nem-nem

A shortening of nem trabalha nem estuda (meaning “neither works nor studies”).


femista

From fêmea (“female”) + -ista, by analogy with machista.

female chauvinist, misandric (relating to or in accordance with femismo)


femista

pt-noun

femista m or f by sense (plural femistas)

female chauvinist, misandric (someone who subscribes to femismo)


jaguara

From Old Tupi iaguara. Doublet of jaguar.

(South Brazil) sly; deceitful; disingenuous


jaguara

jaguara m or f by sense (plural jaguaras)

(South Brazil) a sly, deceitful or disingenuous person


Brácara

Borrowed from Latin Brācara (Augusta). Doublet of Braga.

Bracara (historical name of Braga during the Roman era)


bechuana

bechuana m or f by sense (plural bechuanas or bechuana)

From English Bechuana. Doublet of Botsuana.


flexibilização

flexibilização f (plural flexibilizações)


situação-problema

situação-problema f (plural situações-problema)


grande penalidade

grande penalidade f (plural grandes penalidades)


Toscânia

administrative region
administrative region

Tuscany (an administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna)


pré-visualização

pré-visualização f (plural pré-visualizações)

(computing) preview (a facility for seeing and checking a document, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it)


pindoba

Attalea oleifera
Attalea oleifera#Translingual

(Brazil) Attalea oleifera, a variety of cocosoid palm tree endemic to Brazil

(Brazil, by extension) any palm tree in the genus Attalea


Alamânia

Borrowed from Latin Alemānnia, Alamannia. Doublet of Alemanha.

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

Alamannia, Alemannia (a historical region in the Holy Roman Empire)


Pindoretama

Coined in 1943 as a translation of the earlier name Palmares to Old Tupi, from pindoba (“palm tree”) + retama (“land”). The compound is incorrectly constructed, as the proper form would be either Pindobetama or Pindoba retama.

Tivemos o cuidado de alertar a população, para dizer a ela que a emancipação de Pindoretama passava obrigatoriamente pela eleição de Edilson Holanda Costa.

1989 January 1, Felipe Costa, 43:10 from the start, in POSSE DO PREFEITO EDILSON COSTA EM PINDORETAMA- PARTE 01, spoken by Fernando Costa, Pindoretama, published 2018 August 14 via YouTube

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

E hoje a cidade de Pindoretama é conhecida no mundo através da música

2023 March 13, 2:07 from the start, in ORQUESTRA DE SOPROS DE PINDORETAMA, spoken by Arley França, Pindoretama, via YouTube

/pĩdɔɾeˈtɐ̃mɐ/

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro
pt:Pindoretama


Quitéria

a female given name, equivalent to English Cytheria


V. Ex.ª

Vossa Excelência
Vossa Excelência#Portuguese


Soares

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Soarez. Compare Galician Xuárez, Spanish Suárez and Juárez.


tuiteiro

pt-adj

tuiteiro m or f (feminine tuiteira, plural tuiteiro)

(neologism, Internet, relational) Twitter, tweeter


taipa

→ English: Taipa


Zenóbia

A female given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zenobia


Darci

a unisex given name of Brazilian usage, equivalent to English Darcy


peroba

É peroba do campo

1972, Antônio Carlos Jobim (lyrics and music), “Águas de Março”

(Brazil) various tree species in the families Apocynaceae and Bignoniaceae


pharmacia

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


jaculatória

short and fervent prayer (said in novenas and other devotions)


jadeíte

[ʒɐ.ðɐˈi.tɨ]

Compare Spanish jadeíta and Galician xadeíta.


saroba

Patagioenas cayennensis
Patagioenas cayennensis#Translingual

Patagioenas cayennensis (species of bird)

(Brazil, vulgar, slang) cock; dick (specially a large one)


bem de vida

bem de vida m or f (plural bens de vida)

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈvi.dɐ]

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈvi.dɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃j̃ dɨ ˈvi.ðɐ]

(Brazil, of a person) well-to-do; well off (having a comfortable financial condition)


bem de vida

pt-noun

bem de vida m or f by sense (plural bens de vida)

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈvi.dɐ]

[ˈbẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈvi.dɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃j̃ dɨ ˈvi.ðɐ]

Ele é bem de vida porque sempre trabalhou muito.

He is prosperous because he always worked a lot.

(Brazil) a prosperous or financially stable person, but not necessarily a rich one


desportista

desportista m or f by sense (plural desportistas)


desportista

pt-adj

desportista m or f (plural desportistas)


matosinhense

matosinhense m or f (plural matosinhenses, not comparable)


matosinhense

pt-noun

matosinhense m or f by sense (plural matosinhenses)


tondelense

pt-adj

tondelense m or f (plural tondelenses, not comparable)


tondelense

pt-noun

tondelense m or f by sense (plural tondelenses)


tomarense

pt-adj

tomarense m or f (plural tomarenses, not comparable)


tomarense

pt-noun

tomarense m or f by sense (plural tomarenses)


coimbrense

pt-adj

coimbrense m or f (plural coimbrenses, not comparable)


coimbrense

pt-noun

coimbrense m or f by sense (plural coimbrenses)

native or inhabitant of Coimbra, Portugal


penacovense

pt-adj

penacovense m or f (plural penacovenses, not comparable)


penacovense

pt-noun

penacovense m or f by sense (plural penacovenses)


olhanense

pt-adj

olhanense m or f (plural olhanenses, not comparable)

/ɔ.ʎɐˈnẽ.sɨ/


olhanense

pt-noun

olhanense m or f by sense (plural olhanenses)

/ɔ.ʎɐˈnẽ.sɨ/


aveirense

pt-adj

aveirense m or f (plural aveirenses, not comparable)


aveirense

pt-noun

aveirense m or f by sense (plural aveirenses)


ovarense

pt-adj

ovarense m or f (plural ovarenses, not comparable)

/ɔ.vɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

/ɔ.vɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

/ɔ.bɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

[ɔ.βɐˈɾẽ.sɨ]


ovarense

pt-noun

ovarense m or f by sense (plural ovarenses)

/ɔ.vɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

/ɔ.vɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

/ɔ.bɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/

[ɔ.βɐˈɾẽ.sɨ]


setubalense

pt-adj

setubalense m or f (plural setubalenses, not comparable)


setubalense

pt-noun

setubalense m or f by sense (plural setubalenses)


vila-condense

pt-adj

vila-condense m or f (plural vila-condenses, not comparable)


vila-condense

pt-noun

vila-condense m or f by sense (plural vila-condenses)


farense

pt-adj

farense m or f (plural farenses, not comparable)


farense

pt-noun

farense m or f by sense (plural farenses)


belenense

pt-adj

belenense m or f (plural belenenses, not comparable)


belenense

pt-noun

belenense m or f by sense (plural belenenses)


pressão atmosférica

pressão atmosférica f (plural pressões atmosféricas)

atmospheric pressure
atmospheric pressure

(physics, meteorology) atmospheric pressure


portalegrense

pt-adj

portalegrense m or f (plural portalegrenses, not comparable)


portalegrense

pt-noun

portalegrense m or f by sense (plural portalegrenses)


pressão barométrica

pressão barométrica f (plural pressões barométricas)

pressão atmosférica
pressão atmosférica#Portuguese

(physics, meteorology) Synonym of pressão atmosférica


logomarca

logotype (symbol used by organization, logo)


cravelha

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin clavicula. Doublet of cavilha, chavelha, and clavícula.


lua crescente

pt-noun

lua crescente f (plural luas crescentes)

waxing moon (the moon when it appears bigger each night)


angariação

[ɐ̃.ɡa.ɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.ɡa.ɾjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ̃.ɡɐ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


meia-risca

(typography) en dash (name of the symbol –)


frente quente

frente quente f (plural frentes quentes)


linha de instabilidade

linha de instabilidade f (plural linhas de instabilidade)


vigarista

vigarista m or f by sense (plural vigaristas)


mulherezinhas

/muˌʎɛ.ɾiˈzĩ.ɲɐʃ/

[muˌʎɛ.ɾiˈzĩ.j̃ɐʃ]


colherinha

/kɔ.ʎeˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[kɔ.ʎeˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

/kɔ.ʎeˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

[kɔ.ʎeˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]


aguarela

aguarelas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

European Portuguese standard spelling of aquarela.


força centrípeta

força centrípeta f (plural forças centrípetas)

centripetal force (force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation)


santificação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sānctificātiōnem. By surface analysis, santificar + -ção.


genômica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of genómica.


canarinho

Spanish: canarinha

* Nickname created by the journalist Geraldo José de Almeida in 1954, because from the 1950 to 1954 World Cup, Brazil changed the color of its strip from white to the four colors of its national flag.

(Brazil) the yellow shirt used by the Brazil national football team


via-férrea

railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)


amarense

pt-adj

amarense m or f (plural amarenses, not comparable)


amarense

pt-noun

amarense m or f by sense (plural amarenses)


vilacondense

pt-adj

vilacondense m or f (plural vilacondenses, not comparable)


vilacondense

pt-noun

vilacondense m or f by sense (plural vilacondenses)


baionense

pt-adj

baionense m or f (plural baionenses, not comparable)


baionense

pt-noun

baionense m or f by sense (plural baionenses)


paiva

(colloquial) joint, a cigarette containing cannabis


moimentense

pt-adj

moimentense m or f (plural moimentenses, not comparable)


moimentense

pt-noun

moimentense m or f by sense (plural moimentenses)

native or inhabitant of Moimenta da Beira


paredense

pt-adj

paredense m or f (plural paredenses, not comparable)

[pɐ.ɾɨˈðẽ.sɨ]


paredense

pt-noun

paredense m or f by sense (plural paredenses)

[pɐ.ɾɨˈðẽ.sɨ]

native or inhabitant of Paredes de Coura


trofense

pt-adj

trofense m or f (plural trofenses, not comparable)


trofense

pt-noun

trofense m or f by sense (plural trofenses)


tirsense

pt-adj

tirsense m or f (plural tirsenses, not comparable)


tirsense

pt-noun

tirsense m or f by sense (plural tirsenses)


gondomarense

pt-adj

gondomarense m or f (plural gondomarenses, not comparable)


gondomarense

pt-noun

gondomarense m or f by sense (plural gondomarenses)


valonguense

pt-adj

valonguense m or f (plural valonguenses, not comparable)


valonguense

pt-noun

valonguense m or f by sense (plural valonguenses)


lousadense

pt-adj

lousadense m or f (plural lousadenses, not comparable)


lousadense

pt-noun

lousadense m or f by sense (plural lousadenses)


teoria de grafos

teoria dos grafos
teoria dos grafos#Portuguese


lamecense

pt-adj

lamecense m or f (plural lamecenses, not comparable)


lamecense

pt-noun

lamecense m or f by sense (plural lamecenses)


nelense

pt-adj

nelense m or f (plural nelenses, not comparable)


nelense

pt-noun

nelense m or f by sense (plural nelenses)


penalvense

pt-adj

penalvense m or f (plural penalvenses, not comparable)


penalvense

pt-noun

penalvense m or f by sense (plural penalvenses)

native or inhabitant of Penalva do Castelo


felgueirense

pt-adj

felgueirense m or f (plural felgueirenses, not comparable)

[fɛɫ.ɣɐjˈɾẽ.sɨ]

[fɛɫ.ɣɐjˈɾẽ.sɨ]

[fɛɫ.ɣeˈɾẽ.sɨ]


felgueirense

pt-noun

felgueirense m or f by sense (plural felgueirenses)

[fɛɫ.ɣɐjˈɾẽ.sɨ]

[fɛɫ.ɣɐjˈɾẽ.sɨ]

[fɛɫ.ɣeˈɾẽ.sɨ]


paivense

pt-adj

paivense m or f (plural paivenses, not comparable)


paivense

pt-noun

paivense m or f by sense (plural paivenses)

native or inhabitant of Castelo de Paiva

native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Paiva


mangualdense

pt-adj

mangualdense m or f (plural mangualdenses, not comparable)


mangualdense

pt-noun

mangualdense m or f by sense (plural mangualdenses)


mortaguense

pt-adj

mortaguense m or f (plural mortaguenses, not comparable)


mortaguense

pt-noun

mortaguense m or f by sense (plural mortaguenses)


santeiro

santeiro m or f by sense (plural santeiros)

santero (A man who crafts images of saints)


armamarense

pt-adj

armamarense m or f (plural armamarenses, not comparable)

/ɐɾ.mɐ.mɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/


armamarense

pt-noun

armamarense m or f by sense (plural armamarenses)

/ɐɾ.mɐ.mɐˈɾẽ.sɨ/


viseense

pt-adj

viseense m or f (plural viseenses, not comparable)


viseense

pt-noun

viseense m or f by sense (plural viseenses)


carregalense

pt-adj

carregalense m or f (plural carregalenses, not comparable)

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈlẽ.sɨ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈlẽ.sɨ]


carregalense

pt-noun

carregalense m or f by sense (plural carregalenses)

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈlẽ.sɨ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈlẽ.sɨ]


resendense

pt-adj

resendense m or f (plural resendenses, not comparable)


resendense

pt-noun

resendense m or f by sense (plural resendenses)

native or inhabitant of Resende, Portugal


sernancelhense

pt-adj

sernancelhense m or f (plural sernancelhenses, not comparable)

/sɨɾ.nɐ̃.sɨˈʎẽ.sɨ/


sernancelhense

pt-noun

sernancelhense m or f by sense (plural sernancelhenses)

/sɨɾ.nɐ̃.sɨˈʎẽ.sɨ/


alijoense

pt-adj

alijoense m or f (plural alijoenses, not comparable)


alijoense

pt-noun

alijoense m or f by sense (plural alijoenses)


UER

União Europeia de Radiodifusão#Portuguese

Acronym of União Europeia de Radiodifusão (“EBU”).


aguiarense

pt-adj

aguiarense m or f (plural aguiarenses, not comparable)

Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Vila Pouca de Aguiar


aguiarense

pt-noun

aguiarense m or f by sense (plural aguiarenses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Pouca de Aguiar


tarouquense

pt-adj

tarouquense m or f (plural tarouquenses, not comparable)


tarouquense

pt-noun

tarouquense m or f by sense (plural tarouquenses)


penedonense

pt-adj

penedonense m or f (plural penedonenses, not comparable)


penedonense

pt-noun

penedonense m or f by sense (plural penedonenses)


tabuacense

pt-adj

tabuacense m or f (plural tabuacenses, not comparable)


tabuacense

pt-noun

tabuacense m or f by sense (plural tabuacenses)


santa-columbense

pt-adj

santa-columbense m or f (plural santa-columbenses, not comparable)


santa-columbense

pt-noun

santa-columbense m or f by sense (plural santa-columbenses)


vouzelense

pt-adj

vouzelense m or f (plural vouzelenses, not comparable)


vouzelense

pt-noun

vouzelense m or f by sense (plural vouzelenses)


oliveirense

pt-adj

oliveirense m or f (plural oliveirenses, not comparable)

Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital


oliveirense

pt-noun

oliveirense m or f by sense (plural oliveirenses)

native or inhabitant of Oliveira de Azeméis

native or inhabitant of Oliveira de Frades

native or inhabitant of Oliveira do Bairro

native or inhabitant of Oliveira do Hospital


flaviense

pt-adj

flaviense m or f (plural flavienses, not comparable)


flaviense

pt-noun

flaviense m or f by sense (plural flavienses)


cinfanense

pt-adj

cinfanense m or f (plural cinfanenses, not comparable)


cinfanense

pt-noun

cinfanense m or f by sense (plural cinfanenses)


botiquense

pt-adj

botiquense m or f (plural botiquenses, not comparable)


botiquense

pt-noun

botiquense m or f by sense (plural botiquenses)


santa-combense

pt-adj

santa-combense m or f (plural santa-combenses, not comparable)


santa-combense

pt-noun

santa-combense m or f by sense (plural santa-combenses)


mondinense

pt-adj

mondinense m or f (plural mondinenses, not comparable)


mondinense

pt-noun

mondinense m or f by sense (plural mondinenses)


murcense

pt-adj

murcense m or f (plural murcenses, not comparable)


murcense

pt-noun

murcense m or f by sense (plural murcenses)


penaguiota

pt-adj

penaguiota m or f (plural penaguiotas, not comparable)

Santa Marta de Penaguião
Santa Marta de Penaguião

(relational) of Santa Marta de Penaguião


penaguiota

pt-noun

penaguiota m or f by sense (plural penaguiotas)

native or inhabitant of Santa Marta de Penaguião


montalegrense

pt-adj

montalegrense m or f (plural montalegrenses, not comparable)


montalegrense

pt-noun

montalegrense m or f by sense (plural montalegrenses)


satense

pt-adj

satense m or f (plural satenses, not comparable)


satense

pt-noun

satense m or f by sense (plural satenses)


sabrosense

pt-adj

sabrosense m or f (plural sabrosenses, not comparable)


sabrosense

pt-noun

sabrosense m or f by sense (plural sabrosenses)


valpacense

pt-adj

valpacense m or f (plural valpacenses, not comparable)


valpacense

pt-noun

valpacense m or f by sense (plural valpacenses)


penaguiense

pt-adj

penaguiense m or f (plural penaguienses, not comparable)

From [Santa Marta de] Penaguião + -ense.


penaguiense

pt-noun

penaguiense m or f by sense (plural penaguienses)


reguense

pt-adj

reguense m or f (plural reguenses, not comparable)


reguense

pt-noun

reguense m or f by sense (plural reguenses)


vila-realense

pt-adj

vila-realense m or f (plural vila-realenses, not comparable)

Vila Real de Santo António
Vila Real de Santo António

(relational) of Vila Real de Santo António


vila-realense

pt-noun

vila-realense m or f by sense (plural vila-realenses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Real de Santo António


mesão-friense

pt-adj

mesão-friense m or f (plural mesão-frienses, not comparable)

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.si]

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.si]

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.se]

/mɨˌzɐ̃w̃ˈfɾjẽ.sɨ/


mesão-friense

pt-noun

mesão-friense m or f by sense (plural mesão-frienses)

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.si]

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.si]

[meˌzɐ̃ʊ̯̃.fɾɪˈẽ.se]

/mɨˌzɐ̃w̃ˈfɾjẽ.sɨ/


ribeira-penense

pt-adj

ribeira-penense m or f (plural ribeira-penenses, not comparable)

[ʁiˌβɐj.ɾɐ.pɨˈnẽ.sɨ]

[ʁiˌβɐj.ɾɐ.pɨˈnẽ.sɨ]


ribeira-penense

pt-noun

ribeira-penense m or f by sense (plural ribeira-penenses)

[ʁiˌβɐj.ɾɐ.pɨˈnẽ.sɨ]

[ʁiˌβɐj.ɾɐ.pɨˈnẽ.sɨ]


esquerda caviar

esquerda caviar f (plural esquerdas caviares)

A esquerda caviar se diz ser a favor da igualdade social e dos direitos da classe trabalhadora, mas foram passar as férias em Miami.

The champagne socialists are said to be in favor of social equality and the working class rights, but they have gone on vacation to Miami.

champagne socialist, gauche caviar (one who hypocritically claims to be a socialist, but at the same time belongs to a social class and/or have a lifestyle that contradicts socialist principles)


verguilha

(colloquial) Alternative form of braguilha


berguilha

From breguilha with metathesis, from braguilha.


penafidelense

pt-adj

penafidelense m or f (plural penafidelenses, not comparable)


penafidelense

pt-noun

penafidelense m or f by sense (plural penafidelenses)


monçanense

pt-adj

monçanense m or f (plural monçanenses, not comparable)


monçanense

pt-noun

monçanense m or f by sense (plural monçanenses)


vianense

pt-adj

vianense m or f (plural vianenses, not comparable)


vianense

pt-noun

vianense m or f by sense (plural vianenses)

native or inhabitant of Viana do Alentejo

native or inhabitant of Viana do Castelo


limarense

pt-adj

limarense m or f (plural limarenses, not comparable)


limarense

pt-noun

limarense m or f by sense (plural limarenses)


caminhense

pt-adj

caminhense m or f (plural caminhenses, not comparable)


caminhense

pt-noun

caminhense m or f by sense (plural caminhenses)


melgacense

pt-adj

melgacense m or f (plural melgacenses, not comparable)

[mɛɫ.ɣɐˈsẽ.sɨ]


melgacense

pt-noun

melgacense m or f by sense (plural melgacenses)

[mɛɫ.ɣɐˈsẽ.sɨ]


arcuense

pt-adj

arcuense m or f (plural arcuenses, not comparable)


arcuense

pt-noun

arcuense m or f by sense (plural arcuenses)

native or inhabitant of Arcos de Valdevez


ponte-limense

pt-adj

ponte-limense m or f (plural ponte-limenses, not comparable)


ponte-limense

pt-noun

ponte-limense m or f by sense (plural ponte-limenses)


barquense

pt-adj

barquense m or f (plural barquenses, not comparable)


barquense

pt-noun

barquense m or f by sense (plural barquenses)


cerveirense

pt-adj

cerveirense m or f (plural cerveirenses, not comparable)

Vila Nova de Cerveira
Vila Nova de Cerveira


cerveirense

pt-noun

cerveirense m or f by sense (plural cerveirenses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Cerveira


rede neuronal

rede neuronal f (plural redes neuronais)

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(chiefly Portugal, artificial intelligence) neural network (system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to learn how to assess imprecise data)


alfandeguense

pt-adj

alfandeguense m or f (plural alfandeguenses, not comparable)


alfandeguense

pt-noun

alfandeguense m or f by sense (plural alfandeguenses)


brucista

brucista m or f by sense (plural brucistas)


mariposista

mariposista m or f by sense (plural mariposistas)

From mariposa (“butterfly stroke”) + -ista.


crolista

crolista m or f by sense (plural crolistas)


costista

costista m or f by sense (plural costistas)


Ilhas Caimão

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐʃ kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎas kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

European Portuguese form of Ilhas Cayman


carrazedense

pt-adj

carrazedense m or f (plural carrazedenses, not comparable)

[kɐ.ʁɐ.zɨˈðẽ.sɨ]

Carrazeda de Ansiães
Carrazeda de Ansiães


carrazedense

pt-noun

carrazedense m or f by sense (plural carrazedenses)

[kɐ.ʁɐ.zɨˈðẽ.sɨ]

native or inhabitant of Carrazeda de Ansiães


freixiense

pt-adj

freixiense m or f (plural freixienses, not comparable)

From Freixo [de Espada à Cinta] + -i- + -ense.

af

Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Freixo de Espada à Cinta

(relational) of Freixo de Espada à Cinta


freixiense

pt-noun

freixiense m or f by sense (plural freixienses)

native or inhabitant of Freixo de Espada à Cinta


cagarola

cagarola m or f by sense (plural cagarolas)

/kɐ.ɡɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/

[kɐ.ɣɐˈɾɔ.lɐ]


pasta de dentes

pasta de dentes f (plural pastas de dentes)

[ˈpaʃ.tɐ ðɨ ˈðẽ.tɨʃ]


Liga dos Campeões

(soccer) Champions League (the highest-level European club football tournament)


Liga das Nações

League of Nations (international organization)

(soccer) Nations League (a biennial European football tournament)


Organização Mundial de Saúde

World Health Organization
World Health Organization


zuca

(Portugal, informal, ethnic slur) Brazilian


singularidade nua

singularidade nua f (plural singularidades nuas)


equação diferencial ordinária

equação diferencial ordinária f (plural equações diferenciais ordinárias)

equações diferenciais ordinárias (plural)

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis

ordinary differential equation
ordinary differential equation

(mathematical analysis) ordinary differential equation


comunidade autônoma

comunidade autônoma f (plural comunidades autônomas)

comunidade autónoma
comunidade autónoma#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of comunidade autónoma.


transitabilidade

transitabilidade f (plural transitabilidades)


demão

coat (a covering of material, such as paint)


portista

(Portugal, soccer) of or relating to Futebol Clube do Porto


portista

portista m or f by sense (plural portistas)

(Portugal, soccer) a supporter, player or coach of Futebol Clube do Porto


despromoção

(Portugal, sports) relegation (moving from one division to a lower one, due to poor results)


Canárias

autonomous community
autonomous community

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


meia-final

(sports) semifinal (penultimate stage of a competition)


cardiologista

pt-adj

cardiologista m or f (plural cardiologistas)

From cardiologia + -ista. By surface analysis, cardio- + -logista.


cardiologista

pt-noun

cardiologista m or f by sense (plural cardiologistas)


naifada

(Portugal, informal) stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)


hora de ponta

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈpõ.tɐ/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈpõ.tɐ/

/ˈɔ.ɾɐ dɨ ˈpõ.tɐ/

[ˈɔ.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpõ.tɐ]

(Portugal) rush hour (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting)


meia-de-leite

(Portugal) café au lait served on a large cup


fotocarcinogenicidade

fotocarcinogenicidade f (plural fotocarcinogenicidades)


xenotoxicidade

xenotoxicidade f (plural xenotoxicidades)


mutagenicidade

mutagenicidade f (plural mutagenicidades)


fotomutagenicidade

fotomutagenicidade f (plural fotomutagenicidades)


litrosa

(Portugal, colloquial) a bottle of 1 litre of beer


quizumba

Unknown. Possibly related to Kimbundu kizomba (“party”). See also kizomba.

Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta#Translingual

(Mozambique, zoology) Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena)

(Rio de Janeiro, informal) confusion, disorder


Macedónia do Norte

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

República da Macedónia do Norte#Portuguese

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Macedónia do Norte)


Macedônia do Norte

Macedónia do Norte
Macedónia do Norte#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Macedónia do Norte.: North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


mexe-mexe

/ˌmɛ.ʃɨˈmɛ.ʃɨ/

(Mozambique, pathology, informal) conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye’s conjuntiva)


pé-de-chinelo

pé-de-chinelo m or f by sense (plural pés-de-chinelo)


probabilidade condicionada

probabilidade condicionada f (plural probabilidades condicionadas)

conditional probability
conditional probability


probabilidade conjunta

probabilidade conjunta f (plural probabilidades conjuntas)


bojarda

(chiefly sports, informal) a violent shoot


almeidense

pt-adj

almeidense m or f (plural almeidenses, not comparable)


almeidense

pt-noun

almeidense m or f by sense (plural almeidenses)


algodrense

pt-adj

algodrense m or f (plural algodrenses, not comparable)

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

(relational) of Algodres, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo


algodrense

pt-noun

algodrense m or f by sense (plural algodrenses)

native or inhabitant of Algodres, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo


aguedense

pt-adj

aguedense m or f (plural aguedenses, not comparable)


aguedense

pt-noun

aguedense m or f by sense (plural aguedenses)


murtoense

pt-adj

murtoense m or f (plural murtoenses, not comparable)


murtoense

pt-noun

murtoense m or f by sense (plural murtoenses)


albergariense

pt-adj

albergariense m or f (plural albergarienses, not comparable)


albergariense

pt-noun

albergariense m or f by sense (plural albergarienses)

native or inhabitant of Albergaria-a-Velha


fornense

pt-adj

fornense m or f (plural fornenses, not comparable)


fornense

pt-noun

fornense m or f by sense (plural fornenses)

native or inhabitant of Fornos de Algodres


medense

pt-adj

medense m or f (plural medenses, not comparable)


medense

pt-noun

medense m or f by sense (plural medenses)


pinhelense

pt-adj

pinhelense m or f (plural pinhelenses, not comparable)


pinhelense

pt-noun

pinhelense m or f by sense (plural pinhelenses)


figueirense

pt-adj

figueirense m or f (plural figueirenses, not comparable)

(relational) of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo


figueirense

pt-noun

figueirense m or f by sense (plural figueirenses)

native or inhabitant of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo


celoricense

pt-adj

celoricense m or f (plural celoricenses, not comparable)


celoricense

pt-noun

celoricense m or f by sense (plural celoricenses)

native or inhabitant of Celorico da Beira

native or inhabitant of Celorico de Basto


guardense

pt-adj

guardense m or f (plural guardenses, not comparable)

/ɡwɐɾˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ɡwɐɾˈðẽ.sɨ]


guardense

pt-noun

guardense m or f by sense (plural guardenses)

/ɡwɐɾˈdẽ.sɨ/

[ɡwɐɾˈðẽ.sɨ]


gouveense

pt-adj

gouveense m or f (plural gouveenses, not comparable)

From Gouveia + -ense, see the obsolete form Gouvêa.


gouveense

pt-noun

gouveense m or f by sense (plural gouveenses)

native or inhabitant of Gouveia, Portugal


senense

pt-adj

senense m or f (plural senenses, not comparable)


senense

pt-noun

senense m or f by sense (plural senenses)


vimiosense

pt-adj

vimiosense m or f (plural vimiosenses, not comparable)


vimiosense

pt-noun

vimiosense m or f by sense (plural vimiosenses)


sabugalense

pt-adj

sabugalense m or f (plural sabugalenses, not comparable)


sabugalense

pt-noun

sabugalense m or f by sense (plural sabugalenses)


ilhavense

pt-adj

ilhavense m or f (plural ilhavenses, not comparable)

[i.ʎɐˈβẽ.sɨ]


ilhavense

pt-noun

ilhavense m or f by sense (plural ilhavenses)

[i.ʎɐˈβẽ.sɨ]


moncorvense

pt-adj

moncorvense m or f (plural moncorvenses, not comparable)


moncorvense

pt-noun

moncorvense m or f by sense (plural moncorvenses)

native or inhabitant of Torre de Moncorvo


severense

pt-adj

severense m or f (plural severenses, not comparable)

[sɨ.βɨˈɾẽ.sɨ]


severense

pt-noun

severense m or f by sense (plural severenses)

[sɨ.βɨˈɾẽ.sɨ]


vinhaense

pt-adj

vinhaense m or f (plural vinhaenses, not comparable)


vinhaense

pt-noun

vinhaense m or f by sense (plural vinhaenses)


vaguense

pt-adj

vaguense m or f (plural vaguenses, not comparable)


vaguense

pt-noun

vaguense m or f by sense (plural vaguenses)


espinhense

pt-adj

espinhense m or f (plural espinhenses, not comparable)


espinhense

pt-noun

espinhense m or f by sense (plural espinhenses)


manteiguense

pt-adj

manteiguense m or f (plural manteiguenses, not comparable)


manteiguense

pt-noun

manteiguense m or f by sense (plural manteiguenses)


arouquense

pt-adj

arouquense m or f (plural arouquenses, not comparable)


arouquense

pt-noun

arouquense m or f by sense (plural arouquenses)


feirense

pt-adj

feirense m or f (plural feirenses, not comparable)

Santa Maria da Feira
Santa Maria da Feira

(relational) of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

(relational) of Feira de Santana, Brazil


feirense

pt-noun

feirense m or f by sense (plural feirenses)

native or inhabitant of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

native or inhabitant of Feira de Santana, Brazil


sanjoanense

pt-adj

sanjoanense m or f (plural sanjoanenses, not comparable)


sanjoanense

pt-noun

sanjoanense m or f by sense (plural sanjoanenses)

native or inhabitant of São João da Madeira


foz-coense

pt-adj

foz-coense m or f (plural foz-coenses, not comparable)

Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Vila Nova de Foz Côa


foz-coense

pt-noun

foz-coense m or f by sense (plural foz-coenses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Foz Côa


mogadourense

pt-adj

mogadourense m or f (plural mogadourenses, not comparable)


mogadourense

pt-noun

mogadourense m or f by sense (plural mogadourenses)


macedense

pt-adj

macedense m or f (plural macedenses, not comparable)

Macedo de Cavaleiros
Macedo de Cavaleiros


macedense

pt-noun

macedense m or f by sense (plural macedenses)

native or inhabitant of Macedo de Cavaleiros


são-joanense

pt-adj

são-joanense m or f (plural são-joanenses, not comparable)

/ˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒwɐˈnẽ.sɨ/


são-joanense

pt-noun

são-joanense m or f by sense (plural são-joanenses)

/ˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒwɐˈnẽ.sɨ/


albicastrense

pt-adj

albicastrense m or f (plural albicastrenses, not comparable)

Latin albicastrum (“white castle”) + -ense.


albicastrense

pt-noun

albicastrense m or f by sense (plural albicastrenses)


anadiense

pt-adj

anadiense m or f (plural anadienses, not comparable)


anadiense

pt-noun

anadiense m or f by sense (plural anadienses)


estarrejense

pt-adj

estarrejense m or f (plural estarrejenses, not comparable)


estarrejense

pt-noun

estarrejense m or f by sense (plural estarrejenses)


vale-cambrense

pt-adj

vale-cambrense m or f (plural vale-cambrenses, not comparable)


vale-cambrense

pt-noun

vale-cambrense m or f by sense (plural vale-cambrenses)


mealhadense

pt-adj

mealhadense m or f (plural mealhadenses, not comparable)

[mjɐ.ʎɐˈðẽ.sɨ]


mealhadense

pt-noun

mealhadense m or f by sense (plural mealhadenses)

[mjɐ.ʎɐˈðẽ.sɨ]


murtosense

pt-adj

murtosense m or f (plural murtosenses, not comparable)


murtosense

pt-noun

murtosense m or f by sense (plural murtosenses)


mirandense

pt-adj

mirandense m or f (plural mirandenses, not comparable)


mirandense

pt-noun

mirandense m or f by sense (plural mirandenses)

native or inhabitant of Miranda do Corvo

native or inhabitant of Miranda do Douro


fundanense

pt-adj

fundanense m or f (plural fundanenses, not comparable)


fundanense

pt-noun

fundanense m or f by sense (plural fundanenses)


penamacorense

pt-adj

penamacorense m or f (plural penamacorenses, not comparable)


penamacorense

pt-noun

penamacorense m or f by sense (plural penamacorenses)


trancosense

pt-adj

trancosense m or f (plural trancosenses, not comparable)


trancosense

pt-noun

trancosense m or f by sense (plural trancosenses)


belmontense

pt-adj

belmontense m or f (plural belmontenses, not comparable)


belmontense

pt-noun

belmontense m or f by sense (plural belmontenses)

native or inhabitant of Belmonte, Portugal


mirandelense

pt-adj

mirandelense m or f (plural mirandelenses, not comparable)


mirandelense

pt-noun

mirandelense m or f by sense (plural mirandelenses)


mirense

pt-adj

mirense m or f (plural mirenses, not comparable)


mirense

pt-noun

mirense m or f by sense (plural mirenses)


goiense

pt-adj

goiense m or f (plural goienses, not comparable)


goiense

pt-noun

goiense m or f by sense (plural goienses)


vila-florense

pt-adj

vila-florense m or f (plural vila-florenses, not comparable)


vila-florense

pt-noun

vila-florense m or f by sense (plural vila-florenses)


covilhanense

pt-adj

covilhanense m or f (plural covilhanenses, not comparable)


covilhanense

pt-noun

covilhanense m or f by sense (plural covilhanenses)


sertanense

pt-adj

sertanense m or f (plural sertanenses, not comparable)


sertanense

pt-noun

sertanense m or f by sense (plural sertanenses)


tabuense

pt-adj

tabuense m or f (plural tabuenses, not comparable)


tabuense

pt-noun

tabuense m or f by sense (plural tabuenses)


penelense

pt-adj

penelense m or f (plural penelenses, not comparable)


penelense

pt-noun

penelense m or f by sense (plural penelenses)


arganilense

pt-adj

arganilense m or f (plural arganilenses, not comparable)


arganilense

pt-noun

arganilense m or f by sense (plural arganilenses)


pampilhosense

pt-adj

pampilhosense m or f (plural pampilhosenses, not comparable)


pampilhosense

pt-noun

pampilhosense m or f by sense (plural pampilhosenses)

native or inhabitant of Pampilhosa da Serra


proencense

pt-adj

proencense m or f (plural proencenses, not comparable)


proencense

pt-noun

proencense m or f by sense (plural proencenses)


sourense

pt-adj

sourense m or f (plural sourenses, not comparable)


sourense

pt-noun

sourense m or f by sense (plural sourenses)


cantanhedense

pt-adj

cantanhedense m or f (plural cantanhedenses, not comparable)

[kɐ̃.tɐ.ɲɨˈðẽ.sɨ]


cantanhedense

pt-noun

cantanhedense m or f by sense (plural cantanhedenses)

[kɐ̃.tɐ.ɲɨˈðẽ.sɨ]


poiarense

pt-adj

poiarense m or f (plural poiarenses, not comparable)

Vila Nova de Poiares
Vila Nova de Poiares


poiarense

pt-noun

poiarense m or f by sense (plural poiarenses)

native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Poiares


vila-regense

pt-adj

vila-regense m or f (plural vila-regenses, not comparable)


vila-regense

pt-noun

vila-regense m or f by sense (plural vila-regenses)


lousanense

pt-adj

lousanense m or f (plural lousanenses, not comparable)


lousanense

pt-noun

lousanense m or f by sense (plural lousanenses)


montemorense

pt-adj

montemorense m or f (plural montemorenses, not comparable)


montemorense

pt-noun

montemorense m or f by sense (plural montemorenses)

native or inhabitant of Montemor-o-Velho


condeixense

pt-adj

condeixense m or f (plural condeixenses, not comparable)


condeixense

pt-noun

condeixense m or f by sense (plural condeixenses)


oleirense

pt-adj

oleirense m or f (plural oleirenses, not comparable)


oleirense

pt-noun

oleirense m or f by sense (plural oleirenses)


Chamoa

From Latin Flammula. Doublet of Flâmula.

(obsolete) a female given name from Latin Flammula (“small flame”)


Floresta Amazónica

Floresta Amazônica
Floresta Amazônica#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of Floresta Amazônica.


Amazónia

European Portuguese standard spelling of Amazônia.


transformada de Laplace

transformada de Laplace f (plural transformadas de Laplace)


antena parabólica

antena parabólica f (plural antenas parabólicas)


sala limpa

cleanroom (room or environment controlled to minimize airborne particulate matter)


desumidificação

desumidificação f (plural desumidificações)


ideia de girico

ideia de girico f (plural ideias de girico)

ideia de jerico
ideia de jerico#Portuguese

common misspelling of ideia de jerico. (a silly, irresponsible, or unwise idea)


desmilitarização

desmilitarização f (plural desmilitarizações)


refrescância

refreshment (the quality of being refreshing)


carta de amor

[ˈkaɾ.tɐ ð‿ɐˈmoɾ]

[ˈkaɾ.tɐ ð‿ɐˈmoɾ]

love letter (letter about the author's love)


carraspana

/kɐ.ʁɐʃˈpɐ.nɐ/

/kɐ.ʁɐʃˈpɐ.nɐ/


judoísta

judoísta m or f by sense (plural judoístas)


história pra boi dormir

história para boi dormir
história para boi dormir#Portuguese

Alternative form of história para boi dormir


história para boi dormir

história para boi dormir f (uncountable)

Literally, “story to (make) cattle sleep”.

lit

(humorous) nonsense, bullshit (foolish or false statements)


produção em massa

pt-noun

produção em massa f (plural produções em massa)


producção em massa

producção em massa f (plural producções em massa)

produção em massa
produção em massa#Portuguese


bombazina

(Portugal) Alternative form of bombazine (“corduroy”)


subtileza

European Portuguese standard spelling of sutileza.


efusão

effusion, pouring out of a liquid, gas etc.

outflow of a liquid from a narrow or confined place


uracila

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of uracilo.


empilhadora

(Portugal) forklift (type of industrial vehicle)


desmonetização

desmonetização f (plural desmonetizações)

From des- + monetização or desmonetizar + -ção.

demonetization (US), demonetisation (UK)


tralha

Porque é que temos tanta tralha guardada?


vidigueirense

pt-adj

vidigueirense m or f (plural vidigueirenses, not comparable)


vidigueirense

pt-noun

vidigueirense m or f by sense (plural vidigueirenses)


alvitense

pt-adj

alvitense m or f (plural alvitenses, not comparable)


alvitense

pt-noun

alvitense m or f by sense (plural alvitenses)

native or inhabitant of Alvito, Portugal


aljustrelense

pt-adj

aljustrelense m or f (plural aljustrelenses, not comparable)


aljustrelense

pt-noun

aljustrelense m or f by sense (plural aljustrelenses)

native or inhabitant of Aljustrel, Portugal


almodovarense

pt-adj

almodovarense m or f (plural almodovarenses, not comparable)


almodovarense

pt-noun

almodovarense m or f by sense (plural almodovarenses)

native or inhabitant of Almodôvar, Portugal


barranquense

pt-adj

barranquense m or f (plural barranquenses, not comparable)


barranquense

pt-noun

barranquense m or f by sense (plural barranquenses)

native or inhabitant of Barrancos, Portugal


bejense

pt-adj

bejense m or f (plural bejenses, not comparable)


bejense

pt-noun

bejense m or f by sense (plural bejenses)


retransmissão

[χe.tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɨ.tɾɐ̃ʒ.miˈsɐ̃w̃/

broadcast, broadcasting (of radio, television, etc)


Poliana

a female given name, equivalent to English Pollyanna


lei da vantagem

(idiomatic, sports, soccer) advantage law (see play the advantage)


Thaíse

(Brazil) a female given name, variant of Taís


Taíse

a female given name of Brazilian usage, variant of Taís


Tainara

(Brazil) a female given name, variant of Tainá


Rafaele

(Brazil) a female given name, variant of Rafaela


Wania

(Brazil) a female given name, variant of Vânia


Wânia

(Brazil) a female given name of Brazilian usage, variant of Vânia


Vânia

Borrowed from Russian Ва́ня (Vánja), a diminutive form of Ива́н (Iván).

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Vanya


Cibele

Learned borrowing from Latin Cybelē, from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).


loxodromia

(nautical, mathematics) loxodrome (a line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle)


multiculturalista

pt-adj

multiculturalista m or f (plural multiculturalistas)


multiculturalista

pt-noun

multiculturalista m or f by sense (plural multiculturalistas)


criminalização

criminalização f (plural criminalizações)


indesculpável

pt-adj

indesculpável m or f (plural indesculpáveis)


orogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of orogénese.


orogénese

orogéneses (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ɔ.ɾɔˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ/


fônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of fónica.


hidropônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of hidropónica.


cadeira curul

pt-noun

cadeira curul f (plural cadeiras curules)


Mauretânia

Alternative form of Mauritânia (“ancient kingdom”)


hiperatividade

hiperatividade f (plural hiperatividades)

transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade


meia-leca

meia-leca m or f by sense (plural meias-lecas)


pós-pandemia

pt-adj

pós-pandemia m or f (plural pós-pandemias, not comparable)

o mundo pós-pandemia


minorca

pt-noun

minorca m or f by sense (plural minorcas)


almofadinha

(colloquial) toe bean (digital pad of a cat or dog's paw)


baba-ovo

baba-ovo m or f by sense (plural baba-ovos, metaphonic)

(Brazil, informal) flatterer, sycophant (one who compliments a lot, usually to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person)


deglutição

(physiology) deglutition (the act or process of swallowing)


gaita-de-beiços

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


descarbonização

descarbonização f (plural descarbonizações)


desertificação

desertificação f (plural desertificações)

desertification (process by which a region becomes a desert)


bomba de gasolina

bomba de gasolina f (plural bombas de gasolina)


inter-relação

/ˌĩ.tɛɾ.ʁɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/


mordomia

benefit given by the State to high civil workers, usually including shelter, food and general services

(informal, by extension) any benefit or privilege, especially if obtained without effort or payment


barra de espaço

barra de espaço f (plural barras de espaço)


barra de tarefas

barra de tarefas f (plural barras de tarefas)


Península do Iucatão

Península de Iucatã
Península de Iucatã#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of Península de Iucatã.


puérpera

puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)


Organização Mundial da Saúde

Organização Mundial de Saúde
Organização Mundial de Saúde#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese form of Organização Mundial de Saúde


pia-máter

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”).

lbor

(anatomy) pia mater (innermost layer of the meninges)


ecossustentável

pt-adj

ecossustentável m or f (plural ecossustentáveis)

2021 September 2, “Papa Francisco pede um estilo de vida sóbrio e ecossustentável”, in Jesuitas Brasil, archived from the original on 2021-10-07:

2015 December 2, “Florianópolis ganha primeira parada de ônibus ecossustentável”, in FACISC:

environmentally friendly
environmentally friendly

eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, ecologically sustainable


dura-máter

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dūra māter [cerebrī] (literally “hard mother [of the brain]”), loan translation of Arabic أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة (ʔumm ad-dimāḡ aṣ-ṣafīqa, literally “thick mother of the brain, matrix of the brain”).

der

أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة

(anatomy) dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges)


máquina virtual

pt-noun

máquina virtual f (plural máquinas virtuais)


vietcongue

vietcongue m or f by sense (plural vietcongues)


sub-região

[ˌsub.he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsub.he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsub.χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsub.χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsu.bi.χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsub.he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌsub.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

[ˌsuβ.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃]

/ˌsu.bɨ.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

[ˌsu.βɨ.ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃]


guarda compartilhada

2021 March 4, “Tudo o que advogados precisam saber sobre guarda compartilhada”, in Aurum:

2021 June 24, Renata Bento, “As mudanças na Lei da Guarda Compartilhada”, in Consultor Jurídico:

2021 May 31, Gabriel Dau, “Entenda como funciona a guarda compartilhada dos filhos”, in Rede Jornal Contabil:


mandachuva

mandachuva m or f by sense (plural mandachuvas)

[mɐ̃.dɐˈt͡ʃu.βɐ]

(informal) boss; bigwig; head honcho (head of an organization, the person in charge)


RAEM

w:Região Administrativa Especial de Macau

Initialism of Região Administrativa Especial de Macau: MSAR


macacoa

a disease that is not important, serious, or of concern


perigosidade

dangerousness, perilousness, riskiness, hazardousness; peril, danger


guarda partilhada

[ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ pɐɾ.tiˈʎa.ðɐ]

, Antena 1, “PS viabiliza que pais separados com guarda partilhada possam dividir as despesas dos filhos no IRS”, in RTP:

(Can we date this quote?), “Jurisprudência portuguesa sobre guarda partilhada, guarda conjunta, residência alternada”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

(Can we date this quote?), Elsa Lisboa, “Guarda partilhada: o que é e como funciona?”, in Mãe-Me-Quer:


tambarina

tambarina m or f by sense (plural tambarinas)

From Kabuverdianu tambarina (“tamarind”).

(Cape Verde, politics) a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde


hiperbolóide

pt-adj

hiperbolóide m or f (plural hiperbolóides)

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


parabolóide

parabolóide m or f (plural parabolóides)

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


-óide

-óide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -óides)

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


jogatina

From Italian giocatina. Also related to jogo (“game”).

the habit or act of playing games (especially gambling games) compulsively

(slang, usually of video games) an instance of playing a game; gameplay


fungóide

fungóide m or f (plural fungóides, not comparable)

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


cadeirinha

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ]

[kɐ.ðɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ]


URSAL

Acronym of União das Repúblicas Socialistas da América Latina (“Union of the Socialist Republics of Latin America”). It is also related to urso + -al, meaning ursal, bearish (“of or relating to bears”).
This term was originally coined as a satire in 2001 by Brazilian sociologist Maria Lúcia Victor Barbosa. In 2006, it was treated seriously as a conspiracy theory in an article for the Jornal do Comércio (Journey of Commerce) by Brazilian writer Olavo de Carvalho. In 2018, the conspiracy theory was popularized in Brazil by presidential candidate Cabo Daciolo.

acronym of

(Brazil, often humorous) A Soviet Union-like organization claimed to be formed by Latin American countries.


videovigilância

From video- (“video”) + vigilância (“surveillance”).

prefix

video surveillance, video monitoring, CCTV


convecção

(physics) convection (the transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents)


afeção

/ɐ.fɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

European Portuguese standard spelling of afecção.


aceção

/ɐ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiōnem.

lbor

European Portuguese standard spelling of acepção.


deceção

European Portuguese standard spelling of decepção.


algóide

pt-adj

algóide m or f (plural algóides, not comparable)

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[aʊ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯.de]

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


rececionista

pt-noun

rececionista m or f by sense (plural rececionistas)

European Portuguese standard spelling of recepcionista.


interceção

interceções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


intercepção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of interceção.


dececionante

pt-adj

dececionante m or f (plural dececionantes)

European Portuguese standard spelling of decepcionante.


intercessão

/ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

intercession (the act of intervening or mediating between two parties)


ovóide

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


assimptota

assimptotas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)


assímptota

assímptotas (plural)
spelling (Brazil)
Portuguese spelling (European)


assintota

assintotas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


excepcionalidade

pt-noun

excepcionalidade f (plural excepcionalidades)

excepcionalidades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (Brazil)


expetativa

expetativas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


excecionalidade

excecionalidade f (plural excecionalidades)

excecionalidades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


excecional

excecionais (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From French exceptionnel, or Latin exceptiō, exceptiōnem + -al. Compare exceção.


putrefacção

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


gastrônoma

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of gastrónoma.


verecúndia

Borrowed from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vergonha and vergonça.


cozinha americana

cozinha americana f (plural cozinhas americanas)


cozinha aberta

cozinha aberta f (plural cozinhas abertas)


eupátrida

From Ancient Greek εὐπατρίδης (eupatrídēs), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix).


eupátrida

pt-noun

eupátrida m or f by sense (plural eupátridas)


formiga-lava-pés

formiga-lava-pés f (plural formigas-lava-pés)


formiga-de-fogo

formiga-de-fogo f (plural formigas-de-fogo)


pizaria

From piza + -aria. Compare Italian pizzeria.


caraterização

caraterizações (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


caraterística

caraterísticas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


disrupção

[d͡ʒiʒ.χupˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʒ.χu.piˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


má-fé

bad faith (intent to deceive or mislead)


concetual

concetuais (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


empilhadeirista

empilhadeirista m or f by sense (plural empilhadeiristas)

(Brazil) forklift operator, forklift driver


sobrejecção

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


prospeção

[pɾoʃ.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

European Portuguese standard spelling of prospecção.


desjudicialização

desjudicialização f (plural desjudicializações)

From des- + judicialização or judicializar + -ção.


sobreavaliação

sobreavaliação f (plural sobreavaliações)


deteção

European Portuguese standard spelling of detecção.


morista

“Moro a Lula: ‘não dá para flertar com o autoritarismo’”, in Veja (in Portuguese), Abril, 2021 November 21: “Um dos focos da artilharia da campanha morista já está traçado...”

(Brazil, politics, neologism) a policy or supporter of Sergio Moro


buchinha de cabelo

buchinha de cabelo f (plural buchinhas de cabelo)


Énio

European Portuguese standard spelling of Ênio.


motocasa

Calque of English motor home, from moto- + casa.


autocaravanista

pt-adj

autocaravanista m or f (plural autocaravanistas)

(Portugal) related to travels or stayings in a motor home


autocaravanista

pt-noun

autocaravanista m or f by sense (plural autocaravanistas)

(Portugal) one who travels or stays in a motor home


petéquia

Cognate with Spanish petequia, Italian petecchia, English petechia.


Tchetchênia

[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]


Tchetchénia

/t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃɛ.njɐ/

/t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃɛ.ni.ɐ/

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of Chechénia


Urraca

Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


reintegracionista

reintegracionista m or f by sense (plural reintegracionistas)


fação

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin factiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet feição (“aspect, feature”).

slbor

European Portuguese standard spelling of facção.


electronegatividade

pt-noun

electronegatividade f (plural electronegatividades)

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


electrobiologia

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


electropositividade

electropositividade f (plural electropositividades)

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


electroscopia

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


predilecção

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


eletropositividade

eletropositividade f (plural eletropositividades)


bancada de cozinha

bancada de cozinha f (plural bancadas de cozinha)

breakfast bar (a counter in a domestic kitchen at which light meals may be eaten, often seated on stools)


batalha campal

batalha campal f (plural batalhas campais)

(idiomatic, by extension) pitched battle (an intense, rancorous argument or confrontation)


palhoça

From palha + -oça. Cognate of Galician palloza.


electroluminescência

electroluminescência f (plural electroluminescências)

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


bijecção

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


Sá

From Old Galician-Portuguese Saa, from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, dwelling”), via either Gothic or Suevic. Doublet of sala. Cognate of Galician Saa, Sa.


Graciosa

/ɡɾɐˈsjɔ.zɐ/


madalena

madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)


sufixal

pt-adj

sufixal m or f (plural sufixais, not comparable)


químio

(colloquial) Clipping of quimioterapia, chemo


linguagem gestual

pt-noun

linguagem gestual f (plural linguagens gestuais)

língua gestual
língua gestual#Portuguese


apneísta

apneísta m or f by sense (plural apneístas)


gengival

pt-adj

gengival m or f (plural gengivais, not comparable)

[ʒẽ.ʒiˈvaʊ̯]


espetral

espetrais (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


língua gestual

pt-noun

língua gestual f (plural línguas gestuais)

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒeʃ.tʊˈaʊ̯]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒeʃˈtwaʊ̯]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]


roupa-velha

[ˌχo(ʊ̯).pɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

[ˌʁow.pɐˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

/ˌʁo.pɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

(Portugal, cooking) a typical Christmas Portuguese dish prepared with the leftovers from Christmas Eve, usually made with potatoes, vegetables and codfish


descolagem

(Portugal, aeronautics) liftoff, takeoff


superável

Learned borrowing from Latin superābilis. By surface analysis, superar + -ável.


estagflação

Calque of English stagflation, from estagnação + inflação.


lacragem

[laˈkɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/lɐˈkɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

By surface analysis, from lacrar (“to seal”) + -agem.


arsenalista

pt-adj

arsenalista m or f (plural arsenalistas)

(Portugal, soccer) of or relating to Sporting Clube de Braga


arsenalista

pt-noun

arsenalista m or f by sense (plural arsenalistas)

(Portugal, soccer) a supporter, player or coach of Sporting Clube de Braga


braquistócrona

braquistócrona f (plural braquistócronas)

From Ancient Greek βράχιστος (brákhistos) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos).


introjecção

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


ejecção

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


prelecção

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


ejeção

[e.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/i.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēiectiōnem.


carripana

(Portugal, informal) heap, banger, rattletrap (worn-out car)


Quelimane

Disputed, but most likely from Swahili kilimani (“on the hill”).


cardiopata

pt-noun

cardiopata m or f by sense (plural cardiopatas)


secção eficaz

secção eficaz f (plural secções eficazes)

(nuclear physics, particle physics) cross section (probability of a particular nuclear reaction)


meliponicultura

meliponicultura f (plural meliponiculturas)


Estlândia

(rare) Estonia during periods of German occupation


cruzadinha

(Brazil) crossword (word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word)


instagramável

pt-adj

instagramável m or f (plural instagramáveis)

[ĩʃ.tɐ.ɣɾɐˈma.vɛɫ]

[ĩʃ.tɐ.ɣɾɐˈma.vɛɫ]

[ĩʃ.tɐ.ɣɾɐˈma.βɛɫ]


etnolinguística

pt-noun

etnolinguística f (plural etnolinguísticas)


nhúngue

nhúngue m or f by sense (plural nhúngues)


niúngue

(relational) of the Nyungwe ethnic group


niúngue

niúngue m or f by sense (plural niúngues)


calefacção

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


contracção

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


inacção

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


atualização

O meu computador está a instalar várias atualizações (Portugal).

My computer is installing several updates.

O meu computador está instalando várias atualizações (Brazil).

update (action of making something up to date)


contrafacção

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


Alanda

Åland (an archipelago in the Baltic Sea)

Åland (an autonomous province of Finland)


curimã

curimã f or (less common) m (plural curimãs)

Vento que dá na vela
Vela que leva o barco
Barco que leva a gente
Gente que leva o peixe

1949, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “O Vento”

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual

(Northeast Brazil, North Brazil) flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus)


noturnal

nocturnal (primarily active during the night)

nocturnal, nightly (taking place at night)


liberalóide

liberalóide m or f by sense (plural liberalóides)

From liberal + -óide. Compare Italian liberaloide.

(politics, slang, derogatory) a supporter or advocator of liberalism or neoliberalism, especially an ignorant one


histoquímica

(biology, chemistry, medicine) histochemistry


paratleta

paratleta m or f by sense (plural paratletas)


hispanofalante

hispanofalante m or f by sense (plural hispanofalantes)


anglofalante

pt-adj

anglofalante m or f (plural anglofalantes)

/ɐ̃.ɡlɔ.fɐˈlɐ̃.tɨ/


anglofalante

pt-noun

anglofalante m or f by sense (plural anglofalantes)

/ɐ̃.ɡlɔ.fɐˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

(rare) Anglophone, English-speaker (One who speaks English)


eletrosserra

/iˌlɛ.tɾɔˈsɛ.ʁɐ/

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


lixadeira

[li.ʃɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[li.ʃɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


hipergamia

hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)


serra de sabre

serra de sabre f (plural serras de sabre)


arco de serra

hacksaw (fine-toothed, frame-mounted saw used to cut metal)

bow saw (a lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks)


serra de rodear

serra de rodear f (plural serras de rodear)


serra esquadria

serra esquadria f (plural serras esquadrias)


Tábata

From Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”).

uder

a female given name, equivalent to English Tabitha


pá carregadeira

pt-noun

pá carregadeira f (plural pás carregadeiras)

(Brazil) loader, front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader (construction equipment)


caixa de esquadria

caixa de esquadria f (plural caixas de esquadria)


escavadeira

(Brazil) excavator, digger (tracked vehicle used to dig ditches)


pá carregadora

pá carregadora f (plural pás carregadoras)

[ˈpa kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

(Portugal) loader, front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader (construction equipment)


carregadeira

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

/kɐ.ʁɨ.ɡɐˈde.ɾɐ/

[kɐ.ʁɨ.ɣɐˈðe.ɾɐ]


retroescavadora

retroescavadora f (plural retroescavadoras)

[ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

(Portugal) backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator


retroescavadeira

retroescavadeira f (plural retroescavadeiras)

(Brazil) backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator


videoconferência

videoconferência f (plural videoconferências)


tromba-d'água

[ˌtɾõ.bɐˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

waterspout (a whirlwind that forms over a body of water)


agência de notícias

agência de notícias f (plural agências de notícias)


envolvência

[ẽ.bɔɫˈβẽ.sjɐ]


sevandija

[sɨ.βɐ̃ˈdi.ʒɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese sevandilha, crossed with Spanish sabandija, both from Vulgar Latin *sevandīlia, perhaps of Basque origin.


sevandija

sevandija m or f by sense (plural sevandijas)

[sɨ.βɐ̃ˈdi.ʒɐ]

(by extension, rare) a person who lives at the expense of others


regaseificação

regaseificação f (plural regaseificações)

From re- + gaseificação or regaseificar + -ção.

regasification (act or effect of regasifying)


presidente da câmara

presidente da câmara m or f by sense (plural presidentes da câmara)

[pɾɨ.ziˈðẽ.tɨ ðɐ ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ]


Sória

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Soria (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Soria)


Dacota do Sul

South Dakota (a state of the United States)


Dacota do Norte

North Dakota (a state of the United States)


recetividade

European Portuguese standard spelling of receptividade.


fura-olho

one who is interested in someone else's romantic partner


asa dianteira

asa dianteira f (plural asas dianteiras)

2014 March 26, José Inácio, “A evolução da asa dianteira”, in José Inácio:

2020 May 6, Giorgio Piola, “Análise técnica: o que as asas dianteiras dizem sobre as equipes da F1 em 2020”, in MotorSport:

2021 June 24, Fernando Silva, de Sumaré, “Red Bull contra-ataca e pede que FIA verifique asa dianteira da Mercedes”, in Grande Premio:


pegadinha

[pɨ.ɣɐˈði.ɲɐ]

(Brazil) prank, practical joke; especially one filmed by a candid camera for entertainment


émese

European Portuguese standard spelling of êmese.


credível

[kɾɨˈði.vɛɫ]

[kɾɨˈði.vɛɫ]

[kɾɨˈði.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin crēdibilis. Doublet of crível.


percetível

European Portuguese standard spelling of perceptível.


removível

[ʁɨ.muˈβi.βɛɫ]


lavadora de alta pressão

lavadora de alta pressão f (plural lavadoras de alta pressão)


impercetível

pt-adj

impercetível m or f (plural impercetíveis)

European Portuguese standard spelling of imperceptível.


transferível

transferível m or f (plural transferíveis)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨˈɾi.βɛɫ]


debatível

[dɨ.βɐˈti.βɛɫ]


antense

antense m or f (plural antenses, not comparable)


antense

pt-noun

antense m or f by sense (plural antenses)


efectível

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


Antela

From antela (“cist”), from anta (“dólmen”) + -ela.

a toponym indicating the presence of a cist:

A place in Lavra parish, Matosinhos, Porto district, Portugal.


descritível

pt-adj

descritível m or f (plural descritíveis)


revertível

[ʁɨ.βɨɾˈti.βɛɫ]

From reverter + -ível. Piecewise doublet of reversível.


ingerível

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.βɛɫ]


ingerível

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.ʒɨˈɾi.βɛɫ]


reduzível

[ʁɨ.ðuˈzi.βɛɫ]

From reduzir + -ível. Piecewise doublet of redutível.


irredutível

irredutível m or f (plural irredutíveis)

irreducible (that cannot be reduced or decomposed further or that cannot return to its primitive state)

(mathematics) irreducible (said of the numerical fraction whose terms are prime to each other, and which, therefore, is not simplifiable)

irreducible (that is intransigent; that is insensitive to opposing arguments or opinions)


estendível

From estender + -ível. Piecewise doublet of extensível.


recetível

recetíveis (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ʁɨ.sɛˈti.βɛɫ]


extensível

Borrowed from French extensible. Piecewise doublet of estendível.


desprezável

desprezável m or f (plural desprezáveis)

[dɨʃ.pɾɨˈza.βɛɫ]

Os erros são desprezáveis.


repetível

[ʁɨ.pɨˈti.βɛɫ]


irremovível

irremovível m or f (plural irremovíveis)


irrepetível

irrepetível m or f (plural irrepetíveis)


atingível

[ɐ.tĩˈʒi.βɛɫ]


inatingível

inatingível m or f (plural inatingíveis)


inexprimível

inexprimível m or f (plural inexprimíveis)


chicungunha

/ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/

[ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]

/ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/

[ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]

Borrowed from English chikungunya, from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).


depressível

pt-adj

depressível m or f (plural depressíveis)


agrobiodiversidade

pt-noun

agrobiodiversidade f (plural agrobiodiversidades)

[ˌa.ɣɾɔˌβi.ɔ.ði.βɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]


decomponível

pt-adj

decomponível m or f (plural decomponíveis)

decomposable (able to be separated or broken down into its components)


incomponível

incomponível m or f (plural incomponíveis)

uncomposable (impossible to compose, or put together)

uncomposable (Incapable of being composed or reconciled)


incredível

[ĩ.kɾɨˈði.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɾɨˈði.vɛɫ]

[ĩ.kɾɨˈði.βɛɫ]

From in- + credível. Piecewise doublet of incrível.

(uncommon) incredible, noncredible, uncredible (unbelievable or implausible)


inextensível

inextensível m or f (plural inextensíveis)


consagração

[kõ.sa.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.sɐ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.sɐ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


carteirada

From carteira (“wallet”) + -ada, from using documents in a wallet to show that one holds a position of prestige.

O advogado que estava dirigindo bêbado tentou dar carteirada mas foi preso mesmo assim.

The attorney who was driving drunk tried to pull rank but he was arrested anyway.

(Brazil, informal, often used with dar) the act of using one's position or influence in order to get something done or to avoid punishment; the act of pulling rank


holígane

pt-noun

holígane m or f by sense (plural holíganes)


proxêmica

proxemics (science that studies sociocultural effects of interpersonal physical proximity)


adidância

[ɐ.ðiˈðɐ̃.sjɐ]

role or function of an attaché or similar officer

group accompanying an attaché or similar officer


rarefacção

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


rarefação

/ʁɐ.ɾɨ.faˈsɐ̃w̃/


mobilidade social

mobilidade social f (plural mobilidades sociais)


empresa privada

empresa privada f (plural empresas privadas)


Antelas

From antelas (“cists”), from anta (“dólmen”) + -elas.

a toponym indicating the presence of cists:

Oliveira de Frades
Oliveira de Frades#English

A place in Pinheiro parish, Oliveira de Frades, Viseu district, Portugal.


cítola

Borrowed from Spanish cítola, from Latin cithara. Doublet of guitarra, cítara, and cistre.

(historical) citole (medieval stringed instrument)


cabanha

From Spanish cabaña (“hut”). Doublet of cabana.

(Rio Grande do Sul) ranch; station (plot for raising livestock)

(Rio Grande do Sul, in particular) an estate dedicated to the selective breeding of livestock


letradura

[lɨ.tɾɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin litteratūra. By surface analysis, letrar + -dura. Doublet of literatura.


Fernando de Noronha

[fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du ðɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ]

Named after Portuguese merchant Fernão de Loronha.

named-after

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of northeastern Brazil

An island, the largest of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago

Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo
Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo

A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing Fernando de Noronha and Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo


calvária

Learned borrowing from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of caveira.


Xana

a diminutive of the female given name Alexandra


invulnerável

pt-adj

invulnerável m or f (plural invulneráveis)


tracção

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


subtracção

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


vachina

Coined in 2020 by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in reference to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech.

(Brazil, derogatory, ethnic slur, anti-vaxxing, neologism) a Chinese vaccine


Carvalhal

[kɐɾ.vɐˈʎaɫ]

[kɐɾ.vɐˈʎaɫ]

[kɐɾ.βɐˈʎaɫ]


arredável

[ɐ.ʁɨˈða.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.ʁɨˈða.vɛɫ]

[ɐ.ʁɨˈða.βɛɫ]


esquematização

pt-noun

esquematização f (plural esquematizações)


credência

[kɾɨˈðẽ.sjɐ]

From Italian credenza, from Latin crēdentia. Doublet of crença and credença.

(Roman Catholicism) credence table (side table for items used in the Eucharist)


supererrogação

supererrogação f (plural supererrogações)

Borrowed from Late Latin superērogātiōnem (“payment in addition”), from superērogō (“to pay in addition”), from super (“in addition to”) + ērogō (“to pay, pay out, expend, disburse”).


quebração

/kɨ.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kɨ.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


microvilosidade

pt-noun

microvilosidade f (plural microvilosidades)

(cytology) microvillus (any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells)


cosmogénese

cosmogénese f (usually uncountable, plural cosmogéneses)

European Portuguese standard spelling of cosmogênese.


bariogénese

(cosmology) baryogenesis (generation of baryonic matter)


bariogênese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of bariogénese.


mensagem de voz

mensagem de voz f (plural mensagens de voz)


putrescível

pt-adj

putrescível m or f (plural putrescíveis)

Learned borrowing from Latin putrescibibilis.

lbor

putrescible (capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)


indiciação

[ĩ.d͡ʒi.sɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


hidrossere

Essa suceção pode efetuar-se em meio aquoso (hidrossere) ou em meio seco (xerossere).

1995, Julio Seabra Inglez Souza, Aristeu Mendes Peixoto, Francisco Ferraz de Toledo, Enciclopédia agrícola brasileira: S-Z, EdUSP


instilação

[ĩʃ.t͡ʃi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


alerteza

"com sentimento, alerteza e amor” livro: A ficção de Clarice nas fronteiras do (im)possível, por Rita Terezinha Schmidt · 2003, pag: 103

um véu de alerteza, esperta apenas o bastante para apenas pressentir. livro: Clarice Lispector nas entrelinhas da escritura, por Edgar Cézar Nolasco · 2001, pag: 173

pelo pensamento, a sua tendência é a de não ter sutilezas e de reagir às vezes com um verdadeiro pontapé contra os que temerariamente ousam transformá - la numa linguagem de sentimento e de alerteza. livro: Closer to the Wild Heart Essays on Clarice Lispector 2002, pag: 21


araracanga

→ English: araracanga

/aˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/aˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/ɐ.ɾɐ.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

/ɐˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/


língua oficial

pt-noun

língua oficial f (plural línguas oficiais)

As línguas chinesa e portuguesa são as línguas oficiais de Macau.

1999, Governor of Macau, “Decree-law 101/99/M of 13th December”, in Official Journal of Macau, page 7826

Chinese and Portuguese languages are official languages of Macau.


Cida

a diminutive of the female given name Aparecida


bloquista

(Portugal, politics) of or belonging to the Portuguese party Left Bloc


bloquista

bloquista m or f by sense (plural bloquistas)

(Portugal, politics) a member or supporter the Portuguese party Left Bloc


Zaporíjia

Borrowed from Ukrainian Запоріжжя (Zaporižžja).

bor+

Zaporozhye, Zaporizhia (an oblast of Ukraine)

Os medidores de radioatividade instalados em Zaporíjia, […]

2022, Marta Ferreira Leite, “Central nuclear de Zaporíjia foi campo de batalha — e os russos já controlam as instalações. Qual o pior cenário possível e como evitá-lo? [Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was a battlefield - and the Russians already control the facility. What is the worst-case scenario and how can it be avoided?]”, in Observador

The radioactivity meters installed in Zaporizhia, […]

Zaporizhia (a city, the administrative center of Zaporizhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine)


besta quadrada

pt-noun

besta quadrada f (plural bestas quadradas)

Literally, “square beast”. Based on besta (“beast, large animal; fool, idiot”).

(derogatory) fool, idiot (stupid person)


introversão

[ĩ.tɾo.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾo.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾo.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ĩ.tɾu.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]


empolgante

[ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[ẽ.poɫˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

/ẽ.pɔlˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ẽ.pɔɫˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]


piranha-vermelha

piranha-vermelha f (plural piranhas-vermelha)

red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), a species of piranha native to South America


unidade de cuidados intensivos

unidade de cuidados intensivos f (plural unidades de cuidados intensivos)

unidades de cuidados intensivos (plural)

(Portugal) intensive care unit (hospital ward for patients in danger of dying)


lula-de-humboldt

lula-de-humboldt f (plural lulas-de-humboldt)


lula-colossal

lula-colossal f (plural lulas-colossais)

colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)


lula-gigante

giant squid, any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae)


solução de piranha

solução de piranha f (plural soluções de piranha)

[so.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[so.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

piranha solution, a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide


registável

registáveis (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈta.βɛɫ]


registrável

pt-adj

registrável m or f (plural registráveis)

[ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾa.vɛɫ]

[ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾa.vɛɫ]

[ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾa.βɛɫ]

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of registável.


cabra-selvagem

pt-noun

cabra-selvagem f (plural cabras-selvagens)

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃]

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃]

[ˌka.βɾɐ.sɛɫˈβa.ʒɐ̃j̃]

Capra aegagrus
Capra aegagrus#Translingual


baníua

the Karu or Baniwa language of South America


mesa-de-cabeceira

mesa-de-cabeceira f (plural mesas-de-cabeceira)


mesinha-de-cabeceira

mesinha-de-cabeceira f (plural mesinhas-de-cabeceira)


trombeta-chinesa

trombeta-chinesa f (plural trombetas-chinesas)

Chinese trumpet vine
Chinese trumpet vine

Campsis grandiflora
Campsis grandiflora#Translingual

(botany) Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)


foca-monge-do-havaí

foca-monge-do-havaí f (plural focas-monge-do-havaí)

the Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi), an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae


folha de pagamento

folha de pagamento f (plural folhas de pagamento)

(Brazil) a list containing wages or other payments destined for the employees of a company


sefaradita

sefaradita m or f by sense (plural sefaraditas)


sefaradita

pt-adj

sefaradita m or f (plural sefaraditas, not comparable)


peita

gift or promise for the purpose of bribing; bribery

(history) tribute paid by those who were not nobles


bicha-solitária

pt-noun

bicha-solitária f (plural bichas-soliárias)


defecção

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


revoada

a course or route that birds fly back from somewhere they migrated to

(colloquial) group of airplanes flying together, especially for commemorative purposes

(figuratively) group of people, especially a loud and happy one

(figuratively) opportunity (favorable occasion)


defeção

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfectiōnem.


retrospecção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of retrospeção.


introspeção

introspeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

[ĩ.tɾoʃ.peˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ĩ.tɾɔʃ.pɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


retrospeção

retrospeções (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

/ʁɛ.tɾɔʃ.pɛˈsɐ̃w̃/


introspecção

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of introspeção.


URV

Unidade real de valor
w:Unidade real de valor

(Brazil, finance, historical) Initialism of Unidade real de valor.


barriga d'água

/bɐˈʁi.ɡɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

[bɐˈʁi.ɣɐ ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

From barriga + de + água. Literally, “water belly”.


cartazista

pt-noun

cartazista m or f by sense (plural cartazistas)

one who conceives and/or makes street posters


guitarra clássica

guitarra clássica f (plural guitarras clássicas)


saracura

(zoology) rail (one of several birds of the Rallidae family that live in swamps or on river margins)

(botany) a plant of the Bignoniaceae family


jeca

Possibly related to jacu, from Old Tupi îa'ku.

(Brazil, usually derogatory) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic


jeca

(Brazil, usually derogatory) rustic, hillbilly, provincial


eleitriz

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēlēctrīcem. Compare Spanish electriz, Catalan electriu, French électrice and Italian elettrice.

slbor

electress, wife of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire


meganha

pt-noun

meganha m or f by sense (plural meganhas)


escala de Richter

escala Richter
escala Richter#Portuguese

European Portuguese standard spelling of escala Richter.


Sueli

From the Germanic root suel, meaning "shining". Alternatively a variant of Suélen.


Suélen

[sʊˈɛ.lẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈswɛ.lẽɪ̯̃]

a female given name, equivalent to English Suellen


apedeuta

apedeuta m or f by sense (plural apedeutas)

Probably related to pedante and pedagogo. Although this root literally means "child", it is implied to mean "knowledge" in this sense. The a- prefix means negation, and -euta is a relatively uncommon suffix used for people.


unicamaral

pt-adj

unicamaral m or f (plural unicamarais, not comparable)


faialense

faialense m or f (plural faialenses, not comparable)


faialense

pt-noun

faialense m or f by sense (plural faialenses)


cadava

the charred stalk that remain after a burning to clear the ground (queimada)


bicamaral

pt-adj

bicamaral m or f (plural bicamarais, not comparable)


cadavalense

cadavalense m or f (plural cadavalenses, not comparable)

[kɐ.ðɐ.βɐˈlẽ.sɨ]


cadavalense

pt-noun

cadavalense m or f by sense (plural cadavalenses)

[kɐ.ðɐ.βɐˈlẽ.sɨ]


cachamorra

Unknown. Either an alteration of cachaporra or the other way around.


cachaporra

Unknown. Either an alteration of cachamorra or the other way around.


grilagem

[ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɡɾiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From grilo + -agem, due to the fact that the false documents are made to look old by having crickets in a container with the land titles. The insects would eat parts of the deeds and produce feces, giving the paper a yellowish appearance.

(Brazil) illicit land owning through false property titles

(Brazil) a group or behavior related to such activity


patureba

patureba m or f by sense (plural paturebas)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi or from pato.


grilhagem

/ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒẽj̃/

[ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ɡɾiˈʎa.ʒɐ̃j̃/


jururu

Possibly from Old Tupi i aruru (“he's sad”).

crestfallen (sad because of a recent disappointment)

surly, crabby, crusty (constantly complaining)


moeda fiduciária

moeda fiduciária f (plural moedas fiduciárias)


pinhata

From Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña, from Latin pinea (“pinecone”), because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.

(Latin American culture) a doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out


Érika

a female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.


dominação

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dominātiōnem. By surface analysis, dominar + -ção.


esfregona

mop (utensil for cleaning the floor consisting of a handle with strips of cloth at the end)


fímbria

Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae. Doublet of franja.


xávega

Borrowed from Arabic شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net”). Compare Spanish jábega.

bor+

(fishing) a form of artisanal fishing which involves setting nets in the sea and then trawling them using animals or machines in land.


xávega

arte xávega

(fishing) related to that type of fishing


pílula do dia seguinte

pt-noun

pílula do dia seguinte f (plural pílulas do dia seguinte)


pazinha

(Brazil) a very tiny spoon (usually plastic or wooden)


usina nuclear

usina nuclear f (plural usinas nucleares)

central nuclear
central nuclear#Portuguese

(Brazil) Synonym of central nuclear (“nuclear power plant”)


sínquise

From Ancient Greek σύγχυσις (súnkhusis, “a mixing”).


jabuticabeira

(Brazil) jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora)


casualidade

From casual + -idade; cognate with Galician casualidade, and Spanish casualidad.

chance, coincidence, happenstance, fluke, accident


seleccionável

pt-adj

seleccionável m or f (plural seleccionáveis)

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


seleccionista

seleccionista m or f (plural seleccionistas, not comparable)

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


seleccionista

pt-noun

seleccionista m or f by sense (plural seleccionistas)


selecionável

pt-adj

selecionável m or f (plural selecionáveis)

From selecionar (“to select”) + -ável (“-able”)


selectividade

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


selecionista

pt-adj

selecionista m or f (plural selecionistas, not comparable)


selecionista

pt-noun

selecionista m or f by sense (plural selecionistas)


electrocussão

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


electrofisiologia

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


electrodeposição

electrodeposição f (plural electrodeposições)

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


electrosserra

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


-acção

-acção f (noun-forming suffix, plural -acções)

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


ludicidade

playfulness (the quality of being ludic)


seleção sexual

(evolutionary theory) sexual selection (type of natural selection)


intina

(botany) intine (the innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain)


dormideira

Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum#Translingual

Mimosa pudica
Mimosa pudica#Translingual

(Brazil) snail-eater (snake of the genus Dipsas)


cabotagem

cabotage, especially by coastal shipping (transportation within one country)


verde-folha

pt-adj

verde-folha m or f (plural verdes-folha)


atomização

atomization (the act of separating into atoms)

atomization (the act of atomizing)
atomization (the act of fragmenting)


extravagância

/ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]

/ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

[ɐjʃ.tɾɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]

[ejʃ.tɾɐ.βɐˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]


detectabilidade

pt-noun

detectabilidade f (plural detectabilidades)

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetabilidade.


indetetável

pt-adj

indetetável m or f (plural indetetáveis)

European Portuguese standard spelling of indetectável.


detetável

European Portuguese standard spelling of detectável.


abalável

[ɐ.βɐˈla.βɛɫ]


detetabilidade

pt-noun

detetabilidade f (plural detetabilidades)

detetabilidades (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


couve-galega

Brassica oleracea var. acephala#Translingual

collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


anhanguera

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾa/

(Brazil, religion, fiction) the devil; Satan


anhanguera

anhanguera m or f by sense (plural anhangueras)

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/

[ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]

/ɐ.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾa/


brotoeja

(pathology) a type of exanthem (skin eruption) accompanied by itching


paçoca

(Brazil, cooking) a Brazilian dish made of cassava flour and dried meat

(Brazil, cooking) paçoca, a Brazilian sweet of Tupi origin generally consisting of a hard but fragile mass of ground peanuts, sugar and salt


cabaia

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).

(historical) cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)


patafísica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


pintável

pt-adj

pintável m or f (plural pintáveis, not comparable)


adoptável

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


datável

dateable (that may be ascribed a date or age)


dançável

[dɐ̃ˈsa.βɛɫ]


remendável

[ʁɨ.mẽˈda.βɛɫ]


demonstrável

demonstrável m or f (plural demonstráveis)

[dɨ.mõʃˈtɾa.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmōnstrābilis. By surface analysis, demonstrar + -ável.


cantável

[kɐ̃ˈta.βɛɫ]


cansável

[kɐ̃ˈsa.βɛɫ]


salvável

[saɫˈβa.βɛɫ]


clicável

(computing) clickable (causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device)


cotável

(trading) quotable (that can have a named price)


cobrável

[kuˈβɾa.βɛɫ]

chargeable (that may be charged to an account)


garatuja

/ɡɐ.ɾɐˈtu.ʒɐ/

doodle (small mindless sketch, poorly done illustration)

scrawl; scribble (irregular handwriting)


tragável

[tɾɐˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[tɾɐˈɣa.vɛɫ]

[tɾɐˈɣa.βɛɫ]


tratável

[tɾɐˈta.βɛɫ]


intratável

[ĩ.tɾɐˈta.βɛɫ]


fuzarca

(Brazil) carousal, merrymaking, loud celebrations


gastável

[ɡɐʃˈta.vɛɫ]

[ɡɐʃˈta.vɛɫ]

[ɡɐʃˈta.βɛɫ]


sacudidela

a (often sudden) act of shaking: shudder, quiver, shiver


estremeção

shudder, shuddering, flinch, trembling, shiver, quivering, quiver


desenvolvimentista

pt-noun

desenvolvimentista m or f by sense (plural desenvolvimentistas)


reconciliável

pt-adj

reconciliável m or f (plural reconciliáveis)


irreconciliável

irreconciliável m or f (plural irreconciliáveis)


noctúria

(medicine) nocturia (frequent need to urinate during sleep)


descontracção

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


galdéria

[ɡaɫˈdɛ.ɾjɐ]


descontração

relaxation (act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed)


OTSC

Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Collective Security Treaty Organisation

Initialism of Organização do Tratado de Segurança Coletiva (“Collective Security Treaty Organisation”): CSTO

pt:Organização do Tratado de Segurança Coletiva


azenha

Borrowed from Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya). Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.


hipsometria

From hipsómetro + -ia or Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψος (húpsos) + -metria.


onda coreana

Borrowed from Korean 한류(韓流) (Hallyu, “Korean current”).


duriense

Of or pertaining to the Douro river or region.


Cabanelas

[kɐ.βɐˈnɛ.lɐʃ]

From cabana (“dolmen, cist”, literally “shack”) + -elas.

af

a toponym indicating the presence of dolmens or cists:

A place in the parish of Lavra, Matosinhos


Cabanelas

[kɐ.βɐˈnɛ.lɐʃ]


PIDE

(Portugal, historical) Acronym of Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado (“Portuguese secret police during Estado Novo era.”)


tábula

Learned borrowing from Latin tabula. Doublet of tábua, which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome) tabula (a writing-tablet)


nébula

Learned borrowing from Latin nebula. Doublet of névoa.


mirindiba-bagre

pt-noun

mirindiba-bagre f (plural mirindiba-bagres)

Lafoensia glyptocarpa
Lafoensia glyptocarpa

(botany) Lafoensia glyptocarpa, a plant native to the southeastern Atlantic Forest in Brazil


boia-fria

[ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]

[ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]

(Brazil) unregistered rural worker hired temporarily

(Brazil) employee who eats homemade meals at the workplace


doidivana

an extravagant and eccentric person who acts imprudently and spontaneously


manjedoira

[mɐ̃.ʒeˈdoɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[mɐ̃.ʒeˈdoɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[mɐ̃.ʒɨˈðoj.ɾɐ]


ribanceira

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

[ʁi.βɐ̃ˈse.ɾɐ]


caxias

After the Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), known for his strictness.

(Brazil, informal) a person with those characteristics


televangelista

televangelista m or f (plural televangelistas)


amnésia retrógrada

amnésia retrógrada f (plural amnésias retrógradas)


Calcedônia

From Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn).

Chalcedon (ancient maritime city in northern Asia Minor)


calcedónia

calcedónias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Latin chalcēdōnius, probably derived from the name of the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. See also Calcedónia.

chalcedony (form of fine-grained quartz)


turbina eólica

turbina eólica f (plural turbinas eólicas)


xepa

Popular expression. Perhaps from English cheap.

(Brazil) food that, in markets, is sold for a lower price when it is about to expire

(Brazil) paper collected to be sold to cellulose manufacturers

(Brazil) used newspaper that is sold again

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


ophthalmologista

ophthalmologista m or f by sense (plural ophthalmologistas)

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


nalguma

[naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]

[naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]

Contraction of em alguma (“in some (feminine singular)”): feminine singular of nalgum


policiar

(Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of policial, representing Caipira Portuguese.


quizila

an (often natural and unmotivated) antipathy, repulse or hostility for something or someone

(Brazil, religion) that which is sacred in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé

(Brazil, religion) superstitious repulse for certain foods or behaviors


rocheda

[ʁuˈt͡ʃe.ðɐ]

Tá rocheda, tô nem vendo
Pode crer, você merece um prêmio
De mulher mais bandida do mundo

2020, “Tá Rocheda”, in As Melhores 2018, performed by Os Barões da Pisadinha

It's great, I'm not even seeing it
It's true, you deserve a prize
Of the most mischievous woman in the world
With a heart that is loose, loose

(Northeast Brazil, mainly Ceará and Pernambuco, colloquial) good, fine, excellent, great


neurodiversidade

neurodiversidade f (plural neurodiversidades)


interseccionalidade

interseccionalidade f (plural interseccionalidades)

a interseccionalidade entre autismo e transgeneridade
the intersectionality of autism and transgenderism


burótica

information technology
information technology

office automation; office information technology


libração

[li.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]


água que passarinho não bebe

água que passarinho não bebe f (uncountable)

Literally, "water that [the] little bird does not drink".

(Brazil, colloquial, humorous) any alcoholic beverage


pimenta-malagueta

pimenta-malagueta f (plural pimentas-malagueta or pimentas-malaguetas)

pimentas-malagueta (plural)
pimentas-malaguetas (plural)

Bota castanha de caju, um bocadinho mais / Pimenta malagueta, um bocadinho mais

1976, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa

Synonym of malagueta (“hot type of chilli”)


xilogravura

[ʃi.lɔ.ɣɾɐˈβu.ɾɐ]


cosmópolis

Borrowed from English cosmopolis. By surface analysis, cosmo- + -polis. Doublet of cosmópole.

cosmopolis (a major city inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds)


flozô

(Brazil, derogatory, of a man) effeminate, too sensible, too polite


carangueja

/ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒɐ/

(nautical) yard of a large, quadrangular sail


contextualização

contextualização f (plural contextualizações)


colunar

From coluna + -ar (adjective-forming suffix).


colunar

(historical, numismatics) columnario (a silver coin minted by Spain for its American colonies in the 18th century)


bolsa-estupro

(Brazil, derogatory) Any of multiple laws proposed in Brazil where mothers who have children from rape would receive some monetary compensation from the government, as a way to discourage abortion.


carta na manga

carta na manga f (plural cartas na manga)

Como você sempre tem uma carta na manga?

How do you always have an ace in the hole?


esbórnia

carousal (noisy feast or social gathering, especially one with alcohol)


redemocratização

redemocratização f (plural redemocratizações)


saia justa

[ˈsaɪ̯.ɐ ˈʒuʃ.tɐ]

(Brazil, idiomatic) tight spot (difficult situation, especially an embarassing, awkward one)


canaanita

canaanita m or f by sense (plural canaanitas)


ceroula

Borrowed from Arabic سِرْوَال (sirwāl, “trousers”).


Religião Biônica Mundial

Coined by Brazilian author Olavo de Carvalho. Literally, "Bionic World Religion".

(Brazil, religion) According to a conspiracy theory, the single religion which is expected to be followed by the entire world's population in the future, displacing all other religions and antagonizing Christianity in particular.


cirista

A supporter of Brazilian politician Ciro Gomes.


petralhada

(derogatory, offensive) Collectively, all people who support or are affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party.


terceira via

(politics) third way (an ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics)


vassourada

broom hit; broom blow (a hit using a broom)


garrafada

[ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfa.ðɐ]


machadada

[mɐ.ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]

[mɐ.ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]

[mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈða.ðɐ]


fakeada

Blend of fake (from English fake) + facada (“stabbing”).

(informal) pretend stabbing; fake stabbing (the act of pretending to stab someone with a knife)


canetada

(informal) an implementation of a law, decree, or rule (possibly by signing it into effect with a pen)


Dubai brasileira

Literally, “Brazilian Dubai”.
Since Balneário Camboriú is a developed place with several skyscrapers near beaches, it has been sometimes compared with Dubai.

A nickname for the municipality of Balneário Camboriú in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.


marca de água

watermark (translucent design impressed on paper)


bagdali

Baghdadi (of, from, or pertaining to Baghdad)


bagdali

bagdali m or f by sense (plural bagdalis)


gota de água

[ˈɡo.tɐ ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

(idiomatic) last straw; the maximum one can stand


negociata

(derogatory) illicit deal; dishonest deal


escovilha

Deverbal from escovilhar, from or related to etymology 2.

act of clearing impurities from gold or silver


escovilha

Perhaps borrowed from Occitan escobilha, from Early Medieval Latin scōpīlia. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare the Spanish synonym escobilla.


raposa no galinheiro

raposa no galinheiro f (plural raposas no galinheiro)

fox guarding the henhouse
fox guarding the henhouse

(idiomatic) fox in the henhouse, fox guarding the henhouse (imminent danger nearby)


queima de estoque

queima de estoque f (plural queimas de estoque)

(Brazil, business) clearance sale (a sale at significantly reduced prices, usually to make room for new merchandise)


engenharia civil

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈviɫ]

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈviɫ]

[ẽ.ʒɨ.ɲɐˈɾi.ɐ siˈβiɫ]


engenharia química

chemical engineering
chemical engineering


engenharia mecânica

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering


aguilhada

[ɐ.ɣiˈʎa.ðɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese aguillon (“sting”) + -ada (“-ing, -er: forming nouns related to striking”), attested in the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from aculeus (“sting”). Doublet of aguilhão. Cognate with Galician aguillada.

inh

(historical, measure) aguilhada, a former unit of land area equal to about 480 m²


jeira

[ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

Inherited from Latin diāria [opera] (“daily [work]”).

inh+

(historical, measure) acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day

(historical, measure) a Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares


pitangueira

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Proto-Tupian *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa
Old Tupi 'ybá
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ
Old Tupi pytang
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi 'ybapytanga
Old Tupi pytangabor.
Portuguese pitanga
Latin -āria
Old Galician-Portuguese -eira
Portuguese -eira
Portuguese pitangueira
From pitanga + -eira.


meticulosidade

pt-noun

meticulosidade f (plural meticulosidades)


capitação

Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem. By surface analysis, capitar + -ção.


rabada

small piece of hair that hangs on one's nape

the hindquarters of some animals:
tailhead

the hindquarters of some animals:
tailfan

the hindquarters of some animals:
fishtail

the hindquarters of some animals:
(colloquial) buttocks

the hindquarters of some animals:
buttocks

(cooking) dish made with the tail of an animal

(Brazil, colloquial) the last placed participants in a competition


cunheta

Cernunnos fortalecido, meu templo é seu corpo nu
Pra eu atender tua prece, acende uma vela e enfia no cu
Se quer paz, a vela é branca; se quer guerra, a vela é preta

2015, “Diabolus In Quermessis”, in Quimera, performed by Professor Aquaplay

Fortified Cernunnos, my temple is your nude body
For me to answer your prayer, light a candle and insert it into your asshole
If you wish peace, the candle should be white; if you want war, the candle should be black
If you use a red candle, I will know you just want an anal wank

Se botar uma vela vermelha, eu já sei que só quer bater uma cunheta

(Brazil, neologism, vulgar) anal masturbation


cúpido

greedy, avaricious, excessively ambitious


inefável

Learned borrowing from Latin ineffābilis.


motuca

(Northeast Brazil) a species of large fly that chases livestock and whose bite is very painful


raleadura

[ʁɐ.ljɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


febre maculosa

pt-noun

febre maculosa f (plural febres maculosas)

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

(pathology) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.


mangalho

(regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) Thing, stuff.


doença do carrapato

doença do carrapato f (plural doenças do carrapato)


quício

hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)


charneira

/ʃɐɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʃɐɾˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

/t͡ʃɐɾˈnej.ɾɐ/

/ʃɐɾˈnej.ɾɐ/

(zoology) part where the valves or bivalve mollusks unite

extremity that, when folded and sewn, holds a buckle

(figuratively) person or thing uniting different parts or serving as the union of two different groups or worlds

(geology) line uniting points of maximum curvature of a fold

small paper strip that philatelists use to fix the postage stamp on the album

(anatomy) hinge joint; ginglymus (joint where motion is restricted to one plane)