minúscula

(orthography) minuscule (lower-case letter)


minúsculo

pt-adj

minúsculo (feminine minúscula, masculine plural minúsculos, feminine plural minúsculas)

minúscula (feminine)
minúsculos (masculine plural)
minúsculas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin minusculus.

(orthography) minuscule; lower-case (written in minuscules)


umlaut

(orthography) umlaut (the diacritical mark ¨ used to indicate such assimilation)


media

Unadapted borrowing from English media, mass media.

(Portugal, journalism) Alternative spelling of média (“media; mass media”)


arse

(poetry, music) arsis (the stronger part of a measure or foot)


canto

From Old Galician-Portuguese canto, from Latin cantus (“song; singing”), perfect passive participle of canō (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”). Cognate of English chant.


haiku

(poetry) haiku (type of poem used in Japanese poetry)


apóstrofo

From Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”).

der

A expressão "d’água" deve ser escrita com apóstrofo.
The expression "d’água" [of the water] must be written with an apostrophe.

(orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)


editorial

(journalism) editorial (relating to an article written by the management of a publication that expresses its opinion on a specific current issue)


gonzo

pt-adj

gonzo (feminine gonza, masculine plural gonzos, feminine plural gonzas)

gonza (feminine)
gonzos (masculine plural)
gonzas (feminine plural)


crónica

Learned borrowing from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).


acento

(orthography) accent (mark to indicate accent)


abjad

(orthography) abjad (writing system with a symbol for each consonant)


apurar

pt-verb

apurar (first-person singular present apuro, first-person singular preterite apurei, past participle apurado)

apuro (first-person present singular)
apurei (first-person preterite singular)
apurado (participle past)
apurar (impersonal infinitive)
apurar (first-person infinitive singular)
apurares (infinitive second-person singular)
apurar (infinitive singular third-person)
apurarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
apurardes (infinitive plural second-person)
apurarem (infinitive plural third-person)
apurando (gerund)
apurado (masculine participle past singular)
apurados (masculine participle past plural)
apurada (feminine participle past singular)
apuradas (feminine participle past plural)
apuro (first-person indicative present singular)
apuras (indicative present second-person singular)
apura (indicative present singular third-person)
apuramos (first-person indicative plural present)
apurais (indicative plural present second-person)
apuram (indicative plural present third-person)
apurava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
apuravas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
apurava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
apurávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
apuráveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
apuravam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
apurei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
apuraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
apurou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
apuramos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
apurámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
apurastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
apuraram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
apurara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
apuraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
apurara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
apuráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
apuráreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
apuraram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
apurarei (first-person future indicative singular)
apurarás (future indicative second-person singular)
apurará (future indicative singular third-person)
apuraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
apurareis (future indicative plural second-person)
apurarão (future indicative plural third-person)
apuraria (conditional first-person singular)
apurarias (conditional second-person singular)
apuraria (conditional singular third-person)
apuraríamos (conditional first-person plural)
apuraríeis (conditional plural second-person)
apurariam (conditional plural third-person)
apure (first-person present singular subjunctive)
apures (present second-person singular subjunctive)
apure (present singular subjunctive third-person)
apuremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
apureis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
apurem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
apurasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
apurasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
apurasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
apurássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
apurásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
apurassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
apurar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
apurares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
apurar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
apurarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
apurardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
apurarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
apura (imperative second-person singular)
apure (imperative singular third-person)
apuremos (first-person imperative plural)
apurai (imperative plural second-person)
apurem (imperative plural third-person)
não apures (imperative negative second-person singular)
não apure (imperative negative singular third-person)
não apuremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não apureis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não apurem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, journalism) to gather facts, investigate


escandir

escandir (first-person singular present escando, first-person singular preterite escandi, past participle escandido)

escando (first-person present singular)
escandi (first-person preterite singular)
escandido (participle past)
escandir (impersonal infinitive)
escandir (first-person infinitive singular)
escandires (infinitive second-person singular)
escandir (infinitive singular third-person)
escandirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
escandirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
escandirem (infinitive plural third-person)
escandindo (gerund)
escandido (masculine participle past singular)
escandidos (masculine participle past plural)
escandida (feminine participle past singular)
escandidas (feminine participle past plural)
escando (first-person indicative present singular)
escandes (indicative present second-person singular)
escande (indicative present singular third-person)
escandimos (first-person indicative plural present)
escandis (indicative plural present second-person)
escandem (indicative plural present third-person)
escandia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
escandias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
escandia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
escandíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
escandíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
escandiam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
escandi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
escandiste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
escandiu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
escandimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
escandistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
escandiram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
escandira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
escandiras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
escandira (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
escandíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
escandíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
escandiram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
escandirei (first-person future indicative singular)
escandirás (future indicative second-person singular)
escandirá (future indicative singular third-person)
escandiremos (first-person future indicative plural)
escandireis (future indicative plural second-person)
escandirão (future indicative plural third-person)
escandiria (conditional first-person singular)
escandirias (conditional second-person singular)
escandiria (conditional singular third-person)
escandiríamos (conditional first-person plural)
escandiríeis (conditional plural second-person)
escandiriam (conditional plural third-person)
escanda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
escandas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
escanda (present singular subjunctive third-person)
escandamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
escandais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
escandam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
escandisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
escandisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
escandisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
escandíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
escandísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
escandissem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
escandir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
escandires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
escandir (future singular subjunctive third-person)
escandirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
escandirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
escandirem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
escande (imperative second-person singular)
escanda (imperative singular third-person)
escandamos (first-person imperative plural)
escandi (imperative plural second-person)
escandam (imperative plural third-person)
não escandas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não escanda (imperative negative singular third-person)
não escandamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não escandais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não escandam (imperative negative plural third-person)


foca

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor.?
Latin phōcalbor.?
Portuguese foca
Learned borrowing from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē).

etymon

— Por falar nisso, sabe o que é um foca?
— Sei — disse Cotoxó.
— Que é? Diga!
— Foca é um repórter em início de carreira, que ganha mal, se veste mal, come mal, escreve mal, só diz bobagens, não tem cultura, é tido como idiota e um dia se torna chefe da redação.

1989, Paulo Rangel, O Assassinato do Conto Policial, FTD, →ISBN, page 10:

“By the way, do you know what a seal is?”
“Yes”, said Cotoxó.
“What is it? Tell me!”
“A seal is a reporter at the beginning of his career, who earns badly, dresses badly, eats badly, writes badly, says nothing but nonsense, has no culture, is considered an idiot and one day becomes head of the newsroom.”

(Brazil, journalism) a journalist at the start of his/her career


cronista

pt-noun

cronista m or f by sense (plural cronistas)

(journalism) chronicler (chronicle author)


média

Borrowed from English media, mass media.

[ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

(Portugal, journalism) media; mass media


rubrica

Learned borrowing from Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”).


pauta

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin pacta, plural of pactum.


transliteração

pt-noun

transliteração f (plural transliterações)

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.li.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From transliterar (“to transliterate”) + -ção.

suffix

(writing, translation studies) transliteration (act of transliterating)

(writing, translation studies) transliteration (text which has been transliterated)


vicentino

pt-adj

vicentino (feminine vicentina, masculine plural vicentinos, feminine plural vicentinas)

vicentina (feminine)
vicentinos (masculine plural)
vicentinas (feminine plural)

(theater, poetry, relational) of the Portuguese poet and playwright Gil Vicente


tensão

Borrowed from Latin tēnsiōnem (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Doublet of the inherited tesão.

der

(Provençal poetry) tenson (debate between two interlocutors)


aristofanesco

pt-adj

aristofanesco (feminine aristofanesca, masculine plural aristofanescos, feminine plural aristofanescas)

aristofanesca (feminine)
aristofanescos (masculine plural)
aristofanescas (feminine plural)

(dramaturgy, poetry) Aristophanean (characteristic of Aristophanes’ plays and poetry)


coluna

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

(journalism) a periodical's column (a recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece)


métrica

(poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)


apostrofar

pt-verb

apostrofar (first-person singular present apostrofo, first-person singular preterite apostrofei, past participle apostrofado)

apostrofo (first-person present singular)
apostrofei (first-person preterite singular)
apostrofado (participle past)
apostrofar (impersonal infinitive)
apostrofar (first-person infinitive singular)
apostrofares (infinitive second-person singular)
apostrofar (infinitive singular third-person)
apostrofarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
apostrofardes (infinitive plural second-person)
apostrofarem (infinitive plural third-person)
apostrofando (gerund)
apostrofado (masculine participle past singular)
apostrofados (masculine participle past plural)
apostrofada (feminine participle past singular)
apostrofadas (feminine participle past plural)
apostrofo (first-person indicative present singular)
apostrofas (indicative present second-person singular)
apostrofa (indicative present singular third-person)
apostrofamos (first-person indicative plural present)
apostrofais (indicative plural present second-person)
apostrofam (indicative plural present third-person)
apostrofava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
apostrofavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
apostrofava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
apostrofávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
apostrofáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
apostrofavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
apostrofei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
apostrofaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
apostrofou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
apostrofamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
apostrofámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
apostrofastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
apostrofaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
apostrofara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
apostrofaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
apostrofara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
apostrofáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
apostrofáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
apostrofaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
apostrofarei (first-person future indicative singular)
apostrofarás (future indicative second-person singular)
apostrofará (future indicative singular third-person)
apostrofaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
apostrofareis (future indicative plural second-person)
apostrofarão (future indicative plural third-person)
apostrofaria (conditional first-person singular)
apostrofarias (conditional second-person singular)
apostrofaria (conditional singular third-person)
apostrofaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
apostrofaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
apostrofariam (conditional plural third-person)
apostrofe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
apostrofes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
apostrofe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
apostrofemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
apostrofeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
apostrofem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
apostrofasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
apostrofasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
apostrofasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
apostrofássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
apostrofásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
apostrofassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
apostrofar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
apostrofares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
apostrofar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
apostrofarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
apostrofardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
apostrofarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
apostrofa (imperative second-person singular)
apostrofe (imperative singular third-person)
apostrofemos (first-person imperative plural)
apostrofai (imperative plural second-person)
apostrofem (imperative plural third-person)
não apostrofes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não apostrofe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não apostrofemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não apostrofeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não apostrofem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(orthography) to apostrophize (use the apostrophe in writing)


iambo

Learned borrowing from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

(poetry) iamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)


jónico

(poetry) Ionic (a four-syllable metrical unit that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry)


ariostesco

pt-adj

ariostesco (feminine ariostesca, masculine plural ariostescos, feminine plural ariostescas)

ariostesca (feminine)
ariostescos (masculine plural)
ariostescas (feminine plural)

(poetry) Ariostan (characteristic of Ludovico Ariosto)


anfíbraco

anfíbraco (feminine anfíbraca, masculine plural anfíbracos, feminine plural anfíbracas)

anfíbraca (feminine)
anfíbracos (masculine plural)
anfíbracas (feminine plural)

(poetry) amphibrachic (consisting of amphibrachs)


anfíbraco

(poetry, prosody) amphibrach (metrical foot of three syllables)


maiúsculo

maiúsculo (feminine maiúscula, masculine plural maiúsculos, feminine plural maiúsculas)

maiúscula (feminine)
maiúsculos (masculine plural)
maiúsculas (feminine plural)

(orthography) capital (letter), uppercase


calhau

Borrowed from Provençal calhau, from Gaulish caljavo or from *caljo (“stone”).

(Brazil, journalism) an ad placed to fill space in a newspaper page; filler


epopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía). Compare Spanish epopeya, French épopée.


antibaquio

Learned borrowing from Latin antibacchius, from Ancient Greek ἀντιβάκχειος (antibákkheios).

der

ἀντιβάκχειος

(poetry) antibacchius (metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable)


vilancico

Borrowed from Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”), whence also Portuguese vilão.

(music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)


apuração

(journalism) fact-finding, newsgathering, field work


espírito áspero

pt-noun

espírito áspero m (plural espíritos ásperos)

(orthography) spiritus asper (diacritic mark used in Ancient Greek)


prosódia

(poetry) prosody (study of poetic meter)


pentâmetro iâmbico

pentâmetro iâmbico m (plural pentâmetros iâmbicos)


sigmatismo

(literature, poetry) excessive repetition of sibilants


tetrâmetro

(poetry) tetrameter (verse with four metrical feet)


vilancete

Borrowed from Old Spanish villancete, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”), whence also Portuguese vilão.


diérese

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.
Ancient Greek διά (diá)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *selh₁-der.?
Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō)
Ancient Greek διαιρέω (diairéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς (dĭaíresĭs)bor.
Latin diaeresislbor.
Portuguese diérese
Learned borrowing from Latin diaeresis.

etymon

(orthography) diaeresis (name of the diacritic ¨)


sinal de pontuação

pt-noun

sinal de pontuação m (plural sinais de pontuação)

(orthography) punctuation mark (symbol that aids understanding and correct reading of text)


silabário

(orthography) syllabary (table or list of syllables)

(orthography) syllabary (writing system where each character represents a complete syllable)


acatalético

pt-adj

acatalético (feminine acatalética, masculine plural acataléticos, feminine plural acataléticas)

acatalética (feminine)
acataléticos (masculine plural)
acataléticas (feminine plural)

(poetry, prosody) acatalectic (having the required number of syllables in the last foot)


manchete

/mɐ̃ˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi/

/mɐ̃ˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi/

/mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃɛ.tɨ/

(journalism) headline (heading or title of an article)


antispasto

(poetry) antispast (a metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee)


alcmânico

alcmânico (feminine alcmânica, masculine plural alcmânicos, feminine plural alcmânicas)

alcmânica (feminine)
alcmânicos (masculine plural)
alcmânicas (feminine plural)

(poetry) Alcmanian (relating to the Ancient Greek poet Alcman)


amebeu

(poetry) amoebaeum (poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately)


amebeu

amebeu (feminine amebeia, masculine plural amebeus, feminine plural amebeias)

amebeia (feminine)
amebeus (masculine plural)
amebeias (feminine plural)

(poetry) amoebean (featuring alternating responses)


anacreôntico

anacreôntico (feminine anacreôntica, masculine plural anacreônticos, feminine plural anacreônticas)

anacreôntica (feminine)
anacreônticos (masculine plural)
anacreônticas (feminine plural)

(poetry) anacreontic (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon)


anfibráquico

anfibráquico (feminine anfibráquica, masculine plural anfibráquicos, feminine plural anfibráquicas)

anfibráquica (feminine)
anfibráquicos (masculine plural)
anfibráquicas (feminine plural)

(poetry) amphibrachic (consisting of amphibrachs)


anisossilabismo

(linguistics, poetry) anisosyllabism (the use of anisosyllabic verse)


anisossilábico

anisossilábico (feminine anisossilábica, masculine plural anisossilábicos, feminine plural anisossilábicas)

anisossilábica (feminine)
anisossilábicos (masculine plural)
anisossilábicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics, poetry) anisosyllabic (of meters with syllables of differing length)


antipoema

(poetry) antipoem (a work of antipoetry)


antipoesia

(poetry) antipoetry (poetry that breaks away from normal conventions)


antipoeta

(poetry) antipoet (a writer of antipoetry)


antistrófico

antistrófico (feminine antistrófica, masculine plural antistróficos, feminine plural antistróficas)

antistrófica (feminine)
antistróficos (masculine plural)
antistróficas (feminine plural)

(poetry) antistrophic (of or relating to an antistrophe)


apostrófico

apostrófico (feminine apostrófica, masculine plural apostróficos, feminine plural apostróficas)

apostrófica (feminine)
apostróficos (masculine plural)
apostróficas (feminine plural)

(orthography) apostrophic (pertaining to the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ’))


aristofânico

aristofânico (feminine aristofânica, masculine plural aristofânicos, feminine plural aristofânicas)

aristofânica (feminine)
aristofânicos (masculine plural)
aristofânicas (feminine plural)

(dramaturgy, poetry) Aristophanean (characteristic of Aristophanes’ plays and poetry)


arquilóquio

arquilóquio (feminine arquilóquia, masculine plural arquilóquios, feminine plural arquilóquias)

arquilóquia (feminine)
arquilóquios (masculine plural)
arquilóquias (feminine plural)

(poetry) Archilochian (pertaining to the Ancient Greek satirical poet Archilochus and his style)


arquiloquiano

arquiloquiano (feminine arquiloquiana, masculine plural arquiloquianos, feminine plural arquiloquianas)

arquiloquiana (feminine)
arquiloquianos (masculine plural)
arquiloquianas (feminine plural)


ársico

ársico (feminine ársica, masculine plural ársicos, feminine plural ársicas)

ársica (feminine)
ársicos (masculine plural)
ársicas (feminine plural)

(poetry) arsic (characterised by elevation of the voice)


consonância

consonance, harmony, agreement
(poetry) rhyme


nariz de cera

pt-noun

nariz de cera m (plural narizes-de-cera)

/nɐˈɾiʒ dɨ ˈse.ɾɐ/

[nɐˈɾiʒ ðɨ ˈse.ɾɐ]