VOCAB: Body Parts (common) Flashcards
will add to this over time with more precise terms (48 cards)
1
Q
maxilar
A
jaw
2
Q
cotovelo
A
elbow
3
Q
antebraço
A
forearm
4
Q
pulso
A
wrist
5
Q
palma
A
palm
6
Q
polegar
A
thumb
7
Q
costas
A
back
8
Q
coluna
A
spine
9
Q
abdómen
A
abdomen
10
Q
perna
A
leg
11
Q
braço
A
arm
12
Q
tornozelo
A
ankle
13
Q
joelho
A
knee
14
Q
nós dos dedos
A
knuckles
15
Q
ancas
A
hips
16
Q
axilas
A
armpits
(ah-SHEE-lash)
17
Q
costelas
A
ribs
18
Q
pulmões
A
lungs
19
Q
amígdala
A
tonsil
20
Q
crânio
A
skull
21
Q
nádegas (f)/ rabo (m)
A
buttocks
(“rabo” is the common and inoffensive way to say “bum” - versus “cu,” (m) pronounced koo, which literally means “ass” in a more adult way)
22
Q
bíceps
A
biceps
23
Q
gengivas
A
gums
24
Q
língua
(as a body part)
A
tongue
(also noun for language)
25
pálpebras
eyelids
26
narina
nostril
27
virilha
groin (male or female)
28
pestana
eyelash
29
bochecha
cheek
30
sobrancelha
eyebrow
31
verruga
mole/wart
32
marca de nascença
birthmark
33
peito
upper chest
34
lombar
lower back
35
sardas
freckles
36
cicatriz
scar (on skin)
37
mancha(s)
spot (also mean stain)
(used for any kind of sun spot, malasma type spots, et al, not considered offensive in this context)
38
quiexo
chin
39
pálpebra
eyelid
40
ombro
shoulder (m)
41
coxa
thigh ("KOH-sha")
42
gémeo
calf (leg muscle) OR twin (people)
(means twin fraternal or identical and also the calf)
43
calcanhar (n)
heel (m)
44
testa
forehead
(sometimes also used to refer to the head of something like a table)
45
pescoço
neck
46
garganta
throat
47
borbulha
pimple
48
mamas(f) / seios(m)
boobs/breasts
(common, not vulgar, doctors use it “exame às mamas” is “breast exam” while “tetas” is slang for “tits” and considered crass)
