English words from Portuguese
- FerrylandA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- FerreiroA surname.
- CarrisA surname.
- ElephantaA strong southerly or southeasterly wind that blows on the Malabar coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the onset of the southwest monsoon.
- PenhaA municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- MontijoA surname.
- eaglewoodSynonym of agarwood.
- FragosoA surname.
- palanquinAn enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.
- PapiamentuA Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
- CatembeA cocktail of red wine and cola.
- RaposaA surname from Portuguese.
- PescadoresAn archipelago in the Taiwan Strait; synonymous with Penghu County, Taiwan (ROC).
- compradorAn intermediary.
- ElvasA city and municipality of Portalegre district, Alentejo region, Portugal.
- GodinhoA surname from Portuguese.
- broaA type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast.
- borrachaA wineskin.
- 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.
- aldeiaIn colonial Brazil, a settlement created to assimilate and convert the indigenous population, similar to the Spanish reducción
- churrascariaA steakhouse where food in a churrasco style is served.
- PortalegreA municipality and district in Portugal.
- copaibaAny of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera
- RuelasA surname.
- MontanhaA former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin.
- RomualdoA surname.
- BarcelosA surname from Portuguese.
- finosSecond-best wool from Merino sheep.
- MonchiqueA town and municipality of Faro district, in southern Portugal.
- prayaA promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.
- macumbaA type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African religious beliefs and practices; or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion.
- picanhaA cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.
- QueluzA city in Sintra, district of Lisbon, Portugal.
- DeJulioA surname from Portuguese.
- CantaraA surname.
- biremeAn ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.
- LobitoA city on Lobito Bay in Benguela Province, Angola.
- sembaA genre of traditional music and dance from Angola.
- abacateSynonym of avocado.
- abadaThe rhinoceros.
- AbaetetubaA city in Pará, Brazil.
- AbaíraA municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
- AbaréA municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
- abreugraphychest photofluorography: a screening technique for tuberculosis using a miniature photograph of a roentgenographic fluoroscopy of the thorax
- Abrolhos ArchipelagoA group of small islands off the coast of Bahia, Brazil.
- abunaThe Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
- adufeA traditional square tambourine, found in Portugal and elsewhere, of Moorish origin.
- afoxeA genre of Afro-Brazilian music.
- AgassaimA village in Goa, India.
- 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.
- agropecuaryA combination of agriculture and livestock raising, as practiced in Brazil.
- ainhumA painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.
- alastrimA milder variant of smallpox
- alcatifA carpet.
- alfaiaA Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
- alferesAn ensign; a standard-bearer.
- Algoa BayA maritime bay in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
- almudeA traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
- alqueireA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 13.1–19.3 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
- amahA woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- AmapáA state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá.
- amboynaA south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
- AnçãA village and parish of Cantanhede, Coimbra district, Região de Coimbra, Centro, Portugal.
- andirobaAny of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
- AndorinhaA municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
- angicoA leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
- Angra do HeroísmoA municipality and city on the island Terceira, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
- anguA popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.
- AnicetoA surname.
- aprimorationThe rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.
- 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.
- arapongaSynonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
- araribaAny of the trees of three species in the genus Centrolobium (family Fabaceae), especially, a Brazilian tree (Centrolobium robustum) -- called also zebrawood.
- AraucáriaA town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
- arguidoA person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.
- arratelA traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
- arrobaA traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.
- Arroio do MeioA municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- atabaqueA tall Afro-Brazilian hand drum, traditionally having its shell made of jacaranda wood.
- auto da feThe public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
- azulejoA painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.
- bacalhauDried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish.
- BahianOf or relating to Bahia (state of Brazil).
- BaianoSynonym of Bahian.
- baiaoA South American dance similar to a samba.
- BailaoA surname from Portuguese
- Balsa NovaA town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
- bandeiranteadventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.
- Barra da EstivaA municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
- BartiraA female given name in Portuguese.
- batidaa Brazilian cocktail made from cachaça, fruit juice, and sugar
- batucadaA style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- Bay de VerdeA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- beautiful gameAssociation football; soccer.
- BelémA civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal
- Belo HorizonteA municipality, the state capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- BenaulimA village in Goa, India.
- benzedeiraA female folk-medicine healer