Portuguese

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡiz/

Adjective

Portuguese

1. Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
2. Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
   • 1887, George Brown Goode, The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, section IV, page 33

     In San Diego County there is but one Portuguese fisherman, as is also the case in Los Angeles, the county immediately adjoining.

3. Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

Translations

• French: portugais, portugaise
• German: portugiesisch
• Italian: portoghese
• Portuguese: português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso
• Russian: португа́льский
• Spanish: portugués

Translations

• Portuguese: português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso

Translations

• French: portugais, portugaise
• German: portugiesisch
• Portuguese: português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso
• Russian: португальский
• Spanish: portugués

Noun

Portuguese

1. (countable) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
2. (uncountable) A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Timor Leste and Brazil.

Translations

• French: Portugais, Portugaise, portos (slang, pejorative)
• German: Portugiese, Portugiesin
• Portuguese: português, portuguesa, luso, lusitano
• Russian: португа́лец
• Spanish: portugués, portuguesa

Translations

• French: portugais
• German: Portugiesisch
• Italian: portoghese
• Portuguese: português
• Russian: португа́льский
• Spanish: portugués

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