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Por·tu·guese

(pôr′chə-gēz′, -gēs′)

adj.

Of or relating to Portugal or its people, language, or culture.

n. pl. Portuguese

a. A native or inhabitant of Portugal.

b. A person of Portuguese ancestry.

2. The Romance language of Portugal and Brazil.

[Portuguese português, from Vulgar Latin *portugalēnsis, ultimately from Late Latin Portus Cale, the ancient port of Gaya (Oporto).]

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Portuguese

(ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz)

npl -guese

1. (Languages) 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. (Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal

adj

(Languages) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language

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Por•tu•guese

(ˌpɔr tʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, ˌpoʊr-)

n., pl. -guese,
adj. n.

1. a native or inhabitant of Portugal.

2. a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, the Azores, and Madeira, and used as an auxiliary language in former colonies of Portugal, as Angola and Mozambique. Abbr.: Pg, Pg.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to Portugal, its people, or the language Portuguese.

[1580–90; < Portuguese português, Sp portugués]

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Noun	1.	Portuguese - the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
	2.	Portuguese - a native or inhabitant of Portugal Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Adj.	1.	Portuguese - of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language; "Portuguese wines" Lusitanian

Translations

اللغة البرتغالية بُرْتُغَالِيّ

Portugalecportugalskýportugalština

portugisiskportugiser

Portugiese portugiesisch Portugiesin

πορτογαλικά πορτογαλικός Πορτογάλος Πορτογαλίδα

portugalaportugalo

portugués portuguesa

Portugali

portugaliportugalilainen

portugais portugaise

पोरच्युगीज

portugalskiPortugalac

portugál

Portúgaliportúgalskportúgalskaportúgalskarportúgalskir

portoghese

ポルトガルのポルトガル人ポルトガル語

포르투갈 사람포르투갈어포르투갈의

portugališkaiportugalų

Portugees Portugese

portugisisk portugiser

Portugalczyk portugalskiPortugalkajęzyk portugalski

português portuguesaportuguesasportugueses

portugheză

португалец португальский язык португальский

portugalský

portugalščina

portugisportugisiskportugisiska

Kireno

เกี่ยวกับโปรตุเกสชาวโปรตุเกสภาษาโปรตุเกส

Portekizce Portekizli Portekiz

португальський

người Bồ Đào Nhathuộc nước/người/tiếng Bồ Đào Nhatiếng Bồ Đào Nha

葡萄牙人葡萄牙的葡萄牙语

Portuguese

[ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

A. ADJ → portugués

B. N (Portuguese (pl))

1. (= person) → portugués/esa m/f

2. (Ling) → portugués m

C. CPD Portuguese man-of-war N (Zool) especie de medusa

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Portuguese

[ˌpɔː^rtjʊˈgiːz]

adj → portugais(e)

(= person) → Portugais(e) m/f

(= language) → portugais m

npl
the Portuguese → les Portugais mplPortuguese man-of-war n (= jellyfish) → galère f

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Portuguese

adj → portugiesisch; he is Portuguese → er ist Portugiese

n → Portugiese m, → Portugiesin f; (Ling) → Portugiesisch nt

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Portuguese

[ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

1. adj → portoghese

2. n (person, pl inv) → portoghese m/f; (language) → portoghese m

portuguese

→ اللغة البرتغالية, بُرْتُغَالِيّ Portugalec, portugalský, portugalština portugiser, portugisisk Portugiese, portugiesisch Πορτογαλικά, πορτογαλικός, Πορτογάλος portugués portugali, portugalilainen Portugais Portugalac, portugalski portoghese ポルトガルの, ポルトガル人, ポルトガル語 포르투갈 사람, 포르투갈어, 포르투갈의 Portugees portugiser, portugisisk język portugalski, Portugalczyk, portugalski português португалец, португальский, португальский язык portugis, portugisisk, portugisiska เกี่ยวกับโปรตุเกส, ชาวโปรตุเกส, ภาษาโปรตุเกส Portekiz, Portekizce, Portekizli người Bồ Đào Nha, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Bồ Đào Nha, tiếng Bồ Đào Nha 葡萄牙人, 葡萄牙的, 葡萄牙语

Portuguese

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