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Portuguese words: pé-de-boi to pedroucense

300 Portuguese words, part 9 of 33 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 67 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words pé-de-boi to pedroucense

  1. pé-de-boi noun: a slowpoke, slacker
  2. pé-de-burro noun
  3. pé de cabra noun, phrase /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈka.bɾɐ/: Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as beach morning glory or goat's foot
  4. pé de cana noun, phrase /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈkɐ̃.nɐ/: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pé de cana#Portuguese: drunkard; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic...
  5. pé-de-candeeiro noun
  6. pé-de-cantiga noun
  7. pé de chinelo noun: a criminal who is not very dangerous
  8. pé de chumbo noun /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈʃũ.bu/: person with a slow walk
  9. pé de galinha noun /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/: poa (Poa annua)
  10. pé-de-galo noun
  11. pé de gato noun /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/: climbing shoe
  12. pé de lã phrase
  13. pé-de-maconha noun
  14. pé de meia noun, phrase /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmej.ɐ/: nest egg (savings)
  15. pé de moça noun /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈmo.sɐ/: a traditional Brazilian sweet made with roasted peanuts, condensed milk, and sugar
  16. pé de moleque noun, phrase /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi muˈlɛ.ki/: a traditional Brazilian sweet made with peanuts, similar to brittle
  17. pé de mosca noun, phrase /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈmos.kɐ/: pilcrow (¶, a character used to mark paragraphs)
  18. pé de obra phrase
  19. pé de pano phrase
  20. pé de pato noun, phrase: fin (flat, elongated shoe used by divers)
  21. pé de pau noun /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈpaw/: a tree of an uncertain, unknown or irrelevant species
  22. pé de poeira noun: an infantry soldier
  23. pé-de-porco noun
  24. pé de rato phrase
  25. pé de rebolo phrase
  26. Pé de Serra noun
  27. pé-de-serrense adjective, noun
  28. pé de valsa noun /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaw.sɐ/: an excellent dancer
  29. pé de vento noun
  30. pé-descalço noun
  31. pé-direito noun /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾej.tu/: the distance between the floor and the ceiling of a storey
  32. pé frio adjective: unlucky
  33. pé-grande noun: alternative form of Pé-Grande, seen as a member of a species and not as an individual
  34. pé na bunda noun, phrase: rejection, an act of being kicked to the curb, especially romantically
  35. pé na cozinha noun /ˈpɛ na kuˈzĩ.ɲɐ/: African ancestry
  36. pé na tábua interjection, phrase /ˈpɛ na ˈta.bwɐ/: used to request that something be done as quickly as possible, especially riding an animal or driving a vehicle
  37. pé no chão adjective: down-to-earth
  38. pé no saco noun, phrase /ˈpɛ nu ˈsa.ku/: pain in the ass (someone or something that causes discomfort)
  39. pé preto phrase
  40. pé quente noun, phrase
  41. pé-rachado noun: alternative form of pé-rapado
  42. pé-rapado noun /ˌpɛ.ʁaˈpa.du/: someone who is poor and wears shaggy, dirty clothes
  43. pé sujo phrase
  44. pé-vela noun: foot-candle
  45. pé vermelho phrase
  46. peã noun /peˈɐ̃/: paean (a song of triumph)
  47. Peabiru noun
  48. peação noun
  49. PEAD abbreviation
  50. peanha noun
  51. peão noun /piˈɐ̃w̃/: low level construction worker
  52. peão de brega noun: bullfighter that prepares the bull to be tackled
  53. peão quarta-feira noun: a stereotypical lazy cowboy or farmer in rural Brazil
  54. peba adjective, noun /ˈpɛ.bɐ/: low-quality; unimportant; worthless
  55. pebado adjective
  56. pebol noun /ˌpɛˈbɔw/: football; soccer (team sport)
  57. pebolim noun /pe.boˈlĩ/: table football; foosball (table soccer)
  58. PEC abbreviation, noun /ˈpɛ.ki/: acronym of Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (“Constitutional Amendment Proposal”)
  59. peça noun, verb /ˈpɛ.sɐ/: piece (part of a larger whole)
  60. peça de roupa noun: garment (single item of clothing)
  61. peça rara phrase
  62. pecadilho noun /pe.kaˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/: small flaw
  63. pecado noun, verb /peˈka.du/: sin
  64. pecado capital noun: deadly sin (wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy or gluttony)
  65. pecado original noun: original sin (state of sin that is a direct result of Adam’s disobedience to God)
  66. pecador adjective, noun /pe.kaˈdoʁ/: sinner (person who sins)
  67. pecados noun /peˈka.dus/: plural of pecado
  68. pecaminosamente adverb
  69. pecaminoso adjective /pe.ka.miˈno.zu/: peccaminous; sinful
  70. Peçanha noun
  71. peçanhense adjective, noun
  72. pecar verb /peˈka(ʁ)/: to sin (commit a sin)
  73. pecaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pecar
  74. pecari noun /pe.kaˈɾi/: any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
  75. peccaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of peccar
  76. pecebismo noun
  77. pecebista adjective, noun
  78. pecedobista adjective, noun
  79. pecha noun /ˈpɛ.ʃɐ/: defect
  80. pechada noun, verb /peˈʃa.dɐ/: a collision, shock or accident
  81. pechanense adjective, noun
  82. pechincha noun, verb /peˈʃĩ.ʃɐ/: bargain (advantageous business)
  83. pechinchar verb /pe.ʃĩˈka(ʁ)/: to haggle (argue about prices)
  84. pechincharam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pechinchar
  85. pechincho adjective, verb /peˈʃĩ.ʃu/: tiny, wee
  86. pechisbeque adjective, noun /pe.ʃizˈbɛ.ki/: pinchbeck (alloy of copper and zinc used as cheap imitation for gold)
  87. pechoso adjective
  88. pecilo- prefix
  89. pecilotérmico adjective
  90. pecíolo noun
  91. peço adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɛ.su/: first-person singular present indicative of pecar
  92. peçonha noun /peˈsõ.ɲɐ/: venom (animal toxin delivered by a bite or sting)
  93. peçonhento adjective /pe.sõˈɲẽ.tu/: venomous (producing poison)
  94. pécora noun /ˈpɛ.ko.ɾɐ/: head of cattle
  95. pecorear verb /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/: to spend the night in the field (like cattle in the meadow)
  96. pecorearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pecorear
  97. pectina noun: pectin (polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants)
  98. pecuária adjective, noun /pe.kuˈa.ɾjɐ/: the raising of livestock; animal husbandry
  99. pecuário adjective /pe.kuˈa.ɾju/: livestock raising
  100. pecuarista noun
  101. peculatário adjective, noun
  102. peculato noun /pe.kuˈla.tu/: embezzlement of public money
  103. peculiar adjective /pe.ku.liˈaʁ/: peculiar; unusual; strange
  104. peculiaridade noun /pe.ku.li.a.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/: peculiarity
  105. peculiarmente adverb
  106. pecúlio noun /peˈku.lju/: estate (property of a person)
  107. pecúmia noun
  108. pecúnia noun
  109. pecuniariamente adverb
  110. pecuniário adjective /pe.ku.niˈa.ɾju/: pecuniary
  111. pecunioso adjective
  112. pedaço noun /peˈda.su/: piece
  113. pedaço de asno noun, phrase
  114. pedaço de mau caminho noun, phrase: hunk, stud (an attractive man)
  115. pedaços noun: plural of pedaço
  116. pedágio noun /peˈda.ʒju/: toll booth
  117. pedagogia noun /pe.da.ɡoˈʒi.ɐ/: pedagogy (the activities of educating, teaching or instructing)
  118. pedagogicamente adverb /pe.daˌɡɔ.ʒi.kaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: pedagogically
  119. pedagógico adjective /pe.daˈɡɔ.ʒi.ku/: pedagogical (of or relating to pedagogy)
  120. pedagogo noun /pe.daˈɡo.ɡu/: pedagogue (teacher or instructor of children)
  121. pedal adjective, noun /peˈdaw/: pedal (lever operated by one’s foot)
  122. pedalada noun, verb /pe.daˈla.dɐ/: pedal stroke
  123. pedalada fiscal phrase
  124. pedalagem noun /pe.daˈla.ʒẽj̃/: the act of pedalling
  125. pedalar verb /pe.daˈla(ʁ)/: to pedal; to bike (to ride a bicycle)
  126. pedalaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pedalar
  127. pedante adjective, noun /peˈdɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: pedant (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
  128. pedantemente adverb
  129. pedantice noun /pe.dɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.si/: pedantry (the characteristic or an instance of being pedantic)
  130. pedantismo noun /pe.dɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiz.mu/: pedantry
  131. peddy-paper noun /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈpej.peʁ/: paper chase (outdoor racing game where players must solve tasks along a pedestrian track)
  132. pederasta noun /pe.deˈɾas.tɐ/: pederast (man who is engaged in a sexual relationship with an adolescent boy)
  133. pederastia noun /pe.de.ɾasˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/: pederasty (erotic relationship between a man and an adolescent boy)
  134. pederástico adjective
  135. pederina noun /pe.deˈɾĩ.nɐ/
  136. pederismo noun /pe.deˈɾiz.mu/
  137. pederismos noun
  138. pedernal adjective, noun
  139. pederneira noun /pe.deʁˈne(j).ɾɐ/: flint (hard, fine-grained quartz that generates sparks when struck)
  140. pederneiras noun: plural of pederneira
  141. pederneirense adjective, noun
  142. pedestal noun /pe.desˈtaw/: pedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)
  143. pedestre adjective, noun /peˈdɛs.tɾi/: pedestrian
  144. pedestremente adverb
  145. pedestrianismo noun
  146. pedestrianista adjective, noun
  147. pedestriano noun
  148. pedetismo noun
  149. pedetista adjective, noun /ˌpeˌdeˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/: A member or supporter of the Democratic Labour Party, a political party in Brazil.
  150. pedi verb /peˈd͡ʒi/: first-person singular preterite indicative
  151. pediatra noun /pe.d͡ʒiˈa.tɾɐ/: paediatrician (physician who specialises in paediatrics)
  152. pediatria noun /pe.d͡ʒi.aˈtɾi.ɐ/: pediatrics, paediatrics
  153. pediatricamente adverb
  154. pediátrico adjective /pe.d͡ʒiˈa.tɾi.ku/: pediatric (of or relating to the treatment of children)
  155. pediculoso adjective
  156. pedicura noun
  157. pedicure noun: pedicure (cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails)
  158. pedicuro noun
  159. pedido adjective, noun, verb /peˈd͡ʒi.du/: requested
  160. pedido de amizade noun /peˈd͡ʒi.du d͡ʒi a.miˈza.d͡ʒi/: friend request
  161. pedigree adjective, noun /pe.d͡ʒiˈɡɾi/: pedigree (chart of ancestors, showing the breed of an animal)
  162. pedigri noun
  163. pedilúvio noun
  164. pedincha noun, verb /peˈd͡ʒĩ.ʃɐ/: someone who constantly asks or begs
  165. pedinchar verb /pe.d͡ʒĩˈʃa(ʁ)/: alternative form of pedintar (“to beg”)
  166. pedincharam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pedinchar
  167. pedinta noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
  168. pedintar verb /pe.d͡ʒĩˈta(ʁ)/: to beg
  169. pedintaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pedintar
  170. pedinte adjective, noun, verb /peˈd͡ʒĩ.t͡ʃi/: beggar, panhandler
  171. pedir verb /peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/: to ask for; to request (to express the need or desire for something)
  172. pedir a lua phrase
  173. pedir a mão em casamento verb: to ask for someone's hand in marriage, to propose marriage
  174. pedir arrego verb: to be cowardly; to ask for mercy
  175. pedir as contas phrase
  176. pedir penico verb: to say uncle (to indicate submission)
  177. pediram verb /peˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ̃w̃/: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of pedir
  178. pedo- prefix /ˌpe.do/: paedo-/pedo- (relating to children)
  179. pedofilia noun /pe.do.fiˈli.ɐ/: pedophilia
  180. pedofílico adjective
  181. pedófilo adjective, noun /peˈdɔ.fi.lu/: pedophile (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
  182. pedofobia noun
  183. pedofóbico adjective
  184. pedófobo noun
  185. pedólatra adjective
  186. pedologia noun /pe.do.lo.ˈʒi.ɐ/
  187. pedológico adjective /pe.doˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/: pedological
  188. pedomense adjective, noun
  189. pedômetro noun /pɨˈdɔ.mɨ.tɾu/: alternative form of podómetro
  190. pedonal adjective /pe.doˈnaw/: pedestrian
  191. pedonalmente adverb
  192. pedopsiquiatra noun /pe.dop.si.kiˈa.tɾɐ/: pedopsychiatrist
  193. pedopsiquiatria noun /ˌpe.do.pi.si.ki.aˈtɾi.ɐ/: pedopsychiatry
  194. pedopsiquiátrico adjective /pe.dop.si.kiˈa.tɾi.ku/: pedopsychiatric
  195. pedoridense adjective, noun
  196. pedossexual adjective /ˌpɛ.do.sek.suˈaw/: pedosexual (relating to sexual activity between adults and children)
  197. pedótriba noun /peˈdɔ.tɾi.bɐ/: gym teacher for kids
  198. pedra noun, verb /ˈpɛ.dɾɐ/: stone (as a material)
  199. Pedra Azul noun
  200. Pedra Bela noun
  201. Pedra Bonita noun
  202. Pedra Branca noun
  203. Pedra Branca do Amapari noun
  204. pedra-brancaniense adjective, noun
  205. pedra da lua noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pedra da lua; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
  206. pedra de afiar noun, phrase
  207. pedra de águia noun: eaglestone (concretion with a loose kernel inside, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes)
  208. pedra de amolar noun, phrase
  209. pedra de bater roupa phrase /ˈpɛ.dɾɐ d͡ʒi baˈte(ʁ) ˈʁo(w).pɐ/ [ˈpɛ.dɾɐ d͡ʒi baˈte(h) ˈho(ʊ̯).pɐ]
  210. pedra de rim noun: kidney stone (calculus in the kidney)
  211. pedra de toque noun: touchstone (a stone used to test the quality of precious metals)
  212. Pedra do Anta noun
  213. pedra do ar noun, phrase
  214. Pedra do Indaiá noun
  215. Pedra Dourada noun
  216. pedra filosofal noun, phrase: philosopher's stone (substance able to turn base metals into gold or silver or provide immortality)
  217. Pedra Grande noun
  218. pedra-lápis noun
  219. pedra lascada phrase
  220. Pedra Lavrada noun
  221. Pedra Mole noun
  222. Pedra Mourinha noun
  223. pedra movediça nunca mofo a cubiça phrase
  224. pedra no sapato noun /ˈpɛ.dɾɐ nu saˈpa.tu/: a minor but constant problem; an annoyance
  225. pedra, papel e tesoura noun, phrase /ˈpɛ.dɾɐ | paˈpɛw i teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [ˈpɛ.dɾɐ | paˈpɛʊ̯ i teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]: alternative form of pedra-papel-tesoura
  226. pedra, papel e tesouras phrase
  227. pedra, papel ou tesoura noun: alternative form of pedra-papel-tesoura
  228. pedra-papel-tesoura noun: rock paper scissors (children's hand game)
  229. pedra-pomes noun /ˌpɛ.dɾɐˈpõ.mis/: pumice (light, porous type of igneous rock)
  230. pedra preciosa noun, phrase: gemstone; precious stone
  231. Pedra Preta noun
  232. pedra que rola não cria limo proverb: a rolling stone gathers no moss
  233. pedra solta phrase
  234. pedra, tesoura e papel noun: alternative form of pedra-papel-tesoura
  235. pedra, tesoura ou papel noun: alternative form of pedra-papel-tesoura
  236. pedra-tesoura-papel noun: alternative form of pedra-papel-tesoura
  237. pedrabranquense adjective, noun
  238. pedraça noun
  239. pedracense adjective, noun
  240. pedraço noun
  241. pedrada adjective, noun /peˈdɾa.dɐ/: a blow with a rock
  242. pedrado adjective, noun /peˈdɾa.du/: cobbled
  243. Pedralva noun
  244. pedralvense adjective, noun
  245. pedranceira noun
  246. Pedranópolis noun
  247. pedrão noun
  248. pedraria noun, verb /pe.dɾaˈɾi.ɐ/: stone cutting; masonry
  249. Pedras Altas phrase
  250. Pedras de Fogo noun
  251. Pedras de Maria da Cruz phrase
  252. Pedras Grandes noun
  253. pedreg- prefix
  254. pedregal noun /pe.dɾeˈɡaw/: rocky place
  255. pedregoso adjective /pe.dɾeˈɡo.zu/: rocky (full of rocks)
  256. pedregulhense adjective, noun
  257. pedregulho noun /pe.dɾeˈɡu.ʎu/: pebble (small stone)
  258. pedreira noun /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/: quarry (place where stone is extracted)
  259. pedreiras noun: plural of pedreira
  260. pedreirense adjective, noun
  261. pedreiro noun /peˈdɾe(j).ɾu/: mason; builder; bricklayer
  262. pedreiros noun /pe.ˈdɾei̯.ɾo̝ⁱʃ/: plural of pedreiro
  263. pedrense adjective, noun
  264. pedrês adjective, noun /peˈdɾe(j)s/: having cracks, like a rock
  265. Pedrina noun
  266. pedrinha noun /pɛˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/: diminutive of pedra
  267. pedrinhas noun: plural of pedrinha
  268. Pedrinhas Paulista noun
  269. Pedrinho proper noun /peˈdɾĩ.ɲu/: a diminutive of the male given name Pedro, equivalent to English Petey
  270. Pedrino noun
  271. pedrinopolense adjective, noun
  272. Pedrinópolis noun
  273. pedrinopolitano adjective, noun
  274. Pedro noun /'pe.dɾu/.
  275. Pedro Afonso phrase
  276. Pedro Alexandre noun
  277. pedro-alexandrense adjective, noun
  278. Pedro Avelino noun
  279. Pedro Canário noun
  280. Pedro de Toledo noun
  281. Pedro do Rosário noun
  282. Pedro Gomes noun
  283. pedro-grande noun
  284. Pedro II noun
  285. Pedro Laurentino noun
  286. Pedro Leopoldo noun
  287. pedro-miguelense adjective, noun
  288. Pedro Osório phrase
  289. Pedro Régis noun
  290. Pedro Teixeira noun
  291. Pedro Velho noun
  292. pedroense adjective, noun
  293. Pedrógão Grande noun
  294. pedroguense adjective, noun
  295. pedroiço noun
  296. pedronense adjective, noun
  297. Pedrosa noun
  298. pedrosense adjective, noun
  299. pedroso adjective, noun /peˈdɾo.zu/: stony, rocky
  300. pedroucense adjective, noun

Part 8 · Part 10 · Portuguese words: P

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 P: 9,634 words, in 33 parts.