Word origins

• 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.
• AlentejoA traditional region in southern Portugal.
• 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.
• MPLAPopular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• ArrudaA surname from Portuguese.
• CoutinhoA surname from Portuguese.
• brusqueRudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
• BejaOf, from, or pertaining to Beja people
• topasA person of mixed black and Portuguese descent.
• valorisationrealisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value
• olimA surname from Portuguese of Flemish origin.
• LeiriaA district in central Portugal.
• 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.
• ChimayA city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
• LondrinaA city in Paraná, Brazil.
• jackfruitA tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
• fustA strong musty smell; mustiness.
• 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.
• ViseuA city and municipality, the capital of Viseu district, Portugal.
• 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.
• TocantinsA state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.
• ElminaA town in the Central Region of Ghana.
• blocoA type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
• fidalgoA Portuguese nobleman.
• FrelimoThe nationalist political party of Mozambique, which fought for independence and formed the government after independence in 1975.
• TrindadeA surname from Portuguese.
• sepoyA native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
• RaposoA surname.
• loureiroA grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
• INPEThe National Institute for Space Research.
• mornaA genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.
• RamalhoA surname from Portuguese.
• SardinhaA surname from Portuguese.
• GuarulhosA municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
• SaraivaA surname from Portuguese.
• sargassumAny of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
• GuterresA surname from Portuguese.
• PeixotoA surname from Portuguese.
• SimaoA surname from Portuguese.
• agogoAn agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs
• pintadoA fine cotton cloth; chintz.
• muriquiA New World monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests.
• HomenA surname from Portuguese.
• giloFruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)
• lusophonePortuguese-speaking.
• MapusaA town in Goa, India.
• dinheiroA coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
• XinguAny of several indigenous tribes of Amerindian peoples who live in the Xingu reservation.
• SiqueiraA surname from Portuguese.
• TetumThe Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
• mocamboA community made up of former slaves in colonial Brazil.
• GoncaloA surname from Portuguese.
• botoInia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
• silvesA city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
• cruzadoThe monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990.
• brinjalAn aubergine or eggplant.
• ConceicaoA surname from Portuguese.
• carbonadoMeat or fish that has been scored and broiled.
• InterlagosA neighbourhood of São Paulo, Brazil.
• CerqueiraA surname from Portuguese.
• AbrantesA surname from Portuguese.
• BurgeoA town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.