambauba

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaʊ̯.bɐ]


chrónica

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


alamêda

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


ambaúba

[ɐ̃.bɐˈu.βɐ]


ambaiba

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]


abadêssa

[ɐ.βɐˈðe.sɐ]

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


ambayba

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]

[ɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.bɐ]


ambaúva

[ɐ̃.bɐˈu.βɐ]


avantesma

[ɐ.βɐ̃ˈteʒ.mɐ]


Montanhas Rochosas

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐz ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐs/

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐz ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐs/

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐʒ ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

[mõˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐʒ χoˈʃɔ.zɐʃ]

/mõˈtɐ.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

/mõˈtɐ.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

/mõˈta.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈt͡ʃɔ.zɐʃ/

Rocky Mountains (a mountain range in North America)


câimbra

/ˈkɐ̃j̃.bɾɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾɐ]

/ˈkɐ̃j̃.bɾɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.bɾa]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cãibra.


anêmona

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anémona.


República Federal da Alemanha

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.deˈɾaʊ̯ da a.leˈmɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.deˈɾaʊ̯ da a.leˈmɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨˈɾa.li dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾa.li ðɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany#English

Federal Republic of Germany (official name of Germany)


cãibra

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]

[ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾa]

Uncertain, but related to Spanish calambre. Possibly from French crampe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), making it a doublet of grampo/grampa.


boxímane

boxímane m or f by sense (plural boxímanes)


boxímane

pt-adj

boxímane m or f (plural boxímanes, not comparable)


eloqüência

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


cubóide

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


esphera

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


Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedônia

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Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedônia f

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.ni.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ heˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.nɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ heˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.ni.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ χeˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.nɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ χeˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa ʁeˈpu.bli.ka iw.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.ni.a/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa heˈpu.bli.ka iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nɪ.a]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa ʁeˈpu.bli.ka iw.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nja/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa heˈpu.bli.ka iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nja]

Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia#Portuguese

Alternative form of Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia


estomachal

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


escafóide

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


epenthese

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


escaphoide

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


funccionalidade

pt-noun

funccionalidade f (plural funccionalidades)

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


fôrça

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


hypocrisia

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


ichthyologia

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


gaita de fole

gaita de foles
gaita de foles#Portuguese


enthusiasta

enthusiasta m or f by sense (plural enthusiastas)

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


enthusiasta

pt-adj

enthusiasta m or f (plural enthusiastas)


hemorrhagia

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


insophismável

insophismável m or f (plural insophismáveis)

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


gaita-de-foles

pt-noun

gaita-de-foles f (plural gaitas-de-foles)

European Portuguese standard spelling of gaita de foles.


juncção

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


emphyteuse

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


machina de escrever

machina de escrever f (plural machinas de escrever)

máquina de escrever
máquina de escrever#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of máquina de escrever.


gacheta

/ɡɐˈt͡ʃe.tɐ/


multilíngüe

pt-adj

multilíngüe m or f (plural multilíngües)

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


methodologia

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


objectividade

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


onomatopéia

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


montanha russa

pt-noun

montanha russa f (plural montanhas russas)


natureza morta

natureza morta f (plural naturezas mortas)


máquina-de-escrever

máquina-de-escrever f (plural máquinas-de-escrever)

Alternative spelling of máquina de escrever


phalangeta

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


phalanginha

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


phenomenologia

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


phleugma

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


pharmácia

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


ponctualidade

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


proxenêta

proxenêta m or f by sense (plural proxenêtas)


projecção

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


manhê

Manhê! Vem aqui!

(Brazil, colloquial, used in yelling or slow speech) Alternative form of mãe


monographia

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


pollegar

pt-adj

pollegar m or f (plural pollegares, not comparable)


psychopatha

pt-noun

psychopatha m or f by sense (plural psychopathas)

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


psychopatha

pt-adj

psychopatha m or f (plural psychopathas)


pusillânime

pusillânime m or f (plural pusillânimes)


pusillânime

pt-noun

pusillânime m or f by sense (plural pusillânimes)


macaísta

macaísta m or f by sense (plural macaístas)


hierosolimita

pt-adj

hierosolimita m or f (plural hierosolimitas)


hierosolimita

pt-noun

hierosolimita m or f by sense (plural hierosolimitas)


reactivação

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


reproducção

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


satyríase

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


parochia

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


paixa

(Brazil, colloquial) Alternative form of paixão


schmier

Unadapted borrowing from Hunsrik Schmier. Cognate of English smear and German schmieren.


rhetórica

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


quéchua

pt-noun

quéchua m or f by sense (plural quéchuas)


quéchua

pt-adj

quéchua m or f (plural quéchuas, not comparable)


qüera

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


thesoura

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


tracheia

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


terceyra pessoa

terceira pessoa
terceira pessoa#Portuguese


tartaruga oliva

pt-noun

tartaruga oliva f (plural tartarugas oliva)


trajectória

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


tartaruga cabeçuda

tartaruga cabeçuda f (plural tartarugas cabeçudas)

Alternative spelling of tartaruga-cabeçuda


tartaruga verde

tartaruga verde f (plural tartarugas verdes)


traquéia

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


tartaruga de couro

tartaruga de couro f (plural tartarugas de couro)

Alternative spelling of tartaruga-de-couro


tristêza

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


tartaruga-marinha

tartaruga-marinha f (plural tartarugas-marinhas)

tartaruga marinha
tartaruga marinha#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of tartaruga marinha


surprêsa

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


tomada de decisões

tomada de decisões f (plural tomadas de decisões)

tomada de decisão
tomada de decisão#Portuguese


translitteração

translitteração f (plural translitterações)


suahíli

pt-adj

suahíli m or f (plural suahílis, not comparable)


têta

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


suaíle

suaíle m or f (plural suaíles, not comparable)


vç

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of você (“you”).


ôlha

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


trapezóide

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


éthica

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


sarabatana

[sɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]

[sɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]


tôda

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


âmphora

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


pseudosciencia

pt-noun

pseudosciencia f (plural pseudosciencias)

(rare) Obsolete spelling of pseudociência.


vossemecê

pt-pron

vossemecê m or f by sense (plural vossemecês)


ídiche

pt-adj

ídiche m or f (plural ídiches, not comparable)


bosquímane

pt-noun

bosquímane m or f by sense (plural bosquímanes)


estrolomia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrolomia, a remodelling of Latin astronomia after estrela (“star”).

inh+

1534, Gil Vicente, Auto da Cananea


falcatrua

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falcatrua, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician falcatrúa.

unk

unknown


fatia de mercado

pt-noun

fatia de mercado f (plural fatias de mercado)


parcela de mercado

parcela de mercado f (plural parcelas de mercado)


participação no mercado

participação no mercado f (plural participações no mercado)

participação em mercado
participação em mercado#Portuguese

Alternative form of participação em mercado


participação em mercado

participação em mercado f (plural participações em mercado)


braveza

braveza f (usually uncountable, plural bravezas)


democracia participativa

democracia participativa f (plural democracias participativas)

participatory democracy
participatory democracy

(politics) participatory democracy (political system emphasising participation in all decision-making)


talha dourada

[ˈta.ʎɐ ðoˈɾa.ðɐ]

talha (“carving”) + dourada (“gilded, golden”)


cátedra

Learned borrowing from Latin cathedra. Doublet of cadeira.

(academia) chair; professorship (the office of a full professor, one who is not an associate professor)

(ecclesiastical) the seat or office of a member of a high-ranked member of the clergy


grisão

[ɡɾiˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

native or inhabitant of the Swiss canton of Graubünden

Romansch (Romance language spoken in Switzerland)


baladeira

slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)


bacia hidrográfica

pt-noun

bacia hidrográfica f (plural bacias hidrográficas)

(hydrology) watershed (drainage basin or catchment basin)


bagagem de porão

bagagem de porão f (plural bagagens de porão)


bagagem de mão

bagagem de mão f (plural bagagens de mão)

carry-on (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger)


baixa-mar

ebb; low tide (the tide at its lowest level)

low tide (the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level)


baniana

banyan (type of loose gown worn in India)


baleia-piloto

pilot whale (either of two species of whale)


baleia-anã

minke whale (balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis)


baleia-jubarte

baleia-jubarte f (plural baleias-jubarte)

Megaptera novaeangliae
Megaptera novaeangliae#Translingual


barbas de baleia

baleen (plates in mouth of baleen whale)


barra lateral

barra lateral f (plural barras laterais)

(computing) sidebar (information placed at the side of a webpage)


barra de ferramentas

barra de ferramentas f (plural barras de ferramentas)

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(graphical user interface) toolbar (row of icons in a graphical user interface)


barreira linguística

barreira linguística f (plural barreiras linguísticas)

language barrier (barrier to communication)


bangladeshi

bangladeshi m or f by sense (plural bangladeshis)

Bangladeshi (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent)


barreira hematoencefálica

barreira hematoencefálica f (plural barreiras hematoencefálicas)

(anatomy) blood-brain barrier (structure in the central nervous system)


barriga de aluguel

barriga de aluguel f (plural barrigas de aluguel)

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)


base de dados

(computing) database (collection of information)


barra de rolagem

barra de rolagem f (plural barras de rolagem)

[ˈba.χɐ d͡ʒi χoˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(computing, Brazil) scroll bar (graphical widget)


banhista

banhista m or f by sense (plural banhistas)

/bɐ̃ˈɲiʃ.tɐ/


bandarilha

/bɐ̃.dɐˈɾi.ʎɐ/

(bullfighting) banderilla (stick with a sharp end used in bullfighting)


vinha-d'alhos

→ Konkani: विंदालू (vindālū)

→ Hindi: विंदालू (vindālū)

→ English: vindaloo

/ˌvĩ.ɲɐˈd‿a.ʎuʃ/

[ˌvi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]

[ˌvi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]

[ˌbi.ɲɐˈð‿a.ʎuʃ]


balcanização

(political science) Balkanization (fragmentation of a region into several small states)

Balkanization (any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves)


balbúrdia

pandemonium (an outburst; a loud, riotous uproar)


arbitrariedade

arbitrariedade f (plural arbitrariedades)

[ɐɾ.βi.tɾɐ.ɾjɛˈða.ðɨ]


bastilha

bastille (castle tower, or fortified building; small citadel or fortress)


barragem

[baˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/bɐˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Borrowed from French barrage. By surface analysis, barrar (“to bar”) + -agem.

surf

dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)


batedeira

[bɐ.tɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[bɐ.tɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


bebum

(colloquial, derogatory) drunk; under the influence of alcohol


bebum

(colloquial, derogatory) one who is frequently under the influence of alcohol; a drunkard


barra de deslocamento

pt-noun

barra de deslocamento f (plural barras de deslocamento)

(computing, Portugal) scroll bar (graphical widget)


barbacã

/bɐɾ.bɐˈkɐ̃/

[bɐɾ.βɐˈkɐ̃]

barbican (a tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town)


barregã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barragãa, of uncertain origin. Compare Spanish barragán.

inh+

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


barbicha

[bɐɾˈβi.t͡ʃɐ]


beldade

From Old Galician-Portuguese beldade, probably an internal formation based on belo + -dade (as with Spanish beldad).


franquista

(Portugal, historical, politics) pertaining to João Franco or his government

(historical, politics) Francoist (pertaining to Francisco Franco or his government)


franquista

pt-noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistas)

(Portugal, historical, politics) a supporter or member of the government of João Franco

(historical, politics) Francoist (supporter of Francisco Franco)


begónia

begónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

begonia (any of the flowering plants of the genus Begonia)


do contra

go against the grain
go against the grain

someone who always disagrees with others or tries to go against the grain


mancada

(Brazil, slang) an attitude considered unfair or undesirably daring


torre sineira

torre sineira f (plural torres sineiras)

From torre (“tower”) + sineira (“of bells”).


agoiral

[a.ɡoɪ̯ˈɾaʊ̯]


Conceição

[kõ.seɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From (Maria da) Conceição (“Mary of the Conception”), after (Our Lady of the) Immaculate Conception.


conceição

[kõ.seɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese conceiçon, from Latin conceptiōnem. Doublet of concepção.

(chiefly archaic) Alternative form of concepção

(Christianity, usually capitalized) Conception (moment when Mary was conceived)


aragem

[aˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


aragem

[aˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

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


antigualha

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwa.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈɡwa.ʎɐ/


argumentista

argumentista m or f by sense (plural argumentistas)

From argumento (“argument; screenplay”) + -ista.


argumentista

pt-adj

argumentista m or f (plural argumentistas)


barganha

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɦˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɦˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baɾˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baɾˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/baʁˈɡɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[baʁˈɡɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

advantageous business, such as something bought for a lower price

some gain obtained through dishonest methods such as cheating, often in the context of political corruption


badalada

Às onze baladas

E o tempo emperrado. Passou uma badalada. Dali a pouco, os ouvidos ansiosos esperavam a outra badalada, mas demorou, não veio. Êsse fato tomou importância arrasadora. Muitos gritaram: — A badalada! A badalada! O fidalgo voltou-se ...

1962, Afonso Schmidt, Histórias antigas: contos escolhidos


banguela

From Benguela, a city in Angola. It is said that its inhabitants once had the custom of filing their incisor teeth.


banguela

pt-noun

banguela m or f by sense (plural banguelas)


banguela

(Brazil, automotive, slang) neutral (position of gears)


conversível

pt-adj

conversível m or f (plural conversíveis, comparable, comparative mais conversível, superlative o mais conversível or conversibilíssimo)

conversíveis (plural)
mais conversível (comparative)
o mais conversível (superlative)
conversibilíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin conversibilis. Doublet of convertível.


azulejista

pt-noun

azulejista m or f by sense (plural azulejistas)


calculação

Learned borrowing from Latin calculātiōnem. By surface analysis, calcular + -ção.

lbor

calculation (act or process of calculating)


tetrarquia

tetrarchy (an empire ruled by four rulers)


chousura

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus. By surface analysis, chouso (“temporary pasture fence”) + -ura. Doublet of clausura.

surf

(archaic) a pasture fenced during the summer


chouseira

From chouso (“temporary pasture fence”) + -eira.


sacanagem

Que sacanagem!

(slang, by extension) anything considered unfair, abusive or wrong

(slang) pornography or sexual promiscuity


arrecada

[ɐ.ʁɨˈka.ðɐ]


alacrimia

(pathology) alacrimia (congenital inability to produce tears)


encantação

[ẽ.kɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.kɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ẽ.kɐ̃.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encantaçon, from Latin incantātiōnem.


janella

ſe o ſol nam alumea a caſa eſtando cerrada a janella nõ he culpa do ſol.

1497, Guilhermus Episcopus Parisiensis, translated by Rodrigo Álvares, Euangelhos & epiſtolas con ſuas expoſicões en romãce

It's not the sun's fault, if it fails to illuminate the house when the window is shut.

1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”

It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.


casa de banho

[ˈka.zɐ ðɨ ˈβɐ.ɲu]

[ˈka.zɐ ðɨ ˈβɐ.ɲu]


intercambiável

pt-adj

intercambiável m or f (plural intercambiáveis)

[ˌĩ.tɛɾ.kɐ̃ˈbja.βɛɫ]


janeiras

/ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnej.ɾɐʃ/

/ʒɐˈnej.ɾɐʃ/

Na véspera do dia de Ano Bom, vão ranchos cantar as janeiras defronte das casas das pessoas abastadas, para receberem alguma espórtula.

1884, Consiglieri Pedroso, Tradições Populares Portuguesas

During New Year's Eve, in order to gather alms, groups of people sing the janeiras before the houses of the rich.

New Year's carols (traditional songs celebrating the New Year and Epiphany)


ventã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa, from Vulgar Latin *ventāna, derived from Latin ventus (“wind”). Compare Galician ventá, Spanish ventana. Doublet of venta and ventana.


aletria

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِطْرِيَة (al-ʔiṭriya) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā), from Ancient Greek ἴτριον (ítrion). Compare Spanish aletría.

bor+

الْإِطْرِيَة

der

Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā)


serpentiforme

pt-adj

serpentiforme m or f (plural serpentiformes)

serpentine; serpentiform (having the form of a snake)


Conímbriga

Learned borrowing from Latin Conimbriga. Doublet of Coimbra.

An ancient city of the Roman Empire in modern Portugal; modern Condeixa-a-Velha.


Ossonoba

[ɔ.sɔˈnɔ.βɐ]

an ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Faro


clarabóia

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


biatleta

pt-noun

biatleta m or f by sense (plural biatletas)


Olissipo

Learned borrowing from Latin Olisīpō. Doublet of Lisboa.

an ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Lisbon


dactilologia

fingerspelling; dactylology (the use of the hands to spell out words, especially in the context of sign languages)


dama de honra

bridesmaid (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony)


dança das cadeiras

dança das cadeiras f (plural danças das cadeiras)


dança da chuva

dança da chuva f (plural danças da chuva)


dança macabra

dança macabra f (plural danças macabras)

(art) danse macabre (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing)


dança da morte

dança da morte f (plural danças da morte)


dança do ventre

dança do ventre f (plural danças do ventre)


dalmatense

(relational) Dalmatian (of Dalmatia, region along the coast of Croatia)


dalmatense

dalmatense m or f by sense (plural dalmatenses)

(demonym) Dalmatian (person from Dalmatia)


bituca

(informal, Brazil) butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)


borragem

[boˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

Borago officinalis
Borago officinalis#Translingual


bijeção

[bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(set theory) bijection (function that is both a surjection and an injection)


deliciosidade

(rare) deliciousness (state or quality of being delicious)


bilíngue

(chiefly Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Alternative form of bilingue


delegacia de polícia

delegacia de polícia f (plural delegacias de polícia)

police station (building of police force)


delícia turca

delícia turca f (plural delícias turcas)

(chiefly in the plural) Turkish delight (confection)


dedo-duro

dedo-duro m or f by sense (plural dedos-duros)

Idiomatic. Literally, “hard finger”, referring to firmly pointing at someone in order to accuse.

(slang) informer, snitch, grass (someone who informs authorities about someone else's illegal behaviour, usually with bad intents)


aquicultura

aquaculture (the cultivation of the aquatic produce)


tia-avó

great-aunt (sister of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent)


vesguice

squint (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus)


urze

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ulze, from Latin ulīcem (“a shrub similar to rosemary”).

inh

heather (various species of the genus Erica)


demonstração do resultado do exercício

pt-noun

demonstração do resultado do exercício f (plural demonstrações do resultado do exercício)

demonstrações do resultado do exercício (plural)

(accounting) income statement (financial statement of net income)


turnê

tour (journey through given list of places)


vadiagem

[va.d͡ʒɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[vaˈd͡ʒja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

By surface analysis, from vadiar (“to loiter”) + -agem.


deriva continental

deriva continental f (plural derivas continentais)


urtiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese ortiga, from Latin urtīca.

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uɾˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

/uʁˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/

[uχˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ]


derivação regressiva

derivação regressiva f (plural derivações regressivas)

(uncountable, linguistics) back-formation (linguistic process)


debandada

[dɨ.βɐ̃ˈda.ðɐ]

stampede (any sudden flight or dispersion)


dedilhação

[dɨ.ði.ʎɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(music) fingering (playing a musical instrument)

(Portugal) fingering; use of one's fingers to stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.


deflação

(economics) deflation (decrease in the general price level)


caneta-tinteiro

caneta-tinteiro f (plural canetas-tinteiro)

(Brazil) fountain pen (pen containing a reservoir of ink)


bioinformática

bioinformática f (plural bioinformáticas)

(biology, computer science) bioinformatics (field of science)


democrata

democrata m or f by sense (plural democratas)

Democrat (member or supporter of the Democrat Party)


data de nascimento

data de nascimento f (plural datas de nascimento)

date of birth (date and year when a person was born)


derrapagem

/dɨ.ʁɐˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


delineação

definition (sharp demarcation of outlines or limits)


dedaleira

[dɨ.ðɐˈlɐj.ɾɐ]

[dɨ.ðɐˈlɐj.ɾɐ]


deportação

deportation (act of deporting or exiling)


delinquência

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēlinquentia (compare Catalan delinqüència, Spanish delincuencia), from Latin dēlinquēns.


botelha

→ Bengali: বোতল (bōtol)

q

or from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bottle</i>

→ Assamese: বটল (botol) (or from English bottle)

desctree

→ Hindi: बोतल (botal)
→ Dari: بوتل (bôtal)

Probably borrowed from French bouteille; compare Spanish botella. Doublet of botija.

bottle (container used for holding liquids)


dermatologista

pt-noun

dermatologista m or f by sense (plural dermatologistas)

dermatologist (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology)


biodiversidade

biodiversidade f (plural biodiversidades)

(biology) biodiversity (diversity of flora and fauna)


desaparição

disappearance (action of disappearing or vanishing)


diglota

diglota m or f by sense (plural diglotas)


dissonância cognitiva

dissonância cognitiva f (plural dissonâncias cognitivas)

cognitive dissonance
cognitive dissonance

(psychology) cognitive dissonance (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one’s beliefs and one’s actions or other beliefs)


distância focal

distância focal f (plural distâncias focais)


doença celíaca

coeliac disease (auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten)


depreciação

deprecation (act or instance of deprecating)

depreciation (act or instance of depreciating)


doença da vaca louca

(colloquial) mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)


doença venérea

doença venérea f (plural doenças venéreas)

(pathology) venereal disease (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse)


doença de Parkinson

(neurology, pathology) Parkinson's disease


decadência

Borrowed from French décadence, from Late Latin decadentia, from decadens.

decline, decay (deterioration of condition)

decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)


doença sexualmente transmitida

doença sexualmente transmitida f (plural doenças sexualmente transmitidas)

doenças sexualmente transmitidas (plural)

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(pathology) sexually transmitted disease (disease contracted through sexual contact)


dorsal oceânica

dorsal oceânica f (plural dorsais oceânicas)


donzela de ferro

donzela de ferro f (plural donzelas de ferro)


doença de Alzheimer

(neurology, pathology) Alzheimer's disease (neurodegenerative disease causing dementia)


dona de casa

housekeeper; housewife (one who looks after the home by herself)


desenhação

/dɨ.zɨ.ɲɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(rare) drawing (act of producing a picture)


drogadição

drug addiction (dependency on illegal drugs)


desinência

(linguistics) desinence (inflectional suffix)


débil mental

débil mental m or f by sense (plural débeis mentais)


dicção

[d͡ʒikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


difamação

defamation (act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication)


diartrose

(anatomy) diarthrosis (a joint that can move freely in various planes)


dívida interna

dívida interna f (plural dívidas internas)

(economics) domestic debt (debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as debtor)


dívida pública

dívida pública f (plural dívidas públicas)


detestável

Learned borrowing from Latin dētestābilis. By surface analysis, detestar + -ável.

lbor

foul; hateful; detestable; odious; loathsome


dissecação

dissection (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart)


desaconselhável

pt-adj

desaconselhável m or f (plural desaconselháveis)


descontaminação

pt-noun

descontaminação f (plural descontaminações)

decontamination (process of removing contamination)


desfaçatez

(uncountable) effrontery (insolent and shameless audacity)


devastação

[dɨ.βɐʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēvāstātiōnem. By surface analysis, devastar + -ção.

lbor

Essa diversidade biológica ímpar, que pode ser muito maior pelo que ainda é desconhecido, está em constante ameaça diante dos recorrentes desafios impostos pela devastação do homem — desmatamento, queimadas, contaminação de rios e nascentes, caça ilegal, invasão de espécies exóticas, atividades econômicas predatórias — e pelas preocupantes intempéries climáticas.

2023 October 11, Paula Pimenta, “Amazônia sofre com devastação e extrema alteração climática”, in SENADO FEDERAL (Usenet)

This unique biological diversity, which could be much greater because of what is still unknown, is under constant threat from the recurring challenges posed by man's devastation - deforestation, fires, contamination of rivers and springs, illegal hunting, invasion of exotic species, predatory economic activities - and worrying weather conditions.


dobradura

[du.βɾɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


dobradiça

hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)


desigualdade

(mathematics) inequality (statement that one quantity is less (or greater) than another)


dobrável

[duˈβɾa.βɛɫ]

bendable (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)


devassidão

[dɨ.βɐ.siˈðɐ̃w̃]

profligacy (shameless and immoral behaviour)


distinguível

pt-adj

distinguível m or f (plural distinguíveis)

[d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡi.veʊ̯]

distinguishable (able, or easily able to be distinguished)


desinteressante

desinteressante m or f (plural desinteressantes)

uninteresting (not interesting; boring or uneventful)