Portuguese
Americanadjective
noun
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Portuguese
plural
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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
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Etymology
Origin of Portuguese
1580–90; < Portuguese português, Spanish portugués; see Portugal, -ese
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The Portuguese side created chances aplenty in both halves and hit the woodwork twice in addition to their four goals.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was the Portuguese giants' second final defeat in three seasons.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
German airline Lufthansa has won the contest to buy nearly half of TAP Air Portugal, the Portuguese prime minister said Wednesday, after months of efforts to privatise the state-rescued airline.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
A second phase of the privatization could begin in 2028 and would see the Portuguese state reduce its stake in TAP to become only the second-largest shareholder, the government said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Lake Cabora Bassa. The Musengezi used to flow into the Zambezi River until the Portuguese dammed it up. Now the Zambezi’s become a huge lake. You can’t even see across it.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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