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

plural

Portuguese

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

• 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

Portuguese TV news channel SIC Notícias reported that the mother and child are British.

From BBC

An applicant could get a Portuguese golden visa by making various types of investments but real estate was the most popular, attracting more than 79% of all investment dollars, the report said.

From Barron's

Any absence would be particularly notable given the Portuguese playmaker's remarkable availability record since joining from Sporting in January 2020.

From BBC

The two grew close, Watson said, recalling fond memories of dinners with him at a local Portuguese restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fernandes made the claims to Canal 11, a channel owned by the Portuguese Football Federation.

From BBC