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.
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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
Example Sentences
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Portuguese officials have indicated they hope to conclude the privatisation in late August or early September.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho would oppose any Arsenal approach for Vinicius this summer as the Portuguese boss has told the club he wants all his big names to stay.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 31 international countries the findings are similar, though they vary by market: Since 1990 they found the Portuguese stock market showing the most momentum and the Japanese showing the least.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The former Portuguese colony is governed by Beijing as a special region of China, but it has its own import rules and resembles an overseas market for mainland producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Everything east of it was for Portuguese conquest.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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