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

• Portuguese
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• anti-Portuguese
  adjective
• non-Portuguese
  adjective
• pro-Portuguese
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Portuguese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Portuguese

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

Example Sentences

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Portuguese

Users will have access to more than 350,000 titles, with catalogues in more than 120 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The Portuguese Football Federation must assess the consequences of my actions and punish me for them. I believe the punishment should not be reduced," Ronaldo said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But little of this scheme—described as a system of “sham” payments by the Premier League—would have come to light without years of investigations or the work of a Portuguese hacker known as Rui Pinto.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A Spanish citizen, he is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

JoJo mumbled in Portuguese and then said sorry in English.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin