lanterna

/lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/

[lɐ̃ˈtɛɦ.nɐ]

/lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/

[lɐ̃ˈtɛɦ.nɐ]

/lɐ̃ˈtɛɾ.nɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/

/lɐ̃ˈtɛɾ.nɐ/

Borrowed from Latin lanterna (“lantern; lamp”), corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”).

der

(architecture) roof lantern (type of cupola)


domo

Derived from Italian duomo (“cathedral”), from Latin domus (“house”).

der+

(architecture) dome (hemispherical roof)


arco

From Old Galician-Portuguese arco, arquo (“arch, bow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).


ala

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.

(architecture) wing (part of a building that extends from the main structure)


coro

coros (plural)
côro (alternative obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese coro, probably borrowed from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós). Doublet of chorus.

(architecture) choir (part of a church or concert hall where the choir assembles)


hall

(architecture) lobby; entrance hall (a room in a building used for entry from the outside)


canto

From Latin canthus or Vulgar Latin *cantus, from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”).

(architecture) type of stone used in the corners of a building


nave

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nave, from Latin nāvis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Doublet of nau.


core

(computer architecture) core (independent unit in a processor with several such units)


pedestal

[pɨ.ðɨʃˈtaɫ]

[pɨ.ðɨʃˈtaɫ]

(architecture) pedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)


equino

Learned borrowing from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).


trave

From Old Galician-Portuguese trave, from Latin trabem (“beam”).


verga

From Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Galician and Spanish verga, French vergue, verge. Doublet of virga.

der

(architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam spanning an opening)


cachorro

pt-noun

cachorro m (plural cachorros, feminine cachorra, feminine plural cachorras)

cachorros (plural)
cachorra (feminine)
cachorras (feminine plural)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcur, katchuru

Kabuverdianu: katchor

Macanese: cachôro

Papiamentu: kachó

→ Kaingang: kasor

Uncertain, perhaps from Basque txakur, with metathesis, or from a Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, and possibly via Spanish cachorro (“cub”). Compare also Italian cucciolo and Corsican ghjacaru.


planta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese planta, from Latin planta. Doublet of clã.

inh+

(architecture) floor plan (horizontal projection drawing of buildings, population clusters, etc.)


rotunda

(architecture) rotunda (a round building)


balaustrada

(architecture) balustrade (row of balusters)


palanca

Borrowed from Spanish palanca, from Latin phalanga (“roller; pole”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log; phalanx”).

der

(military architecture, historical) a rampart with palisades or stakes


chave

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi

Macanese: chávi

→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi) (see there for further descendants)

→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)

desctree

Urdu: چابی (cābī), چابھی (cābhī)
→ Marwari: चाबी (cābī)
→ Nepali: चाबी (cābī)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਚਾਬੀ (cābī)
Shahmukhi script: چابی (cābī)

→ Kannada: ಚಾವಿ (cāvi)

→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)

→ Língua Geral Amazônica: xabi
Nheengatu: xawí

→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)

→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)

→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)

→ Telugu: శావి (śāvi), చెవి (cevi)

→ Tulu: ಚಾವಿ (cāvi)

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From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate). Doublet of clave, a learned borrowing.
Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie.


vão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vão, from Latin vānus (“empty”). Cognate with Galician van and Spanish vano.

inh+

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(architecture) a hole in the wall where a window or door is placed; a sliver, a breach

(architecture) the empty space below a staircase


corvo

From Old Galician-Portuguese corvo, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.


cruzeiro

From cruz + -eiro. Compare Galician cruceiro, Spanish crucero.

(architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)


marquise

marquises (plural)
marquesa (alternative)

(Portugal, architecture) a glass veranda

Com a derrota, a festa terminou em confusão. Dezenas de torcedores brigaram entre si nas organizadas e um ainda tentou se suicidar da marquise de São Januário, diante de milhares de pessoas. A cena calou o estádio por três minutos até policiais e bombeiros conseguirem imobilizar o torcedor, identificado como Fernando.

2008 December 8, Sérgio Rangel, “Torcedor tenta se matar após revés e queda do Vasco [Supporter tries to kill himself after Vasco's misfortune and relegation]”, Esporte, in Folha de S.Paulo, volume 88, number 29104, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:

With the defeat, the celebration endend in turmoil. Dozens of supporters fought among themselves in the ultras and one even tried to commit suicide from São Januário's canopy, before thousands of people. The scene silenced the stadium for three minutes, ultil pollice officers and firemen managed to immobilize the supporter, identified as Fernando.

(Brazil, architecture) canopy (overhanging or projecting roof structure)


fachada

[fɐˈt͡ʃa.ðɐ]

Borrowed from Italian facciata (“façade”), a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”).


atlante

(architecture) atlas (figure of a man used as a column)


desamparar

pt-verb

desamparar (first-person singular present desamparo, first-person singular preterite desamparei, past participle desamparado)

desamparo (first-person present singular)
desamparei (first-person preterite singular)
desamparado (participle past)
desamparar (impersonal infinitive)
desamparar (first-person infinitive singular)
desamparares (infinitive second-person singular)
desamparar (infinitive singular third-person)
desampararmos (first-person infinitive plural)
desamparardes (infinitive plural second-person)
desampararem (infinitive plural third-person)
desamparando (gerund)
desamparado (masculine participle past singular)
desamparados (masculine participle past plural)
desamparada (feminine participle past singular)
desamparadas (feminine participle past plural)
desamparo (first-person indicative present singular)
desamparas (indicative present second-person singular)
desampara (indicative present singular third-person)
desamparamos (first-person indicative plural present)
desamparais (indicative plural present second-person)
desamparam (indicative plural present third-person)
desamparava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desamparavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desamparava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desamparávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desamparáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desamparavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desamparei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desamparaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desamparou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desamparamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
desamparámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desamparastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desampararam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desamparara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
desampararas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
desamparara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
desamparáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
desamparáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
desampararam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
desampararei (first-person future indicative singular)
desampararás (future indicative second-person singular)
desamparará (future indicative singular third-person)
desampararemos (first-person future indicative plural)
desamparareis (future indicative plural second-person)
desampararão (future indicative plural third-person)
desampararia (conditional first-person singular)
desampararias (conditional second-person singular)
desampararia (conditional singular third-person)
desampararíamos (conditional first-person plural)
desampararíeis (conditional plural second-person)
desamparariam (conditional plural third-person)
desampare (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desampares (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desampare (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desamparemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desampareis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desamparem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desamparasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desamparasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desamparasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desamparássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desamparásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desamparassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desamparar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
desamparares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
desamparar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
desampararmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
desamparardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
desampararem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desampara (imperative second-person singular)
desampare (imperative singular third-person)
desamparemos (first-person imperative plural)
desamparai (imperative plural second-person)
desamparem (imperative plural third-person)
não desampares (imperative negative second-person singular)
não desampare (imperative negative singular third-person)
não desamparemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não desampareis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não desamparem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From des- + amparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to protect, to prepare”), from Latin ante + parō (“to stop, lodge”).

der

(architecture, transitive) to remove a physical support


anta

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


cimbre

(architecture) formwork (a temporary plank mould used during construction)


flecha

flechas (plural)
frecha (alternative dialectal obsolete)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *plew-
Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der.
Frankish *fliukkijābor.
Vulgar Latin *fleccia
Old French flechebor.
Old Galician-Portuguese frecha
Old French fleche
Middle French fleche
French flècheinflu.
Portuguese flecha
Relatinization of earlier frecha influenced by French flèche, from Old Galician-Portuguese frecha, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā.


pronaos

(architecture) pronaos (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)


belvedere

belvederes (plural)
belveder (alternative)
belver (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian belvedere (literally “fair view”).

bor

(architecture) belvedere (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area)


ático

(architecture) a story or low wall above the cornice of a façade


tímpano

tímpanos (plural)
tympano (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of timbre.

der

(architecture) tympanum (space between the sides of a pediment)


pórtico

(architecture) portico (small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building)


tambor

tambores (plural)
atambor (alternative obsolete)
atambôr (alternative obsolete)
tambôr (alternative obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese atanbor, from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); cognate to Persian طبل (“drum”), Spanish and Galician tambor.

(architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)


cobertura

From Old Galician-Portuguese cobertura, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus.

Quem tem dinheiro prefere morar na cobertura.

Those who have money prefer living in the penthouse.

(architecture) penthouse (apartment on the top floor of a building)


filete

Borrowed from French filet (“small string”).

bor+

(architecture) listel, fillet: straight and flat frame of a building, often separating the flutings of a shaft


capitel

Borrowed from Italian capitello. Doublet of cabedelo, coudel, caudilho, capitelo, and cadete.

doublet

(architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)


cantaria

(architecture) ashlar (large cuboid stone)


ordem

desc

→ Makalero: orde (“announcement, notification”)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordin, orden, from Latin ōrdinem.


agulha

→ Guajajára: aguz

→ Kariri: awí

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

der

(architecture) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)


bandeira

bandeiras (plural)
bandeyra (alternative obsolete)
bamdeira (alternative obsolete)
bamdeyra (alternative obsolete)
bãdeira (alternative abbreviation obsolete)
bãdeyra (alternative abbreviation obsolete)
bandêra (alternative pronunciation-spelling)

→ Ambonese Malay: bandera

→ Malay: bendera
Indonesian: bendera

→ Gulf Arabic: بنديرة (bindēra)

→ Omani Arabic: بنديرة

→ Swahili: bendera

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

/bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

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From banda + -eira or borrowed from Spanish bandera. Doublet of banner.

(architecture) transom window (window above a door or another window)


friso

From Middle French and Old French frise.


abside

(architecture) apse (semicircular projection from a building)


fundação

[fũ.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin fundātiōnem. By surface analysis, fundar + -ção.

lbor

(architecture, chiefly in the plural) foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)


nicho

Borrowed from French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”).

(architecture) niche (a recess within a wall)


semáforo

Borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) and -φωρος (-phōros, “bearing, bearer”).

(computer architecture) semaphore (token used to restrict and allow access to a shared resource)


anfipróstilo

pt-adj

anfipróstilo (feminine anfipróstila, masculine plural anfipróstilos, feminine plural anfipróstilas)

anfipróstila (feminine)
anfipróstilos (masculine plural)
anfipróstilas (feminine plural)
anfiprostilo (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-, “both”) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “with pillars in front”), from προ- (pro-, “before, forth”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”).

lbor

(architecture) amphiprostyle (having columns at either end but not along the sides)


vitral

Borrowed from French vitrail (“stained glass”), from vitre. Piecewise doublet of vidral.

bor+

(architecture, by extension) stained glass window


adarve

From Andalusian Arabic الدَّرْب (ad-dárb), from Arabic دَرْب (darb, “path, pass, way”).

(architecture, military) wall walk, allure (protected pathway on a wall of a city or castle)


pagode

→ Catalan: pagoda

→ French: pagode

→ English: pagoda

→ German: Pagode

→ Spanish: pagoda

Borrowed from Malayalam പകോതി (pakōti), from Sanskrit भगवती (bhagavatī, “goddess”).

Dizem que no Reyno de Golgonda ha hum pagode […] onde os Gentios fazem a ſua oração

1720, Rafael Bluteau, “pagode”, in Vocabulario Portuguez e Latino [Portuguese and Latin Vocabulary], volume 6, Lisbon: Pascoal da Sylva, page 185, column 1:

It's said that in the Golkonda Kingdom there is a pagoda […] where the gentiles pray

(architecture, Buddhism) pagoda (a tiered tower with multiple eaves)


tesoura

tesouras (plural)
tesoira (alternative dated)
thesoura (alternative obsolete)

From tesoira, from Latin tōnsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“to shear”). Compare Galician tesoira, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.

(architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves


arcatura

(architecture) arcature (a small, arched passageway)


roseta

Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?
Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?
Latin rosalbor.
Old French rose
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Old French rosetebor.?
Old Galician-Portuguese roseta
Portuguese roseta
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roseta, possibly borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete. By surface analysis, rosa + -eta.

etymon

(architecture) rosette (ornament in the form of a rose or roundel)

(architecture) synonym of rosácea (“rose window”)


andaime

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.mi]

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.mi]

[ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.me]

Possibly derived from andar, or Arabic الدَاعِم (ad-dāʕim, “supporter”). Compare Spanish andamio.


antemural

(military architecture) antemural (outwork of a defensive wall)


pé-direito

(architecture) the distance between the floor and the ceiling of a storey


sofito

(architecture) soffit (visible underside of an arch or other architectural element)


mascarão

Either from máscara + -ão or borrowed from French mascaron.

[maʃ.kaˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/mɐʃ.kɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/


absidal

(architecture) apsidal (of, pertaining to, or in the form of an apse)


coluna

Borrowed from Latin columna, a collateral form of columen, from Proto-Italic *kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-.


antiterremoto

(architecture) antiseismic; antiearthquake (built to withstand earthquakes)


fuste

(architecture) in classical architecture, trunk of the column, between the base and the capital


apadana

(architecture, historical) apadana (a large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces)


jónico

pt-adj

jónico (feminine jónica, masculine plural jónicos, feminine plural jónicas, not comparable)

jónica (feminine)
jónicos (masculine plural)
jónicas (feminine plural)
jônico (alternative Brazil)
iônico (alternative Brazil)
iónico (alternative Portugal)


balcão

→ Konkani: बलकांव (balkāuva)

[baʊ̯ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Italian balcone (“balcony, scaffold”). Doublet of palco.


galbo

(architecture) galbe (rounded outline or profile of an architectural element)


compósito

pt-adj

compósito (feminine compósita, masculine plural compósitos, feminine plural compósitas)

compósita (feminine)
compósitos (masculine plural)
compósitas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin compositum. Doublet of composto.


tabuleiro

tabuleiros (plural)
taboleiro (alternative obsolete)
taboleyro (alternative obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavoleiro (“gameboard”), probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tabula (“board”) on account of the preserved 'l'; later re-Latinized based on the Latin etymon.

inh+

(architecture) the horizontal support of a bridge


beirado

(architecture) eaves (underside of a roof)


abóbada

abóbadas (plural)
abóbeda (alternative)
abobada (alternative)

[ɐˈβɔ.βɐ.ðɐ]

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

der

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

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

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


peitoril

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīlis, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Spanish pretil.

(architecture) windowsill, sill, parapet


colarinho

colarinhos (plural)
collarinho (alternative)

From colar (“necklace”) + -inho (“diminutive suffix”).

af

(architecture) a band placed around a column, just below the chapiter


vegetalismo

(architecture) the use of plant-themed embellishments


óculo

Macanese: oclo

Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-. Doublet of olho, which was inherited.

Consegue-se vislumbrar o céu através do óculo do Panteão de Roma.

One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon of Rome.


lógia

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


galilé

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


mainel

Borrowed from Old French mainel, from Latin manuālis (“suitable to be hand-held”).


janelão

[ʒa.nɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʒɐ.nɨˈlɐ̃w̃/


baldaquino

baldaquinos (plural)
baldaquim (alternative)

From Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca (“Baghdad”).


arcobotante

(architecture) flying buttress (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports)


troneira

(architecture, military) embrasure, crenel (indentation between the merlons of a battlement)


empena

(architecture) gable (triangular area of wall just under the roof)


estilóbata

estilóbatas (plural)
estilóbato (alternative)

(Classical Greek architecture) stylobate (top step of the crepidoma)


ranhura

[hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

[hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

[χɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

From French rainure. Compare Spanish ranura.

(architecture) flute (groove in the shaft of a column)


gárgula

pt-noun

gárgula f or (rare, nonstandard) m (plural gárgulas)

(architecture) gargoyle (carved grotesque figure on a spout)


merlão

[meɦˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɦˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɾˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meʁˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[meɻˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(military, architecture) merlon (projection between the embrasures of a battlement)


pináculo

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), diminutive of Latin pinna.


usoniano

pt-adj

usoniano (feminine usoniana, masculine plural usonianos, feminine plural usonianas)

usoniana (feminine)
usonianos (masculine plural)
usonianas (feminine plural)

(architecture, rare) Usonian (relating to a style of construction introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright)


românico

românico (feminine românica, masculine plural românicos, feminine plural românicas)

românica (feminine)
românicos (masculine plural)
românicas (feminine plural)

(architecture) Romanesque (relating to an architectural style prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th)


frontispício

(architecture) façade (front of a building)


frontão

[fɾõˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(architecture) gable, pediment (the triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs)


trifólio

Learned borrowing from Latin trifolium, a calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Doublet of the inherited trevo.

(architecture) trefoil (symbol having the shape of such leaves)


torreta

(architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)


pilastra

(architecture) pier or pilaster (rectangular pillar that supports or decorates a wall or roof)


fogaréu

[fo.ɡaˈɾɛʊ̯]

(architecture) an architectural ornament in the form of a flickering flame


acrotério

(architecture) acroterium (small pedestal for a statue or ornament)


botaréu

(architecture) buttress (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)


cornija

From Occitan cornís, from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).

(architecture) cornice (element of a building that directs rainwater away from the walls)


cártula

(architecture) an ornamental figure simulating an open scroll


rodapé

(architecture, carpentry) skirting board (panels on the angle between the floor and the wall)


estria

(architecture) flute (a decorative groove on a column)

a line, scratch or groove on a surface
flute (a decorative groove on a column)


aduela

Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.

(architecture) voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)


charola

/t͡ʃɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/

(Christianity, architecture) ambulatory (round walkway encircling the altar)


salomónico

salomónico (feminine salomónica, masculine plural salomónicos, feminine plural salomónicas)

salomónica (feminine)
salomónicos (masculine plural)
salomónicas (feminine plural)
salomônico (alternative Brazil)

Solomonic
(architecture) (Twisted helically)


antecoro

(architecture) antechoir (part of a church in front of the choir)


antefixa

(architecture) antefix (vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a classical temple)


anteporta

/ɐ̃.tɨˈpɔɾ.tɐ/


antissísmico

antissísmico (feminine antissísmica, masculine plural antissísmicos, feminine plural antissísmicas)

antissísmica (feminine)
antissísmicos (masculine plural)
antissísmicas (feminine plural)

(architecture) antiseismic (built to withstand earthquakes)


armila

(architecture) annulet (ring-shaped molding at the top of a column)


beiral

(architecture) eaves (underside of a roof)


absidíolo

absidíolos (plural)
absidíola (alternative)

(architecture) apsidole (minor apse at the end of a side aisle in a church)


apoditério

(architecture, historical) apodyterium (the apartment at the entrance of the baths for getting undressed)


arcossólio

(architecture) arcosolium (a tomb in an arched recess in a wall)


embasamento

(architecture) foundation (the base of a building)


embasar

pt-verb

embasar (first-person singular present embaso, first-person singular preterite embasei, past participle embasado)

embaso (first-person present singular)
embasei (first-person preterite singular)
embasado (participle past)
embasar (impersonal infinitive)
embasar (first-person infinitive singular)
embasares (infinitive second-person singular)
embasar (infinitive singular third-person)
embasarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
embasardes (infinitive plural second-person)
embasarem (infinitive plural third-person)
embasando (gerund)
embasado (masculine participle past singular)
embasados (masculine participle past plural)
embasada (feminine participle past singular)
embasadas (feminine participle past plural)
embaso (first-person indicative present singular)
embasas (indicative present second-person singular)
embasa (indicative present singular third-person)
embasamos (first-person indicative plural present)
embasais (indicative plural present second-person)
embasam (indicative plural present third-person)
embasava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
embasavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
embasava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
embasávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
embasáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
embasavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
embasei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
embasaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
embasou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
embasamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
embasámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
embasastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
embasaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
embasara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
embasaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
embasara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
embasáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
embasáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
embasaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
embasarei (first-person future indicative singular)
embasarás (future indicative second-person singular)
embasará (future indicative singular third-person)
embasaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
embasareis (future indicative plural second-person)
embasarão (future indicative plural third-person)
embasaria (conditional first-person singular)
embasarias (conditional second-person singular)
embasaria (conditional singular third-person)
embasaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
embasaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
embasariam (conditional plural third-person)
embase (first-person present singular subjunctive)
embases (present second-person singular subjunctive)
embase (present singular subjunctive third-person)
embasemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
embaseis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
embasem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
embasasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
embasasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
embasasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
embasássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
embasásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
embasassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
embasar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
embasares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
embasar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
embasarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
embasardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
embasarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
embasa (imperative second-person singular)
embase (imperative singular third-person)
embasemos (first-person imperative plural)
embasai (imperative plural second-person)
embasem (imperative plural third-person)
não embases (imperative negative second-person singular)
não embase (imperative negative singular third-person)
não embasemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não embaseis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não embasem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, architecture) to build (a building’s) foundation


arquivolta

[ɐɾ.kiˈβɔɫ.tɐ]

(architecture) archivolt (an ornamental molding or band following the underside of an arch)


arquitravado

pt-adj

arquitravado (feminine arquitravada, masculine plural arquitravados, feminine plural arquitravadas)

arquitravada (feminine)
arquitravados (masculine plural)
arquitravadas (feminine plural)

(architecture) architraved (furnished with an architrave)


arquitrave

(architecture) architrave (the lowest part of an entablature)


arquivoltado

arquivoltado (feminine arquivoltada, masculine plural arquivoltados, feminine plural arquivoltadas)

arquivoltada (feminine)
arquivoltados (masculine plural)
arquivoltadas (feminine plural)

(architecture) archivolted (furnished with archivolts)


desarcado

desarcado (feminine desarcada, masculine plural desarcados, feminine plural desarcadas)

desarcada (feminine)
desarcados (masculine plural)
desarcadas (feminine plural)

(architecture) archless (lacking arches)


ponte em arco

(architecture) arch bridge (a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch)


nervura

(biology, architecture) vein (vein-like salience on a surface)


zimbório

From Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking cup”). Compare Portuguese cibório and English ciborium.

uder

Defronte de uma porta, há um zimbório sustentado por colunas abertas à luz. Do teto do zimbório pende uma cadeia de ferro. O zimbório é alto, todo cheio de luz, e aquela cadeia velha, carunchosa, misteriosa, tem um aspeto trágico.

2015, Eça De Queirós, Obras Completas de Eça de Queirós, Eça De Queirós, →ISBN:


cibório

(ecclesiastical, architecture) ciborium (covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers)


arcabouço

arcabouços (plural)
arcaboiço (alternative)

(architecture) arrangement of support beams of a building


madeiro

(architecture) crossbeam (main support beam of a structure)


nártex

(architecture) narthex (vestibule leading to the nave)


gaveto

o prédio situado no gaveto


dentículo

(architecture) dentil, denticle (each of the tooth-shaped notches on a cornice)


pâmpano

From Latin pampinus, possibly by way of Spanish pámpano; compare Galician pampo, showing inherited loss of intervocalic 'n'. Compare also Sicilian pàmpina.


bocel

From Old French bossel, diminutive of boce (“knob-like swelling”).

(architecture) torus (a large convex molding)


hipogeu

From Latin hypogaeum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον (hupógeion).


escaiola

(architecture) scagliola (plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.)


zoteca

Borrowed from Latin zotheca, from Ancient Greek ζωθήκη (zōthḗkē).

zotheca (cabinet, in ancient Roman dwellings, for study, rest or nap)


sanca

(architecture) cove, coving (concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall)


namoradeira

(architecture) window seat, typically made of stone and integrated into the wall


conversadeira

[kõ.vɨɾ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

[kõ.vɨɾ.sɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]


caminho de ronda

pt-noun

caminho de ronda m (plural caminhos de ronda)

[kɐˈmi.ɲu ðɨ ˈʁõ.dɐ]

From caminho (“path”) + de (“of”) + ronda (“round”).

af

(architecture, military) wall walk, allure (protected pathway on a wall of a city or castle)


enxaimel

enxaiméis (plural)
enxamel (alternative)

[ẽ.ʃaɪ̯ˈmɛʊ̯]

[ĩ.ʃaɪ̯ˈmɛʊ̯]


lambrequim

/lɐ̃.bɾɨˈkĩ/


festão

[fesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[fesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[feʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from French feston, from Italian festone.

(architecture) festoon (bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling a festoon)


mísula

Borrowed from Italian mensola, from Latin mēnsŭla (“small table”), diminutive of mensa (“table”).


hornaveque

[ɔɾ.nɐˈβɛ.kɨ]


cunhal

(architecture) angle (corner where two walls intersect)