Word origins

• portA place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
• JapaneseOf, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.
• brazilA red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
• launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• tankA closed container for liquids or gases.
• brassA memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.
• candyCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
• PortugueseOf or pertaining to Portugal.
• fortuneDestiny, especially favorable.
• moroccoA soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
• GabonA country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.
• labradorA Labrador retriever.
• savvyShrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
• lacA resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
• JorgeA male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George.
• baroqueFrom or characteristic of the Baroque period.
• emuA large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
• teakAn extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
• PatagoniaA geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
• typhoonA severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
• LuaA lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
• palmyraA palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.
• morayAny of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
• boiA male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top".
• MontevideoThe capital city of Uruguay.
• pagodaA Hindu temple.
• RodriguesA surname originating as a patronymic
• molassesA thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
• PraiaThe capital city of Cape Verde.
• grouperAny of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.
• verandaA gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
• meloA city in Uruguay, capital of the department of Cerro Largo
• micoA small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset.
• gamaSynonym of gama grass.
• MichaelaA female given name from Hebrew.
• RibeiroA surname.
• BragaA surname from Portuguese.
• patacaThe monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
• castaThe institutionalized system of racial and social stratification in 17th-century Mexico.
• pomfretA fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
• CandiaThe Mediterranean island of Crete.
• bogueA species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
• NascimentoA surname.
• macacaAny of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
• AcevedoA surname from Portuguese
• tempuraA Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.
• GuardaA district in northeastern Portugal.
• ipecacThe dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and Cephaelis ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine.
• sargassoA brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
• mangalA tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
• AlentejoA traditional region in southern Portugal.
• MPLAPopular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• topasA person of mixed black and Portuguese descent.
• LeiriaA district in central Portugal.
• ChimayA city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
• jackfruitA tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
• fustA strong musty smell; mustiness.
• ViseuA city and municipality, the capital of Viseu district, Portugal.
• ElminaA town in the Central Region of Ghana.
• sargassumAny of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
• PeixotoA surname from Portuguese.
• HomenA surname from Portuguese.
• lusophonePortuguese-speaking.
• TetumThe Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
• BurgeoA town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• FerrylandA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• PapiamentuA Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
• PescadoresAn archipelago in the Taiwan Strait; synonymous with Penghu County, Taiwan (ROC).
• taelAny of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.
• RuelasA surname.
• abunaThe Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
• agogo bellA percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick.
• alferesAn ensign; a standard-bearer.
• amahA woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
• amboynaA south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
• angicoA leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
• AquaforteA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• araca-boiThe Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.)
• aracariAny of a number of species of toucan in the genus Pteroglossus.
• Bay de VerdeA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• beteelaA type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
• biribaThe tropical tree (Rollinia mucosa, syn. Rollinia deliciosa), native to South America, cultivated widely.
• Boa VistaA municipality, the state capital of Roraima, Brazil.
• Bocca TigrisSynonym of Bogue (“Chinese strait”).
• CamõesLuís de Camões, a 16th-century Portuguese poet.
• cangaceiroA type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
• Cape CoastA city and port in Cape Coast district, in the Central Region of Ghana, site of the Cape Coast Castle World Heritage site.
• carapatoAny of the genus Amblyomma of South American ticks.
• carapoThe banded knifefish, a Brazilian fish, Gymnotus carapo.
• Castelo BrancoA district in central Portugal.
• cavaleroA cavalier.
• cavallya carangoid fish of species Caranx hippos, of the Atlantic coast.
• coatimundiSynonym of coati
• conscientizationA social concept, grounded in Marxist critical theory, that focuses on achieving an in-depth understanding of the world, allowing for the perception and exposure of social and political contradictions.
• curaçaoA liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.
• EntroncamentoA city and municipality in Santarém district, Portugal.
• EspargosA city on the island of Sal, Cape Verde.
• farofaA toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal.
• FermeuseA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Fogo IslandA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.