English words from Portuguese
- ipeA type of wood of the genus Tabebuia, similar to teak, used for outdoor decking and furniture.
- tangaAny of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.
- meticalThe currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.
- macawAny of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
- CoimbraA district in central Portugal.
- AbreuA surname from Portuguese.
- futsalA form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.
- FreitasA surname from Portuguese.
- ManausA municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil.
- pardoA former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
- PiresA surname from Portuguese.
- BrancoA surname from Portuguese.
- MedeirosA municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- BarrosoA surname.
- PessoaA surname from Portuguese.
- OportoSynonym of Porto (“city in Portugal”).
- NoronhaA surname from Portuguese.
- albacoreA longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
- MoisesA male given name.
- pousadaa Portuguese inn
- pernambucoThe hard, reddish wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae, often used as dyewood; especially Paubrasilia echinata, used to make violin bows.
- PimentelA surname from Portuguese.
- HortaA municipality and city on Faial island, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
- IguazuA river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.
- OrtaA surname.
- DantesA surname.
- andorSynonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.
- jacarandaAny of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
- fadoA Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.
- betelEither of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
- sabinobald cypress (Taxodium distichum).
- AltamiraA surname from Spanish
- FigueiredoA surname from Portuguese.
- arrozAny Spanish rice-based dish.
- estadioA traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree.
- AnesA surname.
- PinheiroA surname from Portuguese.
- SilveiraA surname from Portuguese.
- PaulistaA native or inhabitant of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
- DouroA river in northern Spain and Portugal.
- AguiarA surname.
- cariocaA sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
- copraThe dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
- pantanalA marsh (a broad, flat area with pools of water and trees) in the Pantanal region of South America.
- pianYaws.
- BatticaloaA city in Sri Lanka.
- pontoA traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.
- mocoRock cavy (Kerodon rupestris).
- CorcovadoA mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- pimentoA red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
- pacuAny of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to South America; they are characterised by squarish, human-like teeth and a mainly herbivorous diet.
- pimentapimento
- NorbertoA surname from Portuguese.
- GoncalvesA surname from Portuguese.
- cerradoA type of tropical savanna biome found in much of central Brazil and parts of Paraguay.
- MonizA surname from Portuguese.
- palaverA village council meeting.
- bailaA genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.
- navesA surname.
- carnaubaA Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
- lambadaA fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
- dedoA traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.
- ArrudaA surname from Portuguese.
- CoutinhoA surname from Portuguese.
- brusqueRudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
- BejaOf, from, or pertaining to Beja people
- valorisationrealisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value
- olimA surname from Portuguese of Flemish origin.
- choroA genre of Brazilian popular music
- BotelhoA surname from Portuguese.
- vinhoPortuguese wine.
- tristezaA damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.
- SampaioA surname from Portuguese.
- cruzeiroThe currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.
- FigueiraA surname.
- MascarenhasA surname from Portuguese.
- FerrazA surname from Portuguese.
- VilarA surname.
- quartaA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
- DesouzaA surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.
- brazileA surname.
- BenguelaThe capital city of Benguela Province, Angola.
- SilverioA surname from Spanish.
- linhaA traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.
- RoraimaA large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
- fazendaA Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.
- LondrinaA city in Paraná, Brazil.
- senhorA Portuguese gentleman.
- AlencarA surname from Portuguese.
- continoA surname.
- AlagoasA state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió.
- DinizA surname from Portuguese.
- saudadeA feeling of melancholy and wistful yearning for something that is absent, impossible or lost.
- GuedesA surname from Portuguese.
- ResendeA surname from Portuguese.
- PilotoA surname.
- MatheusA surname originating as a patronymic.
- LeitaoA surname from Portuguese.
- TaipaAn island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
- VerdelhoA white wine grape grown throughout Portugal, especially on the island of Madeira.