peso

From Old Galician-Portuguese peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum, from the verb penso (“to weigh”).

(typography) weight; boldness (thickness of a character’s strokes)


volume

From Old Galician-Portuguese volume, borrowed from Latin volūmen.

(publishing) volume (issues of a periodical over a period of one year)

(publishing) volume (individual book of a publication issued as a set of books)


cardinal

Learned borrowing from Latin cardinālis. Doublet of cardeal, which was inherited.


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)


arse

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


ghoul

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

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


prosa

From Old Galician-Portuguese prosa, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) in the term prōsa ōrātio (“straightforward speech”), alteration of prōrsa, from the feminine form of prōrsus (“straight, forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from prō- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”).

der

(literature, uncountable) prose (written language not intended as poetry)


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)


nave

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

inh+

(colloquial, usually in science fiction) Ellipsis of nave espacial (“spaceship”).


pica

Borrowed from English pica, ultimately from Latin pīca.


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 ’)


barra

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.


leprechaun

Unadapted borrowing from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán.


forma

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese forma, from Latin fōrma (“form”), ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ).

inh+

(typography) type; sort (block used to print a character)


romance

Borrowed from Old Occitan romans, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus (“Roman”, adjective), from rōmānus (“Roman”, noun), from Rōma (“Rome”).

der

(literature) novel (work of prose fiction)


fantasia

Borrowed from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía).


manifesto

Learned borrowing from Latin manifestus.

(literature) programmatic text of a literary school or literary movement


layout

Unadapted borrowing from English layout.

(publishing, Internet) layout (physical arrangement of content on a page)


calma

From Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”). Possibly through the intermediate of Italian calma, although the word was found in Ibero-Romance as early as in Italian.

(obsolete, literature) heat produced by the sun


poder

Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.

(science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)


suspense

(fiction) thriller (a suspenseful, sensational genre of fiction)


Rapunzel

[χa.pũˈzɛʊ̯]


tratado

tratados (plural)
tractado (alternative)

Past participle of tratar, or a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tractātus, perfect passive participle of tractō (“to handle; to manage”).

(literature) treatise (systematic discourse on some subject)


acento

(orthography) accent (mark to indicate accent)


esqueleto

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, to dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”).


chave

Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi

Macanese: chávi

→ Assamese: চাবি (sabi)

→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi)

→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)

→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)

→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)

→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)

→ Rohingya: sabí

→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)

→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)

→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)

→ Old Tupi: xabi
Nheengatu: xawí

→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)

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.

der

Coloque o valor entre chaves.

(typography) curly bracket (name of the characters { and })


tipo

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

(typography) type (letter or character used for printing)


arroba

From Old Galician-Portuguese arroba and arrova, from Andalusian Arabic and Arabic اَلرُّبْع (ar-rubʕ, “fourth”) in reference to its making up one-fourth of a quintal. Cognate with Galician and Spanish arroba, Catalan arrova, and Maltese raba’.

(typography) at, the name of the symbol @


molde

[ˈmɔʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˈmɔʊ̯.d͡ʒi]


capa

→ Japanese: 合羽

→ Kadiwéu: caapa

→ Tetum: kapa

From Old Galician-Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa.

(printing) cover (front and back of a book or magazine)


ponto

From Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”). Cognate with Spanish punto. Doublet of point.

(typography) point, a dot or tittle of a character


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


homem

homens (plural)
Homem (alternative)
home (alternative)
homẽe (alternative)
homẽ (alternative)
hómi (alternative)
hômi (alternative)
ómi (alternative)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: omi

Indo-Portuguese: homm

Kabuverdianu: ómi

Korlai Creole Portuguese: ɔm

Kristang: omi

Macanese: home

Principense: omi

>? Saramaccan: ómi, wómi

Etymology tree
Latin homō
Old Galician-Portuguese ome
Portuguese homem
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ome, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese omẽe, from Latin hominem (“a human”), from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“an earthling”).

inh

homem-aranha
spiderman

homem-formiga
antman

(in compounds, fiction) a being who is half man and half creature, or a man with some characteristics of a creature


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

(by extension, fiction) any small fictional humanoid, especially a mischievous or evil one


Baldrs draumar

(Nordic literature, rare) Baldrs draumar (eleventh book of the Poetic Edda)


Hávamál

(Nordic literature) Hávamál (second book of the Poetic Edda)


Völuspá

(Norse literature) Völuspá (first book of the Poetic Edda)


abjad

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


cauda

From Old Galician-Portuguese, borrowed from Latin cauda. Doublet of cola, which was inherited.

tail; tail end (posterior part or appendage of an object)

(typography, informal) tail; descender (stroke below the baseline of a letter)


aspa

(typography) quotation mark; inverted comma (the character ‘, ’ or '')


conto

→ English: conto

→ Mwani: kontu

From Old Galician-Portuguese conto, from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”). Doublet of cômputo.

(literature) short story (work of fiction shorter than a novel)


escandir

pt-verb

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)


chapado

pt-adj

chapado (feminine chapada, masculine plural chapados, feminine plural chapadas)

chapada (feminine)
chapados (masculine plural)
chapadas (feminine plural)

preto chapado


quati

→ Hunsrik: Quatti

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

etymon

(Northeast Brazil, folklore) a type of roundelay


encanto

(fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)


prova

From Old Galician-Portuguese prova, either regressively derived from the verb provar or from Late Latin proba (“proof”), from Latin probō (“to approve; to prove”), from probus (“good”).


herói

pt-noun

herói m (plural heróis, feminine heroína, feminine plural heroínas)

heróis (plural)
heroína (feminine)
heroínas (feminine plural)
heróe (alternative)

Macanese: hirói

From Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demi-god, hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”).


analógico

pt-adj

analógico (feminine analógica, masculine plural analógicos, feminine plural analógicas, not comparable)

analógica (feminine)
analógicos (masculine plural)
analógicas (feminine plural)

(literature, rhetoric) analogic; analogical (relating to analogy)


aquilo

From Old Galician-Portuguese aquilo, from Vulgar Latin *eccum illum, neuter singular of *eccum ille.

(obsolete, literature, literary) that sentence; that word, that dictum


basilisco

basiliscos (plural)
basalisco (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

der

(mythology, science fiction) basilisk (snake-like dragon type)


série

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

uder

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


spin-off

Unadapted borrowing from English spin-off


pingo

colocar os pingos nos is

(Brazil, typography) a small dot that is part of a letter; a tittle


lauda

Uncertain, possibly from Latin laus or Latin laudare.

(printing) folio; page (one side of a leaf of a book)


Papai Noel

Papais Noéis (plural)
Papa Noel (alternative)
Papá Noel (alternative)
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)


literatura

literaturas (plural)
litteratura (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin litterātūra (“grammar; philology”), from littera (“letter”). Doublet of letradura.

lbor

literature (a body of written works collectively)

(literature, loosely) literature (the body of all written works)

(literature) literature (the body of written works from a given culture, nation or era)

(literature) literature (written material considered historically important or artistically superior)

(literature) literature (the study of written works for their artistic quality)

(literature, loosely) literature (bodies of written and oral text)


pé

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pee, from Latin pedem. Cognate with Galician pé, Asturian and Spanish pie, and Catalan peu


aljamiado

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


tijolo

tijolos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)
tijollo (alternative)
tejolo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish tejuelo, from tejo.

(Brazil, typography) a compact composition with no lead paragraph and few stops


marciano

pt-noun

marciano m (plural marcianos, feminine marciana, feminine plural marcianas)

marcianos (plural)
marciana (feminine)
marcianas (feminine plural)

(ufology, science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of the planet Mars)


diabo

diabos (plural)
diá (alternative)
diabro (alternative)
diacho (alternative)
dianho (alternative)
dienho (alternative)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo, displacing the collateral forms diabre, diabro and diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (“devil”) (probably borrowed as a semi-learned term), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”). Doublet of diabolô and diábolo.

der

(religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)


isto

From Old Galician-Portuguese isto, from Latin istud, neuter of iste (“that”).

(obsolete, literature) this sentence, this word, this dictum


margem

[ˈmaɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈmaɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈmaɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈmaʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈmaɻ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈmaɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese margen, from Latin marginem (“edge, brink, border, margin”), from Proto-Indo-European *merg-.

inh

(typography) margin (edge of paper which remains blank)


antagonista

pt-noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

af

ἀγωνιστής<t:a combatant, pleader, actor>

der

ἀνταγωνιστής


ligatura

(typography) ligature (character that combines multiple letters)


quadrado

From Old Galician-Portuguese quadrado, from Latin quadrātus (“squared”), perfect passive participle of quadrō (“to make square”), from quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

(typography) square (metallic piece used in typography to open and close paragraphs and establish white spaces)


espaço

Probably borrowed from Latin spatium. Compare Spanish espacio.

(typography) gap between written characters


linha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish liña, and Catalan llinya.

inh+

Uma linha bastaria:—«Meu querido Carlos, não te zangues, desculpa, foi brincadeira.»

1888, José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Os Maias: Episódios da Vida Romântica, Porto: Livraria Internacional de Ernesto Chardron, →ISBN:

One line would be enough:—“My dear Carl, don’t be angry, sorry, it was a joke.”

(typography, design) line, a row of text


shakespeariano

pt-adj

shakespeariano (feminine shakespeariana, masculine plural shakespearianos, feminine plural shakespearianas)

shakespeariana (feminine)
shakespearianos (masculine plural)
shakespearianas (feminine plural)


shakespeariano

pt-noun

shakespeariano m (plural shakespearianos, feminine shakespeariana, feminine plural shakespearianas)

shakespearianos (plural)
shakespeariana (feminine)
shakespearianas (feminine plural)


subscrito

(typography) subscript (text written lower than the text around it)


Branca de Neve

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


mangá

mangá (Brazil, Portugal) m or (Portugal) f (plural mangás)

(chiefly Brazil, comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


assinar

pt-verb

assinar (first-person singular present assino, first-person singular preterite assinei, past participle assinado)

assino (first-person present singular)
assinei (first-person preterite singular)
assinado (participle past)
assinar (impersonal infinitive)
assinar (first-person infinitive singular)
assinares (infinitive second-person singular)
assinar (infinitive singular third-person)
assinarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
assinardes (infinitive plural second-person)
assinarem (infinitive plural third-person)
assinando (gerund)
assinado (masculine participle past singular)
assinados (masculine participle past plural)
assinada (feminine participle past singular)
assinadas (feminine participle past plural)
assino (first-person indicative present singular)
assinas (indicative present second-person singular)
assina (indicative present singular third-person)
assinamos (first-person indicative plural present)
assinais (indicative plural present second-person)
assinam (indicative plural present third-person)
assinava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assinavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assinava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assinávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assináveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assinavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assinei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
assinaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assinou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assinamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
assinámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assinastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
assinaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assinara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
assinaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
assinara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
assináramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
assináreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
assinaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
assinarei (first-person future indicative singular)
assinarás (future indicative second-person singular)
assinará (future indicative singular third-person)
assinaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
assinareis (future indicative plural second-person)
assinarão (future indicative plural third-person)
assinaria (conditional first-person singular)
assinarias (conditional second-person singular)
assinaria (conditional singular third-person)
assinaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
assinaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
assinariam (conditional plural third-person)
assine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assinemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assineis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assinem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assinasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assinasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assinasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assinássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assinásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assinassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assinar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
assinares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
assinar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
assinarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
assinardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
assinarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
assina (imperative second-person singular)
assine (imperative singular third-person)
assinemos (first-person imperative plural)
assinai (imperative plural second-person)
assinem (imperative plural third-person)
não assines (imperative negative second-person singular)
não assine (imperative negative singular third-person)
não assinemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não assineis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não assinem (imperative negative plural third-person)
assignar (alternative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese assinar, from Latin assignāre, from ad- + signō (“mark, designate”), from signum (“mark”).

(obsolete, literature) to indicate; to point; to define; to mark; to designate


manhua

Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫 /漫画 (mànhuà), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of mangá and manhwa.

(comics) manhua (comic originating in China)


manhwa

Borrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of mangá and manhua.

(comics) manhwa (comic originating in Korea)


adamantium

Unadapted borrowing from English adamantium.

ubor

(fiction) adamantium (fictional indestructible metal)


transliteração

pt-noun

transliteração f (plural transliterações)

transliterações (plural)
translitteração (alternative)

/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)


gótico

pt-adj

gótico (feminine gótica, masculine plural góticos, feminine plural góticas, not comparable)

gótica (feminine)
góticos (masculine plural)
góticas (feminine plural)
góthico (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin gothicus (“gothic”).


selenita

pt-noun

selenita m or f by sense (plural selenitas)

selenitas (plural)
selenite (alternative)

From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs).

Mas eu não sou um selenita e quero que a Lua se dane, dona Creuma! Cansei dessa história! […]

2018 July 6, Eliana Martins, A maldição do filme, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN:

But I'm not a selenite [moon inhabitant], and I don't care about the Moon, Mrs. Creuma! I'm tired of this story! […]

(science fiction) an inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra


selenita

(science fiction, relational) of Luna, the moon of Terra


cavalete

Borrowed from Italian cavalletto. By surface analysis, cavalo + -ete.


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


distopia

(chiefly literature) dystopia (miserable, dysfunctional society)


fabliau

(literature) fabliau (genre of short farcical tales)


aspas

(typography) quotation marks (the characters «» or “”)


prosaico

prosaico (feminine prosaica, masculine plural prosaicos, feminine plural prosaicas)

prosaica (feminine)
prosaicos (masculine plural)
prosaicas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōsaicus (“in prose”), from Latin prōsa (“prose”).

bor+

(literature) prosaic (pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose)


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)


Angry Young Man

pt-noun

Angry Young Man m (plural Angry Young Men)

(literature) Angry Young Man (any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s)


serifa

(typography) serif (short line in a font)


estereótipo

estereótipos (plural)
estereotypo (alternative)

From Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”) + tipo (“type”).


sátira

Learned borrowing from Latin satira, from (lanx (“plate; dish”)) satura, feminine of satur (“full”).

(uncountable, literature) satire (literary technique)


euclidiano

pt-adj

euclidiano (feminine euclidiana, masculine plural euclidianos, feminine plural euclidianas)

euclidiana (feminine)
euclidianos (masculine plural)
euclidianas (feminine plural)

(literature) of or relating to Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer


balada

Borrowed from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballāre. Doublet of balata.

(literature) ballad (narrative poetry of legends and traditions, originating from the peoples of Northern Europe)

(literature) ballade (poem composed of three stanzas of 8 or 10 verses, which end with the same refrain and a dedication)


aristofanesco

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)


arturiano

arturiano (feminine arturiana, masculine plural arturianos, feminine plural arturianas)

arturiana (feminine)
arturianos (masculine plural)
arturianas (feminine plural)

(literature) Arthurian (pertaining to the legend of King Arthur)


escolhido

pt-noun

escolhido m (plural escolhidos, feminine escolhida, feminine plural escolhidas)

escolhidos (plural)
escolhida (feminine)
escolhidas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese escolledo, from escoller (“to choose”).


coluna

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

(typography) a text column (body of text meant to be read line by line)


direção

direções (plural)
direcção (alternative)

[d͡ʒi.ɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctiōnem.

lbor

office or role in charge:
(publishing) editorship


droide

[ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˈdɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


dimensão

dimensões (plural)
dimensaõ (alternative)

[d͡ʒi.mẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin dīmēnsiōnem (“measurement”).

(science fiction) dimension (a parallel plane of existence)


macarrónico

pt-adj

macarrónico (feminine macarrónica, masculine plural macarrónicos, feminine plural macarrónicas)

macarrónica (feminine)
macarrónicos (masculine plural)
macarrónicas (feminine plural)
macarrônico (alternative)

(literature) macaronic (written in a mixture of languages)


colchete

Borrowed from French crochet (“hook”). Doublet of crochê (“crochet”).


teia

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of tela (“canvas; screen”).

(figurative, literature) plot (general course of a story)


zumbi

Borrowed from English zombie, with spelling influenced by Etymology 1.


métrica

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


Pikachu

Borrowed from English Pikachu, from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

(ACG, video games, anime, manga) Pikachu


estrumpfe

estrumpfes (plural)
estrunfe (alternative)

(Portugal, comics, fiction) smurf (fictional blue pixie character of The Smurfs)


goethiano

goethiano (feminine goethiana, masculine plural goethianos, feminine plural goethianas)

goethiana (feminine)
goethianos (masculine plural)
goethianas (feminine plural)

(literature) Goethean (relating to J. W. von Goethe, German scholar and writer, 1749-1832)


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)


ondina

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


picaresco

pt-adj

picaresco (feminine picaresca, masculine plural picarescos, feminine plural picarescas)

picaresca (feminine)
picarescos (masculine plural)
picarescas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish picaresco. By surface analysis, pícaro + -esco.

(literature) picaresque (which is based on the narrative, often autodiegetic and satirical, of the adventures of a character, generally of low status, who lives by means that are not always honest)


antitextual

antitextual m or f (plural antitextuais)

(literature) antitextual (opposing textual conventions)


iambo

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

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


venusiano

(science fiction) Venusian (inhabitant of Venus)


jónico

jónicos (plural)
jônico (alternative)
iônico (alternative)
iónico (alternative)

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


ariostesco

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

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

(poetry) Ariostan (characteristic of Ludovico Ariosto)


apelido

apelidos (plural)
appellido (alternative)
apellido (alternative)
appelido (alternative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese apelido, from Latin appellitō (“to be accustomed to call”), from appellō (“to address”).

inh

(obsolete, literature) proper noun; name; designation


anfíbraco

pt-adj

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)


exterminador

pt-noun

exterminador m (plural exterminadores, feminine exterminadora, feminine plural exterminadoras)

exterminadores (plural)
exterminadora (feminine)
exterminadoras (feminine plural)

From Latin exterminātōrem. By surface analysis, exterminar + -dor.

(science fiction) terminator (artificial intelligence machine created to destroy humans)


antiverbal

[ˌɐ̃.ti.vɨɾˈβaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.vɨɾˈβaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βɨɾˈβaɫ]

(literature, semiotics) antiverbal (opposing or avoiding the use of speech or words)


balão

balões (plural)
ballão (alternative)
balaõ (alternative)
ballaõ (alternative)


apelidar

pt-verb

apelidar (first-person singular present apelido, first-person singular preterite apelidei, past participle apelidado)

apelido (first-person present singular)
apelidei (first-person preterite singular)
apelidado (participle past)
apelidar (impersonal infinitive)
apelidar (first-person infinitive singular)
apelidares (infinitive second-person singular)
apelidar (infinitive singular third-person)
apelidarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
apelidardes (infinitive plural second-person)
apelidarem (infinitive plural third-person)
apelidando (gerund)
apelidado (masculine participle past singular)
apelidados (masculine participle past plural)
apelidada (feminine participle past singular)
apelidadas (feminine participle past plural)
apelido (first-person indicative present singular)
apelidas (indicative present second-person singular)
apelida (indicative present singular third-person)
apelidamos (first-person indicative plural present)
apelidais (indicative plural present second-person)
apelidam (indicative plural present third-person)
apelidava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
apelidavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
apelidava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
apelidávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
apelidáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
apelidavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
apelidei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
apelidaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
apelidou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
apelidamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
apelidámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
apelidastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
apelidaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
apelidara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
apelidaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
apelidara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
apelidáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
apelidáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
apelidaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
apelidarei (first-person future indicative singular)
apelidarás (future indicative second-person singular)
apelidará (future indicative singular third-person)
apelidaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
apelidareis (future indicative plural second-person)
apelidarão (future indicative plural third-person)
apelidaria (conditional first-person singular)
apelidarias (conditional second-person singular)
apelidaria (conditional singular third-person)
apelidaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
apelidaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
apelidariam (conditional plural third-person)
apelide (first-person present singular subjunctive)
apelides (present second-person singular subjunctive)
apelide (present singular subjunctive third-person)
apelidemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
apelideis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
apelidem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
apelidasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
apelidasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
apelidasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
apelidássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
apelidásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
apelidassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
apelidar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
apelidares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
apelidar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
apelidarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
apelidardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
apelidarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
apelida (imperative second-person singular)
apelide (imperative singular third-person)
apelidemos (first-person imperative plural)
apelidai (imperative plural second-person)
apelidem (imperative plural third-person)
não apelides (imperative negative second-person singular)
não apelide (imperative negative singular third-person)
não apelidemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não apelideis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não apelidem (imperative negative plural third-person)
appellidar (alternative)

From Latin appellitāre, frequentative of appellāre.

(obsolete, literature) to summon; to convoke


apontado

pt-adj

apontado (feminine apontada, masculine plural apontados, feminine plural apontadas)

apontada (feminine)
apontados (masculine plural)
apontadas (feminine plural)

(obsolete, literature) correct, right, aligned, careful


maiúsculo

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

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

(orthography) capital (letter), uppercase


granel

From Spanish granel, from Catalan graner (“granary”).


assombrar

pt-verb

assombrar (first-person singular present assombro, first-person singular preterite assombrei, past participle assombrado)

assombro (first-person present singular)
assombrei (first-person preterite singular)
assombrado (participle past)
assombrar (impersonal infinitive)
assombrar (first-person infinitive singular)
assombrares (infinitive second-person singular)
assombrar (infinitive singular third-person)
assombrarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
assombrardes (infinitive plural second-person)
assombrarem (infinitive plural third-person)
assombrando (gerund)
assombrado (masculine participle past singular)
assombrados (masculine participle past plural)
assombrada (feminine participle past singular)
assombradas (feminine participle past plural)
assombro (first-person indicative present singular)
assombras (indicative present second-person singular)
assombra (indicative present singular third-person)
assombramos (first-person indicative plural present)
assombrais (indicative plural present second-person)
assombram (indicative plural present third-person)
assombrava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assombravas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assombrava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assombrávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assombráveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assombravam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assombrei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
assombraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assombrou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assombramos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
assombrámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assombrastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
assombraram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assombrara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
assombraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
assombrara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
assombráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
assombráreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
assombraram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
assombrarei (first-person future indicative singular)
assombrarás (future indicative second-person singular)
assombrará (future indicative singular third-person)
assombraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
assombrareis (future indicative plural second-person)
assombrarão (future indicative plural third-person)
assombraria (conditional first-person singular)
assombrarias (conditional second-person singular)
assombraria (conditional singular third-person)
assombraríamos (conditional first-person plural)
assombraríeis (conditional plural second-person)
assombrariam (conditional plural third-person)
assombre (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assombres (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assombre (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assombremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assombreis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assombrem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assombrasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assombrasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assombrasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assombrássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assombrásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assombrassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assombrar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
assombrares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
assombrar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
assombrarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
assombrardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
assombrarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
assombra (imperative second-person singular)
assombre (imperative singular third-person)
assombremos (first-person imperative plural)
assombrai (imperative plural second-person)
assombrem (imperative plural third-person)
não assombres (imperative negative second-person singular)
não assombre (imperative negative singular third-person)
não assombremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não assombreis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não assombrem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(obsolete, literature) to cover with shadow


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)


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)


Mefistófeles

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


vilancico

vilancicos (plural)
vilhancico (alternative)

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)


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)


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)


Pé-Grande

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


alfieriano

pt-adj

alfieriano (feminine alfieriana, masculine plural alfierianos, feminine plural alfierianas)

alfieriana (feminine)
alfierianos (masculine plural)
alfierianas (feminine plural)

(literature) Alfierian (relating to, or characteristic of Vittorio Alfieri or his works)


arquétipo

(literature) archetype (person, story, concept, or object that is based on a known archetype)


cabeçalho

(printing, typography) header (upper portion of a page layout)


campo de força

pt-noun

campo de força m (plural campos de força)

(science fiction) force field (a field of energy that prevents passage)


capacitor de fluxo

capacitor de fluxo m (plural capacitores de fluxo)

(science fiction) flux capacitor (device that grants time travel)


cartunista

cartunista m or f by sense (plural cartunistas)

(comics) cartoonist (creator of cartoons)


antipastoral

pt-adj

antipastoral m or f (plural antipastorais)

(literature, sociology) antipastoral (eschewing pastoral themes)


conto de fadas

pt-noun

conto de fadas m (plural contos de fadas)

Likely a calque. Compare English fairy tale, French conte de fées, Spanish cuento de hadas.

(literature) fairy tale (a fantasy folktale)


Tintim

(fiction) a Belgian comic book character created by Hergé


espírito áspero

espírito áspero m (plural espíritos ásperos)

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


final feliz

(literature) happy ending (situation in which all main characters become content)


fogo corredor

fogo corredor m (plural fogos corredores)

fogos corredores (plural)
fogo-corredor (alternative)

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


heterónimo

heterónimos (plural)
heterônimo (alternative)

O poeta português Fernando Pessoa é conhecido por seus heterónimos.
The Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa is known for his heteronyms.

(literature) heteronym (fictitious character writing in a different style)


hiperespaço

(science fiction) hyperspace (space that makes faster-than-light travel possible)


morto-vivo

morto-vivo m (plural mortos-vivos, feminine morta-viva, feminine plural mortas-vivas, metaphonic)

mortos-vivos (plural)
morta-viva (feminine)
mortas-vivas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Literally, “dead-alive”, or more loosely translated as “both dead and alive”.

lit

(fiction) zombie, an undead person or creature


máquina do tempo

pt-noun

máquina do tempo f (plural máquinas do tempo)

(fiction) time machine (device used to travel in time)


teletransportar

pt-verb

teletransportar (first-person singular present teletransporto, first-person singular preterite teletransportei, past participle teletransportado)

teletransporto (first-person present singular)
teletransportei (first-person preterite singular)
teletransportado (participle past)
teletransportar (impersonal infinitive)
teletransportar (first-person infinitive singular)
teletransportares (infinitive second-person singular)
teletransportar (infinitive singular third-person)
teletransportarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
teletransportardes (infinitive plural second-person)
teletransportarem (infinitive plural third-person)
teletransportando (gerund)
teletransportado (masculine participle past singular)
teletransportados (masculine participle past plural)
teletransportada (feminine participle past singular)
teletransportadas (feminine participle past plural)
teletransporto (first-person indicative present singular)
teletransportas (indicative present second-person singular)
teletransporta (indicative present singular third-person)
teletransportamos (first-person indicative plural present)
teletransportais (indicative plural present second-person)
teletransportam (indicative plural present third-person)
teletransportava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
teletransportavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
teletransportava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
teletransportávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teletransportáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
teletransportavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
teletransportei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
teletransportaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
teletransportou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
teletransportamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
teletransportámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
teletransportastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
teletransportaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
teletransportara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
teletransportaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
teletransportara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
teletransportáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
teletransportáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
teletransportaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
teletransportarei (first-person future indicative singular)
teletransportarás (future indicative second-person singular)
teletransportará (future indicative singular third-person)
teletransportaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
teletransportareis (future indicative plural second-person)
teletransportarão (future indicative plural third-person)
teletransportaria (conditional first-person singular)
teletransportarias (conditional second-person singular)
teletransportaria (conditional singular third-person)
teletransportaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
teletransportaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
teletransportariam (conditional plural third-person)
teletransporte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
teletransportes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
teletransporte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
teletransportemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
teletransporteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
teletransportem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
teletransportasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
teletransportasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
teletransportasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
teletransportássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
teletransportásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
teletransportassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
teletransportar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
teletransportares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
teletransportar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
teletransportarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
teletransportardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
teletransportarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
teletransporta (imperative second-person singular)
teletransporte (imperative singular third-person)
teletransportemos (first-person imperative plural)
teletransportai (imperative plural second-person)
teletransportem (imperative plural third-person)
não teletransportes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não teletransporte (imperative negative singular third-person)
não teletransportemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não teletransporteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não teletransportem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, fiction) to teleport (move an object, supposedly by telekinesis)

(reflexive, fiction) to teleport (move instantly from one place to another without using a vehicle)


teletransporte

pt-noun

teletransporte m (plural teletransportes)

/ˌtɛ.lɛ.tɾɐ̃ʃˈpɔɾ.tɨ/

(fiction) teleportation (supposed displacement of a body or object through a process of dematerialization of that body or object in a place of origin and subsequent materialization in a place of destination)


paginar

pt-verb

paginar (first-person singular present pagino, first-person singular preterite paginei, past participle paginado)

pagino (first-person present singular)
paginei (first-person preterite singular)
paginado (participle past)
paginar (impersonal infinitive)
paginar (first-person infinitive singular)
paginares (infinitive second-person singular)
paginar (infinitive singular third-person)
paginarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
paginardes (infinitive plural second-person)
paginarem (infinitive plural third-person)
paginando (gerund)
paginado (masculine participle past singular)
paginados (masculine participle past plural)
paginada (feminine participle past singular)
paginadas (feminine participle past plural)
pagino (first-person indicative present singular)
paginas (indicative present second-person singular)
pagina (indicative present singular third-person)
paginamos (first-person indicative plural present)
paginais (indicative plural present second-person)
paginam (indicative plural present third-person)
paginava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
paginavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
paginava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
paginávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
pagináveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
paginavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
paginei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
paginaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
paginou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
paginamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
paginámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
paginastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
paginaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
paginara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
paginaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
paginara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
pagináramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
pagináreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
paginaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
paginarei (first-person future indicative singular)
paginarás (future indicative second-person singular)
paginará (future indicative singular third-person)
paginaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
paginareis (future indicative plural second-person)
paginarão (future indicative plural third-person)
paginaria (conditional first-person singular)
paginarias (conditional second-person singular)
paginaria (conditional singular third-person)
paginaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
paginaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
paginariam (conditional plural third-person)
pagine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
pagines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
pagine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
paginemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
pagineis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
paginem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
paginasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
paginasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
paginasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
paginássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
paginásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
paginassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
paginar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
paginares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
paginar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
paginarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
paginardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
paginarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
pagina (imperative second-person singular)
pagine (imperative singular third-person)
paginemos (first-person imperative plural)
paginai (imperative plural second-person)
paginem (imperative plural third-person)
não pagines (imperative negative second-person singular)
não pagine (imperative negative singular third-person)
não paginemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não pagineis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não paginem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From página + -ar. Cognate with Galician paxinar and Spanish paginar.

(transitive, intransitive, typography) to paginate (graphically arrange the elements in a page)

(transitive, intransitive, typography) to paginate, foliate (assign a number to a page)


pedra filosofal

pt-noun

pedra filosofal f (plural pedras filosofais)

(alchemy, fiction) philosopher's stone (substance able to turn base metals into gold or silver or provide immortality)


prosódia

(poetry) prosody (study of poetic meter)


reticências

(typography) ellipsis (mark used in printing to indicate an omission)


versalete

(typography) small caps (upper-case letters in the same size as lower-case letters)


versalete

(typography) written in or relating to small caps


sabre de luz

(science fiction) lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)


pentâmetro iâmbico

pentâmetro iâmbico m (plural pentâmetros iâmbicos)


super-herói

super-herói m (plural super-heróis, feminine super-heroína, feminine plural super-heroínas)

super-heróis (plural)
super-heroína (feminine)
super-heroínas (feminine plural)

(fiction) superhero (a hero with superpowers)


transrealismo

(literature) transrealism (mode that mixes fantastic elements with naturalistic realism)


teleportar

pt-verb

teleportar (first-person singular present teleporto, first-person singular preterite teleportei, past participle teleportado)

teleporto (first-person present singular)
teleportei (first-person preterite singular)
teleportado (participle past)
teleportar (impersonal infinitive)
teleportar (first-person infinitive singular)
teleportares (infinitive second-person singular)
teleportar (infinitive singular third-person)
teleportarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
teleportardes (infinitive plural second-person)
teleportarem (infinitive plural third-person)
teleportando (gerund)
teleportado (masculine participle past singular)
teleportados (masculine participle past plural)
teleportada (feminine participle past singular)
teleportadas (feminine participle past plural)
teleporto (first-person indicative present singular)
teleportas (indicative present second-person singular)
teleporta (indicative present singular third-person)
teleportamos (first-person indicative plural present)
teleportais (indicative plural present second-person)
teleportam (indicative plural present third-person)
teleportava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
teleportavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
teleportava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
teleportávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teleportáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
teleportavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
teleportei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
teleportaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
teleportou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
teleportamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
teleportámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
teleportastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
teleportaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
teleportara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
teleportaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
teleportara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
teleportáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
teleportáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
teleportaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
teleportarei (first-person future indicative singular)
teleportarás (future indicative second-person singular)
teleportará (future indicative singular third-person)
teleportaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
teleportareis (future indicative plural second-person)
teleportarão (future indicative plural third-person)
teleportaria (conditional first-person singular)
teleportarias (conditional second-person singular)
teleportaria (conditional singular third-person)
teleportaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
teleportaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
teleportariam (conditional plural third-person)
teleporte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
teleportes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
teleporte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
teleportemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
teleporteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
teleportem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
teleportasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
teleportasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
teleportasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
teleportássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
teleportásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
teleportassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
teleportar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
teleportares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
teleportar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
teleportarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
teleportardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
teleportarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
teleporta (imperative second-person singular)
teleporte (imperative singular third-person)
teleportemos (first-person imperative plural)
teleportai (imperative plural second-person)
teleportem (imperative plural third-person)
não teleportes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não teleporte (imperative negative singular third-person)
não teleportemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não teleporteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não teleportem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From English teleport. By surface analysis, tele- + portar.

(fiction) to teleport (travel without physically crossing distance)


zumbificar

zumbificar (first-person singular present zumbifico, first-person singular preterite zumbifiquei, past participle zumbificado)

zumbifico (first-person present singular)
zumbifiquei (first-person preterite singular)
zumbificado (participle past)
zumbificar (impersonal infinitive)
zumbificar (first-person infinitive singular)
zumbificares (infinitive second-person singular)
zumbificar (infinitive singular third-person)
zumbificarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
zumbificardes (infinitive plural second-person)
zumbificarem (infinitive plural third-person)
zumbificando (gerund)
zumbificado (masculine participle past singular)
zumbificados (masculine participle past plural)
zumbificada (feminine participle past singular)
zumbificadas (feminine participle past plural)
zumbifico (first-person indicative present singular)
zumbificas (indicative present second-person singular)
zumbifica (indicative present singular third-person)
zumbificamos (first-person indicative plural present)
zumbificais (indicative plural present second-person)
zumbificam (indicative plural present third-person)
zumbificava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
zumbificavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
zumbificava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
zumbificávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
zumbificáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
zumbificavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
zumbifiquei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
zumbificaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
zumbificou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
zumbificamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
zumbificámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
zumbificastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
zumbificaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
zumbificara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
zumbificaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
zumbificara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
zumbificáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
zumbificáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
zumbificaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
zumbificarei (first-person future indicative singular)
zumbificarás (future indicative second-person singular)
zumbificará (future indicative singular third-person)
zumbificaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
zumbificareis (future indicative plural second-person)
zumbificarão (future indicative plural third-person)
zumbificaria (conditional first-person singular)
zumbificarias (conditional second-person singular)
zumbificaria (conditional singular third-person)
zumbificaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
zumbificaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
zumbificariam (conditional plural third-person)
zumbifique (first-person present singular subjunctive)
zumbifiques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
zumbifique (present singular subjunctive third-person)
zumbifiquemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
zumbifiqueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
zumbifiquem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
zumbificasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
zumbificasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
zumbificasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
zumbificássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
zumbificásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
zumbificassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
zumbificar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
zumbificares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
zumbificar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
zumbificarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
zumbificardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
zumbificarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
zumbifica (imperative second-person singular)
zumbifique (imperative singular third-person)
zumbifiquemos (first-person imperative plural)
zumbificai (imperative plural second-person)
zumbifiquem (imperative plural third-person)
não zumbifiques (imperative negative second-person singular)
não zumbifique (imperative negative singular third-person)
não zumbifiquemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não zumbifiqueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não zumbifiquem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, fiction, Brazil) to zombify (to turn into a zombie)


traço ene

(typography, rare) en dash (name of the typographical symbol –)


sigmatismo

(literature, poetry) excessive repetition of sibilants


travessão

/tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

/tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

/tɾɐ.bɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[tɾɐ.βɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

(typography) em dash (name of the symbol —)


super-homem

Calque of German Übermensch. By surface analysis, super- + homem.

(fiction) superman (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers)


frontispício

(publishing) frontispiece (an illustration on the page before the title page of a book)


viagem no tempo

pt-noun

viagem no tempo f (plural viagens no tempo)

(chiefly science fiction) time travel (hypothetical or fictional travel to the past or future)


visão de raios-X

(science fiction) X-ray vision (ability to see through solid matter)


tetrâmetro

(poetry) tetrameter (verse with four metrical feet)


terraformação

(science fiction) terraforming (process of modifying a planet’s environment so it becomes similar to Earth’s)


vilancete

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

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


chaveta

[t͡ʃɐˈβe.tɐ]

(typography, mathematics) brace, curly bracket


tiragem

/t͡ʃiˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/

[t͡ʃiˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(printing) run (batch of copies printed)


acronológico

pt-adj

acronológico (feminine acronológica, masculine plural acronológicos, feminine plural acronológicas)

acronológica (feminine)
acronológicos (masculine plural)
acronológicas (feminine plural)

(chiefly literature, film) achronological (not chronological)


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)


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)


acatalético

pt-adj

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

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

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


aerocarro

/ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈka.ʁu/

(chiefly science fiction) aircar (car capable of flight)


anti-herói

pt-noun

anti-herói m (plural anti-heróis, feminine anti-heroína, feminine plural anti-heroínas)

anti-heróis (plural)
anti-heroína (feminine)
anti-heroínas (feminine plural)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.eˈɾɔj/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.eˈɾɔɪ̯]

(literature) antihero (protagonist who acts in an unheroic manner)


esquiliano

pt-adj

esquiliano (feminine esquiliana, masculine plural esquilianos, feminine plural esquilianas)

esquiliana (feminine)
esquilianos (masculine plural)
esquilianas (feminine plural)

(literature) Aeschylean (relating to Aeschylus)


antispasto

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


Judeu Errante

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


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)


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)


alográfico

alográfico (feminine alográfica, masculine plural alográficos, feminine plural alográficas)

alográfica (feminine)
alográficos (masculine plural)
alográficas (feminine plural)

(typography, of a character) allographic (being a variant of another character)


alógrafo

(typography) allograph (variant form of a letter)


alónimo

alónimo (feminine alónima, masculine plural alónimos, feminine plural alónimas)

alónima (feminine)
alónimos (masculine plural)
alónimas (feminine plural)
alônimo (alternative)

(publishing) allonymous (published under the name of a different person)


alónimo

(publishing) allonym (the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name)


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)


anagnórise

(literature) anagnorisis (moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery)


anatopismo

(literature) anatopism (thing that is out of its proper place)


anfibráquico

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

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

(poetry) amphibrachic (consisting of amphibrachs)


donzela em apuros

pt-noun

donzela em apuros f (plural donzelas em apuros)

/dõˈzɛ.lɐ ɐ̃j̃ ɐˈpu.ɾuʃ/

(literature, figurative) damsel in distress (stereotype of a young woman in a dangerous situation)


universo alternativo

universo alternativo m (plural universos alternativos)

(fiction) alternate universe (imaginary realm where a story takes place)


anisossilabismo

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


anisossilábico

pt-adj

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)


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)


ansível

(science fiction) ansible (device used to communicate instantaneously across great distances)


anti-heroísmo

(literature) antiheroism (the quality of being an antihero)


anti-história

(literature) anti-story (unconventional work of fiction)


anticatártico

anticatártico (feminine anticatártica, masculine plural anticatárticos, feminine plural anticatárticas)

anticatártica (feminine)
anticatárticos (masculine plural)
anticatárticas (feminine plural)

(literature) anticathartic (in no way causing catharsis)


antigravidade

[ˌɐ̃.ti.ɣɾɐ.βiˈða.ðɨ]

(science fiction) anti-gravity (gravity cancellation)


antiliteratura

pt-noun

antiliteratura f (plural antiliteraturas)

(literature) antiliterature (written works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature)


antiliterário

pt-adj

antiliterário (feminine antiliterária, masculine plural antiliterários, feminine plural antiliterárias)

antiliterária (feminine)
antiliterários (masculine plural)
antiliterárias (feminine plural)

(literature) antiliterary (defying the conventions of literature)


antimagia

(fiction, occult) antimagic (serving to counteract magic or its effects)


antimutantes

(science fiction) antimutant (opposing mutants)


antipoema

(poetry) antipoem (a work of antipoetry)


antipoesia

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


antipoeta

(poetry) antipoet (a writer of antipoetry)


antirromance

(literature) antinovel (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel)


antirromantismo

(literature) antiromanticism (opposition to romanticism)


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)


antivampiros

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


antiépico

antiépico (feminine antiépica, masculine plural antiépicos, feminine plural antiépicas)

antiépica (feminine)
antiépicos (masculine plural)
antiépicas (feminine plural)

(literature) antiepic (contrary to what is epic)


antiépico

(literature) antiepic (a literary work challenging the conventions of the epic)


desconstrucionismo

pt-noun

desconstrucionismo m (plural desconstrucionismos)

(philosophy, literature) deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)


desconstrução

[deʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[d͡ʒiʃ.kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


emparelhar

pt-verb

emparelhar (first-person singular present emparelho, first-person singular preterite emparelhei, past participle emparelhado)

emparelho (first-person present singular)
emparelhei (first-person preterite singular)
emparelhado (participle past)
emparelhar (impersonal infinitive)
emparelhar (first-person infinitive singular)
emparelhares (infinitive second-person singular)
emparelhar (infinitive singular third-person)
emparelharmos (first-person infinitive plural)
emparelhardes (infinitive plural second-person)
emparelharem (infinitive plural third-person)
emparelhando (gerund)
emparelhado (masculine participle past singular)
emparelhados (masculine participle past plural)
emparelhada (feminine participle past singular)
emparelhadas (feminine participle past plural)
emparelho (first-person indicative present singular)
emparelhas (indicative present second-person singular)
emparelha (indicative present singular third-person)
emparelhamos (first-person indicative plural present)
emparelhais (indicative plural present second-person)
emparelham (indicative plural present third-person)
emparelhava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
emparelhavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
emparelhava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
emparelhávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
emparelháveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
emparelhavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
emparelhei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
emparelhaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
emparelhou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
emparelhamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
emparelhámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
emparelhastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
emparelharam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
emparelhara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
emparelharas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
emparelhara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
emparelháramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
emparelháreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
emparelharam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
emparelharei (first-person future indicative singular)
emparelharás (future indicative second-person singular)
emparelhará (future indicative singular third-person)
emparelharemos (first-person future indicative plural)
emparelhareis (future indicative plural second-person)
emparelharão (future indicative plural third-person)
emparelharia (conditional first-person singular)
emparelharias (conditional second-person singular)
emparelharia (conditional singular third-person)
emparelharíamos (conditional first-person plural)
emparelharíeis (conditional plural second-person)
emparelhariam (conditional plural third-person)
emparelhe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
emparelhes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
emparelhe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
emparelhemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
emparelheis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
emparelhem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
emparelhasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
emparelhasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
emparelhasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
emparelhássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
emparelhásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
emparelhassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
emparelhar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
emparelhares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
emparelhar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
emparelharmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
emparelhardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
emparelharem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
emparelha (imperative second-person singular)
emparelhe (imperative singular third-person)
emparelhemos (first-person imperative plural)
emparelhai (imperative plural second-person)
emparelhem (imperative plural third-person)
não emparelhes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não emparelhe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não emparelhemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não emparelheis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não emparelhem (imperative negative plural third-person)

/ẽ.pɐ.ɾɨˈʎaɾ/

/ẽ.pɐ.ɾɨˈʎaɾ/

(intransitive, literature) rhyme two by two


exobiologia

(biology, science fiction) exobiology (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms)


super-humano

pt-noun

super-humano m (plural super-humanos, feminine super-humana, feminine plural super-humana)

super-humanos (plural)
super-humana (feminine)
super-humana (feminine plural)

(fiction) superhuman (person with superpowers)


apologal

(literature) apological (relating to apologues)


apostrófico

pt-adj

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 ’))


arcadiano

arcadiano (feminine arcadiana, masculine plural arcadianos, feminine plural arcadianas)

arcadiana (feminine)
arcadianos (masculine plural)
arcadianas (feminine plural)

(literature) arcadian (ideally rustic or pastoral)


arcádico

arcádico (feminine arcádica, masculine plural arcádicos, feminine plural arcádicas)

arcádica (feminine)
arcádicos (masculine plural)
arcádicas (feminine plural)


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)


arturianismo

(literature) Arthurianism (the use of Arthurian legend in literature)


expressionista

pt-noun

expressionista m or f by sense (plural expressionistas)


expressionista

pt-adj

expressionista m or f (plural expressionistas)


caixa-alta

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

(typography) upper case (capital letters, collectively)


elevador espacial

pt-noun

elevador espacial m (plural elevadores espaciais)

(astronomy, science fiction) space elevator (a hypothetical cable connecting the ground with space)


parelha

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja, Asturian pareya.

(literature) couplet (a pair of lines with rhyming end words)


Gaspar

(Christian folklore) Caspar (one of the Magi)


machadiano

pt-adj

machadiano (feminine machadiana, masculine plural machadianos, feminine plural machadianas)

machadiana (feminine)
machadianos (masculine plural)
machadianas (feminine plural)

(literature) relating to Brazilian writer Machado de Assis


estrambote

(literature) extra lines or verses added to a work


monómetro

monómetros (plural)
monômetro (alternative)


CDZ

Initialism of Cavaleiros do Zodíaco (literally “Knights of the Zodiac”).

initialism

No início de 2005, a Bandeirantes ainda adquire mais um anime, Yu Yu Hakusho e o restante dos episódios de Cavaleiros do Zodíaco. […] em junho de 2005, o Band Kids volta ao ar, […] exibindo dois episódios de CDZ e tendo a volta de Tenchi Muyo.

2007, Rodrigo Muniz, História Dos Animes Na Tv Aberta: Dos anos 80 até os dias de hoje, Clube de Autores, page 47:

A edição 36, que estampava o filme de Cavaleiros do Zodíaco no cinema, teve uma tiragem inicial de 450.000 exemplares, tamanha a procura por esse conteúdo. […] Foi feito um acordo, que permitiu que continuássemos publicando CDZ por mais algum tempo, […]

2012, Pró-reitoria de Pesquisa e Inovação - PROPI, Feira de Iniciação Científica 2012: Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação - Livro de Destaques, Editora Feevale, →ISBN, page 225:

(informal, fandom slang, anime, manga) Saint Seiya (a Japanese manga and anime series, originally released in 1986)


ah ah ah

ah! ah! ah! (canonical)
ahahah (alternative)

(comics, Internet slang) hahaha (a laugh)


Pequeno Polegar

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


nefelibata

pt-noun

nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)

nefelibatas (plural)
nefelíbata (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”).

affix

(literature) writer who does not follow the usual conventions


nefelibata

A primeira quadra da despedida é assim: Andando eu a passear, / Com amiga do coração. / Dois passos à retaguarda: / Estais preso, João Brandão. Que se há de fazer diante destes quatro versos nefelibatas?

1908, João do Rio, “Os Mercadores de Livros e a Leitura das Ruas”, in A Alma Encantadora das Ruas:


blocagem

(publishing) the process of gluing pages together


faiar

pt-verb

faiar (first-person singular present faio, first-person singular preterite faiei, past participle faiado)

faio (first-person present singular)
faiei (first-person preterite singular)
faiado (participle past)
faiar (impersonal infinitive)
faiar (first-person infinitive singular)
faiares (infinitive second-person singular)
faiar (infinitive singular third-person)
faiarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
faiardes (infinitive plural second-person)
faiarem (infinitive plural third-person)
faiando (gerund)
faiado (masculine participle past singular)
faiados (masculine participle past plural)
faiada (feminine participle past singular)
faiadas (feminine participle past plural)
faio (first-person indicative present singular)
faias (indicative present second-person singular)
faia (indicative present singular third-person)
faiamos (first-person indicative plural present)
faiais (indicative plural present second-person)
faiam (indicative plural present third-person)
faiava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
faiavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
faiava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
faiávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
faiáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
faiavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
faiei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
faiaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
faiou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
faiamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
faiámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
faiastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
faiaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
faiara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
faiaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
faiara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
faiáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
faiáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
faiaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
faiarei (first-person future indicative singular)
faiarás (future indicative second-person singular)
faiará (future indicative singular third-person)
faiaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
faiareis (future indicative plural second-person)
faiarão (future indicative plural third-person)
faiaria (conditional first-person singular)
faiarias (conditional second-person singular)
faiaria (conditional singular third-person)
faiaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
faiaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
faiariam (conditional plural third-person)
faie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
faies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
faie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
faiemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
faieis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
faiem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
faiasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
faiasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
faiasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
faiássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
faiásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
faiassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
faiar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
faiares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
faiar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
faiarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
faiardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
faiarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
faia (imperative second-person singular)
faie (imperative singular third-person)
faiemos (first-person imperative plural)
faiai (imperative plural second-person)
faiem (imperative plural third-person)
não faies (imperative negative second-person singular)
não faie (imperative negative singular third-person)
não faiemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não faieis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não faiem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From faia (“leading, space between lines”) + -ar.

af

(transitive, printing, rare) to lead (to place leads between lines of print to increase their spacing)


maneirismo

Calque of Italian manierismo. The Italian term is a piecewise cognate with etymology 1.

(literature) a pre-Baroque literary trend sharing some similarities with it


donzela em perigo

pt-noun

donzela em perigo f (plural donzelas em perigo)

donzelas em perigo (plural)
donzela em apuros (alternative)

(Brazil, literature, figurative) damsel in distress (stereotype of a young woman in a dangerous situation)


consonância

consonance, harmony, agreement
(poetry) rhyme


balaço

(fiction) bludger, a fictional ball in Quidditch, a wizarding sport in the Harry Potter universe


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


romance de cavalaria

pt-noun

romance de cavalaria m (plural romances de cavalaria)

(literature, chiefly historical) a story of chivalry popular in the former Roman Empire, especially France, Portugal and other places where Romance languages were spoken; a chivalric romance

en:chivalric romance
pt:romance de cavalaria


victor-huguiano

pt-adj

victor-huguiano (feminine victor-huguiana, masculine plural victor-huguianos, feminine plural victor-huguianas)

victor-huguiana (feminine)
victor-huguianos (masculine plural)
victor-huguianas (feminine plural)

(literature, rare) Hugolian (relating or pertaining to French writer Victor Hugo)


meia-risca

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