Portuguese words: quintilha to QZP

157 Portuguese words, part 4 of 4 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words quintilha to QZP

quintilha noun
quintilhão noun, number /kĩ.t͡ʃiˈʎɐ̃w̃/: quintillion (10¹⁸)
Quintília noun
Quintiliana noun
Quintiliano noun
quintilião noun /kĩ.t͡ʃi.liˈɐ̃w̃/: nonillion (10³⁰)
Quintílio noun
Quintina noun
quintinense adjective, noun
Quintino noun
quinto adjective, noun, verb /ˈkĩ.tu/: fifth
quinto dos infernos noun: back of beyond; boondock (a remote place)
quintos adjective, noun: masculine plural of quinto
quintuplicar verb /kĩ.tu.pliˈka(ʁ)/: to quintuple (increase an amount fivefold)
quintuplicaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quintuplicar
quintúplice number
quíntuplo adjective, noun /ˈkĩ.tu.plu/: quintuple
quinze noun, number /ˈkĩ.zi/: fifteen
Quinze de Novembro phrase
quinze minutos de fama noun: 15 minutes of fame (short period of fame)
quinze-novembrense adjective, noun
quinzena noun /kĩˈzẽ.nɐ/: a period of fifteen consecutive days
quinzenal adjective /kĩ.zeˈnaw/: biweekly (occurring at intervals of fifteen days)
quinzenalmente adverb /kĩ.zeˌnawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: fortnightly; biweekly (every two weeks)
quinzenário noun /kĩ.zeˈna.ɾju/: semimonthly (periodical published every 15 days)
quiolita noun: chiolite (a mineral of aluminum, fluorine and sodium)
quiosco noun
quiosque noun /kiˈɔs.ki/: kiosk
Quioto noun
quipá noun /kiˈpa/: kippah; yarmulke (skullcap worn by Jewish males)
Quipapá noun
quíper noun
quipo noun /ˈki.pu/: quipu (knotted cords used by the Incas to record numbers)
quiprocó noun /ki.pɾoˈkɔ/: alternative form of quiproquó
quiproquó noun /ki.pɾoˈkwɔ/: quid pro quo (something mistaken for another)
quiquerichar verb
quiqueriqui interjection
quiquiqui interjection
quiquiriqui noun
quir adjective
quiral adjective /kiˈɾaw/: chiral
quiralidade noun /ki.ɾa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/: chirality (phenomenon in which objects are mirror images of each other)
quirche noun /ˈkiʁ.ʃi/: kirsch
quirela noun: alternative form of quirera.
quirera noun /kiˈɾɛ.ɾɐ/: cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)
Quirguistão noun
quirguiz adjective, noun /kiʁˈɡis/: Kyrgyz (of or relating to Kyrgyzstan)
Quirguízia noun
Quirguizistão noun
Quiribati noun
quirica noun
Quirico noun
quírie noun
quirieleisão noun
quirielêisom noun
quirinal adjective, noun
Quirinópolis noun
quiro- prefix: chiro-; hand
quirodáctilo noun
quirófano noun /kiˈɾɔ.fa.nu/: operating room
quiroga noun
quiroginasta noun /ki.ɾo.ʒiˈnas.tɐ/: chiroplast
quirografário adjective
quirografia noun /ki.ɾo.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/: chirography
quirográfico adjective /ki.ɾoˈɡɾa.fi.ku/: chirographic
quirógrafo noun /kiˈɾɔ.ɡɾa.fu/: chirograph
quiromancia noun /ki.ɾo.mɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/: palm reading; palmistry
quiromania noun
quiromante noun /ki.ɾoˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: chiromancer, palmist (person who practices palmistry)
quiromântico adjective: palmistry
Quíron proper noun /ˈki.ɾõ/: Chiron (centaur who served as Achilles’ mentor and teacher)
quiropata noun
quiroplasto noun /ki.ɾoˈplas.tu/: chiroplast
quiroprática noun: female equivalent of quiroprático
quiroprático noun /ˌki.ɾoˈpɾa.t͡ʃi.ku/: chiropractor (practitioner who specialises in chiropractic)
quiropraxia noun
quiropraxista noun: chiropractor (practitioner who specialises in chiropractic)
quiróptero noun
quiropterofilia noun /ˌki.ɾoˌptɛ.ɾo.fiˈli.ɐ/: chiropterophilia (pollination by bats)
quiroscopia noun /ki.ɾos.koˈpi.ɐ/: palm reading; palmistry
quiroscópico adjective: palmistry
quirundi noun
quiseram verb /kiˈzɛ.ɾɐ̃w̃/: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of querer
quisling noun: quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy)
quispo noun /ˈkis.pu/: anorak
Quissamã noun
quissamaense adjective, noun
quissanje noun
quisto adjective, noun /ˈkis.tu/: alternative form of cisto
quita-sol noun
quitação noun /ki.taˈsɐ̃w̃/: release, discharge
quitanda noun, verb /kiˈtɐ̃.dɐ/: a small shop selling certain items such as vegetables, fruit, eggs and coal
quitandar verb /ki.tɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/: to practice the profession of greengrocer
quitandaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quitandar
quitandeiro noun /ki.tɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾu/: greengrocer (grocery store owner or employee)
Quitandinha noun
quitante adjective
quitão noun /kiˈtɐ̃w̃/: alternative form of quíton
quitar verb /kiˈta(ʁ)/: to pay
quitaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quitar
quitare noun
quitas noun, verb /ˈki.tɐs/: second-person singular present indicative of quitar
quite adjective, verb /ˈki.t͡ʃi/: quit (released from obligation)
quitenho adjective, noun
Quitéria noun
quiterianopolense adjective, noun
Quiterianópolis noun
Quitério noun
quitina noun /kiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/: chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)
quitinase noun: chitinase
quitinete noun /ki.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/: a very small flat, usually with only a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom
quito noun, verb /ˈki.tu/: a vessel to transport or store water
quíton noun /ˈki.tõ/: chiton (Ancient Greek tunic)
quitridiomicose noun: chytridiomycosis (a disease of amphibians)
quitute adjective, noun /kiˈtu.t͡ʃi/: delicacy (delicious food or dish)
quiuí noun /kiˈwi/: alternative form of quivi
Quiuxu noun
quivi noun /kiˈvi/: kiwifruit
Quixaba noun
Quixabeira noun
quixabeirense adjective, noun
Quixadá noun
Quixelô noun
Quixeramobim noun
Quixeré noun
quixiligangue noun
quixima noun /kiˈʃĩ.mɐ/: well (hole sunk into the ground)
Quixinau noun
quixinauense noun
quixiquila noun /ki.ʃiˈki.lɐ/: informal money pooling scheme, similar to susu
quixó adjective
quixotada noun
quixote noun /kiˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/: Quixote (naive idealist)
quixotescamente adverb
quixotesco adjective /ki.ʃoˈtes.ku/: quixotic (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality)
quiz noun /ˈkwis/: quiz (question-answering competition)
quizila noun /kiˈzi.lɐ/: an (often natural and unmotivated) antipathy, repulse or hostility for something or someone
quizilar verb
quizília noun /kiˈzi.ljɐ/: alternative form of quizila
quizomba noun /kiˈzõ.bɐ/: party
quizumba noun /kiˈzũ.bɐ/: spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
quociente noun /kwo.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/: quotient
quociente de inteligência noun, phrase: intelligence quotient (standardised measure of a person’s intelligence)
quod abundat non nocet phrase
quod erat demonstrandum phrase: quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)
quod ore phrase
quodore noun
quodório noun
quórum noun /ˈkwɔ.ɾũ/: quorum (minimum number of members required)
quota noun /ˈkɔ.tɐ/: alternative spelling of cota (“quota”)
quota de mercado phrase
quotidianamente adverb
quotidiano adjective, noun /kwo.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/: daily, everyday
quotista noun /kwoˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/: alternative form of cotista
quotização noun /kwo.t͡ʃi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/: contribution
quotizar verb
QZP abbreviation

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 Q: 1,057 words, in 4 parts.