Portuguese words: j to Japi

Portuguese words j to Japi

1. j abbreviation, letter, noun /ʒ/: The tenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called jota and written in the Latin script.
2. j-pop noun /ˌd͡ʒejˈpɔ.pi/: J-pop (Japanese pop music)
3. j-rock noun
4. já adverb /ˈʒa/: already (indicating that something has happened before)
5. já agora prepositional phrase: by the way (incidentally)
6. já basta phrase: enough is enough (the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached)
7. já cá não está quem falou phrase: to concede an argument, dropping the previously raised objections
8. já chega phrase: enough is enough (the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached)
9. já deu phrase
10. já é interjection, phrase /ˈʒa ˈɛ/: that's it, positive (a confirmation)
11. já era interjection /ˈʒa ˈɛ.ɾɐ/: there is no more; napoo
12. já era hora phrase /ˈʒa ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈɔ.ɾɐ/: about time (it is far past the desired time)
13. já era tempo phrase /ˈʒa ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈtẽ.pu/: about time (it is far past the desired time)
14. já já adverb, phrase /ʒaˈʒa/: soon
15. já que conjunction /ˈʒa ki/: since; given that; considering that
16. já sei interjection /ˈʒa ˈsej/: I know, eureka (assertion that speaker has answer or idea)
17. já tem gente nova em terra phrase
18. já vai tarde interjection /ˈʒa ˈvaj ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/: good riddance (expressing satisfaction with the departure or death of someone that is not liked)
19. já vi esse filme phrase: I've already seen that same thing happening (used to indicate that the speaker is familiar to an imminent occurrence)
20. já volto phrase /ˈʒa ˈvɔw.tu/: be right back (used to indicate the speaker will return in a moment)
21. jabá noun /ʒaˈba/: a form of dried meat
22. jabaculê noun
23. Jabaquara proper noun /ʒa.baˈkwa.ɾɐ/: a district of São Paulo, Brazil
24. jabardo noun
25. jabe noun
26. jabiraca noun
27. jabiru noun /ʒa.biˈɾu/: alternative form of jaburu
28. Jaboatão dos Guararapes noun
29. jabolo noun
30. Jaborá noun
31. jaborandi noun /ʒa.bo.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi/: jaborandi (any plant of the genus Pilocarpus)
32. jaborandiense adjective, noun
33. jabota noun /ʒaˈbɔ.tɐ/: female tortoise
34. jaboti noun
35. jaboticaba noun
36. jaboticabal noun
37. jaboticabalense adjective, noun
38. jaboticabeira noun: alternative form of jabuticabeira
39. jaboticabense adjective, noun
40. Jaboticatubas noun
41. jaburu noun /ʒa.buˈɾu/: jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
42. jabuti noun /ʒa.buˈt͡ʃi/: either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
43. jabuti-piranga noun /ʒa.buˌt͡ʃi.piˈɾɐ̃.ɡɐ/: red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
44. jabuti-tinga noun /ʒa.buˌt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/: yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
45. jabuticaba noun /ʒaˌbu.t͡ʃiˈka.bɐ/: jaboticaba (fruit of the jaboticaba tree)
46. jabuticabal noun
47. jabuticabalense adjective, noun
48. jabuticabeira noun /ʒa.bu.t͡ʃi.kaˈbe(j).ɾɐ/: jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora)
49. jabuticabense adjective, noun
50. jaca noun /ˈʒa.kɐ/: jackfruit (the fruit of Artocarpus heterophyllus)
51. jaçanã noun /ʒa.saˈnɐ̃/: wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
52. jácara noun /ˈʒa.ka.ɾɐ/: alternative form of xácara
53. Jacaraci noun
54. jacaraciense adjective, noun
55. jacarandá noun /ʒa.ka.ɾɐ̃ˈda/: jacaranda (the tree of the genus Jacaranda)
56. jacarandá-caroba noun
57. jacarandá-da-bahia noun
58. jacaratiá noun
59. Jacaraú noun
60. jacaré noun /ʒa.kaˈɾɛ/: any crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae
61. jacaré-açu noun /ʒa.kaˌɾɛ.aˈsu/: black caiman (Melanosuchus niger, species of large crocodilian)
62. jacaré americano noun: alternative spelling of jacaré-americano
63. jacaré-aru noun
64. jacaré-cacau noun
65. jacaré-copaíba noun
66. jacaré-de-óculos noun
67. Jacaré dos Homens phrase
68. Jacareacanga noun
69. Jacareí noun
70. jacareiense adjective, noun
71. Jacarepaguá proper noun /ʒa.kaˌɾɛ.paˈɡwa/: a neighborhood of Zona Sudoeste district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
72. jacarezeiro adjective, noun
73. jacarezinho noun /ʒa.kaˌɾɛˈzĩ.ɲu/: pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal) of jacarezinho
74. Jacarta proper noun /ʒaˈkaʁ.tɐ/: Jakarta (a province and capital city of Indonesia)
75. jacatirão noun /ʒa.ka.t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃w̃/: Pleroma mutabile
76. jacatirica noun: alternative form of jaguatirica
77. jacente adjective /ʒɐ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/
78. jaci noun
79. Jaciara noun
80. jaciense adjective, noun
81. Jacinta noun
82. jacintense adjective, noun
83. Jacintina noun
84. Jacintino noun
85. jacinto noun /ʒaˈsĩ.tu/: hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)
86. Jacinto Machado noun
87. Jacira proper noun /ʒaˈsi.ɾɐ/: a female given name from Old Tupi
88. jack noun /ˈd͡ʒɛ.ki/: jack (switch for a jack plug)
89. Jackson noun
90. Jacó noun
91. Jacob noun
92. Jacobina noun
93. Jacobina do Piauí noun
94. jacobinense adjective, noun
95. jacobinismo noun
96. jacobino adjective, noun
97. jacobita noun
98. Jácoma noun
99. Jácomo noun
100. jacre noun /ˈʒa.kɾi/: alternative form of jágara (“jaggery”)
101. jactância noun /ʒɐˈk.tɐ̃.sjɐ/: vainglory, boasting
102. jactanciar-se verb
103. jactancioso adjective, noun /ʒak.tɐ̃.siˈo.zu/: braggart
104. jactante adjective: boastful
105. jactar verb: to boast
106. jactaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of jactar
107. jacto noun, verb [ˈʒatu]: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of jato; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
108. jacu adjective, noun /ʒaˈku/: guan (several birds within the family Cracidae)
109. jacu rabudo phrase
110. jacuaçu noun /ʒaˌku.aˈsu/: dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura)
111. jacuba noun
112. Jacuí noun
113. Jacuípe noun
114. jacuipense adjective, noun
115. jacular verb
116. jaculatória noun /ʒa.ku.laˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/: short and fervent prayer (said in novenas and other devotions)
117. jacumã noun
118. jacundá noun /ʒa.kũˈda/: pike cichlid (Crenicichia)
119. jacupemba noun /ʒa.kuˈpẽ.bɐ/: rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris)
120. Jacupiranga noun
121. jacupiranguense adjective, noun
122. jacurutu noun /ʒa.ku.ɾuˈtu/: South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
123. jacutinga noun /ʒa.kuˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/: jacutinga (Pipile jacutinga)
124. jacutinguense adjective, noun
125. jacúzi noun
126. jacuzzi noun
127. Jacy proper noun /ʒaˈsi/: a unisex given name from Old Tupi
128. jade noun /ˈʒa.d͡ʒi/: jade (gem)
129. jadeíte noun /ʒa.deˈi.t͡ʃi/: jadeite
130. Jáder noun
131. jae abbreviation, interjection /ˈʒa ˈɛ/: abbreviation of já é (“that's it”)
132. jaez noun /ʒaˈe(j)s/: harness
133. jaezar verb
134. Jafé proper noun: Japheth (third son of Noah)
135. Jaffna proper noun: Jaffna (a city in Sri Lanka)
136. jaga noun
137. jágara noun /ˈʒa.ɡa.ɾɐ/: jaggery (traditional unrefined sugar)
138. jagodes noun
139. jagoz adjective, noun
140. jagra noun /ˈʒa.ɡɾɐ/: alternative form of jágara (“jaggery”)
141. jagre noun /ˈʒa.ɡɾi/: alternative form of jágara (“jaggery”)
142. Jaguapitã noun
143. Jaguaquara noun
144. jaguaquarense adjective, noun
145. jaguar noun /ʒaˈɡwaʁ/: jaguar (Panthera onca, a feline of Latin America)
146. jaguara adjective, noun /ʒaˈɡwa.ɾɐ/: sly; deceitful; disingenuous
147. Jaguaraçu noun
148. Jaguarão noun
149. Jaguarari noun
150. jaguarariense adjective, noun
151. Jaguaré noun
152. Jaguaretama noun
153. jaguaretê noun /ʒa.ɡwa.ɾeˈte/: a small jaguar
154. Jaguari noun
155. Jaguariaíva noun
156. Jaguaribara noun
157. Jaguaribe noun
158. Jaguaripe noun
159. jaguaripense adjective, noun
160. Jaguariúna noun
161. jaguariunense adjective, noun
162. Jaguaruana noun
163. Jaguaruna noun
164. jaguarundi noun /ʒa.ɡwa.ɾũˈd͡ʒi/: jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
165. jaguatirica noun /ʒa.ɡwa.t͡ʃiˈɾi.kɐ/: ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
166. jagunço noun /ʒaˈɡũ.su/: bodyguard; thug, hoodlum; jagunço
167. jah adverb: alternative spelling of já
168. Jahu noun
169. jahuense adjective, noun
170. Jaíba noun
171. Jaicós noun
172. Jaime noun
173. jaina adjective, noun [ˈʒajnɐ]
174. jainismo noun /ʒajˈniz.mu/: Jainism (religion and philosophy)
175. jainista adjective, noun [ʒajˈniʃtɐ]
176. Jaipur proper noun: Jaipur (the state capital of Rajasthan, India)
177. Jair noun
178. Jaira noun
179. Jairo noun
180. Jalalabad proper noun: Jalalabad (the capital city of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan)
181. jalão noun /ʒaˈlɐ̃w̃/: fruit of the Java plum plant or jambul (Syzygium cumini)
182. jalapa noun /ʒaˈla.pɐ/: jalapa
183. jalapa-verdadeira noun /ʒaˌla.pɐ.veʁ.daˈde(j).ɾɐ/: four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
184. jalapenho noun /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/: jalapeño (cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum)
185. jalapeño noun /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/: alternative form of jalapenho
186. jaleco noun /ʒaˈlɛ.ku/: coat of typical white colour worn by scientists, medics, professors, teachers and other professionals
187. jaleque noun
188. Jales noun
189. jalesense adjective, noun
190. jalne adjective, noun /ˈʒaw.nɪ/
191. jam session noun: jam (impromptu informal performance or practice session)
192. Jamaica noun
193. jamaicano adjective, noun /ʒa.majˈkɐ̃.nu/: Jamaican (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica)
194. jamais adverb /ʒaˈmajs/: never
195. jamanta noun /ʒaˈmɐ̃.tɐ/: manta ray (large ray of the genus Manta)
196. jamari noun
197. jamaris noun
198. jamaxim noun
199. jamba noun
200. jambeirense adjective, noun
201. Jambeiro noun
202. jambelo noun
203. jâmbico adjective /ˈʒɐ̃.bi.ku/: alternative form of iâmbico
204. jambo noun /ˈʒɐ̃.bu/: fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple
205. jambo-rosa noun /ˌʒɐ̃.buˈʁɔ.zɐ/: fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple
206. jamboeiro noun
207. jambolão noun /ʒɐ̃.boˈlɐ̃w̃/: fruit of the Java plum plant or jambul (Syzygium cumini).
208. jamboree noun
209. jambu noun /ʒɐ̃ˈbu/: paracress (Acmella oleracea)
210. jamburi noun
211. jamé adverb
212. jamelão noun /ʒa.meˈlɐ̃w̃/: fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul
213. Jamena noun
214. jammer noun
215. Jampruca noun
216. jan. noun /ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/: abbreviation of janeiro (“January”)
217. Janaína noun
218. Janaíno noun
219. janal adjective
220. Janaúba noun
221. jandaia noun
222. Jandaia do Sul noun
223. jandaíra noun /ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/
224. jandairense adjective, noun
225. Jandira noun
226. jandirense adjective, noun
227. Jandiro noun
228. janduiense adjective
229. Janduís noun
230. janeira noun
231. janeiras noun /ʒaˈne(j).ɾɐs/: New Year's carols (traditional songs celebrating the New Year and Epiphany)
232. janeireiro adjective, noun /ʒa.ne(j)ˈɾe(j).ɾu/: of January
233. janeirense adjective, noun
234. janeirento adjective /ʒa.ne(j)ˈɾẽ.tu/: in heat (of a cat)
235. janeirinha noun
236. janeirinho adjective
237. janeiro noun /ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/: January
238. janela noun, verb /ʒaˈnɛ.lɐ/: window
239. janela aberta phrase
240. janela cega noun: blind window
241. janela de guilhotina phrase
242. janelamento noun /ʒa.ne.laˈmẽ.tu/: windowing
243. janelão noun /ʒa.nɛˈlɐ̃w̃/: a large window
244. janelar verb /ʒa.neˈla(ʁ)/: to be at the window constantly
245. janelaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of janelar
246. janeleira noun: female equivalent of janeleiro
247. janeleiro noun /ʒa.neˈle(j).ɾu/: a person who loves being at the window
248. janella noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of janela
249. janelo noun, verb /ʒaˈne.lu/: a hatch (a small opening in a wall)
250. janga noun
251. jangada noun /ʒɐ̃ˈɡa.dɐ/: raft (flat makeshift watercraft)
252. jangadeiro noun
253. jângal noun /ˈʒɐ̃.ɡaw/: jungle (large, undeveloped, humid forest)
254. janíçaro noun /ʒaˈni.sa.ɾu/: janissary
255. janicefalia noun
256. janicefálico adjective
257. janicéfalo adjective, noun
258. janícipe noun
259. janícipes noun
260. janicípite noun
261. janicular adjective
262. Janículo noun
263. janiforme adjective
264. jânio adjective, noun
265. janio-quadrense adjective, noun
266. Janiópolis noun
267. janízaro noun /ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/: alternative form of janíçaro
268. janja noun /ˈʒɐ̃.ʒɐ/: name for some birds endemic to Benguela, Angola
269. jano noun
270. Janones proper noun /ʒaˈnõ.nis/: a surname
271. janota adjective, noun, verb /ʒaˈnɔ.tɐ/: dandy, foppish
272. janotar verb /ʒa.noˈta(ʁ)/: to dress elegantly
273. janotaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of janotar
274. janotear verb /ʒa.no.teˈa(ʁ)/: to dress elegantly
275. janotearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of janotear
276. jansenista noun
277. janta noun, verb /ˈʒɐ̃.tɐ/: dinner
278. jantado adjective, verb: past participle of jantar
279. jantar noun, verb /ʒɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/: dinner (evening meal)
280. jantaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of jantar
281. jante noun, verb /ˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: wheelrim
282. januais noun
283. janual adjective, noun
284. januarense adjective, noun
285. januária noun
286. januário adjective, noun
287. janubistal noun
288. jão noun: zero (unimportant person)
289. japa adjective, noun /ˈʒa.pɐ/: person from Japan or of Japanese descent
290. japacanim noun /ʒa.pa.kaˈnĩ/
291. japacanins noun
292. japanão noun /ʒa.paˈnɐ̃w̃/: one who is poorly-dressed
293. japão adjective, noun /ʒaˈpɐ̃w̃/: Japanese
294. Japaraíba noun
295. Japaratinga noun
296. Japaratuba noun
297. Japeri noun
298. japeriense adjective, noun
299. Jápeto proper noun /ˈʒa.pe.tu/: Iapetus (the moon of Saturn)
300. Japi noun

Part 2 · Portuguese words: J

Source: English Wiktionary (Portuguese entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under J: 1,307 words, in 5 parts.