era

(archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)


ghoul

Unadapted borrowing from English ghoul, from Persian غول (ġul).

(mythology, folklore) ghoul (a spirit said to feed on corpses)


lictor

(history) lictor (An official, carrying a hatchet wrapped in a bundle of sticks, who preceded the consuls or the dictator, in ancient Rome.)


halo

Learned borrowing from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).

der

(religion, iconography) halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)


leprechaun

Unadapted borrowing from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán.


Rapunzel

[χa.pũˈzɛʊ̯]


mouro

pt-noun

mouro m (plural mouros, feminine moura, feminine plural mouras)

mouros (plural)
moura (feminine)
mouras (feminine plural)
moiro (alternative)

mouro encantado
mouro encantado#Portuguese

(Iberian folklore) synonym of mouro encantado


duende

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa (“house master”).

der

(Iberian folklore) a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents


kurgan

(archaeology) kurgan (prehistoric burial mound in Central Asia)


anta

From Old Galician-Portuguese anta, borrowed from Latin antās pl.

(archaeology) dolmen (prehistoric megalithic tomb)


quati

→ Hunsrik: Quatti

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûati, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷati.

etymon

(Northeast Brazil, folklore) a type of roundelay


Papai Noel

Papais Noéis (plural)
Papa Noel (alternative obsolete)
Papá Noel (alternative obsolete)
Papai Noël (alternative)

Partial calque of French Père Noël. First attested in 1898 as Papá Noel and 1901 as Papai Noël.

Ah, se o meigo Papá Noel tambem se aventurasse por estas callidas regiões do Brasil, n'esta doce noite de Natal!

1898 December 25, “Chronica”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume XXIV, number 359, Rio de Janeiro, page 1, column 2:

Alas, the lovely Santa Claus also ventured into these warm regions of Brazil, on this sweet Christmas night!

6º quatro — Papai Noël, Sr. Carneiro da Rocha.

1901 December 22, “Sabot de Noël”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume XXVIII, number 356, Rio de Janeiro, page 2, column 2:

Foi o Arnaldo que, há dias, me meteu na cabeça essa história de Papai Noel. Nunca eu tinha ouvido tal nome.

1925, Armando Erse de Figueiredo, O Despenhadeiro, Porto: Livraria Chardron, page 92:

It was Arnaldo who, days ago, has got this Santa Claus story in my head. I've never heard of such a name.

(Brazil, folklore) Santa Claus (mythological man who brings gifts to children during Christmas)


entreguerras

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ẽ.tɾɨˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ẽ.tɾɨˈɣɛ.ʁɐʃ]

(history) interwar (the period between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)


entreguerras

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ẽ.tɾɨˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ẽ.tɾɨˈɣɛ.ʁɐʃ]

durante o período entreguerras

(history) interwar (relating to the time between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)


neolítico

pt-noun

neolítico m (usually uncountable, plural neolíticos)

(archaeology) Neolithic (the last period of the Stone Age)


neolítico

pt-adj

neolítico (feminine neolítica, masculine plural neolíticos, feminine plural neolíticas)

neolítica (feminine)
neolíticos (masculine plural)
neolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Neolithic (of or relating to the Neolithic Age)


aljamiado

(palaeography) aljamiado (Iberian Romance languages written in Arabic)


almenara

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَنَارَة (al-manāra). Doublet of minarete.

bor+

(history) torch or bonfire lit at the top of a tower or high point to transmit signals visible from a distance


Branca de Neve

(European folklore) Snow White (beautiful princess placed into an sleeping enchantment)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


paleolítico

pt-adj

paleolítico (feminine paleolítica, masculine plural paleolíticos, feminine plural paleolíticas)

paleolítica (feminine)
paleolíticos (masculine plural)
paleolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology, geology) Paleolithic (relating to the Paleolithic Age)


napoleónico

napoleónico (feminine napoleónica, masculine plural napoleónicos, feminine plural napoleónicas)

napoleónica (feminine)
napoleónicos (masculine plural)
napoleónicas (feminine plural)
napoleônico (alternative Brazil)

guerras napoleónicas


aaleniano

aaleniano (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aalenianos, feminine plural aalenianas)

aaleniana (feminine)
aalenianos (masculine plural)
aalenianas (feminine plural)

From German Aalen, name of a city in Baden-Württemberg, -iano.

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or relating to the Aalenian epoch)


paleografia

From paleo- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós, “old”) and γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”).

(archaeology, linguistics) paleography (the study of ancient forms of writing)


cipo

Borrowed from Latin cippus. Doublet of cepo.

(archaeology) cippus (short pillar with an inscription)


ondina

From Latin undina. By surface analysis, onda + -ina.


cascal

(archaeology) midden (prehistoric pile of bones and shells)


poliândrio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυάνδριον (poluándrion).

bor+

(history) polyandrion (Monument or common tomb of many warriors, in ancient Greece.)


Mãe Natal

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

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


Mamãe Noel

[maˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ noˈɛʊ̯]

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


Mefistófeles

(German folklore) Mephistopheles (Devil to whom Faust sold his soul)


Barba Azul

(French folklore) Bluebeard (nobleman who murders his wives)


Chapeuzinho Vermelho

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood

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


Holandês Voador

(nautical folklore) Flying Dutchman (mythical ghostly ship)


Idade Média

[iˈða.ðɨ ˈmɛ.ðjɐ]

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


João e Maria

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ e maˈɾi.a]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ i mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

(European folklore) Hansel and Gretel (the fairy tale about two children who are almost eaten by a witch)


Mesolítico

(archaeology) Mesolithic (period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BCE)


Renascença

/ʁɨ.nɐʃˈsẽ.sɐ/

/ʁɨ.nɐˈʃẽ.sɐ/

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


Romantismo

(historiography, art, philosophy) Romanticism (18th century artistic and intellectual movement)


Pé-Grande

(cryptozoology, folklore, as an individual creature) Bigfoot (unidentified yeti-like animal)


egeu

pt-adj

egeu (feminine egeia, masculine plural egeus, feminine plural egeias)

egeia (feminine)
egeus (masculine plural)
egeias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”).

der

(archaeology) Aegean (of or relating to the Bronze Age civilisation from the Aegean coast)


egeu

pt-noun

egeu m (plural egeus, feminine egeia, feminine plural egeias)

egeus (plural)
egeia (feminine)
egeias (feminine plural)

(archaeology) a member of the Aegean civilisation


era viking

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈvi.kĩɡ/

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈvi.kĩɡ/

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈbi.kĩɡ/

[ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈβi.kĩɡ]

(history) Viking Age (period from 8th to 11th century in Europe)


fogo corredor

fogo corredor m (plural fogos corredores)

fogos corredores (plural)
fogo-corredor (alternative)

(folklore) will o' the wisp (strange ball of light)


idade da pedra

idade da pedra f (plural idades da pedra)

(archaeology) Stone Age (prehistoric period before the development of metallurgy)


idade do bronze

idade do bronze f (plural idades do bronze)

(archaeology) Bronze Age (historical period characterised by the use of bronze implements)


idade do ferro

idade do ferro f (plural idades do ferro)

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


eneolítico

(archaeology) Eneolithic (era characterised by the use of copper tools)


eneolítico

pt-adj

eneolítico (feminine eneolítica, masculine plural eneolíticos, feminine plural eneolíticas)

eneolítica (feminine)
eneolíticos (masculine plural)
eneolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Eneolithic (relating to the Eneolithic era)


megalitismo

(archaeology) megalithism (culture surrounding the building of megaliths)


revolução do neolítico

Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution

(archaeology) Neolithic Revolution (discovery of agriculture)


antropólito

(paleontology) anthropolite (petrification of the human body)


Aaleniano

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch)


Abeviliano

(archaeology, rare) Abbevillian (earliest epoch of the early Paleolithic stage)


Idade do Ferro

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


aalênio

aalênio (feminine aalênia, masculine plural aalênios, feminine plural aalênias)

aalênia (feminine)
aalênios (masculine plural)
aalênias (feminine plural)
aalénio (alternative Portugal)

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or relating to the Aalenian epoch)


acerâmico

acerâmico (feminine acerâmica, masculine plural acerâmicos, feminine plural acerâmicas)

acerâmica (feminine)
acerâmicos (masculine plural)
acerâmicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology, of a culture) aceramic (having no pottery)


acritarca

(paleontology, palynology) acritarch (small, unclassifiable organic fossil)


escavação

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


trasgo

(Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper)


castrejo

castrejo (feminine castreja, masculine plural castrejos, feminine plural castrejas)

castreja (feminine)
castrejos (masculine plural)
castrejas (feminine plural)

From castro (“fortified pre-Roman village”) + -ejo. Compare Galician castrexo.

suffix

(archaeology) of or relating to a prehistoric culture which built fortified cities in northwestern Iberia


Jurássico

(geology, paleontology) Jurassic (the second period of the Mesozoic era)


Lenda Negra

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


jurássico

pt-adj

jurássico (feminine jurássica, masculine plural jurássicos, feminine plural jurássicas)

jurássica (feminine)
jurássicos (masculine plural)
jurássicas (feminine plural)

From French Jurassique, named for the discovery and type location in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland.

(geology, paleontology) Jurassic (relating to the period from 200 to 145 million years ago)


menir

Borrowed from French menhir, from Breton maen-hir.


monólito

(archaeology) monolith (monument consisting of a large block of stone)


verónica

verónicas (plural)
verônica (alternative Brazil)

(Christianity iconography) veronica (image of Jesus’s face on a cloth)


jaqueria

(history) jacquerie (a violent revolt by peasants)


triássico

triássico (feminine triássica, masculine plural triássicos, feminine plural triássicas)

triássica (feminine)
triássicos (masculine plural)
triássicas (feminine plural)

(geology, paleontology) Triassic (relating to the Triassic period)


Judeu Errante

(European folklore) Wandering Jew (a Jew who mocked Jesus and was condemned to wander forever)


alfabetiforme

alfabetiforme m or f (plural alfabetiformes)

(palaeography) alphabetiform (having the form of a developed alphabet instead of crude pictographic symbols)


aljamia

(palaeography) aljamiado (Iberian Romance languages written in Arabic)


amonite

Borrowed from French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis cornū (literally “horn of Ammon”), named by Pliny the Elder.

der

(paleontology) ammonite (any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subfamily Ammonoidea)


amonítico

pt-adj

amonítico (feminine amonítica, masculine plural amoníticos, feminine plural amoníticas)

amonítica (feminine)
amoníticos (masculine plural)
amoníticas (feminine plural)

(paleontology) ammonitic (relating to, or containing, ammonites)


anastilose

(archaeology) anastylosis (reassembly of ruined monuments)


anfórico

anfórico (feminine anfórica, masculine plural anfóricos, feminine plural anfóricas)

anfórica (feminine)
anfóricos (masculine plural)
anfóricas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) amphoral (pertaining to amphorae)


Antiguidade

(historiography) Antiquity (period of history before the fall of Rome)


anepígrafo

anepígrafo (feminine anepígrafa, masculine plural anepígrafos, feminine plural anepígrafas)

anepígrafa (feminine)
anepígrafos (masculine plural)
anepígrafas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) anepigraphic (without a legend or inscription)


anhanguerídeo

(paleontology) anhanguerid (any member of the Anhangueridae)


anopistógrafo

anopistógrafo (feminine anopistógrafa, masculine plural anopistógrafos, feminine plural anopistógrafas)

anopistógrafa (feminine)
anopistógrafos (masculine plural)
anopistógrafas (feminine plural)

(palaeography) anopisthograph (written on one side only)


antirrevisionismo

(historiography) antirevisionism (opposition to revisionism)


antivampiros

(folklore, fantasy) antivampire (opposing or countering vampires)


arretino

arretino (feminine arretina, masculine plural arretinos, feminine plural arretinas)

arretina (feminine)
arretinos (masculine plural)
arretinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin ārrētīnus, from Ārrētium (“Arezzo”). Compare aretino.

(archaeology) from the Roman city of Arretium (now Arezzo)


Aptiano

(geology, paleontology) Aptian (subdivision of the Early Cretaceous epoch)


arqueomagnético

arqueomagnético (feminine arqueomagnética, masculine plural arqueomagnéticos, feminine plural arqueomagnéticas)

arqueomagnética (feminine)
arqueomagnéticos (masculine plural)
arqueomagnéticas (feminine plural)

(geophysics, archaeology) archaeomagnetic (of or relating to archaeomagnetism)


arqueomagnetismo

(geophysics, archaeology) archaeomagnetism (magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past)


arqueobotânico

arqueobotânico (feminine arqueobotânica, masculine plural arqueobotânicos, feminine plural arqueobotânicas)

arqueobotânica (feminine)
arqueobotânicos (masculine plural)
arqueobotânicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeobotanical (of or relating to archaeobotany)


arqueobotânico

pt-noun

arqueobotânico m (plural arqueobotânicos)

(archaeology) archaeobotanist (a scientist engaged in archaeobotany)


arqueobotânica

(archaeology) paleoethnobotany (the study of plant remains from archaeological sites)


arqueometalurgia

(archaeology, metallurgy) archaeometallurgy (the study of prehistoric metallurgy)


artefatual

artefatuais (plural)
artefactual (alternative Portugal)

(archaeology) artefactual (of or relating to artifacts)


arqueoastronomia

From arqueo- + astronomia. Compare Italian archeoastronomia.

(astronomy, archaeology) archaeastronomy (the archeological study of astronomy)


arqueozoólogo

(archaeology) archaeozoologist (scientist who studies archaeozoology)


arqueometalúrgico

pt-adj

arqueometalúrgico (feminine arqueometalúrgica, masculine plural arqueometalúrgicos, feminine plural arqueometalúrgicas)

arqueometalúrgica (feminine)
arqueometalúrgicos (masculine plural)
arqueometalúrgicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeometallurgical (relating to archaeometallurgy)


esqueleto articulado

pt-noun

esqueleto articulado m (plural esqueletos articulados)

articulated skeleton
articulated skeleton

(paleontology) articulated skeleton (skeleton found with the bones arranged in the proper order)


arqueozoologia

(archaeology) archaeozoology (the stud of relationships between humans and animals over time)


horizonte arqueológico

horizonte arqueológico m (plural horizontes arqueológicos)

archaeological horizon
archaeological horizon

(archaeology) archaeological horizon (a common set of artefacts that identifies a culture)


arqueolítico

pt-adj

arqueolítico (feminine arqueolítica, masculine plural arqueolíticos, feminine plural arqueolíticas)

arqueolítica (feminine)
arqueolíticos (masculine plural)
arqueolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeolithic (of or relating to the earliest Stone Age)


arqueozoológico

arqueozoológico (feminine arqueozoológica, masculine plural arqueozoológicos, feminine plural arqueozoológicas)

arqueozoológica (feminine)
arqueozoológicos (masculine plural)
arqueozoológicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeozoological (of or relating to archaeozoology)


arqueometria

(archaeology) archaeometry (the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology)


Gaspar

(Christian folklore) Caspar (one of the Magi)


Intercâmbio Colombiano

(history, ecology) Columbian Exchange (the exchange between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia after the journeys of Christopher Columbus)


PCUS

Initialism of Partido Comunista da União Soviética.


Alto Egito

(Egyptology) Upper Egypt (southern part of Ancient Egypt)


Baixo Egito

(Egyptology) Lower Egypt (northern part of ancient Egypt)


maragato

(Brazil, history) supporter of the federalist movement that, in 1893, inspired the revolution against the party of Júlio de Castilhos, president of Rio Grande do Sul.

(Brazil, history) revolutionary who, in 1923, opposed the government of Borges de Medeiros, governor of Rio Grande do Sul.


Pequeno Polegar

(English folklore) Tom Thumb (a thumb-sized fairy-tale hero)


labrego

pt-noun

labrego m (plural labregos, feminine labrega, feminine plural labregas)

labregos (plural)
labrega (feminine)
labregas (feminine plural)

Compare Galician labrego (“farmer, peasant”), which maintains the original, nonderogatory meaning.

(Azores, folklore) a creature similar to a werewolf


sambaqui

→ English: sambaqui

From a Tupi-Guarani language, meaning 'shell mound'. Apparently from tamba (shell) + ki (mound).


Lei Eusébio de Queirós

Literally, “Eusébio de Queirós Law”, referring to Minister of Justice Eusébio de Queirós.

(Brazil, history) the law that abolished international slave trade in Brazil in 1850

Eusébio de Queirós
Eusébio de Queirós Law
pt:Lei Eusébio de Queirós Law


Caipora

[kaɪ̯ˈpɔ.ɾɐ]

[kaɪ̯ˈpɔ.ɾɐ]

From Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + porá (“dweller”).

(Brazil, folklore) a supernatural being in Brazilian folklore


boitatá

boitatás (plural)
baitatá (alternative)
batatá (alternative)
biatatá (alternative)
bata (alternative)
batatão (alternative)

Ultimately from Old Tupi mba'etatá (“will o' the wisp”, literally “fire thing”). Because of the similarity, the etymology would be later reanalyzed as mboîtatá (literally “fire snake”), thus giving origin to the modern myth in Brazilian folklore of a fire serpent.

der

(Brazil, folklore) term used to designate the will o' the wisp phenomenon and, from this deriving, some mythical entities


Belisário

Borrowed from Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).

(history) Belisarius (a general of the Byzantine Empire)


Paleolítico

(archaeology, geology) Paleolithic (early period of the Stone Age)


Mensalão

[mẽ.saˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


icnofóssil

(paleontology) ichnofossil; trace fossil


tricerátops

Learned borrowing from New Latin Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs) + κέρας (kéras) + ὤψ (ṓps).


júlio

pt-adj

júlio (feminine júlia, masculine plural júlios, feminine plural júlias)

júlia (feminine)
júlios (masculine plural)
júlias (feminine plural)

(history) relating to Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (101 - 44 BC) or the time in which he lived


fordicídio

(archaic, history, religion) Fordicidia (among the ancient Romans, a ritual that sought to ensure agricultural fertility and which consisted of the sacrifice of a pregnant cow)


Zé Pelintra

(folklore) an entity in Catimbó and Umbanda religions


alamoa

(folklore) A ghostly, white, blonde woman from the folklore of Fernando de Noronha, said to appear nude to the islanders at night and to turn into a skeleton when approached.


gambozino

caça aos gambozinos
caça aos gambozinos#Portuguese

(folklore) an imaginary animal, mostly used in the expression caça aos gambozinos


hinodo

From Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδός (humnōidós), "singing hymns".

(history, religion) In ancient Greece, a singer of hymns in religious ceremonies.


fáunula

(paleontology) faunule (set of animal species of a layer or level)


mediolíneo

mediolíneo (feminine mediolínea, masculine plural mediolíneos, feminine plural mediolíneas)

mediolínea (feminine)
mediolíneos (masculine plural)
mediolíneas (feminine plural)

(endocrinology, archaeology) Having a biotypology between strength and speed.


mediolíneo

pt-noun

mediolíneo m (plural mediolíneos, feminine mediolínea, feminine plural mediolíneas)

mediolíneos (plural)
mediolínea (feminine)
mediolíneas (feminine plural)

(endocrinology, archaeology) One with a biotypology between strength and speed.


Loira do Banheiro

[ˈloj.ɾɐ ðu βɐˈɲɐj.ɾu]

[ˈloj.ɾɐ ðu βɐˈɲɐj.ɾu]

(folklore) a ghost of a blonde girl from Brazilian folklore, similar to Bloody Mary