Word lists · A2
Nature & animals
Portuguese words for “nature & animals”, most frequent first.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697 | o cavalo | noun · m | horse | A2 |
| 698 | a pedra | noun · f | stone, rock | A2 |
| 747 | a árvore | noun · f | tree | A2 |
| 749 | a flor | noun · f | flower | A2 |
| 758 | o cão | noun · m | dog | A2 |
| 910 | a floresta | noun · f | forest | A2 |
| 912 | a montanha | noun · f | mountain | A2 |
| 1087 | a planta | noun · f | plant; floor plan, blueprint | A2 |
| 1119 | o lago | noun · m | lake | A2 |
| 1148 | a rosa | noun · f | rose | A2 |
| 1247 | a onda | noun · f | wave (sea); wave, surge | B1 |
| 1305 | a fazenda | noun · f | farm, ranch; (Fazenda) the treasury, tax authority | B1 |
| 1333 | o gato | noun · m | cat; good-looking man | B1 |
| 1452 | o cachorro | noun · m | dog; womaniser, cheater | B1 |
| 1465 | a aldeia | noun · f | village | B1 |
| 1497 | o oceano | noun · m | ocean | B1 |
| 1571 | a rocha | noun · f | rock | B1 |
| 1574 | o leão | noun · m | lion; (o Leão) the tax authority | B1 |
| 1639 | o inseto | noun · m | insect | B1 |
| 1643 | o pássaro | noun · m | bird | B1 |
| 1699 | selvagem | adjective | wild; savage, brutal | B1 |
| 1719 | o lobo | noun · m | wolf | B1 |
| 1745 | o porco | noun · m | pig; pork | B1 |
| 1753 | o mato | noun · m | bush, scrub; the sticks, the countryside | B1 |
| 1761 | o ramo | noun · m | branch, twig; line of business, field | B1 |
| 1811 | a ave | noun · f | bird | B1 |
| 1830 | o rato | noun · m | rat; (rato de) someone always at (a place) | B1 |
| 1860 | o deserto | noun · m | desert | B1 |
| 1959 | o coelho | noun · m | rabbit | B1 |
| 1961 | a sombra | noun · f | shade; shadow | B1 |
| 1968 | a areia | noun · f | sand | B1 |
| 2039 | o peru | noun · m | turkey; (perua) van, minibus | B1 |
| 2066 | o urso | noun · m | bear; teddy bear | B1 |
| 2118 | o dragão | noun · m | dragon | B1 |
| 2202 | a bruxa | noun · f | witch | B1 |
| 2218 | o macaco | noun · m | monkey; (car) jack | B1 |
| 2256 | nativo | adjective | native | B1 |
| 2277 | a raiz | noun · f | root; root, origin | B1 |
| 2289 | a folha | noun · f | leaf; sheet of paper | B1 |
| 2308 | o macho | noun · m | male (animal); macho man | B1 |
| 2317 | a caverna | noun · f | cave | B1 |
| 2358 | a asa | noun · f | wing; handle | B1 |
| 2421 | o pinto | noun · m | chick | B1 |
| 2434 | a vaca | noun · f | cow; (vaquinha) pooled money | B1 |
| 2473 | a colina | noun · f | hill | B1 |
| 2569 | a semente | noun · f | seed | B2 |
| 2640 | o continente | noun · m | continent | B2 |
| 2690 | a grama | noun · f | grass, lawn | B2 |
| 2840 | a serra | noun · f | mountain range, hills; saw | B2 |
| 2889 | o gado | noun · m | cattle, livestock | B2 |
| 2898 | o rio | noun · m | river | B2 |
| 2913 | a galinha | noun · f | hen, chicken | B2 |
| 2933 | o burro | noun · m | donkey | B2 |
| 2978 | o veneno | noun · m | poison, venom | B2 |
| 2987 | o tigre | noun · m | tiger | B2 |
| 3003 | a aranha | noun · f | spider | B2 |
| 3032 | a paisagem | noun · f | landscape, scenery | B2 |
| 3043 | o tubarão | noun · m | shark | B2 |
| 3215 | plantar | verb | to plant | B2 |
| 3351 | atlântico | adjective | Atlantic | B2 |
| 3413 | o morro | noun · m | hill; hillside community (Rio) | B2 |
| 3430 | o ninho | noun · m | nest | B2 |
| 3463 | a baía | noun · f | bay | B2 |
| 3582 | o elefante | noun · m | elephant | B2 |
| 3623 | colher | verb | to pick, harvest; to gather, obtain (data, results) | B2 |
| 3652 | o nordeste | noun · m | northeast (direction); Northeast (Brazilian region) | B2 |
| 3656 | a selva | noun · f | jungle | B2 |
| 3657 | o fazendeiro | noun · m | farmer, rancher, landowner | B2 |
| 3750 | morder | verb | to bite; to take the bait | B2 |
| 3755 | a águia | noun · f | eagle | B2 |
| 3779 | o carvalho | noun · m | oak | B2 |
| 3793 | o bosque | noun · m | woods, grove | B2 |
| 3814 | o sudeste | noun · m | southeast (direction); Southeast (Brazilian region) | B2 |
| 3822 | o dinossauro | noun · m | dinosaur | B2 |
| 3849 | o predador | noun · m | predator | B2 |
| 3861 | a tartaruga | noun · f | turtle, tortoise | B2 |
| 3864 | rural | adjective | rural | B2 |
| 3867 | a baleia | noun · f | whale | B2 |
| 3897 | a borboleta | noun · f | butterfly; butterfly stroke | B2 |
| 3899 | a presa | noun · f | prey; fang, tusk | B2 |
| 3913 | a agricultura | noun · f | agriculture, farming | B2 |
| 3936 | o touro | noun · m | bull; Taurus (zodiac) | B2 |
| 3965 | a cabana | noun · f | cabin, hut | B2 |
| 4003 | o noroeste | noun · m | northwest | C1 |
| 4027 | o pântano | noun · m | swamp, marsh | C1 |
| 4053 | o sudoeste | noun · m | southwest | C1 |
| 4084 | o delta | noun · m | delta (river); delta (Greek letter; difference) | C1 |
| 4118 | a ovelha | noun · f | sheep, ewe | C1 |
| 4129 | a maré | noun · f | tide; streak, spell | C1 |
| 4207 | o sapo | noun · m | toad, frog | C1 |
| 4236 | miar | verb | to meow | C1 |
| 4302 | o zoológico | noun · m | zoo | C1 |
| 4373 | piar | verb | to chirp, peep; to utter a word (usually negative) | C1 |
| 4398 | a cabra | noun · f | goat | C1 |
| 4456 | o galo | noun · m | cockerel; bump (on the head) | C1 |
| 4476 | a colheita | noun · f | harvest; crop, yield | C1 |
| 4588 | voador | adjective | flying | C1 |
| 4596 | o pombo | noun · m | pigeon, dove | C1 |
| 4609 | cultivar | verb | to grow, cultivate; to cultivate, nurture (habit, friendship) | C1 |
| 4647 | o falcão | noun · m | falcon, hawk | C1 |
| 4701 | a plantação | noun · f | plantation, crop field | C1 |
| 4733 | o bicho | noun · m | animal, critter; dude, pal (vocative) | C1 |
| 4760 | o boi | noun · m | ox, bull | C1 |
| 4762 | o cordeiro | noun · m | lamb | C1 |
| 4780 | o morcego | noun · m | bat | C1 |
| 4793 | a abelha | noun · f | bee | C1 |
| 4798 | a barata | noun · f | cockroach | C1 |
| 4891 | agrícola | adjective | agricultural | C1 |
| 4947 | o carneiro | noun · m | ram, sheep | C1 |
| 4963 | a fêmea | noun · f | female (animal) | C1 |
| 5004 | o arbusto | noun · m | shrub, bush | C1 |
| 5289 | o defensivo | noun · m | pesticide, agrochemical | C1 |
| 5312 | o celeiro | noun · m | barn, granary; breeding ground (celeiro de craques) | C1 |
| 5323 | o mamífero | noun · m | mammal | C1 |
| 5343 | o rebanho | noun · m | herd, flock; flock (of believers) | C1 |
| 5445 | o corvo | noun · m | crow, raven | C1 |
| 5715 | a cobra | noun · f | snake; ace, expert | C1 |
| 5748 | o lagarto | noun · m | lizard; eye of round (beef cut) | C1 |
| 5778 | a orquídea | noun · f | orchid | C1 |
| 5805 | feroz | adjective | fierce, ferocious | C1 |
| 5899 | o espinho | noun · m | thorn | C1 |
| 5957 | o galho | noun · m | branch; favour, stopgap (quebrar o galho) | C1 |
| 5989 | a manada | noun · f | herd (of animals); herd (crowd mentality) | C1 |
| 6005 | a fera | noun · f | wild beast; ace, whiz | C1 |
| 6019 | a estimação | noun · f | esteem, affection (as in "de estimação": pet, beloved) | C1 |
| 6039 | o pio | noun · m | chirp, peep; peep, word (nem um pio) | C1 |
| 6117 | a garra | noun · f | claw; grit, drive | C1 |
| 6120 | a raposa | noun · f | fox; cunning person (raposa velha) | C1 |
| 6123 | venenoso | adjective | poisonous, venomous | C1 |
| 6211 | a pata | noun · f | paw, foot (of an animal); female duck | C1 |
| 6213 | a gaiola | noun · f | cage | C1 |
| 6220 | o veado | noun · m | deer | C1 |
| 6246 | a margarida | noun · f | daisy | C1 |
| 6252 | a formiga | noun · f | ant; hard worker (like an ant) | C1 |
| 6266 | o mosquito | noun · m | mosquito | C1 |
| 6292 | o crocodilo | noun · m | crocodile | C1 |
| 6360 | o besouro | noun · m | beetle | C1 |
| 6365 | a arara | noun · f | macaw | C1 |
| 6510 | a palha | noun · f | straw | C2 |
| 6561 | iscar | verb | to bait; to lure | C2 |
| 6613 | o esquilo | noun · m | squirrel | C2 |
| 6618 | o penhasco | noun · m | cliff; crag | C2 |
| 6622 | o caranguejo | noun · m | crab | C2 |
| 6624 | planar | verb | to glide; to hover; to hang over; to loom | C2 |
| 6650 | o prado | noun · m | meadow; pasture | C2 |
| 6657 | o bode | noun · m | billy goat; goat; trouble; hassle; bad mood | C2 |
| 6675 | vulcânico | adjective | volcanic | C2 |
| 6696 | o eclipse | noun · m | eclipse | C2 |
| 6699 | avistar | verb | to sight; to spot | C2 |
| 6704 | rochoso | adjective | rocky | C2 |
| 6749 | o ganso | noun · m | goose; gander | C2 |
| 6774 | o golfinho | noun · m | dolphin | C2 |
| 6914 | o réptil | noun · m | reptile | C2 |
| 6933 | a vespa | noun · f | wasp | C2 |
| 6993 | o cume | noun · m | summit; peak | C2 |
| 7016 | pintado | adjective | painted; spotted (of animals) | C2 |
| 7024 | abundante | adjective | abundant | C2 |
| 7037 | a canoa | noun · f | canoe | C2 |
| 7061 | o aquário | noun · m | aquarium | C2 |
| 7074 | a pantera | noun · f | panther | C2 |
| 7075 | o estábulo | noun · m | stable; cowshed | C2 |
| 7118 | a armadilha | noun · f | trap; snare | C2 |
| 7131 | a mosca | noun · f | fly | C2 |
| 7137 | o camelo | noun · m | camel | C2 |
| 7148 | ártico | adjective | Arctic | C2 |
| 7181 | a palmeira | noun · f | palm tree | C2 |
| 7215 | o cultivo | noun · m | cultivation; growing; crop | C2 |
| 7243 | picar | verb | to sting; to bite (insects, snakes); to chop finely | C2 |
| 7244 | a cachoeira | noun · f | waterfall; cascade | C2 |
| 7279 | o papagaio | noun · m | parrot; kite (toy) | C2 |
| 7281 | a nascente | noun · f | spring; source (of a river) | C2 |
| 7286 | a piranha | noun · f | piranha | C2 |
| 7333 | o pinguim | noun · m | penguin | C2 |
| 7345 | a mariposa | noun · f | moth | C2 |
| 7466 | o bezerro | noun · m | calf | C2 |
| 7469 | a teia | noun · f | web | C2 |
| 7481 | escasso | adjective | scarce; sparse | C2 |
| 7572 | a migração | noun · f | migration | C2 |
| 7587 | flutuante | adjective | floating; fluctuating | C2 |
| 7653 | o gorila | noun · m | gorilla | C2 |
| 7655 | estrangular | verb | to strangle | C2 |
| 7668 | o roedor | noun · m | rodent | C2 |
| 7703 | a lagosta | noun · f | lobster | C2 |
| 7737 | o abismo | noun · m | abyss; chasm | C2 |
| 7759 | anfíbio | adjective | amphibious | C2 |
| 7769 | a pétala | noun · f | petal | C2 |
| 7810 | o / a parasita | noun · mf | parasite; freeloader; sponger | C2 |
| 7820 | o jacaré | noun · m | caiman | C2 |
| 7824 | o salmão | noun · m | salmon | C2 |
| 7831 | o panda | noun · m | panda | C2 |
| 7844 | a copa | noun · f | cup (tournament); World Cup; canopy; treetop | C2 |
| 7854 | o cisne | noun · m | swan | C2 |
| 7866 | renascer | verb | to be reborn; to revive | C2 |
| 7883 | a decomposição | noun · f | decomposition; decay | C2 |
| 7890 | o toco | noun · m | stump; stub; being stood up | C2 |
| 7917 | o jardineiro | noun · m | gardener | C2 |
| 7924 | o marfim | noun · m | ivory | C2 |
| 7941 | a jaula | noun · f | cage | C2 |
| 7991 | a ressaca | noun · f | hangover; rough sea; undertow | C2 |
| 7995 | o planalto | noun · m | plateau; highland | C2 |
| 8025 | o escorpião | noun · m | scorpion | C2 |
| 8028 | o subsolo | noun · m | basement; subsoil | C2 |
| 8038 | a fertilidade | noun · f | fertility | C2 |
| 8129 | a argila | noun · f | clay | C2 |
| 8138 | o castor | noun · m | beaver | C2 |
| 8142 | o molusco | noun · m | mollusc | C2 |
| 8156 | a gruta | noun · f | cave; grotto | C2 |
| 8168 | a ração | noun · f | animal feed; ration | C2 |
| 8179 | amadurecer | verb | to ripen; to mature | C2 |
| 8277 | espantar | verb | to scare away; to startle; to amaze; to astonish | C2 |
| 8280 | o fedor | noun · m | stench; stink | C2 |
| 8295 | a brisa | noun · f | breeze | C2 |
| 8396 | a ostra | noun · f | oyster | C2 |
| 8444 | a profundeza | noun · f | depth; the deep | C2 |
| 8486 | rastejar | verb | to crawl; to creep | C2 |
| 8536 | o atum | noun · m | tuna | C2 |
| 8584 | o búfalo | noun · m | buffalo | C2 |
| 8587 | a sardinha | noun · f | sardine | C2 |
| 8600 | a hera | noun · f | ivy | C2 |
| 8631 | o passarinho | noun · m | little bird | C2 |
| 8649 | a rã | noun · f | frog | C2 |
| 8655 | o jaguar | noun · m | jaguar | C2 |
| 8661 | o chicote | noun · m | whip | C2 |
| 8679 | o chimpanzé | noun · m | chimpanzee | C2 |
| 8688 | a manga | noun · f | mango | C2 |
| 8702 | a horta | noun · f | vegetable garden | C2 |
| 8739 | manso | adjective | tame; gentle | C2 |
| 8742 | a cana | noun · f | sugar cane; cane; jail | C2 |
| 8791 | canino | adjective | canine | C2 |
| 8843 | antártico | adjective | Antarctic | C2 |
| 8852 | o tremor | noun · m | tremor; shiver | C2 |
| 8876 | o leopardo | noun · m | leopard | C2 |
| 8903 | oceânico | adjective | oceanic | C2 |
| 8966 | domar | verb | to tame; to break in | C2 |
| 8969 | silvestre | adjective | wild; woodland | C2 |
| 8970 | a estaca | noun · f | stake; post | C2 |
| 8993 | o pasto | noun · m | pasture; grass for grazing | C2 |