geologia

Borrowed from French géologie. By surface analysis, geo- + -logia.


lâmina

(mycology) gill (any of the folds on the underside of a mushroom’s cap)


anarquia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”), + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”).

lbor

(government) anarchy (without a formal government)

(by extension) anarchy (a state of chaos or disorder)


bursa

Borrowed from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of bolsa.

(anatomy) bursa (sac where muscle slides across bone)


porra

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-porra.wav

(archaic) club (heavy stick used as a weapon)

(Brazil, vulgar) cum, spunk (UK), spooge (US), jizz, jizzum, jism

Tire esta porra daqui!

Mas que porra é esta? Não foi isso que pedi.

What the fuck is this? That's not what I ordered.

Vamos detonar essa porra

Let's fuck this shit up
Let's raise dust

(informal or vulgar) shit, fuck; (often worthless) stuff, thing


violeta

(Brazil) viola (musical instrument of the violin family)


esthetica

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


appaloosa

pt-noun

appaloosa m or f by sense (plural appaloosas)


antinuclear

pt-adj

antinuclear m or f (plural antinucleares)

antinuclear (opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy)

antinuclear (serving as protection from nuclear devices)


Letônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Letónia.


Suécia

Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Estocolmo)


Macedônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Macedónia.


Eslovênia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eslovénia.: Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


hypnose

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


Grécia

From Old Galician-Portuguese Greçia, borrowed from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós); a character in Greek mythology.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Albânia

[aʊ̯ˈbɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈbɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

República da Albânia
República da Albânia#Portuguese

Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Albânia)


Croácia

República da Croácia
República da Croácia#Portuguese

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Croácia)


Lituânia

Lithuania (a country in Europe; capital: Vílnius)


Finlândia

[fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

[fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

Finland (a country in northern Europe; capital: Helsinque)


Rússia

Federação da Rússia
Federação da Rússia#Portuguese

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Federação da Rússia)


Áustria

[ˈaʊ̯ʃ.tɾɪ.ɐ]

[ˈaʊ̯ʃ.tɾjɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Austria (“Austria”), a Latinization of German Österreich (“Austria”), from Old High German Ostarrîchi, a vernacular translation of the Latin name Marchia orientālis (“eastern borderland”).

bor+

República da Áustria
República da Áustria#Portuguese

Austria (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Áustria)


Escócia

Borrowed from Latin Scōtia (“Scotland”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Escoça.

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Europe; capital: Edimburgo)


Bélgica

Borrowed from French Belgique, from Latin Gallia Belgica.

Reino da Bélgica
Reino da Bélgica#Portuguese

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France; official name: Reino da Bélgica)


Eslováquia

República Eslovaca
República Eslovaca#Portuguese

Slovakia (a country in Central Europe; official name: República Eslovaca)


Islândia

[iʒˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/iʒˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

From New Latin Islandia, from Old Norse Ísland.

Iceland (an island and country in Europe in the North Atlantic; capital: Reiquiavique)


Estônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Estónia.


Suíça

Confederação Suíça
Confederação Suíça#Portuguese

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Confederação Suíça; capital: Berna (de facto))


Moldávia

República da Moldávia
República da Moldávia#Portuguese

Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: República da Moldávia)

Western Moldavia
Western Moldavia#English

Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)


Escandinávia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

(sociopolitics) Scandinavia (a cultural region in northern Europe)

(geology) Scandinavia (a peninsula in northern Europe)


Bulgária

[buʊ̯ˈɡa.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[buʊ̯ˈɡa.ɾɪ.ɐ]

From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, from Bulgar.

República da Bulgária
República da Bulgária#Portuguese

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Bulgária)


Sérvia

República da Sérvia
República da Sérvia#Portuguese

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Sérvia)


Alemanha

/ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

/ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alamanha, from Latin Alemānnia, from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz. Doublet of Alemânia and Alamânia.

inh+

República Federal da Alemanha#Portuguese

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany; official name: República Federal da Alemanha)


Lakshmi

(Hinduism) Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of wealth)


Dinamarca

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Denmark (a country in northern Europe; capital: Copenhaga)


Córsega

/ˈkɔɾ.sɨ.ɡɐ/

[ˈkɔɾ.sɨ.ɣɐ]

administrative region
administrative region

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Holanda

zh-l

荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán)

→ Chinese: 荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán)

→ Manchu: ᡥᠣ
ᠯᠠᠨ (ho lan)

→ Tibetan: ཧོ་ལན (ho lan)

→ Vietnamese: Hà Lan

→ Zhuang: Hozlanz

→ Japanese: オランダ (oranda) (和蘭陀, 阿蘭陀) → 和蘭 (oran)

→ Korean: 화란 (Hwaran)

→ Vietnamese: Hoà Lan

desctree

→ Javanese: ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Walanda), ꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Landa)
→ Ambonese Malay: walanda
→ Malay: Belanda
> Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
→ Iban: Belanda
→ Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Espanha

→ Japanese: イスパニャ (Isupanya)

[iʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[eʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.

der

Reino de Espanha
Reino de Espanha#Portuguese

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: Reino de Espanha)

(obsolete or poetic, usually in the plural) Iberian Peninsula


gastrointestinal

pt-adj

gastrointestinal m or f (plural gastrointestinais, not comparable)


França

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese França (“France”), from Late Latin Francia (“France”), from Latin Francī (“the Franks”), the nominative plural of Francus, from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Doublet of Frância.

inh+

República Francesa
República Francesa#Portuguese

France (a country in Western Europe; official name: República Francesa)


Irlanda

Ireland (an island in the Atlantic, off the northwestern coast of Europe)

Ireland (a country in Europe, occupying most of the island of Ireland; capital: Dublim)


camiseta

→ Hunsrik: Kamisett

(Brazil, Mozambique) T-shirt (lightweight shirt with short sleeves and no buttons or collar)


insignificante

pt-adj

insignificante m or f (plural insignificantes)

insignificant (not significant; not important)


infanta

princess, infanta (the daughter of a king in Spain and Portugal)


cronista

pt-noun

cronista m or f by sense (plural cronistas)

Utilizando os registros, produzidos pelos cronistas coloniais, da presença destas aves em aldeias Tupi nos séculos xvi e xvii...

2012, Felipe Ferreira Vander Velden, As Galinhas Incontavéis. Tupis, Europeus e Aves Domésticas na Conquista do Brasil

Using the registries, produced by the colonial chroniclers, of the presence of these birds in Tupian villages in the 16th and 17th centuries...

chronicler (author of historical chronicles)

(journalism) chronicler (chronicle author)


Cyrenaica

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


crosta

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”).

crust (any solid, hard surface layer; outer layer of bread and pastry)

(geology) crust (outermost layer of a planet)


bada

→ Italian: bada


Lemnos

Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)


Grã-Bretanha

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈta.ɲɐ/

Great Britain (an island off the northwest coast of Europe)


camisa

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kamisa

Kabuverdianu: kamisa, kamiza

→ Kannada: ಕಮಿಸು (kamisu)

Korlai Creole Portuguese: kamidz

Kristang: kameza

→ Malay: kemeja
Indonesian: kemeja

→ Old Tupi: kamixá
Nheengatu: kamixá

Principense: kamiza

Sãotomense: kaminza

→ Telugu: కమీజు (kamīju)

→ Tetum: kamiza

From Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia (“shirt”), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”).

der

shirt (light garment worn over the torso)

(Brazil) chemise; nightgown (garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in)

coat; hood (protective cover of an object)


taiga

taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)


pluvial

águas pluviais


infante

/ĩˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”).
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.


femoral

From fêmur/fémur (“femur”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

femoral (of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh)


presa

Feminine of preso (“imprisoned; captured; bound; prisoner”), from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prehēnsus (“seized”), perfect passive participle of prehendō (“to seize; to catch”).

prey (that which may be seized by animals)

prey (animal that is eaten by another living being)

tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)


média

Feminine of médio (“medium”), from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“between”).

[ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

measure of central tendency
measure of central tendency

(statistics) average
measure of central tendency

(education) the score necessary to go from one grade to another


mola

spring (device made of flexible material)

(Portugal) clothes peg (object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline)


capaz

Kabuverdianu: kapás

Macanese: capaz

Ela é capaz de patinar.


Miyako

Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture#English

Miyako (an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Arta

Arta (a regional unit of Epirus, Greece)

Arta regional unit
Arta regional unit#English

Arta (a city in Arta regional unit, Greece)


dormente

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormente, from Latin dormientem, present active participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).


amanita

amanita (any mushroom of the genus Amanita)


Tuzla

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Tȕzla, from Ottoman Turkish طوزله.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Tuzla (a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


nascente

Learned borrowing from Latin nāscentem. By surface analysis, nascer + -ente.


nascente

source; spring (place where water emerges from the ground)


mostarda

Borrowed from Old French moustarde, from moust (“must”), from Latin mustum.


resistente

resistent (capable of withstanding force)

resistent (not affected or overcome by negative circumstances)


resistente

pt-noun

resistente m or f by sense (plural resistentes)

resistor (person who fights against an occupying army)


jorna

Inherited from Latin diurna, from diēs (“day”).


skyline

Unadapted borrowing from English skyline.

ubor

skyline (silhouette of a city’s buildings)


frágil

pt-adj

frágil m or f (plural frágeis, comparable, comparative mais frágil, superlative o mais frágil or fragilíssimo)

frágeis (plural)
mais frágil (comparative)
o mais frágil (superlative)
fragilíssimo (superlative)


Inês

From Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “chaste”).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes or Inez


gerencial

[ʒe.ɾẽ.sɪˈaʊ̯]

[ʒɨ.ɾẽˈsjaɫ]

[ʒɨ.ɾẽˈsjaɫ]

From gerência (“management”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

af

managerial; of or relating to management


transexual

pt-noun

transexual m or f by sense (plural transexuais)


transexual

(of a person) transsexual (having changed sex)


laranja

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

der

E querẽdo Eitor Anrriquez de Santarem como hómem de animo poer a lança na tȩſta de hum Elefaute, de dous que ali andauam pelejando: deſuiou o Elefante a lãça com a tromba, & apanhou ò com ella per antre as pȩrnas & lançou o pera o ár como ſe fora hũa laranja, & quis lhe Deos bem que jndo armado cayo em lugar & de maneira que o nã matou.

1563, João de Barros, chapter II, in Terceira decada da Aſia, volume 5, Lisbon, page 124

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

As ſobre-mãos ſe manifeſtaõ de principio, como hũa fava; porèm depois vem a creçer, & a fazerſe algũas vezes, como meya laranja.

1693, Antonio Pereyra Rego, “Das Sobre-mãos, ou Formas, & Cravos” (chapter 63), in Inſtruçam da Cavallaria de Brida, Coimbra: Joam Antunes, page 304

[…]vim em conhecimento que o veneno, que o eſcravo tinha tomado, era ſolimaõ, & por iſſo lhe dei, primeiro que tudo, um vomitorio de dez onças de agua de flor de laranja, & logo quatro onças de oleo da ſemente dos nabos, & huma oitava de cristal bem preparado, miſturado tudo com outra oitava do meu Bezoartico Cordeal[…]

1707, Joam Curvo Semmedo, “Obſervaçam XLIII”, in Obſervações Medicas Doutrinaes, Lisbon: Antonio Pedrozo Galram, page 271

I came to know that the poison, that the slave had drunk, was sulema and therefore I gave him, first of all, a vomitory of ten ounces of orange flowers, and four ounces of turnip seed oil right after, and one oitava of well-prepared crystal, mixing everything with another oitava of my Bezoartico Cordeal.


laranja

pt-noun

laranja m or f by sense (plural laranjas)

Kadiwéu: lalaanja

(colloquial, Brazil) a front man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit, especially in political schemes), a straw man


ré

(nautical) stern (rear part of a ship or vessel)

(Brazil) reverse (gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards)


pervinca

periwinkle (any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca)


graça

From Old Galician-Portuguese graça, an early borrowing from Latin grātia.

cutie (term of endearment referring to a cute person or animal)

Com licença, senhora; qual a sua graça?


regata

(Brazil) wifebeater (kind of sleeveless shirt)


atleta

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).


governante

governante m or f by sense (plural governantes)

[ɡu.βɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɨ]


autonomia

From Ancient Greek αὐτονομία (autonomía), possibly via French autonomie.

range (distance a vehicle (car, byke, lorry, aircraft) can travel without refueling)


dinastia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “lordship, dominion”).

bor+

dynasty (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family)


Graz

Graz (a city, the state capital of Styria, Austria)


analogia

analogy (relationship of resemblance or equivalence)


poesia

From Latin poesis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis, “production, composition”).


azia

From Latin acidiva. Cognate with Galician acía.


recente

pt-adj

recente m or f (plural recentes, comparable, comparative mais recente, superlative o mais recente or recentíssimo)

recentes (plural)
mais recente (comparative)
o mais recente (superlative)
recentíssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin recentem (“new; fresh; young; lately”).

inh

recent (having happened a short while ago)

recent; up-to-date (having the latest changes)


archeologia

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


ODE

Orthographic borrowing from English ODE.

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis

ordinary differential equation
ordinary differential equation

(mathematical analysis) ordinary differential equation


nestas

Contraction of em estas (“in these (feminine)”): feminine plural of neste


arbuscular

(mycology) arbuscular (relating to the arbuscle)


Bornholm

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


Albertville

Unadapted borrowing from French Albertville.

ubor

Albertville (a town in the Savoie department, France)


adenoide

[ɐ.ðɨˈnɔj.ðɨ]

From French adénoïde, from Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form”). By surface analysis, adeno- + -oide.


adenoide

[ɐ.ðɨˈnɔj.ðɨ]

(anatomy) adenoid (mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity)


entusiasta

pt-noun

entusiasta m or f by sense (plural entusiastas)

From ecclesiastical Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “to be inspired or possessed by a god”).

uder

ἐνθουσιαστής

enthusiast (person filled with or guided by enthusiasm)


entusiasta

ἐνθουσιαστής


Guanabara

[ɡwɐ.nɐˈβa.ɾɐ]

Guanabara (a bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


semente

From Latin sēmentem, from sēmen (“seed”). Doublet of sêmen / sémen.


Epifania

Learned borrowing from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”).


persa

From Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/, “Persia”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese perssião.

Persian (member of ethnic group native to the Iranian plateau)


persa

pt-adj

persa m or f (plural persas, not comparable)


jam session

Unadapted borrowing from English jam session.

ubor

(music) jam (impromptu informal performance or practice session)


polaca

(Brazil, dated) prostitute or promiscuous woman


Roménia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


categoria

Borrowed from Late Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría).


cosplay

Unadapted borrowing from English cosplay.

cosplay (instance of dressing as a character)


filosofia

Borrowed from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).


lenticular

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.


skinhead

pt-noun

skinhead m or f by sense (plural skinheads)

/ˌskĩˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi/

/ˌskĩˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi/

/ˌskĩˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi/

[ˌskĩˈχɛ.d͡ʒi]

Unadapted borrowing from English skinhead.

ubor

skinhead (member of a punk subculture characterised by the use of a shaved head)


decadente

decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline)


verdura

From verde (“green”) + -ura (“-ness”), with the first element from Old Galician-Portuguese verde, from Latin viridis (“green”). Alternately, from Vulgar Latin *virdūra.

(uncountable) greenness (state or quality of being green)

(uncountable) unripeness (state or quality of being unripe)

(in the plural) vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it, excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense)


negritude

From French négritude. Equivalent to negro + -itude.

negritude (the characteristic of being of black African descent)

blackness (the characteristic of being black in colour)


decente

Borrowed from Latin decentem, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”).

Faça um corte de cabelo decente.


intersexual

pt-noun

intersexual m or f by sense (plural intersexuais)

(biology) intersex (individual with characteristics of both sexes)


asma

Learned borrowing from Latin āsthma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “laborous breathing”).


tosse

From Old Galician-Portuguese tosse, from Latin tussis (“cough”), from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).


interlíngua

/ˌĩ.tɛɾˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

interlanguage (idiolect developed by a second-language learner that preserves some features of the first language)


Olga

О́льга Ольга#Russian

a female given name from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), equivalent to English Olga


amelia

(teratology) amelia (congenital absence of one or more limbs)


pelota

From Old Occitan pelota (possibly via Spanish pelota), from Old French pelote, from Latin pila (“ball”).


Mogadishu

[ˌmɔ.ɣɐˈði.ʃu]


astrobiologia

astrobiology (study of life in the universe)


meridional

southern (located in or relating to the south)


precedente

[pɾɨ.sɨˈðẽ.tɨ]

preceding (occurring before or in front of something else)


lástima

Que lástima!


wollastonite

(mineralogy) wollastonite (a grey inosilicate mineral)


potente

powerful (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence)


ginecologia

gynecology (branch of medicine specialising in the problems of women)


sociologia

Borrowed from French sociologie, a term coined in 1834 by Auguste Comte. By surface analysis, socio- + -logia.

sociology (study of society, human social interactions, etc.)


artista

pt-noun

artista m or f by sense (plural artistas)

From arte (“art”) + -ista or from Italian artista.


Omaha

Omaha (a city in Nebraska, United States)


genocida

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or geno- + -cida.

suffix

genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)


genocida

pt-noun

genocida m or f by sense (plural genocidas)

genocider, genocidaire (one who commits genocide)


fisiologia

physiology (branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life)


luta

From Old Galician-Portuguese luita, from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor. Compare Galician loita and Spanish lucha.

fight (physical conflict between two parties)

fight; striving (great effort in pursuing something)


ayahuasca

Banisteriopsis caapi
Banisteriopsis caapi#Translingual

ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine of South America)

ayahuasca (psychoactive infusion made from the ayahuasca vine)


internacional

pt-adj

internacional m or f (plural internacionais, not comparable)

Borrowed from French international. By surface analysis, inter- + nacional.

international (between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations)


Sealand

Sealand (a micronation in the English Channel)


Port Louis

Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


série

From Latin seriēs (“series; row”), from serō (“to bind together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).

uder

series (number of things or events that follow on one after the other)

linha

things that follow on one after the other

(Brazil, education) grade (a level of pre-collegiate education)

(television, radio) series (a program in which several episodes are broadcast in regular intervals)

(publishing) book series (a series books having certain characteristics in common)

(mathematics) sequence (an ordered list of objects)

(mathematics) series (sum of the terms of a sequence)


morfologia

(uncountable) morphology (the scientific study of form and structure)

morphology (the form and structure of something)

(biology) morphology (study of the form of living organisms)

(linguistics) morphology (study of the structure and content of word forms)


autista

[aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]

autistic (pertaining to, or having autism)


autista

pt-noun

autista m or f by sense (plural autistas)

[aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]


anatomia

Borrowed from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía).

anatomy (art of studying the different parts of any organized body)


tipografia

typography (art or practice of setting and arranging type)


dica

LL-Q5146 (por)-Adélaïde Calais WMFr-dica.wav

Originated in Brazilian Portuguese. Ultimately from indicar (“to indicate”).


meteorologia

meteorology (science that studies the weather)


andesite

andesites (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


avenida

[ɐ.βɨˈni.ðɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish avenida, from French avenue, from Old French avenue (feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”)), from Latin advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + venīre (“come”)).

der

feminine past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">avenir</i> (“approach”)


mostra

Fui a uma mostra de quadros neoclássicos.

I went to an exhibition of neoclassical paintings.

exhibition; show; display (event where objects are set to be seen by the public)

Sua expressão era uma mostra de sua tristeza.

His facial expression was a display of his sadness.

show; display (the act of displaying something)

(military) review (inspection of personnel and equipment)


anglesite

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anglesita.


deficiente

Os empregados deficientes exigem vagas de estacionamento.

Handicapped employees are demanding parking spaces.

Este solo é deficiente em zinco.

deficient (lacking resources or material)


deficiente

pt-noun

deficiente m or f by sense (plural deficientes)

Os deficientes auditivos estão aprendendo linguagem de sinais.

People with hearing disabilities are learning sign language.


mercante

/mɨɾˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

From Latin mercantem. Cognate with Italian mercante and Spanish mercante.


mercante

mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)

/mɨɾˈkɐ̃.tɨ/


slot machine

Unadapted borrowing from English slot machine.


tetravalente

pt-adj

tetravalente m or f (plural tetravalentes)

[ˌtɛ.tɾɐ.βɐˈlẽ.tɨ]


tetrarca

pt-noun

tetrarca m or f by sense (plural tetrarcas)

From Late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs). By surface analysis, tetra- + -arca.

(politics, historical) tetrarch (governor of subdivision of a province)

(politics, Ancient Rome) tetrarch (any of the four co-emperors during the Tetrarchy)

(military, Ancient Greece) tetrarch (officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx)


sapiente

pt-adj

sapiente m or f (plural sapientes, comparable, comparative mais sapiente, superlative o mais sapiente or sapientíssimo)

sapientes (plural)
mais sapiente (comparative)
o mais sapiente (superlative)
sapientíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin sapientem, present participle of sapiō (“to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try; to research”).


apside

(astronomy) apsis (point in elliptical orbit when a body is closest or furthest from the sun)


pentatleta

pt-noun

pentatleta m or f by sense (plural pentatletas)

(athletics) pentathlete (an athlete who competes in the pentathlon)


pentavalente

pt-adj

pentavalente m or f (plural pentavalentes, not comparable)


halvah

halva (confection made from sesame seeds and honey)


solidão

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin sōlitūdinem. -dão is the inherited form of the Latin ending -tūdinem but the root shows semi-learned derivation (compare purely inherited saudade).

slbor

Salva-me da solidão

O que é a solidão?

A casa está cheia de solidão.

A solidão da noite

Salva minha alma desta solidão.


Chengdu

Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China)


Zé

a diminutive of the female given name Maria José


degradante

/dɨ.ɡɾɐˈdɐ̃.tɨ/

[dɨ.ɣɾɐˈðɐ̃.tɨ]


Dalian

Dalian (a major subprovincial city in Liaoning, in northeastern China)


Anshan

Anshan (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China)

Anshan (ancient Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian city in modern-day Iran)


Xiamen

[ʃɪ.aˈmẽɪ̯̃]

Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)


Kunming

Kunming (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in southwestern China)


conjectural

pt-adj

conjectural m or f (plural conjecturais)

conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture)


pessimista

pessimistic (always expecting the worst)


pessimista

pt-noun

pessimista m or f by sense (plural pessimistas)

pessimist (someone who habitually expects the worst)


alma mater

Unadapted borrowing from Latin alma māter.

ubor

alma mater (school or college from which an individual has graduated)


Tartu

Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)


Wuhan

Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)


toilette

Unadapted borrowing from French toilette.

Alternative form of toalete (personal grooming)


promessa

From Old Galician-Portuguese promessa, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“to send forth; to promise”).

Os colonos foram às Américas com a promessa de uma vida nova.

The colonisers went to the Americas with the hope for a new life.

O vento forte indicava a promessa de chuva.

The strong wind indicated the likelihood of rain.


Chongqing

Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)


Eos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs). Doublet of Aurora.

lbor

(Greek mythology) Eos (goddess of the dawn)


Narva

Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)


pernada

From perna + -ada, literally “leg thrust”.


tentativa

Nominalization of the feminine singular of tentativo.

tentativa de delito


anticlinal

anticlinal (inclining or dipping in opposite directions)


marchand

pt-noun

marchand m or f by sense (plural marchands)

Unadapted borrowing from French marchand.


longe

From Old Galician-Portuguese longe, from Latin longe.


harpa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arpa, from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.


pueril

From Latin puerīlis (“childish”), from puer.


salpa

salp (free-swimming tunicate of the family Salpidae)


delinquente

pt-noun

delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlinquentem.


vestibular

(anatomy) vestibular (relating to the vestibule)


PEC

Proposta de Emenda Constitucional
w:pt:Proposta de Emenda Constitucional

(Brazil, politics) Acronym of Proposta de Emenda Constitucional. (Constitutional Amendment Proposal)


delirante

delusional; delirious (being in the state of delirium)


Naupactus

Naupactus, Lepanto (a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece)


apatia

Borrowed from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “without feeling or suffering”).

(philosophy) apatheia (freedom from emotional disturbance, in Stoic philosophy)


Kumamoto

The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan


Kagoshima

Borrowed from Japanese 鹿児島 (かごしま, Kagoshima).

Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)

Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)


Aceh

Aceh (a special autonomous province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra)


periferia

(Brazil) outskirts, suburbs (often related to poor neighborhoods around a big city)


tiroide

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.de]

From Ancient Greek θυρεός (thureós, “a large oblong shield”) + -oide.


tiroide

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[t͡ʃiˈɾɔɪ̯.de]


qual

From Old Galician-Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis (“which”).

Outro tipo de conceitualização é aquela dada por François Magnin, que tenta sistematizar as diversas definições de know-how analisando a quais elementos a expressão se aplicaria. O autor conclui que podem ser objeto do know-how quatro tipos de elementos, considerados isoladamente ou em conjunto: a habilidade técnica, a experiência técnica, os conhecimentos técnicos e os processos.

2006, Daniela Zaitz, Direito & know-how, Jurua Editora, page 31

Another type of conceptualization is that given by François Magnin, who tries to systematize the diverse definitions of know-how analyzing to which elements the expression would apply. The author concludes that four types of elements can be the object of know-how, considered in isolation or jointly: technical skill, technical experience, technical knowledge and processes.


qual

Qual é maior?


favela

The slum sense is named after the tree. The first favela was founded by veterans of the War of Canudos on Morro da Providência (Providence Hill). That hill was similar to a hill where a battle took place during the war, which had many favela trees. The name of the tree probably comes ultimately from a diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”). An alternative etymology may be favo + -ela.

a tree of species Cnidoscolus quercifolius, native to northeastern Brazil

(Brazil) slum (dilapidated neighborhood)


rampa

ramp (inclined surface that connects two levels; incline)


hegemonia

hegemony (domination, influence, or authority over a nation or society)


legenda

Learned borrowing from Latin legenda. Doublet of lenda.

(film, television, often in plural) subtitle(s) (textual versions of film dialogue)

caption (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon)

key, legend (textual description of symbols and/or colour codes on a map or graph)


telepatia

From tele- + -patia, both from Ancient Greek.

(parapsychology) telepathy (communication by psychic means)


ainu

pt-adj

ainu m or f (plural ainus, not comparable)

Ainu (pertaining to ethnic group or language)


ontologia

From onto- + -logia, or else a loan, French ontologie.


terapia

From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía).

(medicine) therapy (specific treatment of a disease)


canela

Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


-ita

pt-noun

-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

pt-adj

-ita m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -itas)

Borrowed from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

-ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)

-ite (a descendant of a given historical person)

-ite (forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place)


-ita

pt-noun

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

(geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)


valente

From Old Galician-Portuguese valente, from Latin valentem (“strong”), from valeō (“to be strong”).


valente

valente m or f by sense (plural valentes)


bibliografia

Borrowed from French bibliographie, from Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía). By surface analysis, biblio- + -grafia.

der

βιβλιογραφία

bibliography (section of a written work containing citations to all the books referenced in the work)

bibliography (list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author)

bibliography (study of the history of books)


dysenteria

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


ergonomia

ergonomics (science of the design of equipment so as to reduce discomfort)


trigonometria

Learned borrowing from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

der

(mathematics) trigonometry (branch of mathematics dealing with triangles)


vivente

pt-noun

vivente m or f by sense (plural viventes)


epinefrina

(biochemistry) epinephrine (catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter)


entropia

(information theory) entropy (measure of the amount of information in a signal)

(figurative) disorder, chaos, unpredictability


rinite

(pathology) rhinitis (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose)


nazista

nazista m or f by sense (plural nazistas)

(Brazil, historical) Nazi (member of the Nazi party)

(figurative) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)


nazista

(Brazil, historical) Nazi (relating to Nazis, the Nazi party or Nazi Germany)

(figurative) Nazi (somewhat resembling (neo-)Nazi behaviour); xenophobic; hateful


fascista

fascist (supporting the principles of fascism)

(informal) fascist (unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict)


fascista

fascista m or f by sense (plural fascistas)


perceptual

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of percetual.


comunista

(Portugal, politics) of or belonging to the Portuguese Communist Party


comunista

comunista m or f by sense (plural comunistas)

(Portugal, politics) a member or supporter the Portuguese Communist Party


marxista

marxista m or f by sense (plural marxistas)

Marxist (follower of Karl Marx’s philosophy)


infraestructura

infraestructura f (plural infraestructuras)


maximal

(not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the maximum


avestruz

avestruz m or f by sense (plural avestruzes)

/ɐ.vɨʃˈtɾuʃ/

/ɐ.vɨʃˈtɾuʃ/

/ɐ.bɨʃˈtɾuʃ/

[ɐ.βɨʃˈtɾuʃ]

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


Maia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Maia, from Iberian Amaia.

inh+

Cidade da Maia

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Maia

(Greek mythology) Maia (daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes)


confusão

[kõ.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


occipital

pt-adj

occipital m or f (plural occipitais, not comparable)

Borrowed from New Latin occipitālis, from Latin occiput (“the back of the head”).

(anatomy) occipital (pertaining to the back of the head)


Aichi

Aichi (a prefecture in south-central Japan)


pressa

Não tenho nenhuma pressa.


provençal

pt-noun

provençal m or f by sense (plural provençais)


pua

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa and Spanish púa. The sense "womanizer", "player" is influenced by English PUA.

der

(Brazil, Northeast Region, colloquial) womanizer, player


incipiente

pt-adj

incipiente m or f (plural incipientes, not comparable)


deprimente

depressing (causing depression or sadness)


messe

(agriculture) a field whose crops are ready for harvest

(figurative) harvest; reward (product of labour)


incompetente

incompetente m or f (plural incompetentes)

incompetent (lacking normally expected degree of ability)


incompetente

pt-noun

incompetente m or f by sense (plural incompetentes)


inconsistente

pt-adj

inconsistente m or f (plural inconsistentes)


formiga

Kabuverdianu: furminga, forminga

Papiamentu: fruminga, vruminga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (“ant”). Compare Galician formiga and Spanish hormiga.


competente

Borrowed from Latin competentem, present participle of competō (“to meet; to coincide; to agree”).

competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)

(law) competent (having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue)


pausa

Borrowed from Latin pausa (“pause; halt”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from the verb παύω (paúō, “to cause to cease, to stop”).

bor+

interruption (time interval during which there is a cessation of something)


consistente

pt-adj

consistente m or f (plural consistentes)

consistent (of a regularly occurring, dependable nature)


gaiola

→ Hunsrik: Gaioll

>? Macanese: cajola

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Cognate to Spanish gayola. Compare jaula, a doublet borrowed through French.


inconveniente

inconveniente m or f (plural inconvenientes)

inconvenient (not convenient; not expedient)


protestante

pt-noun

protestante m or f by sense (plural protestantes)

Borrowed from French protestant (“Protestant”).

bor+

(Christianity) Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions)


protestante

pt-adj

protestante m or f (plural protestantes, not comparable)


gambá

Unknown. Many dictionaries cite a supposedly Old Tupi word gãbá, meaning “hollow belly”, but give no source.

opossum (any species in the family Didelphidae)

skunk (any species in the family Mephitidae)

(Brazil, figurative, soccer, derogatory) a player or supporter of Corinthians football team

(South Brazil, figurative) a stinky person, stinker


gambá

(Piauí, collective, usually derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)


inerente

inerente m or f (plural inerentes, not comparable)


indulgente

[ĩ.duʊ̯ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi]

[ĩ.duʊ̯ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi]


limitação

Learned borrowing from Latin līmitātiōnem. By surface analysis, limitar + -ção.


indigente

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

Learned borrowing from Latin indigentem (“needing, requiring”).


indigente

pt-noun

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigentes)

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

pauper; indigent (one who is extremely poor)


afta

From Latin aphtha, from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).


indolente

Borrowed from Latin indolentem, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”).


teologia

From Latin theologia, from Ancient Greek θεολογία (theología). By surface analysis, teo- + -logia.


insalubre

Borrowed from Latin īnsalūbris. By surface analysis, in- + salubre.

unhealthy; insalubrious (conducive to poor health)


baia

Borrowed from Kimbundu ribaia (“board”).

a horse stall (compartment for a horses)

(by extension) cubicle (a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room)


fata morgana

pt-noun

fata morgana f or (less common) m (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of Fata Morgana


anisometropia

(ophthalmology) anisometropia (condition in which the eyes have different refractive power)


ametropia

(ophthalmology) ametropia (any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability)


intransigente

pt-adj

intransigente m or f (plural intransigentes)

intransigent (unwilling to compromise or moderate a position)


fechadura

[fɨ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[fɨ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[fɨ.t͡ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]


intrigante

/ĩ.tɾiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.tɾiˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ĩ.tɾiˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

[ĩ.tɾiˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

intriguing (causing a desire to know more)


bíblia

Learned borrowing from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”).

Você acha que eu vou ler essa bíblia?

Do you think I am going to read that bible?

(figurative) a very extensive, often complex, book or text

Não devemos idolatrar a constituição como uma bíblia, afinal ela é sujeita a erros.

We should not worship the constitution as a bible, since it is susceptible to errors.

(figurative) a praised or well regarded book or text


Tórshavn

Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)


Sra

Abbreviation of senhora. as a title; Mrs


esquerda

Guinea-Bissau Creole: skerda

Kabuverdianu: skérda

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

Por que você segura o lápis com a esquerda?

Why do you hold the pencil on your left hand?

the left side, part, half or direction
the left hand or leg

(martial arts, by extension) left (punch with the left fist)

the left side, part, half or direction
left (punch with the left fist)

(theater) the left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective

Cuidado, tem um bicho à sua esquerda!

Watch out, there’s a creature to your left!

A minhã mãe está na esquerda da foto.

My mother is on the left side of the picture.

Pega a esquerda que você chega mais rápido.

Take the left and you’ll get there faster.

A esquerda quer vencer a eleição, mas os partidos não chegam a um acordo.

The left wants to win the election, but the parties can’t reach an agreement.


esquerda

pt-noun

esquerda m or f by sense (plural esquerdas)

(Brazil, informal) leftist (a person who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)


tripa

Uncertain; possibly from Arabic تَرْب (tarb, “bowels”), or perhaps connected to Old Norse torf (“turf, sod”) (see e.g. Middle Irish tarpán/torpán (“bunch of grapes; clod”)). See Spanish tripa and Italian trippa.

cog

(Portugal, Aveiro) a type of sweet, typical from the city of Aveiro


ironia

Borrowed from Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía).


Estónia

Estonia (a country in Europe; capital: Taline)


confidente

pt-noun

confidente m or f by sense (plural confidentes)

confidant (a person in whom one can confide or share one’s secrets)


irritante

Isto é irritante.


isolante

which insulates, prevents electrical contact


croata

From Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“a Croat”), via French croate or New Latin Croata. Doublet of gravata.


cicerone

cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)

From Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

named-after

cicerone (guide who shows people tourist sights)


canibal

From Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba.


Gestapo

Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo.

(historical) Gestapo (the secret police of the Nazi party)


adnexal

(botany) adnexal (having the property of being adnexed)


alalia

(medicine) alalia (loss of the ability to speak)


idealista

idealistic (of or relating to an idealist or to idealism)


idealista

pt-noun

idealista m or f by sense (plural idealistas)

idealist (unrealistic or impractical visionary)


anuria

(pathology) anuria (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine)


cautela

Learned borrowing from Latin cautēla (“caution”).


ebonite

ebonite (product of vulcanising rubber with sulphur)


mandola

(music) mandola (a stringed musical instrument)


ignorante

Borrowed from Latin ignōrantem (“ignorant”).


ignorante

pt-noun

ignorante m or f by sense (plural ignorantes)


aq

(chemistry) Abbreviation of solução aquosa (“aqueous solution”).


Nouakchott

Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)


São Tomé

→ English: São Tomé

→ Japanese: サントメ (San Tome)

→ Vietnamese: Xao Tô-mê

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ toˈmɛ]

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

São Tomé (the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe)

São Tomé (an island in São Tomé and Príncipe).


Berenice

Borrowed from Latin Berenīcē, from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Verônica.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Berenice


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


emigrante

emigrante m or f by sense (plural emigrantes)


capatazia

a handling charge, such as on items passing through a port


Sanaa

Sanaa (the capital and largest city of Yemen)


tauromaquia

bullfighting (performance art in which a matador manipulates and kills a bull)


detergente

/dɨ.tɨɾˈʒẽ.tɨ/


sutileza

(uncountable) subtlety (the quality of being subtle)

(countable) subtlety (a subtle thing or act)


malanga

any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo


Dolores

Borrowed from Spanish Dolores. Doublet of dores.

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dolores or Delores


crista

From Old Galician-Portuguese crista, cresta, from Latin crista.


laringe

From Ancient Greek λάρυγξ, λάρυγγος (lárunx, lárungos, “larynx, throat”).

uder

λάρυγξ, λάρυγγος


glande

/ˈɡlɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈɡlɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

Borrowed from Latin glandem. Compare the inherited doublet lande. Cf. also landra.

glans (vascular body on the apex of the penis)


troglodita

pt-noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)


bombazine

calças de bombazine

(Portugal) corduroy (heavy fabric with vertical ribs)


teanina

(chemistry) theanine (aminoacid commonly found in tea)


impertinente

pt-adj

impertinente m or f (plural impertinentes)


climatologia

pt-noun

climatologia f (usually uncountable, plural climatologias)

climatology (science that studies the climate)


Scythia

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


imponente

Learned borrowing from Latin impōnentem. By surface analysis, impor + -ente

imposing (magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity)


impotente

powerless (lacking sufficient power or strength)

impotent (unable to achieve an erection)


agonizante

agonizante m or f by sense (plural agonizantes)


impressionante

pt-adj

impressionante m or f (plural impressionantes)

From impressionar + -ante. Cognate with Asturian, Galician and Spanish impresionante.


Ida

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida


impressionista

impressionista m or f (plural impressionistas)

(art) impressionistic (relating to impressionism)


impressionista

pt-noun

impressionista m or f by sense (plural impressionistas)

(art) impressionist (artist involved in impressionism)


fast-food

/ˌfɛʃt͡ʃˈfud͡ʒ/


dieta

From Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita). Doublet of diet.


confocal

(optics, mathematics) confocal (having the same foci)


cisma

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”).

der

spite (deep-seated enmity or ill-will towards someone)

obstinacy; stubbornness (insistence in doing something, especially something that is likely not to work out)


saiga

Saiga tatarica
Wikispecies:Saiga tatarica

saiga (Saiga tatarica, an antelope of Siberia)


vieira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vẽeira, from Early Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin Venus. Doublet of venera. Cognate with Galician vieira and Spanish venera.

inh+

scallop (mollusc of the family Pectinidae)


ceramista

pt-noun

ceramista m or f by sense (plural ceramistas)

potter (one who makes pots and ceramic wares)


imprudente

imprudent (not attentive to consequence)


veneziana

Venetian blind (blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats)


Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)


mandibular

pt-adj

mandibular m or f (plural mandibulares, not comparable)


grávida

[ˈɡɾa.βi.ðɐ]


estupidez

pt-noun

estupidez f (usually uncountable, plural estupidezes)


diferente

pt-adj

diferente m or f (plural diferentes, comparable, comparative mais diferente, superlative o mais diferente or diferentíssimo)

diferentes (plural)
mais diferente (comparative)
o mais diferente (superlative)
diferentíssimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin differentem, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

different (consisting of a variety of elements; various; assorted; diverse; miscellaneous)


refulgente

[ʁɨ.fuɫˈʒẽ.tɨ]

refulgent (shining brightly and radiantly)


vil

From Old Galician-Portuguese vil, from Latin vīlis (“cheap; vile”).


catedral

[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]

[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). By surface analysis, cátedra + -al. Piecewise doublet of cadeiral.


fase

Hunsrik: Fasë

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).


terrestre

/tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)


terrestre

pt-noun

terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)

/tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)


compressa

From French compresse, from Latin compressus, past participle of comprimĕre.

(medicine) compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)


menopausa

Compound of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + pausa (“break”).

com+

(physiology) menopause (definitive cessation of menstruation)

(physiology) menopause (the stage of a woman's life at which this process occurs (the average age at which menopause begins is 51))


ecografia

/ˌɛ.kɔ.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ˌɛ.kɔ.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(medicine) ultrasonography; sonography; ultrasound; echography


culturista

pt-noun

culturista m or f by sense (plural culturistas)

From cultura + -ista, compare French culturiste.

(bodybuilding) bodybuilder (person who practices bodybuilding)


cólera

Learned borrowing from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

(pathology) cholera (infectious disease)


apparente

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


aeronave

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.vɨ/

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.bɨ/

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈna.βɨ]

From aero- (“aero-”) + nave (“ship”) (from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) and Latin nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us). Compare French aéronef.


ambientalista

pt-adj

ambientalista m or f (plural ambientalistas)

From ambiental (“environmental”) + -ista.


ambientalista

pt-noun

ambientalista m or f by sense (plural ambientalistas)

environmental activist
environmental activist

environmentalist, environmental activist, ecologist, eco-warrior (one who advocates for the protection of the environment)


acromegalia

(pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)


incandescente

pt-adj

incandescente m or f (plural incandescentes)

/ĩ.kɐ̃.dɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/


microarray

Unadapted borrowing from English microarray.

ubor

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


telha

From Old Galician-Portuguese telha, from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula (“a roof tile”).


estafeta

pt-noun

estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas)


consulente

consulente m or f by sense (plural consulentes)

a person who consults someone or something


empatia

empathy (capacity to understand another person’s point of view or feelings)


ciclista

ciclista m or f by sense (plural ciclistas)

biker; cyclist (a person who rides a bicycle)


palestra

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

der

/pɐˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/

lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)

(literary) chat, talk (informal conversation)

(historical) palaestra (public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports)


macroeconomia

macroeconomics (study of the entire economy)


Judá

(biblical) Judah (one of the Israelite tribes)


estaca

From Old Galician-Portuguese estaca, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from *(s)teg-.
Cognate with Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and Occitan estaca, Old French estaque and English stake.

cog

(agriculture) cutting (piece of a branch removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant)


suficiente

Borrowed from Latin sufficientem, present participle of sufficiō.

Você tem comida suficiente?


magistratura

magistracy (the office or dignity of a magistrate)


senhora

Kabuverdianu: Nha


vigente

Learned borrowing from Latin vigentem (“lively, active, effective”).


freelancer

pt-noun

freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.


poligamia

From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, poli- + -gamia.

polygamy (the practice of having multiple spouses or partners)


monogamia

Learned borrowing from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamia.

lbor

monogamy (form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time)


nave espacial

pt-noun

nave espacial f (plural naves espaciais)


jibóia

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


Jalalabad

Jalalabad (a city in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan)


citologia

From cito- + -logia, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”) and -λογία (-logía).


mitologia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthología).

lbor

mythology (collection and study of myths)


docente

pt-noun

docente m or f by sense (plural docentes)

lecturer (member of university or college)


vibrante

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[biˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

vibrant (pulsing with energy or activity)


vibrante

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[biˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

(phonetics) vibrant (vibrating consonant)


gelatina

Borrowed from French gélatine (“jelly, gel”), from Italian gelatina (“jelly, gel”), from gelare (“to freeze”), from Latin gelāre (“to freeze”).


minimalista

pt-adj

minimalista m or f (plural minimalistas)

minimalist (characterised by extreme simplicity)


minimalista

pt-noun

minimalista m or f by sense (plural minimalistas)

minimalist (artists who creates minimalist art)


anarquista

anarquista m or f by sense (plural anarquistas)

anarchist (one who believes in or advocates the absence of authority)


anarquista

anarchist (relating to anarchism or anarchists)


tridimensional

pt-adj

tridimensional m or f (plural tridimensionais)

three-dimensional (having three dimensions)


restante

/ʁeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ʁɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

remaining (which remains after something has been removed)


apócope

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

(prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)


polivalente

polivalente m or f (plural polivalentes)


adorante

[ɐ.ðuˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

Either from Latin adōrantem, or from adorar + -ante.


mutante

pt-noun

mutante m or f by sense (plural mutantes)

mutant (something that or someone who has mutated)


nau

→ English: nau

Borrowed from Catalan nau, from Latin nāvis. Compare Spanish nao. Doublet of nave.

a three or four-masted sailing ship used all along the 15th century and early 16th created by the Portuguese (Lusitanians) to explore a new trade route via the Atlantic to India and the New World


fumante

fumante m or f by sense (plural fumantes)

Borrowed from Latin fūmantem, present participle of fūmō.

smoker (person who smokes tobacco habitually)


Arlene

a female given name, equivalent to English Arlene


Alana

a female given name, equivalent to English Alana


errante

/eˈʁɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/eˈʁɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/eˈʁɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[eˈχɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

errant (straying from the proper course or standard)


lavanderia

[lɐ.βɐ̃.dɨˈɾi.ɐ]


colante

From colar (“to glue”) + -ante (“-ing”), from cola (“glue”), from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

adherent; adhesive; which sticks to things


urologia

(medicine) urology (branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system)


Anita

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Anita


decapitante

pt-adj

decapitante m or f (plural decapitantes)


dermatologia

(medicine) dermatology (the study of the skin and its diseases)


emergente

pt-noun

emergente m or f by sense (plural emergentes)


emergente

newly rich (characteristic of nouveau riche)


contrastante

pt-adj

contrastante m or f (plural contrastantes)

/kõ.tɾɐʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


calmante

(psychology, pharmacology) antianxiety; anxiolytic (acting to combat or reduce anxiety)


conta

Resolva essa conta: cinco mais sete.

A minha conta não tem um centavo furado.

account (a registration of someone’s permission to use a service, such as a bank or website)

O fio do colar estourou e as contas caíram no chão. ― The necklace’s string ripped and the beads fell on the ground. Synonym: miçanga

bead (small perforated object that can be threaded)

A conta de luz deu trezentos reais esse mês.

The electricity bill was three hundred reais this month.

bill; check (document that lists values to be paid)


determinante

determinante m or f (plural determinantes)


gravata

From French cravate (“necktie”), from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”). Doublet of croata.

tie; necktie (strip of cloth tied around the neck)

choke; chokehold; stranglehold (hold around the opponent’s neck)


votante

votante m or f (plural votantes, not comparable)


votante

pt-noun

votante m or f by sense (plural votantes)

voter (one who votes or has the right to vote)


merenda

From Old Galician-Portuguese merenda, from Latin merenda (“light evening meal”).

dunch (small meal between lunch and dinner)


informante

informante m or f by sense (plural informantes)

informant (one who relays confidential information)


fenomenal

From fenómeno／fenômeno (“phenomenon”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


residente

pt-adj

residente m or f (plural residentes, not comparable)

From the past active participle of residir, from Latin resĭdentem.


residente

pt-noun

residente m or f by sense (plural residentes)

resident (persons living at a given location)

resident (graduate medical student receiving medical training)


mansarda

[mɐ̃ˈsaɾ.ðɐ]


gastronomia

From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία (gastronomía). By surface analysis, gastro- + -nomia.

(uncountable) gastronomy (study of the relationship between food and culture)

cuisine (characteristic style of preparing food)


parça

(Brazil, slang) Clipping of parceiro; fella, pal


desta

Contraction of de esta (“of/from this (feminine)”): feminine singular of deste


artrite

Borrowed from Latin arthrītis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”).


tamanduá

pt-noun

tamanduá m or f by sense (plural tamanduás)


mandrágora

Learned borrowing from Latin mandragora.


otite

(pathology) otitis (inflammation of the ear)


valquíria

(Norse mythology) valkyrie (any of the female attendants of Odin)


gastrite

/ɡɐʃˈtɾi.tɨ/

(pathology) gastritis (inflammation of the lining of the stomach)


sinusite

(pathology) sinusitis (inflammation of the paranasal sinuses)


oncologia

oncology (branch of medicine that studies tumours)


titina

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

/t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

(bird with grey feathers spotted in white)


anestesista

anestesista m or f by sense (plural anestesistas)

anesthesiologist; anesthetist (physician specializing in anesthesiology)


endocrinologia

(physiology) endocrinology (study of the endocrine glands)


biotecnologia

biotechnology (the use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications)


cardiologia

Borrowed from French cardiologie. By surface analysis, cardio- + -logia.

cardiology (study of the structure of the heart)


pediatra

pediatra m or f by sense (plural pediatras)

paediatrician (physician who specialises in paediatrics)


geriatria

geriatria f (usually uncountable, plural geriatrias)

/ʒɨ.ɾjɐˈtɾi.ɐ/

(medicine) geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)


anestesiologia

(medicine) anaesthesiology (the science of administering anaesthetics)


neurologia

neurology (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system)


ortopedia

(medicine) orthopedics (branch of medicine concerned with the musculoskeletal system)


Cassiopéia

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


Átropos

(Greek mythology) Atropos (one of the Fates)


Atlântida

(Greek mythology, fantasy) Atlantis (a legendary city sunken in an unknown location)


miga

From Old Galician-Portuguese miga, from Latin mīca (“crumb”), from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (“small, thin, delicate”). Compare the borrowed doublet mica.

der

crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)

(in the plural, cooking) a traditional Iberian dish consisting of leftover bread and various ingredients


miga

(endearing) female friend; used especially by women


Andrômeda

Learned borrowing from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)

(astronomy) Andromeda (an autumn constellation of the northern sky)


pagante

pt-noun

pagante m or f by sense (plural pagantes)


Calíope

(Greek mythology) Calliope (muse of eloquence and epic poetry)


Plêiades

(Greek mythology) Pleiades (seven sisters, companions of Artemis)

(astronomy) Pleiades (open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus)


Alcíone

Borrowed from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Atlas)

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Aeolus)


Ísis

(Egyptian mythology) Isis (mother-goddess)


Aracne

Borrowed from Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

der

(Greek mythology) Arachne (a woman famous for her skill at weaving)


placa

From French plaque (“plaque, plate”), from Dutch placke, from Old Dutch *plagga (“patch”), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“patch”).


Afrodite

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), usually connected with ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”), but possibly of Semitic origin.


significante

pt-adj

significante m or f (plural significantes)


meningite

(pathology) meningitis (inflammation of the meninges)


meninge

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).

lbor

μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος

(anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)


implicante

captious (having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections)


adarga

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”), via Andalusian Arabic.

bor+

a type of oval or heart-shaped leather shield


abdicante

pt-noun

abdicante m or f by sense (plural abdicantes)


vagante

vagante m or f by sense (plural vagantes)


nomenclatura

Borrowed from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”). The second meaning is a borrowing from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), ultimately from the same Latin source.

bor

номенклату́ра


aromaterapia

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) aromatherapy (therapy using fragrances)


cambiante

[kɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[kɐ̃.bɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi]


campestre

/kɐ̃ˈpɛʃ.tɾɨ/

campestral (relating to open fields or uncultivated land)


galera

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).


conservante

[kõ.sɨɾˈβɐ̃.tɨ]


nefrologia

(medicine) nephrology (branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys)


varia

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bacia

Kadiwéu: baxia

From Vulgar Latin *baccinum, from Gaulish.


nega

Convidei-a para sair, mas ela deu-me uma nega.

I asked her out, but she gave me a refusal.

Tive nega no exame final.

(Portugal, informal) fail (a failing grade in an academic examination)


nega

Minha nega tá viajando

Procure uma nega baiana, ô / Que saiba mexer

1976, “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(Brazil, endearing) female lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one

Vi uma nega bem bonita hoje


Reconquista

(historical) Reconquista (reconquest of Portugal and Spain by Christians)


denunciante

pt-adj

denunciante m or f (plural denunciantes)


denunciante

pt-noun

denunciante m or f by sense (plural denunciantes)


magnetosfera

/maˌɡnɛ.tɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

[maˌɣnɛ.tɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ]

(astronomy) magnetosphere (region around a planet affected by its magnetic field)


consumista

consumista m or f by sense (plural consumistas)


abominação

Learned borrowing from Latin abōminātiōnem. By surface analysis, abominar + -ção.


sorva

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, with a change in gender from the plural of Latin sorbum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Compare Galician sorba, Spanish serba.

Sorbus domestica
Sorbus domestica#Translingual

service tree (Sorbus domestica, a deciduous tree or shrub of Eurasia)

Couma macrocarpa
Wikispecies:Couma macrocarpa


cooperativa

cooperative (company owned partially or wholly by its employees)


cheta

Eu não tenho cheta.

(colloquial) small coin (small amount of money)


epilepsia

Learned borrowing from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία (epilēpsía), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”).

(pathology) epilepsy (condition characterised by recurring seizures)


beata

Numa campanha inédita um grupo de voluntários, da cidade de Setúbal, recolheu, ao longo de 9 acções em diferentes locais, 53 032 beatas. Os números, a que dificilmente se atribui um peso estatístico, são uma útil chamada de atenção para todos os fumadores com o mau hábito de atirar a beata para o chão.

2017 December 30, “Retiraram 50 mil beatas do chão e areia de Setúbal”, in Shifter, archived from the original on 2017-12-04

(colloquial) butt, stub (of a cigarette)


cooperante

cooperative (willing to work with other people)


cuba

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuba, from Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Doublet of copa, which came through a Late Latin intermediary variant.

cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks)


mascote

pt-noun

mascote (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural mascotes)

Borrowed from French mascotte, from Provençal mascoto.


discografia

discography (complete collection of the releases of a musical act)


guarita

Unknown. Possibly from French garite/guarite

security cabin or post (small building that shelters one or more guards)

(historical) a tower where sentinels stood


pendente

pending (awaiting conclusion or confirmation)


narrativa

From narrativo (“narrative”), from Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).

narrative (systematic recitation of an event)

literary works or style peculiar to a specific person, location or time


mediana

(statistics) median (measure of central tendency)

(geometry) median (line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side)


parca

Borrowed from English parka, itself borrowed from Russian парка (parka).


cartomante

cartomante m or f by sense (plural cartomantes)

From carto- (“prefix that forms terms relating to maps or cards”) + -mante (“-mancer”).


progressiva

escova progressiva
escova progressiva#Portuguese


automobilista

pt-noun

automobilista m or f by sense (plural automobilistas)

(formal) driver; motorist; automobilist (person who drives an automobile)


automobilista

pt-adj

automobilista m or f (plural automobilistas)


servente

Inherited from Latin servientem. By surface analysis, servir + -ente. Doublet of sargento.


servente

pt-noun

servente m or f by sense (plural serventes)

assistant, servant (one who is hired to perform regular, less important duties)

(military) component of the garrison of a light or heavy collective weapon

unskilled construction worker who performs secondary tasks

former low-ranking public service employee


agonia

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin agonia, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).


Hainan

Hainan (an island and province of China)


sargento

pt-noun

sargento m or f by sense (plural sargentos, feminine sargento or (less common) sargenta, feminine plural sargentos or (less common) sargentas)

sargentos (plural)
sargento (feminine)
sargenta (feminine uncommon)
sargentos (feminine plural)
sargentas (feminine plural uncommon)

Kadiwéu: jajeentegi

Borrowed from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin servientem (“a servant, a vassal, a soldier or an apparitor”). Doublet of servente.

uder

(military) sergeant (rank above that of a corporal)

(law enforcement) sergeant (rank in some police forces)

(informal, humorous) captain (someone who bosses others around)


elegia

From Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).


euforia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐφορία (euphoría), from εὔφορος (eúphoros, “bearing well”).


etnografia

(anthropology) ethnography (branch of anthropology that studies human cultures and societies)


etologia

pt-noun

etologia f (usually uncountable, plural etologias)

(zoology) ethology (study of human and animal behaviour)


roca

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, although the intermediate language is uncertain. Possibly Gothic rukka, 𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (rukka), however, the vowel quality in Iberian Romance (/ɔ/ in Portuguese, /we/ in Spanish) points to a possible West Germanic loanword, or to the influence of Latin rota (“wheel”). Cognate to Galician roca, Spanish rueca, Italian rocca, Old High German rocko (German Rocken).

(spinning) distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)


roca

From Old Galician-Portuguese roca, from Old Catalan roca, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of rocha.


paciente

paciente m or f by sense (plural pacientes)

Hunsrik: Passient

Borrowed from Latin patientem (“enduring; patient”).

(healthcare) patient (person receiving medical treatment)


mitra

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).


margarina

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.nɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.nɐ]

Borrowed from French margarine (“margarine”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”).


etnologia

From etno- + -logia (compare French ethnologie).

(anthropology) ethnology (branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures)


epidemia

Borrowed from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).


epidemiologia

pt-noun

epidemiologia f (usually uncountable, plural epidemiologias)

From epidemia + -o- + -logia, ultimately from Ancient Greek elements.

(sciences) epidemiology (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations)


monotonia

(mathematics) monotony (property of mathematical function)


insultante

insulting (which insults; which is an insult)


genealogia

Borrowed from Late Latin geneālogia, from Ancient Greek γενεᾱλογία (geneālogía), from γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

(countable) genealogy (the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors)

(countable) genealogy (a record or table of such descent)

(uncountable) genealogy (study and recording of descents)


mártir

mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

→ Indonesian: martir

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

der

(by extension) martyr (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause)


comanche

pt-noun

comanche m or f by sense (plural comanches)

one of the Comanche (Native-American ethnic group)


lisura

flatness (physical characteristic of being flat)


caspa

Uncertain; possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


conducente

conducive (tending to bring about some result)


maionese

Borrowed from French mayonnaise (“mayonnaise”), possibly from Spanish Mahón (“a city in the Balearic Islands”).

der

mayonnaise (a dressing made from raw egg yolks and oil)

(Brazilian cuisine) a cold dish made with mayonnaise, potatoes and eggs


Maiorca

[maɪ̯ˈɔɾ.kɐ]

[maɪ̯ˈɔχ.kɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Maiōrca, Maiōrica, from Latin [īnsula] maior (literally “larger island”).


carga

From Old Galician-Portuguese carga, carrega, a back-formation from carregar (“to carry”) (Modern Portuguese carregar).

A bateria tem carga suficiente.


orgia

Borrowed from Latin orgia or French orgie, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia).


necrose

(pathology) necrosis (localised death of cells or tissue)


zoofilia

zoophilia (sexual attraction towards or sexual interaction with animals)


marcante

/mɐɾˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

remarkable; notable; outstanding; illustrious; great


seita

From Old Galician-Portuguese seita, from Latin secta (“sect”), probably from sectus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of secō (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), or alternatively from sequor.


consciente

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientem, from cōnsciō (“to be conscious of”), from con- + sciō (“to know”).

(medicine) conscious (not sleeping, fainted or in coma)


membro

pt-noun

membro m or f by sense (plural membros, feminine membra, feminine plural membras)

membros (plural)
membra (feminine)
membras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese membro (displacing nembro), from Latin membrum (“member; limb”), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”).

inh+

member (one who officially belongs to a group)

Holonyms: frase, oração, periodo, sentença


sidra

cider (alcoholic beverage made from apples)


terminologia

terminology (words used in a particular field)


amplificante

pt-adj

amplificante m or f (plural amplificantes)

amplifying; enlarging (which amplifies or enlarges)


androginia

(biology) androgyny; hermaphroditism (the condition of having traits of both male and female genders)

androgyny (appearance that is neither definitely feminine nor masculine)


anticonformista

pt-noun

anticonformista m or f by sense (plural anticonformistas)

anticonformist (one who rejects conformity)


berma

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

(Portugal) shoulder (part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency)


Marselha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Marselha, from Occitan Marselha.

inh+

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


duplicata

From French duplicata, from Latin duplicāta (littera), from duplicātus. Doublet of duplicada.


semifinalista

pt-noun

semifinalista m or f by sense (plural semifinalistas)


finalista

finalista m or f by sense (plural finalistas)


mochila

Borrowed from Spanish mochila, from mochil (“messenger, letter carrier”), from Basque motxil, diminutive form of motil (“boy”).


fibra

Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet fêvera.

fibre (single elongated piece of material)


Copenhague

Ultimately from Danish København, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn.


trinca

Like Spanish trinca, probably originally an informal slang word.


trinca

crack (thin break opened in a previously solid material)


comparsa

comparsa m or f by sense (plural comparsas)

(drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary


conveniente

pt-adj

conveniente m or f (plural convenientes)

convenient; expedient (quick or easy to use)


ONU

Organização das Nações Unidas#Portuguese

UN; Acronym of Organização das Nações Unidas.


metodologia

From método (“method”) + -logia (“-logy”).

methodology (study of methods used in a field)

methodology (a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field)

methodology (implementation of such methods)


rainha

pt-noun

rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

rainhas (plural)
rei (masculine)
reis (masculine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.


Darcy

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


assyriologia

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


Gabriela

[ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛ.lɐ]

/ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.lɐ/

[ɡɐˈβɾjɛ.lɐ]

a female given name, feminine form of Gabriel


expediente

expeditious (facilitating or done with efficiency and speed)


indirecta

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


Juliana

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Juliana


jihadi

(Islam) mujahid; jihadist (a Muslim engaging in jihad)


liturgia

Learned borrowing from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía).

liturgy (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals)


Elena

a female given name, equivalent to English Helen


Ásia

Borrowed from Latin Āsia (“Asia Minor; Asia”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía, “Asia Minor; Asia”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja), of uncertain origin, possibly from Akkadian or Hittite.

der

Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)

(historical, Ancient Rome) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)


criatura

From Old Galician-Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (“create, make”).


recipiente

pt-adj

recipiente m or f (plural recipientes, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin recipientem, from recipiō (“to take back; to receive”), from re- + capiō.

lbor

in which objects may be stored and transported


celular

pt-adj

celular m or f (plural celulares, not comparable)

(biology) consisting of biological cells; cellular


Austrália

Comunidade da Austrália
Comunidade da Austrália#Portuguese

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as its precursor colony in the British Empire; official name: Comunidade da Austrália)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


gestante

/ʒeʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/


Mariana

From Maria (“Mary”) + Ana (“Anne”). The city was named after Maria Anna of Austria, Queen consort of Portugal.

a female given name, equivalent to English Marian, Mariana, or Marianne


temporada

season (part of a year when something particular happens)

Qual é o seu episódio favorito da segunda temporada?

What's your favorite episode from season two?

(television) season, series (group of episodes of a television broadcast)


República Checa

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


traficante

pt-noun

traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

trafficker (someone who transports and/or commercial illegal goods)

(specifically) dealer (one who peddles illicit drugs)


etnia

From Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “group, nation, people”).

der

ethnicity (the characteristics of an ethnic group)


playlist

pt-noun

playlist f or (less common) m (plural playlists)

Unadapted borrowing from English playlist.

ubor

playlist (list of music tracks to be played)


malta

(collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble

Todos os jornais abolicionistas anunciaram e, no dia aprazado, à tarde, um homem misterioso apareceu na redação para prevenir o intrépido jornalista: "que uma grande malta estava assalariada para invadir o teatro no momento em que o primeiro orador aparecesse na tribuna".

1899, Coelho Neto, “XIV”, in A Conquista

farm workers, especially those working seasonally


coincidente

pt-adj

coincidente m or f (plural coincidentes)


chocante

From chocar (“to shock”) + -ante (“-ing”).

shocking (which shocks, causes mental disturbance)


assistente

assistente m or f (plural assistentes, not comparable)


assistente

pt-noun

assistente m or f by sense (plural assistentes)


persistente

pt-adj

persistente m or f (plural persistentes)

persistent (refusing to give up or yield)


fisionomia

Borrowed from Late Latin physiognōmia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμία (phusiognōmía, “physiology”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “means of knowing”).


Sabrina

a female given name, equivalent to English Sabrina


cobarde

Borrowed from French couard, from Old French cuard.


cobarde

pt-noun

cobarde m or f by sense (plural cobardes)


contingente

pt-adj

contingente m or f (plural contingentes)

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

/kõ.t͡ʃĩˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/


Selena

a female given name, equivalent to English Selena


torneira

tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids)


musa

Learned borrowing from Latin mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).


praticante

pt-noun

praticante m or f by sense (plural praticantes)


amalgamante

pt-adj

amalgamante m or f (plural amalgamantes)


cadete

Borrowed from French cadet. Doublet of coudel, cabedelo, caudilho, capitel, and capitelo.

doublet

cadet (a student at a military school who is training to be an officer)


caricatura

From Italian caricatura (“caricature”), from caricare (“carry”), from Late Latin carricāre (“carry”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *k̑ers- (“to run”).

caricature (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect)


cartografia

cartography (the creation of charts and maps)


grafite

Borrowed from French graphite, from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).


grafite

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


luita

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of luta


inerte

Borrowed from Latin inertem (“inactive, inert”).


entalpia

(thermodynamics) enthalpy (internal heat content of a system)


novelista

pt-noun

novelista m or f by sense (plural novelistas)


adenite

From New Latin, French adénite, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn) + -itis. By surface analysis, aden(o)- + -ite.

(medicine, pathology) adenitis (glandular inflammation)


fluorescente

pt-adj

fluorescente m or f (plural fluorescentes)

Borrowed from French or English fluorescent.


carabina

From French carabine (“carbine”), from carabin (“dragoon”), from regional escarrabin (“grave digger”), from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).


Ulrica

a female given name, equivalent to English Ulrica


nanotecnologia

pt-noun

nanotecnologia f (plural nanotecnologias)

nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on the molecular level)


penetrante

penetrating (able to pierce of penetrate)

(figurative) penetrating (demonstrating acute or keen understanding)


estatal

of, relating to, or provided by the state (national government)


musicista

musicista m or f by sense (plural musicistas)

musician (one who writes or plays music)


troposfera

/tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) troposphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


Mazandaran

Borrowed from Persian مازندران (mâzandarân).


astronave

spacecraft (vehicle that travels through space)


prega

From Vulgar Latin *plica, from Latin plicō (“to fold”). Doublet of plica.

an ornamental fold that is part of an item of clothing, curtain or similar


rasca

(colloquial, Portugal) common, vulgar, of bad quality


rasca

dragnet (net dragged across the bottom of the sea)


malga

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *madiga, from Latin magida, from Ancient Greek μαγίδα (magída).


recta

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


ascese

Borrowed from Late Latin ascēsis, from Ancient Greek ἄσκησις (áskēsis, “exercise”).

der

(religion) a set practices, such as prayer and meditation, for spiritual enrichment


riponga

pt-noun

riponga m or f by sense (plural ripongas)


proponente

proponente m or f by sense (plural proponentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin prōpōnentem. By surface analysis, propor + -ente.


coerente

coherent (orderly, logical and consistent)

(physics, of waves) coherent (having the same direction, wavelength and phase)


perfeccionista

pt-adj

perfeccionista m or f (plural perfeccionistas)

(of a person) perfectionistic (needing everything to be perfect)


perfeccionista

pt-noun

perfeccionista m or f by sense (plural perfeccionistas)

perfectionist (person who needs everything to be perfect)


convalescente

pt-adj

convalescente m or f (plural convalescentes)


convalescente

pt-noun

convalescente m or f by sense (plural convalescentes)


chaminé

Borrowed from French cheminée, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin caminus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”).

der

(colloquial) chain smoker (one who habitually smokes a lot)


fragrante

/fɾaˈɡɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/fɾaˈɡɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/fɾɐˈɡɾɐ̃.tɨ/

[fɾɐˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨ]


ribalta

Borrowed from Italian ribalta (“forestage”).

Ainda que com escassos poderes formais, os presidentes foram arrastados para a ribalta política, devido à instabilidade política, quase desde a aprovação da Constituição. O primeiro Presidente da República, Manuel de Arriaga, é disso ...

2011, André Freire, O Poder Presidencial em Portugal, Leya, page 19


mandorla

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.


ostra

→ Catalan: ostra

→ Spanish: ostra

From Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).


antimeria

(rhetoric) antimeria (the use of one word class as if it were a member of another)

(biology) antimerism (the division of the body into antimeres)


camioneta

camionetas (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Borrowed from French camionnette. By surface analysis, camião + -eta.


decorrente

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēcurrentem.


concorrente

pt-noun

concorrente m or f by sense (plural concorrentes)

From Latin concurrentem, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).

competitor (person against whom one is competing)


concorrente

pt-adj

concorrente m or f (plural concorrentes)


escuta

(Portugal) bug, wire (hidden listening device)


refrigerante

refrigerante m or f (plural refrigerantes)

/ʁɨ.fɾi.ʒɨˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

From refrigerar + -ante, from Latin refrīgerantem, present participle of refrīgerō (“to refresh”).


prateleira

→ Hunsrik: Partileer


camarada

pt-noun

camarada m or f by sense (plural camaradas)

buddy; pal; mate (a friendly term of address for an unknown person)

comrade (term of address used among communists)


camarada

(of a person or act) exceptionally friendly or helpful


faísca

From Old Galician-Portuguese faisca, feisca (attested in Medieval Latin as falisca), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *falwiskǭ (“spark, ash over burning ambers”), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“fallow”) from Proto-Indo-European *polʷos, or from Vulgar Latin *favillesca, from favilla (“embers”).
Cognate with Galician faísca and Asturian falisca. Compare also Middle French falivoche, Old High German valwische, Old Italian falavesca, Old Norse fǫlski, Old Spanish fuisca and Swedish falaska.


janela

desc

→ Bengali: জানালা (janala), জানলা (janla)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: djanela

Indo-Portuguese: jinel

Kabuverdianu: janéla, jinéla

Kaingang: janẽra

Karipúna Creole French: janél

→ Konkani: जनेल (j̈anel)

Korlai Creole Portuguese: janɛl

Macanese: jinela

Kristang: janela

→ Malay: jendela / جنديلا

Indonesian: jendela

Kimaragang: jondila

Rungus: gondila

→ Malayalam: ജനാല (janāla)

Principense: jinela

Sãotomense: zanela

→ Sinhalese: ජනේලය (janēlaya)

→ Tamil: ஜன்னல் (jaṉṉal)

→ Tetum: janela

From Old Galician-Portuguese janella, from Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (“door”). Compare Galician xanela, Mirandese jinela. Related to Mozarabic יאנה (yʔnh).

Começou a chover! Fecha as janelas!

Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…


sorridente

pt-adj

sorridente m or f (plural sorridentes, comparable, comparative mais sorridente, superlative o mais sorridente or sorridentíssimo)

sorridentes (plural)
mais sorridente (comparative)
o mais sorridente (superlative)
sorridentíssimo (superlative)

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin subrīdentem, present participle of subrīdēre (“to smile”).


mamã

Borrowed from French maman, from Latin mamma.

(Portugal, informal or childish) mummy, mum, mom (USA)


viagem

Macanese: viázi, viazi

[vɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈvja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese viagem, viagen, viage, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum. Compare Spanish viaje.

(slang, Brazil) trip (period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations)

Véi, que viagem é essa, véi? Da onde veio essa miséria?

2014 February 14, 10ocupados, 1:49 from the start, in O ANIVERSARIANTE, Lukas Lelé (actor), Salvador: YouTube

(informal, Brazil) nonsense; farfetchedness


clorose

From Medieval Latin chlorosis and French chlorose. By surface analysis, cloro- + -ose.

(pathology) chlorosis (yellow-green colouration of the skin)

(botany, phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue)


verruga

From Latin verrūca (“heights; wart”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.

(pathology) wart (type of growth occurring on the skin)


Internet

/ˌĩ.tɛɾˈnɛ.tɨ/

Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.

ubor

World Wide Web (an information space on the Internet)

Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)


condescendente

pt-adj

condescendente m or f (plural condescendentes)

condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)


mandíbula

Learned borrowing from Latin mandibula (“mandible”), from mandō (“to bite; to chew”).


pirite

European Portuguese standard spelling of pirita.


ascendente

/ɐ.ʃẽˈdẽ.tɨ/


renda

From Old Galician-Portuguese renda, probably from Old Catalan or Old Occitan renda, either way from Early Medieval Latin rendita. Compare Galician renda, Spanish renta.

(economics) income (money one earns by working)

rent (payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property)


renda

Malay: renda

Indonesian: renda

(uncountable) lace (light fabric containing patterns of holes)

a piece of fabric or clothes made of lace


equivalente

pt-adj

equivalente m or f (plural equivalentes)

equivalent (similar or identical in value)


luminescente

luminescente m or f (plural luminescentes)


foice

Alteration of fouce. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare Galician fouce, Sicilian fauci, Spanish hoz.


Tiraspol

Tiraspol (a city in Transnistria, Moldova)


região

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/

[χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


puã

Borrowed from Old Tupi pûã (“finger”).
Cognate with Nheengatu puã.

(Brazil) pincer, claw (of crustaceans etc)


bainha

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

[ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.ɲa]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.


acerola

/ɐ.sɨˈɾɔ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الزَعْرُورَة (az-zaʕrúra).

bor+

الزَعْرُورَة

Malpighia emarginata
w:Malpighia emarginata

(botany) acerola (Malpighia emarginata)
acerola (the fruit of this plant)


cousa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cousa, inherited from Latin causa (“cause, reason”).

inh+

1595, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, “Transforma-se o amador na cousa amada”


coisa

Kabuverdianu: kusa

Guinea-Bissau Creole: kusa

Macanese: cuza, ancusa

Papiamentu: kousa

Alteration of cousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”), in Later and Vulgar Latin meaning "thing". Doublet of causa, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician cousa, Spanish, Italian, and Catalan cosa, and French chose.

Aconteceu uma coisa bastante estranha ontem à noite.

A very strange thing happened last night.

Comprei umas coisas com o salário desse mês.

I bought some stuff with this month’s salary.

thing (a physical object, entity or situation)

Dá-me aquela coisa.

thingamajig; gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)


glicemia

(medicine) glycemia (presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood)


tese

From Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).

dissertação

written essay submitted for a MSc degree

(sciences) thesis (statement supported by arguments)

thesis (written essay submitted for a PhD degree)


unha

From Old Galician-Portuguese unna, unlla, from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Compare Galician uña, unlla and Spanish uña. Doublet of úngula.


bronzina

bushing (mechanics, especially one made of brass)


condicional

pt-adj

condicional m or f (plural condicionais)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).

bor+

(grammar, of a conjunction) expressing a condition

(law, of an heir) who must fulfil specified conditions before receiving his part of the inheritance


condicional

(law) parole (release of a prisoner on the understanding that he checks in regularly and obeys the law)

(grammar) a conjunction expressing a condition


borboleta

desc

Kabuverdianu: barbuléta, borboléta, burboléta

Papiamentu: barbulètè

From Old Galician-Portuguese berbeleta of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:
* Old Galician-Portuguese *belbeleta, from Vulgar Latin *belbellita, from bellus (“beautiful”).
* Vulgar Latin *papilitta, from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”).
Cognate with Galician bolboreta.

(Brazil, informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)


algema

Borrowed from Arabic الجَامِعَة (al-jāmiʕa, “a shackle of iron, collecting together the two hands to the neck”), from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect”).

bor+

(chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle


crescente

/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant.


crescente

/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/


radiante

/ʁaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ʁaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χa.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ʁaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

[χaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

/ʁɐˈdjɐ̃.tɨ/

[ʁɐˈðjɐ̃.tɨ]


Gisela

Borrowed from French Giselle, from Germanic.

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Giselle


Giselle

a female given name; Alternative form of Gisela


Esmeralda

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


ceruloplasmina

pt-noun

ceruloplasmina f (plural ceruloplasminas)


carente

Essa região está carente de florestas.

(with de) destitute; in need (of); devoid (of) (lacking something)

Eles não dão a mínima para as famílias carentes.

They don’t care about the poor families.

(sometimes euphemistic) destitute; poor (lacking money)

Desde que seus filhos morreram, ela está carente o tempo inteiro.

Ever since her children died, she is in need of emotional connection all the time.

(with estar) in need of emotional connection

(with ser) needy (desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence)


fungicida

fungicidal (having the ability to destroy or control fungus)


praia

→ Hong Kong English: praya

→ Hunsrik: Praia

→ Nheengatu: praya

From Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”). Doublet of plaga.
Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Mas os Mouros que andauão pela praya, / Por lhe defender a agoa deſejada, / Hum de eſcudo embarcado, & de azagaya, / Outro de arco encuruado, & ſeta eruada: […]

1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto

But the Moors who were around the beach, / to defend its desired water, / one who was embarked with a shield and an assegai, / other with a harsh bow and thrown arrow: …

beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)


proveniente

pt-adj

proveniente m or f (plural provenientes)

Este azeite é proveniente da Espanha.


agrícola

Learned borrowing from Latin agricola (“farmer”).

lbor

agricultural (relating to agriculture, farming)


extraterrestre

pt-adj

extraterrestre m or f (plural extraterrestres, not comparable)


extraterrestre

pt-noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)


Sylt

Sylt (an island of Germany in the North Sea)


folia

From Old Galician-Portuguese folia, from fol + -ia.


Adria

Adria (a town and comune of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy, situated on the site of an Etruscan city of the same name)


prevalente

prevalent (superior in frequency or dominant)