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Portuguese
[ pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-; pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
- a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. : Pg, Pg.
Portuguese
/ ˌɔːʊˈɡː /
noun
- the official language of Portugal, its overseas territories, and Brazil: the native language of approximately 110 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family and is derived from the Galician dialect of Vulgar Latin
- -guese a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal
adjective
- relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language
Other Word Forms
- ·پ-ʴǰ·ٳ·ܱ adjective noun plural antiPortuguese
- ԴDz-ʴǰ·ٳ·ܱ adjective noun plural nonPortuguese
- -ʴǰ·ٳ·ܱ adjective noun plural proPortuguese
Word History and Origins
Origin of Portuguese1
Example Sentences
Its bakery will sell viral Asian treats, including lava mochi puffs and Napoleon Portuguese egg tarts.
There are also sections in several other languages including French and Portuguese.
After both of his Champions League triumphs the Portuguese manager was in a new job within weeks, first time round moving to Chelsea and, in 2010, leaving for Real Madrid.
"This kind of moment can help the players a lot in this kind of season," the Portuguese manager said.
In 2013, Emmett became an unlikely savior for Scorsese, who had tried for 15 years to secure financing for a project about Portuguese Jesuit priests in the 17th century investigating Catholic persecution.
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