Portuguese

American  

[pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-, pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-] / ˌpɔr tʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, ˌpoʊr-, ˈpɔr tʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis, ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

plural

Portuguese

1. a native or inhabitant of Portugal.

2. a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Pg, Pg.

Portuguese British  

/ ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz /

noun

1. 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

2. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal

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adjective

1. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language

Other Word Forms

• anti-Portuguese adjectiveanti-Portuguese
• non-Portuguese adjectivenon-Portuguese
• pro-Portuguese adjectivepro-Portuguese

Etymology

Origin of Portuguese

1580–90; < Portuguese português, Spanish portugués; Portugal, -ese

Example Sentences

The teenager represents Portuguese first division side Valadares Gaia and has been involved in England's youth teams, most recently the under-23s.

From BBC

Most tourists make the trek from Lisbon to Sintra, the Unesco-designated site of the curiously Arabesque summer palace built by Portuguese kings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being closer, or watching from the air, doesn’t diminish the awe one feels watching the waves, and the bodies within them, careering toward the Portuguese beach.

From The Wall Street Journal

He spoke English without the trace of an accent and said he’s also fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

From Los Angeles Times

The Portuguese Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, has served as a major logistics hub for U.S. operations and recently hosted dozens of U.S. refueling aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal