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Portuguese words: jinsém to juá-fruta

300 Portuguese words, part 3 of 5 of the words starting with J, A to Z. 41 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words jinsém to juá-fruta

  1. jinsém noun
  2. jipão noun
  3. jipe noun /ˈʒi.pi/: jeep (vehicle)
  4. jiqui noun
  5. jiquipanga noun
  6. Jiquiriçá noun
  7. jiquiriçaense adjective, noun
  8. jiquiró noun
  9. jiquitaia noun
  10. jirau noun /ʒiˈɾaw/: a wooden framework built on piles driven into the ground (for housing, fishing etc)
  11. jiripoca noun /ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ/: any of a number fresh water fishes of the rivers of the Amazon Rainforest and Southeast Brazil, such as Hemieorubim platyrhynchus
  12. jiriti noun
  13. Jitaúna noun
  14. jitaunense adjective, noun
  15. jitirana noun
  16. jitó noun
  17. jitter noun /ʒiˈte(ʁ)/: jitter (abrupt and unwanted variation of signal characteristics)
  18. jiu jitsu noun /ʒiwˈʒit.su/: jujitsu (a Japanese martial art)
  19. jiu-jitsu brasileiro noun /ʒiwˈʒit.su bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾu/: Brazilian jiu-jitsu (a Brazilian martial art based on jujitsu)
  20. jiujitsu noun
  21. jiujutsu noun
  22. JNE abbreviation
  23. JO abbreviation, noun
  24. Joaçaba noun
  25. Joaíma noun
  26. joalharia noun /ʒo.a.ʎaˈɾi.ɐ/: jewelry
  27. joalheiro adjective, noun /ʒo.aˈʎe(j).ɾu/: jeweller (person who works with precious stones)
  28. joalheria noun /ʒu.a.ʎeˈɾi.ɐ/: jewelry store
  29. Joana noun
  30. Joane noun
  31. joanense adjective, noun
  32. Joanesburgo proper noun /ʒo.a.nezˈbuʁ.ɡu/: Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa)
  33. Joanésia noun
  34. joanete noun /ʒo.aˈne.t͡ʃi/: bunion (bump on the big toe)
  35. Joanina noun
  36. joaninha noun /ʒo.ɐ̃ˈnĩ.ɲɐ/: ladybird
  37. joanino adjective, noun
  38. Joanna proper noun: a female given name, variant of Joana
  39. joanopolense adjective, noun
  40. Joanópolis noun
  41. joanopolitano adjective, noun
  42. joão noun /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃/: nobody (someone who is not important)
  43. João Alfredo noun
  44. joão-bobo noun
  45. joão-bolão noun: fruit of a Java plum or jambul (Syzygium cumini)
  46. joão-branco noun
  47. João Câmara noun
  48. joão-congo noun
  49. João Costa noun
  50. joão-da-cadeneta noun
  51. joão-de-barro noun /ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈba.ʁu/: rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus)
  52. joão-de-barros noun
  53. joão-de-bico-pálido noun: bay hornero, pale-billed hornero (Furnarius torridus)
  54. joão-de-puçá noun
  55. João Dias noun
  56. joão-domingos noun
  57. joão-douradense adjective, noun
  58. João Dourado noun
  59. joão-fernandes noun /ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.feʁˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis/: a worthless or useless individual
  60. joão-ferreira noun
  61. joão-galafoice noun: will o' the wisp (strange light)
  62. joão-galamarte noun
  63. joão-gomes noun
  64. joão grandão phrase
  65. joão-grande noun
  66. João Lisboa noun
  67. joão-mendes noun
  68. João Monlevade noun
  69. João Neiva noun
  70. joão-ninguém noun /ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.nĩˈɡẽj̃/: zero; random; nobody (person of little importance)
  71. joão-noivo noun
  72. joão-paulo noun
  73. João Pessoa phrase
  74. joão-pessoense adjective, noun
  75. joão-pestana noun
  76. João Pinheiro phrase
  77. João Ramalho noun
  78. joão-saense adjective, noun
  79. joão-santarém noun
  80. joão sem braço noun /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ ˈsẽj̃ ˈbɾa.su/: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of joão sem braço; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
  81. joão-teimoso noun
  82. joão-tolo noun /ʒʊ.ˈãw ˈto.lʊ/
  83. joãozinho adjective, noun /ʒuˌɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲu/: lesser hornero (Furnarius minor)
  84. Joaquim noun
  85. Joaquim Felício noun
  86. Joaquim Gomes noun
  87. Joaquim Nabuco noun
  88. joaquim-pirense adjective
  89. Joaquim Pires phrase
  90. Joaquim Távora noun
  91. Joaquina noun
  92. joaquinzinho noun /ʒo.aˌkĩˈzĩ.ɲu/: alternative form of jaquinzinho
  93. job noun /ˈd͡ʒɔ.bi/: a gig (a job, especially freelance or temporary)
  94. jobar verb
  95. joça noun /ˈʒɔ.sɐ/: old or useless thing
  96. Joca Marques noun
  97. jockey noun
  98. joco-sério adjective /ˌʒo.kuˈsɛ.ɾju/: jocoserious
  99. jocosamente adverb
  100. jocosidade noun /ʒo.ko.ziˈda.d͡ʒi/: jocularity
  101. jocoso adjective /ʒoˈko.zu/: jocular (having a humorous tone)
  102. jocossério adjective /ˌʒo.koˈsɛ.ɾju/: alternative spelling of joco-sério
  103. jocundo adjective
  104. joeira noun, verb /ʒoˈe(j).ɾɐ/: winnow; winnowing fan (fan used while winnowing)
  105. joeirar verb /ʒo.e(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/: to winnow (to separate grain from chaff by throwing them in the air)
  106. joeiraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of joeirar
  107. joeiro noun, verb: first-person singular present indicative of joeirar
  108. Joel noun
  109. joelhada noun, verb /ʒo.eˈʎa.dɐ/: kneeing (a strike or blow with the knee)
  110. joelheira noun /ʒwɨ.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
  111. joelho noun, verb /ʒuˈe.ʎu/: knee
  112. joelho-queimado noun
  113. joelhudo adjective /ʒo.eˈʎu.du/: having large or prominent knees
  114. joga noun, verb /ˈʒɔ.gɐ/: third-person singular present indicative
  115. jogabilidade noun /ʒo.ɡa.bi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/: playability (the quality of being playable)
  116. jogação noun
  117. jogação na cara phrase
  118. jogada noun, verb /ʒoˈɡa.dɐ/: play (short sequence of action)
  119. jogada de cabelo phrase
  120. jogadeira noun
  121. jogado adjective, verb: past participle of jogar
  122. jogador noun /ʒo.ɡaˈdoʁ/: player, gamer (one who plays a videogame)
  123. jogadouro noun
  124. jogantim adjective
  125. jogar verb /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ)/: to play (to participate in a sport or game)
  126. jogar a toalha verb: to throw in the towel
  127. jogar água no chope phrase
  128. jogar às escondidas verb /ʒoˈɡa(ɾ) az is.kõˈd͡ʒi.dɐs/: to play hide and seek
  129. jogar barro à parede phrase
  130. jogar bola verb: to play association football
  131. jogar conversa fora verb: to talk about unimportant things; to engage in small talk or frivolous conversation
  132. jogar dinheiro pela janela phrase
  133. jogar fora phrase, verb /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ) ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/: to throw away; to discard; to scrap
  134. jogar fora o bebê com a água do banho verb: alternative form of deitar fora a criança com a água do banho
  135. jogar gasolina na fogueira phrase
  136. jogar lenha na fogueira phrase
  137. jogar luz verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jogar, luz.
  138. jogar merda no ventilador phrase /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ) ˈmɛʁ.dɐ nu vẽ.t͡ʃi.laˈdoʁ/: to spread bad rumours or compromising information, in such a way that it ought to do damage to the whistleblower himself.
  139. jogar na cara phrase, verb: to rub it in, to shove in someone's face
  140. jogar na parede e chamar de lagartixa phrase
  141. jogar no olho da rua phrase
  142. jogar no outro time phrase
  143. jogar nos dois times phrase
  144. jogar o barro à parede phrase
  145. jogar o bebê fora com a água do banho phrase
  146. jogar pedra na cruz phrase: alternative form of dever ter jogado pedra na cruz
  147. jogar pérolas a porcos phrase /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ) ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐz a ˈpɔʁ.kus/
  148. jogar pérolas aos porcos phrase, verb /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ) ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐz aws ˈpɔʁ.kus/: alternative form of dar pérolas a porcos
  149. jogar shade verb /ʒoˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʃej.d͡ʒi/: to throw shade (to subtly insult someone)
  150. jogar um balde de água fria phrase, verb: to throw cold water on
  151. jogaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of jogar
  152. jogata noun
  153. jogatina noun /ʒo.ɡaˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/: the habit or act of playing games (especially gambling games) compulsively
  154. jogável adjective /ʒoˈɡa.vew/: playable (able to be played)
  155. jogging noun /ˈd͡ʒɔ.ɡĩ/: jogging (running at a slow pace as a form of exercise)
  156. jogo noun, verb /ˈʒo.ɡu/: play
  157. jogo bonito noun /ˈʒo.ɡu boˈni.tu/: the beautiful game (association football; soccer)
  158. jogo da choca phrase
  159. jogo da forca noun /ˈʒo.ɡu da ˈfoʁ.kɐ/: hangman
  160. jogo da pulga noun /ˈʒo.ɡu da ˈpuw.ɡɐ/: tiddlywinks (game in which the objective is to shoot winks into a cup)
  161. jogo da velha noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu da ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/: tic-tac-toe
  162. jogo de azar noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ʁ)/: a game that involves gambling
  163. jogo de cartas noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈkaʁ.tɐs/: card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)
  164. jogo de cintura noun /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi sĩˈtu.ɾɐ/: the ability to deal with problems or navigate challenging situations with composure, flexibility and quickwittedness
  165. jogo de computador noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi kõ.pu.taˈdoʁ/: computer game (electronic game)
  166. jogo de gato e rato noun /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu i ˈʁa.tu/: cat-and-mouse game (situation where one party pursues another without securing a significant victory)
  167. jogo de plataforma phrase
  168. jogo de tabuleiro phrase
  169. jogo de vídeo phrase
  170. jogo do bicho noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu du ˈbi.ʃu/: an illegal betting game where people bet on animals that represent numbers
  171. jogo do galo noun /ˈʒo.ɡu du ˈɡa.lu/: tic-tac-toe
  172. jogo do tigrinho noun /ˈʒo.ɡu du t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/: cybercasino
  173. jogo eletrônico noun, phrase /ˈʒo.ɡu e.leˈtɾõ.ni.ku/: electronic game (game played on an electronic device)
  174. jogo limpo noun /ˈʒo.ɡu ˈlĩ.pu/: fair play
  175. jogo salvo phrase
  176. jogral noun /ʒoˈɡɾaw/: minstrel, a non-noble troubadour
  177. jogralesco adjective
  178. jogueta adjective, noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
  179. joguetar verb /ʒo.ɡeˈta(ʁ)/: alternative form of joguetear
  180. joguetaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of joguetar
  181. joguete noun, verb /ʒoˈɡe.t͡ʃi/: mockery; ridicule; taunting; jeer
  182. joguete nas mãos de noun: putty in someone's hands (a person easily manipulated)
  183. joguetear verb /ʒo.ɡe.teˈa(ʁ)/: to play, to kid
  184. joguetearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of joguetear
  185. joguificação noun
  186. joguificar verb
  187. Johanna proper noun: a female given name, variant of Joana
  188. John proper noun /ˈd͡ʒõ/: a male given name from English, variant of João; variant form Jhon
  189. joia adjective, interjection, noun /ˈʒɔj.ɐ/: jewel (a precious or semi-precious stone)
  190. joiazinha noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal) of joiazinha
  191. joiça noun
  192. Joice noun /ˈʒɔj.si/ [ˈʒɔɪ̯.si]
  193. joie de vivre phrase
  194. joinha adjective, noun /ʒɔˈĩ.ɲɐ/: thumbs up (gesture signifying approval or okay)
  195. joint venture phrase
  196. joinvilense adjective, noun
  197. Joinville noun
  198. joio noun /ˈʒoj.u/: cockle, darnel, tares, vetch (cereal weed)
  199. jojoba noun
  200. jokenpo noun: alternative form of joquempô
  201. joker noun /ˈd͡ʒo(w).keʁ/: alternative form of jóquer
  202. jolda noun
  203. joldeiro adjective
  204. joldra noun
  205. jolho noun
  206. Jonas noun
  207. Jônatas noun
  208. Jonathan proper noun /ˈd͡ʒõ.na.tɐ̃/: a male given name from English, equivalent to English Jonathan
  209. jongar verb
  210. jongo noun
  211. jonguir verb
  212. Jônia noun
  213. jônico adjective, noun /ˈʒɔ.ni.ku/: Ionian; Ionic
  214. jônio adjective, noun /ˈʒɔnju/
  215. jônios noun
  216. joões-teimosos noun
  217. jóquei noun /ˈʒɔ.kej/: jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)
  218. jóquei-clube noun
  219. jóquei de jiboia phrase
  220. joquempô interjection, noun /ʒɔ.kẽˈpo/: rock paper scissors (children's hand game)
  221. joquenpo noun: alternative form of joquempô
  222. jóquer noun /ˈʒɔ.keʁ/: joker
  223. joqueta noun
  224. jordanense adjective, noun
  225. Jordânia noun
  226. jordaniano adjective, noun /ʒoʁ.da.niˈɐ̃.nu/: Jordanian (of or relating to Jordan)
  227. jordaniense adjective, noun
  228. Jordão noun
  229. jordãoense adjective, noun
  230. Jorge noun /ˈʒɔɾ.ʒi/.
  231. jorgense adjective, noun
  232. jorna noun /ˈʒɔʁ.nɐ/: a day's pay
  233. jornada noun /ʒoʁˈna.dɐ/: journey; voyage (a long trip)
  234. jornadear verb
  235. jornal noun /ʒoʁˈnaw/: newspaper
  236. jornaleiro noun /ʒoʁ.naˈle(j).ɾu/: newsvendor (person who runs a newsstand)
  237. jornalês noun /ʒoʁ.naˈle(j)s/: journalese (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
  238. jornalismo noun /ʒoʁ.naˈliz.mu/: journalism
  239. jornalismo comunitário noun: citizen journalism (reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event)
  240. jornalista noun /ʒoʁ.naˈlis.tɐ/: journalist
  241. jornalisticamente adverb
  242. jornalístico adjective /ʒoʁ.naˈlis.t͡ʃi.ku/: journalistic
  243. jornar verb
  244. jornazismo noun /ʒoʁ.naˈziz.mu/: journalism, viewed as a means of manipulating the masses through the media
  245. jorne noun
  246. jórnea noun
  247. jorra noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
  248. jorrar verb /ʒoˈʁa(ʁ)/: to gush, spout
  249. jorraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of jorrar
  250. jorro noun, verb /ˈʒo.ʁu/: jet, squirt, gush
  251. Josafá noun
  252. José noun
  253. José Boiteux noun
  254. José Bonifácio noun
  255. José da Penha noun
  256. José de Freitas noun
  257. José Gonçalves de Minas noun
  258. José Raydan noun
  259. Joseane noun
  260. joseense adjective, noun
  261. Josefa noun
  262. Josefina noun /'ʒo.ze.fi.nɐ/
  263. Josefino noun /'ʒo.ze.fi.nu/
  264. Josefo noun /'ʒu.ze.fu/
  265. Joselândia noun
  266. Josenópolis noun
  267. josezinho noun /ʒoˌzɛˈzĩ.ɲu/: diminutive of José
  268. Josiane noun
  269. Josias noun
  270. josinho adjective
  271. josta noun
  272. jostra noun
  273. jostrear verb
  274. Josué noun
  275. jota noun /ˈʒɔ.tɐ/: The name of the Latin script letter J/j.
  276. jouba noun /ˈʒowβɐ/: a young or small sardine
  277. joule noun /ˈʒaw.li/: joule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)
  278. jov- prefix
  279. Jove noun
  280. jovem adjective, noun /ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/: young, youthful
  281. jovem adulto phrase
  282. jovem guarda noun: a Brazilian music style and movement that started in the 1960s, often associated with soft, romantic lyrics, aimed at teenagers, influenced by American and...
  283. jovial adjective /ʒo.viˈaw/: jovial; merry, cheerful
  284. jovialidade noun /ʒo.vi.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi/: joviality
  285. jovializar verb
  286. jovialmente adverb
  287. Joviânia noun
  288. joviano adjective /ʒo.viˈɐ̃.nu/: Jovian (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter)
  289. Jovina noun
  290. jovinense adjective, noun
  291. Joviniana noun
  292. Joviniano noun
  293. Jovino noun
  294. jow noun /ˈʒow/: bro, homie, dude
  295. Joyce proper noun: a female given name, variant of Joice
  296. joystick noun
  297. Jr. abbreviation
  298. Ju proper noun /ˈʒu/: A diminutive of several female given names, such as Júlia, Juliana, Jussara and Jurema.
  299. juá noun /ʒuˈa/: juazeiro (Sarcomphalus joazeiro)
  300. juá-fruta noun

Part 2 · Part 4 · 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.