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macho male
madrasta stepmother
madrinha godmother
madrugada early morning
mãe mother
maio May
maior larger, elder
mais more
mais jovem youngest
mais novo (a) youngest
mais velho (a) eldest
manhã morning
mão hand
mapa map
marceneiro cabinetmaker
março March
marido husband
marinha navy
marinheiro sailor
marrano (a) Jewish convert to Catholicism
mas but
masculino (a) masculine
materno (a) maternal
mato jungle, wilderness
matrimônio marriage
matriz main church, "mother" church
médico doctor
meia irmã half sister
meia noite midnight
meio (a) half
meio dia noon, midday
meio irmão half brother
membro member
mendigo (a) beggar
menino (a) boy, girl
menonita Mennonite
menor younger, smaller
menos less
mercado market
mercadoria goods, wares
mês month
mesmo (a) same
mestre master
metade half
meu my (masculine)
mil one thousand
milha mile
milho corn
mina mine
mineiro miner
minha my (feminine)
ministro minister
moça young woman, youth
moço young man, youth
moinho mill
molestia disease
montanha mountain
monte mountain
morada dwelling
morador (a) resident
morar to live (location)
morrer to die
morte death
móveis furniture, household goods
mudo (a) dumb
muitas vezes often
muito (a) many, very
mulato (a) mulatto
mulher woman, wife
município municipality, city

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