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. Abbreviation: Pg, Pg.

Origin of Portuguese

1
1580–90; <Portuguese português,Spanish portugués;see Portugal, -ese

Other words from Portuguese

  • an·ti-Por·tu·guese, adjective, noun, plural an·ti-Por·tu·guese.
  • non-Por·tu·guese, adjective, noun, plural non-Por·tu·guese.
  • pro-Por·tu·guese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Por·tu·guese.

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British Dictionary definitions for Portuguese

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

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

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