Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Bulrush-millet

A widely cultivated cereal grass (Pennisetum glaucum, also known as pearl millet) grown primarily in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia for its edible grain and fodder.

Catamenia

The periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina; menstruation.

Goldarn

Used as a mild oath for emphasis or to express annoyance or exasperation.

Kinar

The edge, margin, border, or shore of a body of water or land.

Macracellular

Relating to or consisting of structures on a scale larger than that of individual cells.

Major-domo

A man who is the chief steward or butler of a large household, palace, or estate.

Malapropism

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an unintentionally amusing effect.

Mastrucation

The act of wearing or dressing in a rough fur garment or rough-hewn animal skin cloak.

Mediastinum

The central compartment of the thoracic cavity situated between the pleural sacs containing the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, and major nerves.

Mercurochrome

An organomercury disodium salt used formerly as a topical antiseptic for minor cuts and scrapes, recognizable by its vivid red stain.

Merl

An archaic or dialectal (chiefly Scottish) term for the common Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).

Metabasis

A rhetorical figure by which a speaker or writer briefly outlines what has been said and what is next to be spoken of.