The Body vocabulary O Corpo
20 Portuguese words on the topic of the body — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Head to toe — with doer: Minha cabeça dói (my head hurts).
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | head | a cabeça | The ç is always an s sound: ka-BE-sa. |
 | face | a cara | The neutral word for face is o rosto; in Brazil o cara (masc.) means 'guy'. |
 | eyes | os olhos | Singular o olho; lh sounds like 'lli' in million. |
 | nose | o nariz | Plural: narizes. |
 | mouth | a boca | Also a stove burner in Brazil: fogão de quatro bocas = four-burner stove. |
 | ears | as orelhas | The outer ear; the inner ear and hearing is o ouvido — earache is dor de ouvido. |
 | teeth | os dentes | Singular o dente, in Brazil 'DEN-chee'; toothbrush = escova de dentes. |
 | neck | o pescoço | ç = s: pes-KO-soo. |
 | shoulders | os ombros | To shrug = encolher os ombros. |
 | arm | o braço | Related: o abraço (hug) — um abraço is the standard friendly sign-off. |
 | hand | a mão | Exception: ends in -o but feminine — a mão; plural as mãos. |
 | fingers | os dedos | Also toes: os dedos do pé. |
 | back | as costas | Always plural: as costas; backache = dor nas costas. |
 | chest | o peito | ei = 'ay': PAY-too; chicken breast = peito de frango. |
 | stomach | o estômago | Note the circumflex: estômago; the belly in everyday speech is a barriga. |
 | leg | a perna | |
 | knee | o joelho | lh = 'lli': jo-EL-yoo; on one's knees = de joelhos. |
 | foot | o pé | Open stressed e: peh; on foot = a pé. |
 | heart | o coração | Exception: -ção words are usually feminine, but o coração is masculine; plural corações. |
 | blood | o sangue | gu keeps the g hard: SAN-ghee. |