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11,127 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

por siempre: for ever and ever
por sistema: systematically
por su cuenta: on one's own
por su orden: in order
por su persona: in person
por suerte: luckily
por supuesto: of course, for sure, certainly (affirmative answer)
por sí mismo: on one's own, on its own
por sí solo: on one's own, on its own
por sí y ante sí: on one's own; on one's tod
por tanto: thus (in this way or manner); consequently; therefore
por todas partes: everywhere, all over the place, all around, throughout
por todo: in total
por todo lo alto: with pomp and circumstance; in all one's glory
por todos lados: everywhere, all over the place
por todos los medios: by all means, by any means, by every means, in every way
por todos los santos: good heavens!
por término medio: on average
por un casual: perchance; by chance
por un igual: synonym of por igual
por un lado: on the one hand
por un pelo: by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair
por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron: give a dog a bad name and hang him
por un quítame allá: for trifles; for practically nothing
por un tubo: in waves (in a large quantity)
por una vez: for once
por unanimidad: unanimously
por ventura: perhaps, maybe, perchance
por vez: at the same time
por vida de Dios: for the love of God; for Christ's sake
por vía oral: orally
por último: finally, lastly, last, in conclusion, to conclude, in closing
pora: ghost, phantom, apparition
porcelana: porcelain
porcelanato: porcelain tile (a type of ceramic)
porcelánico: porcelain
porcentaje: percentage
porcentual: percentage, percent
porcentualmente: percentage-wise, in term of percentage, percentually
porche: veranda, verandah; stoop; porch
porcicultor: pig-farmer
porcicultura: porciculture (pig-farming)
porcino: porcine, pig
porcino: the pork meat industry
porcinocultura: pig farming
porciolismo: the politics of José María de Porcioles (1904-1993), former mayor of Barcelona
porciolista: of José María de Porcioles (1904-1993) (the former mayor of Barcelona); Porcioles's (of or relating to him or his policies)
porciolista: Supporter of José María de Porcioles
porcionador: scoop; scooper
porción: portion; part (fraction of a whole)
porco: pig
pordiosear: to beg
pordiosero: beggar (a person who begs)
porfa: contraction of por favor (“please”)
porfaplís: please
porfiadamente: obstinately, pertinaciously, contentiously
porfiado: stubborn, obstinate
porfiador: arguing a lot
porfiar: to insist, persist; persevere; to argue
porfiria: porphyria