entoar

entoar (first-person singular present entoo, first-person singular preterite entoei, past participle entoado)

entoo (first-person present singular)
entoei (first-person preterite singular)
entoado (participle past)
entoar (impersonal infinitive)
entoar (first-person infinitive singular)
entoares (infinitive second-person singular)
entoar (infinitive singular third-person)
entoarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
entoardes (infinitive plural second-person)
entoarem (infinitive plural third-person)
entoando (gerund)
entoado (masculine participle past singular)
entoados (masculine participle past plural)
entoada (feminine participle past singular)
entoadas (feminine participle past plural)
entoo (first-person indicative present singular)
entôo (Brazil first-person indicative present singular)
entoas (indicative present second-person singular)
entoa (indicative present singular third-person)
entoamos (first-person indicative plural present)
entoais (indicative plural present second-person)
entoam (indicative plural present third-person)
entoava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
entoavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
entoava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
entoávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
entoáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
entoavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
entoei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
entoaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
entoou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
entoamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
entoámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
entoastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
entoaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
entoara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
entoaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
entoara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
entoáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
entoáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
entoaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
entoarei (first-person future indicative singular)
entoarás (future indicative second-person singular)
entoará (future indicative singular third-person)
entoaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
entoareis (future indicative plural second-person)
entoarão (future indicative plural third-person)
entoaria (conditional first-person singular)
entoarias (conditional second-person singular)
entoaria (conditional singular third-person)
entoaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
entoaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
entoariam (conditional plural third-person)
entoe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
entoes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
entoe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
entoemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
entoeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
entoem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
entoasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
entoasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
entoasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
entoássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
entoásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
entoassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
entoar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
entoares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
entoar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
entoarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
entoardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
entoarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
entoa (imperative second-person singular)
entoe (imperative singular third-person)
entoemos (first-person imperative plural)
entoai (imperative plural second-person)
entoem (imperative plural third-person)
não entoes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não entoe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não entoemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não entoeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não entoem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music, transitive) to sing (to produce musical with one’s voice)

(music, transitive) to place (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch)


instrumento de corda

pt-noun

instrumento de corda m (plural instrumentos de corda)

(music) stringed instrument (musical instrument whose sounds are produced by strings)


minueto

(music) minuet (tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance)


mixar

pt-verb

mixar (first-person singular present mixo, first-person singular preterite mixei, past participle mixado)

mixo (first-person present singular)
mixei (first-person preterite singular)
mixado (participle past)
mixar (impersonal infinitive)
mixar (first-person infinitive singular)
mixares (infinitive second-person singular)
mixar (infinitive singular third-person)
mixarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
mixardes (infinitive plural second-person)
mixarem (infinitive plural third-person)
mixando (gerund)
mixado (masculine participle past singular)
mixados (masculine participle past plural)
mixada (feminine participle past singular)
mixadas (feminine participle past plural)
mixo (first-person indicative present singular)
mixas (indicative present second-person singular)
mixa (indicative present singular third-person)
mixamos (first-person indicative plural present)
mixais (indicative plural present second-person)
mixam (indicative plural present third-person)
mixava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mixavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mixava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mixávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mixáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mixavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mixei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
mixaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mixou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mixamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
mixámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mixastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
mixaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mixara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
mixaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
mixara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
mixáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
mixáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
mixaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
mixarei (first-person future indicative singular)
mixarás (future indicative second-person singular)
mixará (future indicative singular third-person)
mixaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
mixareis (future indicative plural second-person)
mixarão (future indicative plural third-person)
mixaria (conditional first-person singular)
mixarias (conditional second-person singular)
mixaria (conditional singular third-person)
mixaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
mixaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
mixariam (conditional plural third-person)
mixe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mixes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mixe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
mixemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mixeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mixem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mixasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mixasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mixasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mixássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mixásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mixassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mixar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
mixares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
mixar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
mixarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
mixardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
mixarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
mixa (imperative second-person singular)
mixe (imperative singular third-person)
mixemos (first-person imperative plural)
mixai (imperative plural second-person)
mixem (imperative plural third-person)
não mixes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não mixe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não mixemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não mixeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não mixem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music) to mix (to combine several tracks)


música de câmara

(music) chamber music (classical music played with few instruments)


cantochão

/kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kɐ̃.tuˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ̃.tuˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/kɐ̃.tuˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

From canto (“chant”) + chão (“flat, plain”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cantus planus (“plainchant”).


alegreto

Borrowed from Italian allegretto. Piecewise doublet of alegrete.

(music) allegretto (played fast and lively)


alegreto

alegretos (plural)
allegretto (alternative)

(music) allegretto (a movement that is to be played fast and lively)


palheta

any thin piece of material used for a specific purpose

(music) reed (vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments)

(music) plectrum; pick (small piece of material for plucking the strings)


peripécia

(drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)


piano de cauda

pt-noun

piano de cauda m (plural pianos de cauda)

(music) grand piano (a piano in which the strings are strung horizontally)


prato suspenso

prato suspenso m (plural pratos suspensos)

(music) suspended cymbal (cymbal that is suspended horizontally)


praça de touros

praça de touros f (plural praças de touros)

(bullfighting) bullring (area in which a bullfight is competed)


prótese

Borrowed from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek.

(music) anacrusis (unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat)


quarteto

quartet
(music) music composition in four parts

(music) four musicians who perform a piece of music together


quiáltera

(music) tuplet (note value with a non-standard duration)


remixagem

(music) remixing (the process of creating musical remixes)


contratempo

Borrowed from Italian contrattempo or contra- + tempo.

(music) syncopation (musical pulse supported by weak beats)


tocata

(music) toccata (musical piece designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer)


trítono

(music) tritone (an interval of three whole tones)


trombeta

→ Swahili: tarumbeta

→ Tetum: trombeta

Adapted borrowing from French trompette. By surface analysis, tromba + -eta. Doublet of trompete.


suíte

(music) suite (musical form pre-dating the sonata)


embocadura

(music) embouchure (shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument)


meio-tom

(music) semitone (interval between adjacent keys)


saltério

(music) psaltery (ancient musical instrument)


sanfona

sanfonas (plural)
sanfonha (alternative)

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.

(music) hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)

(music, Brazil) concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)

(music, Brazil) accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)


vibrafone

(music) vibraphone (percussion instrument with tuned metal bars and a motor-driven rotating vane)


uquelele

uqueleles (plural)
ukelele (alternative)
uculele (alternative)
ukulele (alternative)

(music) ukulele (small Hawaiian four-stringed guitar)


quarteto de cordas

quarteto de cordas m (plural quartetos de cordas)

(music) string quartet (group of four string players)


semicolcheia

(music) semiquaver (a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails)


sustenido

pt-adj

sustenido (feminine sustenida, masculine plural sustenidos, feminine plural sustenidas)

sustenida (feminine)
sustenidos (masculine plural)
sustenidas (feminine plural)

(music, of a note) sharp (played a semitone higher than usual)


sustenido

(music) sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)


toureador

pt-noun

toureador m (plural toureadores, feminine toureadora, feminine plural toureadoras)

toureadores (plural)
toureadora (feminine)
toureadoras (feminine plural)
toireador (alternative)


terceto

(music) trio (piece of music written for three musicians)


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)


pimba

(Portugal, music, derogatory) type of folk Portuguese music with simple romantic or vulgar lyrics


trilo

(music) trill (rapid alternation of notes)


semifusa

(music) hemidemisemiquaver (note played for 1/64 of the duration of a whole note)


versão cover

(Brazil, music) cover version (rerecording of a song by another musician or group)


acentuação

(music) accentuation (pitch or modulation of the voice)


acompanhador

acompanhador m (plural acompanhadores, feminine acompanhadora, feminine plural acompanhadoras)

acompanhadores (plural)
acompanhadora (feminine)
acompanhadoras (feminine plural)

(music) accompanist (performer who takes the accompanying part)


acusmático

pt-adj

acusmático (feminine acusmática, masculine plural acusmáticos, feminine plural acusmáticas)

acusmática (feminine)
acusmáticos (masculine plural)
acusmáticas (feminine plural)

(music) acousmatic (referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers)


crise dramática

pt-noun

crise dramática f (plural crises dramáticas)

(drama) crisis (point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak)


música absoluta

(music) absolute music (music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure)


breque

(music) in samba, a sudden interruption of the music so that the singer can make a spoken interjection, usually with a humorous tone.


solilóquio

(drama) soliloquy (act of a character speaking to himself)


serpentão

[seɾ.pẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seχ.pẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[seɻ.pẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/sɨɾ.pẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

(music) serpent (old bass wind instrument)


seção rítmica

seção rítmica f (plural seções rítmicas)

(music) rhythm section (musicians who provide the accompaniment)


entremez

Borrowed from Spanish entremés, from French entremets.


adágio

(music) adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly)


afoxé

(music) afoxe (genre of Afro-Brazilian music)


darabuca

darabucas (plural)
darbuca (alternative)

(music) darbouka; tombak (a type of goblet drum)


digressão

/d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/

[d͡ʒi.ɡɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/di.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[di.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin digressiōnem (“deviation, digression”).

uder

Em maio de 1977, Bryan Ferry começou uma digressão mundial com os Roxy Music. Não querendo ficar isolada na casa de Ferry em Londres, Jerry Hall voou para Nova Iorque e, algumas noites mais tarde, jantou sentada entre Warren Beatty ...

2013, Philip Norman, Mick Jagger, Leya, →ISBN:

(music, entertainment) tour (journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts)


dedilhado

(music) fingering (act of playing an instrument with one’s fingers)

(music) fingering (the position of the fingers when playing a given chord)


dedilhado

pt-adj

dedilhado (feminine dedilhada, masculine plural dedilhados, feminine plural dedilhadas)

dedilhada (feminine)
dedilhados (masculine plural)
dedilhadas (feminine plural)


urdimento

(theater) the beams that support the fly system, curtains and lights of a stage


luz de Drummond

(theater, obsolete) Drummond light, limelight (stage lighting obtained by burning lime)


samba-canção

pt-noun

samba-canção m (plural sambas-canções or sambas-canção)

sambas-canções (plural)
sambas-canção (plural)

/ˌsɐ̃.bɐ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˌsɐ̃.bɐ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌsɐ̃.bɐ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˌsɐ̃.bɐ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌsɐ̃.ba.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌsɐ̃.bɐ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/


aulo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós).


corneto

(music) cornett (a European trumpet-like instrument)


letrista

pt-noun

letrista m or f by sense (plural letristas)

Mas é óbvio que essa experiência contribuiu para o ótimo letrista que ele veio ser logo depois. O cantor, compositor e multiinstrumentista Ed Motta, parceiro recente, com quem Nelson escreveu músicas como Apaixonada, Risos na noite e ...

2004, Nelson Motta, Almir Chediak, Songbook Nelson Motta, Irmãos Vitale, →ISBN, page 9:

(music) lyricist (person who writes the lyrics of a song)


pífaro

pífaros (plural)
pífano (alternative)
pifaro (alternative obsolete)


sincopação

(music) syncopation (off-beat placement of rhythmic stresses or accents)


orquestra de câmara

orquestra de câmara f (plural orquestras de câmara)

(music) chamber orchestra (orchestra that plays chamber music)


cortina de ferro

cortina de ferro f (plural cortinas de ferro)

(theater) iron curtain (barrier between the stage and the auditorium)


amelódico

pt-adj

amelódico (feminine amelódica, masculine plural amelódicos, feminine plural amelódicas)

amelódica (feminine)
amelódicos (masculine plural)
amelódicas (feminine plural)


anarcopunk

(music) anarcho-punk (punk rock with an anarchist theme)


rock alternativo

(music) alternative rock (subgenre of rock music)


country alternativo

(music) alternative country (subgenre of country music influenced by other styles)


semba

Borrowed from Kimbundu semba (“belly-bump”).

bor+

(music) semba (genre of traditional music and dance from Angola)


baixista

pt-noun

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistas)

From baixo (“bass”) + -ista. Compare Spanish bajista.

(music) bassist (musician who plays a bass instrument)


anti-rock

(music) antirock (opposed to rock music)


anti-rock

(music) antirock (rock that deliberately goes against conventions)


antidrama

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdɾɐ̃.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈðɾɐ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈðɾɐ.mɐ]

(dramaturgy) antiplay (a play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions)


antifonal

(music) antiphonal (characterised by antiphones or antiphony)


antifonicamente

(music) antiphonally (in an antiphonal manner)


sertanejo

sertanejo m (plural sertanejos, feminine sertaneja, feminine plural sertanejas)

sertanejos (plural)
sertaneja (feminine)
sertanejas (feminine plural)

From sertão (“rural, semi-arid area”) + -ejo.

(music) sertanejo (a genre of Brazilian folk music)


antifónico

pt-adj

antifónico (feminine antifónica, masculine plural antifónicos, feminine plural antifónicas, not comparable)

antifónica (feminine)
antifónicos (masculine plural)
antifónicas (feminine plural)
antifônico (alternative Brazil)


antimúsica

(music) antimusic (any form of music that defies convention)


antipeça

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/


antiteatro

(dramaturgy) antitheater (works of theater that go against theatrical conventions)


tônica

tônicas (plural)
tónica (alternative Portugal)


canto tirolês

(music) yodelling (technique where the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)


capotraste

(music) capotasto (device placed across the strings)


encenação

(drama) acting (the act of playing a character as an actor)


espineta

(music) spinet (short, compact harpsichord)


histriónico

histriónico (feminine histriónica, masculine plural histriónicos, feminine plural histriónicas)

histriónica (feminine)
histriónicos (masculine plural)
histriónicas (feminine plural)
histriônico (alternative Brazil)

Learned borrowing from Latin histriōnicus.

lbor

(dramaturgy) histrionic (relating to acting)


transpor

pt-verb

transpor (first-person singular present transponho, first-person singular preterite transpus, past participle transposto)

transponho (first-person present singular)
transpus (first-person preterite singular)
transposto (participle past)
transpor (impersonal infinitive)
transpor (first-person infinitive singular)
transpores (infinitive second-person singular)
transpor (infinitive singular third-person)
transpormos (first-person infinitive plural)
transpordes (infinitive plural second-person)
transporem (infinitive plural third-person)
transpondo (gerund)
transposto (masculine participle past singular)
transpostos (masculine participle past plural)
transposta (feminine participle past singular)
transpostas (feminine participle past plural)
transponho (first-person indicative present singular)
transpões (indicative present second-person singular)
transpõe (indicative present singular third-person)
transpomos (first-person indicative plural present)
transpondes (indicative plural present second-person)
transpõem (indicative plural present third-person)
transpunha (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
transpunhas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
transpunha (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
transpúnhamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
transpúnheis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
transpunham (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
transpus (first-person indicative preterite singular)
transpuseste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
transpôs (indicative preterite singular third-person)
transpusemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
transpusestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
transpuseram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
transpusera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
transpuseras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
transpusera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
transpuséramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
transpuséreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
transpuseram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
transporei (first-person future indicative singular)
transporás (future indicative second-person singular)
transporá (future indicative singular third-person)
transporemos (first-person future indicative plural)
transporeis (future indicative plural second-person)
transporão (future indicative plural third-person)
transporia (conditional first-person singular)
transporias (conditional second-person singular)
transporia (conditional singular third-person)
transporíamos (conditional first-person plural)
transporíeis (conditional plural second-person)
transporiam (conditional plural third-person)
transponha (first-person present singular subjunctive)
transponhas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
transponha (present singular subjunctive third-person)
transponhamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
transponhais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
transponham (plural present subjunctive third-person)
transpusesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
transpusesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
transpusesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
transpuséssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
transpusésseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
transpusessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
transpuser (first-person future singular subjunctive)
transpuseres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
transpuser (future singular subjunctive third-person)
transpusermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
transpuserdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
transpuserem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
transpõe (imperative second-person singular)
transponha (imperative singular third-person)
transponhamos (first-person imperative plural)
transponde (imperative plural second-person)
transponham (imperative plural third-person)
não transponhas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não transponha (imperative negative singular third-person)
não transponhamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não transponhais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não transponham (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music) transpose (to write or perform (a piece) in another key)


apogiatura

apogiaturas (plural)
appoggiatura (alternative)

(music) appoggiatura (a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension)


aristofânico

pt-adj

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)


nota de ornamento

pt-noun

nota de ornamento f (plural notas de ornamento)

(music) grace note (note that does not count as part of the total time value of the measure)


nota ornamental

nota ornamental f (plural notas ornamentais)


rock de arena

(music) arena rock (rock music made to be played in large venues)


rock arte

(music) art rock (experimental, intellectual rock music)


arpejar

pt-verb

arpejar (first-person singular present arpejo, first-person singular preterite arpejei, past participle arpejado)

arpejo (first-person present singular)
arpejei (first-person preterite singular)
arpejado (participle past)
arpejar (impersonal infinitive)
arpejar (first-person infinitive singular)
arpejares (infinitive second-person singular)
arpejar (infinitive singular third-person)
arpejarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
arpejardes (infinitive plural second-person)
arpejarem (infinitive plural third-person)
arpejando (gerund)
arpejado (masculine participle past singular)
arpejados (masculine participle past plural)
arpejada (feminine participle past singular)
arpejadas (feminine participle past plural)
arpejo (first-person indicative present singular)
arpejas (indicative present second-person singular)
arpeja (indicative present singular third-person)
arpejamos (first-person indicative plural present)
arpejais (indicative plural present second-person)
arpejam (indicative plural present third-person)
arpejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arpejavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arpejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arpejávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arpejáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arpejavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arpejei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arpejaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arpejou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arpejamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
arpejámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arpejastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arpejaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arpejara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
arpejaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
arpejara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
arpejáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
arpejáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arpejaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
arpejarei (first-person future indicative singular)
arpejarás (future indicative second-person singular)
arpejará (future indicative singular third-person)
arpejaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
arpejareis (future indicative plural second-person)
arpejarão (future indicative plural third-person)
arpejaria (conditional first-person singular)
arpejarias (conditional second-person singular)
arpejaria (conditional singular third-person)
arpejaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
arpejaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
arpejariam (conditional plural third-person)
arpeje (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arpejes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arpeje (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arpejemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arpejeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arpejem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arpejasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arpejasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arpejasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arpejássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arpejásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arpejassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arpejar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
arpejares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
arpejar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
arpejarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
arpejardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
arpejarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
arpeja (imperative second-person singular)
arpeje (imperative singular third-person)
arpejemos (first-person imperative plural)
arpejai (imperative plural second-person)
arpejem (imperative plural third-person)
não arpejes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não arpeje (imperative negative singular third-person)
não arpejemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não arpejeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não arpejem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music, transitive) to arpeggiate (play (a chord) as an arpeggio)


arpejo

arpejos (plural)
harpejo (alternative)
arpeggio (alternative)

(music) arpeggio (notes of a chord played individually)


arpejador

(music) arpeggiator (effect that plays an arpeggio from an input chord)


arrítmico

pt-adj

arrítmico (feminine arrítmica, masculine plural arrítmicos, feminine plural arrítmicas)

arrítmica (feminine)
arrítmicos (masculine plural)
arrítmicas (feminine plural)


quizomba

Borrowed from Kimbundu kizomba (“party”).

bor+

(music) kizomba (genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance)


arpejamento

(music) arpeggiation (the act of playing an arpeggio)


arquilaúde

(music) archlute (a large European string instrument)


encenar

pt-verb

encenar (first-person singular present enceno, first-person singular preterite encenei, past participle encenado)

enceno (first-person present singular)
encenei (first-person preterite singular)
encenado (participle past)
encenar (impersonal infinitive)
encenar (first-person infinitive singular)
encenares (infinitive second-person singular)
encenar (infinitive singular third-person)
encenarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
encenardes (infinitive plural second-person)
encenarem (infinitive plural third-person)
encenando (gerund)
encenado (masculine participle past singular)
encenados (masculine participle past plural)
encenada (feminine participle past singular)
encenadas (feminine participle past plural)
enceno (first-person indicative present singular)
encenas (indicative present second-person singular)
encena (indicative present singular third-person)
encenamos (first-person indicative plural present)
encenais (indicative plural present second-person)
encenam (indicative plural present third-person)
encenava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
encenavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
encenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
encenávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
encenáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
encenavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
encenei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
encenaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
encenou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
encenamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
encenámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
encenastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
encenaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
encenara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
encenaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
encenara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
encenáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
encenáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
encenaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
encenarei (first-person future indicative singular)
encenarás (future indicative second-person singular)
encenará (future indicative singular third-person)
encenaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
encenareis (future indicative plural second-person)
encenarão (future indicative plural third-person)
encenaria (conditional first-person singular)
encenarias (conditional second-person singular)
encenaria (conditional singular third-person)
encenaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
encenaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
encenariam (conditional plural third-person)
encene (first-person present singular subjunctive)
encenes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
encene (present singular subjunctive third-person)
encenemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enceneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
encenem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
encenasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
encenasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
encenasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
encenássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
encenásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
encenassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
encenar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
encenares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
encenar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
encenarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
encenardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
encenarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
encena (imperative second-person singular)
encene (imperative singular third-person)
encenemos (first-person imperative plural)
encenai (imperative plural second-person)
encenem (imperative plural third-person)
não encenes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não encene (imperative negative singular third-person)
não encenemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não enceneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não encenem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(dramaturgy, transitive, intransitive) to stage (to produce on a stage)


trombetear

trombetear (first-person singular present trombeteio, first-person singular preterite trombeteei, past participle trombeteado)

trombeteio (first-person present singular)
trombeteei (first-person preterite singular)
trombeteado (participle past)
trombetear (impersonal infinitive)
trombetear (first-person infinitive singular)
trombeteares (infinitive second-person singular)
trombetear (infinitive singular third-person)
trombetearmos (first-person infinitive plural)
trombeteardes (infinitive plural second-person)
trombetearem (infinitive plural third-person)
trombeteando (gerund)
trombeteado (masculine participle past singular)
trombeteados (masculine participle past plural)
trombeteada (feminine participle past singular)
trombeteadas (feminine participle past plural)
trombeteio (first-person indicative present singular)
trombeteias (indicative present second-person singular)
trombeteia (indicative present singular third-person)
trombeteamos (first-person indicative plural present)
trombeteais (indicative plural present second-person)
trombeteiam (indicative plural present third-person)
trombeteava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
trombeteavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trombeteava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trombeteávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trombeteáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
trombeteavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trombeteei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
trombeteaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
trombeteou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
trombeteamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
trombeteámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
trombeteastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
trombetearam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
trombeteara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
trombetearas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
trombeteara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
trombeteáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
trombeteáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
trombetearam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
trombetearei (first-person future indicative singular)
trombetearás (future indicative second-person singular)
trombeteará (future indicative singular third-person)
trombetearemos (first-person future indicative plural)
trombeteareis (future indicative plural second-person)
trombetearão (future indicative plural third-person)
trombetearia (conditional first-person singular)
trombetearias (conditional second-person singular)
trombetearia (conditional singular third-person)
trombetearíamos (conditional first-person plural)
trombetearíeis (conditional plural second-person)
trombeteariam (conditional plural third-person)
trombeteie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
trombeteies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
trombeteie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trombeteemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trombeteeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
trombeteiem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trombeteasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trombeteasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trombeteasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trombeteássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trombeteásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
trombeteassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trombetear (first-person future singular subjunctive)
trombeteares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
trombetear (future singular subjunctive third-person)
trombetearmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
trombeteardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
trombetearem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
trombeteia (imperative second-person singular)
trombeteie (imperative singular third-person)
trombeteemos (first-person imperative plural)
trombeteai (imperative plural second-person)
trombeteiem (imperative plural third-person)
não trombeteies (imperative negative second-person singular)
não trombeteie (imperative negative singular third-person)
não trombeteemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não trombeteeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não trombeteiem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(intransitive, music) to trumpet (play the trumpet)


rufar

rufar (first-person singular present rufo, first-person singular preterite rufei, past participle rufado)

rufo (first-person present singular)
rufei (first-person preterite singular)
rufado (participle past)
rufar (impersonal infinitive)
rufar (first-person infinitive singular)
rufares (infinitive second-person singular)
rufar (infinitive singular third-person)
rufarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
rufardes (infinitive plural second-person)
rufarem (infinitive plural third-person)
rufando (gerund)
rufado (masculine participle past singular)
rufados (masculine participle past plural)
rufada (feminine participle past singular)
rufadas (feminine participle past plural)
rufo (first-person indicative present singular)
rufas (indicative present second-person singular)
rufa (indicative present singular third-person)
rufamos (first-person indicative plural present)
rufais (indicative plural present second-person)
rufam (indicative plural present third-person)
rufava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rufavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rufava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rufávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rufáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rufavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rufei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
rufaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
rufou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
rufamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
rufámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
rufastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
rufaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
rufara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
rufaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
rufara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
rufáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
rufáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
rufaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
rufarei (first-person future indicative singular)
rufarás (future indicative second-person singular)
rufará (future indicative singular third-person)
rufaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
rufareis (future indicative plural second-person)
rufarão (future indicative plural third-person)
rufaria (conditional first-person singular)
rufarias (conditional second-person singular)
rufaria (conditional singular third-person)
rufaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
rufaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
rufariam (conditional plural third-person)
rufe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rufes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rufe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rufemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rufeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rufem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rufasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rufasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rufasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rufássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rufásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rufassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rufar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
rufares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
rufar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
rufarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
rufardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
rufarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
rufa (imperative second-person singular)
rufe (imperative singular third-person)
rufemos (first-person imperative plural)
rufai (imperative plural second-person)
rufem (imperative plural third-person)
não rufes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não rufe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não rufemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não rufeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não rufem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music) to roll (to beat with rapid, continuous strokes)


MPB

A MPB é atualmente uma das grandes fontes para a compreensão da cultura brasileira explorada pelos "brasilianistas", dentre os quais destacamos Charles Perrone.

1998, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Calvani, Teologia e MPB, Edicoes Loyola, →ISBN, page 109:

(Brazil, music) initialism of Música Popular Brasileira (“Brazilian popular music”), a musical movement and style in Brazil.


oitavar

oitavar (first-person singular present oitavo, first-person singular preterite oitavei, past participle oitavado)

oitavo (first-person present singular)
oitavei (first-person preterite singular)
oitavado (participle past)
oitavar (impersonal infinitive)
oitavar (first-person infinitive singular)
oitavares (infinitive second-person singular)
oitavar (infinitive singular third-person)
oitavarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
oitavardes (infinitive plural second-person)
oitavarem (infinitive plural third-person)
oitavando (gerund)
oitavado (masculine participle past singular)
oitavados (masculine participle past plural)
oitavada (feminine participle past singular)
oitavadas (feminine participle past plural)
oitavo (first-person indicative present singular)
oitavas (indicative present second-person singular)
oitava (indicative present singular third-person)
oitavamos (first-person indicative plural present)
oitavais (indicative plural present second-person)
oitavam (indicative plural present third-person)
oitavava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
oitavavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
oitavava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
oitavávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
oitaváveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
oitavavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
oitavei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
oitavaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
oitavou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
oitavamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
oitavámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
oitavastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
oitavaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
oitavara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
oitavaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
oitavara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
oitaváramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
oitaváreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
oitavaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
oitavarei (first-person future indicative singular)
oitavarás (future indicative second-person singular)
oitavará (future indicative singular third-person)
oitavaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
oitavareis (future indicative plural second-person)
oitavarão (future indicative plural third-person)
oitavaria (conditional first-person singular)
oitavarias (conditional second-person singular)
oitavaria (conditional singular third-person)
oitavaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
oitavaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
oitavariam (conditional plural third-person)
oitave (first-person present singular subjunctive)
oitaves (present second-person singular subjunctive)
oitave (present singular subjunctive third-person)
oitavemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
oitaveis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
oitavem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
oitavasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
oitavasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
oitavasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
oitavássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
oitavásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
oitavassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
oitavar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
oitavares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
oitavar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
oitavarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
oitavardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
oitavarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
oitava (imperative second-person singular)
oitave (imperative singular third-person)
oitavemos (first-person imperative plural)
oitavai (imperative plural second-person)
oitavem (imperative plural third-person)
não oitaves (imperative negative second-person singular)
não oitave (imperative negative singular third-person)
não oitavemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não oitaveis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não oitavem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music) to octavate (to place a note one octave higher)


melismático

pt-adj

melismático (feminine melismática, masculine plural melismáticos, feminine plural melismáticas)

melismática (feminine)
melismáticos (masculine plural)
melismáticas (feminine plural)

(music) melismatic (of, relating to, or being a melisma)


harmónica de vidro

pt-noun

harmónica de vidro f (plural harmónicas de vidro)

harmónicas de vidro (plural)
harmônica de vidro (alternative Brazil)

(music) glass harmonica (musical instrument composed of a series of glass bowls)


arrocha

Pablo é um cantor popular, especializado no ritmo "arrocha", típico da região nordeste.

2012 June 10, “'Pablo ficou chateado', diz produção sobre queima de material de show”, in Rede Bahia, Salvador: G1 BA, archived from the original on 2012-06-15:

A “maratona nudista” é invenção do cantor de arrocha, motorista de aplicativo, roadie de bandas e frequentador de festas liberais, Valter das Virgens, 34 anos, que já pretende pedir liberação da Prefeitura.

2019 July 22, Alexandre Lyrio, “‘Peladatona’: cantor de arrocha quer fazer corrida na Barra com todo mundo pelado”, in Voz da Bahia, Santo Antônio de Jesus, archived from the original on 2025-04-21:

O cantor Mikael Santos, nova revelação do arrocha no Nordeste, confirmou sua primeira apresentação na Micareta de Itagimirim, que acontecerá no dia 26 de abril de 2025.

2025 April 21, “Cantor Mikael Santos se apresenta pela primeira vez na Micareta de Itagimirim”, in Jornal Grande Bahia, Feira de Santana, archived from the original on 2025-04-21:

(Brazil, music) a popular music/dance style that originated in the interior of Bahia


tecno

(music) techno (a style of electronic dancing music)


barra de compasso

barra de compasso f (plural barras de compasso)

(music) bar line (vertical line across a staff)


sequenciador

(music) sequencer (device that stores sound for playback)


cegarrega

/ˌsɛ.ɡaˈʁɛ.ɡɐ/

[ˌsɛ.ɡaˈhɛ.ɡɐ]

/ˌsɛ.ɡaˈʁɛ.ɡɐ/

[ˌsɛ.ɡaˈhɛ.ɡɐ]

/ˌsɛ.ɡaˈʁɛ.ɡɐ/

[ˌsɛ.ɡaˈχɛ.ɡɐ]

/ˌsɛ.ɡaˈʁɛ.ɡa/

/ˌsɛ.ɡɐˈʁɛ.ɡɐ/

[ˌsɛ.ɣɐˈʁɛ.ɣɐ]

Onomatopoeic, or possibly derived from cigarra (“cicada”).

Vá. Canta lá a tua cegarrega. Eu escuto com a paciência e a atenção de um discípulo... como é que se diz?... de um discípulo...» «...modelar.» «Isso... Ensina lá, não ouves? Já não me lembro em que ponto ias...

1995, Fernando Campos, A esmeralda partida:

(music) rattle (instrument or sound imitating the sound of a cicada)


rábula

Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”).

lbor

E o mal já vem de há muito, neste aspecto, ao que não é alheio o facto de a lei permitir brincadeiras sindicalistas também a titulares de órgãos de soberania, o que me faz vir à memória uma rábula magnífica, protagonizada por Ivone Silva, ...

2014, António Vilar, É a vida, Vida Economica Editorial, →ISBN, page 109:

(film, theater) minor role, supporting part (small role in a play)


funk carioca

/ˈfɐ̃.kɨ kɐˈɾjɔ.kɐ/

Por isso, desde sempre, fizeram discos de metal, hip hop e até abriram portas para o funk carioca (lembra de Popozuda? É deles).

2011, Alexandre Petillo, Curtindo rock brasileiro, Belas-Letras, →ISBN:

(music, Brazil) popular Brazilian street music genre similar to rap, inspired by Miami bass and originating in Rio de Janeiro favelas in the 1980s


funk ostentação

(music, Brazil) a São Paulo-originating variation of the funk carioca which, conversely to the original genre whose themes typically surround the everyday life in favelas, focus on the prosperous life of the artists after they became famous and rich, somewhat similarly to some artists of rap music


baile funk

Uma bala de borracha disparada por um policial militar do 28º Batalhão de Polícia Militar Metropolitano durante a dispersão a um baile funk na região de Guaianases, no extremo leste da cidade de São Paulo, na madrugada de domingo, dia 10 de novembro.

2019 November 13, Paulo Eduardo Dias, ““O policial mirou no meu rosto, atirou e debochou de mim”: o relato da garota cega por uma bala de borracha”, in El País:

A rubber bullet fired by a military police officer from the 28th Metropolitan Military Police Battalion during the dispersion of a baile funk in the Guaianases region, in the extreme east of the city of São Paulo, in the early hours of Sunday, November 10th.

(Brazil, music) a funk carioca dancing event, typical in favelas


sonoplastia

(film, theater, television) sound moulding (technique of artificially recreating the acoustic effects that make up the sound part of a film, show or program)


ginga

Deverbal from gingar (“to sway, to waddle”), of uncertain origin.

deverbal

(Brazil, music, informal) groove (an enjoyable, danceable rhythm)


iê-iê-iê

Borrowed from English yeah, yeah, yeah, from the chorus in the Beatles’ song “She Loves You”. Compare French yéyé.

Dentre as divergências da época, a inserção do iê-iê-iê foi vista na imprensa como uma crítica de Chico Buarque às novas tendências da música popular brasileira.

2015, Gabriel da Cunha Pereira, Imaginando o Brasil, Appris, page 70:

Among the disagreements of the time, the inclusion of iê-iê-iê was seen by the press as a critique by Chico Buarque of the trends in Brazilian popular music.

(Brazil, music) the style of rock and roll, and associated cultural scene, popular during the 60s in Brazil


lamiré

Combination of the musical notes la + mi + ré.


embromation

From embromar (“to beat around the bush; to trick”) + -ation.

affix

2004, Cult, issues 76-87, Lemos Editorial e Gráficas, page 38

The lyrics are sung in “mimicry”, with a mix of German, Japanese and English, easy to sing along.

A letra é cantada em “embromation”, numa mistura de alemão, com japonês e inglês, fácil de acompanhar.

(Brazil, slang, chiefly music) the act of improvising the use of another language, such as mimicking the lyrics of a song badly or using Portuguese-like words and syntax


besteirol

[bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]

[bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]

From besteira (“bullshit; nonsense; swearword”) + -ol.

(theater) a genre of burlesque theatre that arose in Brazil during the 80s


consonância

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsonantia.

lbor

consonance, harmony, agreement
(music) harmony


dissonância

Learned borrowing from Latin dissonantia. By surface analysis, dissonar + -ância.

(music) musical dissonance (lack of tuning)

dissonance
musical dissonance (lack of tuning)


cadência

Latinised form of Italian cadenza. Doublet of chance.


chorinho

Nessa ocasião, a partir de gêneros musicais nativos como o samba, o chorinho e o samba-canção somados à influência do jazz, introduzido com as grandes orquestras do início do século, desenvolvia-se, rapidamente, a ainda embrionária Bossa Nova.

2001, Toquei Algo Como Blues, Sem Me Dar Conta Disso…, José Veríssimo da Silva, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 71:

(music, uncountable) synonym of choro (“Brazilian popular music genre”)


toar

pt-verb

toar (first-person singular present too, first-person singular preterite toei, past participle toado)

too (first-person present singular)
toei (first-person preterite singular)
toado (participle past)
toar (impersonal infinitive)
toar (first-person infinitive singular)
toares (infinitive second-person singular)
toar (infinitive singular third-person)
toarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
toardes (infinitive plural second-person)
toarem (infinitive plural third-person)
toando (gerund)
toado (masculine participle past singular)
toados (masculine participle past plural)
toada (feminine participle past singular)
toadas (feminine participle past plural)
too (first-person indicative present singular)
tôo (Brazil first-person indicative present singular)
toas (indicative present second-person singular)
toa (indicative present singular third-person)
toamos (first-person indicative plural present)
toais (indicative plural present second-person)
toam (indicative plural present third-person)
toava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
toavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
toava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
toávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
toáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
toavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
toei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
toaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
toou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
toamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
toámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
toastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
toaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
toara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
toaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
toara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
toáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
toáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
toaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
toarei (first-person future indicative singular)
toarás (future indicative second-person singular)
toará (future indicative singular third-person)
toaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
toareis (future indicative plural second-person)
toarão (future indicative plural third-person)
toaria (conditional first-person singular)
toarias (conditional second-person singular)
toaria (conditional singular third-person)
toaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
toaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
toariam (conditional plural third-person)
toe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
toes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
toe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
toemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
toeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
toem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
toasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
toasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
toasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
toássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
toásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
toassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
toar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
toares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
toar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
toarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
toardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
toarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
toa (imperative second-person singular)
toe (imperative singular third-person)
toemos (first-person imperative plural)
toai (imperative plural second-person)
toem (imperative plural third-person)
não toes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não toe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não toemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não toeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não toem (imperative negative plural third-person)


rojão

(music) a particular way of playing viola by dragging one's fingers


toada

From toar (“to resound; to sound”) + -ada.

(music) tune; melody (short musical composition)

(music) accompaniment (instrumental part of a song)

(Brazil, music) in certain genres of Brazilian folk music, such as maracatu, the vocal part of a song

(Brazil, music) the musical composition that accompanies a Bumba Meu Boi performance


cravelha

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin clavicula. Doublet of cavilha, chavelha, and clavícula.


peão de brega

Fernando Tordo (1973) “Tourada”, (in Portuguese): “E só ficam os peões de brega / Cuja profissão não pega ― And only the peões de brega are left / whose profession doesn't stick”

(bullfighting) bullfighter that prepares the bull to be tackled


corifeu

pt-noun

corifeu m (plural corifeus, feminine corifeia, feminine plural corifeias)

corifeus (plural)
corifeia (feminine)
corifeias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).

der

(Ancient Greece, drama, historical) coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)


destemperar

pt-verb

destemperar (first-person singular present destempero, first-person singular preterite destemperei, past participle destemperado)

destempero (first-person present singular)
destemperei (first-person preterite singular)
destemperado (participle past)
destemperar (impersonal infinitive)
destemperar (first-person infinitive singular)
destemperares (infinitive second-person singular)
destemperar (infinitive singular third-person)
destemperarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
destemperardes (infinitive plural second-person)
destemperarem (infinitive plural third-person)
destemperando (gerund)
destemperado (masculine participle past singular)
destemperados (masculine participle past plural)
destemperada (feminine participle past singular)
destemperadas (feminine participle past plural)
destempero (first-person indicative present singular)
destemperas (indicative present second-person singular)
destempera (indicative present singular third-person)
destemperamos (first-person indicative plural present)
destemperais (indicative plural present second-person)
destemperam (indicative plural present third-person)
destemperava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
destemperavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
destemperava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
destemperávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
destemperáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
destemperavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
destemperei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
destemperaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
destemperou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
destemperamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
destemperámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
destemperastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
destemperaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
destemperara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
destemperaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
destemperara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
destemperáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
destemperáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
destemperaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
destemperarei (first-person future indicative singular)
destemperarás (future indicative second-person singular)
destemperará (future indicative singular third-person)
destemperaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
destemperareis (future indicative plural second-person)
destemperarão (future indicative plural third-person)
destemperaria (conditional first-person singular)
destemperarias (conditional second-person singular)
destemperaria (conditional singular third-person)
destemperaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
destemperaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
destemperariam (conditional plural third-person)
destempere (first-person present singular subjunctive)
destemperes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
destempere (present singular subjunctive third-person)
destemperemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
destempereis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
destemperem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
destemperasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
destemperasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
destemperasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
destemperássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
destemperásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
destemperassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
destemperar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
destemperares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
destemperar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
destemperarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
destemperardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
destemperarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
destempera (imperative second-person singular)
destempere (imperative singular third-person)
destemperemos (first-person imperative plural)
destemperai (imperative plural second-person)
destemperem (imperative plural third-person)
não destemperes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não destempere (imperative negative singular third-person)
não destemperemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não destempereis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não destemperem (imperative negative plural third-person)
destemperar-se (impersonal infinitive)
destemperar-me (first-person infinitive singular)
destemperares-te (infinitive second-person singular)
destemperar-se (infinitive singular third-person)
destemperarmo-nos (first-person infinitive plural)
destemperardes-vos (infinitive plural second-person)
destemperarem-se (infinitive plural third-person)
destemperando-se (gerund)
destemperado (masculine participle past singular)
destemperados (masculine participle past plural)
destemperada (feminine participle past singular)
destemperadas (feminine participle past plural)
destempero-me (first-person indicative present singular)
destemperas-te (indicative present second-person singular)
destempera-se (indicative present singular third-person)
destemperamo-nos (first-person indicative plural present)
destemperais-vos (indicative plural present second-person)
destemperam-se (indicative plural present third-person)
destemperava-me (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
destemperavas-te (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
destemperava-se (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
destemperávamo-nos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
destemperáveis-vos (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
destemperavam-se (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
destemperei-me (first-person indicative preterite singular)
destemperaste-te (indicative preterite second-person singular)
destemperou-se (indicative preterite singular third-person)
destemperamo-nos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
destemperámo-nos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
destemperastes-vos (indicative plural preterite second-person)
destemperaram-se (indicative plural preterite third-person)
destemperara-me (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
destemperaras-te (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
destemperara-se (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
destemperáramo-nos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
destemperáreis-vos (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
destemperaram-se (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
destemperar-me-ei (first-person future indicative singular)
destemperar-te-ás (future indicative second-person singular)
destemperar-se-á (future indicative singular third-person)
destemperar-nos-emos (first-person future indicative plural)
destemperar-vos-eis (future indicative plural second-person)
destemperar-se-ão (future indicative plural third-person)
destemperar-me-ia (conditional first-person singular)
destemperar-te-ias (conditional second-person singular)
destemperar-se-ia (conditional singular third-person)
destemperar-nos-íamos (conditional first-person plural)
destemperar-vos-íeis (conditional plural second-person)
destemperar-se-iam (conditional plural third-person)
me destempere (first-person present singular subjunctive)
te destemperes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
se destempere (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nos destemperemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vos destempereis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
se destemperem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
me destemperasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
te destemperasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
se destemperasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nos destemperássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vos destemperásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
se destemperassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
me destemperar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
te destemperares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
se destemperar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
nos destemperarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
vos destemperardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
se destemperarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
destempera-te (imperative second-person singular)
destempere-se (imperative singular third-person)
destemperemo-nos (first-person imperative plural)
destemperai-vos (imperative plural second-person)
destemperem-se (imperative plural third-person)
não te destemperes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não se destempere (imperative negative singular third-person)
não nos destemperemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não vos destempereis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não se destemperem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music, transitive) to cause (an instrument or voice) to go out of tune


palhetar

palhetar (first-person singular present palheto, first-person singular preterite palhetei, past participle palhetado)

palheto (first-person present singular)
palhetei (first-person preterite singular)
palhetado (participle past)
palhetar (impersonal infinitive)
palhetar (first-person infinitive singular)
palhetares (infinitive second-person singular)
palhetar (infinitive singular third-person)
palhetarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
palhetardes (infinitive plural second-person)
palhetarem (infinitive plural third-person)
palhetando (gerund)
palhetado (masculine participle past singular)
palhetados (masculine participle past plural)
palhetada (feminine participle past singular)
palhetadas (feminine participle past plural)
palheto (first-person indicative present singular)
palhetas (indicative present second-person singular)
palheta (indicative present singular third-person)
palhetamos (first-person indicative plural present)
palhetais (indicative plural present second-person)
palhetam (indicative plural present third-person)
palhetava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
palhetavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
palhetava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
palhetávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
palhetáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
palhetavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
palhetei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
palhetaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
palhetou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
palhetamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
palhetámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
palhetastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
palhetaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
palhetara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
palhetaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
palhetara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
palhetáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
palhetáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
palhetaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
palhetarei (first-person future indicative singular)
palhetarás (future indicative second-person singular)
palhetará (future indicative singular third-person)
palhetaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
palhetareis (future indicative plural second-person)
palhetarão (future indicative plural third-person)
palhetaria (conditional first-person singular)
palhetarias (conditional second-person singular)
palhetaria (conditional singular third-person)
palhetaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
palhetaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
palhetariam (conditional plural third-person)
palhete (first-person present singular subjunctive)
palhetes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
palhete (present singular subjunctive third-person)
palhetemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
palheteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
palhetem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
palhetasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
palhetasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
palhetasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
palhetássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
palhetásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
palhetassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
palhetar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
palhetares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
palhetar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
palhetarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
palhetardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
palhetarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
palheta (imperative second-person singular)
palhete (imperative singular third-person)
palhetemos (first-person imperative plural)
palhetai (imperative plural second-person)
palhetem (imperative plural third-person)
não palhetes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não palhete (imperative negative singular third-person)
não palhetemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não palheteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não palhetem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, music) to pick (an instrument), to play (an instrument) with a pick


galã

Borrowed from Spanish galán, from French galant. Doublet of galante

Caio Castro é considerado um galã por muitos.

Caio Castro is considered a heartthrob by many.

(film, theater) heartthrob (attractive male celebrity)


xique-xique

xique-xiques (plural)
xiquexique (alternative)
chiquechique (alternative)


à capela

(music) a cappella (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment)


eufônio

eufônios (plural)
eufónio (alternative Portugal)


ambientação

[ɐ̃.bɪ.ẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.bjẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From ambientar + -ção. Cognate with Spanish ambientación.

(cinematography, literature, theater, video games) setting


disjuntivo

pt-adj

disjuntivo (feminine disjuntiva, masculine plural disjuntivos, feminine plural disjuntivas)

disjuntiva (feminine)
disjuntivos (masculine plural)
disjuntivas (feminine plural)


sofrência

From sofrer + -ência. Doublet of sofrença.

Famosa por ser a “rainha da sofrência”, por escrever e cantar músicas sobre amor, sofrimento e traição, Marília Mendonça foi um dos principais nomes da música brasileira entre os anos 2015 e 2021.

(Can we date this quote?), Silvia Tancredi, “Marilia Mendonça”, in Brasil Escola:

Famous for being the "queen of sofrência", for writing and singing songs about love, suffering, and infidelity, Marília Mendonça was one of the main names in Brazilian music between the years 2015 and 2021.

(music, Brazil) a style of music whose lyrics and melodies exalt the feelings of someone who is suffering from love, heartbreak, or neediness.


feminejo

(music) a subgenre of sertanejo music that emphasizes women through compositions that highlight the female perspective.


teremim

(music) theremin (an electronic musical instrument)


duplo sustenido

pt-noun

duplo sustenido m (plural duplos sustenidos)


tecnobrega

tecno-brega (alternative)
tecno brega (alternative)

A trilha sonora é regional, ou seja, se ouvirá desde o ritmo calipso, passando pelo tecnobrega, brega, forró, tecnopop, lambada e diversas mixagens, como o electrobrega.

2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo:

(Brazil, music) a style of music from northern Brazil that is based on remixing classic pop tunes, often from the 1980s


malemolência

A moça anda com malemolência.

(Brazil, music, informal) the swaying rhythm characteristic of samba


pisadinha

(Brazil, music) a musical genre originating in Bahia that developed from forró


blueseiro

pt-adj

blueseiro (feminine blueseira, masculine plural blueseiros, feminine plural blueseiras)

blueseira (feminine)
blueseiros (masculine plural)
blueseiras (feminine plural)
bluseiro (alternative)


blueseiro

pt-noun

blueseiro m (plural blueseiros, feminine blueseira, feminine plural blueseiras)

blueseiros (plural)
blueseira (feminine)
blueseiras (feminine plural)
bluseiro (alternative)


desarmonizar

pt-verb

desarmonizar (first-person singular present desarmonizo, first-person singular preterite desarmonizei, past participle desarmonizado)

desarmonizo (first-person present singular)
desarmonizei (first-person preterite singular)
desarmonizado (participle past)
desarmonizar (impersonal infinitive)
desarmonizar (first-person infinitive singular)
desarmonizares (infinitive second-person singular)
desarmonizar (infinitive singular third-person)
desarmonizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
desarmonizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
desarmonizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
desarmonizando (gerund)
desarmonizado (masculine participle past singular)
desarmonizados (masculine participle past plural)
desarmonizada (feminine participle past singular)
desarmonizadas (feminine participle past plural)
desarmonizo (first-person indicative present singular)
desarmonizas (indicative present second-person singular)
desarmoniza (indicative present singular third-person)
desarmonizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
desarmonizais (indicative plural present second-person)
desarmonizam (indicative plural present third-person)
desarmonizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desarmonizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desarmonizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desarmonizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desarmonizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desarmonizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desarmonizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desarmonizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desarmonizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desarmonizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
desarmonizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desarmonizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desarmonizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desarmonizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
desarmonizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
desarmonizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
desarmonizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
desarmonizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
desarmonizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
desarmonizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
desarmonizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
desarmonizará (future indicative singular third-person)
desarmonizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
desarmonizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
desarmonizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
desarmonizaria (conditional first-person singular)
desarmonizarias (conditional second-person singular)
desarmonizaria (conditional singular third-person)
desarmonizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
desarmonizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
desarmonizariam (conditional plural third-person)
desarmonize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desarmonizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desarmonize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desarmonizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desarmonizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desarmonizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desarmonizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desarmonizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desarmonizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desarmonizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desarmonizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desarmonizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desarmonizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
desarmonizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
desarmonizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
desarmonizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
desarmonizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
desarmonizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desarmoniza (imperative second-person singular)
desarmonize (imperative singular third-person)
desarmonizemos (first-person imperative plural)
desarmonizai (imperative plural second-person)
desarmonizem (imperative plural third-person)
não desarmonizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não desarmonize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não desarmonizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não desarmonizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não desarmonizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(music) to sing or play without harmony; to become out of tune


laiá-laiá

E cantando assim parece que o tempo voa
Quanto mais triste, mais bonito soa
Eu agradeço por poder cantar
Lá-laiá, laiá, laiá-ê

2000, “Rindo à Toa”, performed by Falamansa:

And singing like this, time appears to fly
The saddest it is, the most beautiful it sounds
I thank for being able to sing
Lá-laiá, laiá, laiá-ê

(Brazil, music) humming or lilting used in Brazilian musical styles such as samba, forró and others to express joy and happiness