Portuguese
Americanadjective
noun
plural
Portuguese-
a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
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a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Pg, Pg.
noun
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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
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a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal
adjective
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
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Portuguese former Aalesunds forward Braga is emblematic of Hearts' season - a relative unknown plucked from Norwegian football.
From BBC
The Portuguese was dismissed on 5 January following his public attack on the club's hierarchy after a 1-1 draw at Leeds the previous day.
From BBC
In the cobblestoned streets of Lisbon, so many Americans are snapping up apartments that the newest arrivals complain they mostly hear their own language—not Portuguese.
But the Portuguese club's request was dismissed by Uefa's Appeals Body and the player remains provisionally suspended for their next match in European club competition, which is Wednesday's game.
From BBC
The scam came to light when an engineer at the Portuguese airline TAP queried the origins of a part he was struggling to fit; the manufacturer subsequently confirmed that its documentation was fake.
From BBC
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