Portuguese

[ pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-; pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr- ]

adjective

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

noun

, plural Por·tu·guese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
2. a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. : Pg, Pg.

Portuguese

/ 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. -guese a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal

adjective

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

Other Words From

• an·ti-Por·tu·guese adjective noun plural antiPortuguese
• non-Por·tu·guese adjective noun plural nonPortuguese
• pro-Por·tu·guese adjective noun plural proPortuguese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Portuguese¹

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

Example Sentences

The deal was done for the Sporting manager on 1 November but his Portuguese club wanted him to wait until the international break before moving.

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Graham might have binned for a deliberate knock-on and then a Portuguese player was taken out in the air at a line-out.

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It crossed languages, genres and generations, with commentary offered in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French and German.

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Amorim signed off from his time at Portuguese side Sporting with a 4-2 win against former club Braga on Sunday night.

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Van Nistelrooy said he would have to "check his phone" to see if he had received a message from the Portuguese although, for now, he seems happy both parties are concentrating on their current clubs.

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