English Explanatory Dictionary

Portuguese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Portugal.
  2. Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
noun
  1. A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
name
  1. A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ en-uk-Portuguese.ogg /ˌpoɹ.t͡ʃəˈɡiz/ en-us-Portuguese.ogg /ˈpoɹ.t͡ʃəˌɡiz/ /ˌpoː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/

Word forms

Portuguese more Portuguese most Portuguese Portugueese Portugueze Portugese Portugueses

Etymology

From Portuguese português. By surface analysis, Portugal + -ese.

Synonyms

Portingal Lusitanian Portugal

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Portuguese terms

Derived words

Indo-Portuguese Portugeezer Portuguesean Portuguese cubit Portuguese Empire Portuguese Guiana Portuguese guitar Portuguese India Portuguesely Portuguese man-of-war Portugueseness Portuguese Opening Portuguese Podengo Portuguese Pointer Portuguese squill Portuguesic Portuguesify Portuguesism Old Galician-Portuguese West African Pidgin Portuguese
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