Portuguese
Americanadjective
noun
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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
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Etymology
Origin of Portuguese
1580–90; < Portuguese português, Spanish portugués; see Portugal, -ese
Example Sentences
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However, “in past El Niño events, we’ve seen similar-looking Portuguese man o’ war, a very rare visitor to our waters, washing up on our beaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
“He’s a true Portuguese, he’s a true footballer,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
His polyglot is a mixture of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin and Greek, which is how these passages appear in the diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The Portuguese had been offered a new three-year deal with the club keen to keep him.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It was a square, Portuguese house, not as grand as Joao and Rosa’s, but not small either.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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