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- ACAIAny of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- ALBINOCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
- ALDEAa village
- AMOKOut of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- AZULEJOA painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.
- BETELEither of two (parts of) plants often used in combination: An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. The bete
- BOLAA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- BOLASA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
- BREDIEA thick stew of meat and vegetables.
- BULSEA bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
- CAIMANAny of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- CANDIRUA small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
- CAPOEIRAA martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
- CENTAVOCurrency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
- CHEROOTA cigar with square-cut ends.
- COATIAny of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
- COATIMUNDISynonym of coati (Can we verify this sense?) A ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), a South American carnivore.
- COCOCoconut palm.
- CONTOIn Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
- COPAIBAAny of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera
- CUSPIDORA spittoon.
- DUENDEA small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
- ESCUDOThe state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol is $ which is positioned between the escudos & centavos, 2$50.
- FAVELAA slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.
- FAZENDAA Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.
- FEIJOADAA stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.
- FUTSALA form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.
- JABORANDIAny of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.
- JACKFRUITA tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
- JAGUARA carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
- JAGUARUNDIA medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.
- LINGUICAA Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.
- LINGUISTERSynonym of interpreter, particularly A native interpreter assisting Europeans in colonial contexts. A native agent facilitating European trade in East and Central Africa in colonia
- LORCHAA kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
- MACAWAny of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and chara
- MALVAAny plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
- MANGALA tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
- MANGOAny of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
- MARGAYLeopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
- MICOA small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset.
- MILOsorghum
- MOIDOREAn old Portuguese gold coin, minted from 1640 to 1732.
- MOTUCAA large biting fly of Brazil.
- MUSCOVADOAn unrefined brown sugar with a strong flavour of molasses.
- PACAAny of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish u
- PEBAAn armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.
- PINTADOA fine cotton cloth; chintz.
- PIRANHAAny of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterized by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (d
- POMFRETA fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
- QUINTAA country house in Madeira.
- RUSKA rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.
- SAMBAA Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
- SENHORA Portuguese gentleman.
- SENHORITAA young woman in or from a Lusophone community.
- SERIEMAEither of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
- SERINGAA rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).
- SPANKTo beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- TAELAny of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.
- TANAGERAny of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae.
- TAPETIA small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- TAYRAA South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.
- TEAKAn extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- TEEKObsolete form of teak.
- UAKARIAny of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.
- UNAULinnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
- VERANDAA gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
- VINDALOOA blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.