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The Portuguese word for fat is
gordo





fat

Portuguese Definition


fat
     1. Adjetivo. gordo, obeso.
     2. Substantivo. gordura

Translations for fat and their definitions

gordura
     1. n-f. fat (specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy)
     2. n-f. fat (substance)
     3. n-f. fatness (state of being fat)


gordo
     1. adj. (of a person or animal) carrying a high amount of fat within one's body; fat; obese
     2. adj. (of a food) containing a high amount of fat; greasy
     3. n-m. a fat man


obeso
     1. adj. obese


tecido adiposo
     1. n-m. (anatomy) adipose tissue (tissue which stores fat)


engordar
     1. v. to fatten (to become fatter)
           João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá. - John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.
     2. v. to fatten (to cause to be fatter)
           Pão engorda. - Bread makes you fat.


grosso
     1. adj. dense; thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
     2. adj. viscous; thick (having consistency between solid and liquid)
     3. adj. crude; unrefined (of low quality)
     4. adj. (of a person) rude; uncouth; uncivil (without manners)
     5. adj. (of texture) rough (not plain; with friction)
     6. adj. (of sound) deep (low in pitch)
     7. adj. obscene; distasteful; vulgar (offensive to morality)
     8. adj. (slang) aboundant (in high quantity)


cevar
     1. v. to fatten
     2. v. to feed


graxa
     1. n-f. shoe polish
     2. n-f. grease
     3. n-f. lubricating grease
     4. n-f. flattery
     5. n. shoeshiner
     6. adj. feminine singular of graxo


banha
     1. n-f. fat, grease
     2. n-f. a visibly fat part of the body
     3. v. verb form of banhar


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