English words from Portuguese
- realTrue, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
- canadaA country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
- chinaA Chinese person.
- japanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
- PortugalA Portuguese person.
- CruzA surname from Ibero-Romance.
- BarbadosTo press-gang (force into naval service).
- rnRichard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).
- mozambiqueA native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- jaguarA carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
- acreAn English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
- junkMiscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
- AngolaSynonym of angora (“type of cat”).
- gramA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- cobraAny of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck ribs into a broad hood when threatened; a true cobra.
- PedroAn American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
- MacauA city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
- cantonA division of a political unit.
- goaA form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progressive beat changes.
- BrasilA mythical island, said to exist off the western coast of Ireland.
- beetleAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- silvaThe forest trees of a particular area
- natalOf or relating to birth.
- BombayThe former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
- gentooA non-Muslim inhabitant of India, a Hindu; specifically, in Southern India, an ethnic-Telugu.
- amaA traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
- mahoganyThe valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
- portoAn apéritif made from port.
- quintaA country house in Madeira.
- santosA municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
- mangoAny of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
- FloresAn island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the North Atlantic.
- amorAn asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
- BengalA short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
- siamTo move aside; to get out of the way.
- flamingoA wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- aniAny bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
- madeiraA type of fortified wine produced on that island.
- colomboThe commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
- maceA heavy fighting club.
- LagosThe largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
- monsoonAny of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
- AlgarveThe southernmost region of Portugal.
- yamAny climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- BahiaA state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador.
- MonsantoA surname.
- voltaA turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
- faroA game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.
- atollA type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
- BambiA deer, especially a fawn.
- PereiraA surname.
- BorneoA Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
- SumatraA squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
- OliveiraA surname from Portuguese.
- mongooseAny of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
- barraA barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
- RochaA surname from Portuguese.
- FerreiraA surname from Portuguese.
- neyA type of endblown flute.
- CeylonTea produced in Sri Lanka.
- MendesAn ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba.
- soaresA surname from Portuguese.
- albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
- BeloA surname from Portuguese.
- FormosaSynonym of Taiwan: an island of East Asia.
- AlmeidaA surname from Portuguese.
- VascoA surname.
- ruskA rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.
- sousaA surname from Portuguese.
- RonaldoA male given name from Portuguese.
- BrasileiraA Brazilian woman.
- albinoCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
- amokOut of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- banyanAn Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
- melloA surname.
- CarvalhoA surname from Portuguese.
- CalicutFormer name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.
- PeresA surname from Portuguese
- cambiobureau de change; currency exchange
- CopacabanaA beached area known for partying.
- JoaoA male given name from Portuguese.
- FonsecaA surname.
- selvaHeavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
- nauSynonym of carrack.
- escudoThe state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol $ is positioned between the escudos and centavos, i.e. 2$50.
- paisThe country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.
- tapiocaA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- avoA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.
- contoIn Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
- dodoA large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- MaputoThe capital city of Mozambique.
- varaA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
- JacoA surname.
- marimbaA percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
- TeixeiraA surname from Portuguese.
- TavaresA city, the county seat of Lake County, Florida, United States.
- MargaoA city in Goa, India.
- dobraThe official or principal currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, divided into 100 cêntimos.
- CoelhoA surname from Portuguese.
- GracaA surname from Portuguese.