WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Portuguese, according to kaikki.org data.
144 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| AI | [n. -S] · a three-toed~ sloth |
| AMA | [n. -S°] · amah «an Oriental nurse» / [x] { ama amah § amahs amas } |
| ANI | [n. -S] · a tropical American~ bird |
| AVO | [n. AVOS] · a monetary unit of Macao~ |
| GOA | [n. -S] · an Asian~ gazelle |
| REE | [n. -S] · the female Eurasian~ sandpiper |
| REI | [n. -S] · an erroneous English form for a former Portuguese~ coin |
| YAM | [n. -S] · a plant having an edible root |
| YEN | [v. YENNED, YENNING, YENS] · to yearn |
| AMOK | [n. -S] · a murderous frenzy / [x] { amok amuck § amoks amucks § amok amoks amuck § amok amuck } |
| CAVY | [n. -VIES] · a short-tailed~ rodent / [x] { cavie cavy § cavies } |
| COCO | [n. -COS] · a tall palm tree |
| DODO | [n. -DOES or -DOS] · an extinct flightless bird |
| FADO | [n. -DOS] · a Portuguese~ folk song |
| OLIO | [n. OLIOS] · a miscellaneous collection |
| PIAN | [n. -S] · a tropical disease - PIANIC [a.] |
| RUSK | [n. -S] · a sweetened biscuit |
| TAEL | [n. -S] · a Chinese~ unit of weight |
| UNAU | [n. -S] · a two-toed~ sloth / [x] { unai unau § unais unaus } |
| VARA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of length |
| AMUCK | [n. -S] · amok / [x] { amok amuck § amoks amucks § amok amoks amuck § amok amuck } |
| ARECA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| ATOLL | [n. -S] · a ring-shaped~ coral island |
| BETEL | [n. -S] · a climbing plant |
| CASTE | [n. -S] · a system of distinct social classes |
| CHINA | [n. -S] · fine porcelain ware |
| COBRA | [n. -S] · a venomous snake |
| CONTO | [n. -TOS] · a Portuguese~ money of account |
| COPRA | [n. -S] · dried coconut meat / [x] { copperah coppra coppras copra coprah § copperahs coprahs copras } |
| DOBRA | [n. -S] · a former gold coin of Portugal~ |
| FANGA | [n. -S] · fanega «a Spanish~ unit of dry measure» / [x] { fanega fanga § fanegas fangas } |
| MACAW | [n. -S] · a large parrot |
| MANGO | [n. -GOES or -GOS] · an edible tropical fruit |
| PADRE | [n. PADRES or PADRI] · a Christian~ clergyman |
| PAPAW | [n. -S] · a fleshy fruit / [x] { papaw pawpaw § papaws pawpaws } |
| PEDRO | [n. -DROS] · a card game |
| PORGY | [n. -GIES] · a marine food fish |
| RHUMB | [n. -S] · a point of the mariner's compass |
| SAMBA | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a Brazilian~ dance |
| SELVA | [n. -S] · a tropical rain forest |
| SEPOY | [n. -POYS] · a native of India~ serving in the British~ army |
| TAYRA | [n. -S] · a large mammal of Central and South America~ |
| VIGIA | [n. -S] · a warning on a navigational chart |
| ALBINO | [n. -NOS] · an organism lacking normal pigmentation |
| ALMUDE | [n. -S] · almud «a Spanish~ unit of capacity» / [x] { almud almude § almudes almuds } |
| ARROBA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of weight |
| BABACU | [n. -S] · babassu «a palm tree» |
| BANANA | [n. -S] · an edible fruit |
| BANIAN | [n. -S] · a Hindu~ merchant / [x] { banian banyan § banians banyans } |
| BANYAN | [n. -S] · an East Indian~ tree / [x] { banian banyan § banians banyans } |
| BEETLE | [v. -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] · to jut out |
| CABANA | [n. -S] · a small cabin |
| CHINCH | [v. -ES, -ING, -ES] · to chinse «to fill the seams in a boat or cabin» (=chinching) |
| COPPRA | [n. -S] · copra / [x] { copperah coppra coppras copra coprah § copperahs coprahs copras } |
| COPRAH | [n. -S] · copra / [x] { copperah coppra coppras copra coprah § copperahs coprahs copras } |
| DUENDE | [n. -S] · charisma |
| ESCUDO | [n. -DOS] · a monetary unit of Portugal~ |
| FUTSAL | [n. -S] a form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team |
| GENTOO | [n. -S] · a type of penguin |
| INDIGO | [n. -GOS or -GOES] · a blue dye / [x] { indigo indigoid § indigoes indigoids indigos § indigo indigoid } |
| JACANA | [n. -S] · a wading bird |
| JAGUAR | [n. -S] · a large feline animal |
| MACACO | [n. -COS] · a lemur / [x] { macaco macaque § macacos macaques } |
| MARACA | [n. -S] · a percussion instrument |
| MAXIXE | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ dance |
| MUNGOS | < MUNGO, [n. -GOS or -GOES] · a low-quality~ wool (=mungoes) / [x] { mongo mongoe mungo § mongoes mongos mungoes mungos } |
| PAWPAW | [n. -S] · papaw «a fleshy fruit» / [x] { papaw pawpaw § papaws pawpaws } |
| POMELO | [n. -LOS] · a grapefruit / [x] { pomelo pumelo pummelo § pomelos pumelos pummelos } |
| PUMELO | [n. -LOS] · pomelo «a grapefruit» / [x] { pomelo pumelo pummelo § pomelos pumelos pummelos } |
| SENHOR | [n. -S or -ES] · a Portuguese~ or Brazilian~ gentleman |
| BABASSU | [n. -S] · a palm tree |
| BUFFALO | [n. -LOES or -LOS] · an ox-like animal / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to intimidate |
| CARIOCA | [n. -S] · a South American~ dance |
| CHAMADE | [n. -S] · a signal made with a drum |
| CHEROOT | [n. -S] · a square-cut~ cigar / [x] { cheroot sheroot § cheroots sheroots } |
| COLONEL | [n. -S] · a military officer |
| CORONAL | [n. -S] · a wreath worn on the head / [x] { coronal coronel § coronals coronels § coronal } |
| CORONEL | [n. -S] · coronal / [x] { coronal coronel § coronals coronels § coronal } |
| CRUSADO | [n. -DOES or -DOS] · an old Portuguese~ coin / [x] { crusado cruzado § crusadoes crusados cruzadoes cruzados } |
| CRUZADO | [n. -DOES or -DOS] · crusado «an old Portuguese~ coin» / [x] { crusado cruzado § crusadoes crusados cruzadoes cruzados } |
| FAZENDA | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ plantation |
| GENIPAP | [n. -S] · a tropical tree / [x] { genip genipap guinep § genipaps genips guineps } |
| GUARANA | [n. -S] · a South American~ shrub |
| INFANTA | [n. -S] · a daughter of a Spanish~ or Portuguese~ monarch |
| LAMBADA | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ dance |
| MACUMBA | [n. -S] · a religion practiced in Brazil |
| MARIMBA | [n. -S] · a percussion instrument |
| MASSAGE | [v. -SAGED, -SAGING, -SAGES] · to manipulate parts of the body for remedial or hygienic purposes |
| METICAL | [n. -CAIS or -CALS] · a monetary unit of Mozambique~ / [x] { metica metical § meticais meticals meticas } |
| MILREIS | [n. MILREIS] · a former monetary unit of Portugal~ |
| MULATTO | [n. -TOES or -TOS] · the offspring of one white and one black parent |
| PALAVER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to chatter |
| PALMYRA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| PATAMAR | [n. -S] · a sailing vessel / [x] { patamar pattamar § patamars pattamars } |
| PIMENTO | [n. -TOS] · pimiento «a sweet pepper» / [x] { pimento pimiento § pimentos pimientos } |
| PINTADO | [n. -DOS or -DOES] · a large food fish / [x] { pintada § pintadas pintado pintadoes pintados } |
| PUMMELO | [n. -LOS] · a shaddock / [x] { pomelo pumelo pummelo § pomelos pumelos pummelos } |
| QUINTAL | [n. -S] · a unit of weight |
| SERIEMA | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ bird |
| SERINGA | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ tree |
| SHEROOT | [n. -S] · cheroot «a square-cut~ cigar» / [x] { cheroot sheroot § cheroots sheroots } |
| TAPIOCA | [n. -S] · a starchy food |
| TEMPURA | [n. -S] · a Japanese~ dish |
| TYPHOON | [n. -S] · a tropical hurricane - TYPHONIC [a.] |
| ADJUTANT | [n. -S] · an assistant / [x] { adjutant adjuvant § adjutants adjuvants § adjutant adjuvant } |
| ALBACORE | [n. -S] · a marine food fish / [x] { albacore albicore § albacores albicores } |
| ALBICORE | [n. -S] · albacore / [x] { albacore albicore § albacores albicores } |
| BACALHAU | [n. -S] · baccala «a codfish» / [x] { bacalao bacalhau baccala § bacalaos bacalhaus baccalas } |
| BERIMBAU | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ musical instrument |
| CAPOEIRA | [n. -S] · a Brazilian~ dance |
| CARACARA | [n. -S] · a large hawk |
| CARNAUBA | [n. -S] · a palm tree |
| COMPOUND | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to add to |
| COPPERAH | [n. -S] · copra / [x] { copperah coppra coppras copra coprah § copperahs coprahs copras } |
| CRUZEIRO | [n. -ROS] · a monetary unit of Brazil |
| CUSPIDOR | [n. -S] · a spittoon |
| FLAMINGO | [n. -GOS or -GOES] · a wading bird |
| GENIPAPO | [n. -POS] · genipap «a tropical tree» |
| LINGUICA | [n. -S] · a spicy Portuguese~ sausage / [x] { linguica linguisa § linguicas linguisas } |
| MAHOGANY | [n. -NIES] · a tropical tree |
| MANDARIN | [n. -S] · a citrus fruit |
| MONGOOSE | [n. -GOOSES or -GEESE] · a carnivorous mammal / [x] { mongoose mungoose § mongeese mongooses mungooses } |
| MUNGOOSE | [n. -S] · mongoose / [x] { mongoose mungoose § mongeese mongooses mungooses } |
| OITICICA | [n. -S] · a South American~ tree |
| PATTAMAR | [n. -S] · patamar «a sailing vessel» / [x] { patamar pattamar § patamars pattamars } |
| PIRARUCU | [n. -S] · a large food fish |
| TRISTEZA | [n. -S] · a disease of citrus trees |
| ALBATROSS | † [n. -ES] · large seabird |
| CARAMBOLA | [n. -S] · © an East Indian~ tree, and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry |
| COMPRADOR | [n. -S] · © a kind of steward or agent / [x] { comprador compradore § compradores compradors } |
| JABORANDI | [n. -S] · © the native name of a South American~ rutaceous~ shrub. The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue~ |
| JACARANDA | [n. -S] · © the native Brazilian~ name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood |
| JEQUIRITY | [n. -TIES] · other names for Indian~ liquorice |
| MUSCOVADO | [n. -DOS] · © unrefined or raw sugar |
| PALANKEEN | [n. -S] · derivative of palanquin / [x] { palankeen palanquin § palankeens palanquins } |
| PALANQUIN | † [n. -S] · a covered litter carried on poles / [x] { palankeen palanquin § palankeens palanquins } |
| SARGASSUM | [n. -S] · © a genus of algae including the gulf weed |
| SENHORITA | [n. -S] · a term of address for a girl or an unmarried woman |
| CAIPIRINHA | [n. -S] a traditional Brazilian~ alcoholic drink prepared with cacha~ça |
| COMPRADORE | [n. -S] · derivative of comprador «(formerly in China and some other Asian~ countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise» / [x] { comprador compradore § compradores compradors } |
| JABOTICABA | [n. -S] · an evergreen tropical tree, Myrciaria~ cauliflora~, that is native to the West Indies and Brazil and which has white flowers and purple fruit |
| JAGUARONDI | † [n.] alternative spelling of jaguarundi «derivative of jaguarondi «a feline mammal, Felis yagouaroundi, of Central and South America, with a…» |
| JAGUARUNDI | [n. -S] · derivative of jaguarondi «a feline mammal, Felis yagouaroundi, of Central and South America, with a reddish or grey coat,…» |
| IPECACUANHA | [n. -S] · © the root of a Brazilian~ rubiaceous~ herb, largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root / [x] { ipecac ipecacuanha § ipecacs ipecacuanhas } |