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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:04 PM

Today's word is 'beija-flor' (Brazilian Portuguese · bay-zhah-FLOR).
Meaning: A hummingbird, named in Portuguese for the way it seems to kiss the flowers it feeds from

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WordVoyage card for beija-flor in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A hummingbird, named in Portuguese for the way it seems to kiss the flowers it feeds from. Native example: Um beija-flor pairava diante do hibisco, quase imóvel, antes de sumir no jardim. English translation: A hummingbird hovered in front of the hibiscus, almost motionless, before vanishing into the garden. English usage: In Brazil, my grandmother hung a feeder by the window just to watch a beija-flor visit each morning.
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 4:34 PM

Estou guardando minhas roupas de verão. I'm putting away my summer clothes. #Portuguese vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnPortuguese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-a...

@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 3:38 PM

Today's word is 'jeitinho' (Brazilian Portuguese · zhay-CHEEN-yoh).
Meaning: A resourceful, informal knack for finding a clever or charming way around an obstacle or rule, o

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WordVoyage card for jeitinho in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A resourceful, informal knack for finding a clever or charming way around an obstacle or rule, often through improvisation and personal rapport. Native example: Ele deu um jeitinho e consertou a bicicleta com o que tinha em casa. English translation: He found a clever way and fixed the bike with what he had at home. English usage: When the projector failed, her jeitinho saved the whole presentation.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM

Today's word is 'quilombo' (Brazilian Portuguese · kee-LOHM-boo).
Meaning: A community founded by escaped enslaved people in Brazil, and by extension a symbol of Afro-Braz

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WordVoyage card for quilombo in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A community founded by escaped enslaved people in Brazil, and by extension a symbol of Afro-Brazilian resistance, autonomy, and cultural survival. Native example: O Quilombo dos Palmares foi um dos maiores símbolos de resistência do Brasil. English translation: The Quilombo dos Palmares was one of the greatest symbols of resistance in Brazil. English usage: She visited a quilombo in Bahia to learn about the community's history of ...
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 12:33 PM

Eu amo chocolate. I love chocolate. #PortugueseVocabulary #LearnPortuguese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-h...

@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:58 AM

Today's word is 'igarapé' (Brazilian Portuguese · ee-gah-rah-PEH).
Meaning: A narrow natural waterway in the Amazon basin, a stream or channel winding through the forest th

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WordVoyage card for igarapé in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A narrow natural waterway in the Amazon basin, a stream or channel winding through the forest that is navigable by canoe. Native example: Descemos o igarapé de canoa ao amanhecer, cercados pelo canto dos pássaros. English translation: We went down the igarapé by canoe at dawn, surrounded by birdsong. English usage: The canoe slipped silently along the igarapé beneath the dense green canopy.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:46 AM

Today's word is 'capoeira' (Brazilian Portuguese · kah-poh-AY-rah).
Meaning: In Brazil, it is the Afro-Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, dance, acrobatics and m

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WordVoyage card for capoeira in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: In Brazil, it is the Afro-Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, dance, acrobatics and music, and it is also the word for secondary forest that regrows on cleared land. Native example: A roda de capoeira começou ao som do berimbau, sob as árvores da praça. English translation: The capoeira circle began to the sound of the berimbau, under the trees in the square. English usage: On Sunday afternoons we watched a capoeira cir...
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:40 AM

Today's word is 'desabafo' (Brazilian Portuguese · deh-zah-BAH-foo).
Meaning: An emotional unburdening: the relief of speaking openly about what weighs on you, often to a tru

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WordVoyage card for desabafo in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: An emotional unburdening: the relief of speaking openly about what weighs on you, often to a trusted listener. Native example: Depois de uma semana difícil, ela ligou para a irmã e fez um longo desabafo. English translation: After a difficult week, she called her sister and had a long unburdening of everything on her mind. English usage: The late-night call turned into a heartfelt desabafo, and she hung up feeling lighter.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 10:36 AM

Today's word is 'pororoca' (Brazilian Portuguese · poh-roh-ROH-kah).
Meaning: A tidal bore, especially the loud wave that surges up the Amazon and nearby rivers when the ocea

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WordVoyage card for pororoca in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A tidal bore, especially the loud wave that surges up the Amazon and nearby rivers when the ocean tide pushes against the river's current. Native example: Todo ano, surfistas viajam ao Amapá para enfrentar a pororoca. English translation: Every year, surfers travel to Amapá to take on the pororoca. English usage: We heard the pororoca long before we saw its brown wave racing up the river.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:49 AM

Today's word is 'jabuticaba' (Brazilian Portuguese · zhah-boo-chee-KAH-bah).
Meaning: A Brazilian tree, and its small, dark purple, grape-like fruit that grows directly on the trunk

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WordVoyage card for jabuticaba in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A Brazilian tree, and its small, dark purple, grape-like fruit that grows directly on the trunk and branches. Native example: Minha avó faz uma geleia de jabuticaba que cheira a infância. English translation: My grandmother makes a jabuticaba jam that smells like childhood. English usage: We picked a handful of jabuticaba straight off the trunk and ate them in the shade.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:46 AM

Today's word is 'caatinga' (Brazilian Portuguese · kah-ah-CHEEN-gah).
Meaning: A semi-arid region of thorny scrub and hardy trees in northeastern Brazil, found nowhere else in

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WordVoyage card for caatinga in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A semi-arid region of thorny scrub and hardy trees in northeastern Brazil, found nowhere else in the world, whose pale, leafless look in the dry season turns green after rain. Native example: Depois das primeiras chuvas, a caatinga inteira fica verde. English translation: After the first rains, the whole caatinga turns green. English usage: We drove for hours through the caatinga, where the grey, thorny branches were just beginnin...
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:46 AM

Today's word is 'mutirão' (Brazilian Portuguese · moo-chee-ROWN).
Meaning: A collective effort in which people come together, usually without pay, to accomplish a shared t

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WordVoyage card for mutirão in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: A collective effort in which people come together, usually without pay, to accomplish a shared task for the benefit of a person or community. Native example: Os vizinhos fizeram um mutirão para limpar a praça no domingo. English translation: The neighbors organized a community work party to clean up the square on Sunday. English usage: After the storm, the whole street joined a mutirão to clear fallen branches and repair fences.
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:44 AM

Today's word is 'entardecer' (Brazilian Portuguese · ayn-tahr-deh-SEHR).
Meaning: The late-afternoon moment when day slowly softens toward evening; as a verb, to turn into late a

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WordVoyage card for entardecer in Brazilian Portuguese. Meaning: The late-afternoon moment when day slowly softens toward evening; as a verb, to turn into late afternoon. Native example: Gosto de ver o entardecer da varanda, quando o céu fica cor de laranja. English translation: I like to watch the late-afternoon dusk from the balcony, when the sky turns orange. English usage: In Brazil, the entardecer is a daily ritual: the light turns golden, and everyone seems to slow down.
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:40 PM

Espero que você melhore logo! I hope you feel better soon! #Portuguese for feeling sick. #LearnPortuguese #PortugueseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-v...

@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 4:16 PM

Há menos luz do sol. There’s less sunlight. #Portuguese vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnPortuguese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-a...

@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:58 AM

Doces ou travessuras! Trick or Treat! #PortugueseVocabulary #LearnPortuguese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-h...

@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:42 AM

Onde está o meu guarda-chuva? Where’s my umbrella? #Portuguese vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnPortuguese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-a...

How to talk about autumn clothes in Portuguese, image of a group of people in rain slickers
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:07 AM

Posso trazer alguma coisa para você? Can I bring you anything? #Portuguese for feeling sick. #LearnPortuguese #PortugueseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-v...

@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:46 PM

Fica escuro cedo. It gets dark early. #Portuguese vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnPortuguese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-a...

@thelanguagegarage.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:08 PM

Qual o seu doce preferido? What’s your favorite candy? #PortugueseVocabulary #LearnPortuguese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/portuguese-h...

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