Portuguese Words: A
4,352 words · Page 82 of 88
forma de governo em que o órgão governante tem controle absoluto, ou quase absoluto; normalmente, esse controle é mantido pela força, e pouca atenção é dada à opinião pública ou ao sistema judicial
diz-se de princípio filosófico que favorece a obediência e sujeição completa à autoridade em detrimento da liberdade individual
diz-se do ser que possui a capacidade de produzir o seu próprio alimento a partir de substâncias inorgânicas; um exemplo são os seres que fazem fotossíntese
queda rápida e violenta de grandes massas de neve ou gelo pela encosta de montanhas altas
antes que o termo fosse cunhado (a expressão é empregada para assinalar o uso anacrônico de palavra, expressão, conceito etc)
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese alphabetical index for the letter A contains 4,352 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 88 pages, and you are currently viewing page 82. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented Portuguese headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "A" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.